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DescriptionJOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (American, 1874-1951)
Harvard Crew Team, Howard Watch Company advertisement, circa 1907
Oil on canvas
30 x 22 in.
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This is one Leyendecker's finest paintings from the period to ever be offered at auction, incorporating all the stylistic and content elements one could hope for. The Howard Watch advertisement was published in Collier's magazine, 1909.
Judy Goffman Fine Art, New York (label verso).
The Brandywine Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, "In Pursuit of Sport", September 12-November 22, 1987.
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Wax lined canvas. Scattered areas of very faint craquelure in the white background area with comestic inpainting. Framed to an overall size of 36.5 x 28.75 inches.
Leyendecker, Joseph Christian:Born in Germany in 1874, Joseph Christian Leyendecker immigrated to the United States with his parents and younger brother Frank in 1882. The family settled down in Chicago, where Joseph's mother's uncle had founded a successful brewing company. There, he spent his adolescence working for an engraving firm, completing his first commercial commission of sixty Bible illustrations. Having both the financial and emotional support of his family, Leyendecker sought formal artistic training at the Chicago Art Institute, and he later studied at the Académie Julian in Paris with his brother, Frank, where he was exposed to the works of Toulouse-Lautrec, Chéret and Alphonse Mucha, a pioneer in the French Art Nouveau movement. Returning to Illinois in 1899, J.C. received his first commission for a Saturday Evening Post cover—the catalyst for what developed into his forty-four year relationship with the most popular magazine in the country. The collaboration would ultimately produce over 300 cover illustrations, many of which transformed household traditions and became iconic visual images, such as his New Year Baby series and his portrayal of Santa Claus as a fat jolly man in a big red suit. The custom of giving flowers as a gift on Mother's Day even originated from Leyendecker's May 30, 1915 Saturday Evening Post cover, which depicts a young bellhop with hyacinths. What made Leyendecker such a monumental artist, aside from his unrivaled draftsmanship, was his ability to draw upon common aspects of the era's culture—from how men wore their suits to how they served their country—and turn them into a narrative that captivated his audience. Joseph Christian Leyendecker's work so artfully captures the essence of his time, and yet his characters and compositions remain remarkably timeless.
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The trio told police they were leaving Henry's bar on North Market Street about 1:30 a.m. when they saw a man in a suit arguing with a woman. They feared for her safety because the man was yelling and grabbing her jacket in a violent manner, according to a police report.
When they asked the man to stop and calm down, the man pulled out a pistol and pointed it at them, aiming the laser sight at their torsos, the report stated. The three friends backed off and called police.
Officers caught up with the man and his girlfriend in front of 71 Society St., police said. When they asked him if he was armed, he said, "I'm okay," a report stated.
When the three friends identified him as the gunman, officers searched the man and found a .380-caliber Ruger pistol in his pants pocket, police said. The pistol had a hollow-point round in the chamber and five more in its magazine, police said.
The man, who was heavily intoxicated, told police he had an Alabama pistol permit, but that permit is not valid in South Carolina, police said. He also had three Viagra pills and two other erectile dysfunction pills for which he had no prescription, along with $2,369 in cash, police said.
Police charged Jerry Thomas Sica, 38, of Mobile, Ala., with three counts of pointing and presenting a firearm at a person, one count of unlawful possession of a concealed handgun, one count of public intoxication and two counts of unlawful possession of a prescription drug, according to a police report.
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A five-year-old boy who starved to death in his grandparents' Toronto home didn't just slip through one crack, but through a whole institutional safety net, lawyers at a coroner's inquest suggested Tuesday.
The jury at the inquest into the death of five-year-old Jeffrey Baldwin heard dozens of proposed recommendations aimed at various ministries and agencies during closing submissions.
The suggestions, which the jury can choose whether to adopt as part of its verdict, pointed to more than just one reason that Jeffrey died severely malnourished, unable to lift his own head, locked in a cold, putrid bedroom.
Rather, they indicate a constellation of institutional and personal failures.
``Jeffrey Baldwin received far more attention after his death than he ever did in his life,'' said coroner's counsel Jill Witkin as she presented 74 recommendations jointly suggested by various groups with standing at the inquest.
``Tragically, as you know, he was not given the freedom and opportunities that children in our society deserve. He died as a child neglected by his caregivers and shielded from the organizations out there that could protect him.''
The recommendations, which included using Jeffrey's story as a case study for training children's aid workers, implementing better information sharing across agencies involved with child protection and starting a public awareness campaign about people's duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect, can help prevent deaths like Jeffrey's in the future, Witkin said.
Jeffrey's grandparents, chiefly his grandmother Elva Bottineau, had custody of the boy and his three siblings, first from children's aid then Bottineau successfully applied to make it permanent through family court. But Jeffrey and one of his sisters were treated very differently than the others, neglected and starved, reduced to drinking toilet water. His sister may have only survived, the inquest heard, because she was allowed to go to school, where she was given a small snack every day.
Both grandparents had previous convictions for child abuse when they were granted custody of Jeffrey and his siblings, but that wasn't discovered in the Catholic Children's Aid Society's own files until after Jeffrey's death.
It has been more than 11 years since Jeffrey died, and it's tempting to think that in that time all of the necessary policy and legislative changes have been made, said Freya Kristjanson, a lawyer for Jeffrey's siblings.
``Sadly, I suggest that the evidence shows that while many commendable changes have been made, and some of them directly in response to Jeffrey's death, much more needs to be done,'' she told the jury. Gaps remain in information sharing systems between child protection agencies, she said, and testimony suggested some of Jeffrey's sister's teachers were unaware of their duty to report suspected abuse or neglect to children's aid.
But one area in which it's impossible to make recommendations, Kristjanson said, is in regards to the other adults who were living in that home and did nothing to save Jeffrey. Elva Bottineau, Norman Kidman, two of their adult daughters, not including Jeffrey's mother, and the daughters' partners made up the six adults under that roof.
One aunt testified she ``didn't pay that much attention'' to Jeffrey and his condition, which experts say would have been immediately apparent and shocking to any person. Her partner told the inquest last year that he did notice Jeffrey's slow decline and was ``bugged'' by it, but didn't want to create friction by reporting it.
``You cannot legislate humanity, compassion, basic human dignity and decency, and that is why we make no recommendation in that regard,'' Kristjanson said.
``Frankly we don't think there's anything this jury can say to make a difference for those kinds of people. That is why our recommendations are collectively focused at the institutions that...have oversight over those people.''
For her part, Bottineau sneered, rolled her eyes and talked throughout Kristjanson's submissions about the ``horrors'' of Jeffrey's treatment and his ``sadistic'' family.
Bottineau asked for standing part of the way through the inquest and is watching via a screen from the prison where she is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder. Her screen is muted in the inquest room, but Bottineau could be seen giving the screen a hard stare while Kristjanson was talking, and appearing to respond angrily to the submissions.
At one point she threw her hands up in the air, then sat with her arms crossed, staring up at the ceiling.
The inquest wasn't held until 11 years after Jeffrey's death because Bottineau only exhausted all of her appeals in 2012.
The coroner's inquest is not looking to assign blame, but rather explore systemic issues surrounding Jeffrey's death. The jury can make recommendations aimed at preventing such situations in the future.
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"That was huge. I think he may have been disappointed that he didn't start in BIG EAST play with how well he's been playing. But I thought he did a great job at bouncing back and I thought we'd start him in the second half tonight. He's really a talented kid."
On breaking the game open with easy baskets after breaking the press ...
"We really did a good job at handling the ball. Of course when you have Kyle (McAlarney), Chris Quinn and Colin Falls on the perimeter and then a big guy like (Rob) Kurz and (Luke) Zeller who are really good at handling the ball it makes it nice. I also thought Ryan Ayers gave us good minutes. His basketball IQ is very high."
On Chris Quinn's night ...
"He put the pressure on himself this week kind of like he did before we went to Alabama. We were backed up against it then too and I thought he did a great job at setting the tone with those guys."
On the strength of the BIG EAST ...
"We're 1-3 in the BIG EAST. I said this after we were 0-3, I love my team. I love our team, I think we are getting better. Whenever we get smacked around, we bounce right back."
Notre Dame vs. Providence
January 14, 2005
Notre Dame Player Quotes
Senior Guard Chris Quinn
On ND's big lead...
"There towards the end of the second half, when we were up 18 or 20 points, it was good to look up at the scoreboard and see us in the 90s. We got some stops on the defensive end and did what we needed to do to win. It's always good to get a few minutes there on the end of the bench and watch some of these other guys go in and have a little fun."
On the game...
"That was a big win for us. Every night in the BIG EAST is a battle."
Senior Forward Torin Francis On ND's first BIG EAST win... "We knew it wasn't going to be given to us. We had to earn it. We are not satisfied. We still want to win the league, and we have a lot of work to do, and we almost have a week to prepare for Marquette. That will give us time to get ready, to get some rest and to get our second win."
Freshman Guard Kyle McAlarney
On his play...
"I just try to come out and be confident, help my team the best way I can, and play tough defense. Coach [Brey] told me to just go out there and have fun. He said, 'You have done this a million times.' Tonight I felt really good out there, I felt really comfortable, and Colin [Falls] and Chris [Quinn] are so easy to play with."
On being a guard in the BIG EAST...
"Opponents key on Colin [Falls] and Chris [Quinn] so much, because they have been here for a couple of years, and they are lead players in our league. It just helps me so much more because I got a weight lifted off my shoulders, coming from high school where everybody was keying on me. Now I am getting a couple of open looks."
Notre Dame vs. Providence
Providence Player Quotes
January 14, 2006
Freshman Forward Weyinmi Efejuku
On momentum shift...
"I think Jonathan Kale got a block. That was pretty big, but we didn't capitalize on it. They [Notre Dame] got the loose ball and hit a three, and that sparked their run. If we would have done that, capitalized on that play, it could have been a different outcome."
On the BIG EAST...
"The BIG EAST is tough this year. I think it's the best conference in the country. I think every night, you never know who's going to win what game. You can't look at a game and say, 'Ok, they're definitely going to win.' West Virginia beat Villanova - nobody thought that would happen. Games like that happen every night. It's tough top to bottom."
Freshman Guard Sharaud Curry
On the play of Notre Dame...
"They came out aggressive all night. They made a lot of shots. They made a lot of three-pointers. We were in it for a while. There was a key stretch in the first half, towards the end of the half, when we played defense as well as we could have, and that's when they got up by 11, and then they just controlled the game from that point. They kept knocking down shots. They played good."
On the BIG EAST...
"It's a tough conference - probably one of the toughest in the country. Every night we play, we know it's going to be a tough game. We just have to be prepared, every time we go out to play."
Providence vs. Notre Dame
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Providence Head Coach Tim Welsh Quotes
Opening statement ...
"It was a pretty impressive performance by Notre Dame offensively. They have shown all season long they can really get out and score and if you don't guard the line they can really rack up the points very quickly. Tonight they did and we didn't do a good job in the first half getting to them. They were in a great offensive rhythm. Both halves pretty much mirrored each other. In the second half, they were a step ahead of us because we were chasing them.
"They are a team that you really have to get down and dirty with defensively, because if you relax at all they can burn you quick. [Chris] Quinn has had an outstanding year and tonight he was pretty much unguardable. We tried a lot of different things against him with no success."
On the next game vs. West Virginia ...
"This league, last time I looked, I didn't see any easy games, home or away. We've got such a young team and just have to get better. Every game has to be a learning experience until we find a win. Hopefully we are building some confidence."
On the young team ...
"As a coach, your patience is tested with some of the young mistakes out there. I promised myself this year that I was going to coach a different way than I normally do, still be demanding but also understand that these kids are young and we're going to go with them until they get it. And once we do get over that hump, I think we'll be good. This is not a good spot to start to try to get better. This league is unforgiving, they are all tough.
"They are getting a taste of how good this conference is, you can't relax. Sometimes the young kids in high school, they don't understand that a guy can maybe shoot from 22 or 23 feet. This isn't high school, this is BIG EAST where every player, even guys coming off the bench, can play."
On the low scoring by the team's leading scorers...
"They did a good job on Donny [McGrath], he gets their best looks every time. It wasn't about [offensive] points tonight. I don't care who our leading scorer is, we have to stop people. If we hold Notre Dame to 76 points instead of 92, we win. That was the problem. If we got our average today, we still wouldn't have won the game."


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What a wonderful weekend of Jazz by the Sea!
This 2016 Bournemouth Jazz Festival was the best ever, with a fantastic programme of live jazz events from 6pm Friday right through until 10 pm Sunday.
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A FREE Jazz Village Programme will cover all 3 days of the festival which will be located in Bournemouth Square...
See the FREE Jazz Programme Here...
Bournemouth has a strong jazz scene scene made up of musicians, big bands and vocalists, when you marry this with a fantastic array of venues across the town it seems only fitting for Bournemouth Jazz Festival to invite a variety of nationally and internationally respected artists to make up a truly special UK line up.
Bournemouth Jazz Festival 2016 caters for all Jazz Fans from connoisseurs of modern Jazz, Global World Jazz to the toe tapping excitement of big band and swing, there's something for everyone.
This year's mix of international jazz artists, up-and-coming artists and open air festival performances in our Jazz Festival Village is set to be a bumper weekend of Jazz.
Young up-and-coming musicians are of huge importance, and Bournemouth Jazz Festival recognise that by organising a full Sunday programme aimed at young musicians. We start with youth workshops and jam sessions with some of the regions top jazz musicians, followed by the JAZZ Factor an opportunity for young artists to show what they can do.
The day will be rounded off with an early evening concert including performances from Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra and Bournemouth University Big Band, the JAZZ Factor winners will also be invited to take part during an award ceremony.


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Amhurst Hotel Information and Photos
- Type And Size
- Independent Hotel
- 43 rooms
- Address
- 45 - 47 Amhurst Park London Stamford Hill N16 5DL
Amhurst Hotel
Book a room at the friendly Amhurst Hotel in Stamford Hill and you'll be placed close to local attractions and transport links. During your stay at this cheap London hotel you'll be close to Manor House Tube Station, which makes it really easy for you to travel around London and visit famous places such as Oxford Street and Leicester Square. Closer to the hotel you'll find the shops at Stamford Hill Broadway, and back at the hotel you can relax in the hotel's beautiful Victorian gardens.
Amhurst Hotel London provides comfortable self-catering accommodation with a range of amenities. The basic single, double, twin and triple rooms have access to shared bathrooms. Ensuite double, twin and triple rooms are also available. You also have access to shared kitchen facilities. All of the rooms have a TV, hospitality tray and mini fridge and the hotel has WiFi internet access throughout.
- Attractions
Amhurst Hotel is situated in a residential area of North London known as Stamford Hill. Stamford Hill Broadway is just five minutes walk away with plenty of shops, cafes and restaurants for you to try. The 112 acres of Finsbury Park are also within walking distance where you can relax or take a trip on the boating lake. Manor House Tube Station is also close by and it takes 30 minutes from here to get to famous places such as Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Street.
Amhurst Hotel Facilities
- Facilities
Bath / Central Heating / Coffee/Tea Maker / Colour Television / Desk / Family Friendly / Fire Escape / Fridge / Gardens / Iron & Board / Microwave / Parking / Self-Catering Kitchen / Shared bathroom / Shared Kitchen / Shower / Sitting Area / Smoke Detectors / Tea & Coffee / Toilet / Wash Basin / Wireless Internet Access in Rooms
- Food and Drink
Amhurst Hotel has a communal self-catering kitchen area for guests to use.
- Internet
There is wireless internet throughout the hotel, now completely FREE of charge!
- Parking
Amhurst Hotel offers FREE private parking (reservations are not required). Amhurst Hotel is located outside of the London Congestion charge zone.
- Communal areas and activities
You can spend sunny days relaxing in the garden at Amhurst Hotel.
- Children
FREE for one child under 7 years of age using existing beds. Extra rollaway beds are not available.
- Other Services
A secure area for bikes is available.
- Latest News
Amhurst Hotel will prove a hit with eco-friendly guests too for it prides itself on its solar panels, wind turbines, water harvesting and recycling. There is also a large garden at the back of the property.
- Comments
Guests will need to inform their approximate time of arrival when filling out the Booking Form.
- Check in / Check out
Check in from: 13:00 GMT - 23:00 GMT
Check out by: 07:00 GMT- 11:00 GMT
Please Note:
The hotel is unable to accept any check-ins after 23:00pm and before 07:00am.
Late check-out are also, unfortunately, not possible in this hotel.
TravelStay Prices and Discounts
- By Train
There is a train station only 3 minutes walk from Amhurst Hotel. This is Stamford Hill Railway Station.
- By Car
Amhurst Hotel is placed on the Stamford Hill High Road on the A10 towards North to Enfield
- By Tube
The closest tube station to Amhurst Hotel is Manor House which is on the Piccadilly line. This is just over ½ a mile from the hotel.
- On Foot
Amhurst Hotel is only a 3 minute walk from Stamford Hill Train Station and 14 minutes from Manor House Tube Station (Piccadilly line).
Stamford Hill Railway Station is less than 3 minutes from the Amhurst Hotel. Exit straight onto Amhurst Park. Turn to your right upon exit and start walking and you will soon spot Amhurst Hotel at number 45.
If you travel via tube you should exit Manor House Tube Station at exit 1 onto Seven Sisters Road and turn to your left. Take bus 253 or 254 four stops to Stamford Hill Railway Station. You are now just 1 minute from the Amhurst Hotel - simply follow the directions above.
Amhurst Hotel ReviewsBased on 109 Hotel Reviews
Excellent stay at Amhurst Hotel. For a two star hotel it's ideal and the staff were incredibly welcoming. Room was a good size and clean. Bathrooms were also clean. Only slight issue was the toliet seats were a bit loose and I nearly fell off one
Best and calmest hotel to stay in it was peaceful, I'll reccomend Amhurst Hotel and the service was spot on.
Amhurst is a basic hotel, but it is clean and friendly. Great if you are looking for a bed for the night. Kitchen facilities are available, including a mini fridge in the room. The garden is lovely, and has benches on which to eat that great fry-up breakfast - ingredients bought at a nearby supermarket! I would recommend - way above expectations for the price.
Parking at the front of the hotel was handy to have, room was clean and the owner was friendly. Would book a room at Amhurst Hotel again.
No complaints, staff were friendly, cleaners were frequent and no major noise in surroundings.


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In a course I am looking at, the system of units is mostly in FPS. Wich I never use. But they ask sometime to convert it to SI. But with Maple, I have a problem:
For Force, it use lb that I cannot convert into N
So what unit should I use to convert FPS to SI for the force.
I know that slug*ft*s^(-2) convert to N with no problem.
Thank you for your help.
Mario Lemelin
Maple 2015 Ubuntu 14.04 - 64 bitsMaple 2015 Win 7 - 64 bits
messagerie : email@example.com
téléphone : (819) 376-0987
Maple is providing answers with the gamma function and LambertW function. I am not a math major. Although I did take advanced engineering mathematics in grad school, I am not familiar with transcendental functions.
I did look at some of the help. I tried to use the convert command to convert to elementary functions, however it did not help. I looked at the definition for the Gamma function, GAMMA(z), and the upper incomplete Gamma function, GAMMA(a,z) that uses the generalized hypergeometric function 1F1. Looking at the generalized hypergeometric function 1F1 defintion, hypergeom(n, d, z), it references the general pochhammer function, pochhammer(z, a), and product functions, product(f,k=m..n). This all seems way too complicated.
eqn1:= R = exp(t/MTBF) * (t/MTBF) * sum(1/(i!), i=0..n);
eqn2:= MTBF = solve(eqn1,MTBF);
Is there any easy way to convert to use basic functions like sum, int, etc.??
I am wanting to use the answer in Excel. I have found some custom Excel VBA code that I could use to implement these non-standard function in Excel, but that seems like a lot of effort.
Lambert W function for Excel, work on real and complex number (VBForums)
Excel Add-Ins Incomplete Gamma Function (PC Review)
Update: Some more background on the problem is as follows. R is the expected reliability say 90%. MTBF is mean time between failures in hours. t is the time period of operation excluding allowable downtime. n is the allowed number of failures. I am looking to find the MTBF needed to achieve a certain required reliability, with the number of failures allowed, and the up-time operational period, being defined by the requirements as well.
To clarify the simplification does not necessarily have to be closed form, and an approximation would be acceptable. (in Excel I currently am using iteration over a number of rows, then using the Goal Seek tool to find the MTBF, however this is less than desirable to have to do everytime when looking at different trade studies) I am not that familiar with how to use assumptions in Maple, and do not know what would be the appropriate assumptions to make when simplifying. Thanks for your help.
At the first note that in this question all polynomials have parametric coefficients. Let F be a list of polynomials and f be a polynomial. I want to convert F and f into a linear homogeneous FF and ff resp. At the first I want to sortvthe monomials appears in F and f w.r.t. a monomial order T and then replace by the new variables A_i.
For example if
(a,b,c are parameters and x,y,z are variables) then I want to convert F and f into FF and ff resp:
please note that the variables appears in F and f are:
where sorted by T=plex(x,y,z). Please note that we consider all constants and alone parameters (4, b-4, c-1) as A9. I want to convert v into
and then F into FF and f into ff.
How to express sin(-(1/6)*Pi+(1/2)*arccos(1/3)) in radicals with Maple? The use of the applyrule command is not desired. Here is one of my tries:>convert(expand(sin(-(1/6)*Pi+(1/2)*arccos(1/3))), radical);-(1/2)*cos((1/2)*arccos(1/3))+(1/2)*sqrt(3)*sin((1/2)*arccos(1/3))
please help check what's wrong with this code. I need the analytic solution and convert to Bessel but return error. Here is the worksheet ID_1.mw
Best regards.
I'm looking at Maple as a possible alternative to Mathcad (which I've been using for years, but is now very jaded compared to other options like Maple and Mathematica). I'm a civil engineer and for what I do, one of the better features of Mathcad is the way it handles units. For example, if I specify an angle in degrees (say phi=30 degrees) and then ask for sin(phi), I get 0.5. At face value, I though Maple would do the same kind of thing. However, this doesn't appear to be the case (see attached worksheet). The only workaround that I can see is to specify the angle in degrees (but without assigning ) and then multiply the specified value by pi/180 (to convert to radians) before passing it to the sin function. Which is all a bit messy and not at all an attractive solution.
Am I misunderstanding the way units work in Maple and is there a clean way of specifying angles in degrees (which is what engineers work with) and using these values directy in trig functions?
Thanks in anticipation,
when i input bellow
Hello, I would like to customize the context menu in Maple 18 and looking for a way, to convert 2-D expressions to classical maple input using command(s) (same function as "2-D Math > Convert To > 1-D Math Input"). My main problem is, that using the standard procedures in the context menu I get the result of an expression, not the expression itself.
Can you give me an idea, how to do this? Thanks, Csaba
I find mapleform software but I dont know how to use , and does anyone know another method to convert. I know use
> with(MmaTranslator);> MmaToMaple();
I can automatically translated .nb files. but this have
Error, (in readline) file or directory does not existError, (in readline) file or directory does not existError, (in readline) file or directory does not existError, (in readline) file or directory does not exist
another Error, missing operator or `;`
also I try to use
> with(MmaTranslator);> FromMmaNotebook(Mma_notebook_filename, options);
I still dont know how is works? can you explains for me and show me some example , here is my example files.plot.zip
Does anyone know how to using some softward convert ? for example I have maple code , but I want to using mathematica code .I need fast way.
I need sort data of an imported matrix to ordered pairs.
'M' is a matrix with 2 columns and unknown numbers of row.
with(LinearAlgebra):M := RandomMatrix(12, 2);
pairs := [M[1], M[2], ... , M[numelems(DeleteColumn(M, [1]))]];
with(CurveFitting):PolynomialInterpolation(pairs, x);
I am trying to write a question which asks the student to convert a random decimal number into hexadecimal. I can't get MapleTA to recognize that a correct result is input. I think the problem is that I am not correctly dealing with the hexadecimal number which is represented as a symbol from convert.
In the algorithm section I use:
The question was:
Convert the decimal bumber $dec into Hexadecimal.
In the text input section I use:
is(($RESPONSE)-($hhh) = 0);
in the grading section of a Maple graded part of the question. I have tried converting the $RESPONSE to decimal and comparing with $dec.
I allow the students 4 attempts at each question, so I don't want to do a multiple choice question.
I use 'alias' to define variable dependencies.But when I want to use the result of my calculation as an expression, I bite the dust; I cannot get rid of the dependencies.Can anyone help me here?In the simplified example below, I use the independent variables z[3] and z[4] to define z[1](z[3],z[4]) and z[2](z[3],z[4]).I then introduce a function f[1](z[3],z[4]) and its derivatives df_dz.I introduce the names dz[1]/dz[3]=Dp[1,3], dz[1]/dz[4]=Dp[1,4] etc...When I have calculated df_dz[3], however, I cannot insert values of z[2] without affecting Dp[2,3].Actually, now I have finished my calculation and want df_dz[2,3] to be a regular expression, so that I can insert values ofz without affecting the Dp:s.How can I convert df_dz[3] to a regular expression?
alias( seq(z[i]=z[i](seq(z[j],j=3..4)),i=1..2)):alias(f=f(seq(z[j],j=3..4))):alias(seq(seq(Dp[m,n]=diff(z[m](seq(z[j],j=3..4)),z[n]),m=1..2),n=3..4)): f:=z[1]-z[2]*z[3]: for j from 3 to 4 dodf_dz[j]:=diff(f,z[j]);od: df_dz[3]; subs(z[2]=4711,df_dz[3]);whattype(Dp[1,3]);whattype(z[3]); function indexed
I wish to convert:
Sum(x[k],k=1..n)*Sum(y[k],k=1..m) -> Sum(Sum(x[j]*y[k],j=1..n),k=1..m)
Can anybody show me an elegant way to do it?
I need to convert a base 10 int(defined as num) to its base 3 format using a while loop. I would like to store the remainder of the num%3 to a list/sequence/array in maple. Now, if I were to use a sequence, I would need a pre-defined range. How do I solve this issue?
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Briggs 29 weeks…
When we went to Carlsbad, it was the first time we left this guy overnight. In fact it was the first time he had formula. Just before we were leaving I started to get a little nervous. I knew he was in the best hands with our niece and her husband which put me at ease, but it was still a little hard driving away. And wouldn't you know it – he got along just fine without me. He had his fun adventures with his cousins including football and volleyball games and lots of snuggles. I got videos of him smiling and cooing and it was just what my heart needed to see. He was in good hands.
Hunter turns 8…
You only turn 8 years old once in your life and Hunter has been counting down the days. In fact yesterday, he was counting down the hours. We're all excited that his birthday has officially arrived.
We celebrated with lunch at school (which Bennett and Hallie also benefited from) and "sugar snap cookies" for his class. Hunter told me he wanted doughnuts or sugar snap cookies as a treat for his class. You mean snickerdoodles? Yes, the ones with the frosting? You mean sugar cookies? Oh, that's what I meant
His very own scriptures with his name on them. They were in a case when he opened up the gift and he said excitedly, "A new lunchbox – this is a really heavy lunchbox!"
Tonight we had a service project over at Steve's parents house, helping them prepare for some painting and remodeling. Hunter wasn't too keen on the idea of spending his birthday doing this – but once he found out his cousins would be there, he was all in. Once all the work was done all the cousins were outside playing soccer and we ended the night with a cake to celebrate.
Hunter's request was sprinkles in and on half of the cake. Not the whole cake – just half of the cake. Funny kid. His church teacher dropped off a milkshake when we got home. It was a good day to turn 8!
Check out our family birthday tradition – the birthday bucket.
Salsa Chicken Recipe
Often when I'm scrolling through Facebook, I save food recipe videos to view later. Most of the time I never go back and look at them, but I saved a salsa chicken recipe and several weeks later, I scrolled through my saved videos to find it. It looked like a simple, one pan dinner and I'm always looking for recipes for busy weeknight meals.
The first time I made it, we devoured it, although our kids complained it was pretty spicy. We cut back the spice just a bit and I taught Hallie how to make it. She's the only one who makes it so naturally we renamed it Hallie Chicken. She's made it for our family, family up in Utah, my parents in Idaho and we've delivered it to friends in our neighborhood. Hallie's willing to make it for anyone!
- 1 cup rinsed uncooked basmati rice
- 15 oz can drained and rinsed black beans
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 16 oz jar salsa
- 1 cup chicken broth (or water and chicken bouillon)
- 3 chicken breasts ~1-1/2 lbs – each breast cut in half
- salt and pepper to taste
Put all ingredients except chicken in a 9×13 pan and stir. Depending on how spicy your salsa is, you'll want to cut back the cayenne pepper. Place chicken breasts on top, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover with tin foil and bake at 375 for 60 minutes. If desired, shred chicken and place back on top of rice, sprinkle with cheese. Eat with tortilla chips or in a tortilla.
This has lit a fire within Hallie and she's ready to learn a new meal. She's ready and willing to take on more dinner responsibilities and I'm happy to hand that over to her!
28 weeks…
Here is his weekly photo from last week – as happy and smiley as a baby can be. His hair is growing in enough that his siblings are enjoying styling it. Here is the Bennett mohawk. He's started the backward scoot which just lands him smashed up against furniture around the room. And he's pushed forward a couple times when trying to get something just out of reach.
He's enjoying his oatmeal cereal with fruit mix-ins – although he spits out rice cereal. Just look at him – I love his smile, I love his snuggles and history tells me he's just going to grow up!
Summer Cousins…
Shortly after we returned from our Idaho summer – my brother and his family were in town for a family reunion and they extended their stay a few days to spend some time with us. Broken record: We love visitors!
The only bad thing about summer visitors is being limited to water activities – and even then there's serious melting taking place! Our pool was used non-stop: morning swimming, after lunch swimming, before dinner swimming and movies in the pool.
We made it to a local waterpark one afternoon with no photographic proof.
And because there is never enough time in the water – we made it to the lake with Steve's brother. You can imagine our disappointment when we woke all the kids up to make it to my brother-in-laws by 7am, only to have raindrops fall on our windshield as we drove away from his house. Rain wasn't in the forecast, but it started coming down hard. But rain doesn't typically stick around in this area so we figured by the time we got to the lake it would blow over. Wrong again. It rained and rained. We sat in the cars for over a half hour waiting for the clouds to part. We were ready to call it a day.
My brother-in-law said he was willing to take us out in the rain – we were going to get wet anyway right?! We loaded in the boat and started our adventure. The rain stuck around for a while, but we stuck it out even longer and enjoyed a beautiful morning on the lake, with no one else in sight!
And because I want my kids to see me in the water having fun and participating – I got on the tube at the mercy of my brother-in-law. We had a great time and my arms were sore the next day. My last time on this boat, with my brother visiting resulted in 8 stitches after my wake surfing lesson went bad! As you can imagine, I was a little nervous to get back in that water!
And thanks to our beautiful monsoon weather we enjoyed sunset after beautiful sunset.
Hallie and her cousin happen to have matching pajama pants which is perfect for their cousin sleepover. And I obliged to take a picture of their matchy-ness.
What I don't have pictures to document is all the visits we made to the Soda Shop for soda and cookies, late night games night after night, frozen yogurt runs and the cleaning and organizing my sister-in-law helped me accomplish. She is a machine and she is good at what she does. My goal was to have her help me with the laundry room while she was visiting. But before that could be done, the guest closet needed purging and organizing, and then the laundry room, which led to the bathroom, hall closet, Cannon's closet and other cabinets and drawers. Do you really need this? Why isn't this with that? Do you need this many? Where do you actually use this? Do you have a bin this can go in? Let's run to Target. I'm ready for another visit from the organizing fairy – now that its cooler, I'm ready to tackle the garage!
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A Pregnant Lady's Etiquette Tips for Pregnants
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas alerted me that this week is National Etiquette Week. Apparently people have been celebrating this since 1997, which must be when shit started to hit the fan, politeness-wise. Makes sense. Meredith Brooks' "Bitch" was No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year and everyone knows she's the worst etiquetter ever. (And a liar. Never trust anyone who tells you she's "a goddess on her knees.")
This in mind, here are some helpful etiquette tips to pregnant bitches from a pregnant bitch. (Mad I called you a bitch? Practice these skills for a week and I'll call you a lady.)
At Work as a Pregnant When a coworker coos and touches your belly without asking, they're not inappropriately touching you at work -- they're being sweet. In response, politely grab your coworker's boobs (female or male) and mimic their happy coo.
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At the Grocery Store Checkout Line as a Pregnant When a clerk at Central Market asks you if "it's a boy or a girl," pretend that you're not pregnant. A proper polite response could be, "I'm a girl?" or "What are you talking about?" If they follow up with more questions about your pregnancy, blame "Competitive eating of tacos and chugging of beers" and leave the store crying. This is the lesson that every grocery store clerk should learn: You don't ask a woman if she's pregnant unless you can see a baby coming out of her body.
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Visiting a Strip Club as a Pregnant If you're in your third trimester, proper etiquette says you absolutely must get on that stage. Avoid upside-downs, but twerking should be fine. The pole can be a nice safety assist as you crouch to pick up dollar bills.
At a Restaurant as a Pregnant Sure, you have dietary restrictions. But so does the rest of the world these days. Don't complain about the menu ("I'm going to barf this up immediately. How can you not know which entrée is better the second time?), or try to get special treatment ("Can I get this without the listeria?"). It comes off as annoying and will likely lead the gluten-free vegan at your table to dive into a lecture about going Paleo.
Pregnants, for once, try to be polite this week. You can use the other 39 to complain about your impending coot blowout and to make people open doors for you even though you're totally capable of doing that shit yourself.
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Our Family will be hosting an Open House to celebrate joining Maine Farmland Trust becoming a Forever Farm. We have placed our farm in an Agricultural easement with Maine Farmland Trust to assure that it will always be a Farm. The easement is attached to the deed so that no matter who owns it the land will remain in agriculture. Maine Farmland Trust has assumed the responsibility of overseeing the property to make sure this happens. We wish to share with the Public what we do on the farm and what this easement means to us.
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E-1 Contiguity Fallacy Returns
Latest update: December 3rd, 2012
With Israel's announcement that it plans to proceed with construction in Area E-1, east of Jerusalem, earlier falsehoods about that land reemerge. Thus, Ha'aretz reports that construction in E-1
would effectively bisect the West Bank and sever the physical link between the Palestinian territories and Jerusalem.
Similarly, the New York Times reports:
Construction in E1, in West Bank territory that Israel captured in the 1967 war, would connect the large Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim to Jerusalem, dividing the West Bank in two. The Palestinian cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem would be cut off from the capital, making the contiguous Palestinian state endorsed by the United Nations last week virtually impossible.
So is it true that construction in E-1 would bisect the West Bank, and severing Palestinian contiguity, and cutting off Palestinian areas from Jerusalem? The answer is no. As CAMERA pointed out in 2005 ("The Contiguity Double Standard"):
Palestinian contiguity in the West Bank would be no more cut off with the so-called E-1 corridor than would Israeli contiguity if Israel were to withdraw to its pre-1967 borders, even with slight modifications.
Here's why. First, take a look at this map of the region:
As CAMERA earlier explained:
The black X marks the approximate location of the new neighborhood near Ma'aleh Adumim. To the west of the X is Jerusalem. The red line surrounding the X is the planned route of the security barrier, which will encircle Ma'aleh Adumim and Jerusalem.
Those who charge that Israeli building in Ma'aleh Adumim severs north-south contiguity disregard the fact that Palestinian-controlled areas would be connected by land east of Ma'aleh Adumim (marked on the map) that is at its narrowest point ~15 km wide.
Moreover, Israel proposes to build tunnels or overpasses to obviate the need for Palestinians to detour to the east through the corridor.
Ironically, many of those who argue for greater contiguity between Palestinian areas, at the same time promote Israeli withdrawal to its pre-1967 boundaries, which (even with minor modifications) would confine Israel to a far less contiguous territory than that of the West Bank. As shown on the map above, there is a roughly 15 km wide strip of land separating the Green Line (and the Security Fence) from the Mediterranean Sea (near Herzliya). Also shown is the circuitous route necessary to travel via this corridor between northern and southern Israel. (e.g. from Arad to Beit Shean.)
Nor is it true that the construction would cut off Palestinian areas from Jerusalem. Access to Jerusalem through Abu Dis, Eizariya, Hizma and Anata is not prevented by the proposed neighborhood, nor would it be precluded by a string of neighborhoods connecting Ma'aleh Adumim to Jerusalem.
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Need help getting the decorations off your Christmas tree now that the holiday is over? Let the Nissan GT-R help with this handy video.
11Un-decorate your tree in a hurry with a Nissan GT-R
2Tesla Model Xmas show is cooler than your house's lights
7Snowkhana 4 combines Ford Focus RS with Star Wars and Santa
3Jaguar's F-Sleigh replaces reindeer with jet power
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One couple tried to bring a Christmas tree home in a convertible, but then got caught in a torrential rain storm. And a passerby captured it all on video.
3Volvo launches in-car package delivery service in Gothenburg
47Son surprises his dad by restoring his 1949 pickup for Christmas
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Watch as an 83-year-old retired farmer slowly discovers that his 1949 pickup has been restored. The man's son had the work done in secret as the perfect family Christmas present, and he captured the reunion moment in this heartwarming video.
22Happy Holidays from Autoblog!
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'Tis the season – from all of us here at Autoblog, we wish you the happiest of holidays, and all the best during this especially festive time of year.
7Watch Emily Blunt and John Krasinski prank Jimmy Kimmel's SUV
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Jimmy Kimmel has a bit of a rivalry going with Emily Blunt and John Krasinski. Not like the "I'm on television, you're on the radio" one he has with his former Man Show co-host Adam Carolla (who of course has more to do with cars than the last name he almost shares with a Toyota economy sedan). With Blunt and Krasinski, it's more of a prank rivalry.
24Autoblog's ultimate holiday rides
- Greg Migliore
- Dec 16, 2014
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Over the hills and through the woods, it's the time of year when many of us visit family and friends for the holidays. But getting there can be a chore. It's cold and snowy across much of the United States, and even if the climate is favorable, the drive to grandmother's house often is not.
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Getting pulled over by police is seldom a pleasant experience for a motorist. And when that traffic stop comes in the middle of the holiday season, it can really put a damper on a driver's spirit. But the police department in Lowell, MI, set about changing all that.
16Top Gear Patagonia Christmas special looks like a good one
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- Dec 15, 2014
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It's been nine months since we've seen a new episode of Top Gear. That's enough time to bring a human being into the world, but with due respect to all the mothers out there (including our own), it seems like the birthing this latest special from everyone's favorite British car show has been more tumultuous. Now, after its share of thrills, spills and chills, the BBC's new baby is about ready to enter the world.
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Every Christmas, holiday-themed car commercials spur millions to wonder 'who gives a car for Christmas?' immediately followed by 'and where do they find those big bows?'
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October 31 is no longer known as Halloween, or All Saints' Eve or even as that day when all children simultaneously develop huge cavities. It's now known as the day before Christmas/holiday advertising begins. Seriously, as of November 1, it seems like companies across the country and from every industry have declared open season on holiday ad campaigns. It's all premature enough that we're already feeling our inner Grinch showing, but at least some of the ads are better done than others.
21This unique '64 Mustang was Edsel Ford II's first car
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You probably had the same dream when you were a teenager. Your sixteenth birthday is coming up, or Christmas, or maybe both, and all you want is a muscle car to call your own. That dream has come true for some, and one of them was none other than Edsel Ford II.
21Is it possible to cook a turkey with a Lamborghini Aventador?
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- Dec 26, 2013
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Is it possible to cook a turkey with a Lamborghini Aventador? The answer is quite likely no, but it sure is fun to watch YouTube's supercar videographer extraordinaire Shmee150 give it a whirl. The supercar fanatic got a hold of an Aventador tuned by Oakley Design – and dressed up like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – to see if the car's two-foot exhaust flames could cook his Christmas turkey.
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We understand. It's hard to slow down and really take in the holiday season, so it often comes and goes in a blur. That's especially so in Los Angeles, where almost everything moves fast and you feel like a face in the crowd. Determined to keep up with the fast pace and be noticed, one Santa Clause and his "elf" assistant decided to upgrade their "sleigh" - to a Lamborghini Gallardo (no reindeer needed).
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We'd like to take a moment to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas from the team at Autoblog! We hope that your Yuletide is filled with surprise and delight, loved ones and friends, food and drink and safe travels wherever you're going. (A fun car on a twisty road to Grandma's house wouldn't go amiss, either.)
5Lexus saves Christmas with its Flying Luxury Cruiser
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- Dec 24, 2012
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Lexus just announced a previously unheard of – and unthinkable – achievement by an automaker, or any other company for that matter: saving Christmas from being ruined for all the good boys and girls!
20GM manufacturing robots take up second job as present wrappers
- Jeffrey N. Ross
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It isn't that uncommon for people to pick up second jobs during the holidays to help relieve some of the financial stress, but apparently our automaton friends feel the fiscal pinch this time of year, too. A handful of General Motors assembly line robots are picking up some extra shifts at Santa's workshop this year wrapping presents.
13BMW M135i bids for world's fastest Christmas song
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- Dec 17, 2012
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The Christmas season is getting more sideways every year. Recently, Mercedes-Benz and its AMG performance division showed us a new way to cook Christmas cookies, and now rival BMW Switzerland is presenting a new way to speed up seasonal caroling. It put four members of the Zurich Acapella Group in an M135i and instructed them to sing Jingle Bells while driver Martin Tomczyk flogged the hot hatch around the Circuit de L'Anneau du Rhin at the same time.
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Don't expect another sizzling year for the stock market in 2014.
After a dazzling rally this year that left the Dow Jones industrial average with its biggest annual gain in a decade, several local investment advisers are predicting a less-than-stallar 2014, with below-average gains of 7 percent in both the Dow and Nasdaq Composite index.
The main reason: The Federal Reserve and its expected easing back on the bond purchases that have kept interest rates at historic lows since the Great Recession.
The advisers generally agree that the stock market has a lot going for it next year: an economy that will keep growing moderately, low inflation and the most stable federal budget situation in the last two years.
But the decision by the Fed to begin to taper its bond purchases, combined with the likelihood of further reductions next year, is shaking the advisers' confidence that the rally can continue. Plus, they also say this year's rally has left stocks fairly valued. Further gains in share prices would start pushing them into overvalued territory, they said.
Overall, Tim Johnston, the managing partner at Sandhill Investment Management, thinks the backdrop for the stock market heading into 2014 is pretty solid. Corporate profits are solid. The federal budget deficit is shrinking. The U.S. economy is slowly strengthening. The nation's dependence on foreign energy is declining. And the Fed is moving to raise interest rates in a gradual manner.
"I think there's a very good backdrop for a strong economy," said Johnston, who expects the Dow and the Nasdaq to rise by 10 percent. "Much of it appears to be already in the market, so I think we'll return to more normal returns."
For the last few years, investors have been pouring money into the stock market because the Fed's low-rate policies have depressed the yields on bank and bond investments.
Fears that the Fed could start tapering off the debt purchases that have been keeping rates low spooked the market earlier in the year, but the market responded positively when the Fed began taking steps to nudge rates higher earlier this month. How aggressive the Fed is in its moves next year will play a big role in shaping the direction of the stock market.
"Tapering by the Fed initially may jostle the market's expectations, depending on the pace of the tapering," said Anthony J. Ogorek, who runs Ogorek Wealth Management in Amherst and expects the Dow to rise by 11 percent and the Nasdaq to gain 9 percent.
"If the employment market strengthens more than the consensus expectations, rates may rise sooner than expected," he said. "Inflationary expectations could rise if the markets believe the Fed is soft on inflation."
Even if interest rates inch higher the average dividend yield on stocks still should easily outpace the yield on bonds. But any increase in interest rates would level an especially heavy blow to long-term bonds, which are highly sensitive to swings in rates.
For instance, a 0.5 percent increase in yield on a one-year Treasury bill will reduce its market value by the same amount. But that same increase in yield would slash the market value of a 30-year Treasury bond by more than 9 percent.
As the Fed begins to taper, that will make profit growth even more important, said Cynthia Vance, a certified financial planner at Jensen, Marks, Langer & Vance, a Buffalo money management firm, who expects the Dow to rise by 5.8 percent and the Nasdaq to jump by 8.1 percent.
"Earnings expansion is going to be paramount. The stock market is now what I would consider to be fully valued," she said. "The stocks that can grow their earnings are going to be the stocks that do well in 2014."
And that's exactly what Bruce Kaz, the president of Buffalo money management firm Courier Capital Corp., expects to happen. Kaz thinks the earnings generated by the members of the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index should reach a record high in 2014, which will help offset the headwinds created for stocks by the Fed's taper.
Kaz calls that "a really good trade-off." The result: "A solid environment for stocks, another year of challenges for bonds," said Kaz, who expects the Dow to rise by 10 percent and the Nasdaq by 13 percent.
Despite the big run-up in stock prices this year, shares, on the whole, are fairly valued, said Stephen R. Robshaw, the president of Robshaw & Julian Associates, an Amherst money management firm.
"The market isn't in a bubble," said Robshaw, who nevertheless expects a lackluster year for stocks, with the Dow rising by 6 percent and the Nasdaq inching up 3 percent. "We're just getting back to normal levels. The market is no longer cheap, but it's not overvalued."
But not everyone is so optimistic.
"Much, if not all, of the returns generated in the recent past were strictly on the basis of easy money," said Gerald T. Cole, the managing partner at Arbor Capital Management, an Amherst money management firm.
"The Fed faces a conundrum that is similar in some respects to tricky winter driving conditions. It needs to slow down but sudden moves can also be disastrous," said Cole, who is the most bearish local adviser on the panel, predicting a 7 percent drop in the Dow and a 10 percent decline by the Nasdaq.
He also thinks the federal health care initiatives could slow job growth and add to the stock market's volatility. And as interest rates rise, investors likely will reduce the premium they now are willing to pay for stocks, relative to their earnings.
"In the stock market, what goes up always goes down. Hard," said David Hartzell, the president of Clarence money management firm Cornell Capital Management.
"The market can't go on rising forever, " said Hartzell, whose predictions of a 3 percent dip in the Dow and a 7 percent decline by the Nasdaq next year make him the second bearish member of our panel.
And while Hartzell said it's only natural to expect the market to lose some momentum after such a strong rally, it's the Fed's pullback from the aggressive bond buying that has pushed interest rates to rock-bottom levels that will throw the biggest bucket of cold water on stocks next year.
"The Fed is committed to a return to normalcy," Hartzell said. "All of this is fine, and good over the long run for our economy. But stocks usually take it on the chin when interest rates rise."
Above all else, remember that no one really can predict what the stock market will do with any degree of certainty.
"The vast majority of returns in any given year are caused by surprises and by definition surprises are non-forecastable, thus neither are returns," said Thomas R. Emmerling, the managing partner at Dopkins Wealth Management in Amherst, who expects the Dow to rise by 6.5 percent and the Nasdaq to do a little better, with a 7.5 percent gain.
The danger to investors, Emmerling warns, is that those surprises can trigger an emotional reaction that can derail even the best thought-out investment plan.
"Emotion is what makes investing hard, it persuades us from our financial plan, selling when the markets are down because we are fearful and buying when the markets are at records highs, because the timing feels safer," he said.
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A baseball pitcher pitches a fastball with a horizontal velocity of 40 m/s. The horizontal distance from the point of release to home plate is 17.50 m. The batter decides to swing the bat 0.30 s after the ball has been released by the pitcher. The average angular velocity of the bat is 12 rad/s. The angular displacement of the bat from the batter's shoulder to hitting positions above the plate is between 1.5 and 1.8 rad.
How far will the ball travel if the bat is 1 m in length if the instaneous linear velocity of the bat is 37.5 m/s at the moment of impact?


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Adam McBride, 21 - September 22, 2010
Adam R. McBride, 21, of Lincoln, formerly of Cozad, passed away Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, at Lincoln.
Services will take place on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Cozad with the Rev. Doug Smith officiating. Burial will be at the Fairview Cemetery, south of Cozad.
He was preceded in death by: his infant sister, Jennifer Marie McBride; his great-grandparents.
Survivors include: his parents, Kurt (Luann) McBride and Barb (Bill) Kinnan, all of Cozad; a brother, Brian McBride of Syracuse, NY; two step-brothers—Adam (Kacey) Pedersen of Lincoln and Austin (Sarah) Pedersen of Washington, DC; a step-sister, Sarah Pedersen of Lincoln; nephew, Max Pedersen; paternal grandparents, Robert (Erma) McBride of Kearney; maternal grandparents, Alan (Karen) Spangler of Weeping Water; numerous other relatives.
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