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Blind and Double-blind Experiments (page 2)
The experimental design called blind experiment is used most often when the subjects in the experiment are people. Sometimes the subjects know too much about the experiment or are biased. Therefore, the experimenter must work out a way to keep them "blind" about the independent variable, that is, without fore-knowing what has changed. Here is an example that illustrates the place that blind experiments hold in science investigations.
Blind Experiments
Jack enjoys experimenting with cookery, changing recipes to learn how to make some of the foods he prepares taste better. On the grocery store shelf he finds a box of pure cocoa with no sweeteners or other additives. He asks himself, How would chocolate cookies made with that pure cocoa compare with cookies made with the baking chocolate I always use? He finds in a cookbook a formula for substituting cocoa for baking chocolate, and he bakes two batches of cookies. He refers to those with cocoa as "A" and those with baking chocolate as "B"
Jack invites a group of friends over and offers the cookies, which he has separated into two cookie jars, one labeled ''A" and the other labeled "B" He explains to them that, without knowing the difference, or while "blind" to the difference, they are to try each kind of cookie and tell him which they prefer.
The blind experiment is much used by scientists who are investigating painkillers, dietary additives, and other variables. Blind experiments are used when it is important that the subjects do not know or are "blind" to which treatment they are getting, if any. That way the subjects can be completely honest about the effects of their treatment. In such experiments, the scientists often will give one group of subjects a "dummy" or placebo pill, one that does not contain any of the medicine being tested. The subjects, of course, are not told which they are getting-the active medicine or the placebo. Even then there is often a problem because the subjects in a blind experiment sometimes convince themselves that they are getting—the active medicine, and their belief tends to affect them as if they were actually getting the medicine.
An investigator can avoid this problem by using the following approach: the investigator makes up two different painkillers or analgesics in identical forms such as tablets or capsules, and issues them to subjects with pain problems without telling them which kind of pill they are getting. Then, as the subjects report back about the results of the two painkillers (or analgesics), the investigator can make a decision about their effectiveness.
For your own investigations, you might consider blind experiments in the area of cookery, as with Jack's experiment with cocoa. Or, you might want to try comparing the effects of coffee, with or without caffeine, on performance in mathematics, such as memorizing digits, on athletic performance, and so on. You might find other ways for using blind experiments. The prejudice problem on the part of experimental subjects tends to demand it.
Double-Blind Experiments
To be doubly sure that the results of an investigation are not influenced by the prejudice of the investigator, scientists rely on the double-blind experiment. Suppose, for example, a scientist has been much involved in the research on a treatment for the common cold, one that relieves symptoms and actually hastens recovery. Let's say scientist Blackmore has total faith in her new cold remedy and very much wants to see her discovery go over in a big way. The problem is this: How can Blackmore do her experimenting and be totally honest about the results, not kidding herself or anyone else? To do this, she uses a double-blind experimental design.
First, she gets someone she trusts to make up some pills in two batches, one that contains the new treatment for colds and the other one a placebo. Next, she recruits a suitable number of people to take part in the experiment. They are told that they will be randomly assigned to the experimental or to the control group by the tossing of a coin or by taking names out of a hat. The subjects are blind to which group they will be in.
Now, here is where the double-blind factor enters. Blackmore herself does not know which group each subject is in. She gets her trusted associate to give out the pills to each subject, and neither the subjects nor Blackmore knows who receives which one.
After enough time has passed for the subjects to have colds and to use their pills, Blackmore interviews each subject. She questions them about the effectiveness of their treatments and summarizes the effectiveness of each in a report. When she is finished, Blackmore's associate shows her which subjects received the new treatment and which subjects received the placebo pills. Only then can Blackmore and others honestly judge the effectiveness of her cold treatment.
This use of a double-blind experimental design is complex and costly. Even so, it is a very important form of experimenting, and it has great advantages when both subjects and experimenter know too much about the goals of the experiment.
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Wide band gap semiconductors are emerging as a potential candidate for optically active materials in blue green spectral region and operating at high power level and high temperature. CdX, Se and Te are wide band gap semiconductors having applications in optoelectronics devices. In this paper we investigated the elastic and electronic properties of Cadmium chalcogenide (cubic zinc‐blende (ZB) structure) using standard Kohn‐Sham self consistent density functional theory method (DFT) that uses non conserving pseudopotentials in fully nonlocal form within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for the exchange‐correlation potential. The independent elastic constants, and are calculated from direct computation of stresses generated by small strains. The shear modulus and Young's modulus are estimated for CdX. Using the GGA for the exchange correlation potential, the calculated direct fundamental band gap value is in very good agreement with the measured one.
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The game also has an excellent arrangement of weaponry, each of which seems to be well balanced. Various weapons have different firing modes too allowing you to use ammo sparingly (which is vital as ammo for the better weapons isn�t lying all over the place). For some of the harder enemies such as the creatures you get rockets and shotguns, but it doesn�t end there. You also get to take out the vehicles in the game as well when fighting, more on that in a minute. There are also a number of grenades that you can make use of as well, these are things like frag and smoke grenades, these are pretty important when you want to get out of a fire fight.
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Praise must be given to CryTek for the environment they have put you into, when you compare it to other outdoor first person shooters there is little comparison due to the open-ended style that has been created, there are never any walls to stop you going into an area, there are always different ways to get to positions across the islands, it all feels fresh. There are, however a few niggles, you can�t really destroy the environment you are in bar glass and canisters that are lying around. Yes a few small houses can fall down, but it�s nothing special, you do tend to notice that you can�t destroy trees though.
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This is my HG fragrance for fall and winter! I love this relaxing warm vanilla scent:), ever since I have been wearing this scent I've been getting compliments and my friends love using this body spray as well. The packaging is uber cute! The reason I don't wear this in the spring and summer is because of the weather, it gets hot out, you start to sweat, and sweet vanilla + B.O = NASTY SCENT! Instead, in the spring and summer I use Victoria's Secret's PINK Pretty & Pure Body Spray, more floral and girly which is better in the warm weather. The Pretty & Pure Body Spray is my HG fragrance for spring and summer. I LOVE THOSE TWO BODY SPRAYS!
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I like this, i'm not a perfume/scent wearer but this is good enough for me. I wear lubriderm's lotion with SPF in it which doesn't really have a scent so I like to spritz the body splash version of this on me after putting on lotion. It's nice enough for me to not feel overwhelmed. It's definitely girly and nowhere near smelling like men's cologne.
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This smells almost identical to Pink Sugar, except minty. I can enjoy Pink Sugar occasionally, but this I cannot. It smells extremely minty at first sniff, and then develops a headache-inducing quality. Luckily for me, maybe not for you, this wears off very quickly. It is quite cheap though. Trust me, I am a love love LOVER of all things vanilla and food-smelling. I was hoping for cotton candy or vanilla or creme brulee, but I didn't get any of that at all. It smells so much like Soft and Dreamy, worse at inducing headaches for me, and also like Pink Sugar. So if you like Pink Sugar a lot or SOft and Dreamy, then why not give it a try.
Warm & cozy really does describe this scent. It reminds me of winter time and cuddling up beside the fire place with a delicious snack and a good book. It is a little dark and sultry with out being too mature. It still retains it's youthfulness.
The packaging is cute and young, while the price was awesome. Two of the 8.4 fl oz bottles for $20!
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I love the smell of this, it's really girly & flirty. I like wearing it in the winter or when going out. It just gives a really warm feeling when I wear it.
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This is definitly my favorite scent! It is soo girly and flirty. It's something that you could wear to the beach, out to dinner, or just out shopping. I wouldn't say it smells like cotton candy but a sophisticated warm toasty vanilla. I think it's a very sexy scent and I always get compliments on it. I actually got it buy one get one free at bath and body works and I'm so happy I stopped to test it. Love it!
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Very light relaxing scent. It makes me feel very soft and cozy ;) I love this so much I have 3 back ups!
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One of my all-time favorites. I rediscovered it not too long ago and bought a bottle while they were on sale in January. For me, this does not smell like cotton candy- although one of the other Pink body spritzes does! On my skin it smells a bit like creme brulee, and then once it settles for a bit, it begins smelling more floral-fruity. It's simple, not fussy, and easy to wear any time of the year. I'd say for the price, lasting power and the smell, this product rocks. I am not very fond of the package though; I tend to drop it rather easily. Generally, I'd like to think of this as Pink Sugar's older sister (and it doesn't give me a headache like PS does). Fortunately, Victoria's Secret no longer tests on animals, so I no longer feel bad buying from them.
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This is my favorite from the Pink line next to Fresh & Clean. I do not think this smells like cotton candy (Soft & Dreamy smells more like cotton candy). To me, warm and cozy smells just like what it says....toasted vanilla! It is truly a warm and cozy scent : )
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Emma Watson has been a stunner on red carpets, but a new photo purporting to show the Harry Potter actress naked has created a different kind of stir.
After a "nude image" of Watson circulated online yesterday, her representatives were "quick to brand it a fake," reports The Sun. But columnist Gordon Smart "had a long hard look at it and it seemed pretty genuine" to him.
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Moldova, the next UkraineApril 25,2014If there were an Olympic competition for bravest country in the world, the gold medal might well go to Moldova. Wobbly politicians from Europe and America should come here to get spinal transplants.
Think of Moldova as the next Ukraine, for Russia may be about to take a bite out of this little country, nestled beside Ukraine and Romania and often said to be the poorest country in Europe. Russia already has bullied Moldova mercilessly for trying to join the European Union, imposing sanctions, such as a block on Moldovas crucial wine exports. Russia is even threatening to cut off the natural gas on which Moldovans depend.
We hope that you will not freeze, one senior Russian official publicly warned Moldovans.
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There is no alternative for us, but to pursue European integration, Prime Minister Iurie Leanca, a former diplomat, told me in perfect English in his office here in the capital, Chisinau. We are European! No one should contest this.
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So Russia could soon swallow both Transnistria and a chunk of southern Ukraine, including Odessa, to access it.
Transnistria remains a police state, so I slipped across the border as a tourist, and the area feels just as the old Soviet Union did. Indeed, Transnistria should market itself as an open-air museum of Soviet rule, complete with Lenin statues, Russian troops on the roads and an intelligence agency still called the KGB. The propaganda department is in overdrive, with countless billboards celebrating patriotism and past Russian triumphs.
You must be proud of your country! one billboard declared.
Transnistrias military memorials complete with a tank or armored personnel carrier praise the heroism of local people and denounce those killed by fascists in fighting with Moldovas military in the early 1990s. One giant collection of posters celebrated Russian and local heroes and praised those great men who contributed to our culture.
Transnistrias apartment complexes are dilapidated and identical, and, despite large Russian subsidies, the economy is a mess. But a vast modern sports complex is the pride of the region. The atmosphere was such that I expected to run into the crusty old Soviet leader of the 1970s, Leonid Brezhnev.
For people here, Putin is a hero, one young woman told me.
Its true that the Moldovan government in the past was sometimes heavy-handed or threatening to Russian speakers, and, just as Moldovans had the right to leave the Soviet Union, people in Transnistria should have the right to secede from Moldova. But that should happen when Russian troops are gone and people have the right to speak freely.
Moldova, which is Romanian-speaking, is rural, relaxed and green, but the economy crashed after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and perhaps 1 million people fled the country to find work. In some Moldovan villages, it is difficult to find young women because so many left for jobs abroad. According to human rights monitors and U.N. officials, these women were tricked, raped and trafficked by organized crime into brothels across western Europe.
In recent years, the government has tried to build a pro-Western market economy, and the country is rebounding, but still fragile. Many fear that Putin will now direct his masked warfare of infiltrators and provocateurs to turn Moldova into the next Ukraine.
It may be too late to deter Putin in Moldova, but, whatever happens, we should back Moldovas plucky government. The United States can help by supporting infrastructure for Moldova to import natural gas and electricity from Romania, making it harder for Putin to freeze Moldovans into submission. We can nudge the European Union to embrace Moldovas desire to join.
And if Obama could visit this gutsy country for a few hours, people would cheer him as hes never been cheered and he would see an example of gold medal grit that we can all learn from.
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Neal Stephenson is a great source of inspiration about economics and games. The Baroque Cycle is basically an adventure which also discusses how money evolved. Much like Cryptonomicron discussed the late history of economics.

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A carpenter will know what can be cut and what not in the basement, a sheet metal contractor should know as well but at the other end for the finish by the stove they might not. Most carpenters that do kitchens have installed the minimal amount of duct work for this. They just have to be carefull with the number of ellbows and the lenght of the duct.
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Book your room at Hotel Kyriad Reims Est – Parc des Expositions
Twin RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Double RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Triple Room, 3 Single BedsMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
Triple RoomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
Reims hotel with a restaurant
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Situated in Reims, this hotel is close to Ruinart, St. Remi Basilica, and Pommery Castle. Also nearby are Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin and Piper-Heidsieck.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Hotel Kyriad Reims Est – Parc des Expositions features a bar/lounge. Other amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access and free self parking.
Room Amenities
In addition to complimentary wireless Internet access and premium bedding, guestrooms feature coffee/tea makers along with desks and hair dryers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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At your hotel
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 699 square feet (65 square meters) include meeting rooms. This Reims hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and room service (during limited hours). Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Total number of rooms - 40
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free Wi-Fi
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (feet) - 699
- Conference space size (meters) - 65
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Tennis on site
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
Park your car
Free self parking
In your room
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub or shower
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Free Wi-Fi
- Room service (limited hours)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Eat and drink
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Le Karousel - This restaurant specializes in French cuisine. Open select days.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
The fine print for Hotel Kyriad Reims Est – Parc des Expositions
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at 11 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Special Instructions: Please contact the property ahead of time if you are planning to arrive after 11 PM.
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
Your pets
Pets allowed, Only dogs are allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Breakfast fee: EUR 9 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 5 per pet, per night
National Rating
This hotel has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


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He kicked off the decade as the look-at-me stylist behind 2000's A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. The fact that Eggers bookended it with this gut-wrenchingly poignant and selfless Katrina story proves that even boy wonders can grow up.
82. Prison inmates' ''Thriller'' video
Now that's a ''breakout'' hit: The clip of inmates at a high-security prison in the Philippines performing an intricately choreographed dance to Michael Jackson's ''Thriller'' has nabbed more than 42 million views since 2007.
83. Alias pilot
Fiery red hair. Weird red ball. Black ops. White knuckles. Our 2001 introduction to Jennifer Garner's Sydney Bristow the grad-student/fake-banker/double-agent superspy at the rapidly beating heart of this intricate action serial was mesmerizingly colorful.
84. David Letterman's first show after 9/11
He's snarky. He's snide. But when a solemn Letterman returned to the air Sept. 17, 2001 (his was the first late-night comedy show to air after the attacks), his off-the-cuff monologue showed the shell-shocked audience it was okay to laugh...and to cry.
85. Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls
Sure, Beyoncé's performance was great. And Eddie Murphy's was impressive. But there was really only one reason we all rushed to see 2006's Dreamgirls: Jennifer Hudson's soul-to-the-rafters rendition of the classic ''And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going.'' When she sang ''You're gonna love me,'' it wasn't just a lyric it was a fact.
86. The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen
Forget all the Oprah hoo-ha: Franzen's 2001 doorstop of a domestic drama teaches that, yes, you can go home again. But you might not want to.
87. Michael Phelps at the Olympics
Athletes and pop culture don't often overlap, but the Aquaman of Beijing and his staggering eight gold medals were bigger than sports. For those nine days, there was no brighter star.
88. Home, Dixie Chicks
Even George W. Bush fans have to respect the Chicks' authentic bluegrass sound on ''Long Time Gone'' and ''Landslide.'' Okay, maybe they don't. But they should.
89. Avenue Q
This 2003 smash musical is Sesame Street for grown-ups, with filthy-minded puppets who teach useful lessons like ''The Internet Is for Porn.'' Somewhere, Big Bird is molting.
90. The Departed
If they're lucky, directors make one classic film in their career. Martin Scorsese has one per decade (Taxi Driver in the '70s, Raging Bull in the '80s, GoodFellas in the '90s). His 2006 Irish Mafia masterpiece kept the streak alive.
91. Friday Night Lights, ''Mud Bowl''
This season 1 episode serves up a Texas-size helping of drama and trauma. But there's a game, too played during a rainstorm with the Panthers slipping and sliding their way to thrilling victory.
92. Mean Girls
''Fetch'' may never happen, but 2004's eminently quotable movie is still one of the sharpest high school satires ever. Which is pretty grool, if you ask us.
93. Ken Jennings on Jeopardy!
Answer: A software engineer from Utah, he dominated the quizfest for a record 74 shows in 2004, amassing $2,520,700. Question: Who is Ken Jennings?
94. ''Paper Planes,'' M.I.A.
Admit it: That gunfire-and-cash-registers hook was stuck in your head for weeks after seeing the Pineapple Express trailer (or, uh, Slumdog Millionaire) in 2008.
95. Fun Home, Alison Bechdel
(Best graphic novel)
This 2006 illustrated memoir about growing up with a closeted gay father proves a comic can pack just as much pathos as any novel.
96. Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah's couch
Lesson learned: Tell, don't show.
97. Lady Gaga's outfits
Whether it's a dress made of Muppets or strategically placed bubbles, Gaga's outré ensembles brought performance art into the mainstream. (We're still not sold on the hair bow, though.)
98. Funeral, Arcade Fire
Funerals are generally somber affairs, but the Canadian indie rockers' emotionally charged 2004 debut mostly just made us smile. And, okay, mist up a little.
99. Lolcats
Da cutest distractshun of da decaid? Y, lolcats of corse! We can neber haz enuf of deez capshioned pics of cuddlie kittehs.
100. The kiss in Spider-Man
There's a fine line between romantic and corny. And the rain-soaked smooch between Spider-Man and Mary Jane from 2002 tap-dances right on that line. The reason it works? Even if she suspects he's Peter Parker, she doesn't try to find out. And that's sexy as hell.
Written by Thom Geier, Jeff Jensen, Tina Jordan, Margaret Lyons, Adam Markovitz, Chris Nashawaty, Whitney Pastorek, Lynette Rice, Josh Rottenberg, Missy Schwartz, Michael Slezak, Dan Snierson, Tim Stack, Kate Stroup, Ken Tucker, Adam B. Vary, Simon Vozick-Levinson, and Kate Ward