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Gungnae Fortress, also known as Guonei City, was the second capital city of the ancient Korean Kingdom of Goguryeo. This place is present-day Ji'an (集安), and the perimeter of its outer fortress measures 2,686m.[1]
It was chosen to become the capital city by the kingdom's second ruler, King Yuri during the 10th month of the year 3 AD. The city was sacked several times until the rise of the 19th ruler king Gwanggaeto the Great, who greatly expanded Goguryeo's territory and made it a formidable power in the northeast Asia. When King Gwanggaeto died in 413, his son, King Jangsu, inherited the throne and moved the capital down to Pyongyang in 427.
Just before the fall of Goguryeo, Gungnae-seong fell to the Silla-Tang alliance when General Yeon Namsaeng, son of Yeon Gaesomun, surrendered the city in 666 AD. The kingdom of Goguryeo itself fell in 668 AD when Tang army captured Pyongyang and took King Bojang and Yeon Namgeon into custody.
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- Three Kingdoms of Korea
- List of castles in Korea
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
- Hwando Mountain Fortress
- ^ (Korean) "Gungnae Fortress", Naver encyclopedia
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January 8, 2013
A Lovely Birthday Surprise
Hubby had a wonderful surprise in store for my birthday this year!
A few weeks ago I was talking to him about my love of wood stoves. Going on and on about how I would love to have a real one, to which he rolled his eyes.
Discouraged, I happened to mention that Menard's sells electric wood stoves and how I thought it might give me the feel of a real one with out so much of the cost - - again there was eye rolling!
I figured at that point it was something I would have to purchase on my own.
Along came my birthday. Hubby wrangled the kids into the car for a secret shopping trip while I baked a cake.
A few hours later they arrived back home chasing me off into my bedroom to await the grand reveal.
When I was finally allow to come take a look I can't tell you how shocked I was to find this sitting in the middle of the living room...
I'm pretty sure there was squealing . . . .
perhaps even a little jumping . . . .
I know for a fact there were many hugs!
For now I've placed my beloved electric wood stove in an awkward corner between the hutch and the desk. Normally a chair sits in this space, but I've found it's the perfect placement for my wood stove I can see the flickering flames in great comfort from my sofa as I lay and read a book each night on my Kindle with the lights off.
Just me, my kindle and a wood stove - - - Modern Day Mommy Time!
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University of Southern Indiana sophomore men's golfer Logan Osborne has been selected as an individual to play in the NCAA Division II Central/Midwest Super Regional May 6-8 in Kenosha, Wis. The Central High School graduate is the first USI men's golfer to qualify for the NCAA Division II Super Regional since Andy Skodinski in 2001-02. Each 54-hole super regional consists of both team and individual competition, conducted concurrently, with three teams and two individuals from non-qualifying teams from each region earning the right to advance. The NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships will take place May 20-24, at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Penn.
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Sometimes the autorun works on it's own, sometimes i have to explore the cd and go to it myself - either way, it opens up the initial install window, and I can select either install or exit. I select install - the mouse pointer indicates my computer is working on something, and then nothing happens. Right click the autorun and run as admin - same result. Copy disk 1's contents to a desktop folder and try it from there - same result. Run the 3d detector thing first, then the autorun - same result. Try 3 different compatability modes, xpsp2, 2000, and win98 - same result x3.
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Historical WWII imagery now available in Google Earth
February 7, 2010
When reconnaissance pilots brought back precious surveillance photos during World War II (WWII) they could not have imagined that they would one day be comparable with the cityscape seen from satellite 50 years into the future, and available around the world at the touch of a button. Google has made this possible with new functionality for Google Earth - historical WWII imagery - giving people a unique opportunity to see the effect of past events using today's mapping technology.
The photos, obtained by The GeoInformation Group, were taken over 40 European cities by both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Air Force (USAF) during WWII. Many of these were then hand-stitched together, and because many of the original photos were destroyed, for some cities they are the last photographic record of this era. At the time they were used primarily for photo reconnaissance but also for post-bombing damage assessment.
This is particularly striking when images are available for pre-war, post-bomb and modern day eras. One especially dramatic example is Warsaw as it was one of the most heavily destroyed cities, and almost entirely rebuilt following the war . Photos of Warsaw's Ghetto in 1935 show the streets intact, while 1945 show bomb craters, rubble and skeletal houses with no roofs. In 2000 these have become bridges and skyscrapers, parkland and shops.
It is hoped that this new imagery will enable people to see more vividly the devastating impact of war, the way in which urban environments are reconstructed over time and is clearly a powerful learning aid. Jan O³dakowski, Director of Warsaw Rising Museum believes that "tools like Google Earth should be used during lessons in primary and secondary schools to increase students' interest in history."
Ed Parsons, Google's Geospatial Technologist said, "Many of us have heard stories, read books and watched films which show the many impacts of WWII across the world. By enabling people to compare then with now, in such a simple way, it reminds us all of the devastating impact of war on the people in those cities and also the remarkable way in which urban environments are reconstructed and regenerated over time."
The historical imagery can be accessed by downloading Google Earth and then clicking the clock icon in the upper status bar. This will bring up a time-line showing years for which images are available and you can navigate to them by dragging the sliding marker left or right or by clicking the arrows backwards or forwards. This functionality is available wherever there are numerous satellite images available.
Google Earth can now take us into the past. What will they think of next - Google Fossils?
this is very good
ESHRAJ7th February, 2010 @ 10:26 pm PST
Please correct the subtitle:
The images don't show "Warsaw in the present day" but Berlin.
jan167608th February, 2010 @ 12:34 am PST
One more gifts from Google.
Satish Dixit8th February, 2010 @ 09:04 am PST
I do not believe those are the images of Warsaw. Yes there is a river - Vistula river which Warsaw is situated on, but there is no island and definitely no bridges that look like this.
So what is this city?
Jack248th February, 2010 @ 11:45 am PST
If you want to review a large number of aerial photos of Warsaw taken by the Luftwaffe during WWII go to www.wwii-photos-maps.com and look under "Aerial Photographs".
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we are going tomorrow, have day and night loge tickets. Planning on leaving San Diego around 7, getting to IW around 930. Any good, cheap places to eat in the area for going in? How's the food on the grounds? Also, I assume there will be a break between day and night sessions, what can we do during that time?
When I wanted to take a "break", I'd go grab a lawn chair and sit near the grassy area with the 3 big screens (in front of Corona tent). Also you can get a free massage at the Thai tourism tent or score some freebies at Emirates (seat cushions, chocolates).
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As for playing actual tennis - got invited to fill in for some missing guys at Monteray CC - part of 4th annual "Team Tennis Championships" for a Minnesota team that needed extra 4.0 men...
It was exactly what I was looking for from this thread...(play tennis in the morning, watch more in the afternoon + at night); great people and awesome dinner* Hope they have something like this at other tourneys too
**Btw, I checked out La Jolla - beach just north of SD and was cool to see the seals out there on the beach.
From SD, the drive on Rt 74 (aka "Pines to Palms" Hwy was very cool - light dusting of snow like Granite said...) - recommend doing this route only in the day time though - Big Horn has a lot of twists and turns but extremely fun for spirted drive..
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Fudgy Rice & Fruit Squares: Gluten Free Recipe
Snacks, I find, are an integral part to a gluten free diet. It's essential to always have something to nibble on during the day, when you are out and about and can't have the glutenous cake that is calling out your name from behind the cafe's glass counters. I have a habit of packing some natural snacks, fresh fruit, a gluten free muesli bar, the occasional cupcake or if I'm really organised a gluten free wrap into my bag or car when I'm going out. You know, just incase.
Fudgy Rice & Fruit Squares
1/2cup dates, chopped
1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
1/4cup crystallized ginger, chopped
1/2cup brown sugar
2/3cup apricot jam
4cups gluten free rice bubbles
Desiccated coconut to coat
In a medium pot combine the dates, apricots, ginger, sugar and jam, simmer over low heat for 15minutes until soft and fudgy. Continue stirring or the jam may stick to the bottom.
In a large bowl combine fruit mixture with rice bubbles until combined.
With a spatula or large spoon press into a loaf tin lined with baking paper. The bubbles will want to stick to the spoon/spatula and your fingers, so, to compress the mix it's best to lay a piece of glad wrap over the top and press down on the mixture. Refrigerate for approximately 2-3hours or until set.
Remove from tin and cut with a sharp knife. Roll in coconut and store in a airtight container for up to 2weeks.
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THEATER | "A Christmas Story" comes warmly to life at Children's Theatre Company
27 years after the release of Bob Clark's film based on the anecdotes of Jean Shepherd, A Christmas Story has reached a remarkably prominent position in the cultural firmament. Millions upon millions make an annual ritual of viewing the movie one or more times, and the Cleveland house used for exterior shots of the Parker family residence has been opened for public tours (after being modified inside to match the movie set). A Christmas Story has made the Depression era the default setting for depictions of children's Christmases, just as John Hughes's films have made the 1980s the default decade for depictions of senior prom.
The adaptation of A Christmas Story now being presented by the Children's Theatre Company, written by Philip Grecian and directed by Peter Brosius, clearly manifests its creators' knowledge that people are not attending this show in search of something new and pathbreaking: they want to see their favorite scenes come alive on stage, and that is indeed what they get. From the tongue-on-the-flagpole scene—the movie's flagpole becomes a lamppost, which is about as heretical as this production gets—to Ralphie's accidental obscenity to the iconic Leg Lamp, it's almost all here. (Some will surely miss the Chinese restaurant staff singing "Fa-ra-ra-ra-ra," but I was glad that Grecian and Brosius had the good taste to omit that moment from this adaptation.)
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While accomplishing that task, Brosius and his cast give this well-worn material a shape and focus that keeps it down to earth and close to home. In my experience, kids are rarely as excited about watching the Christmas Story movie as adults are to show it to them. In part, that's because the movie is so manifestly a nostalgia trip, and in part, that's because the movie is actually pretty scary. Cruel bullies, nasty tricks, a father with a ferocious temper—even Santa Claus and his elves are angry and mocking. That may amuse adults, but it's not what you want for Christmas when you're a little kid.
This production softens those edges: for children, the CTC production of A Christmas Story is a better introduction to this material than the movie is. Santa is only heard offstage, and the bullying is played more for laughs than for terror. The romantic flirtation between Ralphie (Taylor Scott Leighton) and a classmate (Kimberly Hatlestad) is handled with sweetness and restraint. Most notably, the Old Man is a lot nicer. In the film, Darren McGavin bristles with tension and threat; on stage at CTC, Gerald Drake is affectionate and lovable, with endearing foibles. He raises his voice sometimes, but seems only momentarily frustrated rather than permanently seething. Drake's casting is a stretch agewise—he's decades older than his character—but he handles this material with great aplomb.
The action unfolds on an elegant and inventive set by Robert Mark Morgan: an entire house that rotates on a turntable, with a separately turning outer circle that allows the actors to run along the sidewalk without actually going anywhere. The narrator, Ralph as an adult, is only heard in voiceover in the film but here appears on stage in the person of Bradley Greenwald. I found it odd and a little distracting to have him running back and forth across the stage as an unseen ghost among the other characters, but Greenwald makes the character dynamic and appealing. The children cast as supporting characters play their roles to the broad (if anything, too broad) comic hilt, and Alec Fisher gives a notably fearless performance as perpetually-peeing little brother Randy. Leighton and Autumn Ness are steady at the center as young Ralphie and his mother.
My last two reviews of Children's Theatre shows—The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins and Robin Hood—were both negative, though in both cases I acknowledged that the children in attendance clearly enjoyed the productions. In my Robin Hood review, I wrote that "Maybe I'm just the wrong person to review productions at the Children's Theatre, ever." What was bothering me was that the onstage antics existed in a thematic vacuum: the theme of social justice in Robin Hood is in the program but not on the stage, and Cubbins has underlying themes that are actually kind of disturbing when you stop to think about them.
After those two reviews, I received an e-mail from Anne Schopen, CTC's public relations manager: "I must say, you've caught Peter's eye and he was wondering if you might be willing to come in and talk to him. As he does with most of the major arts reporters, he'd love to give you his perspective on the artistic direction of the theatre." I accepted the invitation, and a couple of weeks ago I sat down with Peter Brosius—the company's artistic director—and Elissa Adams, director of new play development.
We didn't talk directly about my reviews, but I explained that having written a doctoral dissertation on the sociology of children's culture, I tend to look skeptically at the discourse surrounding cultural products (plays included) aimed at kids—looking at the difference between what we say something does (like books are supposed to be good for kids, and TV is supposed to be bad) and what it actually does (TV is rarely as bad as we say it is, and books rarely as good). So when I walk into an establishment full of people who are absolutely convinced that theater is almost unconditionally good for kids, my BS detector goes into Super Pursuit Mode.
In response, Brosius and Adams said that they focus directly on their young audiences, rather than on adult expectations for their productions. They pointed out that CTC is unique in the country among professional children's theater companies in that its shows are aimed at the public rather than at school groups, and that they try to craft their shows to provide multiple points of accessibility for children of different ages. Speaking specifically about A Christmas Story, Brosius explained that he'd been talking with the cast and production team about the parallels between the play's Depression-era setting and our currently ailing economy, that the play could really speak to the universal struggles of families sticking together in tough times.
I wondered whether that background would come through on stage—and really, it doesn't. Sure, Ralphie's parents hate getting bills and always have to buy used cars, but so do most families, in all economic climates. Where this production succeeds—even more so, in this respect, than the movie it's based on—is in portraying the universal struggles and triumphs of childhood and family life. It's fun to be a kid, but it's also agonizingly frustrating, and this production understands that well. Whether you grew up in Indiana in the 30s wanting a Red Ryder BB gun (like Jean Shepherd) or in Minnesota in the 80s wanting an Ewok Village playset (like me) or in Minnesota in the 10s wanting an iPad (like the kids in the audience), you'll recogize your childhood here—and chances are, you'll smile. I did, and that's not BS.
This production is featured in the Daily Planet's complete guide to holiday theater. Throughout the holiday season, the guide will be updated with links to new Daily Planet reviews—so you'll know who's been naughty and who's been nice. |
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Also got the original version of this as well. Just one of those tunes that makes you feel really happy. Another fun fact is if you slow down the video a bit it is NOT saying nyan but meow really really fast which makes most users think it says Nyan. Just thought that was funny.
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Japanese name: | Vampire Knight | |
Japanese name: | ヴァンパイア騎士 | |
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Dates: | April 8, 2008-July 1, 2008 (April 7, 2008-June 30, 2008) | |
Broadcast time: | Tuesday, 1:00-1:30 am (Monday, 25:00-25:30) | |
Number of episodes: | 13 | |
Animation Studio: | Studio Deen | |
Production Company: | NAS (Nihon Ad Systems), Vampire Knight Guilty Production Committee | |
Broadcaster: | TV Tokyo (TX) | |
Creator(s): | Matsuri Hino (manga) | |
Series Director: | Kiyoko Sayama | |
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Planning: | Mari Okada (series composition) | |
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Art Director: | Kazuhiro Itou | |
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Character Designer(s): | Asako Nishida, Satoshi Kosaka (assistant) | |
Animator(s): | Toshimitsu Kobayashi (supervisor), Eiji Suganuma (director), Atsuko Watanabe (director), Ikai Kazuyuki (director), Ken Mochizuki (director), Tomoyuki Abe (director), Masumi Hoshino (director) | |
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Genre(s): | adventure, romance, horror, fantasy, supernatural, vampires, teenagers, high school | |
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Japan: DVD (ANZB 3251, announced) | |
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This week I stayed at home while my mom was on vacation to spend some quality time with this little one. What resulted was probably the busiest week ever trying to juggle working at home and keeping this one busy! We did a lot of painting as that was the only time she left me undisturbed on my laptop. On Friday we visited Lucy Dog and Bart Pup in Irvine (oh, and their mommy too heehee) and Maddie had the best day ever with Auntie Elaine. Then we hit up two birthday parties over the weekend. One more next weekend and we should be done with the fall birthday circuit!
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! We got good use out of Maddie's giraffe costume this year. In addition to trick-or-treating on Halloween day, she also wore it to the PV Harvest Festival costume contest and both Max's and my office on Halloween day. Not to mention the countless times she would romp around the house as a giraffe, wiggling her tail!
This was our first year trick-or-treating. Last year we took a short walk around the neighborhood to look at costumes but didn't feel right approaching doors and asking for candy (for an infant). This year we joined the other PV families for a large parade around Concert Park then trick-or-treated at the shops. Maddie was so amazed that people were giving her candy left and right, especially since she just learned what candy is. Most stores and homes let her pick candy from a large bucket so of course she went straight for the lollipops! After the shops we hit up a couple of neighbors' homes but she wasn't into the whole approach-a-stranger's-house thing so we stopped after a few.
At home she broke into her stash as soon as I left the bag unattended!
Week End 10.27
We're gearing up for Halloween and of all things Maddie decides she wants to be a giraffe this year! I was ready to bet money that she'd pick a ballerina or fairy, but she is full of surprises! Maddie caught a cold and I had my first 60-hour work week in a while so you can see that not much happened this week. We spent Saturday in the park at the Playa Vista Harvest Festival. Even though she was still shaking off her cold she still went on stage for her dance recital and played at the festival for 4 hours! Maddie loved the ball pit and the horse-drawn wagon ride. Then she went down for a 3 hour nap.
Maddie had her very first dance performance this weekend. I remember going to my sisters' dance recitals and watching the toddler groups thinking, "If I have a daughter I am totally going to start her in dance early!" and, well, today was my payoff!
I thought the dots in general is such a clever way to keep the tots focused and away from each other, both in class and on the stage! (BTW, look at those pointed feet!)
Maddie's moment to shine was during her tendus. This girl does them in her sleep. Literally, I'm sure I've heard her say "tendu, tap tap!" in her sleep.
Then our little performer zoned out for the next two songs and stood absolutely still. She may have come back to earth for one twirl but otherwise it was a blank stare throughout, hehe.
Maddie was the only kid in both ballet and hip hop so we had to do a quick costume change between numbers. She was so excited to join the other kids in their bandanas.
Inevitably, at some point Maddie succumbs to nervous pressure and her finger goes straight into her nose. This happened at the end of the Black Eyed Peas' song and continued through Thriller.
And finally Maddie's turn at the mat! She waited patiently for her cue and ran up to do her somersault, assisted by Coach Ty.
This weekend was Maddie's last swim lesson for the summer! I still can't believe how fearless she is in the swimming pool. She's learned how to kick, blow bubbles, move her arms (scooping ice cream) and now to do all 3 together. In the last couple of classes her instructor had us tie a noodle around her chest as a sort of floaty, to keep her arms unrestricted and give her the freedom to swim forward, float on her back and generally learn how to float and balance on her own. It's hilarious to watch her scramble to get on her back then lie perfectly still for a few seconds with her eyes tightly shut, in her forced "relax" position.


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In the context of network theory, a complex network is a graph (network) with non-trivial topological features—features that do not occur in simple networks such as lattices or random graphs but often occur in graphs modelling real systems. The study of complex networks is a young and active area of scientific research inspired largely by the empirical study of real-world networks such as computer networks and social networks.
Most social, biological, and technological networks display substantial non-trivial topological features, with patterns of connection between their elements that are neither purely regular nor purely random. Such features include a heavy tail in the degree distribution, a high clustering coefficient, assortativity or disassortativity among vertices, community structure, and hierarchical structure. In the case of directed networks these features also include reciprocity, triad significance profile and other features. In contrast, many of the mathematical models of networks that have been studied in the past, such as lattices and random graphs, do not show these features. The most complex structures can be realized by networks with a medium number of interactions.[1] This corresponds to the fact that the maximum information content (entropy) is obtained for medium probabilities.
Two well-known and much studied classes of complex networks are scale-free networks [2] and small-world networks,[3][4] whose discovery and definition are canonical case-studies in the field. Both are characterized by specific structural features—power-law degree distributions for the former and short path lengths and high clustering for the latter. However, as the study of complex networks has continued to grow in importance and popularity, many other aspects of network structure have attracted attention as well.
Recently, the study of complex networks has been expanded to networks of networks.[5] If those networks are interdependent, they become significantly more vulnerable to random failures and targeted attacks and exhibit cascading failures and first-order percolation transitions.[6]
The field continues to develop at a brisk pace, and has brought together researchers from many areas including mathematics, physics, biology, telecommunications, computer science, sociology, epidemiology, and others.[7] Ideas from network science and engineering have been applied to the analysis of metabolic and genetic regulatory networks; the modeling and design of scalable communication networks such as the generation and visualization of complex wireless networks;[8] the development of vaccination strategies for the control of disease; and a broad range of other practical issues. Research on networks has seen regular publication in some of the most visible scientific journals and vigorous funding in many countries, has been the topic of conferences in a variety of different fields, and has been the subject of numerous books both for the lay person and for the expert.
Scale-free networks[edit]
A network is named scale-free [2] if its degree distribution, i.e., the probability that a node selected uniformly at random has a certain number of links (degree), follows a particular mathematical function called a power law. The power law implies that the degree distribution of these networks has no characteristic scale. In contrast, networks with a single well-defined scale are somewhat similar to a lattice in that every node has (roughly) the same degree. Examples of networks with a single scale include the Erdős–Rényi (ER) random graph and hypercubes. In a network with a scale-free degree distribution, some vertices have a degree that is orders of magnitude larger than the average - these vertices are often called "hubs", although this is a bit misleading as there is no inherent threshold above which a node can be viewed as a hub. If there were such a threshold, the network would not be scale-free.
Interest in scale-free networks began in the late 1990s with the reporting of discoveries of power-law degree distributions in real world networks such as the World Wide Web, the network of Autonomous systems (ASs), some networks of Internet routers, protein interaction networks, email networks, etc. Most of these reported "power laws" fail when challenged with rigorous statistical testing, but the more general idea of heavy-tailed degree distributions—which many of these networks do genuinely exhibit (before finite-size effects occur) -- are very different from what one would expect if edges existed independently and at random (i.e., if they followed a Poisson distribution). There are many different ways to build a network with a power-law degree distribution. The Yule process is a canonical generative process for power laws, and has been known since 1925. However, it is known by many other names due to its frequent reinvention, e.g., The Gibrat principle by Herbert A. Simon, the Matthew effect, cumulative advantage and, preferential attachment by Barabási and Albert for power-law degree distributions. Recently, Hyperbolic Geometric Graphs have been suggested as yet another way of constructing scale-free networks.
Some networks with a power-law degree distribution (and specific other types of structure) can be highly resistant to the random deletion of vertices—i.e., the vast majority of vertices remain connected together in a giant component. Such networks can also be quite sensitive to targeted attacks aimed at fracturing the network quickly. When the graph is uniformly random except for the degree distribution, these critical vertices are the ones with the highest degree, and have thus been implicated in the spread of disease (natural and artificial) in social and communication networks, and in the spread of fads (both of which are modeled by a percolation or branching process). While random graphs (ER) have an average distance of order log N [3] between nodes, where N is the number of nodes, scale free graph can have a distance of log log N. Such graphs are called ultra small world networks.[9]
Small-world networks[edit]
A network is called a small-world network [3] by analogy with the small-world phenomenon (popularly known as six degrees of separation). The small world hypothesis, which was first described by the Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy in 1929, and tested experimentally by Stanley Milgram (1967), is the idea that two arbitrary people are connected by only six degrees of separation, i.e. the diameter of the corresponding graph of social connections is not much larger than six. In 1998, Duncan J. Watts and Steven Strogatz published the first small-world network model, which through a single parameter smoothly interpolates between a random graph and a lattice. Their model demonstrated that with the addition of only a small number of long-range links, a regular graph, in which the diameter is proportional to the size of the network, can be transformed into a "small world" in which the average number of edges between any two vertices is very small (mathematically, it should grow as the logarithm of the size of the network), while the clustering coefficient stays large. It is known that a wide variety of abstract graphs exhibit the small-world property, e.g., random graphs and scale-free networks. Further, real world networks such as the World Wide Web and the metabolic network also exhibit this property.
In the scientific literature on networks, there is some ambiguity associated with the term "small world." In addition to referring to the size of the diameter of the network, it can also refer to the co-occurrence of a small diameter and a high clustering coefficient. The clustering coefficient is a metric that represents the density of triangles in the network. For instance, sparse random graphs have a vanishingly small clustering coefficient while real world networks often have a coefficient significantly larger. Scientists point to this difference as suggesting that edges are correlated in real world networks.
See also[edit]
- Community structure
- Complex adaptive system
- Complex Systems
- Complexity Science
- Dynamic Network Analysis
- Interdependent networks
- Network theory
- Network science
- Percolation theory
- Random graph
- Spatial network
- List of network scientists
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- Albert-László Barabási, Linked: How Everything is Connected to Everything Else, 2004, ISBN 0-452-28439-2
- Alain Barrat, Marc Barthelemy, Alessandro Vespignani, Dynamical processes on complex networks, Cambridge University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-521-87950-7
- Stefan Bornholdt (Editor) and Heinz Georg Schuster (Editor), Handbook of Graphs and Networks: From the Genome to the Internet, 2003, ISBN 3-527-40336-1
- Guido Caldarelli, Scale-Free Networks Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-921151-7
- Guido Caldarelli, Michele Catanzaro, Networks: A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-19-958807-7
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- S.N. Dorogovtsev and J.F.F. Mendes, Evolution of Networks: From biological networks to the Internet and WWW, Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-19-851590-1
- Mark Newman, Networks: An Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-19-920665-0
- Mark Newman, Albert-László Barabási, and Duncan J. Watts, The Structure and Dynamics of Networks, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2006, ISBN 978-0-691-11357-9
- R. Pastor-Satorras and A. Vespignani, Evolution and Structure of the Internet: A statistical physics approach, Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-521-82698-5
- Duncan J. Watts, Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age, W. W. Norton & Company, 2003, ISBN 0-393-04142-5
- Duncan J. Watts, Small Worlds: The Dynamics of Networks between Order and Randomness, Princeton University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-691-11704-7
- T. Lewis, Network Science, Wiley 2009,
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Yes, I am. I'm writing this because some of my wonderful Spark friends have asked... can I help? This is not at all health related... or I guess maybe it is because it is causing me a great deal of stress. All I want is for my daughter to be able to go to college, have what used to be called the "great college experience, get a college degree and be happy and able to provide for herself.
As it happens there are a lot of obstacles in our way. Many of you know that the college is not providing her with any housing. Embarassingly so, I am at a loss when it comes to knowing how to handle this as far as looking for an apartment in a major city especially when I am here and the housing is (or isn't there). I have unfortunately always been dependent on other people to figure those types of things our for me. I lived with my parents until I got married and since then my husband has always manged the "business" end of our lives. I never had to rent an apartment, never had to deal with brokerage fees, guarantors, first and last month rent payments, rental agreements,etc, etc, everything that is involved and everything that I am so unfamiliar with. Why doesn't your husband mange all this you are probably asking. Well that's another long story, but he is part of the problem that is making this so difficult. He doesn't really approve of her going away, he doesn't approve of the places we find for her to live (too far away from campus, too dangerous, too expensive) I am weary and I am scared and I am so unsure of myself and what I am doing. I am trying to do what is best for her and at the same time am not at all sure of what I am doing (good or otherwise) It is getting close to that time when I am going to start to panic that she won't be able to go because I can't get my act together and figure it out. So yes, I am floundering and hope to not be soon sinking. Any kind words of advice would be more than welcome.
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I am so sorry it has taken me so long to reply to your post! I was in a bit of a withdrawl and I apologize to you for not being here! Tell me again where she is going to school? It is in Boston, correct?
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Hey There! I just left a message on your SP then I saw your blog here. UUUUUUUGH! First step..breathe!!!!!!!!! Whitney teacher is spot on about things working out somehow.
We've e-mailed before and talked about our daughters College issues. U probably don't remember all the details but I am SO right there with you and I can feel your ANXIETY! (I put it in caps on purpose...it feels that BIG! I know!) Pretty much everything you said above I lived, felt, breathed. Although my husband was Ok with her moving away (7 hrs away) I was the one who had to learn the "college process" so I could help my daughter get to college and achieve her dreams. BTW this involves LOTS of debt....another long saga for another e-mail!
Just a few things:
Enlist your daughter to help and get involved in the process ( it'll be ugly sometimes)
That's OK tho NOT fun! Think of all she will learn! Takes a little bit of the burden off
you and someday it won't be your responsibility to make it all work out....cuz she
will have been taught by you Oh Fabulous MOM! how to do it herself.
Hers a hard one! remember no matter how hard you try or want to YOU cannot
control it all! NOPE! NADA!
You are smart. Your girl is smart! You can do this (or survive it...I know that's how it
feels! Been there!)
Hang in there! E-mail me with all the horrible details if you need to. REALLLY! You
are NOT alone. A friend of mine reached out and helped me thru my freak out
moments (She sent 3 kids to college!) I am so greatful just to have vented if
nothing else. I REALLY appreciate her and all she did for me at the right time. If
I can pay it forward somehow then Dandy!
TTYL my friend, HUGS! Carol
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When my daughter was in college she was in a house with 5 other girls. She al so held down 2 jobs while being full time. One in the office on campus and the other in the mall at night. Hope she finds girls she gets along with and they can share a place which helps money wise. She can check with the school if there are any part time jobs to work around her schedule. It will work out.
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I agree with everything that has been written so far - networking, calling the college, looking online, etc. Enlist your daughter's help in this, it could become a project for the two of you.
I understand so well that feeling of overwhelm when you are forced to do things outside of your comfort zone. The way I deal with it is to make a list of what needs to be done and then just start down the list. New ideas come on how to solve the problem as I work down the list. I try to ignore my feelings of fear or overwhelm or that voice that says I can't do this and I just close my eyes and then dig in.
I know there is a solution for your daughter. The two of you can find it, working together. Good luck! Let us know how it goes.
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I also agree that this will work out. It will take work but there will be a good room somewhere for your daughter. As I mentioned before, I went to college on the same street...Huntington Ave. ... Also, Harvard Medical School is around the corner! Glad to have you as a new Spark Friend! Andrea
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Does she have a friend or two that she could share an apartment with? That cuts down on her monthly payments. May college towns have school papers that have want ads looking for room mates. My daughters never had their own places at school.
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Good luck.
A lot of the advice you've received it what I would recommend. In fact, I can't think of any things that may have been overlooked. Most of the newspaper websites I visit have classified ads on them and since they are already paid for, they usually give you unlimited access, unlike the rest of the paper where they may require a paid subscription after reading a certain number of articles. Most of them are pretty reasonable for a month's access.
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So sorry this is happening. It's stressful enough having your daughter leave home for the first time without dealing with all of this. Some of the others here have given you excellent advice; to contact the school, go online, etc. And remember, you've lived a while since you left your parents home, and haven't done this sort of thing, but you have life experience and good sense, which will help you find the way through to help your daughter.
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as one other suggested, I would call the college and see if they have a list of housing. Sometimes girls get together and share the rent. Check out the paper from where the college is. Go online and see if you can get the paper notices from there.
is any of her friends going to the same college that she could share rent with?
I don't know if the chamber of commerce, in that city would have listing but definitely worth a call or look it up online.
The only thing about sharing an apartment with an unknow Is are they safe? That is why I suggest checking them out first.
There must be some guidelines that the college uses to recommend housing because there are plenty of out of state students every year. I hope that helps some.
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I hope you connect to local college community quickly to resolve these problems
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the only schooling my kids dealt with was at PetSmart, so I can't offer anything but hugs & prayers
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Well, you know I can relate to so much of what you are going through. It is overwlming when everything goes right. When things are left hanging, it's hard to know what to do. The stuff you are struggling with, is the kid of the thing the school *should* be offering guidance with. I'm ashamed that "my" school is falling down on this.
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What about networking? Do you know anyone that might have connections to the area where she is planning to attend school? Have you hit up your friends on social networking sites to enlist their contacts, coworkers, alums, etc. that might be familiar with the area?
How about assistance thru the university housing dept? Do they have a listing of nearby rental options? Or message boards for people in search of roommates, tenants, etc.?
Is there a local newspaper to subscribe to - perhaps online? Realty and rental info should be available there.
Will she have a car? Access to public transit? Is there university transit available? That might help to narrow down choices to those in close proximity.
Do you belong to a church, or other organization that may have a presence in the area? Networking through a trusted group might land her a spot in the home of a local family for a semester, giving her a chance to get a "Lay of the land" firsthand and scout out a more permanent arrangement.
Are you putting her to work as well? If she wants to go away to college, she should be ready and willing to step up and help you help her find a place.
Deep breath... I can see how this would be a very pressing and stressful task. I am sorry your husband is playing the passive aggressive game - but you CAN do this!
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Good luck! My sister is dealing with similar situation as she is about to go to nursing school in Birmingham, AL. They dont have student housing so she has done alot of research online and spoken with some people that she's met there. Do you know anyone in the area? I'll send you a message with some web addresses that might be helpful. You might also have your daughter check with the school and see about resources or if there is a blog that current students use to provide helpful hints.
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I'm so sorry this is happening. I know you've been worried about it. I have a few ideas but I think I'll write you an email instead of making suggestions here. One thing I've learned in life though is that no matter how bad something is it works out somehow. Hang in there.
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