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The Youth Task Force (YTF) is a group of high school students who conduct research projects that inform the work of the Harvard Prevention Research Center and its community partners. The YTF was created in 2002 to: 1) enhance the center's research capability by providing access to information and perspectives that youth may be more likely to share with peers than adult professionals; 2) provide a participatory role for youth in the research process; and 3) allow youth to build research and leadership skills.
The Youth Task Force is composed of 6 to 12 students who are 15 to 18 years of age recruited from high schools and recreation centers to reflect community diversity and the HPRC study population. Youth are introduced to the mission of the HPRC and educated in the center's core research areas of obesity, nutrition, physical activity, and the public health approach. Youth and staff, with guidance from the senior research team, choose a project that aligns with the overall mission of the HPRC and the available time and competencies of YTF members. They are then trained in the necessary research methods, which may include focus group questionnaire creation, observational methods, survey creation, and human subjects research considerations. A few months are spent on data collection and analysis. Finally, students present their research to community partners and in appropriate venues such as local conferences. Previous YTF research project presentations can be found below.
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
For more information, contact Angie Cradock.
2011 Members
Annie Zhang, Boston Latin School
Genaro Justiniano, Boston Collegiate Charter School
James Cutts, John D. O'Bryant High School
Jermaine Simpson, John D. O'Bryant High School
Joanna Chen, John D. O'Bryant High School
Kimberly Mendoza, East Boston High School
Laura Wohn, Boston Latin School
Michelle John, Boston Latin Academy
Nevaeh Johnson, Bunker Hill Community College
Richard Moussignac, Boston Latin School
Youth Task Force Student Literature Reviews
Youth/Adult Partnership Models
Research Methods Used by Youth
Youth Task Force Student Projects
2010-2011: In addition to conducting a research project, the Youth Task Force competed in and won the 2nd place prize of $500 in the Boston Public Health Commission's "Drink Responsibly: Be Sugar Free" video contest. The youth contest was created to raise awareness of the harmful health effects of drinking sugar-sweetened beverages. Check out the Youth Task Force's video, Use Some Water!
Summer 2010: "Around the Water Cooler" Conducted focus groups with children and youth across Boston to gather information on young people's perceptions of the quality and safety of water from different sources and their drinking water preferences.
2008–2009: "There's Always After School…" Used Food & Fun observation and interview tools to learn more about the physical space, physical activity practices, food and nutrition, and staff at 6 afterschool programs in Boston.
2007–2008: "What You Do Starts in the Middle" Created and administered a survey on physical activity, eating and drinking, sleeping, and screen time habits to gather information on health related behaviors of middle school students.
2006–2007: "Food on Wheels" (1) Observed product prices and availability and student purchasing behavior at canteen trucks at 5 Boston high schools; conducted a focus group with high school girls regarding canteen trucks and their school breakfast program; observed foods available in school breakfast programs and at school stores. (2) Examined prices and locations of healthy and unhealthy drinks in corner stores near middle schools to examine how schools and corner stores can promote healthy drinks such as milk and water.
2005–2006: "Livin' Fit" Created a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Rendon Group's Livin' Fit grant application, including RFP content and selection criteria. After developing a selection process YTF members reviewed the proposals and chose winners.
2004–2005: "Hey, How Do You Feel about Physical Education?" Surveyed high schools students in 15 Boston public and private high schools about their experiences with physical education in school.
2003–2004: "Where and Why Are Youth Eating Fast Food?" Surveyed high school students regarding their fast food eating habits and created a map of the locations of fast food restaurants near 14 Boston public high schools.
2002–2003: Taught Planet Health lessons to middle school students


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Julian Groover was arrested Sept. 29, 2011, by the Jones County Sheriff's Department following an ongoing investigation led by investigators Robert Reece and Gerry Nelson.
Reece said officers were waiting for Groover when he arrived at Huddle House in Gray at 10:55 p.m. When contact was attempted, the suspect got back in his Nissan and fled.
"He saw us and took off," the investigator said. "We thought we had the area surrounded, but he went behind the grocery store and somehow got away from us."
Reece said Sheriff Butch Reece had just received a new vehicle, and Groover actually wrecked the sheriff's new car following a pursuit around the parking lot near Dulles Park Apartments. The cars went down the bank beside the apartment complex, and the suspect jumped out of his car and took off.
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Vermont man goes to prison for 104 pounds of potBy LORI PILGER
Lincoln Journal Star | May 10,2013LINCOLN, Neb. A Vermont man nabbed near Lincoln with more than 100 pounds of marijuana and a disassembled gun asked for probation but got prison time Thursday.
Nathaniel P. Miller, 26, of Jericho, Vt., said he really didnt think about the consequences of his actions.
A Nebraska State Patrol trooper stopped him Sept. 3 near the Lincoln Airport exit for not having a front license plate. After Miller let troopers search his 2001 Dodge pickup, they found 104 pounds of marijuana in packages under the trucks bed liner.
I realize it was a terrible choice, and I want to be done with it, Miller said Thursday.
His attorney, Lawrence Whelan, said Miller had been using marijuana since he was 16 and was acting as a mule Sept. 3. But the disassembled gun among Millers personal property in a camper was not part of the drug activity, he said, arguing for probation.
I think this was a case where he saw an opportunity to make money, and he took that opportunity so he wouldnt have to work, Whelan said.
But Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Matt Acton said the amount of marijuana outweighed Millers lack of criminal history.
District Judge Jodi Nelson agreed, telling Miller he had made a business decision and must have known what could happen.
If you get caught, youre likely going to prison, and thats whats happening here, she said.
She gave him four to six years, with credit for the 248 days hes been in jail since his arrest.
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DANISH AMBASSADOR VISITS A different kind of capitalismBy Gayle Hanson
Staff Writer | May 20,2013Stefan Hard / Staff Photo
Danish ambassador Peter Taksoe-Jensen addresses a gathering Sunday at Montpelier High School. The ambassador has been on a speaking tour of Vermont with Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt.MONTEPLIER Sen. Bernard Sanders has been introducing Denmarks U.S. Ambassador Peter Teksoe-Jensen around the state for the past few days at a series of town hall meetings designed to provoke a reset in thinking about the words welfare state.
Sure, says Sanders, the Danes pay the highest income taxes in the world, but they are also recognized as some of the happiest people on the globe. Sunday the senator and his guest challenged the packed audience at Montpelier High School to think beyond our national boundaries, and examine how one country has achieved the good life for the vast majority of its residents.
One of the things that we dont talk about as a nation is the degree to which our people are stressed out, said Sanders. The debate needs to take place. What kind of society do we want to live in.
If you listen to the ambassador extoll the virtues of the Danish social welfare state, it sounds almost Utopian. No one is allowed to be poor, said the ambassador,adding that one would actually have to struggle to avoid the safety net built into the Danish system.
There are two sides of the coin, he said. What is the cost of having a welfare state? We are the country in the world that has the highest taxes. We have an income tax of 40 percent but if you are wealthy it is 63 percent. We have a value added tax of 25 percent. We pay $8 at the pump for gas.
So what does that tax system buy the average Dane? According to Teksoe-Jensen, what they get for the tax dollar is a system in which no one goes hungry and there is free health care from cradle to grave. The country pays for assistance so elderly people can remain in their homes. There is no cost for education from kindergarten through university. Mothers can take a year off on paid maternity leave. Everyone enjoys five weeks vacation.
When I go back to Washington tomorrow, the debate is do we do what the House wants and cut $20 billion in food assistance, or do we do what the Senate wants and cuts $4 billion in assistance, Sanders said, adding that instead we should be looking for ways to end hunger once and for all.
Sanders is the one of the nations strongest advocates for progressive values. And the independent senators office fields calls from around the nation. I have lots of respect for the people answering those phones. They are hearing Ive lost my home. I cant feed my kids. My mother cant keep warm and she cant get heating assistance.
Those kinds of calls dont happen in Denmark, he said. And the health system in Denmark is a marvel.
Danes have absolutely free care. Do you know the anxiety that people feel when they are sick? asked Sanders.
We lose 45,000 people every year who dont get to the doctor when they should. What would it mean if the cost of health care was off your shoulders? But despite universal access to free care, Sanders says the actual cost of health care for Denmark is lower than that in the U.S. despite the benefits.
Denmark spends 9.5 percent of their gross domestic product on health care. We pay 17 or 18 percent, Sanders said.
And, he added, the health care in Denmark is as good as we get here. Teksoe-Jensen admitted that he had no concept of the notion of pre-existing conditions.
But while the Danish system seems generous beyond belief, Teksoe-Jensen said that Denmark was having to take a close look at trying to make sure that it had a working population that could pay the taxes so that the next generation could continue to enjoy the same generous benefits.
When asked about pay scales for teachers in his nation, the ambassador said he didnt know the exact amount of money but that it was a middle income job. He added that there had recently been a month-long nationwide teachers strike.
Sanders put in a plug for a progressive and simplified tax system after an audience member asked about a 6 percent flat income tax. The more you make the more you pay, he said. On the other hand what we have is an enormously complicated system. It is not complicated by accident but because powerful special interests can get language put in the tax code.
But if the Danish ambassador cast a spell over the assembled that will probably result in more than a view dreams of Copenhagen, the reality is that Denmark first set out on its system of social welfare back in the 18th century, when it instituted payments to the poor. There are 5.5 million residents in the country, compared to the U.S. population of 315 million. And it is governed as a constitutional monarchy, with a prime minister and parliament. Election seasons last all of three weeks. And any super-wealthy Dane with an eye towards achieving political power through the purchase of television ads wouldnt be taken seriously, according to Teksoe-Jensen.
It just wouldnt work, said the ambassador.
As one audience member pointed out, Our country started in the 17th century with everybody wearing guns.
Not surprisingly, the conversation eventually turned to a discussion of whether or not Denmark was a socialist welfare state. Teksoe-Jensen was firm in his assertion that Denmark was a capitalist economy, but with a different set of values. I am not arguing against capitalism, he said. We consider ourselves capitalist, but weve added a social dimension to our capitalist system.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Officials from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources are going to be holding a... Full StoryMONTPELIER The state Public Service Board on Friday announced it would fine Vermont Gas Systems... Full StoryMONTPELIER Less than a month after Vermonts out-of-state inmates were moved from a private... Full Story
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I would like to see Rose Madder.Reading the book now.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Three-run bombs from Chattanooga's Jesslyn Stockard (Ringgold, Ga.) and Alyssa Taylor (Orange, Calif.) helped to lead the Mocs to a 10-6 victory over Nevada Saturday morning, and despite going down as a loss in the record book, No. 10 Oregon narrowly escaped becoming the third win in a row for UTC. The Ducks were able to get away with a 6-4 victory Saturday afternoon.
The Chattanooga offense was awake and ready Saturday morning in its game against Nevada. Claiming its second win in as many days, the Mocs rocked the Wolfpack for 10 hits, 10 runs and two three-run homeruns en route to its four-run win. The offense was capped off with superb pitching performances from sophomore Rachel Albritton (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and junior Taylor Deason (Clarksville, Tenn.).
The visiting Mocs jumped out to a one-run advantage in the first inning on a sacrifice fly ball from sophomore Criket Blanco (Maryville, Tenn.). With the bases loaded, the shortstop sent a long fly ball to the fence in right. Caught on the warning track, sophomore Sam Taylor (Chickamauga, Ga.), was able to take up from third and score the game's first run.
Nevada tied the game in the bottom half of the inning on a sacrifice bunt and took the lead in the second on a throwing error. An unearned run charged to Albritton, a throwing error from second to third allowed Nevada centerfielder Sara Parsons to score from second base. The wolfpack added to its lead in the third on a solo homerun to centerfield off the bat of Jasmine Jenkins.
The fourth inning was scoreless for both teams, and Chattanooga chipped into the lead with one run in the top of the fifth. The bottom of the inning saw Nevada add on two more runs, pushing the score to 5-2, with back-to-back solo homeruns from Ashley Butera and Megan Sweet.
Albritton was pulled after giving up the two homers, giving way for Deason, and the Chattanooga bats took the sophomore off the hook for the loss in the top of the sixth with eight runs scored. Beginning with Blanco doubling, eight consecutive Mocs reached base safely and scored before an out was recorded. Junior Sarah Beth Roberts (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) was the only batter in the parade to not get a hit, reaching and later scoring on a fielder's choice. As part of the seven-hit, six-run inning, two were three-run homeruns. Stockard slammed her first career homerun, and hit, to straight-away center before Alyssa Taylor crushed her second long-ball of the weekend to nearly the same spot.
In relief of Albritton, Deason picked up the win. Albritton went 4.2 innings, yielding just four hits and four earned runs, while Deason went 2.1 innings, allowed four hits and picked up her first win of the season.
Chattanooga was handed its second loss of the tournament with a 6-4 victory for the Oregon Ducks Saturday afternoon. Despite picking up four runs and nine hits against the nation's No. 10 team, Chattanooga came up three runs shy of upsetting the Ducks.
The Mocs scored the first run of the game in the second inning when sophomore Jenny Garcia (Miami, Fla.) singled through the left side to score Roberts from third base.
Oregon jumped ahead in the bottom half of the second with six runs on six hits. The major blow came with the bases loaded as Janie Takeda put a grand slam over the centerfield fence off starting pitcher Katie Henderson (Hixson, Tenn.).
The Mocs cut into the lead with a three-run third. Sam Taylor singled through the left, her second hit of the game, and Alyssa Taylor singled through the right. Anyssa Robles (Lawrenceville, Ga.) singled to left, but Sam Taylor was cut down at the plate. With two on, Roberts sent a single to center to score Alyssa Taylor, but a throwing error allowed both Robles and Roberts to score on the same play, making the Oregon lead just 6-4.
Neither team scored beyond the third, giving the game its final tally. Henderson, while charged with the loss, pitched all six innings for the Mocs. She was charged with six runs, all earned, while walking two and striking out three.
Chattanooga wraps up the UNLV Easton Desert Classic tomorrow with a 2:30 p.m. Eastern first pitch against Portland State. Live stats and live audio are available for both games.


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EcoErek prepping for annual Earth Day collection driveWritten by Don Lee | | email@example.com
Blue jeans have the blues? Shoes lost their sole?
EcoErek's here again to help you keep them useful and out of the landfill.
Once again, the Oregon teen — his name is Erek Hansen and he turned 13 this year — is looking to collect more than 4,000 pairs each of worn-out jeans and shoes for delivery to organizations that recycle them into such things as insulation, carpet backing and mulch.
"Keep them out of the landfill," Erek said, "and donate to a good cause."
The cause has grown big, and is getting big attention in the last couple of years, according to Amy Hansen, Erek's mother.
Last year, a write-up in People magazine got spiked from the print edition because of news coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing, but the word got out about the drive that collected 4,477 pairs of jeans and 4,269 pairs of shoes. In September, he was a finalist, making to the last round of judging, for the Barron Prize for Young Heroes. This year, Cotton Inc., corporate parent of the blue jeans recycling drive, wants to send a camera crew out to do a video documentary, she said.
According to Erek's website, ecoerek.org, the drive started in 2009 with a collection of 1,684 pairs of jeans. That grew to 4,154 pairs in 2010 and, in 2011, the first year shoes were collected, the drive brought in 3,920 pairs of jeans and 3,000 pairs of shoes.
The big year was 2012, when a partnership with Camp Millionaire at Bowling Green State University resulted in a haul of 5,019 pairs of jeans and 4,402 pairs of shoes. Camp Millionaire is a summer day-camp program to teach eighth-graders about "financial literacy" and philanthropy, according to BGSU's website.
"A partnership like that could happen at any point along the way," Amy Hansen said. "We're willing and able to work with any group."
Despite the haul, Amy Hansen said she's content for the drive to not get much bigger than it is.
Generally, it's Erek, his family and some cousins present at all the events, she said. Collecting the shoes and jeans, bagging them and storing them for shipment is "pretty labor intensive," she said, but manageable.
Erek, though, said he wouldn't mind seeing it grow.
"I'm happy we've grown so much," he said. "I'd like to see it get bigger as much as I can."
According to ecoerek.org, the jeans are shredded into cotton fibers and turned into housing insulation for communities hit by natural disasters. The insulation has been used for Habitat for Humanity projects in areas hard-hit by Hurricane Katrina.
The shoes are sorted; serviceable pairs are donated to people who need shoes and shoes that are too far gone are ground up into raw material for sidewalks, running tracks, playground surfaces and carpet backing.
How to donate
Drop-off boxes will be available beginning April 22 — Earth Day — at three area businesses. So far, they'll be at Once Upon A Child, 194 E. South Boundary St., Perrysburg and 5644 Monroe St., Sylvania; Future Wave Salon, 3324 Navarre Ave., Oregon; and CC Bella Salon, 530 Commerce Blvd., Northwood (jeans only).
The first of three "live drives," to which people can take their old jeans and shoes for collection, bagging and shipping, will once again be at the Toledo Zoo: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 26 in the Anthony Wayne Trail parking lot. Two more are on the schedule: Levis Commons at a date to be determined, and June 14 at Future Wave on Navarre Avenue in Oregon.
All dropboxes are open during their respective stores' hours; see ecoerek.org for updated details and any additional locations.
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Information About Camp Grenada
The song "Camp Grenada" was released in 1963 by Allan Sherman and Lou Busch as a novelty song. The song is a parody that complains about conditions at Camp Granada and is based on actual letters, song writer; Allan Sherman received from his son Robert while he was at summer camp. The song was released in 1963.
The lyrics tell of a tale of incidents that keep happening at camp such as children being lost or poisoned. Once the letter comes to an end, the child then tells the parent that he was exaggerating everything in order to go home since he was so bored.
This song was on the top charts for three weeks. It was also shown in television shows and movies. It also was able to win a Grammy Award.
"Camp Grenada" is better known as "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)'. The melody is taken from Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" from the opera "La Gioconda"(Mona Lisa).
The music was also used in Disney's "Fantasia", where it was played as Lady Hippos were dancing the Ballet.
Alternative Lyrics & Related Songs
This version gives us more insight about Camp Granada
GRANADA! Camp Granada, bleeeck!
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh. I am back at Camp Granada.
And I'm writing you this letter just to say my compound fracture's getting better.
No one here knows where my trunk is and my bunk is where the skunk is.
And this year the food's improving 'cause the little black things in it are not moving.
Our camp nurse is quite a swimmer. She says swimming makes you slimmer.
Her name's Mrs. Balagreeni. Have you ever seen a whale in a bikini?
All our bathrooms have such thin doors. Gee, I wish they'd move them indoors.
We're all tired of Mother Goose here. So next Friday night they're having Lenny Bruce here.
Let me stay, oh Muddah, Fadduh. Let me stay, I love Granada.
Every night the camp fire's really keen. Oh mom, please send some unguentine.
Let me stay, out here in mother nature's land and tip-toe through the tulips grand.
To leave would be a shame. Besides, I'd miss the poker game.
Please don't worry, Fadduh, Muddah. I'll take care of little brother.
He plays ball here and he rows here and I hope they teach him how to blow his nose here.
He wakes up at half past six and goes directly to the quick sand.
He was lonely, now he's better. He's like all of us except his bed is wetter.
Listen to this song's music
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Alpha Skua, USA
5 May 2015 at 12:39am
This sounds more like a summer camp song
Chloe, Canada
2 January 2015 at 9:59pm
A toy bear plays this. Muddah and Fudduh are Mother and Father
Miriam, Canada
9 April 2013 at 1:52am
Do you know where I can find the music score without having to pay for it to download? I started playing piano, and this is one of my fathers favorite songs, so I want to try to play it for him
Cathy, United States
8 March 2012 at 8:17pm
I am trying to change lyrics to customize the song to our church camp and use as a puppet presentation for the children at church...the idea is to try to excite them to go to church camp. Anyone creative and can help me with a few lines that would follow the melody but be different words? thanks
Matt, United States
1 March 2012 at 3:21am
im in my school`s band and we`re playing "dance of the hours", the music that the song lyrics are put to. our conductor told us about the song so i couldn`t resist finding out what the lyrics were. ITS HALARIOUS!
Sara, Iran, Islamic Republic Of
12 February 2012 at 6:18pm
i have lots of memories from this song! i'm glad i could remind them all!
Roxas, Japan
29 November 2011 at 1:35am
ok i meant summer and camp
Roxas, Japan
29 November 2011 at 1:34am
WOAH lol too funny im never going to simmer cant Ahahaha
Janet, United States
30 October 2011 at 2:48pm
Brings back alot of laughs, remember Good old days when songs were funny & clean. Loved it. :-)
Ellen, Australia
1 September 2011 at 12:43am
Was browsing through some songs to sing to my toddler grandson. Used to sing this when I was a kid. It still is a 'feel good' song. Thanks Bus Songs for posting it.
Michael, China
8 July 2011 at 7:05am
I remember having this song on an album when I was a kid. Loved it then & love it now!
Justin Beiber, Australia
6 April 2011 at 10:43am
Hey guys i reckon this is just too good. i mite use this in my nxt song
Lola, United Kingdom
24 March 2011 at 5:06pm
jeez i cant stop laughing! LOL LOL LOL IT A CLASSIC
Sean, United States
4 March 2011 at 8:52pm
Jeff, that would correct. A band called Lynyrd Skynyrd...
John, Australia
31 January 2011 at 4:29am
What about... Men counslors hate the lady waiters,they even call them hot tomaters? YES OR YES!
Puneet96, Italy
19 January 2011 at 6:57pm
this is a nice place caravan sales
Puneet96, India
19 January 2011 at 6:54pm
India is the best. caravan sales
Jeff, United States
7 January 2011 at 7:45pm
There's a rumor going around that some musician named his rock band after the kid who got ptomaine poisoning last night at dinner; not after some gym teacher. Time line fits, anyway.
Brenna, United States
8 December 2010 at 4:01pm
one of my fav. songs!
Brittany, United States
2 December 2010 at 1:04am
My friend, Arianna, fist sung this song to me at school! I love it so much; it's HILLARIOUS! :)


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February 27, 2014
We've read the book. We've bought the T-shirt. And now, finally, here it is: the movie of one of our favourite maths problems, the bridges of Königsberg. Though admittedly, we made it ourselves. We learnt several interesting lessons in the process. For example that a bin doesn't make a good supporting character and that people who shouldn't be in the frame should get out of it. But other than that, we're well on course for an Oscar this weekend!
You can read more about the bridges of Königsberg here.
February 25, 2014
There was a brief pause in research at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge (DAMTP, also the home of Plus) this afternoon to celebrate the newly established Chair in Cosmology. The Chair, funded by a $US 6 million donation from Avery-Tsui Foundation, is named after Stephen Hawking and he will be the first to hold the Professorship. Paul Shellard, Director of the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, said that the honour recognised Hawking's contributions to changing our understanding of the Universe.
Stephen Hawking experiencing zero gravity (Image: NASA)
"When I arrived at DAMTP in 1962 cosmology was a speculative science and we didn't know if the Universe had a beginning or had existed forever in a steady state," Hawking said. He went on to say that the new Professorship recognised the role of the department in taking cosmology from this speculative start to the remarkably successful field it is today.
We'd like to congratulate Hawking on his new post (and thank him for the cake and champagne!) and look forward to the next exciting discovery from our cosmologist neighbours.
You can read more about Hawking's life and work in his articles 60 years in a nutshell and A brief history of mine, and in our coverage of his 60th and 70th birthday symposia. And of course, there's much more about cosmology on Plus.
February 25, 2014
Georg Cantor
Are there more irrational numbers than rational numbers, or more rational numbers than irrational numbers? Well, there are infinitely many of both, so the question doesn't make sense. It turns out, however, that the set of rational numbers is infinite in a very different way from the set of irrational numbers.
As we saw here, the rational numbers (those that can be written as fractions) can be lined up one by one and labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. They form what mathematicians call a countable infinity. The same isn't true of the irrational numbers (those that cannot be written as fractions): they form an uncountably infinite set. In 1873 the mathematician Georg Cantor came up with a beautiful and elegant proof of this fact. First notice that when we put the rational numbers and the irrational numbers together we get all the real numbers: each number on the line is either rational or irrational. If the irrational numbers were countable, just as the rationals are, then the real numbers would be countable too — it's not too hard to convince yourself of that.
So let's suppose the real numbers are countable, so that we can make a list of them, for example
and so on, with every real number occurring somewhere in the infinite list. Now take the first digit after the decimal point of the first number, the second digit after the decimal point of the second number, the third digit after the decimal point of the third number, and so on, to get a new number .
Now change each digit of this new number, for example by adding . This gives the new number . This new number is not the same as the first number on the list, because their first decimal digits are different. Neither is it the same as the second number on the list, because their second decimal digits are different. Carrying on like this shows that the new number is different from every single number on the list, and so it cannot appear anywhere in the list.
But we started with the assumption that every real number was on the list! The only way to avoid this contradiction is to admit that the assumption that the real numbers are countable is false. And this then also implies that the irrational numbers are uncountable.
It's easy to see that an uncountable infinity is "bigger" than a countable one. An uncountable infinity can form a continuum, such as the number line, in a way that a countable infinity can't. Cantor went on to define all sorts of other infinities too, one bigger than the other, with the countable infinity at the bottom of the hierarchy. When he first published these ideas, Cantor faced strong opposition from some of his colleagues. One of them, Henri Poincaré, described Cantor's ideas as a "grave disease" and another, Leopold Kronecker, went so far as to denounce Cantor as a "scientific charlatan" and "corrupter of youth". Cantor suffered severe mental health problems which may have resulted in part from the rejection his work had met with. But we now know that his work had simply come too soon: 150 years on, Cantor's ideas form a central pillar of mathematics and many of his results can be found in standard textbooks.
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February 20, 2014
With spring (hopefully) on its way, it looks increasingly less likely that we will be blessed with the cold, white, fluffy stuff this year. But if the winter Olympics leave you yearning for snow and ice, here are some related maths stories for you.
Maths solves frozen mystery
A molecule's eye view of water
Maths and climate change: the melting Arctic
Teacher package: On thin ice - maths and climate change in the Arctic
You can also read more about the expedition in the news stories On thin ice and Further evidence for Arctic meltdown.
Career interview: Avalanche researcher
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February 14, 2014
Climate change threatens the world's glaciers, which is why scientists simulate them on computers. Based on mathematical models, these computer simulations help predict how glaciers are likely to change in the future, depending on environmental factors.
The Aletsch glacier in Switzerland.
But you can also run these simulations backwards in time, to see how a glacier behaved in the past. This is what a mathematician and a glaciologist have just done, not in order to understand glaciers, but in order to solve a mystery. In March 1926 four young men, three of whom were brothers, set off on a tour from the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland, the longest glacier in the Alps. They never returned. It's likely they got caught up in a blizzard that raged in the mountains for several days. Despite an extensive search their bodies could not be found and nobody knew where on their trip they met their end. Eighty-six years later, in the summer of 2012, two English alpinists found the remains of the three brothers and some of their equipment.
The mathematician Guillaume Jouvet of Freie Universität Berlin and the glaciologist Martin Funk of the ETH in Zürich realised that they could use a computer model of glaciers, which Jouvet had developed during his PhD in 2012, to find out where the men had met their death. The model was the first to represent the three-dimensional flow of a glacier, including the velocity of the flow beneath its surface. Starting from the place the men's bones were found, the scientists simulated the evolution of the glacier backwards in time. They found that the bodies probably moved by around 10.5km in the 86 years since they had been swallowed by the ice, at an average speed of 122 meters per year. In 1980 they were buried some 250m below the surface of the ice. And the place of the men's demise could be narrowed down to an area of 1600m by 300m.
Jouvet and Funk hope that they can solve other glacial mysteries using their method. For example, in 1964 a plane carrying US military crashed on the Gauli glacier in Switzerland. Crew and passengers could be rescued, but the plane disappeared in the ice without a trace. Using their model, Juvet and Funk hope to predict when and where it will be released from the ice. And who knows what other icy stories their model will reveal in the future.
Jouvet and Funk's work on the young men who died in 1926 has been published in the Journal of Glaciology. Thanks to our friend Thomas Vogt of the German Mathematical Association for bringing this story to our attention. You can read more about maths, ice and snow here on Plus.
January 29, 2014
It might be grey and raining outside, but inside the Museum of London and Barnard's Inn Hall, Gresham College have some fascinating lectures planned to brighten the darkest day! First up Caroline Crawford will explore the lives of stars on Wednesday 5 February at 1pm at the Museum of London, how they are born, evolve over billions of years and dramatically burn, revealing clues to our own origins. It seems Hollywood isn't the only place where the stars crash and burn.
Prince Charming? Or just a slimy toad?
And surely the best way to cheer up a dreary day is to fall in love. Tony Mann will explain the mechanics of computer dating and how maths can help us find our heart's desire (or at least a charming dinner companion) in Finding stable matches: the mathematics of computer dating on Monday 17 February at 6pm, at Barnard's Inn Hall.
And if you are using a coin to decide whether to get out of bed or stay under the duvet, you need to hear what Raymond Flood has to say about Probability and its limits on Tuesday 18 February at 1pm at the Museum of London. He'll explain why we know a coin will come up heads roughly half the time over many tosses, but we can't tell you whether yours will land heads or tails tomorrow morning. If it lands heads and you make it to his lecture, you'll find out much more!
There's no need to register for these free public events, just come a bit early to get a seat. You can find out about all the other fascinating talks on the Gresham College website and you can get in the mood by reading about astronomy, dating and probability on Plus.


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Duck loves fruit, and duck breasts in particular do. After crisping the skin, the fat cooks the apples to a delicious golden color, with flavor abounding.
Although many cooks used to wild ducks prefer their duck breasts cooked to 165 degrees, I like mine more medium rare, and aim for 140-145 degrees. Duck breasts are now available, two to a package, in the freezer section of upscale grocery stores. If only older or bitter collards are available, they should be added quickly to a pan of hot water, the water returned to a boil, and drained. Cool slightly, roll up and slice.
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Duck Breasts With Apples and Collards
Serves 2
2 duck breasts, thawed if pre-frozen
1 to 2 apples, preferably Gala or other red apple
5 to 6 small well-washed collard or spinach leaves, middle stem removed
Prick the skin of the duck breasts with a fork, going through the fat to the flesh, but not into the flesh. Make one or two horizontal slashes across the skin on the breast down to but not into the flesh.
Put the breasts, skin down, in a heavy frying pan sufficient to hold both breasts. Move the frying pan to the heat, and turn up to medium high. Cook the breast until fat is rendered and the breast is crisp and deep brown. Turn with tongs and brown second side. If the pan is sufficiently large, core and slice the apples into wedges (I prefer leaving the skin on) and add to the pan around the breasts. Cook the breasts until they are the desired temperature (see headnote). Remove to a plate and keep warm if necessary.
Meanwhile, cook the apples in the pan fat until they are lightly brown and turn until brown on second side. Roll the collards up into a cigarette shape and slice across on the diagonal. Add to the pan of apples. Cover with a lid and cook 2 to 3 minutes, until wilted. Surround the breasts with the apple wedges and tuck the collards under or around the breasts and apples.
Nathalie Dupree is the author of 13 cookbooks, most recently the James Beard award-winning "Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking." She lives in Charleston and may be reached through Nathaliedupree.com.
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There are certain quotations that everybody seems to know. For instance, "Go ahead, make my day" "Let them eat cake" and "Show me the money!"
What's harder is knowing who said them, which is what makes quotations a good trivia topic.
New Head2Head champ John Harding is being challenged by Tiffany Pretlow, a student at the College of Charleston.
1. Which 19th century novel begins with the following sentence, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..."?
2. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" is a famous quotation by what professional athlete?
3. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death?"
4. Which of Charles Schultz's Peanuts characters said, "Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love"?
5. Which famous musician once said, "We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first — rock and roll or Christianity"?
6. "Do, or do not. There is no try," is a well-known line from which movie character?
7. Who said the following: "I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known."
8. What 1960s icon said, "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live"?
9. Which former U.S. president once said, "I would have made a good pope"?
10. Which beloved children's author wrote, "Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try"?
1. "Great Expectations"
2. Ali
3. Sam Adams
4. Charlie Brown?
5. Mick Jagger
6. Yoda
7. Donald Duck
8. Is it Kennedy?
9. Clinton
10. Dr. Seuss
1. It's not multiple choice? I don't know.
2. Muhammad Ali
3. I'm so bad at this. Is there an "a" in his name? I have no idea.
4. It's one of the girls, I think. Charlie Brown's sister.
5. John Lennon
6. I don't watch movies.
7. Minnie
8. Is it from a movie?
9. Roosevelt
10. "Cat in the Hat" guy? I'm blanking now ... Dr. Seuss.
This week's contest was a low scoring one, but John pulled off another win. He'll defend his title next week against a new Head2Head contestant.
1. "A Tale of Two Cities"
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Patrick Henry
4. Charlie Brown
5. John Lennon
6. Yoda
7. Walt Disney
8. Martin Luther King Jr.
9. Richard Nixon
10. Dr. Seuss
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I reposted this thread to make it easier for new member to read to get some help when looking for a new corp to join. Also using some stuff by Elnator that he has posted. This will cover some things from both the recruiter and Recruitee side.
First I'll give you guys the low down on recruiting requirements from a CEO/Corp perspective so you understand our reasoning and why we have the restrictions.
NO Trial -- Basically trial accounts are people that haven't solidified that they are going to stay in EVE. As corps do have a max member limit based on skill training it can be a management nightmare to keep track of who is inactive do to RL and who is a trial account that will never comeback. Also a good chance that you don't know what you want to do in EVE yet and with limited corp resources I don't want to help someone out that will leave the corp in a few days.
SP requirement -- First these weed out alts. most alts have next to no training on them so by saying you have to have 1mil SP or so means the character isn't a alt. Other reasons is some corps participate in activities that will give you NO learning time. When you join you will be tossed into the thick of things and you'll either sink or swim. In alot of cases having more SP gives you a better understanding of the game and as such a greater chance of swimming than sinking. As a personnal expierence once a player has around 1-2mil SP they start to realise what they don't know which makes them more receptive to take suggestions from us who have been around a while.
Convo me/join a channel -- Believe it or not this is a weeding out tool in recruitment. CEO's want people who take initative, and aren't afraid to speak up. EVE supports aggresive personalities, these are the people who aren't going to fall through the cracks of the corp and leave because they are pissed from the lack of help. We can't help those who don't tell us they are in need. Also when you approach a corp, ask a bunch of questions, you'll wind up enjoying it more likely if you do join anyway.
Now that you have all that I'll use Elnator as a example and I'll quote his reply once I'm done. When he went looking for a corp, he more and likely new a few things:
1. What type of activities he enjoys
2. What how he can help a corp meet its goal
3. What he hope the corp can help him with
Those 3 things are key to finding a good corp and alot of newer players haven't figured them out yet. You can usually identify people who don't know these because they have a new corp in they're employment history every few days. or they are a corp spy which means if you switch corps alot don't expect a lot of corps to be wiling to take you on either.
Anyway hopefully all that rambling helps someone with a understanding of things and I'm sure I have missed a few reasons elsewhere.
Reply by Elnator
Good example Nicoli,
And I'll go even further and agree 200% on the 'be agressive and ask questions' when joining a corp. When I was looking I contacted 3 recruiters.
Before they even started talking I hit all 3 with the same questions:
1) What hours does the bulk of your corp play
2) What type of activities does your corp primarily do
3) Where is the corp's base of operations and how often do you move
From there I started digging down into those categories to find out:
a) What would be required of me by the corp
b) How the corp helps it's members (or doesn't)
c) What kind of allliances the corp is in and how often it changes
d) How long it's been around
I didn't get *asked* a single question (and I don't generally get asked a lot of questions on Job interviews either because I tend to do the same thing there.) I know how I like to play and I ask questions to determine if my playstyle will mesh with that of the corp.
Don't be rude or overbearing but by asking pointed, but polite, questions you will not only instil confidence in the recruiter you're talking to but you will also show that you have a desire to succeed. And that is key.
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Trying to take my POST, Don't worry. just reminder to those that read this, in no way shape or form do all corps have these requirements. And these were a quick collection of requirements that I have seen, and the reasoning behind them. If anyone wants any requirement explained let me know and I'll track down the reason for it best I can.
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Not trying to scoop, just good info & relevant to this board.
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I just thought I'd add a few points.. and you get a free bump :)
All quality corps have a public channel.. not one specially created for recruiting.. spend time in it.. get to know the people, quality corps have friends in other corps, this is where they chat. If you try and get to know them a little before joining you will see how they operate, and wether you will get along with them. If they limit you to the recuitment channel then alarm bells should ring! Their public channel can be eaily maintained to keep out the unwanted so there should be no excuse not to allow you in.
Are they recuiting quanitity over quality? Avoid corps on big recuitment drives.. they are just padding out their numbers.
View the info of it's members, see how long they have been in the corp themselves.. were they in corps together prior to that.. that will give you an idea wether the corp has any true foundations.
If it is a new corp what is the purpose of the corp! make sure it wasn't created because the ceo doesn't fit into other corps.
What are the corps assets (without getting in to much detail.. does it have any.. can you use them? it is possable (and advisable) that members do not get removal access to bpo's.. but they can still use them.
How does the corp make it's isk?? Is a big question.. how will you when/if you become a member?? Does it all sound to good to be true, the promise of huge amounts of isk and factions ships? Do you think they have realistic goals?
Quality corps look after their members (obviously) they don't offer free ships to get people to join. You'd probably get one if you needed it and deserved it. If they try and buy your membership with free gifts.. run!
They should not give you ultimatums of when to join unless they genuinly are filling a specific slot and have other candidates. They should be happy your willing to take the time to get to know them.
See if they take the time to get to know you.. if they recuit you when it was you who asked all the questions and they have asked none then they are recuiting a stranger.. this will give you an idea of the quality of it's other members.
These are people you will share time with, go on adventures with... would you trust them to watch your back when the boat your traveling took untold hours of gameplay to earn?
Take your time and try get it right, if your emplyment history shows you jumping corp every month then quality corps might no longer be interested in you!
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As a complete and total newb, I have a bunch of questions. A good one for this thread seems to be...
Is there anywhere an explanation of the general kinds of corporations that exist? I know that there is a huge flexibilty within the game to make your corp whatever you want it to be, but are there certain categories that you could place most corps into? What do corps do besides fight in space to kill pirates or be pirates? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks! Zazana
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Hi Zaz...
Since I recently got moved to a recruiter role in my corp I'll probably frequent this board a bit more often primarily as I enjoy the MMORPG.COM community already and have been here for a long time though silent for the most part till my recent return to EVE.
There are load of different kinds of corps in EVE. Many fill multiple roles but here's a general layout of the primary roles Corps tend to choose:
Mission Running
Hope this answers your questions. As to where there's a list of categories? Since there really aren't any 'hard set rules' in EVE as to "what you can be" there really isn't a hard set rule of what corporations can or will be either.
There are even corporations that exist solely for the purpose of spying on other corporations. MOST corporations, however, fall into one (or more) of the above Categories.
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Good stuff! All newbies must read this!
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I'm a recruitment officer for GURKA and my ingame name is Black Baroness please feel free to Pm me and ask any question about us personally. We do not need any returing player to have x amount of Skill points as we train all new recruits. The reason for this is that many players want to take part in PVP but lack the skills to do this, so we teach you the basics skills and then move you to our null sec and help you hone them. Not many corps do this as it takes lots of time to mold skills and teach the edge.
Most corps demand you have these skills and will have you fly out to them and days later drop you without a word when they find out you lack the PVP skills they need, so don't fall for this. Do your home work!
By covering some of the basic flying skills and also having a corp ship program this allows newer players to enjoy the 30% of the game which many players never see. Many corps will not dedecate time teaching you to stay alive in game, however we found teaching players from scratch keeps them loyal to us and they stay in game longer and can even plex their accounts monthly with the isk they make.
We have over 1,100 players and use TS daily we also fleet PVE, Mining opps and of course roaming and PVP fleets opps protecting our space. This month alone we have recruited over 200 new player into our corp so it's very active indeed.
Does it suit everyone? No, but you always have the option to try other corps. Do we promise the world on a stick? Nope but if you have a team ethic and are willing to learn and be part of the bigger picture then I'm sure you will fit in just fine and I look forward to chatting with anyone who has any questions, as long as they not on sport ;)
Fly safer with GURKA o7
Black Baroness.
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Originally posted by NightBandit
Good info on your corp here
I emailed you through Eve's site
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Make friends not money, then wealth will follow.
Originally posted by outfctrl
Glad you liked our post and thanks for you in game email and I know you will enjoy our corp and I look forward to flying with you in Eve.
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I will try to email you
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Are you looking for a miner? I need a new corp, since I just re-subbed a few days ago!
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Ex-Rutlander charged in Maine slayingsBy Brent CurtisAlbert J. Marro / Staff file photo
Jimmy Pak sits on the patio of his North Street Extension home in Rutland in 2006. The former Rutland businessman is facing two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of two people in Maine.
Longtime friends and business associates of Jimmy Pak, a well-known gardener and mason who moved from Rutland six years ago, expressed shock Sunday over the Korean man's arrest for allegedly murdering a teenage couple who rented an apartment in his Biddeford, Maine, home.
Pak was arrested Saturday night after a reported landlord-tenant dispute over parking turned deadly, according to the Portland Press Herald. Police gave his age as 74, although Pak had previously said he was born in March 1944, which would make him 68 years old.
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Maine State Police Sgt. Mark Holmquist told the Press Herald on Sunday that Biddeford Police talked to the people involved in the dispute and left after everyone involved said they no longer felt threatened.
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Those who remember Pak from his decades spent in Rutland as a prominent businessman and artisan said they were dismayed to hear about the charges against him.
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Skip Pratico, who owns his own landscaping business, said he worked occasionally with Pak after his father's death. He described him as a man grateful for the opportunities he'd had.
"He always talked about the struggles he went through to get where he was," Pratico said. "I never talked to any of my customers who ever had a fight with him over anything. I never heard a bad thing about him at all."
Rutland developer Joseph Giancola said he, too, had never heard any complaints about Pak and was surprised to hear he owned a gun.
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When not working, he learned everything he could about plants and masonry. That education eventually led to a business that employed more than 60 people.
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