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Here's something I'm ponying up to try to make a half pyramid tent without seams on the roof edges.I'm making some assumptions here that the back width of the tent will be twice the width of the fabric itself. This thing is not to scale though. The pentagram is automatically being dimensioned by my graphics program. I couldn't tailor it like I wanted.I tried trig, but I kept coming up with two unknown variables. Through some geometry inspection, it seems that the angle between the door line and the foot of the side wall needs to be 90 degrees. I've been trying to find a formula that I could use to exactly place points for cutting, and my trig is too ancient to get far right now.I know I could lay this thing out with a large compass, which is likely what I'll do. I was just trying to calculate the x and the y of that 90 degree point (B) to do it in a Cartesian way so it would be easier to make a pattern that others could use. If someone had a formula that someone could just plug in fabric width, apex height, and tent width, that would be wonnamous.This thing is not proportioned right. I just eyeballed it to get the angle to approximately 90 degrees, and wasn't totally successful. This is a depiction of the fabric flattened, not of a floor plan.Though my geometry verified it should be 90 degrees, logically it seems like it should be 90 degrees also, because when you're looking from the side of the erected tent, and the front of the tent is making a 90 degree angle with the ground, and the sidewall are squared to the whole floor plan, the front of the tent should make a 90 degree angle with the side wall floor line.
Edited by zydeholic on 08/28/2006 11:48:03 MDT.
Dwight, Check out the early part of This Thread where I made a lot of card-stock models. The models were made to scale so the real measurements were easy to figure when I got something I liked the looks of. Once the model is finished you can cut one seam open and lay it flat on a scale drawing of your fabric size and see if it will fit.
Edited by bfornshell on 08/28/2006 11:50:03 MDT.
I'll probably need to try that, at least to get the basic formulas worked out. After that, I like to load them into a spreadsheet and try out different heights, widths, etc, to quickly see what I get.If I get the formulas worked out.
Dwight-You're right, you get two equations with two unknowns as follows:taking the center of the bottom edge as the cartesian origin, x and y are variables giving the coordinates of your point "B", w = fabric width, h = height...1) (w-y)^2 + x^2 = sqr(w^2 + h^2)2) (x-w)^2 + y^2 = sqr(w^2 - h^2)These two equations can be solved by hand substitution (have fun!), or with matrix or simulatious equation solvers in most scientific calculators. I'm not sure how to easily do this with a spreadsheet. Any Excel power users know how to handle simultaneous equations?Looks like a fun project. Good Luck!Cheers,-MikePS - I haven't checked these two equations... Always possible I botched the math. ;-)
Edited by MikeMartin on 08/28/2006 13:11:12 MDT.
Dwight,Have you tried using a 3D Cad modeling program and build a virtual tent? As you change / modify your design it could tell you the amount of materials needed and overall weight making the design process a snap.
It seems to become easier to visualize once you start drawing it out within a circle, with the floor lines becoming arcs. Using geometry instead of trig and algebra. Then you can see some relationships that are like "doh, of course".That point out there will always be on a 90 degree angle, because its half of a equal sided triangle. I'm getting closer I think, but still got some work to do. Now I'm trying to figure out how to calculate compound angles. I'll probably backtrack from that again.It will be easy as hell to do with a large compass. No calcing at all, except the door line and the side wall line, and that's just hypotenuse stuff.
Any free 3d cad programs about? Or really cheap?Sorta fun though, dusting off the cobwebs of all that geometry and trig. I used to be pretty good at it.Or maybe I could do some orthogonal projections. Dust off my old drafting training.
Dwight,Don't go all technical on this. Just get a planning pad and a compass. It will all become clear.
Not get techie????? I'd have to change my whole personality.Nah, when I get home I'm going to get the compass and pad out. It would take too long to learn the cad thing.
A string, thumbtack, pencil or sharpie and large table.
I took a cue from Bill and just started lining this out within a circle, and also paying attention to how the pyramid sides would hinge on each other as the lay within the circle.I've found an interesting relationship that I kept running into when using trig and such, and I didn't trust it because my fabric length was exactly twice my fabric width, and I thought it was a fallout from that. Though its harder to be exact when just drawing it with straight-edges, I did use totally different ratios than when I was doing trig.Anyway, here is what kept popping up, and it seems to be a slam dunk for getting the points, but I don't mind being proved wrong.I tried a small paper model, and it seems to be correct. I'd have to expand it to see. Again, this particular drawing is not exactly to scale, so I wouldn't try measuring the drawing to see if it's right. I just tried to tweak a shape my program draws automatically, for representation purposes.Dwight
Edited by zydeholic on 08/28/2006 19:56:40 MDT.
I just went back to my trig spreadsheet and plugged in the parameters for my hand drawn tent, and the lengths for those two dimensions are not exactly the same, though very close (73" vs 74.65). Probably just a coincidence for the particular framework I'm working within.
Bill,After I ponied my up, I went back and read your dimensions. Looks like we're really close. I think I want to go deeper than 36, but the 48X90 matches what I came up with just by drawing lines where they didn't touch a little box representing my comfort area.Have you tried that tent in some wind?
Google offers a free CAD-like program called Sketch-Up. I'm only mentioning this because I noticed a call for possible programs. I cant' attest to it's prowess in this particular application. I know it allows users to draw 2-D shapes and then extrude them into 3-D shapes which is basically what we want to do here. It may however have limitations.http://sketchup.google.com/
Dwight,I hope this helps with answering some of your angle questions. I have access to a pretty good CAD program and I decided to model a half pyramid tent. Take a look at the pictures below to see how a 90L x 48w x 48H tent unfolds. This isn't a mathematically "perfect" representation as I was modeling the tent in Sheetmetal and then unbending it; the software uses bend allowances to make the flat pattern. Anyway...check out the pictures and the dimensions. If you want me to model the tent with different dimensions let me know.Later that night.... I've been thinking about this and there seems to be something wrong with my flat pattern. I'll leave the original post for now but I plan to double check the model tomorrow.
Edited by delucr on 08/29/2006 19:33:36 MDT.
Dwight, Sam & Rich,Although I work primarily in AutoCAD, I tried downloading Googles free Sketch-Up software. It may have some limitations but is very intuitive to use. This drawing took me less then 3 minutes to draw.
Edited by FastWalker on 08/29/2006 16:51:56 MDT.
Roger - I think we need to teach that model in your drawing about the use of backpacks. They look mighty uncomfortable carrying that odd-shaped box around.And Rich, thanks for those great graphics of the "metal" tent. I couldn't help but giggling, thinking about a rigid metal pyramid tent.
While I can't get to my CAD software right now, I can get to a spreadsheet. In my first read of your problem statement I glossed over the fact that you wanted to avoid seems in the tarp. Like you and Michael pointed out there are two equations but there are three unknowns (x,y, & h or depth depending on how you formulate the equations). I created a quick spreadsheet that plots the pattern taking fabric width and tent depth as inputs. You could use height instead of depth is that is more important to you...either way you will be making a tradeoff.
Is it possible to get a copy of that spreadsheet?I've been fooling with SketchUp this evening, and could not get it to do a double truncation like the pyramid. I could make extruded triangles only.How you do dat?
Like I said, Dwight, SketchUp probably has it's limitations. It's primarily for shape-massing architectural layouts. We can go places wit Rich's software and spreadsheet though.
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Las Vegas, Nev. (May 30, 2014) – Three-dimensional imaging known as 3D quantitative coronary angiography (3D-QCA) accurately identifies hard-to-see coronary artery lesions that merit further evaluation, according to the IQ-CATEGORIZE Lesions Study presented today as a late-breaking clinical trial at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2014 Scientific Sessions in Las Vegas.
In patients with symptoms or tests suggestive of coronary artery disease but visibly underwhelming disease on angiography, variation in how the angiogram is interpreted can lead to wide variation in treatment and concerns of over- or under-treatment. This new study evaluates reliability of 3D-QCA as a simple tool to determine lesion severity.
Interventional cardiologists routinely use the caliber of the coronary catheter to determine stent size. In 3D-QCA, a 3D image is created in a similar way, by using the catheter's size in two or more angled views to create a proportionate 3D image.
To evaluate 3D-QCA's accuracy, researchers reviewed 131 suspicious lesions in 79 patients. They compared average minimum coronary channel (or luminal) diameter (MLD) from two angulated views to the in-lesion percent plaque area stenosis (%PAS), a proven and highly accurate measure taken by intravascular coronary ultrasound (IVUS), which uses an ultrasound catheter probe to view a blockage in cross section.
Prior studies using IVUS have established %PAS >67% in left main arteries and >70% in non-left main arteries as accurate measures of blockage severity. However, %PAS is less commonly used than other severity measures because it requires additional equipment to be passed down an artery. 3D-QCA has potential advantages, because its 3D images are constructed using standard coronary angiogram images without need for additional imaging or equipment.
In this study, researchers used a 6 French (Fr) = 2mm catheter severity cutoff for small (2.6-3.0mm) and medium-sized (3.1-4.5mm) vessels, and an 8 Fr or 2.67mm cutoff for left main or large (>4.5mm) vessels. They found average MLD's less than the cutoffs measured by 3D-QCA were highly predictive of %PAS results. In small and medium vessels, 3D-QCA was highly accurate in predicting severe %PAS >70%, which is likely to indicate severe disease (93%accuracy in small vessels and 97% accuracy in medium vessels). In left main and large vessels, 3D-QCA reliably distinguished severe %PAS >67% and >70% (94%accuracy in left main and 92 percent accuracy in large vessels).
"In symptomatic patients, 3D-QCA using the cutoffs established in this study helps determine the location of relevant severe suspicious blockages that may warrant treatment," said Charles Laham, MD, FACC, FRCPC, FSCAI,principal investigator of the study. "3D-QCA appears to be a simple yet reliable tool to help interventional cardiologists distinguish which occult lesions should be further evaluated. The technique can help improve patient care, while reducing variation in care."
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Aces and Eights show their dominance at the beginning of the program again by jumping James Storm, and then Joseph Park, who temporarily made the save. It really seems as if we are seeing the return of Abyss unveiling right before our eyes.
The Knockouts match, pitting Taryn Terrell vs. Tara, was decent. I suppose this is a good way to properly build Terrell to be the top Knockout in the near future. However, she has a long way to go.
Rob Terry defeats Jesse Godderz. Blah. If they really want Terry to be a recognizable babyface for the company, he needs to get away from the "bro" involvement as soon as possible. If not, he'll probably reach a booking dead end, which would result in him joining up with Robble E again, and Jesse, to form an irrelevant faction.
Good to see Chris Sabin returning. However, placing him in the match to determine who is going to be in the X Division triple threat is a bad idea. Sabin is one of the pioneers of TNA, and should not be relegated to this new X Division concept. Too bad Alex Shelley isn't still around, because MCMG would have been a great addition to the tag team scene right now.
Hopefully, the feud between Chavo/Hernandez and Roode/Aries has reached its end. Although we've seen many good matches between the two teams, it has been much too many as of late. This shows that TNA is desperate for new teams, so they should start forming some now. D.O.C. and Knux would be a good inclusion to the tag team scene.
Better yet... how about the Aces and Eights monopolizing the title scene at Slammiversary? Bully Ray as world champ, Devon as TV Champ, D.O.C. and Knux as tag champs, and Wes Brisco as X Division champ? This could be their last hoorah before losing everything at Bound for Glory.
The Matt Morgan segment with Hulk Hogan was a bit puzzling. Does this lead to Morgan turning face? Does he go to Aces and Eights due to the Hogan rejection? Who knows. The good thing is, though, as least we are seeing some kind of angle involving Morgan. Hopefully it does not fall flat.
Good Knockouts title match between Velvet Sky and Mickie James. It seems as if the division is reviving, with is a good thing. This is one thing that TNA had an advantage over WWE in their early days, along with the tag team division. They should not deviate away from that. Does Velvet Sky pulling Mickie James's tights indicate a possible heel turn? We shall she if anything comes from that.
The final segment was above average. The interaction between Bully Ray and Hulk Hogan was okay. Hogan semi-"hulking up" was a bit sad, seeing how it looks quite feeble now. I got a bit afraid when he whipped Bully to the ropes, because I actually thought he was going for a big leg. That would have been a disaster, especially after just recently having hip surgery.
Always good to see Sting. The return was well-written, and is reminiscent of why Sting morphed into his crow gimmick in the first place. Rejection from the company, but still dedicating himself to help the right cause. It may just be me, but for some reason I sense a Hogan and Sting tag team against two members of Aces and Eights in the near future. Let's see if that actually manifests.
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I've got two books with incredibly compelling diverse characters to recommend. Both came to my attention from members of The Crew. Normally I like to recommend 3-4 each month, but a lot of LIFE stuff has been happening to me for the past few weeks and much is happening in the next couple of months (see my sidebar!) but I will do my best to make the monthly recs so that you can buy, borrow, read, review (and hopefully) recommend to your family, friends, and anyone else who loves great books. That said, I hope you were also able to participate in the uber-successful #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign that pretty much went viral for the first few days of May. Let's keep the momentum going!
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Since You Asked by Maurene Goo is the perfect combination of humor and seriousness as you meet and get inside the head of a Korean-American teenager who has one foot in her family's traditional Korean values and the other foot in the landmines of American teenagerhood. Oh, and she accidentally lands her own column in her high school's newspaper. Awesome, awesome read! It's super cute and funny and sarcastic and flirty. Such a fun read. I don't think I've ever read a YA before with a Korean-American teenager either. Go, Maurene! Keep your novels coming! You should definitely check this one out.
And then there was Pointe by Brandy Colbert. Oh. My.
I also caught up with Brandy and got a chance to ask her a few questions about her amazing debut. Here's my mini-interview with her:
1) What inspired you to write POINTE?
I've kept up with longterm kidnapping cases since I saw the TV movie I Know My First Name Is Steven when I was a kid. I've always wondered about what happens when an abducted child (or teen) makes it out of that situation, but there were already so many well-done books from that perspective. So I started to think about how it would affect other people in that person's life—family, neighbors, community, old friends. I also liked the idea of the main character having a serious discipline, like ballet, and then I eventually merged the two, building the story around those elements.
2) The main character, Theo, lives for ballet and the dancing scenes are so authentic. Do you have a background in ballet? If not, what research did you need to do for the ballet scenes?
Thank you! I have a dance background, but I grew up taking tap and jazz lessons, and was also a member of my high school's dance team. I have taken many ballet classes as an adult, but I had to do quite a bit of research to write what I hope is an accurate portrayal of a young dancer. The American Ballet Theatre has an incredible online dictionary, which details dozens of ballet terms and also has short videos illustrating the text. I wanted the reader to understand the technical importance of ballet while also appreciating its grace and beauty. (And having logged many hours watching dance movies and reading articles about the professional ballet world were also a huge help.)
3) What books and authors inspired you when you were a teen? What are some of your favorite books?
Growing up, I read just about anything I could get my hands on, but I especially loved and was inspired by Barthe DeClements (Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You, How Do You Lose Those Ninth-Grade Blues?), Judy Blume (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; Forever) and just about everything by Beverly Cleary. Of course I was very into The Baby-sitters Club and Sweet Valley Twins series, but I also liked a lot of classics, especially The Secret Garden, Little Women, and A Little Princess.
4) What's next for you—when can we read your next book? Will there be a sequel or companion novel to POINTE?
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The Pros and Cons of Adobe Creative Cloud: Is it the Right Choice for Your Business?
Photoshop, InDesign, and Fireworks have been a graphic designer's bread and butter for many years. But new changes to the Adobe software packages are set to transform the way you access these programmes.
Gone are the days when you would pay a one-off fee for the Creative Suite, and receive a disk in the post. The all new Adobe Creative Cloud is just that; a cloud based version of all your favourite programmes where users pay a monthly subscription to access Photoshop via the internet.
But it the Creative Cloud really a giant leap forward, or is Adobe turning its back on its loyal following? Here, we take a look at the pros and cons of this new subscription-based Suite and ask is it the best decision for your business?
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The first pro of switching to Creative Cloud is that you will never have to put up with outdated software again. As this new service is connected via the Internet, Adobe will be able to administer automatic updates and big repairs, helping improve the productivity within your business.
With the click of a button, you can have instant access to the latest upgrades and changes. This will give your team the chance to experiment with new add-ons right away; keeping your designs cutting edge and modern.
Not only this, but Creative Cloud is much more versatile and flexible that Creative Suite. For example, the new programme can be installed on two devices – one running Windows and one running OS X. Creative Suite made users chose one or the other.
Similarly, the online application is run via the cloud. This means that you can access your programmes and files on the move, rather than always needed to be at the same, static computer. This increased flexibility will only be a huge benefit for businesses. Cloud storage can incur huge costs, so this is something that businesses should consider.
The final pro is that you could save money by paying the monthly subscriptions. If you are a first time buyer, Creative Cloud can be cheaper in the long term. For those that have been using Creative Suite for a long time and have already been paying for upgrades, you might find the monthly fee a bit too pricey.
Prices are dependent on whether you pay an annual or monthly subscription, and whether you buy a personal or corporate license. While there is no alternative now, many users can save with a Creative Cloud subscription.
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Creative Cloud has already faced a backlash, with over 5,000 customers signing a petition against the change. Disgruntled Adobe customers have claimed that they were forced to 'upgrade at gun point' with no choice but to switch to the new service.
The first con is that you will only ever be 'renting' the software. You will never really own it, giving you less freedom with the packages you download. Creative Cloud customers will have access to – and have to pay for – all applications, even if they only wanted to use one. The main criticism of this is that Adobe can increase their prices at any time, leaving users with no choice but to foot the bill.
The costs themselves are the second downside. As we mentioned earlier, people who have already been paying for the CD versions of Adobe products will feel that they are worse off paying a monthly fee. Creative Suite was a one-time payment and that was it; Creative Cloud is just another monthly bill to look forward to.
The final criticism is that the future of this new move is still unknown. It is clear to see why so many at sceptical to make the move; How often will prices be increased? Is Adobe trying to monopolise the market? How difficult will it be to move to a new service if the costs become too much?
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If you're looking for a taste of old Florida, check out Skipper's Smokehouse. They feature national and local acts that play an eclectic assortment of music in their infamous outdoor concert area, the "Skipperdome."
Perhaps you're more in the mood for a casual bar that just happens to showcase local talent like Yeoman's Road Pub, close to downtown, or the Orpheum in Ybor City.
You'll find that many live music venues are clustered in the Ybor City area, but terrific places to hear live music can be found throughout Tampa such as Tampa's version of CBGBs, the Brass Mug, that features heavy metal and rock bands and is located in north Tampa.
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One of the most cheerful, laid-back live music venues Tampa has to offer, this award-winning pub offers a friendly, come-as-you-are atmosphere, and you should definitely come hungry for mouthwatering pub grub like shepherd's pie, burgers and sweet potato fries. Pair your plate with one (or a few) of the pub's 120 beers, and settle in for an unforgettable musical performance. Specializing in booking local acts, you might hear anything from the blues to progressive rock. Bands perform every Friday and Saturday night. Yeoman's is famous for its Tuesday open mic during which many well-known local acts have debuted. (813-251-2748)
8 Hard Rock Cafe
The Hard Rock Cafe is located in Tampa's Seminole Hard Rock Casino, the 6th largest casino in the world. Featuring the famous Hard Rock experience, Tampa's edition delivers in spades with an impressive elevated stage surrounded by table seating. Opposite the stage is a large bar area and there is also an outdoor patio and bar. Light and sound systems are state-of-the-art. Live entertainment is presented Wednesdays through Saturdays starting at 8:30pm. Music covers the entire rock spectrum from new original music to golden oldies to Island favorites. DJs mash it up on Friday's and Saturday's until 4am. (1-866-502-7529)
7 The RITZ Ybor
This poll-topping venue is hailed by many as the premier spot in Tampa, Florida for live music. Originally built in 1917, the RITZ underwent a $2 million renovation and now boasts three magnificent rooms, a grand foyer, multiple full-service bars and state-of-the-art sound and lighting. The venue is large enough to bring in top music industry names like Lady Gaga and Interpol but intimate enough to provide excellent sight-lines and electrifying musician-audience interaction. Ticket prices are reasonable and there is a good drink selection. General admission only and no seating in the concert area. So, get there early and wear comfortable shoes! (813-247-2555)
6 New World Brewery
Granted, this tucked away bar may be a touch more avant-garde than the average Ybor offering, but New World is still worth checking out if you deem yourself a fan of live music and good beer. Indeed, the groovy little shack books a wide range of acts from week to week, and it wouldn't be at all odd to stop in on one night and see an up-and-coming alt-rock group only to come back the following night to find folks nodding their heads to cool fusion jazz. Performances take place most Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. As for the libations, this is one of the few places in town that can boast about their vast selection of local and international beers. (813-248-4969)
5 Crowbar
Rock, jazz, ska, dubstep, hip-hop, indie, metal, reggae -- the Tampa, Florida live music scene doesn't get more varied than this. The Crowbar, a local fave strung with Christmas lights, offers a clean, intimate space in which concertgoers can feel completely absorbed by the music. Bar service is consistently stellar, and if your eardrums need a break, you can pamper them on the quiet outdoor patio. Open mic nights and karaoke are also well-loved here. Cover varies from free to $10, so it's a very reasonable price to pay for enjoying live, original music. (813-241-8600)
4 David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
The Straz Center is Tampa's world-class center for the performing arts that hosts most of the area's major cultural performances. Here you can enjoy performances from the Florida Orchestra and Opera Tampa as well as popular music greats such as Lena Horn and the Isley Brothers. The Straz also hosts a full calendar of Broadway musicals. The facility is modern and beautiful with a variety of venues. The largest and most impressive is the 2,610 seat Carol Morsani Hall that features state-of-the-art acoustics and a 120 foot stage. In addition to another, smaller concert hall, the 268 seat Jaeb Theater can be set up cabaret style for more intimate performances. ((813) 229-7827)
3 The Orpheum
Devoted to nurturing live musical acts, this club supports both local and national performers. The sound system is first-rate and, on nights when the DJs run things, there's a dance floor for those who feel inclined to move and groove. Drink specials are offered during the week, and there's a nice selection of draft beers as well. If you're curious about what Tampa's music scene can offer, drop in for the evening and check out the talent and the atmosphere. Among the name acts who have performed here are Juliana Hatfield, Make Up, and Michelle Malone. (813-248-9500)
2 MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds
MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre (formerly Live Nation & Ford Amphitheater) is Tampa Bay's largest outdoor concert venue with a capacity of 20,000. The biggest names in the music industry play here as well as up-and-coming acts. The large stage accommodates all the but the biggest shows and most seats provide a good view. Seating is mostly covered and concerts go off rain or shine. More affordable tickets are available for lawn seating at the rear of the venue, however this area is not protected from the elements so you take your chances. Food and beverage concessions are available including some alcohol sales. ((813) 740-2446)
1 Skipper's Smokehouse
A legendary local hangout, Skipper's Smokehouse is wonderfully Old Florida and attracts a faithful crowd of regulars. The decor is perfectly done in Florida-shack style, looking like it's made of corrugated tin and brightly painted plywood held together with a few nails. Although it started out as a smokehouse, Skipper's is now renowned for its seafood and booking some of the top bands in the area. Known as the "Skipperdome," the outside music venue welcomes performers of all musical genres who play to appreciative crowds beneath moss-draped oaks. On any given night you can enjoy rock, soul, jazz, zydeco, blues, ska and reggae under the stars. (813-971-0666)
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- 3.3.4 Pain and distress cannot be evaluated easily in animals, and therefore investigators or teachers must assume that animals experience pain in a manner similar to humans. Decisions regarding their welfare in scientific and teaching activities must be based on this assumption unless there is evidence to the contrary.
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- choosing the most humane method for the conduct of the study;
- ensuring the technical skills and competence of all persons involved in animal care and use;
- ensuring that animals are adequately monitored for evidence of pain and distress;
- acting promptly to alleviate pain or distress;
- using anaesthetic, analgesic and tranquillising agents appropriate to the species and the scientific or educational aims;
- conducting studies over the shortest time practicable; and
- using appropriate methods of euthanasia.
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- 3.3.8 Scientific and teaching activities which are liable to cause pain of a kind and degree for which anaesthesia would normally be used in medical or veterinary practice must be carried out under anaesthesia.
- 3.3.9 Distress can sometimes be avoided or minimised by non-pharmacological means. Before a study begins, animals should be appropriately conditioned to the study environment and procedures, and be familiar with handlers. During and after experimental procedures, appropriate nursing to minimise pain and distress, and to promote the well-being of the animals, must be provided.
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Toon's about right, talk to 'em in Australia right now where it's summer, and ask about fire danger "down under", or here in the west, and how long it's been increasing.
The sky Is falling!!!!
Speaking of "denial industry"…
My right-wing Aussie friends say the places people actually live in, it never gets above 75, so there's no global warming. News reports of 115 in the shade (she writes) are only in the far northern desert where no one of any importance lives. Likewise, the fires (she writes) are, again, only where fools live, everyone who isn't a complete idiot lives in places with no fire danger.
(Of course, since she and her husband are both firm deniers, I'm not altogether sure her data are accurate.)
We fervent deniers use the definition that global warming means it never gets cold, so every winter proves we're right, there is absolutely no global warming.
However, evil people who use math calculate temperature slopes and see that, if one takes an average of all the official thermometers from all over the world for the last 100 years and sticks them into Excel (something I would never do) one finds a statistically significant upward slope.
—a climate denier up to his neck in it
This "denial industry" is so far out of touch I suspect the only takers do not know the difference between "sell" and "sale".
Or perhaps he means "sail", it is fairly difficult to puzzle out incoherence.
"About 100,000 bats may have died as a result of last weekend's heatwave in southern Queensland, the RSPCA says.
Mass deaths at about 25 separate colonies have been reported since the weekend, including at Mt Ommaney, Redbank, Boonah, Palmwoods, Laidley and Gatton.
RSPCA spokesman Michael Beatty says the heatwave was a significant hit to the population of bats across the state.
"The heatwave was basically a catastrophe for all the bat colonies in south-east Queensland," he said.
"That's obviously going to have a pretty disturbing impact on those colonies and those colonies are vital to our ecosystem."
The smell of bat carcasses has caused problems for locals.
The Scenic Rim Regional Council, west of Brisbane, has organised rubbish collectors to clear up the carcasses of about 2,000 bats.
Residents near Boonah's Athol Terrace lookout say they have been putting up with the stench of the dead animals for four days.
Hundreds of bats also lie dead in trees and nearby bushes, and are being eaten by maggots."
Welcome to the future.
Your right-wing Aussie friends have managed to blind themselves rather thoroughly, as 2013 was confirmed as Australia's hottest year on record in ALL states and territories; "Western Australia, Northern Territory and South Australia all breaking annual average temperature records." Furthermore "a new record was set for the number of consecutive days the national average temperature exceeded 39°C (102°F)."
From Australia's ABC network:
You can (correctly) say that one year, even across an entire continent, is not necessarily indicative of climate change, but in fact this has been happening more and more there. In fact, the Bureau of Meteorology there had to add new colors to the weather maps to cover 52-54°C.
And friends of mine are experiencing a heatwave in Melbourne — not exactly an obscure city, being the second most populous in Oz, with a population of over four million.
Yea the ice is melting so fast in Antarctica that a research ship got stuck in the ice in the middle of summer.Then the rescue ship got stuck too.
Still no explanation yet as to why the southern ice cap is and has been getting bigger for as long as there have been satellites up there to look at it.
Why is that?Doesn't advance the story line of global warming.So the leftwing news nerds don't report it.
One thing that I find it hard to understand, is just what do Rapid Global Climate Change deniers get out of their denials. They are truly fooling themselves if they think that stopping all efforts to convert our civilization over to a more ecology friendly civilization is somehow going to lower their electric bills. The electric utilities (especially the private investor owned ones) are just going to charge every bit as much anyway, so that they can achieve more and more profits to satisfy their insatiable investors!
They seem to think that those that those that do scientific research are somehow going to get rich off off the scientific data they generate from their discoveries. And, while scientific research does pay reasonable middle class wages in general. After all, with all of the education that such work needs it should probably at least pay more than flipping hamburgers at fast food joints! Scientific people are NOT over paid CEO's and other executive types (especially with the high profits of such as Big Oil). Scientific people that give warnings of naturally coming disasters save literally millions of human beings each year, and far more money than that research itself will ever cost. To me at least, these people are the true heroes of mankind!
If these deniers would like examples, might I suggest that they turn on their TV's to the likes of the Discovery science channel, or perhaps the National Geographics Chanel, instead of watching the incredible stupidity of the so called reality shows. Their are plenty of examples there!!
Toles is a dupe of the uber-left plot for global wealth redistribution.
Global warming was invented to create a hysteria of imminent doom, the cure of which would be passage of Cap & Trade legislation that requires industrious nations to purchase the carbon credits of incompetent nations — all to redistribute wealth.
Except some things went terribly wrong for the doomsday plotters.
1) the earth didn't warm
2) the seas didn't rise
3) the polar ice caps didn't melt
4) polar bears weren't drowning
5) global warmist's ship got frozen in ice at the antarctic.
There are a number of possible explanations — the work is still being done, so it's not settled conclusively. I've posted relevant links before. If you seriously wonder why the antarctic ice is expanding, do some research. You can find the articles as easily as I did. But my guess is that you don't really want to know.
It took me approximately one minute, for instance, to find the following article:
Zhang, Jinlun, 2007: Increasing Antarctic Sea Ice under Warming Atmospheric and Oceanic Conditions. J. Climate, 20, 2515–2529.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI4136.1
Increasing Antarctic Sea Ice under Warming Atmospheric and Oceanic Conditions
Jinlun Zhang
Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Here is the first sentence of the abstract:
"Estimates of sea ice extent based on satellite observations show an increasing Antarctic sea ice cover from 1979 to 2004 even though in situ observations show a prevailing warming trend in both the atmosphere and the ocean."
Note the end of the sentence: "in situ observations show a prevailing warming trend in both the atmosphere and the ocean." Got that?? Yes, there's more ice area (not volume) but both the air and the water are getting warmer! Got that? Both the air and the water are getting warmer. Okay, next point.
"Denier science" has also proved the sun revolves around the Earth!!! (the flat Earth!)
Since the only proof that the deniers will accept is a dead planet, I don't know why anybody bothers to listen to them anyways.
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OldOllie, and that is why I couldn't suggest you have a low IQ, I must admit that the thought process is interesting to say the least. Being extremely picky at the definition, you manage to place a seed of confusion. Bravo sir, indeed. The Oxford dictionary indeed states enslave as "make (someone) a slave" and adds "cause (someone) to lose their freedom of choice or action"
But I don`t intend to be that picky, I already have the information I needed (it`s only the two of us looking at this post by now, anyway:)
Good day and again, bravo.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:19:34 PM
AGit, I think you don't know the definition of the word "enslave," which is: to make someone a slave. A person is enslaved at the time of capture. The people who buy, transport, sell, or own slaves are not the ones who have enslaved the slave. That was the person or persons who first captured the slave. Europeans definitely participated in every step of the process EXCEPT capturing Africans. Oh, I`m sure there are a few rare exceptions where some unfortunate and unwitting African was standing on the beach waving at the slave ship as it dropped anchor and launched a boat to come ashore and put him in chains, but I assure you, 99% of African slaves were not captured, and therefore were not enslaved by Europeans. In fact, the by the time of the Civil War, most slaves were not captured but were born into slavery. You could say the newborns were enslaved by their parents` owners, but by that time they were Americans, not Europeans.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011 12:48:43 AM
OldOllie, I think that the basic problem is that perhaps you don't read carefully enough or maybe I don`t make myself clear enough. I haven`t insulted you directly (I said "nobody in their right mind", that`s pretty generic, not directed as an insult to you), but if you feel offended, go right ahead.
You can get picky with that, but what is quite straightforward is that I have opposed your arguments specially "Europeans didn`t enslave Africans" and you haven`t answered except by insulting and giving me information that I already knew but has nothing to do with the fact that you affirm that "Europeans didn`t enslave Africans".
Therefore, and to make it as clear as possible: That statement is a total and utter lie.
Perhaps it was childish of me to go around pointing out that someone on the internet is wrong (as if it never happens) but I couldn`t help it. But I`m not so childish to let insults affect me, so feel free to counter with more insults
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:45:09 PM
AGit, you started with the insults when you said I wasn't in my right mind, so you can take your holier-than-thou, condescending, self-deluded, superiority complex, fold it 5 times, and shove it straight up your @$$.
The fact that you can`t seem to get through your thick skull an into your tiny brain is that European slave traders didn`t send their crews off into the interior of Africa to capture slaves. That would have taken way too much time and been far too dangerous to make the effort profitable. They left that chore to other Africans. They pulled into port, loaded the holds, and sailed on the next tide. Many of the slave traders in those ports were actually Muslim Arabs who bought slaves from the Africans and sold them to the Europeans, but even they weren`t stupid enough to go out and try to capture slaves themselves. That was a really good way to get yourself killed, and was completely unnecessary.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:42:52 AM
OldOllie, I see that you have to resort to insult, so I guessing that's the limit of your arguments. I won`t bother going round and round ad nauseam, it`s already written down, please feel free to read again, perhaps you missed something out.
You wrote down "Europeans didn`t enslave Africans". This is a lie and I felt I had to say so, this spewing of lies and hatred is troublesome. If you want to believe that, go ahead, it`s your poor choice. If it was a mistake, just say so and all will be fine.
And irrelevant to the conversation, but I didn`t learn "leftist crap" as you say, if you really want to know I spent over six years in a private Catholic school that leaned more to the right, funny world huh?
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The Tap Pre-Show: See He's My Brother She's My Sister perform in our studio
California quintet He's My Brother She's My Sister stopped by the Tap Milwaukee studios Thursday to perform "Clackin' Heels" before its show at Shank Hall. Photo by Bill Schulz.
He's My Brother She's My Sister dances to the beat of a different drum. Correction - they dance on it.
The quirky, retro rock band ("cabaret country" may be an apt term) features tap-dancing drummer Lauren Brown, who hopped on a drum for a little tap action in the Tap Milwaukee studios Thursday before the band's Shank Hall show.
See the band--fronted by real-life Kolar siblings Rob and Rachel--perform "Clackin' Heels" below. If you like what you hear, head on over to Spotify to hear its debut full-length "Nobody Dances in this Town."
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Thanks guys we are very moved by your support and kindness. We are usually pretty strong and positive but your candles and messages really touched me.
Tia is no spring chicken but at least we are able to keep her content and as comfortable as can be for whatever time she has left as we draw closer and closer to the prognosis date. The vet seemed pretty happy with her considering the challenges old age has brought her. Fingers crossed that these antibiotics help her get a back on top and keep the stomach bugs at bay.
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Thanks for keeping my spirits up by sharing your stories and bright personalities in your other threads. Love the latest photo of you Joyce and also Danny's flight video.
Praying that Tia is able to feel better; she is such a strong girl. As of medicine for you, have you ever tried Rescue Remedy? It is a herbal remedy geared to relax and calm you.
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Yes, a good thought but things are pretty overwhelming right now, even for rescue remedy. Still worth a try though.
Tia had a bleed yesterday, she is off her food, has tummy troubles, along the 45 C 113F degree heat and hind leg weakness we are not happy bunnies right now.
As always Tia refuses to let things get her down and she refuses to give in. She still manages to take herself outside and wag her tail so I hope that this will be a good recovery/healing day for her. It has been approx a month since her last bleed. At least it is cooler today.
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Keeping my fingers crossed for Tia.
With her being so strong and stoic despite everything that is going on, is a testiment to the strength and uncondtional love of a Golden. They really don't want to leave their loved ones and will fight till the end. Tia knows she is loved and returns it tenfold.
I am sending only good thoughts, vibes and cool breezes
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One idea that came to me is wrapping freezer-chilled gel packs around her front legs or back of her neck when she goes outside - holding them in place with Ace bandages - to cool her and keep her body temp down. Would also work indoors to cool her down after she'd been outside while she lays in the AC. Just a thought. Something a paramedic did on site to a friend of mine who had heat exhaustion a few years ago.
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While Tia is uncomfortable or restless when she is hot she hates any of our attempts to cool her. We have tried putting gel packs on her only to get filthy looks before she promptly moves away. In hindsight it was quite amusing really. I wish we could talk to her and tell her why we do these crazy things for her.
We have a cooling vest which we can put in the freezer so we could use that if going outside was a real issue but she usually only takes short trips outside when she goes out to the ladies and that is when we take the opportunity to spring a refreshing shower on her... which she does not seem to mind in exchange for a piece of chicken
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Riemann Sums
The Riemann Sum is a complicated idea. The integral \[\int_a^b f(x)\,dx\] involves three parameters: two numbers $a$ and $b$ and the function $x\mapsto f(x)$. These are not freely varying parameters: They are subject to the requirements
- The function $x\mapsto f(x)$ must be defined on the closed interval $[a,b]$ (let's pretend improper integrals don't exist).
- The function must be Riemann integrable (continuous will do).
A particular Riemann Sum for this integral looks like \[\sum_{i=1}^n f(p_i)(x_i-x_{i-1})\]
It has three more parameters, a number and two lists of numbers satisfying some complicated conditions:
- The number $n$ of subdivisions.
- The partition, which
- is a list of $n+1$ numbers $\{x_0,x_1,\ldots,x_n\}$
- satisfies the conditions
- $x_0<x_1<\ldots<x_n$
- $x_0=a$
- $x_n=b$
- The list of evaluation points, which
- is a list of $n$ numbers $\{p_1,\ldots,p_n\}$
- satisfies the condition $x_{i-1}\leq p_i \leq x_i$ for $i=1,\ldots,n$.
A Riemann sum may or may not have various important properties.
- The partition can be
- uniform
- random
- chosen by a rule (increase the number of points as the derivative increases, for example)
- The evaluation points can be chosen
- randomly
- at the midpoint
- at the left end
- at the right end
- at the lowest point
- at the highest point.
So the concept is complex, with several constituents and interrelationships to hold in your head all at once. Experienced math people learn concepts like this all the time. Math students have a harder time. Manipulable diagrams can help. Here is an example:
The Demo
In a class where students use computers with CDF Player installed, you could give them this demo along with instructions about how to use it and a list of questions that they must answer.
Examples of instructions
- Click on the big plus sign in the upper right corner for some options.
- Move the slide labeled $n$ to make more or fewer subdivisions.
- Click on the little plus sign besides the slide for some options such as allowing $n$ to increase automatically.
- The buttons allow you to choose the type of partition, the type of evaluation points, and five functions to play with.
Sample questions
- Set $n=1$, uniform partition and midpoint and look at the results for each function. Explain what you see.
- Set $n=4$, uniform partition and midpoint and look at the results for each function. Explain each of the following by referring to the picture:
- For $x\mapsto x$, the estimate is exact.
- For $x\mapsto x^2$, the estimate is less than the value of the integral.
- For $x\mapsto x^5$, the error in the estimate is much worse than for $x^2$.
- For $x\mapsto \sqrt{1-x^2}$ , the estimate is greater than the value of the integral.
- Go through the examples in 2. and check that when you make $n$ bigger the properties stated continue to be true. Can you explain this?
- Starting with $n=4$, uniform and midpoint and then using bigger values, note that the error for $x\mapsto \sqrt{1-x^2}$ is always bigger than the error for $x\mapsto \sin \pi x$. Try to explain this. (Don't ask the students to prove it in freshman calculus).
- For $n=4$, uniform and midpoint (and then try bigger $n$), for $x\mapsto x^5$, the LeftSide error is always less than the RightSide error. Explain using the picture.
- For which curves is the LeftSide estimate always the Lower Sum? Always the Upper Sum? Neither? Does using Random instead of Uniform change these answers?
There are many other questions like this you can ask. After answering some of them, I claim (without proof) that the students will have a much better understanding of Riemann sums.
Note that teachers can use this Demo without knowing anything at all about Mathematica. There are hundreds of Demos available in the cloud that can be used in the same way; many of the best are on the Wolfram Demonstration Project.
If you can program some in Mathematica, you can take the source code for this demo and modify it, for example to use other functions, to provide functions with changeable parameters and to use partitions following dynamic rules.
You could also have this up on a screen in your classroom for class discussion. But I doubt that is the best use. For classroom demos you probably need simple on-off demos that you prepare ahead or even write on the spot. An example of a simple demo is in the post Offloading Abstraction. I will talk about simple demos more in a later post.
Rant about why math teachers should use manipulable diagrams
A teacher in the past would draw an example of a RIemann sum on the blackboard and talk about a few features as they point at the board. Nowadays, teachers have slides with accurately drawn Riemann sums and books have pictures of them. This sort of thing gives the student a picture which (hopefully) stays in their head. That picture is a kind of metaphor which enables you to think of the sum in terms of something that you are familiar with, just as you can think of a function as position and its derivative as velocity. (Position and velocity are familiar from driving or any other kind of moving. The picture of a Riemann sum is not something you knew before you studied them, but your brain has remarkable abilities to absorb a picture and the relations between parts of the picture, so once you have seen it you can call it up whenever you think of Riemann sums.)
But there are a lot of aspects of Riemann sums that cannot be demonstrated by a still picture. When the mesh gets finer, the value of the sum tends to be closer to the exact value of the integral. You can stare at the still picture and sort of visualize this. Can you visualize a situation where changing to a finer mesh could make the error worse? If someone suggests a high-frequency sine wave, can you visualize in your head why a finer mesh might make it worse?
An elaborate demo with lots of push buttons is something for students to play with on their own time and thereby gain a better understanding of the topic. Before manipulable diagrams the only way you could do this was produce physical models. I don't know of anyone who produced a physical model of a Riemann sum. It is possible to do so with some parameters changeable but it would be difficult and not as flexible as the demo given here.
The world has more possibilities. Use them.
Related posts
An elaborate Riemann Sum Demo (Mathematica notebook, source of the demo in this post)
Freezing a family of functions (previous post)
Images and Metaphors (in abstractmath.org)
Offloading abstraction (previous post)


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High School Football
Midway through, no reasons to panic
by Chris Goltermann
The NFL season is a sprint. Just ask the Atlanta Falcons, whose Super Bowl dreams have quickly taken a hit just a quarter of the way into the 2013 season while sitting at 1-3 overall. But in high school, Coweta County lineups haven't had any reason to panic halfway through the regular season.
Five games into the 2013 season, region schedules — which are the major factor in reaching the state playoffs — won't begin until this Friday for two lineups, and the following week for three other schools that will be off until Oct. 11.
"As of right now, we're 0-and-0," said Trinity Christian head coach Chris Hanson, whose Lions are out to a 4-1 start following four straight victories heading into a bye week. "Our goal is to get better each week and play well when we hit region. We know what's ahead of us."
The schedules so far haven't been easy, with East Coweta, Newnan, Northgate, Heritage School and Trinity Christian all facing at least one lineup that is still either undefeated or one with five wins.
Newnan and Northgate are off to 3-2 starts after picking up at least two straight wins. The Cougars are off following tight finishes against Troup (17-7) and Hardaway (29-27) and are off for the second time in three weeks while preparing for their Region 2-AAAAAA opener at home against Tri-Cities.
The Vikings, following back-to-back losses against opponents with a combined record of 8-2, have taken care of business since while taking three consecutive wins into Friday's Region 4B-AAAAA opener at home against Whitewater (4-1). Northgate is coming off last Friday's 17-14 win off James Skalski's last-second field goal.
East Coweta (2-3), meanwhile, ended a three-game losing streak against opponents with a combined record of 12-1-1 in 19, 4, and 1-point decisions. A goal-line stand that ended with an interception from Michael Singleton clinched a 41-40 victory over Central-Phenix City, Ala., while giving the Indians momentum heading into next week's first region game in 2-AAAAAA against a much-improved Westlake team on Friday, Oct. 11 for Homecoming.
A young Heritage team is off to a 2-3 start after a loss to Southland (4-2) which snapped a two-game winning streak. The Hawks open play in GISA Region 2-AAA on Friday against winless Mount de Sales, which is off to an 0-5 start while facing arguably the toughest non-region schedule in the classification. The Cavaliers' first-five opponents currently have a combined record of 20-5.
Here's a quick glance at what has gone right and wrong so far for each of the five county lineups.
Points scored/Avg: 177/35.4
Points allowed/Avg.: 162/32.4
Combined record of opponents: 15-8-1
Best win: vs. Central-Ala. (41-40) on Sept. 27
Toughest loss: At Lovejoy (35-39) on Sept. 20
Next Game: Oct. 11 vs. Westlake (3-2)
The positives: In a year where the Indians lost their top running back and have struggled to find a replacement to lead their ground game due to an ankle injury to senior Weylin Orr, East Coweta leads the five county locals in scoring offense.
Quarterback Bryce Gemmel has a deeper corps of receivers led by a reinvigorated Markel Boston, who had two more touchdowns last week, including his second punt return for a score this year.
Boston's six scores over five games have already doubled last year's total.
Special teams have equally been solid. Kicker Cole Antley missed his two point-after attempts of the year, but is 20-22 on PATs and 2-for-2 on field goal attempts including a 35-yarder last week.
A much younger defense that returned less than a handful of starters has kept a bend, but don't break attitude for much of the season. Freshman defensive end Jeremiah Gemmel, McKenzie Martin, Kevin Lashley and Singleton are all among newcomers playing a bigger role among starters.
The Negatives: East Coweta was again one yard away from heartbreak after taking a late lead in the closing minutes of a game. Already, the Indians have seen undefeated Archer and Lovejoy escape with wins. In a region that expects to be even tighter among its six schools, one game could make the difference whether for home field in the postseason or simply a state playoff berth. The Indians haven't missed the postseason since 1996.
First-half MVP: Boston.
Points scored/Avg: 144/28.8
Points allowed/Abg. 161/32.2
Combined record of opponents: 11-10-1
Best win: At LaGrange (42-20) on Aug. 30
Toughest Loss: At Sandy Creek (28-55) on Sept. 6
Next Game: Oct. 11 vs. Tri-Cities (0-4-1).
The Positives: The number of new contributors in the lineup continues to grow on a weekly basis, the latest of which coming from sophomore running back Darryel Hines. Hines carried the ball 31 times for 175 yards and three touchdowns with a pair of teammates (J.K. Britt and Damion Key) hampered by injuries. The offense has shown equal amounts of versatility so far between quarterback Bailey Bryant's 20-for-26, 287 yard passing effort with three touchdowns against LaGrange and rushing totals of 244 and 241 yards over the past two wins over Troup and Hardaway. Kelvin Khayyam's carries and yards have also picked up during the span, gaining 13 attempts for 101 yards.
On defense, a secondary with three new starters has allowed just one passing touchdown over the last two weeks after being victimized for eight scores in Newnan's first three games. Mark Harris and Chris Porter have solidified the defensive front while sophomore Emanuel Bridges has been strong while joining a group of linebackers led by Tonarius Portress, Josh Hill and Terence Geter.
The Negatives: Tackling on defense continues to be an issue, though the Cougars have faced at least three Division I prospects at running back this year, including Hardaway junior Justin Crawford, who scored on offense and special teams in last week's Homecoming victory at Drake Stadium. Heading into last week, Newnan's defense had missed at least a combined 14 tackles in each game and as many as 27 in a contest. Close games have limited the Cougars' ability to work on building its depth, with 17 players recording tackles so far through five games. Injuries to Britt and 6-foot-8 receiver Immanuel Griggs the past two weeks have taken some of the punch out of Newnan's offense heading into its final bye.
MVP: Britt
Points scored/Avg.: 120/24.0
Points allowed/Avg.: 77/15.4
Combined record of opponents: 11-13
Best win: At Union Grove (17-14) last Friday.
Toughest Loss: Vs. Heritage-Conyers (7-14) on Aug. 30
Next Game: Friday vs. Whitewater (4-1)
The Positives: The defensive effort has been both steady as well as stellar at times, allowing the Vikings' wing-T offense to settle behind first-year starting quarterback Tyler Rowland, who was making just his fourth career start last Friday. Only undefeated Griffin (5-0) has managed to gain more than 240 total yards against Northgate, with the Vikings holding Union Grove to 74 yards rushing last week led by senior linebacker Ryan Fagerstrom, who now has 76 tackles through five games, tops in Coweta County. Sophomore linebacker James Skalski has equally emerged as a big-play defender while providing a boost on special teams (punting, kickoffs, field-goals). He's connected on his last 12 PATs in addition to last week's game-winning 23-yard field goal to beat Union Grove. Rowland has two solid passing efforts under his belt over back-to-back weeks.
The Negatives: While gaining steam, the offense will have to start taking some of the pressure off during the subregion schedule. Running backs have coughed the ball up at least five times this season, including one that ended Northgate's first drive against Union Grove. Of the Vikings' 120 points, 96 have come against winless Ola and North Clayton, who have a combined record of 0-9 heading into this week.
Co-MVPs: Skalski and Fagerstrom.
Points scored/Avg.: 114/22.8
Points allowed/Avg.: 121/24.2
Combined record of opponents: 15-15
Best win: Vs. Community Christian (29-14) on Sept. 13
Toughest Loss: At Dominion Christian (26-33) on Sept. 16
Next Game: Friday vs. Mount de Sales (0-5)
The Positives: With all the changes in the roster, the Hawks are a bad call or two away from still entering this week's Region 2-AAA opener against Mount de Sales above .500. Outside of last week's loss to Class AAA Southland (43-8) — where Heritage played without two of its four seniors — Heritage has battled in the second half of every game this year. Quarterback Brad Macke, who suffered a thigh bruise before halftime against Southland, has been solid after filling in nicely to begin last season, filling some of the big-play ability on both sides of the ball lost to the graduation of standout Candler Rich. The defense had forced seven fumbles and eight interceptions in its first four games (19.5 points allowed avg.) prior to the loss to Southland.
The negatives: Last week's game against Southland was Heritage's first this year against a Class AAA opponent and the Hawks will face AAA teams the rest of the way. The team has experienced its share of growing pains among a roster that is dominated by underclassmen, with Heritage using as many as 10 freshmen or sophomores on one side of the ball at times so far this year. Besides' Rich's scoring prowess, the program has also felt the loss of kicker/punter Ben Dudley on special teams, averaging 10 yards less on punts this season.
Points scored/Avg.: 144/28.8
Points allowed/Avg: 84/16.8
Combined record of opponents: 14-14-1
Best win: Vs. Flint River (23-15) on Sept. 20
Toughest Loss: At John Milledge (12-33) on Aug. 30.
Next Game: Oct. 11 vs. Stratford Academy (2-2)
The Positives: The Lions ride a four-game win streak into this week's bye, the program's best stretch since beginning play in the GISA three seasons ago. The defense has been superb, especially among turnovers. Trinity has forced at least six in each of its last four games including seven in back-to-back wins over Flint River and Piedmont Academy. The Lions have 11 interceptions so far this year and haven't allowed more than two touchdowns since the opening week of the season. Linebacker Diego Henriquez leasds the team with 44 tackles, including seven for losses in addition to four hurries, a fumble recovery and an interception.
While no slouch, the offense has equally picked up steam, especially from the steady play of receiver Christian Downs. The bye week gives Trinity 13 days to prepare for Stratford Academy, which has lost two games to defending state champion Deerfield-Windsor and Westfield by a combined eight points. The schedule remains in Trinity's favor with three more home games and only one road trip outside the county for the rest of the regular season.
The Negatives: The schedule has yet to include a Class AAA opponent and the Region 2-AAA opener could be an eye-opener. In at least the past two games, Trinity's offense hasn't scored in the first quarter and the Lions can't afford slow starts during a three-game stretch that includes visits from Stratford and Tattnall Square (4-1) before a trip to Mount de Sales in Macon.
MVP: Henriquez


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On my drive home from work yesterday, I passed a stack of wood along the side of River Road. On top of the pile was a hand-lettered sign that read: FREE LUMBER — HELP YOURSELF. I drove past, not paying it much mind. (I was singing along to Kelly Clarkson at the top of my lungs. "Since you been gah-ohn!")
But then it occurred to me that a stack of free wood might be useful. Didn't I just pay a lot of money to buy lumber for my horseshoe pits last spring? Aren't Kris and I wanting to edge the vegetable garden? If nothing else, couldn't I cut up this wood and use it to heat my workshop next winter?
I went turned around and went back. It took some creativity, but eventually I loaded my Ford Focus with the entire pile:
- Nine four-by-fours ranging in length from 6 feet to 12 feet.
- A variety of two-by-fours, all under six feet.
- A handful of plywood pieces.
All of this material is used, but in great shape. It's perfect for any purpose I might have, especially to edge the vegetable garden.
I'm a big fan of the informal "side-of-the-road" exchange system that exists in most neighborhoods. Last summer I wrote that free is a very good price:
One step you can take to becoming more frugal is to overcome our cultural resistance to picking stuff up from the side of the road. I'm not suggesting that you dumpster dive, but start paying attention to the things that people discard. The perfectly good things that people discard.
A better source of free stuff is family and friends. Pay attention to the things people are purging. You can often get good stuff for free (or cheap) simply by asking. I'm always happy to give my friends things that I might otherwise sell.
Our circle of friends often exchanges things with each other: Mac and Pam gave us a couple of old chairs; Mike and Rhonda just brought over some metal edging (we have a lot of beds to edge); we gave our old couch to my brother's family; etc.
Watch for useful items that people are discarding. And don't just throw useable things in the trash. Ask around — somebody you know may view your trash as a treasure.
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Weiging the risks and rewards of using the "Right to be Forgotten" (RTBF) ruling for hedge fund managers
As many readers may already be aware, the
EU's Court of Justice (EUCJ) has recently issued a
ruling on the right to be forgotten that allows for private EU
citizens to request certain links (search results) be taken
down if they meet the court's criteria. As many as
70,000 – 80,000 requests have been submitted already
and the story is constantly developing as Google and the media
affected by the ruling have begun reacting to it.
As hedge fund managers are often the target of
negative and inflammatory articles in the media, this recent
and unprecedented ruling may indeed be of use to some managers.
The following article presents a close look at this development
and presents the facts of the ruling, as well as the potential
payoffs and risks as they relate to hedge fund managers.
What exactly is the Right to Be
In May 2014, the highest court in the European
Union, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a ruling
upholding European Union member state citizens'
"Right to be Forgotten" (RTBF). This ruling indicated that
European citizens have the right to influence information that
is available about them online. As such, search engines
– such as Google – must accept and review
requests to remove unfavorable search results under certain
According to information about the ruling released by the
European Commission, "individuals have the right–
under certain conditions – to ask search engines to
remove links with personal information about them. This applies
where the information is inaccurate, inadequate, irrelevant or
excessive for the purposes of the data processing."
Also made clear in the ruling, however, is that
this right is not absolute and "will always need to be balanced
against other fundamental rights, such as the freedom of
expression and of the media." Thus, "[a] case-by-case
assessment is needed."
To whom does the ruling
Only individuals – and not companies
– have a right to be forgotten. As a result, the
ruling only applies to individuals. Moreover, it only applies
to citizens of the European Union.
Therefore, for example, a hedge fund principal who
is a French citizen may petition Google to have results removed
from searches on his name in Europe, regardless of where his
hedge fund is located. However, a US citizen (who is not also a
citizen of an EU country) could not make a similar request,
even if he works for a European hedge fund.
What online content is affected?
What's being taken down?
When a person submits a removal request, they must
indicate the specific links they want to have removed from
their search results. These might be, for example, links to
news articles or blogs that mention them, sites where they have
made comments, directory listings, sites with pictures of them
or related to them, to name a few.
If the request is approved, Google will remove the
link(s) to the content in question from all of Google's EU
based domains (e.g. google.de, google.fr), but the links
continue to be fully accessible from Google domains that
aren't Europe based, such as google.com, as well
as on non-Google search engines who have no presence in the
Moreover, the actual content is not removed from
the Internet at all, only the link to it on a specific search
results page goes away. For example, an article published on
the Financial Times website will continue to exist on the
FT.com website even if links to the article are taken down from
a Google search. In essence, that means the article could still
be found from a US or Asia based search, a search directly on
the Financial Times site, and even from a search done in Europe
on the Google.com domain.
What has Google done so far based
on the ruling?
Despite its strong objection to the ruling, Google
has nonetheless worked quickly to be compliant.
In the immediate wake of the ruling, many assumed
this notice would be used just on results pages where links
actually had been removed – as Google does for
copyright infringement removals. In fact, Google has revealed this notice appears "in Europe when a
user searches for most names, not just pages that have been
affected by a removal."
Have EU-based hedge fund managers
begun to use the right to be forgotten?
In looking specifically at names of some hedge fund
principals, as of this writing, searches on 50 names of leading
(AUM) European hedge fund principals showed just over 60% of them with this notice on their search results
This data would indicate that some have requested
link removals. However, since Google admits that not everyone
with a notice of removal has been affected by a removal there's
no way for us to know for certain which fund managers have
applied for link removals under the right to be forgotten.
Are there any risks to requesting
link removals?
Yes. As of June 26, 2014, Google started removing results on
its European sites based on requests received. Above and beyond
what the ECJ's ruling requires, Google has been
informing the authors of the content whose links have been
Much to the chagrin of the ECJ and those requesting removals,
several reporters have decided to strike back by writing new
stories that reference the old removed content and undermining
the goal of the takedown request. The removal then becomes the
story as we have seen in many cases like this one or this one. Inevitably, this brings new attention
to the very content the petitioner wanted hidden.
The notice the publication
receives is the following:
What about Bing and the other
search engines?
Initially, Bing, Yahoo, and other search engines
took a more passive approach to compliance with the ruling,
seemingly waiting to see what Google would do. Their market
share in Europe is far smaller than Google's so
they were unlikely to get the torrent of requests Google did.
As of July 16, Microsoft started accepted removal requests via
their own form.
Is this approach appropriate for
hedge fund principals with unfavorable online
As with all complicated issues, the answer is
– it depends. A hedge fund manager considering
applying for link removal would do best to consider both their
likelihood of qualifying and the implementation and impact of
their removal.
Issues related to to the first area –
their qualification – are twofold. Firstly, only
individual citizens of EU countries can apply. Secondly, a
hedge fund principal needs to assess whether they may be seen
as a public figure.
The case-by-case review process weighs two opposing
considerations. As Google's request form states: "When you make
such a request, we will balance the privacy rights of the
individual with the public's interest to know." In
the case of a public figure, the latter consideration (the
public's right to know) usually takes precedence
and a removal request from such a person would likely be
Regarding how the removals are implemented and
their potential impact – this is more an issue of
individual risk tolerance. As some of the earliest cases have
shown, Google's link removals thus far have had
the (perhaps) unintended effect of spotlighting the removed
content rather than making it go away. However,
it's unlikely that subsequent removals will get as
much media attention as the initial removals as time
progresses. No one knows exactly when the media will grow tired
of reporting on every notice of removal they receive in the
coming weeks and months.
Nonetheless, a major aspect of the removal is that
it takes place only on Europe search domains.
Even if a European hedge fund manager goes through the removal
process and gets approval, anyone searching outside of Europe
(e.g. on Google.com) will still see those results.
Today's business environment is global
and the uneven implementation of this ruling – in
Europe only – raises questions about international
implications. Can the ruling be effective if implemented only
in Europe? Will other countries follow suit? It is still too
early to say whether this is an effective way for executives to
influence their online reputation as it appears in Europe, but
there will no doubt be some interesting discussion across the
world in the online privacy area on the heels of this
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David Arquette: I Stole Pot From My Dad at Age 8
Fresh off his stint in rehab, David Arquette is ready to come clean about his alcohol and drug-riddled past.
Sober since December 29, the 39-year-old Scream 4 actor opens up to Oprah Winfrey during a Thursday appearance on her daytime talk show (check your local listings).
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"When I had my first drink of beer, I must have been four-years-old," he tells Winfrey, 57. "I was down in the basement with my dad and beer was there and I just grabbed it and drank it. And I remember that. It's one of my earliest memories."
That's not all. "I seriously started drinking probably when I was about 12," Arquette reveals. "I stole pot from my father when I was eight years old."
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According to the actor, he voluntarily checked into rehab on January 2 at the insistence of his sister, Patricia Arquette, and his estranged wife, Courteney Cox (with whom he shares a six-year-old daughter, Coco).
"I came back from Miami and I had taken a nap. I woke up and Patricia and Courteney were at my bed," he recalls. "Courteney had a cup of coffee. I was like, 'What are you two doing here together?' I already knew."
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"Courteney's like, 'Do you mind coming out to the living room for a minute?' I said, 'Sure, let me get dressed.' I put on this white outfit and came out. I peeked my head out and [I saw] my best friend Hartwell and my business partner and some guy I don't know. I go 'What up, Turkeys? I guess this is my intervention!'"
Since seeking treatment, a source tells UsMagazine.com that Arquette and Cox, 46, "are still great friends and getting along really well."