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"We often get asked what cofounders should look for or ask each other. We combined our knowledge with insight from our community to create a master list of questions to ask potential cofounders" - Reproduced with permission from the Founder Dating Blog
Source: http://founderdating.com/questions-to-ask-potential-cofounders/
in general and in particular, why right now?
e.g. a technical challenge, an overall problem, helping the world, etc.
e.g. how do you unwind? How do you deal with stress and big challenges?
e.g. a sustainable business that is spinning off cash and running it forever or high growth and some type of liquidity event?
What is the expected time commitment (now, in 6 months, 2 years, etc.)?
Are we allowed to take on anything outside of the company?
Examples: the product being built, the market being addressed
Pro-tip: the only guarantee is that things will change, so if someone isn't open to that there is a problem.
If you're not able to go full-time now, under what circumstances would you be able to start working on something full-time?
If so, how much – now, in 6 months, 2 years, over the life of the company?
If so, how did you handle it and what did you learn? If not >> big red flag!
Could be technical or non-technical (e.g. I ran the internationalization of a site; I scaled a site to 5M users)?
Given how much time you're going to spend with a cofounder, if you have a spouse or significant other you should have them meet the potential cofounder. Not only do they know you better than almost anyone and can give you a second opinion, but also they should know the person you're going to spend a lot of time with.
TIP (not even a pro one): the only real way to know this is to do a side-project or start working together. Fights are healthy, how you get through them is the question
Pro tip: this will help you get a sense for they appreciate and even aspire to – design, product, tech, biz strategy, etc.
Don't be afraid to do this, it's important! We reference everyone in the FD network (yes, it's true) and we still tell members to reference their potential cofounders before tying the knot
What about me?
What are the areas you know you're not particularly good at?


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How to Locate Tire Serial Numbersby Jen Davis
If you need to replace your car tires or figure out if your tires have been recalled by the manufacturer, you may need to locate the serial number, otherwise known as the tire identification number. You can find the serial number for your car's tires fairly quickly if you know what to look for when you are examining the tires.
Step 1
Remove a tire from your car. Position your jack under the car's frame near the wheel (consult owner's manual) and jack up the car until the tire is off the ground. Use a lug wrench to remove the lug nuts holding the tire in place. The serial number for your car's tire is located on the sidewall of the tire; however, one side may have only a partial serial number on it, so you need to take the tire off to be sure your have the whole number.
Step 2
Examine the sidewall of your car tire. The sidewall is the black part between the metal rim and the actual tread of the tire. The sidewall contains various numbers and names that designate size, brand, serial number, model and use specifications.
Identify your serial number. According to the Tire Rack website, the U.S. Department of Transportation "requires that tire identification number be a combination of the letters DOT followed by 10, 11 or 12 letters and/or numbers that identify the manufacturing location, tire size and manufacturer's code along with the week and year the tire was manufactured." Find the letters DOT on your sidewall and use a pen and paper to write down the 10- to 12-digit number and letter combination that follows it. If the number does not have that many digits, flip the tire over and find the complete serial number on the other side.

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I am looking to discuss prolapse bladder or any kind of prolapse that other ladies have experienced as well. I would also like to comment on incontinence as well. There is a lot to talk about when it comes to prolapse bladder etc and it seems to be a silent epidemic among women. If there are others out there like me, lets talk about it and I have some solutions. I am surviving prolapse bladder without surgery and I have been living with it for over ten years. I wear a support garment that is light and easy weight and fits right under my existing underwear. Don't know what you are doing or wearing, but I would like to hear from you. Thanks.
February, 2017.
Thanks to a Connect member, it was brought to our attention that @tanglefoot may have a vested interest in promoting the support garment "hideaway" mentioned in this discussion. Further investigation revealed that @tanglefoot is the designer and inventor of this product, and that she routinely posts on discussion forums using pseudonyms. Posting solicitations or advertisements of any kind violates Mayo Clinic Connect's Terms of Use. We have decided to leave @tanglefoot's past messages as to not interrupt the flow of conversation, but she will no longer be able to post to the community.
Colleen Young
Community Director, Mayo Clinic Connect
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Hi everyone. I am so glad to have found this group as I'm very confused. I don't know whether I have a prolapse or not and my last OBGYN visit, she said everything was great. I didn't notice this until I got really constipated and I can feel a bulge between my vagina and rectum. Although I have hemorrhoids from childbirth I don't seem to have anything else back there unusual and nothing is coming out the vagina either. It's just this bulge like the rectum is taking a turn down before deciding to come out…This is so hard to discuss…does anyone else feel this way. I am actually blushing writing this stuff. How do I know if it's bladder? Vagina? Rectal? Do I speak with my OB? I am 56. Menapause for about 5 years on HRT. I also noticed that a very strong orgasm seems to make everything push down? What to do?
Hello Maisie
Have you considered going to a specialist to give you a second opinion whether or not you have a prolapse. Sometimes it can go undetected. What about a physio thereapist who deals with prolapse as well. They can give you an internal examination as well and maybe detect a prolapse or not. I think if you are still feeling uncomfortable and uncertain, you need a second opinion to be sure. I have had a prolapse for over ten years now and my prolapse is a stage 3, so it would protrude out of my vagina area if I did not wear my support. I hope you find out soon by getting a second opinion to ease your mind. Blessings to you.
Hello Maisie,
I am sorry you have to deal with the discomforts of pelvic floor dysfunction. It is frustrating to find informed answers for sure, as there is much misinformation and partial information out there. Because of the different ways pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic floor prolapse can manifest, Tanglefoot's recommendation to seek the opinion of a specialist is a good one. A differential diagnosis is imperative in making the right decisions while moving forward to get answers. I would recommend a Uro-Gynecology center. These teams of clinicians include specialized physician assistants, specialized physical therapists and nurses, specialized gynecologists, and very specialized surgeons. A comprehensive center will provide good patient information, which helps you move forward and have some level of informed control. In order to gain a complete perspective on your needs, specific tests must be performed. These tests provide functional and physical measurements. Before any treatment and surgical decisions are made, the information from these tests must be looked at and considered by a team, with the patient included. There are various treatment options out there, but these treatments need to be targeted and accurate, or they may not work. Surgery is always the last option, as outcomes are never perfect. So the scale must be weighed in carefully. Please do not feel self conscious about this topic. This is an important topic, and one's day to day life can be devasted by the varying degrees of this condition. Hang in there and don't be afraid to ask questions and advocate for your future.
Has anyone had any experiences with a cystocele? (prolapsed bladder)
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Welcome, @AlwaysHopeful.
I moved your message to this existing and active discussion about cystocele and other prolapse, so that you could meet fellow members talking about this important topic.
You may also be interested in these past discussions:
– scheduling sacrocolpopexy and cystocele repair…more than a little scared http://mayocl.in/2iWHE4a to read the messages by @wandili @montanagal @operationqueen
AlwaysHopeful: how are managing the prolapse? Do you have any questions you'd like to ask the group?
hello I am interested in talking with anyone who has used the hide a way for a prolapsed bladder also any one who has had surgery about 5 months ago I was getting dressed and felt something weird down there and saw something with a hand mirror that shouldn't be there I went to my gyn and was told I had a form of a prolapse (the first time I had ever heard of this) I am 56 and had 2 very large babies not to mention 2 cysts removals one on each ovary in the past…I also started to get extreme pain I ended up in the ER and was told I had too much stool in my bowel….it turns out I also have pelvic floor muscle spasms ended up with a uro gyn and P/T the uro gyn dr. said I have 3 choices do nothing and it will get worse ( i have both utral and bladder stage 2) try the pessary or surgery so I tried the pessary 3 different times I was able to tolerate one for about a week but it rubbed me raw and i developed a horrible infection the P/T has helped with the spasms and now feel the only other option I have is surgery my life has changed for the worse unable to stand or sit to long with out feeling as thought my insides will fall right out not to mentions the lower it falls then the spasms come right back I need to get back to life is surgery the only true fix…one and done…but the more I read the less i eel this is true he wants to do a stitching only no mesh…dos the hide a way really work? sorry for such a long post but am in need of some advise thank you
Hello There Pizon
I have had a prolapse bladder for a very, very long time. Over 8 years now. When I get up in the morning your prolapse is at its best because you have been laying down all night. However, once we get up the prolapse starts to fall down further in to the vagina area and then suddenly it is at the opening of the vagina. It looks like a pink ball coming out. I cannot wear a pessary at all and I will not have surgery because of all the horrible results I have heard from people who have had surgery. I think the best route one can take is to follow the instructions of the physio therapist to strengthen our pelvic floor muscles that hold up our organs, organs such as the bladder, uterus and rectal. Once our muscles get weak the organs start to prolapse and fall down and that's why we have this problem in the first place.
I highly recommend the Hideaway Prolapse Support garment. I put it on every morning after I go to the washroom and I am good for thw whole day. It reduces the feeling of my insides falling out and it supports the vagina area so the prolapse will not fall out. Most of the time when I wear my Hideaway I forget I even have a prolapse. I have been told that this Hideaway is being tested by two doctors and the results are very good so far. I think you should Google the words "Hideaway Prolapse Support Garment" and then click on the web site and read the testimonials from ladies like me who are wearing it. Those are the ladies that understand what we are going through and they will tell you what they think of the Hideaway. I would never, ever let anyone put mesh inside of me or anything else for that matter. If you can pee normally and you can have bowel movments okay, then all you need to do is wear a support and practice physio therapy pelvic floor exercises to help you as well. I hope I have helped you to feel better. I am walking in your shoes and my prolapse is a stage 3 and would hang out of my vagina area if I did not have my Hideaway on. Tanglefoot
Thank you so very much for getting back to me it has been hard to find someone to talk with other then my p/tipst….we had to work on getting rid of the spasms before we could start to strengthen I am working on that part now along with using a crystal wand at home to help keep the spasm's at bay….dose the hideaway actually go in between the lips of your vagina? I have read the product info and the reviews but am unsure if this is just a band aid….as it stands now I don't want to move in fear of it falling out and becoming very depressed…the dr. will not use mesh but will suture everything up I haven't heard any other stories about the surgery other then one and done I just don't feel like I can live a normal life anymore am looking to hear from someone who has had the surgery thank you again with my prolapse the lower it gets the more pain I am in this is why I am leaning toward the surgery but am very scared (also scared to live life the way I feel now as well)
Hello Pizon
I am so sorry to hear that you have trouble finding someone to talk about this. But, I can certainly understand why. Prolapse is silent epidemic among women and a lot of them do not want to talk about it. They just want it to go away. The Hideaway does not go between the lips of the vagina. The Hideaway has supportive materials inside the sling of the Hideaway that work with the elastic to help give the required pressure up against the opening of the vagina area so the prolapse cannot fall out or feel like it is falling out. It gives you the support the same way as if when you put your hand up against your vagina from stopping you from peeing until you make it to the washroom. The Hideaway is very, very comfortable and there is no pain while wearing it. It has allowed me to once again enjoy my long walks that I could not do before for the prolapse was starting to hurt because there was not support and it was starting to fall further out of my vagina area. I feel like my old self again because now there is no falling out. The Hideaway is not going to cure anyone with bowel problems or something like that. Only good eating fiber etc is going to make bowel problems become easier and manageable. I have been wearing the Hideaway everyday for a long time now and it does the job I need it to do. I don't even think about my prolapse anymore until I take off my Hideaway at night before bed and then I once again feel the difference because my prolapse starts to fall out a little without the Hideaway.
Be very careful about surgery because it is not a quick fix. I have heard a lot of negative results when it comes to sewing up the bladder. I am not saying that all surgeries are unsuccessful but I am saying don't expect any quick fixes or guarantees. I think you would be better off to at least try all the natural remedies before you rush off into surgery. Physio therapy is number one and it can help a lot. Wearing a good support like the Hideaway is number two. Eating properly and keeping your bowels going good and your urinary track is the other important issue you have to take care of.
If you have anymore questions for me feel free to reply on this web site anytime. Stop being afraid to live with a prolapse. It is not life threatening and prolapse has been around since the beginning of time. No one ever died from a prolapse. Again, it is not life threatening. It is just life altering. If we do not want to risk surgery we need to make a plan to try everything we can first to see how that works first. Surgery should be the last resort if possible. I hope I have helped make you feel better. Tanglefoot.
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yes you have helped and again I thank you very much I am considering the hideaway however I am afraid that the prolapse will become worse and someday fall out if I don't have the surgery and yes it will be the last resort I just want to be able to garden and walk and play with my grand baby I am looking for a fix not a band aid….however with more research maybe the band aid is the answer…can you exercise with your prolapse I am in need of loosing some weight and want to strengthen my core and now core exercises make it pop out
Hi Pizon
My mother is in her 80's and she has a prolapse too. So as far as getting worse , I think the only thing we have to really worry about is that we can go pee okay and have bowel movements okay. My prolapse is not getting any worse since I have been wearing the Hideaway. It can only go to the opening of the vagina if you have a support garment on. It cannot stretch any further or go anywhere if we are wearing something to support it. If we don't wear a support then of course the bladder can stretch further and further out of our vagina and will protrude quite significantly. Again, if we wear a support it has no where to go, it cannot stretch or fall out because the support is stopping it.
My prolapse has been a stage 3 for over two years now. I have no bowel issues and no urine issues. I eat healthy, I can exercise while wearing the Hideaway because it supports me and keeps my prolapse supported. I can go for walks, ride my bike and play tennis even. I am in my sixties so I am doing quite well living my life while managing my prolapse. Its scary at first when someone has a prolapse because you feel like your insides are going to fall out on the floor. This will not happen. The key is to do those pelvic floor exercises, eat well, don't lift anything heavy as lifting will make the prolapse worse, try not to have a bad cough, that makes prolapse worse as well. Try not to be constipated as pushing, also pushes the prolapse out at the same time when you go to the bathroom. There is a trick to pushing. I fold up toilet paper and hold it with my hand against my vaginal opening so when I push for a bowel movement my prolapse does not come out because my hand / toilet paper is against the vaginal opening holding it in.
Try to relax Pizon. Its not that bad once you learn to manage a prolapse and work to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles that hold up our organs. I would rather see you try all the positive things before you venture into unknown territories like surgery. What do you think?
Hello Pizon,
I have been following your discussion regarding pelvic floor prolapse. It is a complicated topic with numerous variations on how it occurs. Have you and your medical team determined exactly what kind of prolapse you have? I don't really see that clarified. Bladder prolapse can occur in tandem with other structures. While the use of assistive devices such as the hideaway or the pessary are good conservative approaches, they may not be affective for a combination prolapse, a severe prolapse, an individual with limited range of motion or mobility, nor on an Enterocele. If there is bowel involved, with protrusion through the enterocoele opening, then surgery is the only option. Before your decision to have or not to have surgery is made, make sure you collect all the information available including possible dynamic imaging. Prolapse is not just muscular weakness. It involves connective tissue. While physical therapy is important and nessesary, pre and post surgery, it can only manage a certain percentage of prolapse pre-surgery. You may be one of those individuals, which would be great. You need informed clinicians to clarify your personal specifics, then discuss these options of the various tools available with your clinicians so these tools can be applied appropriately to your specific prolapse. Maybe our moderator, Colleen, can steer you towards some good articles on the various surgeries with success and failure rates. Look at the methods used, the age groups, and any complicating medical issues. Good luck with this decision. Well rounded Information facilitates good outcomes.
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HI and Thank You for your reply it is so good to be able to talk with other women that are having the same issue as myself….I have bladder and utural prolapse am at stage 2 in addition to the prolapse I have pelvic muscle spasms I am seeing a therapist for this and have had much success with the pain and am able to use what is called a crystal wand at home so I am now about 90% pain free and only have to see her once a month now however with that being said the pessary (after 3 different fittings) didn't work for me when it is in it causes me to spasm again it is a vicious circle my uro-gyn is proposing to sew the bladder up along with the ligaments and connective tissue and of course it is an elective surgery which is more than likely why I am having such a hard time making up my mind yes or no to the surgery I am having no problem with my bowel movements or urination it is just so dam uncomfortable and the more I do the lower it gets then I get spasm again… I would like to talk with women that have had this surgery just to hear first hand what they recommend recovery ect…the dr. and my therapist say that after surgery you can maintain a normal life I am also thinking about the hideaway for what erver reason I am scared to have this surgery…I have had ovary surgery in the past and didn't feel this way???? thank you again for your post I don't feel so alone now
Hello Tanglefoot…I do agree and am doing all that can be done with the therapist, the uro-gyn and @ home exercises I think if I didn't have the muscle spasms it would be a no brainer to try the hideaway my regular gyn suggests I give it a couple of months and continue to lose the weight and maybe try the pessary one more time…I had luck for about a week and now believe it was the @ home therapy that may have moved it but now I know how to take it in and out… can you tell me with the hideaway dose it have a bulge on the pad? I guess I don't understand how it holds back the buldge I am at stage 2 I have looked at her video on line maybe I will have to look again I know women live with this with nothing and that is not an option for me way to uncomfortable


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A fairly good arrival of Robins in to Shetland last week (remember they are migrants in these parts) has resulted in quite a few birds hanging on and establishing temporary territories. We have at least three birds coming to mealworms in the garden and one bird is particularly territorial.
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Monday, 26 October 2009
Red-breasted Flycatcher II
Most of the day spent sound recording in the central Mainland. The Red-breasted Fly was still at Swinning and I managed to record the 'tek' call and get a few better images.
Saturday, 24 October 2009
Red-breasted Flycatcher Calls
Huge numbers of thrushes arrived over the last few days but birding, photography and sound-recording has been difficult in the rain and south-easterly gales! Jon Dunn sent me a text to say a Red-breasted Fly was at Swinning and was very vocal, so Saturday morning was spent recording and photographing the bird. Dave Winter called on Friday to say the Little Egret has resurfaced at Spiggie and I managed a few shots in the doom and gloom of ISO 1250 land. I guess this will be standard setting for the new and improved 1D Mark IV...
Red-breasted Flycatcher Calls 1:
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Sunday, 18 October 2009
Migrant Sounds
A few recordings of common migrants here in the valley from the last few days:
Redwings, Brambling & Chaffinch
Redwings, Brambling & Chaffinch
Saturday, 17 October 2009
Garden Birds
The light was fantastic for photography today so I stayed local and concentrated on getting some images of migrants in the garden. The Starlings were irresistible in the low sunlight.
Friday, 16 October 2009
Spotted Sandpiper II
I returned to Quendale twice on Friday for some more views and photographs of the Spotted Sandpiper but it has become extremely flighty - these were the best images I could manage all morning.
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Yellow-browed calls
A very vocal Yellow-browed Warbler sound recorded at Maywick today:
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Red-flanked Bluetail II
With the prospect of much better light I finished off some office stuff early on returned to Sandgarth where the Red-flanked Bluetail gave some lovely opportunities for photography.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Red-flanked Bluetail
Three words that send shivers down your spine. Mark Chapman found this superb 1st W Red-flanked Bluetail at Sandgarth yesterday afternoon. I arrived just after dawn in heavy rain and after an hour of searching to no avail, I was thinking of packing in - but it duly appeared. The bird proved to be extremely retiring and was certainly not behaving like the last few of Bluetails I'd seen in Shetland (this individual is now the 6th I've seen in Shetland).
Four hours later and soaked to the skin, I managed some very pleasing images considering the poor light and the paucity of opportunities! Sadly, the owners of the croft and the plantations, Tony & Beth Gerrard, are away on holiday so hopefully it will stay for their return. Imagine how you would feel if somebody found a Bluetail in your garden while you were on holiday. It doesn't bear thinking about!
Four hours later and soaked to the skin, I managed some very pleasing images considering the poor light and the paucity of opportunities! Sadly, the owners of the croft and the plantations, Tony & Beth Gerrard, are away on holiday so hopefully it will stay for their return. Imagine how you would feel if somebody found a Bluetail in your garden while you were on holiday. It doesn't bear thinking about!
Monday, 12 October 2009
Spotted Sandpiper
Sunday, 11 October 2009
Western Bonelli's II
Out pre-dawn to set the gear up in the Ellister garden to hopefully sound record Redwings and Bramblings - it worked a treat and I'll add some clips at a later stage. The Western Bonelli's Warbler was still present with lots of other common migrants and gave great views. The bird was also calling regularly and I managed to get much better recordings than yesterday:
Maywick Migrants
A few images of other migrants in the Ellister 'Bonelli's' garden: Yelllow-browed Warbler, Chiffchaff & Goldcrests.
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Western Bonelli's Warbler
A great day with lots of migrants on the home patch. Found this superb Western Bonelli's Warbler in the Maywick valley this morning - a welcome find tick having had our 1992 Fair Isle bird relegated to Bonelli's Warbler sp. as we never heard it call. This individual called within around twenty minutes of finding it and thus identification was straightforward. It performed beautifully for those who came to see it and not too bad for the cameras (though never once could I set the ISO lower than 1000 due to poor light). I also manged some sound recordings which considering the force 8 wind and rain, aren't bad and sound spot on with those at the excellent Xeno Canto site.
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Written by Kirill Vasilyev on July 27, 2010 at 9:00 AM
In order to personalize your email messages you need to use dynamic message templates that reference customer information through macros instead of creating static messages. In case of a static message, you send the same message to every recipient on your list which does not look good. If you use message template, every recipient will receive a unique message as if it was sent to him or her personally. This happens because message template references recipient information through macro definitions that are replaced with the real information while sending.
In this article, I will guide you through the steps on how to create a message template in MacMassMailer and send a test message to yourself. I assume you have a database of recipients and every recipient in the database has email address, name, order number, product ordered and website where he or she ordered it from. This is assumed so for illustration purposes only.
1. Start MacMassMailer, then select the Messages node in the outline view (on the left side of the main window). Then click on the + button to add a new message template.
2. In the message editor, specify Subject and enter the message itself in the Body box. Note, you have a list of macros in the left part of the message editor. These reference the standard fields such as Email and Name, and the custom fields you add in the Fields panel of the main window. In our example, we have 3 custom fields: "Order", "Product", and "Website". Therefore we have 3 custom macro definitions in the list of macros that correspond to these fields. Use these macros to reference the real data fields in your message template. In the final messages the macros will be replaced with the real information stored in the database. Drag the macros from the list of macros and drop them onto the Body or Subject edit boxes.
3. Press Ok to save the new message. The new message should appear in the list of messages in the main window.
4. Now we are ready to send this message to our mailing list. But, wait! We need to test the message first. Exclude the newly created group with the real recipients by clicking on the checkbox located next to group name label in the outline view (on the left side of the main window). Then add a new test group. Name it "Test". Then select this group in the outline view and click on the + button to add yourself as a test recipient.
5. Enter recipient information and press the Ok button. A new recipient is now added to your Test group.
6. Press the Start button on the toolbar to start sending. Then press the Start button on the sending confirmation dialog box.
7. When sending is complete, check your email. You should receive an email message like this:


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"I have two daughters who love to dance. One has been at SPAD for over 6 years. The other one just getting ready to start her 2nd year. We love the instructors and the owner Ms. Kathy is fantastic. The instructors make learning dance and using proper technique so much fun! They instill values of hard work, goal setting, and confidence in all of their dancers. All dancers have the opportunity to perform in a year end recital–very professional and amazing to watch! If you are looking for a dance studio for your children to grow with, this is the one! "
Anastasia R.
"SPAD is a wonderful family of people. I was raised at SPAD as a child and into an adult. I am lucky to say my daughter gets to experience the same sense of warmth and belonging in a dance studio that I did. SPAD is a positive learning experience for everyone. SPAD has always represented stability in their staff and atmosphere. I would recommend this dance studio to anyone!"
Rachel H.
"My children are 9 and 7 years old. We've been at St Peters Academy of Dance for 6 years, and it feels like a second family to us. The office staff are so helpful, and the studio is very organized. Communication between the studio owner and parents is very clear and thorough through newsletters and emails. I love that the recitals are very professionally run, and the kids are in age-appropriate costumes with tasteful choreography. My kids both work very hard in their classes to advance their technique, and you will never hear them complain. They are learning far more than appropriate dance technique, but also growing in their confidence every year. Their teachers are very committed to their dance education, and I am so impressed with the terminology and training that they are receiving even as young as first grade. If you are looking for a dance studio that is capable of providing strong fundamentals and competition dance classes, I strongly recommend St. Peters Academy of Dance. "
"I danced with St. Peters Academy of Dance all through middle school and high school. It really became my home away from home. The staff and the friends I made became a family to me. I have so many precious memories from that time in my life that I will never forget.
When my daughter was ready to begin dance I could not imagine another dance studio to take her too. I wanted her to have the same experience I did. SPAD is dedicated to creating a positive dance experience for everyone while teaching them self-confidence, grace, technique, discipline and teamwork. It is amazing to watch my daughter continue to bloom as a dancer and as a person in this incredible atmosphere with so many amazing staff members."
K. Sheppard
"SPAD was recommended to us by my daughters' preschool dance teacher, and in the four years they have attended here, we have never been disappointed in that recommendation. Miss Kathy (owner/director) has always been approachable, professional, and friendly, and her level of experience with studio management is unmatched. She is very accommodating with the class schedules (even asking me personally which day works best for us to attend), and she's somehow always made it possible for my girls (who, at ages 10 and 7, are at different levels) to both attend on the same night! The instructors are truly professional dancers who teach (and expect) proper attire, technique, form, and vocabulary. Fees are competitive, recitals are fabulous and well-organized, and the dancers' costumes and music are always appropriate. Please accept my testimonial as a sincere recommendation for SPAD!"
Angela A.


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What You Will Need. In addition to a mains powered soldering iron, rated at around 15-18 watts, and some resin-cored electrical solder, you will require some or all of the following:
1. A pair of side cutters, for removing excess lengths of lead
2. A pair of wire strippers
3. A piece of emery cloth or fine sandpaper
4. A suitable workholder ( a "helping hands" is ideal)
5. A soldering iron stand with iron tip cleaning sponge
6. An optional de-soldering pump, a useful tool for sucking away unwanted solder from poorly soldered or dry joints.
Getting Started. Plug in the soldering iron, and wait for it to reach its full working temperature (this should take about three minutes or so).
When using the iron for the first time, it will be necessary to "tin" the iron tip (i.e. give it a coating of solder) to enable the iron to do its job more efficiently. When the iron is hot, apply a small amount of solder to the tip (Fig. 1). If the solder does not flow evenly over the surface, clean it with the emery cloth, and if you have an iron stand with a damp sponge tip cleaner, wipe it on this (or a damp rag) and try again, until the tip is clean and bright.
Your First Soldered Joint. Let us assume that you wish to solder a piece of solid-core wire to a tag on a switch (the method is the same when using multi-strand wire). First, strip the plastic insulation on the wire back by about 12mm. Clean the tags of the switch with emery cloth if they are not clean and bright. This will ensure that the solder flows cleanly and evenly over the joint when the iron is applied. Next, insert the bared wire end through the hole in the solder tag, and wrap the wire around it a couple of times. This will ensure a mechanically sound joint (Fig. 2). Note that only one tag is shown for clarity.
Now comes the tricky part! Apply the iron to the tag and the wrapped wire AT THE SAME TIME, whilst feeding the solder against both (Fig. 3). The solder should then flow evenly over the tag and wire. This may seem to require more hands than the average human being is endowed with, but it can be achieved if you hold the work securely in a vice, helping hands tool, or similar, and apply the iron and solder with your free hands. DO NOT attempt to carry the solder to the joint, or the flux in the solder will vaporise, giving a "dry joint", one which is mechanically unsound and electrically high in resistance.
Finally, snip off any remaining wire lead with your cutters, and inspect the joint. It should look shiny and bright, with the outline of the wire faintly visible beneath the solder. If it is dull and crystalline in appearance, the joint may be "dry". If this is the case, remove the solder, clean up the parts more thoroughly, and start again.
That's all there is to it! Happy soldering....


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AtGames to Launch the Atari Flashback 3 Retro Gaming Console with 60 Built-in Games Recreating the Original Atari 2600 Retro Gaming Experience
AtGames announces the release of the Atari Flashback 3 console including 60 built-in games in the USA.
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With titles such as Asteroids, Missile Command, Centipede, Yars' Revenge and 56 others, there are hours and hours of the purest video gaming entertainment for the whole family.
For anyone who had an Atari 2600 back in the 1980's, the Flashback 3 really is a "flashback" to an era when video gaming first had mass appeal. But if you haven't had the experience of the original Atari, then the Flashback 3 takes you right back to the heart of the eighties.
With styling based on the original Atari 2600, the Flashback 3 is complete with two retro joysticks, also based on the original Atari designs. This retro experience allows you to go back in time so you can experience how it all started, and why retro gamers still say that the Atari games are as playable now as it was then. The Atari Flashback 3 is an easy to use plug and play device that you use with your TV that provides an affordable piece of video gaming nostalgia suitable for the whole family.
"Atari games are known around the world and we are pleased to partner with AtGames to re-launch our best selling Flashback series of classic games for a whole new generation of consumers worldwide," says Lee Jacobson, SVP of Licensing at Atari Inc.
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UFC On FUEL TV 10 (Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum)- FUEL TV Main Card [LIVE Results and Play-by-Play]
Welcome to InsideFights.com's live coverage of UFC On FUEL TV 10 headlined by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira taking on Fabricio Werdum. The event takes place from Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil. I'm Ryan Frederick and I'll be here for all 12 fights taking place on tonight's fight card. Stay tuned for live play-by-play of the night's main card on FUEL TV. If you missed the preliminary action, we have full coverage of the Facebook preliminary portion of the night's card. Enjoy the fights everyone.
Rony Jason vs. Mike Wilkinson
Referee: Marc Goddard
ROUND 1- Wilkinson shakes off the offer to touch gloves by Jason as we kick off the main card. The crowd chanting early for Jason, a big fan favorite in Brazil. Jason starts off with an overhand right and Wilkinson goes for the takedown and gets it. Wilkinson working from top landing elbows. Jason landing punches from the bottom as he looks for a triangle choke. Jason has it locked it and it is deep. Wilkinson in trouble as Jason lands some elbows. Wilkinson is not tapping but referee Marc Goddard steps in as Wilkinson has passed out from the triangle choke! Jason with the big submission win and the crowd goes wild!
Official Result: Rony Jason def. Mike Wilkinson by technical submission (triangle choke) at 1:24 of Round 1
Daniel Sarafian vs. Eddie Mendez
Referee: Dan Miragliotta
ROUND 1- Sarafian quickly takes the center of the Octagon. Mendez attacks with a combo to start off. Sarafian lands a hard one-two combination that gets the crowd going. Sarafian misses on an overhand right and Mendez pushes him against the cage. Sarafian has a Thai-plumb but lets it go then gets it back. Sarafian trips Mendez to the ground and Sarafian gets on top and is looking to move into side control. Sarafian looking to pass half-guard. Sarafian with some body punches from the top. Sarafian looks to be trying to set up the arm-triangle. Sarafian has it locked up in half-guard and Mendez is struggling to hang on. Sarafian gets Mendez to tap out! Sarafian scores the fifth submission win on the night, tough competition for "Submission Of The Night" on this card.
Official Result: Daniel Sarafian def. Eddie Mendez by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:20 of Round 1
Erick Silva vs. Jason High
Referee: Mario Yamasaki
ROUND 1- Touch of gloves to start as the fighters enter the center of the Octagon. High misses two kicks and backs Silva up with a left hand. High lands a kick and Silva misses a punch and a scramble on the ground erupts. Silva takes the back of High on the ground and is looking to transition with an arm. Silva has High's arm but High looks to escape. Silva forces High to suddenly tap out! Silva with the submission from what looks to be an armbar! Replays show it was a modified triangle-armbar as High is submitted for the first time in his career.
Official Result: Erick Silva def. Jason High by submission (armbar) at 1:11 of Round 1
Thiago Silva vs. Rafael Feijao
Referee: Dan Miragliotta
ROUND 1- After the record for most submissions in a UFC event was tied in the last fight, these two are ready to provide a potential knockout. Feijao with a leg kick to start off. Silva then lands a body kick. Feijao rushes in with a punch followed by a head kick. Silva blocks a big right hand thrown by Feijao. Feijao throws a big right hand again. Silva with a right hand to the body and Feijao counters with his own and follows it with a combination. Silva with a head kick. Silva misses a leg kick. Feijao lands a combo as Silva covers up. Both miss on wild swings. Silva with a body kick. Feijao with a body punch. Silva backs Feijao up with a big right hand. Silva attacking with both punches and kicks to the leg. Feijao gets a left hand in as Silva is covering up. Feijao with a big overhand right. Silva lands some punches to the body. Feijao backs Silva up with a spinning back elbow that lands flush. Silva backs Feijao up and lands a knee. Silva lands a combination. Silva lands some leg kicks. Feijao lands a soft right hand and is beginning to tire. Silva lands with more punches and kicks. Silva urges the crowd to chant. Silva attacks Feijao as he puts Feijao against the cage. Silva drops Feijao with a big right hand and finishes him off with some punches on the ground as Dan Miragliotta steps in to stop the fight. Silva with the big knockout win!
Official Result: Thiago Silva def. Rafael Feijao by knockout (punches) at 4:29 of Round 1
William Patolino vs. Leonardo Santos
Referee: Marc Goddard
ROUND 1- This is the finals of season two of "The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil". Touch of gloves to start as Marc Goddard resides over the action. Patolino starts with a leg kick. They quickly tie up but break. Santos misses a big right hand. They clinch and go against the cage with Santos' back against the cage. Both fighting for underhooks as Santos is looking for a takedown. Patolino goes for a trip but can't get it and they split up. Santos lands a left hand. Patolino lands a combination and they tie-up again. Patolino with the takedown on Santos and is in his guard. Santos tries to escape but Patolino lands an elbow. Patolino gets to his feet and keeps Santos on the ground. Patolino goes back to the ground and lands an elbow on the inside. Santos trying to improve position but Patolino is holding him down. Patolino postures up and goes briefly back into guard. Patolino lands some punches and again with hard punches. Patolino goes back into Santos' guard. Patolino lands some punches as Santos gets the fight back to the feet. Patolino pushes Santos against the cage. They break away from each other. Santos with a leg kick. Patolino misses a trip takedown. Santos drops to the ground and Patolino takes advantage. They scramble on the ground as the round ends. 10-9 Patolino.
ROUND 2- Santos misses a big head kick to start the round. Santos goes for a takedown but Patolino shows good takedown defense. They exchange right hands. Santos lands a big right hand as they are tied up. Santos pushes Patolino against the cage. They switch and Santos is against the cage before they split. Both miss on right hands and Santos lands an inside knee. Patolino is fighting with his hands low and Santos is taking advantage. They clinch and Patolino lands a knee. Patolino scores a takedown and they are working on the ground. Patolino in Santos' guard and the crowd begins to slightly boo. Both beginning to look exhausted out there. Santos tries to push off but to no avail. Patolino in half-guard and has Santos against the cage. They get back to the feet and Patolino misses an uppercut. They clinch and both battle for position. Santos goes for a takedown but Patolino grabs the fence to block it and uses it to get into top position. Marc Goddard halts the fight to give Patolino a warning and starts the fight on the feet. They exchange and tie up. Patolino pushes Santos against the cage. Santos with a trip takedown and is in side control and moves to mount. Patolino surviving on the bottom. Santos fighting for a submission and landing ground-and-pound. Both men are very tired. Santos locks in an arm-triangle and it is in deep. Patolino is surviving. Patolino finally taps out! Santos is The Ultimate Fighter for season two in Brazil! Santos also breaks the modern record for most submissions in a UFC event. Santos celebrates by going into the crowd to embrance UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo.
Official Result: Leonardo Santos def. William Patolino by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:43 of Round 2
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum
Referee: Mario Yamasaki
ROUND 1- The main event is underway in Brazil. Nogueira quickly takes the center of the Octagon. Werdum attacks with leg kicks as the crowd begins to chant. Werdum puts Nogueira against the cage and scores a takedown. They transition well on the ground- these are two highly-skilled ground fighters. Werdum in half-guard. Werdum looks to move into side control. Werdum with a hammerfist. Werdum looking to set up a choke. Both looking to create a scramble. Nogueira looking for a leg and Werdum is pounding away. They get back to the feet and Nogueira eats a knee from Werdum. Werdum with a stiff jab followed by a leg kick. Nogueira lands a combination and pushes Werdum against the cage. Both battling in the clinch. Werdum with a leg kick after they break. Nogueira lands some short punches. They clinch and Nogueira attacks the body. They move against the cage in a clinch with Werdum pressed against the fence. Nogueira attacks the body with dirty boxing. Werdum with a Thai plumb and lands a big knee. They break and Werdum lands a jab. Nogueira lands a short elbow and Werdum is against the cage. Nogueira looks for a takedown. They battle for underhooks and both land right hands as the round concludes. 10-9 Werdum.
ROUND 2- Both beginning to show signs of fatigue, especially Werdum. Werdum lands a leg kick followed by a jab. Werdum with a big right leg kick. Werdum with a big right hand. Nogueira looks to land but Werdum shows good head movement but an uppercut gets in. They clinch and Nogueira pushes Werdum against the cage. Nogueira with some dirty boxing. They switch and Werdum goes for a takedown. Nogueira drops into a guillotine but Werdum ends up on top. Werdum in side control. Werdum looks for an arm but can't get it as he goes back into half-guard. Werdum passes into side control and moves to Nogueira's back with one hook in. Werdum looking to set up an armbar. The fight is suddenly stopped as a tap was not seen. Nogueira seems to be favoring his arm. Werdum picks up the win! Replay shows an armbar was locked in, but it does not appear if it was a tapout or a verbal submission, but it is confirmed to be a verbal submission. Werdum scores his third straight win since returning to the UFC.
Official Result: Fabricio Werdum def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by verbal submission (armbar) at 2:41 of Round 2
Tags: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Daniel Sarafian, Erick Silva, Fabricio Werdum, Jason High, Leonardo Santos, Mixed Martial Arts, Rafael Cavalcante, Rony Jason, thiago silva, UFC, UFC On FUEL TV 10


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In the past couple of weeks we have managed to release the latest version (version 11) as well as releasing a fix pack for the release.
The version has changed a lot to the existing demand model, which means that some part of the game still needs to be tweaked in order to get everything to work as planned. This is a work which will be focused on in the next release(s) where we will also optimize the newly created schedulers.
On the bug side it seems like the fix pack has fixed almost all bugs, but we will wait with the creation of the new version for the next week, until we are sure that the current version is stable.
The roadmap for version 12 looks at the moment like this:
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DonCoyote posted a topic in RV Accessories for SaleUnused and never installed. Complete with instructions. $95 including shipping. General purpose electrical interface between HDT electrical system and the RV or 5th wheel electrical system. Email me at mhylbom at mac dot com. Located in the Hill Country of TX for the next month but will ship with PayPal payment.
Hello all, I am hoping I can get some info./assistance/guidance from some of you kind and knowledgeable folks... I do realize this is an RV forum, but I know you can still give me good advice. THE SHORT: BALQON = NO USER MANUAL or USER GUIDE = NO COMMUNICATION = MY 27kwh LiFEPo4 Battery pack sitting outside for several months NOT hooked up = me freaking out about self discharge (which I didn't even know existed) and a possible 800lb. expensive brick!!! THE LONG: This past summer (2015) my wife and I refinanced our house, took out loans, and spent our life savings to pursue our mutual life-long dream of a full turnkey Solar scenario. The goal was to get all the components in and then hire a local professional to put it all together and guide us through it all, including the use and maintenance. After doing some comparisons of battery options I decided to go with LiFEPo4. I contacted Balqon, and Samra (CEO?) spent well over an hour on the phone with me and convinced me that was the route to go and that his company was the way to go. We went through a Solar company to get 24 panels, mounts, a Schneider/Midnight Classic all-in-one wall of electronics and a 27kwh battery bank in an external enclosure, from Balqon. Balqon took tons longer to ship than promised, after awful communication. Then, despite calls and emails DAILY from myself as well as from the company I bought it through, we still have yet to get a response. And all we were trying to do was get a User Manual or User Guide for the 27kwh battery pack. You know, "This is how you hook it up, Do this, Don't do this, This button does this, This is how to actually open it up, etc..." Well, then there had been ridiculous and extensive problems and delays in getting the mounting in. (FedEx Freight basically ran over everything with a fork lift, then I get sent the wrong stuff, then they won't send the right stuff, then they want me to pay for the right stuff cause it's not what they were told to send, etc...) So, as of today I now have all the components in. (Except any of the information I needed from Balqon, that is.) While online last week doing some research I ran across people talking about self-discharge (which, again, nobody ever told me was even a thing) and how it could brick your battery. (I am aware of the BMS and it's self cut-off to prevent it getting too low, etc.) Well now I am FREAKING OUT!!! Due to all the calamity of errors and delays, the battery has been sitting outside untouched for several months! I don't know how much charge it came with, how to hook it up, nor how to operate it (because I never got a manual, nor did I have everything in to begin an install) From the looks of things it will probably be this Spring until the panels are mounted and we are ready to actually hook up to it. So, please, tell me, what do I do??? Assuming I hit the "On" button and it isn't dead, how on earth can I put a charge into it without all the solar panels hooked up to get it to last till the spring without bricking? Can I hook jumper cables up to it from my car for countless hours? Is there a way to hook up a generator directly to it without the wall of electronics? Can I plug into it from my house? I mean, I don't need to fill it up and worry about an over charge, I just need to keep it from dying. Then, If I go to push the "On" button and nothing happens, or it is totally dead what options do I have? Quite Sincerely, Recent Newb


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"Death of Despair" is an underreported phenomenon which has killed nearly 100,000 middle aged white Americans due to depression related causes. (suicides & addiction) since 99. (epidemic comparable to AIDS in its scope). I was curious to find if this has any correlation with the 2016 election victory of Trump. So I collected CDC mortality data for each county from 1999 to 2016 & then I collected data for last three elections viz. 2008, 2012, 2016 at county level.
The analysis is being done at county level, looking at percentage swing in votes for Trump in 2016 election for each county & found that counties which has seen most increase depression mortality rates; has also seen remarkable rise in votes for Trump. Analysis also show during period 2008-2016; high concentration of rise in white mortality in three states viz. Michigan, Wisconsin & Pennsylvania (which were key to success of Trump) and their shift to Trump from traditional voter base of Democrats. It also found a striking correlation that counties which has higher "Death of Despair" rates are more likely to vote for Trump and this shift in votes to GOP increases as death rate increases.(see below)
While "anger" has long been offered as the hidden variable explaining electoral victory for Trump, this analysis may be an attempt to quantify that anger by linking it to depression (or deaths by despair to be specific). The elections are dominated by voter sentiments & it is natural to have sentiments being affected if they were to be surrounded by despair deaths in their neighborhood.
This analysis can be helpful in aiding the future electoral models; by incorporating the despair related mortality rates of region as one of the key feature vectors affecting voters. The psychological impact of depression may also be able to explain appeal of "non-intellectual" simplistic narrative of Trump to its core base.
Technical Details of Analysis
A ground breaking study came in 2015, which claimed that something unusual and troubling is happening in America; almost unnoticed. It concluded that middle aged white Americans are suddenly dying at increasing rates; despite the positive life expectancy for other racial & ethnic groups in America and whites in other advanced countries. The authors called it "Deaths of Despair" by which middle aged white Americans are killing themselves either by suicide or addiction related deaths. This epidemic which is on rise since 1999 and has been linked to changes in number of factors like education, labor market, collapse of family & religion etc. [1]
On the other hand surprising victory of Trump in 2016 election remains an enigma, since it was contradictory to most predictions done by traditional electoral analysis. So far the link between right wing politics and middle aged white mortality has been postulated by some but not being studied. This data mining case study looks at correlation between increasing mortality rates during 1999 to 2015 and swing in favor GOP and if the locations which had seen most despair do indeed corresponds to shift of voters from Democrats to GOP as compared to previous elections of 2008 & 2012.
The analysis is being done at county level, looking at the death rates of middle aged white Americans in each county and how that county has voted in 2016 election. More specifically we looked at percentage swing in votes for GOP in 2016 election for each county & found that counties which has seen most increase mortality rates; has also seen remarkable rise in votes for GOP. The maps also show during period 2008-2016; high concentration of rise in white mortality in three states viz. Michigan, Wisconsin & Pennsylvania (which were key to success of Trump) and their shift to GOP from traditional voter base of Democrats. It also found a striking correlation that counties which has higher "Death of Despair" rates are more likely to vote for GOP and this shift in votes to GOP increases as death rate increases.
While "anger" has long been offered as the hidden variable explaining electoral victory for Trump, this analysis may be an attempt to quantify that anger by linking it to depression (or deaths by despair to be specific). The elections are dominated by voter sentiments & it is natural to have sentiments being affected if they were to be surrounded by despair deaths in their neighborhood. This analysis can be helpful in aiding the future electoral models; by incorporating the despair related mortality rates of region as one of the factors affecting voters.
1. Problem Understanding
Nobel Laureate Angus Deaton and Anne Case has published their ground breaking paper last year , titled "Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st century" discovering a previously unknown phenomenon in America. That there is a marked increase in the all-cause mortality of middle-aged white non-Hispanic men and women in the United States between 1999 and 2015.This trend of rising in mortality is due to increasing death rates from drug and alcohol poisonings, suicide, and chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis; together phrased as "Deaths of Despair". This trend of rising mortality is unique among White non-Hispanic Americans as the mortality rates for other races continue to see a decline. More importantly this trend is also unique to America as it is not being observed in other advanced countries. Below two charts borrowed from the papers, to give a better view of the conclusions drawn.[1]
The first show that rising mortality is unique to US & second chart shows trend is unique among white Non-Hispanics within US. It must be reiterated that mortality for all groups kept a steady decline in US from 1900 to 1999 (due to rise in overall life expectancy & quality of life) and suddenly we see this reversal of trend , where not just the decline is being stopped for a particular group but they are suddenly dying much younger & faster.
The paper highlights the enormity of this disturbing trend by calling it an epidemic comparable to the AIDS; but which received no attention. To quote from paper. "If the white mortality rate for ages 45−54 had held at their 1998 value, 96,000 deaths would have been avoided from 1999–2013, 7,000 in 2013 alone. If it had continued to decline at its previous (1979‒1998) rate, half a million deaths would have been avoided in the period 1999‒2013, comparable to lives lost in the US AIDS epidemic through mid-2015."[1]
1.2 Proposition
The unexpected victory of Donald Trump in 2016 US election has been explained by many angles so far. The oft used phrase is that 2016 election tapped into the "anger in America". However so far there has not been a quantitative definition proposed for measuring anger. It is conceivable that despair is another transfiguration of anger. It may not be a total coincidence that a strong base of GOP also happens to be the white middle aged Americans. Putting these two aspects together is the purpose of this study.
This data mining case study build on paper mentioned above and tries to find, if there is a pattern between rising deaths of despair in America and swing in votes to GOP from 2012 to 2016 election. The proposition is to see if rise in votes for Trump has a correlation between percentage increases in white middle aged mortality rates in those areas. The analysis is being done at a county level, for both votes and mortality rates. The proposition is to detect that variability of rise in votes for GOP can be explained in parts by statistically significant mortality variables.
Very specifically this case study calculates the death rates in each county for white middle aged Americans and tries to determine its relationship with votes for Trump in that county and also swing in favor of Trump in that county from previous elections.
1.3 Source
The data for this project for mortality is being provided by CDC (Center for Disease Control). The data is being downloaded step by step for each year from 1999-2015 (due to size limits on CDC website for downloads). This dataset includes deaths and population for each county in USA throughout this period. [2][3]
The 2016 election dataset is scraped from Guardian Newspaper website. The scraped version of data () includes county level votes as well as additional files for 2008 election results and 2012 election results for comparison. [5][6]
2. Data Preparation
In this section the raw dataset is being converted to a dataset that is relevant to this project work and in a consumable format.
2.1 Prepare Mortality data
Below are the steps performed to prepare the mortality data.
- The CDC provides a handbook to understand columns of the dataset at (4). These are being used to interpret the data.
- Limit the dataset for middle aged population viz. from ages 45-54 as per reference study.
- The overall data files that are downloaded for each year from 1999-2015 contains the information about {County, Year, Race, Hispanic Origin, Gender, Deaths and Population}. There are some additional columns which are discarded at this stage.
- All single files are each year mortality data are combined and loaded into a dataframe.
- The next step is to clean data for rows where population is NA. Such rows are dropped.
- After this we aggregate the data by each year and county and race type. This is to segment the dataset by Race and deaths for each county every year.
- Next we calculate the Mortality rate by race in each county. The mortality dataset is now prepared for deriving feature vectors.
2.2 Prepare Voting dataset
- Collect the dataset for election results of 2008, 2012 and 2016 at county level.
- Combine the datasets at county level to create a comprehensive file.
3. Feature Engineering
We have now got the clean data available which we can use to define feature vectors. Preparing data so-that it can be used models is time consuming activity. It goes back & forth many times, sometimes few data issues are discovered only after running models. For the sake of simplicity only final data preparation methods included are mentioned below and features that was found to be relevant after lot of analysis.
3.2 Mortality Data
- Using the Race code (for each race viz. White, Black etc.) and Hispanic origin code , we segment the dataset to derive population identifier for White-NH (White Non-Hispanics) and Non-White ( All other races & Hispanics). We continue further analysis for only White population.
- The data is aggregated by this new race descriptor (white vs. non-white) and death rate for each county is derived.
- We next take care of missing values. The data for some intermittent years could be missing for counties. Overall the instances for missing data are very few. Since death rates don't change drastically every year, it is logical to fill last year death rate whenever it is missing.
- We now derive some additional features. We first calculate average of death rate for each county. This is calculated in different time period to correlate with the election years. So we get
- Average Death Rate between 1999 and 2007
- Average Death Rate between 2008 and 2011
- Average Death Rate between 2012 and 2015
- We also calculate some additional cross period long term average death rates.
- Next we calculate percentage shift in death rates between these periods. These correspond directly to above periods. So we get
- Percentage Rise in Death Rate between 1999 to 2015
- Percentage Rise in Death Rate between average 2008-2011 to average of 2012-2015
- Percentage Rise in Death Rate between average of 1999-2007 to 2008-2011
We also additionally take log of absolute death rates for handling the skew in the data.
3.3 Election Data
- The election dataset that we prepared in previous instance does not contain percentage vote shares for 2008 dataset. So the first features to derive is to calculate GOP and Dem percentage share for 2008 election.
- Next we derive the percentage swing in votes for a given county in favor of GOP from 2008 to 2012 ; 2012 to 2016 and 2008 to 2016.
- We also derive the flags to identify which counties are won by Democrats vs. which counties are won by GOP.
- Furthermore we also calculate the flags to identify the counties which filled for GOP from 2008 & 2012 in 2016 election. That means these counties were originally won by Democrats but they switched to GOP in 2016.
Finally we combine the mortality dataset and election dataset over the county codes (called as FIPS codes in the notebook).
4. Modeling & Analysis
The data prepared with feature vectors is being exported to the csv file. We first go through process of spotting the relationships between the variables, detect outliers and if required log the variables to handle non linearity in the data. We will then build a Least Squared linier regression model to verify if features are statistically significant.
4.1 Analysis
- We first use scatter matrix to check for any trends in relationships and also multi-collinierity. We then start digging deep into the relationship between two variables.
- We see in plot between death rate & swing there is a skew , so we use log of the variables
- Along the way we see that there are some outliers. There will be few outliers that will distort the graph. For clear correlation , it is important to get rid of those outliers , so we remove them accordingly. (Details in attached notebooks)
- Looking at above charts we can say that there is a clear relationship between the death rate of a county and how that county has shifted in terms of votes for GOP in 2016 elections as compared to both 2008 and 2012 election.
4.2 Regression Model
Various models are built using OLS linier regression; to regress votes for GOP in 2016 and swing in votes in favor for GOP in 2016 election from 2008 & 2012.
Model to regress votes swing in percentage terms from 2012 to 2016 ; found that keeping everything else constant ; for every unit of increased in ln(Death Rate of 2015); there is 6 points increase in swing towards GOP in 2016 election as compared to 2012. (Please note results are on logged scale). The model has a F Stat of 101 , which means we definitely one or more variable in the model and also variables have low p value indicating that they are statistically significant.
Below model find relation between swing in votes to GOP in 2016 and percentage increase in mortality rates during various periods. After taking all factors into account it can be said that the relationship is still positive as more the increase in mortality rates more the votes shifted towards GOP in 2016 vs. 2012.
The model diagnostics is being run on the model and there is no evidence found for heteroskedacity and ggplot also look okay with a fairly linier relationship.
Special Note on R-squared:- The R-squared for these model is found to be low (15-30%) even though variables have a very low p value. This dichotomy is not uncommon especially in Social Sciences or psychology studies as it's not possible to completely understand a behavior & thereby explain all of variability in the data. Apart from that, based on some articles; many statisticians also don't consider it to be good measure of model performance; arguing it should never be used. [8]. Considering that the results can be considered to be valid. (Even though it can definitely be said that model can always be improved even further!).
5. Results
5.1 We first try to see the distribution of death rates for middle aged white Americans as it's in 2015 and then the long term average of death rate between 1999 & 2015. We then also plot the map of percentage rise in death rates in counties.
As we can see from above there are counties especially in Midwest with focus on some counties of upper Midwest (Michigan) and South where there is an epidemic of "Death of Despair". The above two plot confirms that there is regional flavor to this spread of middle aged white Americans killing themselves & some regions more adversely affected than others. Also its consistent over long period.
5.2 We now plot on map the counties which have seen highest rise in death rates for white middle aged Americans in terms of percentage since 1999 to 2015. Please note that mortality rate among all other races is dropping (& so in other advanced countries) ; so counties which is seeing such a consistent rise , is truly alarming ; almost like a failing dystopian counties.
We then plot the map of percentage swing in favor of GOP from 2012 to 2016 election. This is votes in percentage terms that can be said to have shifted from Democrats to GOP.
As it is quite clear that, there is a remarkable similarity between the two maps. We can note that central Midwest , upper Midwest and also Maine ; which has seen votes share for GOP seen a rise of as much as more than 10% , were instrumental in election victory of Trump. These are same counties which had seen remarkable rise in the mortality & morbidity for white Americans. The 2016 surprise election results of states which were traditionally Democrats (like Michigan) may be explained by this newly found correlation.
5.3. We now plot the maps for percentage swing in favor of GOP from 2008 to 2016 election (votes that shifted from Dems to GOP) and then we also plot the rise in white mortality during the same period (2007 to 2015) in percentage terms.
It can be said that correlation between the counties is remarkable & scary. To reiterate, in just 8 years some counties had seen over 20 percent "rise" in deaths for white Americans; when the same mortality for blacks & Hispanics & whites in other countries were falling.
Again the huge swing that Trump has seen in his favor came from exact same regional counties like in Michigan, Wisconsin & Pennsylvania (which decided election in favor of Trump) and other central Midwest region.
Also note a lack of this "death of despair" phenomenon in east coast region (from Boston to Charlotte) and in some parts of west coast (which remained Democrats). Lastly also note the increase in mortality rates & swing in favor of Trump in not so talked about regions of Maine & upper western part of country. These regions can be having potential for an election upset in future.
6. Conclusion
Key Findings
- Based on the profiling maps it will congruous to draw conclusion that the mortality rate for a given county explains a lot of swing in favor of Trump in 2016 election from 2012 & 2008 election. There is definitely a statistically significant correlation between the two as found in models. The feature; which is percentage rise in average mortality in each county from the 2008 to 2016 has strong correlation for votes for GOP. Hence swing in favor of GOP can be explained by the same.
- In fact one of the most missed & talked about events of the election was pollsters missing the mood in Michigan and Wisconsin and Penn. If one were to look closely at the maps , there is definitely something going in Michigan , Wisconsin and Penn and may be this could be missing piece of the puzzle in explaining the swing in favor of GOP.
- Lastly this does not explain the root cause of phenomenon of "Death of Despair" but how it can affect the political outcome & how not being aware of this impact can lead to surprising results like 2016 election.
Next Steps
Predicting election results or analyzing them is an art requiring reading minds of millions of people. It had never been an attempt in this case study to claim that "Death of Despair" is only factor that affected outcome of election as there are thousands of other factors that goes into it.
- Due to scarcity of time for the project there were many factors that were not possible to consider which may be open for confounding.
- Education was not considered while looking for correlation. Education levels of voters play a crucial role in explaining variability in voter percentage swings; and including that can perhaps give more accurate models. Adjusting for other important variables may also good idea. However data for education is difficult to find.
- Due to some missing data values, a simpler method was used for handling missing data & also to tackle outlier. A more thorough analysis can involve collecting data for all counties from other sources than CDC (like NVSS & Mortality.org) that can fill in the gaps. Overall the final analysis had number of counties missing; a better insight could have been obtained with a richer dataset. Also Cook Distance could be used for handling outliers.
- Due to lack of time, only regression models have been tried and that too with OLS. Other models may be better fitted to suit the data and may give stronger insights & accuracy.
- Lastly including mortality rates in traditional election models to predict voter swings, can be proper next step of effectiveness of this study.
- http://wws.princeton.edu/faculty-research/research/item/rising-morbidity-and-mortality-midlife-among-white-non-hispanic
- https://wonder.cdc.gov/mortsql.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/VitalStatsOnline.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mortality_public_use_data.htm
- https://github.com/tonmcg/County_Level_Election_Results_12-16
- https://simonrogers.net/2016/11/16/us-election-2016-how-to-download-county-level-results-data/
- http://www.nber.org/data/vital-statistics-mortality-data-multiple-cause-of-death.html
- http://data.library.virginia.edu/is-r-squared-useless/


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Dipped Peanut Butter Meltaway Cookies
I was intrigued by this recipe. Chocolate. Peanut butter. No eggs. Lots of corn starch. Curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to try them out.
I think it is safe to say that I've never made anything with 1/2 cup of corn starch. Maybe 1/2 teaspoon. I suppose they are used in this recipe as a binding agent, since there are no eggs to do so.
Putting the dough in the refrigerator was just torture. The dough smelled and tasted so good (I am a confessed dough eater) that I didn't want to wait to bake them.
I didn't have any miniature chocolate chips on hand, just the regular size, so I made the cookies a little larger than 1-inch in diameter. With that said, the recipe yielded two dozen or so cookies.
After 10 minutes, the cookies were done and ready to cool before dipping them in chocolate. Melting paraffin in the microwave requires patience. I put an ounce of the paraffin in a glass measuring cup and gave it an initial zap in the microwave. As the glass got hot (and it really did – please put on an oven mitt), it was actually more effective to take the paraffin and rub it along the sides of the cup in between heating. It took about a six minutes to completely melt it. The measuring cup retained a good bit of heat which helped to keep the chocolate and paraffin mixture melted during the dipping process.
The heat-stir-heat-stir method also worked well after adding the chocolate to the paraffin. Then, after about an minute and a half, it was time to dip! After dipping each one, I put them on parchment paper to dry. Luckily, the drying phase was quick. The first ones I dipped were dry by the time I finished the last one.
Then, it was finally time to taste them, and they were excellent. Not an overwhelming peanut butter taste, but it's definitely there. The chocolate coating really gave them a little something extra. The texture of the cookies was a little different than the usual cookie. Lack of eggs, I suppose. They are very light and a little crumbly. All in all, these are delicious, and I would definitely recommend them. I'll definitely be putting the recipe in my files.


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The Mapleson Cylinders - Program Notes
|The Mapleson Transfers
|Future Restorations
I am often asked about digital restoration of the Maplesons--whether
In many cases the result is not at all what you would expect. I attended a demonstration in Washington, D.C., of a digital restoration of the famous cylinder of the Emperor Franz Josef. Although all the noise of the recording was gone, so was the sound of the human voice as we are used to hearing it. The human voice is a complicated instrument, with harmonics, overtones, timbre, vibrato, and many other characteristics. If any or all of these elements are deformed, whether digitally or otherwise, the sound is seriously impaired. (See B. A. Blesser, "Digitization of Audio: A Comparative Evaluation of Theory, Implementation, and Current Practice," AES Journal, XXVI/10 [1978], 739-771.) The "ambience" or hall sound of the old Metropolitan Opera House stage is present in the Mapleson recordings, and is preserved in these transfers, whereas in previous issues it was not to be heard. In the present state of the technology, digital filtering for this type of material does not offer any miraculous cures. However, I am seriously investigating such technologies as digital delta modulation recording and filtering, voice identification Spectrographic analysis, and other methodologies that might serve as a yardstick in judging the results.


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