Broadening its array of specialty care services, GRMC is proud to welcome Dr. Lynda S. Dougherty, MD, and her vast specialty experience in colon and rectal surgery to the hospital's Medical Staff.
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Originally from northeastern Ohio, Dr. Lynda S. Dougherty received her undergraduate degree from Miami University and completed her medical degree and general surgery residency from the University of Toledo. She currently resides with her family in the Deep Creek Lake area. For more than a decade, her family has enjoyed the many recreational activities that Garrett County has to offer and they look forward being permanent members of the local community.
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Total number of CGHS beneficiaries and CGHS Empanelled Hospitals
March 4, 2015 G. Buvaneswari
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 695
ANSWERED ON 27.02.2015
CGHS BENEFICIARIES
695 . Yellaiah Shri Nandi
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:-
(a) the number of CGHS beneficiaries as on date in the country;
(b) whether certain CGHS empanelled hospitals have stopped providing cashless facility to the CGHS beneficiaries due to their huge amount of bills pending for payment;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for their pendency along with the action taken/ being taken by the Government for clearance of the bills at the earliest;
(d) whether the Government has reduced the entitlement cost of certain package and implants procedures and the CGHS beneficiaries have to pay the difference to the hospitals; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the corrective218 measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)
(a): The total number of CGHS beneficiaries in the country as on date are 36,67,795.
(b) & (c): The CGHS has empanelled 750 Health Care Organizations all over the country.
As per reports received from the field, Grants Medical Foundation Pune has restricted the cashless facilities to serious/emergency cases only. Another hospitals in Ranchi 'Shree Jagannath Hospital and Research Centre', which was empanelled recently on 17/11/2014 has stopped this facility.
The reason for pendency of payment of hospital bills is insufficient balance of funds available with UTI-ITSL (Bill Clearing Agency) CGHS recoups funds to UTI-ITSL. There was delay in recoupment due to technical reasons. However, efforts are being made to recoup the funds to UTI-ITSL to avoid pendency.
In addition, through internal adjustment, additional funds are being allocated to Pune & Ranchi to clear the pending bills.
(d)& (e): CGHS fixes rates for various treatment procedures and investigations through tender process and rates were last notified on 01.11.2014 for Delhi/NCR and on 17.11.2014 for CGHS cities outside Delhi/NCR. AS per the Memorandum of Agreement signed by empanelled hospital with CGHS at the time of their empanelment they are expected to charge as per CGHS package rates only.
CGHS has fixed up ceiling rates for certain implants without specifying any brand name. If there is no CGHS rates for implant then that implant is reimbursed as per AIIMS/GB Pant Hospital rates. However, if a beneficiary opts for a specific brand of implant, he/she shall have to give a written under- taking to bear the difference between the cost of that specific brand and the prescribed ceiling rate.
Source: LOKSABHA
Withdrawal from the list of Diagnostic Labs and Imaging Centers empanelled under CGHS, Delhi
Guidelines for Sanctioning Incomplete Medical Claims of CGHS Beneficiaries
Cashless Treatment in CGHS Empanelled Hospitals
Jurisdiction of Ishapore Wellness Center under CGHS Kolkata

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Aren't Rohingyas Bengalis, and Arakan integral to Bangladesh?
Taj Hashmi | May 3, 2017 |
Every society has certain taboos – cultural/religious, social, and political – set apart and designated as restricted or forbidden to associate with, or even to bring in ordinary discussion. The Rohingya issue (for some strange reasons) seems to be such a taboo in Bangladesh. Both people and government here don't want to go beyond certain limits to have a candid discussion on the crux of the Rohingya issue, which goes beyond the subject of organized persecution and killing of Rohingyas in Myanmar.
Far from being a peripheral issue for Bangladesh – or just a "refugee problem for over-populated Bangladesh" – the Rohingya issue has everything to do with Bangladesh, its identity, integrity, honor, and dignity. Both Rohingyas and Arakan are rather integral to Bangladesh, historically, culturally, and geopolitically. Now it's time that Bangladesh asserts in unambiguous terms: "Rohingyas aren't Bangladeshi intruders into Myanmar. They are Bengalis from Arakan, which is their ancestral home for more than a thousand years. Arakan and the Rohingyas are inseparable from Bangladesh and Bengalis, and Bangladesh just can't be a dumping ground for persecuted and expropriated Rohingya refugees from Myanmar."
Unfortunately, what we hear from the Government, media, and a tiny minority of Bangladeshi intellectuals is all about asking (rather requesting) Myanmar to take back Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh; and to treat its Rohingya minority humanely. Some Bangladeshi Muslims and Islamic organizations occasionally protest the killing and persecution of Rohingyas in Myanmar, seemingly only because the victims are Muslims. The problem is no longer Myanmar's internal problem, as it was never so in the past 200 years; it has everything to do with Bengalis and the state of Bangladesh! According to a CNN documentary (Jan 31, 2017), more than 92,000 Rohingyas have entered the country in the last one-year alone.
Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Government has taken two absurd decisions: firstly, it has virtually refused to grant refugee status to the Rohingyas on the flimsy ground of "over-population"; and secondly, it has proposed to "settle" Rohingya refugees at Thengar Char, a remote, marshy, and uninhabitable island, more than 37 miles from the mainland of Bangladesh, which is often submerged in water. "This is a terrible and crazy idea … it would be like sending thousands of people to exile rather than calling it relocation," a Bangladeshi government official told CNN recently, and he didn't want to be named because he feared reprisals.
Although Bangladesh isn't a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention (for some strange reasons), the country has a moral obligation to accept refugees, as the country was born, as one analyst has put it, "experiencing refugeehood". During our liberation war, around 10 million people (one out of every seven of that time population) took refuge in neighboring India. Last but not least, Bangladesh has another obligation to the Rohingya Bengalis from Arakan, which until 1784 was integral to Bengal.
A CNN documentary (Jan 31, 2016) on the plight of the Rohingya Bengalis is heart-rending and revealing. While the Rohingyas, the sons, and daughters of the soil of Arakan or the Rakhine State of Myanmar for more than one thousand years are at the receiving end of murder, rape, torture, and expropriation at the hands of Myanmar authorities and Buddhist majority, the Bangladesh authorities have remained very insensitive to these hapless refugees. They should learn as to how some Western nations, especially Germany, Sweden, and Canada, have welcomed and accommodated Muslim refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere in the Muslim World.
Bangladesh should take a proactive role in addressing the Rohingya issue. It should pay heed to what the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Ms. Alison Blake has recently told the world about the persecution of the Rohingyas in Myanmar in the most unambiguous terms: "Hearing the description of the torture from Rohingyas who fled Rakhine state in Myanmar, it seemed that it is tantamount to genocide." As reported in the Time magazine (March 14, 2017), Yanghee Lee, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar believes the Myanmar authorities "may be trying to expel the Rohingya population from the country altogether."
It's strange but true, while the situation for the Rohingyas in Myanmar is comparable to the plight of the victims of the Syrian civil war, the people and government in Bangladesh are at most lukewarm about the ongoing genocide of Bengali Rohingyas in Myanmar. They aren't enthusiastic about extending whole-hearted support to the Rohingya refugees, let alone finding out a permanent solution to their problem. They even avoid raising the question: Aren't Rohingyas Bengalis, and Arakan integral to Bangladesh? The reasons aren't far to seek. Firstly, Bangladeshis, in general, don't know the actual history of the Rakhine State of Myanmar, and the Rohingya people, who aren't descendants of Bangladeshi intruders into Myanmar but are indigenous to the state, also known as Arakan. Bangladeshis don't know that Arakan is an occupied territory, and the Rohingyas are the only legitimate inhabitants of the territory.
Arakan was a Bengali-speaking Muslim kingdom up to 1784, when Buddhist Burmans annexed the kingdom to what is Myanmar today. The British occupied Myanmar or Burma in 1826 and ruled the country up to 1948. When the British left, Arakan, also called Rakhine, remained a part of Myanmar. Meanwhile, thanks to Myanmar government policy, Buddhist/Barman people had outnumbered the indigenous Bengali Rohingyas in Arakan. After 1948, Arakanese Muslims (Bengalis who speak Chittagonian dialect) tried to become independent, in vain. The rest is history.
Now, in regards to the Rohingya issue, the options for Bangladesh are very limited. It can, however, now play a different ballgame with Myanmar. As Bangladesh should pressure Myanmar to take back all the Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh in the last few years, it should also involve the UN, international human rights agencies, and China (which has considerable influence with the Myanmar authorities) to make Myanmar respect international law and human rights of people living under its suzerainty.
To conclude, Bangladesh just can't afford to be a passive spectator of the ongoing persecution of the Rohingyas who are indigenous to Arakan, once integral to Bangladesh. Now, there are some open-ended, — and possibly embarrassing – questions in this regard. If Bangladesh should assert its claim on Arakan is altogether a different and difficult question! If there is a military solution to the problem, is indeed an embarrassing question for Bangladesh.
Taj Hashmi
The writer teaches security studies at Austin Peay State University. He is the author of several books, including his latest, Global Jihad and America: The Hundred-Year War Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan (Sage, 2014). Email: tajhashmi@gmail.com
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Twice as many mums have a stronger relationship with children than dads – Survation poll for Action for Children
Almost twice as many mums (38%) claim that they have a stronger relationship with their children than the other parent does compared to dads (20%), according to a new online poll on behalf of Action for Children. Survation interviewed 2,037 UK parents aged 18+ from 20th-30th July 2015.
Parents with more than one child were given a chance to express the view that they have a stronger relationship with at least one of their children than the other parent, but a weaker relationship with at least one other child. Over one in ten (12%) parents with more than one child expressed this view. Of parents who had three or more children, this almost doubled to more than one in five (21%) who said that they have a stronger relationship with at least one of their children than the other parent, but a weaker relationship with at least one other child.
Of the parents who have a weaker relationship with their children than the other parent does, well over a third (38%) gave the reason for this weaker relationship as "It's natural for children to be closer to one parent than the other".
The research also shows that nearly half (47%) of parents do not believe that services for expectant and new parents offer enough support specifically for fathers. Interestingly, there was no statistically significant gender difference for parents who shared this view.
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Q: How to display date fields that are before the current time - Access I am creating a database for a school project and am trying to create a query for the 'clients' that have had their appointment completed already.
I have a field with the date inside and would like to know how I would create a query to show the 'clients' that have appointment dates assigned to them that have already passed the current date.

Here is a picture of the query that I have gotten so far, I don't know if it will be useful, however.

A: Assuming that Appointment_Date is a true date field (not a text field), then you can select all records for which the Appointment_Date has already elapsed by specifying the following in the criteria for the Appointment_Date field:
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Prepare the grill for a hot fire, using the direct method. Spray a grill basket with non-stick spray.
To make the salsa, combine the papaya, scallions, and lime juice in a bowl. Set aside.
Place the shrimp in the grill basket and place the grill basket on the grill rack. Grill the shrimp until just opaque in the center, 2-3 minutes on each side. Serve the shrimp with the salsa.
About the Recipe: You will love the spicy, south-of-the border flavors of this shrimp dish, which looks and tastes spectacular with colorful, sweet papaya salsa. We found this in the July/August 2005 issue of Weight Watchers Magazine and have made it frequently since. We usually serve it with jasmine rice.
About the ChefS: We enjoy cooking together! We often try to create the recipes of meals we have enjoyed in local restaurants. We work full time as realtors, so recipes that we can put together quickly are our favorites.


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Climate Changed
A Personal Journey through the Science
By Philippe Squarzoni
Introduction by	Nicole Whittington-Evans
Imprint: Abrams ComicArts
Trim Size: 6 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄4
Illustrations: 474 b&w illustrations
Rights: World English
What are the causes and consequences of climate change? When the scale is so big, can an individual make any difference? Documentary, diary, and masterwork graphic novel, this up-to-date look at our planet and how we live on it explains what global warming is all about. With the most complicated concepts made clear in a feat of investigative journalism by artist Philippe Squarzoni, Climate Changed weaves together scientific research, extensive interviews with experts, and a call for action. Weighing the potential of some solutions and the false promises of others, this groundbreaking work provides a realistic, balanced view of the magnitude of the crisis that An Inconvenient Truth only touched on.
Climate Changed is printed on FSC-certified paper from responsibly-managed, environmentally-sound sources.
Find teaching guides for Climate Changed and other titles at abramsbooks.com/resources.
"Stunning, cinematic, and informative."
Cool Hunting —
"A work on one of the most important topics of our time that is dense but comprehensible, informative and fascinating."
Publishers Weekly (starred review) —
"Thanks to Squarzoni, we see that the graphic novel format might be the best way to explain this information (and there is a lot of it) to the general public."
Comics Bulletin —
"The plethora of contributing experts, a detailed index, and its multifaceted exploration make this required reading for both the general public and subject specialists."
Booklist (Starred Review) —
"If you've been meaning to get up to speed on the carbon cycle and all things climate science this summer, this is the book to be seen at the beach with."
Scientific American Online —
"By populating his story with real characters and telling it in line drawings and word balloons, Squarzoni distills complex data into the stuff of intimate, compelling narrative."
OnEarth Magazine —
"This graphic novelist tells the true story of climate change."
Grist.org —
"Philippe Squarzoni's Climate Changed delineates the true horror story of our coming weather apocalypse through crisp illustrations."
Village Voice —
"The graphic novel Climate Changed makes the topic much more accessible for readers who aren't scientifically minded but who want to better understand the issue."
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Philippe Squarzoni attended college in Lyon, France. He visited Croatia and the former Yugoslavia several times as a volunteer in a conflict-resolution project and traveled through Mexico, Palestine, and Israel as a human-rights observer. He has published graphic novels on Central American politics and the Holocaust, and on author Richard Brautigan.


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Broadway Revivals: Why I Hate Hamlet — and Cyrano Too
By Richard Zoglin @rzoglinOct. 17, 2012
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I am, luckily, a theater reviewer who doesn't have to review everything I see. I try to write about the shows that stand out in some way — both good and bad. Some shows are just too routine to bother with. Others don't have broad enough interest for the mainstream, mostly non-New York audience that I'm writing for. And some shows just seem superfluous.
I'm talking about revivals. New productions of old favorites, of course, are a necessary and unavoidable component of the New York theater scene. They help keep Broadway houses open, and attract the kind of casual theatergoers who, understandably, want a little brand-name reassurance before they plunk down $135 for a ticket. Yet there are, quite simply, too many revivals, too often, of too many of the same old plays.
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The phenomenon is more glaring than ever this season. Cyrano de Bergerac, the Edmond Rostand warhorse, is back on Broadway, in a new production starring British actor Douglas Hodge, just five years after Kevin Kline headlined the play's last appearance. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Tennessee Williams' oft-recycled slice of Southern gothic, is returning for the third time in 10 years — with Scarlett Johansson sharpening her claws as Maggie the Cat this time around. The desperate real-estate salesmen of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross will be put through the wringer once again, just seven years after the last, perfectly good Broadway revival — apparently just so Al Pacino, who played the office shark Ricky Roma in the movie version, can try out a different role.
I don't mean to put down every revival. The new Broadway production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (which opened last weekend, 50 years to the day after its original Broadway premiere) comes just seven years after the last one, starring Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin. Yet this Steppenwolf Theater staging, starring Tracy Letts and Amy Morton (the playwright and star, respectively of August: Osage County), gives Edward Albee's masterpiece a strong, naturalistic, emotionally hot-wired rejuvenation that erases the sour taste I had in my mouth from the lackluster Turner-Irwin version in 2005. On the other hand, Hodge's hyperkinetic performance in the new Cyrano did little to alleviate the heaviness that overtakes my eyes every time I have to slog through the long first act of this overrated classic.
Great plays ought to be revived, of course — both to remind people of why they're great, and to give younger theatergoers a chance to encounter them, often for the first time in a first-rate production. The trouble is that Broadway producers, growing more conservative as costs soar, are gravitating more and more to a smaller and smaller corps of surefire oldies. These are the plays that give big stars (many from Hollywood or television) a chance to prove their stage chops in a recognized classic — and critics an opportunity to show off their theater erudition. Was Cate Blanchett's Blanche DuBois better than Jessica Lange's? Which Hoffman, Dustin or Philip Seymour, best captured the essence of Willy Loman? Frankly, I'm not that interested. I'm tired of Blanche DuBois. And after last season's Mike Nichols-directed revival of Death of a Salesman (a good one, but the fourth I've seen on Broadway), I'm ready to send Willy back to the New England territory permanently.
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Enough, too, of the Hollywood stars who parade each summer to Central Park to practice their iambic pentameter in yet another version of Twelfth Night or Midsummer Night's Dream. Enough (forgive the heresy) of Hamlet. The pinnacle of Shakespeare, perhaps, but the play has become so ubiquitous (with Jude Law, Michael Stuhlbarg, Liev Schreiber) that I've taken to distracting myself while watching it by toting up the number of famous lines that have entered the vernacular. To be or not to be bored — that is the question.
The problem with this closed loop of revivals is not just that it reinforces a sense of Broadway as a museum for the accepted Great Works of theater history. It puts too much emphasis on star performances; it turns plays into actor's vehicles. Critics love to hail the "revelation" of an actor's new interpretation of Uncle Vanya or Hedda Gabler — because, honestly, there's not that much new to say about the play. But the differences are mostly a matter of nuance. The standard deviation for a reasonably professional Broadway production of a classic play, I would contend, is no greater than 10%. That is, a great Maggie the Cat might make Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 10% better. A mediocre one, 10% worse.
Either way, you've still got the same old play. And I've seen it.
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Phase Change Materials (PCM) and Nanotechnology For Faster and Efficient Computer Memory
What is a phase change material?
A phase change material (PCM) is a substance that changes from one state of matter to another at a certain temperature. It can be compared to water; when boiled (at 100 °C ) it turns to a gas and when frozen (at 0 °C)turns to ice.
PCMs are usually used in construction as a means of regulating room temperature. When the temperature in a room gets high, the PCM liquefy and absorb and store heat. Once the temperature lowers, it solidifies and releases the absorbed heat.
PCMs usually utilize the solid to liquid phase change because a phase change to gas requires a larger volume or high pressure to store the material in that state.
Current phase change materials use paraffin as its prime material. Paraffin (a wax) melts at a specified temperature and solidifies back again at a lower temperature. These are produced as microscopic wax spheres (paraffin wrapped in a glass acrylic containers called beads) integrated into building materials.
Penn researchers' study of phase change materials could lead to better computer memory
Memory devices for computers require a large collection of components that can switch between two states, which represent the 1's and 0's of binary language. Engineers hope to make next-generation chips with materials that distinguish between these states by physically rearranging their atoms into different phases. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have now provided new insight into how this phase change happens, which could help engineers make memory storage devices faster and more efficient.
The research was conducted by Ritesh Agarwal, associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science, along with members of his research group. A.T. Charlie Johnson, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the School of Arts and Sciences, and Ju Li, now a professor of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also contributed to the study.
Their research was published in the journal Science.
Video: Phase Change Materials (PCM)
"For many years there has been a push to find memory storage that is at once scalable, non-volatile and fast," Agarwal said. "Phase change materials could meet all of those criteria, but the problem is that we don't know much about how these materials actually work."
Some kinds of memory, like a computer's RAM, can switch between states very quickly, allowing for the computation necessary to run programs. But this kind of memory is "volatile" in that it needs a constant supply of power to maintain its states. Other kinds of memory, like the kind found on a flash drive, is non-volatile in that it retains its data even after the power is turned off. This kind of memory, however, has low switching speeds. Researchers have long attempted to find a "universal memory" which combines both non-volatility and high switching speeds, along with scalability, the ability to store large amounts of data.
While there are other contenders, phase change materials, or PCMs, are ideal candidates for universal memory. PCM storage devices are now starting to become commercially available, but their efficiency is hindered by the fact that the actual mechanics of their phase change are not well understood.
The phases these PCMs switch between are different arrangements of their internal atomic structure. They begin in a crystalline phase, where their atoms are in an ordered lattice but can switch to a disordered, amorphous phase. The two phases provide much different levels of resistance to electrical current, which is why they are useful for memory storage.
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"When you have atoms arranged in a periodic lattice, electrons can flow very easily as they essentially know what to expect," Agarwal said. "But in the amorphous phase, there is no long-range order; there's no way to predict the position of atoms going from one part of the material to the other. This scatters the electrons, leading to very high resistance."
It has been generally believed that the only way to switch between these two states involved heating, which allows the atoms to move out of their lattice positions as the material briefly melts, and rapid cooling, or "quenching," which solidifies the material into the amorphous phase without giving its atoms the chance to re-crystallize.
"Now we have shown that there is a way to achieve this transition without melting the material," Agarwal said. "We show that short electrical pulses of a few hundred nanosecond duration gradually induce disorder in the material until it amorphizes."
Their advance was made possible by fashioning a PCM into thin nanowires, rather than a more bulky counterpart. This enabled the researchers to observe the phase change as it happened using a high-resolution transmission electron microscope. Earlier researchers could only look at cross sections of their bulkier PCMs after the switching process was over.
By looking at the change in "real time," the Penn researchers could see what effect the electrical pulses were having at an atomic level of detail.
"The pulses create 'dislocations,' which are planes of atoms removed from the crystal pattern, disrupting the order locally on an atomic length scale," said Pavan Nukala, a co-author and member of the Agarwal group. "As we apply more and more pulses, the number of these dislocations start to increase."
Transmission Elecctron Microscopy (TEM) weakbeam image of a dislocation in a deformed nanowire
Image: Institut für Materialphysik
"Eventually, the dislocations start to move down the nanowire in the direction of the current," Agarwal said. "At certain point, the number and density of dislocations becomes so huge that they jam in one spot."
Like a traffic jam on a highway, the dislocations continue to pile up at that spot as more and more move down the length of the nanowire. At a critical point, the increasing disorder causes the material to amorphize the wire at the location of the jam.
The amorphous region, which always forms at the point of the jam and cuts through the entire cross section of the nanowire, is proof that this dislocation-based mechanism is fundamentally different from the melt-quench mechanism. With melting, the amorphous part should have spread along the surface of the material, rather than cut through its cross section.
"Having the surface amorphize doesn't give us high resistance ratios because current can still travel through the crystalline interior," Agarwal said. "Cutting across the entire nanowire completely blocks the current, making for a much better memory devices.
"With surface melting, you can increase the resistance a few times at most, but our observation that the resistance increased by two or three orders of magnitude is another evidence of the new mechanism."
The PCM that researchers used in their study contained long tellurium-telluriumbonds that can easily slide apart, facilitating the planar dislocations that cause the material to amorphize.
The material, along with a better understanding of the mechanics of its phase change, will provide a starting point for picking the right qualities for future PCMs.
"If people think that melting is the only mechanism for phase change, then all the emphasis will be on making materials with low melting temperatures," Agarwal said. "But we've shown that we need to do something else, which is to also look for materials that can create dislocations easily."
In addition to Agarwal, Li, Johnson and Nukala, the research was conducted by Sung-Wook Nam, Hee-Suk Chung, Yu Chieh Lo, Liang Qi, Ye Lu and Yeonwoong Jung, all of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in Penn Engineering.
The research was supported by Penn's Nano/Bio Interface Center, the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research and MIT's Materials Structures and Devices Center.
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N-Grams are a contiguous sequence of characters, syllables, phonemes or words found in text and speech. When used to discuss a series of words in sequence, some people refer to the sequence as shingles.
However, since Shingles is also the name for a rash, we'll refer to them as NGrams or N-Grams. When there are two words in sequence, this is called a Bigram and three words a Trigram and so forth.
While any combination of words may be considered a bigram or trigram, the objective is to identify common pairs or triplets. For example, "loved ones" is a bigram that frequently appears in social care and pet care industries, but not as often for automobiles.
In the former example, the word flies is used as a verb to mean passing quickly. However, the second example flies is used as a noun to refer to insects. Therefore, we can see that the surrounding words modify meaning.
How can I check my NGrams?
Google has kindly provided an NGram Viewer for all the books they analysed and offer some great examples. For example, the name Albert is often referenced alongside the surname Einstein, but this behaviour started around 1920.
Another great tool you can use is the Guide to Data Mining Analyser, which helps filter the NGrams out of a body of text. It is a great tool for quickly finding useful bigrams and trigrams without reading your competitor's content. However, you will lose a lot of information about the tone and audience by skipping competitor research.
How can I improve my NGrams?
Since NGrams form a part of natural language processing, it makes sense to think about these terms naturally. In this way, being familiar with the topic will most likely help you to use bigrams or trigrams effectively. Furthermore, spending the time to consider your audience and the tone will improve your writing.
The temptation of search analysts is always to view content as a commodity, not as a service. Therefore, the most common question is can I modify or improve the NGrams in my text?
If you read and research the content in the SERPs, you will often stumble across repeated phrases. These contiguous sequences can often be as long as 4 – 5 words in length. Including these phrases in your copy can improve your chances of ranking.
Another great way to improve the use of NGrams in your content is through Keyword Research. When you discover long-tail phrases that would make sense in your content – you should include them! I have found that including them 2 – 3 times often works best.
How many bigrams and trigrams should I use?
Depending on how specific is your bigram or trigram will, most likely, change how frequently you should use the phrase. Broad phrases may appear more frequently in the article. For expressions that are specific, you should use them 2 – 3 times per page.
While there are no limits to your usage, it is uncommon in English to repeat the same phrases. An example of this is the use of pronouns instead of common nouns.
In summary, you shouldn't worry too much about NGram usage. However, you should consider whether your content is sounding stale or repetitive. Furthermore, for peculiar expressions limit yourself to 2 – 3 uses per web page.


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Q: Load Rails app into existing HTML5 Page (using JQuery or iFrame) I have created a simple blogging application using Ruby on Rails.
I already have a existing HTML5 page that uses JQuery to dynamically load pages
I would like to load my Rails application into the existing HTML5 page using JQuery (or an iFrame if JQuery is not possible)
Thus my blogging application should form part of the existing HTML5 Website
I cannot seem to figure out how to do this, and I also cannot find any resource on the specific problem.
If anyone knows how this can be achieved (or some way to achieve a similar result)? This would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in Advance.

A: I'm not sure to understand the issue but here is what I'll do:

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*Put your existing HTML5 app in the /public directory of your rails app. All the files in /public are served statically and are served before rails routes. So your HTML5 app will work as before, put served by rails.

*If there is no url collision, the other rails pages will work as if. But if you want to have a correct visual rendering, customize your layouts.
With this settings, you can serve the rails app and the HTML app over the same domain. Now you have to deal with your AJAX thing... You don't give enough detail. But basically, set your rails app to render only html parts and not entire html page. For that customize your layouts.


Does My Insurance Cover Sedation Dentistry?
There is no exact answer to this question. It depends on your selected insurance agency you select. There are different insurance agencies that a person can have. These carriers offer different dental policies. There are some dental insurances that cover sedation dentistry whereas there are those that don't.
You need to be careful on the agency you select or you might end up the entire fee of the undergone sedation dentistry. They are quite costly and need proper planning. A person can hire a broker to help him/her identify an insurer that covers sedation dentistry.
Start off by inquiring the list of medical covers they offer. Try and tell the insurance Company representative on your preferred selection. This will make it easier for them to identify a suitable policy that covers sedation dentistry.
The next step involves going through the selected policies. This ranges from terms and conditions to the premium rates. A person should only select a rate that he can comfortably afford to pay. The selected policy must meet all the selected guidelines.
Inquire if the selected dental medical cover covers sedation dental care. This is because there are some covers that only secure normal types of dental services but not sedation cares.
You need to select the amount of money you would like to secure sedation dentistry. This is because there are many different policies that vary in prices. Choose a price rate you can comfortably afford.
There are certain things that need to be completed or rather met for policies to be effective. A person needs to wait for a certain period before his/her medical cover can be effective and operational. This period varies depending on the selected agency.
Secondly; a person needs to make payment as stated on the terms and condition. Failure to follow the agreed schedule might lead to your cover being invalid.
It is important to confirm your insurance. There have been cases where clerical errors that omit people from their current covers and include them in something they didn't ask for. These kinds of errors have led to many people having to dig in their pockets and pay for their sedation dentistry procedures.
You need to confirm how long your medical cover will last and the renewal process. Insurance experts advise people to contact their respective agencies and ask for details regarding their insured policy.
You need to confirm your details and the type of cover you have chosen. Ask them to read out what it includes and what it covers. Point out details that are not correct. This can be amended and include sedation dentistry if it was not included. Ask for a print out after confirming the details of the information.
This might help in the future in case problems rise. Ensure you choose a policy cover contains sedation dentistry.


Chilli Parotta recipe with step by step photos. Chilli Parotta is a classic Indian Street food that is more popular across South India. Its fusion cooking the South Indian Parotta in an Indo Chinese style. It also makes a perfect dinner indulgence when you are not counting calories.
I will not call this a healthy recipe as its very high in calories and I'm all in for eating street food when its made at home. Having said that, one can only make this guilty indulgence perfectly acceptable by shallow frying the parotta unlike we see them deep frying them at fast food joints and restaurants.
Chilli Parotta is one food that was much loved that even the restaurants had to come up with their versions to meet the public demand. My kids love it, so I always make it a point to make it at least once a month either with fresh homemade parottas or with store bought parottas.
There is one restaurant along the highway to my hubby's hometown in which this chilli parotta is served piping hot with onion raita. It tastes so awesome and perfect. Its soft, mildly chewy yet not hard that makes swallowing difficult. I had also shared this South Indian Mushroom Curry recipe that was shared by a lady selling paniyarams there.
This recipe is from a fast food corner near my home where chilli parotta is a fast moving item from their menu. The person who works there also happens to work part time in my apartment and shared by him. The only change I did was to shallow fry the parottas instead of deep frying them in hot oil.
1. Stack parottas one on top of the other and using a sharp kitchen knife cut them into strips first and then each strip into cubes. I use my kitchen scissors to do this easily.
2. Heat a pan with oil. Add onion, ginger, garlic, green chilies and saute till the onions turn translucent.
Take off stove and let it cool completely.
3. Transfer to a mixie jar. Add roasted gram dal and grind to a smooth paste using little water.
4. To the ground paste add cornflour, 2 tbsp water, mix well and keep aside.
5. Heat a deep, wide pan with 4 tbsp oil. Add the cubed parottas and toss frequently over medium low flame till it becomes crisp and crunchy. This should take 5-7 mins. Transfer to a plate.
6. Heat the remaining 2 tbsp oil in the same pan. Add curry leaves and let it splutter.Add onion and saute till translucent.
7. Add capsicum, green chilies and cook over high flame for 1 min tossing frequently.
8. Add red chili, tomato, soy sauces, red chili powder, black pepper, salt and mix well over high flame.
9. Add the ground onion paste and cook over high flame mixing well. After a minute or so it will thicken considerably.
10. Add the shallow fried parotta cubes and mix well with the masala.
11. Cook for 1-2 mins till it all comes together and the parotta cubes get heated up. Serve this chilli parotta with onion raita or ketchup.
Popular street food Chilli Parotta recipe with step by step photos.
Chop onion into juliennes. Cube capsicums and slit the green chilies.
Heat a pan with oil. Add onion, ginger, garlic, green chilies and saute till the onions turn translucent.
Transfer to a mixie jar. Add roasted gram dal and grind to a smooth paste using little water.
To the ground paste add cornflour, 2 tbsp water, mix well and keep aside.
Stack parottas one on top of the other and using a sharp kitchen knife cut them into strips first and then each strip into cubes. I use my kitchen scissors to do this easily.
Heat a deep, wide pan with 4 tbsp oil. Add the cubed parottas and toss frequently over medium low flame till it becomes crisp and crunchy. This should take 5-7 mins. Transfer to a plate.
Heat the remaining 2 tbsp oil in the same pan. Add curry leaves and let it splutter.Add onion and saute till translucent.
Add capsicum, green chilies and cook over high flame for 1 min tossing frequently.
Add red chili, tomato, soy sauces, red chili powder, black pepper, salt and mix well over high flame.
Add the ground onion paste and cook over high flame mixing well. After a minute or so it will thicken considerably.
Add the shallow fried parotta cubes and mix well with the masala.
Cook for 1-2 mins till it all comes together and the parotta cubes get heated up.
Serve this chilli parotta with onion raita or ketchup.
Im interested in d chilli parotta making.Is the red chilli sauce , dry red chilli paste?
Hi Kalpana, It is not red chili paste but you get bottled red chili sauce itself in supermarkets. If you don't have it, then increase the green chili sauce and red chili powder in the recipe to suit your spice level.


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Article Words : Nick Boulos | 11 December
First 24 hours: Las Vegas
Welcome to the most fabulous city on earth! Nick Boulos helps you navigate the neon, meet the Mob, stroll the Strip and – finally – escape into the great US wilderness beyond
Where? South-west USA
Why? With year-round sunshine, the finest food and outlandish architecture, Vegas is unashamedly OTT on almost every level
When? Spring/autumn for milder temperatures
Since its founding in the early 20th century, Las Vegas – known as Sin City – has grown to become America's favourite playground. Now excessive and extravagant – and proudly so – the Vegas area was once known only to Native Americans. The Mormons arrived in the 1850s but the town didn't take shape until 1905, following the opening of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad.
Today, Vegas is a big, brash metropolis, appearing like a neon mirage out of Nevada's dusty deserts and mountains. The main action is found along the 7km section of Las Vegas Boulevard, known as 'the Strip'.
However, though it may be famed for its gambling and raucous nightlife, it's not entirely without culture. Place a bet on Vegas and you may discover there's more to it than slot machines and stag parties.
Remember to secure travel authorisation at least 72 hours before departing for the US (via ESTA: esta.cbp.dhs.gov). It's also advisable to carry details of your flight and hotel booking when clearing immigration. Flights land at McCarran International Airport, 8km south of the city centre. Direct flights from the UK take around ten hours; returns cost from £565. The international arrivals hall in shiny new Terminal 3, which opened in 2012, has a small information stand, an ATM and a currency exchange booth.
Getting into town
The airport's close proximity to the city centre means the transfer is quick and easy. Several shuttle companies, including SuperShuttle, operate services to all the major hotels. A return journey costs $13 (£8); journey time is 15-20 minutes. Tickets can be purchased at the counter in the arrivals hall. Upgrade to a private chauffeur driven car for $38 (£24). A taxi to the Strip will cost from $15 (£9) and is available directly outside the terminal.
Alternatively, catch the inter-terminal shuttle (every 12-15mins) to Terminal 1; public buses 108 and 109 leave from here (www.rtcsnv.com). They travel close to but not along the Strip, which might mean a long walk to your accommodation. One-way fares cost $2 (£1.25).
Other ways to arrive
Las Vegas is linked to most major US cities by domestic flights. For years there's been talk of building a rail line between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, 435km south-west; there are still no concrete plans. Buses do to link the two, though; Greyhound has regular departures to LA (6hrs; www.greyhound.com), plus many other US destinations.
Interstate 15 runs through Vegas, heading north-east towards Salt Lake City in Utah (6hrs) or towards California in the opposite direction.
Top tip: When flying into Vegas, book a seat on the right for good views of the Strip. Those on the left should spot the Hoover Dam, about 15 minutes before landing.
Las Vegas orientation
Embrace the razzmatazz, then leave to explore iconic US landscapes
First day's tour
Start at the Neon Boneyard (770 Las Vegas Blvd Nth; $18 [£11]) to see a collection of historic signs that once shone brightly from Vegas' most famous establishments.
Then hit the fascinating Mob Museum (300 Stewart Ave; $20 [£12]), which charts the rise of the US gangster and the dark days when they ruled Vegas.
Continue south to the heart of the Strip (which is almost 7km long) and tour the world in an afternoon. Start at the Egypt-themed Luxor Hotel (3900 Las Vegas Blvd Sth) and move on to Manhattan replica, New York New York Hotel & Casino (3790 Las Vegas Blvd Sth). Don't miss a gondola ride at the Venetian Resort (3355 Las Vegas Blvd Sth), which comes complete with its own 'Rialto Bridge'.
Across the road is the Bellagio Hotel (3600 Las Vegas Blvd Sth). Visit its Gallery of Fine Art to see works by renowned artists; the current Andy Warhol exhibition ($16 [£10]) runs until January 2014. Pause outside to see the Bellagio fountains. Set to music and lights, the fountains perform every 15-30 minutes between 3pm (12noon, Sat-Sun) and midnight.
Dine at Twist, on the 23rd floor of the Mandarin Oriental (3752 Las Vegas Blvd Sth), for innovative food with twinkling views. Then venture out to get a photo by that famed 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' sign (5100 Las Vegas Blvd Sth). And if you've got any cash left, well, if only there was a way of losing it here...
First night's sleep
Top end: One of the newest hotels in town is the swanky Aria (3730 Las Vegas Blvd Sth). Rooms boast panoramic city views, luxurious beds and all mod-cons. There's also a spa, pools, and, hanging from the ceiling in the lobby, a striking art installation of giant technicolour butterlies. Doubles from $149 (£94), room only.
Mid range: Offering a more intimate alternative to most Vegas accommodation is the design-focused all-suite Rumor Boutique Hotel (455 East Harmon Ave). Located 1.5km away from the Strip, the property is bold with eclectic art throughout and a nice palm-fringed pool in which to cool off. Doubles from $99 (£62), room only.
Budget: The 155-room Carriage House Hotel (105 East Harmon Ave) is a centrally located and casino-free Vegas option. Comfy rooms have small kitchenettes (microwave, fridge, utensils) and free Wi-Fi. Doubles from $89 (£56), room only.
Stay or go?
Linger a little. Las Vegas has plenty to keep you entertained for a couple of days – as long as you're not afraid of a bit of bling. However, it may be wise to bid farewell before you lose too much money on the blackjack table.
Sin City's biggest appeal is its proximity to many of America's greatest natural wonders, most famously the Grand Canyon, 450km away. Day tours by air are available but it's tempting to continue from the Canyon, hit the open road and explore the expansive deserts and national parks of Utah (www.goutah.co.uk). Hike among the pastel-coloured rock formations of Bryce Canyon or ride horses across Monument Valley, which is dotted with those towering buttes made so famous by John Ford's Westerns.
Alternatively, head west into California (www.visitcalifornia.co.uk). The Golden State's Death Valley National Park is a two-hour drive from Vegas. It's officially the world's hottest place – a sweltering temperature of 56.7°C was recorded here in July 1913. Discover the secrets of the native Timbisha tribe and visit the mysterious 'sailing stones' – boulders that seem to slide across the parched desert floor. It's a phenomenon that has puzzled geologists for decades.
Timezone: GMT8 (Mar-Nov GMT7)
International dialling code: +1
Visas: UK nationals must obtain an ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization; $14; esta.cbp.dhs.gov) at least 72 hours before travel.
Currency: US dollar ($), currently around $1.58 to the UK£.
Highest viewpoint: The best views are from the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower's observation deck, located 300m above the Strip.
Health issues: The biggest worries heat and sunstroke.
Recommended guidebooks: Las Vegas (Time Out, 2012); Las Vegas (Rough Guides, 2011).
Web resources: The website of the Las Vegas tourist board (www.visitlasvegas.co.uk) is comprehensive; Discover America (www.discoveramerica.com) has lots of useful info on the area.
App: Pocket Guide Las Vegas (free; pocketguideapp.com) has handy maps and info on most sights.
Climate: Arid with little rain, Las Vegas enjoys more than 320 sunny days a year. Summers are sweltering (July sees highs of 41°C) while winters can be surprisingly nippy, with temperatures dipping as low as 4°C in January.
Ladies beware!
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Paul Enns Wiebe
Komos Books
George Orwell famously wrote that prose writers write for four reasons: from sheer egoism, out of aesthetic enthusiasm, from historical enthusiasm, and for a political purpose. He said that these motives exist in various degrees in every writer, which seems to be an accurate observation.
In my own case I would say that the first two impulses are strongest, the third was in play only in the days I wrote nonfiction pieces about comparative religion, and the fourth has always been nonexistent.
Writing, for me, is a selfish act. It has kept me from spending my hours being charitable, as is my wife, who is so charitable to me that she allows me my vanity without repercussions. For me also, there is a strong aesthetic impulse; I seem to have been placed on this earth to write. The writing habit has been with me from an early age. In the box containing some of the chief moments of my life is a letter I wrote when I was about five years old; it was to a missionary aunt, and emulated the style of her letters to our family, including a Bible verse. The next memory I have was from the seventh grade. My teacher had meted out a punishment to me and to several of my partners in some petty crime we had committed; we were to stay in after school to perform some minor chore. My aesthetic impulse came to the fore and led me to write a petition asking the teacher to rescind this punishment. It worked, and I was, for a short time, a hero to my pals.
Another of my memories is from the eighth grade, when everyone in my class was assigned to give a brief speech on the general topic How To, which led me to imagine how one goes about writing and publishing a book. I don't recall what I said on the subject, but I can only imagine that I must have utterly misdiagnosed the efforts it takes to perform such a task.
Orwell also wrote that he liked the look of his own words on paper, and on this point he was again right on the money.
Paul Enns Wiebe perpetually asks himself, "What do I want to write when I grow up?"


Travel insurance is different from health and life insurance because it usually offers a specific type of protection during travels.
The Australian government highly recommends purchasing travel insurance, especially for those who are considering a trip abroad, so much so that it considers it of equal importance to owning a passport.
Here we discuss why travellers should seriously consider taking out travel insurance cover for trips away from home, whether it be for business or pleasure.
The last thing any traveller wants to experience is a huge financial setback arising from unfortunate events, but these setbacks and unfortunate events can happen to anyone. Fortunately, travel insurance offers protection from some unexpected circumstances that tourists may experience.
Theft, accidents, medical emergencies, natural disasters, lost or misdirected baggage, missed or delayed flights and emergency cancellations are common circumstances that happen to domestic and international travellers.
Some countries charge higher for medical and emergency services and Medicare does not cover Australians in foreign territories. The only option for an uninsured Australian in a foreign country is to cover expenses on their own.
However, those who opted to pay for travel insurance can have a worry-free holiday. A travel insurance policy can be an effective financial safety net.
Travel insurance policies can be purchased on a long-term or per-trip basis, for domestic or international trips, and typically covers five different benefits.
Frequent travellers can opt for long-term travel insurance with a multi-trip coverage to ensure that all their travels are covered under one premium. Those who don't always travel can simply purchase coverage for the duration of their trip from their travel or insurance agency or from the airlines during the booking process.
When selecting a travel insurance, consider both the destination(s) and types of activities in the itinerary for an appropriate coverage.
If in doubt, discuss activities in the itinerary and the coverage options with an insurance agent.
Some credit cards also offer travel insurance to cardholders. Make sure to understand how the insurance works and contact the card issuer to activate the policy prior to departure.
Circumstances that travel insurance protects against depends on the needs of the traveller.
Accidents and medical emergencies are always a possibility.
Travel insurance can include dental and medical cover as long as it is an emergency, as well as certain emergency procedures such as surgery due to accidents. There's also cover for dismemberment and death, including flying the insured back to Australia and/or flying their relatives to the country where the insured is confined.
This also applies in case of death due to an accident or a serious medical condition.
In some cases, the insured could be held responsible for accidentally inflicting physical harm or damaging property. Travel insurance can also cover the insured for expenses in relation to the incident which they are held responsible for.
Some travellers have experienced waiting for their checked-in luggage at the destination airport only to find out their belongings have either been lost, left behind or are in another part of the world.
Having travel insurance will provide the insured with financial assistance up to a certain amount if their baggage still has not arrived within a certain waiting period. Depending on the insurance, waiting periods may run up to 12 hours.
This can also include coverage for damaged electronic equipment or financial assistance for the loss of travel documents.
If the flight is cancelled by the operator or carrier due to bad weather, operational issues, natural disaster or any reason outside the policyholder's control, travel insurance can cover additional expenses for the extended stay or rebooking.
Likewise, if the insured cancels their flight due to a sudden illness or hospitalisation prior to the trip, the insurance can cover cancellation costs.
If for any valid reason, the insured needs to cut your trip short and go home, travel insurance can cover expenses incurred for coming home early. It also covers expenses to resume the travel while the policy is still active.
Most insurance companies have a hotline or online facilities for travel insurance claims for better accessibility.
The company's website or policy's product disclosure statement (PDS) usually provides information on how to make a claim and how long a case is assessed before the insured receives a response. However, it is best to provide all the necessary documents, reports and receipts relating to the incident to ensure a smooth process.
Some companies are proactive when it comes to addressing the needs of its clients while abroad. If this is not the case, a policyholder needs to contact the company as soon as possible because of the time limit in making a claim (e.g., within 60, 90 or 120 days upon arrival).
The insurance company needs to understand the claim to determine if the policyholder is truly insured against the incident. Answering some basic questions about the incident would help the company identify coverage and benefits.
It is important to understand that purchasing a travel insurance policy doesn't automatically mean that all expenses are covered or will be refunded. The insurance company still has to assess whether a claim is valid depending on what happened and the policyholder's role in the incident.
Review your claim to ensure accuracy. If everything is in order, submit the claim and give the company some time to finish the assessment.
If the agent or company is taking too much time with their assessment, is unresponsive or unfairly rejected a claim, policyholders can submit a written complaint to the company's internal dispute resolution department.
If the company's decision after the complaint is still unacceptable, policyholders may file a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) or seek legal advice.
Travel insurance can protect from many unfortunate and unforeseen events, but it is still important to exercise caution when travelling overseas.
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Boomer Anthems: Buffalo Springfield – For What It's Worth 1967
by Vanderleun on October 31, 2018
There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
"I had had something kicking around in my head. I wanted to write something about the kids that were on the line over in Southeast Asia that didn't have anything to do with the device of this mission, which was unraveling before our eyes. Then we came down to Sunset from my place on Topanga with a guy – I can't remember his name – and there's a funeral for a bar, one of the favorite spots for high school and UCLA kids to go and dance and listen to music.
[Officials] decided to call out the official riot police because there's three thousand kids sort of standing out in the street; there's no looting, there's no nothing. It's everybody having a hang to close this bar. A whole company of black and white LAPD in full Macedonian battle array in shields and helmets and all that, and they're lined up across the street, and I just went 'Whoa! Why are they doing this?' There was no reason for it. I went back to Topanga, and that other song turned into 'For What It's Worth,' and it took as long to write as it took me to settle on the changes and write the lyrics down. It all came as a piece, and it took about fifteen minutes."
Although "For What It's Worth" is often seen as an anti-war song, Stephen Stills was inspired to write the track because of the Sunset Strip curfew riots in November 1966—a series of early counterculture-era clashes that took place between police and young people on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California, beginning in mid-1966, the same year Buffalo Springfield had become the house band at the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip. Local residents and businesses had become annoyed by how crowds of young people going to clubs and music venues along the Strip had caused late-night traffic congestion. In response, they lobbied the city to pass local ordinances stopping loitering and enforced a strict curfew on the Strip after 10 pm. The young music fans, however, felt the new laws infringed upon their civil rights.
On Saturday, November 12, 1966, fliers were distributed on the Sunset Strip inviting people to join demonstrations later that day. Several of Los Angeles' rock radio stations also announced a rally outside the Pandora's Box club on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights. That evening, as many as 1,000 young demonstrators, including future celebrities such as Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda (who was handcuffed by police) gathered to protest against the curfew's enforcement. Although the rallies began peacefully, trouble eventually broke out. The unrest continued the next night, and periodically throughout the rest of November and December, forcing some clubs to shut down within weeks. It was against the background of these civil disturbances that Stills recorded "For What It's Worth" on December 5, 1966.
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's s time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Stop, now, what's that sound
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jwm October 31, 2018, 4:10 PM
A clerk at the local Fed Mart sly dogged the Buffalo Springfield album into the dumpster along with Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Surrealistic Pillow. He probably figured on going to retrieve them after work. He didn't count on us kids doing some dumpster diving. THAT was the score of the summer.
bfwebster October 31, 2018, 4:37 PM
This song ("For What It's Worth") has long been on my 'Mornings' playlist (Amazon Music), which I have Alexa play each morning when I get up to fix both the dog and me some breakfast. I am amazed at how on-point it ("Nobody's right if everybody's wrong") is 50 years later.
Here's the song most recently added to that playlist. I think it sums up perfectly, in a very sweet way, the current madness that reigns on social media.
https://youtu.be/aVevvbFNKiY
Gray October 31, 2018, 5:07 PM
Yawn. Just another polezniye duraki with a musical instrument.
Skorpion October 31, 2018, 5:23 PM
Another song about the incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC8CSM2r-ws
JoeDaddy October 31, 2018, 5:30 PM
Just got a ticket last week to see him and Judy Collins next week. Stills is superb. Have seen him solo and with CS & N. You're welcome.
Jack November 1, 2018, 8:51 AM
I love Haley Reinhart but clowns are only fit for target practice with large caliber rifles. He reminded me of Damon Wayans but Wayans was funny.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098830/mediaviewer/rm1571928064
Callmelennie November 1, 2018, 11:54 AM
Some of your "Boomer Anthem" selections cause no end of head scratching for me, GV .. not this time
This is a boomer anthem!!
Vanderleun November 1, 2018, 1:24 PM
So is "We Gotta Get Out of This Place."
Same vintage too.
H November 1, 2018, 6:46 PM
Let me play for you the song of my people:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyDQs0ajxEc
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Introduces algebra as the language of mathematics and briefly discusses using indices as an example how effective teaching happens when things make sense. For more on Algebra see the Algebra supplement.
The history of quadratic equations, and their solutions through geometric construction including the geometrical understanding of the method of completing the square. For more on Algebra see the Algebra supplement.
Shows how the general quadratic equation can be factorized and how this process naturally leads to quadratic formula.
Covers basic ideas in coordinate geometry including midpoint and ratio division, and equations of lines.
The language around functions and relations and includes terms such as domain and range, mappings and inverses.
Concepts around continuity and smoothness of a function.
Equivalence relations and the three properties of relations (reflexive, transitive and symmetric) are explained using a simple example.
Establishes the basic trigonometric ratios and show how these ratios together with Pythagoras' theorem can be used to solve for sides of triangles and real world problems.
Continues with work around the basic ratios and uses them to solve for angles in right triangles, showing how this knowledge can be practically applied.
Defines the radian, arc length and sector area, and provides an interesting application involving milli-radians, mils, and the estimate of distances.
Provides an interesting proof of the Sine Rule in terms of a triangle's circumscribed circle and shows how the rule can be applied to triangles.
Provides an historic development of the Cosine rule in terms of Ptolemy's discovery and shows how the Cosine rule can be applied to triangles.
Establishes the Area of the triangle rule and shows how the rule can be applied to Kepler's 2nd law.
Redefines the basic ratios in terms of the unit circle, and provides insights into how the unit circle is related to the graphs of the trigonometric functions.
Introduces the reciprocal ratios and shows them geometrically expressed on the unit circle. This allows for the geometrical formulation of the Pythagorean results. Also includes examples of the solutions of trigonometric equations with restricted domains.
Establishes the compound angle formulae for sine, cosine and tan, providing insightful approaches to the proofs.
Shows the effect of the constants a, b, c, and d on asin(bx+c) + d.
Models the movement of the London Eye using an appropriate trigonometric function and introduces the horizon formula showing distances to the horizon from any height, h, above the surface of the Earth.
Provides an interesting historical perspective to the idea of Vectors, in particular the work of Sir William Rowan Hamilton on Quaternions. Goes on to define the arrow as an entity having both magnitude and direction.
Carefully discusses and defines the properties of vectors including addition, scalar multiplication, uniqueness of inverses and identities, and finishes with a real life application.
Establishes the concept of linear independence and defines basis vectors as linear combinations of other vectors. It also demonstrates how to form vector representations of systems of linear equations.
Carefully explains how vectors can be harnessed to prove results in plane geometry, including "The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other" and "the medians of a triangle divide each other in the ratio 1:2" and other interesting examples.
Explores the idea of an n-dimensional vector space, defining length, angles, the scalar product and orthogonality.
Defines the vector or cross product, and explains its application to orthonormal basis vectors, leading to the coordinate definition of the cross product, and establishing formulae for the area of a parallelogram and the volume of a parallelepiped.
Shows that Pythagoras' theorem holds for an n-dimesional vector space, and establishes the idea of a projection of one vector onto another, and onto a sub-space. Establishes the concept of a vector valued function and explores their application to velocity and acceleration.
Introduces the concept of probability as a theoretical construct and as notion that emerges from the consideration of relative frequency. Discusses the gamblers ruin, and examines two probing examples.
Establishes for two events the concepts of mutual exclusivity and independence in relation to two events. Introduces the addition rule and the idea of conditional probability.
Introduces the idea of tree diagrams through an example, and discusses conditional probability and independence in relation to them. Also introduces Karnaugh tables and establishes Bayes Theorem.
Introduces the fundamental counting principle and then establishes the concepts of factorials, arrangements and combinations developing formulae along the way using examples where necessary.
Develops Pascal's Triangle from binomial products and establishes the binomial formula. Shows how the coefficients of that formula relates to arrangements, and then goes on to generalize binomial expansions.
Using examples the Inclusion/Exclusion Principle (IEP) described as one of the most useful principles of mathematical enumeration.
Develops the idea of a derangement and carefully establishes the associated formula.
Known by the French as the Principle of the drawers of Dirichlet the Pigeon Hole Principle is a simple but versatile tool for solving a range of real-world problems. The idea is established along with a number of examples.
Discusses the Euclidean Elements - origins of plane geometry, and their role in developing the mindsets of the emerging scientific revolution of the 17th Century. Establishes plane geometry as a well-defined axiomatic system and offers proposition 1 of book 1 of the Elements as an example.
Focuses on circles and the use of congruency and similarity to prove certain theorems, including theorems around chords, angles and tangents.
Continues with the discussion on circles, and addresses the case of secants intersecting inside and outside of a circle. It also discusses the case of a tangent and secant intersection and shows how the results can be used to develop an alternative horizon formula.
Generally discusses quadrilaterals and goes on to establish theorems on quadrilaterals, including Ptolemy's theorem for cyclic quadrilaterals and other theorems and properties.
A Rational function takes the form P(x)/Q(x) where P(x) and Q(x) are polynomials. Using a strategy known as 'roots and poles' many of these functions can be easily sketched. The technique also has ramifications for polynomial sketching as well.
Describes the exponential function using a general base and outlines the procedure for changing bases and explores modeling with the exponential function using the example of Moore's Law.
Before logarithms there were quarter square tables. These are examined as an introduction to logs. The idea of logs as codes for multiplication and division is explained, and includes a discussion on how Briggs constructed his common logarithms. For the rules of logarithms see the Algebra supplement.
The logarithmic function is defined and intuitively explained. Transformations on the function are discussed and the inverse function is established. Included is a discussion around when the log function base b is mutually tangential to its inverse exponential function. Kepler's 3rd law and sound intensity are examined as two applications of log functions.
Sequences are defined including explicit and recursive formulae and some interesting examples are examined including the Fibonacci sequence, The Tower of Hanoi, John Conway's Morris sequence and the Pizza-cut sequence.
Focuses in on Arithmetic and Geometric sequences and compares one with the other. Also covers the means of the two sequences and provides a geometric proof from antiquity that the GM <= AM.
Focuses in on Arithmetic and Geometric series establishing the formulae for Sn and the limiting sum for a GP.
Includes two interesting applications. The first provides a proof, using a geometric series, that the area under the curve y=x^2 between x=0 and x=a is 1/3 a^3. The second is a discussion about the rule of 72 – an old banking rule of thumb that estimates the time required for an investment to double.
A few examples are discussed. The first shows the maximum amount of interest that can be earned at r% per annum given any number of compounding periods within the term. The second derives a formula for the future value of an ordinary annuity. The third demonstrates how repeating decimals can be shown to be rational.
Traces the origins of matrices, and establishes the matrix rules of operation, in particular develops the ideas around multiplication, identities, determinants and inverses.
Carefully establishes the idea of row reduction to solve systems of linear equations. Shows how row reduction leads naturally to Cramer's rule. Discusses linear independence, row-echelon form, and shows a row reduction example for a 3 by 3 system.
Establishes the concept of a linear transformation, and in particular what actually makes the transformation linear. Explains the terms linear independence, basis, and span using examples and summarizes the six most common transformations in the plane.
Shows how linear transformations can be applied to relations, in particular focusing on translating lines and rotating parabolas and ellipses. It finishes with a discussion of combined transformations and establishes the formula for reflection y=tan(theta) in the line and as an example reflects y=1/x in the line y=root(3) x.
Introduces the idea of a general transformation on the unit square to a parallelogram whose area is given by the determinant of the transformation matrix. Discusses inverse transformations and establishes the concept of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and the characteristic equation. It provides a geometrical interpretation of eigenvectors in terms of the transformational matrix A.
The rainbow is a beautiful example to use in any discussion about rates of change. The rainbow can be thought of as a physical manifestation of a minimum turning point. The mathematics is examined and the understanding of rates of change is graphically demonstrated. In the second investigation, instantaneous velocity is shown as a limiting value for the average velocity between t and delta t.
Builds the idea of a rate of change leading into the formal definition of the derivative. An historical perspective is given to the concept of instantaneous rates of change and this is followed by a discussion around velocity and displacement as functions of time. Finally a formal definition of limits and continuity is established.
Carefully builds an exceptionally clear explanation of the fundamental theorem that underpins integration. The establishment of the theorem is accompanied by clarifying illustrations.
Establishes the first and second derivative as tools for curve sketching. Establishes the rule of differentiation and then rules for products, quotients, and the composition of functions. Finishes with a discussion about notation from an historical perspective and provides examples using different notations.
Carefully establishes some results leading to the first principles development of the derivatives for the trigonometric functions. Describes implicit differentiation and the derivatives of the inverse functions in particular the inverse trigonometric functions. Ends with a rationale for why these functions are so important.
Starting with a function L(x) with certain properties the derivative of L is deduced as 1/x and the result establishes that the integral of 1/x is ln x + c . Consideration of the inverse of y = ln x leads naturally to the derivative of e^x, and these results are finally generalized.
Establishes the context for these techniques and goes on to describe them. The techniques include integration by substitution or change of variable, using compound angle formulae, and integration by parts.
Integration continues with explanations of the techniques given as integration using partial fractions, integration using half angle t-formulae, and integration leading to reduction formulae using the parts process. Finishes with a short discussion on approximation strategies to determine areas under curves, including the mid-ordinate rule and Simpson's rule.
Takes an authentic approach to the solution of the cubic equation, and provides in detail the steps required to solve it. It shows how Rafael Bombelli in 1572 solved the irreducible case, and gives a geometric interpretation of the classification of cubic polynomials in terms of their roots.
Defines the complex number as z = a+bi and as the ordered pair (a,b) and the operations on them. Defines and describes algebraically the inverse of z, the conjugate of z and the polar form of z and the operations in polar form. Also introduces de Moivre's theorem.
Establishes the number i as a rotational operator on z, gives a geometrical description of the conjugate and the inverse and establishes the method for finding square roots. It also derives an equation that is useful for evaluating digits of pi.
Establishes the method for finding the nth roots of a complex number z using de Moivre's theorem, outlines the conjugate root theorem and shows examples of its use and finishes with a description of Descartes Rule of Signs used to determine the nature of the roots of a polynomial.
Describes how polynomial equations can be factorized over the complex field. Establishes a rationale for looking at subsets of the complex plane by looking at an example of a complex function of a complex variable showing how elements in the z-plane are mapped to the w-plane. Examines, using examples, subsets of the complex plane.
Defines differential equations and introduces the terms first order, linear, ordinary and separable equations. Establishes the rationale for separation of variables and gives examples including the logistic equation and discusses the technique of integrating factors and the Bernoulli equation.
Establishes the concept of a homogeneous equation and demonstrates the technique of solution for equations of degree 0. Describes some examples and illustrates some solution families on the coordinate axes.
Motivates and builds the concept of a direction field with examples, and explores and establishes the general logistic growth equation.
Carefully establishes the Euler method as an effective numerical method for solving a differential equation.
Defines rectilinear motion establishing expressions for displacement, velocity and acceleration, and the difference between average speed and average velocity. Establishes the various forms of acceleration and gives a comprehensive example linking all the forms.
Newton's three laws are discussed and defined, and the concepts of kinetic and potential energy and work are explored in some detail.
The concept of impulse is established leading to the law of conservation of momentum. Variable forces are discussed with examples including the problem of determining escape velocity. Concurrent forces are discussed along with examples.
Through the example of the pendulum, its historical significance and its mathematical formulation, simple harmonic motion is established, along with a discussion of the history around the 'seconds' pendulum.
Outlines a history of the thinking about projectiles and then establishes the equations of motion of a projectile and uses these to derive formulae for the height and range of a projectile. Establishes the conservation of mechanical energy as it applies to projectile motion and finishes with a discussion of particles projected up an inclined plane.
Establishes the concept of a sample space, and the axioms of probability. Carefully explains the meaning of a random variable, and the probability distribution associated with it, using a clear example. Defines the expected value and variance of a random variable. Establishes the fact that E[ax+b]=aE[x]+b and Var[aX+b}=a^2Var[X].
Outlines the idea of a sampling distribution and establishes the formula for the expected value of the sample variance.
Discusses the Normal, Uniform and Exponential probability density functions and their parameters, particularly the expected value and variance of each.
Introduces the concept of a random sample and explores the idea of a statistic as an estimate of a population parameter. Using a simple example validates the sample mean and variance as unbiased estimators of the population mean and variance, and establishes the idea of the sampling distribution leading to the Central Limit Theorem.
Continues with discussion of the sampling distribution. Introduces the student-t distribution for small samples and shows how it can be used to find various probabilities.
Carefully establishes bounds on the sample proportion and gives an example showing how the statistic is used. Also gives a minimum sample size given a predetermined (1-alpha)100% confidence requirement.


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