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Polyester/Elastomer
Snap Link/Ring
Latch Type
Spring Slide Bolt
Attachment Type
Latch Swivel Eye
Eye Inside Width
Usable Length
1 7/16"
1 15/16"
Snap Opening Width
RoHS Compliant with
Not for Lifting
Inside Width
For Use Outdoors
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Selecting Clamps Using Pipe, Conduit, or Tubing Trade Size
Also known as split pins, these have one prong slightly longer than the other so they're easy to open. Bend prongs outward to secure. Use them to secure the ends of clevis pins and shafts to keep components in place.
Brass pins are rust resistant, electrically conductive, and nonmagnetic.
Lg. Specifications
Met Pkg.
Qty. Pkg.
1/16" Dia.
1/2" ASME B18.8.1 100 000000000 00000
3/4" ASME B18.8.1 100 000000000 0000
1" ASME B18.8.1 100 000000000 0000
1" ASME B18.8.1 100 000000000 00000
1 1/4" ASME B18.8.1 100 000000000 00000
1/8" Dia.
1 1/4" ASME B18.8.1 50 000000000 00000
2" ASME B18.8.1 50 000000000 00000
4" ASME B18.8.1 5 000000000 00000
Also known as key rings, twist these rings into place to secure clevis pins, connect components, or add a pull handle. They don't have the sharp ends of other cotter pins.
Brass rings are rust resistant, electrically conductive, and nonmagnetic.
OD ID Thick. Wire
Diameter Wire Style Pkg.
3/8" 5/16" 1/16" 3/64" Half Round 50 000000000 000000
7/16" 5/16" 1/16" 3/64" Half Round 50 000000000 00000
1/2" 3/8" 1/16" 3/64" Half Round 50 000000000 00000
5/8" 7/16" 1/8" 1/16" Half Round 25 000000000 00000
3/4" 5/8" 1/8" 1/16" Half Round 25 000000000 00000
1" 13/16" 1/8" 5/64" Half Round 10 000000000 0000
1 1/8" 15/16" 1/8" 5/64" Half Round 10 000000000 0000
Spring-Assisted Split Ring Pliers 000000000 Each 000000
Manual Split Ring Pliers 000000000 Each 0000
Vibration-Resistant Captive Panel Screws
An expanding rubber bushing damps vibration while holding panels together. To install, push the threaded end through a hole in the outer panel, slide on the bushing, and tighten the nut. Next, insert the assembly through the inner panel hole and flip the handle to fasten. They become a part of the panel when installed, so they won't fall out and get lost.
For Panel Thick.
For Outer
Outer Total Ht. Wd. For Inner Panel
Dia. Lg. Ht. Material Color Screw
Lg. Bushing
Material Nut
Material Each
0.01" to 0.19" 0.38" 0.228" 0.177" 0.547" 1.53" 0.45" Nylon Plastic Black 0.75" Rubber Nylon Plastic 000000000 00000
Routing Clamps
With One Mounting Point
Brace pipe, tubing, and conduit directly against the mounting surface.
Brass clamps are excellent for use with copper because brass won't corrode copper like steel and stainless steel.
Points Inch Metric,
mm For
Ctr.-to-Ctr.
Lg. Lg. Wd. Ht. Thick. Fasteners
Included Hole
Dia. For
Outdoors Pkg.
1 3/16" 5 __ 7/16" 7/8" 1/2" 1/4" 1/32" No 3/16" No 25 0000000 000000
1 1/4" 6 __ 1/2" 1" 1/2" 5/16" 1/32" No 3/16" No 25 0000000 00000
1 5/16" 8 __ 1/2" 1" 1/2" 3/8" 1/32" No 3/16" No 25 0000000 00000
1 3/8" 10 __ 9/16" 1 1/4" 5/8" 7/16" 1/16" No 3/16" No 25 0000000 00000
1 1/2" 13 1/8
5/8" 1 3/8" 5/8" 9/16" 1/16" No 3/16" No 25 0000000 00000
13/16" 1 11/16" 3/4" 13/16" 1/16" No 1/4" No 10 0000000 00000
1 13/16" 21 1/2
15/16" 1 7/8" 7/8" 7/8" 1/16" No 1/4" No 10 0000000 00000
Snaps with Swivel Eye
These snaps have an eye that rotates for easy positioning.
Brass and nickel-plated snaps are more corrosion resistant than zinc-plated snaps.
Opening Wd. Usable
Lg. Eye Inside
Wd. Latch
Type Each
Nickel-Plated Brass
1 3/8" 3" 3/4" Spring 0000000 000000
1 9/16" 3 5/16" 7/8" Spring 0000000 00000
1 11/16" 3 3/4" 7/8" Spring 0000000 00000
1 3/8" 2 13/16" 5/8" Spring 0000000 0000
1 3/8" 3" 3/4" Spring 0000000 0000
1 7/16" 3 1/4" 3/4" Spring 0000000 00000
1 9/16" 3 15/16" 7/8" Spring 0000000 00000
Snaps with Eye
Create fast connections with items, such as rope, chain, and straps.
Nickel-plated and brass snaps are more corrosion resistant than zinc-plated snaps.
3 1/2" 3 5/16" 3/4" Spring 0000000 0000
Slide-Bolt Snaps with Swivel Eye
The slide bolt provides a more secure connection than standard snaps.
Brass and nickel-plated snaps have mild corrosion resistance.
Wd. Latch Type Each
1 3/16" 1 7/16" 1/4" Slide Bolt 0000000 00000
1 1/4" 1 7/8" 3/4" Slide Bolt 00000000 0000
1 1/4" 1 15/16" 3/8" Slide Bolt 00000000 0000
1 1/4" 2 9/16" 3/8" Slide Bolt 0000000 0000
1 3/8" 2 5/8" 5/8" Slide Bolt 0000000 0000
1 1/2" 3 7/16" 7/8" Slide Bolt 00000000 0000
1 1/2" 4" 1 1/4" Slide Bolt 0000000 00000
1 9/16" 3 7/8" 1 1/8" Slide Bolt 00000000 00000
Dual Slide-Bolt Snaps
Lg. Latch Type Each
9/32" 2 9/16" Slide Bolt 00000000 00000
3/8" 3 1/16" Slide Bolt 00000000 0000
7/16" 3 1/2" Slide Bolt 00000000 0000
7/16" 4" Slide Bolt 0000000 0000
Slide-Bolt Snaps with Hook
Brass snaps are more corrosion resistant than zinc-plated iron snaps.
Lg. Inside
3/8" 2 15/16" 5/8" Slide Bolt 0000000 00000
7/16" 3 1/2" 7/8" Slide Bolt 0000000 0000
1/2" 4 1/8" 7/8" Slide Bolt 0000000 00000
Overlapping-Arm Snaps with Swivel Eye
The force of the load helps keep the arms closed. Press the trigger for quick connection and disconnection.
Style Snap
Type Locking Latch Type Each
1 3/8" 2 1/8" 3/8" Locking Overlapping Arm 00000000 00000
1 3/8" 2 3/16" 1/2" Locking Overlapping Arm 0000000 0000
1 3/8" 2 1/4" 5/8" Locking Overlapping Arm 00000000 0000
1 3/8" 2 7/16" 3/4" Locking Overlapping Arm 00000000 0000
2 3/8" 2 1/8" 1" Locking Overlapping Arm 00000000 0000
Wire-Lockable Slide-Bolt Snaps with Swivel Eye
Lock the bolt with wire or a cable tie for a secure connection.
3/8" 3 1/8" 3/4" Slide Bolt 000000 00000
Oval-Shaped Threaded Connecting Links—Not for Lifting
Also known as quick links, screw the nut onto the threaded end to attach end fittings. They can be reused.
Brass and Zinc-plated steel links are mildy corrosion resistant.
Thick. Opening
Wd. Inside
Wd. Capacity,
lbs. Each
1/8" 3/16" 1 1/8" 3/8" 100 0000000 00000
1/8" 3/8" 1 17/32" 3/8" 100 0000000 00000
5/32" 7/32" 1 7/32" 7/16" 300 0000000 0000
3/16" 1/4" 1 17/32" 1/2" 500 0000000 0000
3/16" 1/2" 2 1/32" 1/2" 300 0000000 00000
1/4" 9/32" 1 3/4" 9/16" 700 0000000 00000
1/4" 9/16" 2 9/32" 9/16" 500 0000000 00000
5/16" 7/16" 2 9/32" 11/16" 1,400 0000000 00000
5/16" 11/16" 2 13/16" 11/16" 1,200 0000000 00000
Snap-Close Hooks
The spring-loaded latch on these hooks snaps closed to hold items securely.
Wd. Ht. Dp. Cap.,
lbs. Material Appearance No. of Mounting
Holes Screw
Size Mounting
Included Each
1 1/4" 1 3/8" 1" Not Rated Chrome-Plated Brass Polished 2 No. 8 No 00000000 00000
1 1/4" 1 3/4" 1 1/4" Not Rated Chrome-Plated Brass Polished 2 No. 8 No 00000000 0000
Grounding Lugs for Enclosures
Create a common grounding path for not only internal components and circuits, but also your enclosure's body. These lugs are used in hazardous locations to prevent static buildup on metal surfaces. They're also common in telecommunications applications where static could damage components. To conduct electricity, they're made of brass. They maintain a watertight seal with the enclosure thanks to their O-ring, which sits securely in a groove on the lug.
For Outer Panel
Hole Diameter Length Thread
Size Material Includes Each
0.425" 2 1/2" 3/8"-16
Brass Mounting Hardware, O-Ring 0000000 000000
Protect electrical systems from lightning strikes on structures up to seventy-five feet tall. When replacing or adding components to an existing system, choose components that match your existing material. For a new system, choose components of the same material.
Copper-to-Aluminum Connectors
For Wire
OD Material Mounting
Hardware Included Specifications Met Each
1/8"-1/2" Brass/Aluminum No UL Listed, UL 96 0000000 000000
Snap hooks close for extra security.
Rollers allow curtains to slide more easily along your curtain rod.
Material For Rod
Dia. Closure
Style Features Pkg.
Nickel-Plated Brass 1" Snap Rollers 5 000000 000000
Flagpole Snaps
Swivel Eye
Swivel snaps move with the wind and protect your halyards from strong wind gusts.
Type Latch Type Usable
Lg. Snap
Opening Wd. Eye Inside
Dia. Material For Use
Outdoors Each
Swivel Eye Slide Bolt 2 5/8" 3/8" 3/4" Brass Yes 0000000 00000


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UK Prime Minister Cameron loses parliamentary vote on Syria
UK defense secretary does not expect British vote to "stop any action."
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vital parliamentary vote on Thursday night meant to pave the way for Britain to join a looming military strike on Syria, in a move that appeared to all but rule out British involvement in such action.
In a humiliating and unexpected development, Cameron and his coalition government failed to pass a motion that would have authorized military action against Syria in principle by 285 to 272 votes.
Cameron said afterwards he would not override the will of parliament and approve military action, saying it was clear that lawmakers did not want to see a military strike on the Syrian government to punish it for an illegal chemical weapons attack in the suburbs of Damascus last week.
British Defense Secretary PhilipHammond said on Thursday that Britain would not take part in anymilitary action against Syria after the government unexpectedlylost a vital parliamentary vote on the issue.
"I hoped we would carry the argument but we understand thereis a deep well of suspicion about involvement in the MiddleEast," Hammond told BBC TV's Newsnight program.
The United States, a key ally, would be disappointed thatBritain "will not be involved," he added, but said: "I don'texpect that the lack of British participation will stop anyaction."
When asked by Labour leader Ed Miliband whether he would promise not to circumvent parliament and authorize military action, he said:
"I can give that assurance. I strongly believe in the need for a tough response to the use of chemical weapons, but I also believe in respecting the will of this House of Commons.
"It is very clear tonight that while the House has not passed a motion, it is clear to me that the British parliament, reflecting the views of the British people, does not want to see British military action - I get that and the government will act accordingly."

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Match Preview: Bury vs Fleetwood Town
Bury FC Media
buryfcofficial
The Shakers face Fleetwood Town in the Checkatrade Trophy on Tuesday evening, knowing that avoiding defeat will be enough to secure their passage to the knockout stages of the competition.
A brace from Dominic Telford last time out against Leicester City U21's was enough to secure all three points for ten-man Bury, following Callum McFadzean's 15th minute dismissal.
That result saw Ryan Lowe's side move to third in the table, just one point behind Leicester but with a better goal difference and with a game in hand. Should Bury draw tonight's game, then they would progress on goal difference at the expense of the Foxes – regardless of the result of the penalty shoot-out that would then follow.
Speaking after the 5-0 win over Dover Athletic in the FA Cup, Lowe's attention was immediately turned to Tuesday's game: "We've just said to the lads in there, get your preparations right tonight and tomorrow, and come in expecting to play when we name the team on Monday.
"We want to win every game, we know it's going to be tough along the way. For us, Dover's gone, the FA Cup's gone and we move onto the Checkatrade and we want to win as many games as we possibly can."
Fleetwood Town's View
Click here to view the Fleetwood Town website.
Match Coverage
Domestic iFollow subscribers can watch Tuesday's game live. A matchday pass costs just £10 and can be purchased by visiting iFollow here.
Existing domestic iFollow subscribers can listen to the game as part of their package, or can follow the same steps as above to watch the game.
Overseas subscribers can watch the match live by logging into their account.
We will also have updates over on our Twitter account: @buryfcofficial. There will be post-match reaction on the website, iFollow and our official YouTube channel, with highlights to follow.
Tuesday's referee is Anthony Backhouse. Anthony has taken charge of 16 games so far this season, issuing 39 yellow cards and 2 red ones.
His last game in charge was on Sunday as hosts Port Vale were knocked out of the FA Cup by Sunderland.
Anthony has officiated Bury once already this season, our 4-0 home win over Grimsby in September.
Bury vs Fleetwood Town on 13 Nov 18


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Rawlinson teacher among best in San Antonio
It's hard to imagine a teacher being speechless, but that's how Rawlinson Middle School history teacher Jennifer Vasquez said she felt when she was surprised at an 8th grade assembly with the ExCEL award.
The ExCEL award is given to outstanding teachers in San Antonio by KENS5-TV and San Antonio Federal Credit Union. KENS Anchor Deborah Knapp and representatives from SACU joined the assembly to present Vasquez with a golden apple and a $1,000 check.
Vasquez praised her fellow eighth grade teachers in the audience and reminded students that their teachers are their champions who believe in them and want them to be successful. Even though the school year is just underway and they're still getting to know one another, Vasquez praised her students and told them how impressed she was with their dedication thus far.
"My students have made the greatest impact on me because it is their progress that keeps me motivated," Vasquez says. "Their success means more than any title that I could earn."
It's no surprise that this passionate educator is also involved outside the classroom serving as National Junior Honor Society Sponsor, Intramural Coordinator, Tech Team Member, just to name a few.
Vasquez was Rawlinson's 2014 Educator of the Year and has been teaching for five years. She also worked as an instructional assistant for three years at Rawlinson while pursuing a degree in history and her teacher certification from Texas A&M University at San Antonio.
"I encourage students to reach their full potential every day," Vasquez says. "I love teaching history because it teaches my students that ordinary people have done extraordinary things to change the course of our country and world."
Vasquez's husband also teaches at Rawlinson and was there for the surprise along with his parents and Vasquez's brother.
"Since most of my immediate family lives out of state, my husband and in-laws are a tremendous support system," Vasquez says. "They are all teachers. Together we share stories, encouragement, and give each other the strength we need to be champions for our students."
Visit the KENS-5 ExCEL Awards website to learn more about this award-winning educator.


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The Melody of Memory
Executive Editor of NY Arts Magazine Suzie Walshe on Elisha Ben Yitzhak
Elisha Ben Yitzhak is a multifaceted artist who works in a variety of media, from oils to acrylic, drawing to watercolor. He is a virtuoso artist who has exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally in venues as diverse as Zimbabwe and Switzerland, including London's celebrated Tate Gallery. In September, he will be featured in a group exhibition entitled The United States Artists Biennial at the prestigious Broadway Gallery NYC, in New York's preeminent Shoo district.
Reminiscent of styles as diverse as the quasi-abstracted figurative paintings of Alex Katz, the metaphysical proto-Surrealist paintings of Giorgio de Chirico, as well as the paintings of Henri Matisse's School of Paris period, Ben Yitzhak's paintings are simultaneously lyrical and mysterious, jubilant yet pensive. Employing these paradoxes, he skillfully applies a multihued palette of soft violets, ochre, and browns to engender a sense of memory and longing for faraway people and places.
Take, for instance, a handsome painting entitled Jerusalem, portraying a series of abstracted domed buildings executed in tangerines and sunny yellows. A vast expanse of buildings is depicted flatly across the surface, draped by an expanse of periwinkle blue-sky. Evocative of a lost place and a lost time, the image is festive—rendered with love, care and attention—and yet evokes a sense of loss and of yearning for memory of the past. Ben Yitzhak emigrated from Israel many years ago. One can imagine from this lovingly rendered painting, the special place in his heart that Jerusalem still holds.
Another very compelling testament to memories of the past is entitled In Jaffa. Here we see a couple—again rendered flatly and somewhat abstractly—seated facing each other at a table located on a wooden boardwalk overlooking the sea. They hold hands, but gaze away toward the distant ocean that is indicated through a series of curvaceous, undulating waves depicted in bright hues of aquamarines, violets, and blues. The figures lean in closely toward each other, evoking a kindred warmth, and a sense of romance and companionship. While the image suggests the contentment of true love in some ways, like a faded photograph of lovers from a bygone era, its distanced perspective and economy of gesture also suggest that the happiness depicted is one of times now past.
Outright melancholy—even grief—is sensitively depicted in another touching image entitled In Pain. Relying on his signature abstracted and simplified approach to figuration, Ben Yitzhak here presents a lone reclining female figure, nude and in bed, large sorrowful tears falling from her weepy eyes. The forms are uncomplicated and direct, underscoring the frank and candid emotional power of Ben Yitzhak's style. Executed again in bright blues and warm yellows, it is painful undercurrent is countered with a warmth and brightness that nonetheless indicates his fierce joie-de-vivre that emanates from within, and attests to a determined spirit that has prevailed over many travails, hardships, sorrows and adversity.
Pushing even further into abstraction is another striking image entitled Emotions. As the first image Ben Yitzhak created after a 21-year hiatus from painting, the image obviously held a very deep emotional symbolism for him. It depicts a violin-like shape that morphs into the form of a woman's body and face. All this is set against a backdrop of geometric and architectural elements in blues, oranges and yellows. The surrealist painting is striking and moving, evoking a rhythm akin to the poetic and profound melodies of festive folk music. It is saturated with emotional expression and manifests deep feeling, clearly displaying all the sensations that came back to Yitzhak after having not painted for years. Like a reunion with a long-lost lover, his passion is made self-evident in this glorious image.
The lyrical and romantic theme of music also comes alive in The Band, a quirky and striking picture depicting a trio of musicians performing for an unseen audience. The figures are rendered in a simple way; the organic shapes that make up their bodies are flattened and structured in an uncomplicated and straightforward manner. Each one plays a recognizable instrument: a bass, a violin and a flute. While the band could be playing classical music, the idiosyncratic rhythms and colors (mauves, oranges and light blues) suggest cool jazz. The figures' gestures are cadenced and angular, indicating the rhythm of the music. Viewers could almost hear the music as their eyes dance across the picture's surface.
In Inspiration, we see all of Ben Yitzhak's telltale artistic traits come together in one unified Gesamtkunstwerk. An angular triangle-shaped mountain of yellow juts out from a ground of flat gray. A domed church hovers in the distance, while a lone, solitary figure is haloed by a flat disk of fiery red, and bordered by flat geometric element of swelling blue waves floating nearby. Here, Ben Yitzhak takes his characteristic abstraction and flatness to the next stage, including both figure and architecture in the picture plane, which echo each other in concert to evoke a sense of solitude and isolation. Even so, his bold colors, shapes, and line work contrast this sense of melancholy. "My paintings are about the essence and rhythm of life," Ben Yitzhak writes. It is no surprise then, that it is through his color and rhythm that music and melody, poetry and expression are at the core of his artistic vision.
In his eminent text, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, cultural critic Walter Benjamin, decries the loss of the "aura" of the traditional work of art to the mass culture of Theodor Adorno's "Culture Industry"—i.e. cinema and mass media. Ben Yitzhak's striking images re-invoke the lost aura of so much of the artwork of today's post-pop/post-modern art. He infuses his representations with heart and spirit, qualities lost in so much of the conceptual art practices we find today in the Chelsea galleries. Born from his formative experiences working the land in an Israeli kibbutz, and in response to the trauma brought about by the valiant efforts of the Israeli War of Independence, Ben Yitzhak's work is a testament to the healing power of the creative spirit. According to Ben Yitzhak, art is "a major part of my life and my whole being." In fact, he takes that passion and makes it manifest on the canvas surface for us all to share and feel in our hearts.
Source: http://www.nyartsmagazine.com
Link: http://www.nyartsmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=575748:the-melody-of-memory&catid=154:notes&Itemid=718
Contemporary Art, Emotions, In Jaffa, In Pain, Inspiration, Jerusalem, NY Arts Magazine, Suzie Walshe, The Band


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Trustees extend City Market filing deadline… again
Locations: News Published Mar. 1, 2017
Carbondale's elected leaders on Feb. 28 approved an extension of the plat-filing deadline for the Carbondale Marketplace project (site of a new City Market grocery story,) the fourth time the Board of Trustees has had to do so.
But while the move was unanimous (except for Trustee Heather Henry, who was not present at the meeting), it was not entirely enthusiastic.
"I hope this is the last time we have to do this," said Trustee Marty Silverstein.
The extension came after a short discussion that included assurances from Town Manager Jay Harrington that it does not appear that the project is threatened with cancellation, though trustees said they keep getting questions from the public about what Kroger, the parent corporation of City Market, is up to.
Harrington said the project team has yet to submit the "covenants" that will go along with the project application, which Harrington said are necessary before the town can accept filing of the final plat for the development and issue a building permit.
But, he continued, the building permit is essentially ready for issuance, contractors reportedly are ready to get started, and Kroger has never indicated it has doubts about building a newer, bigger and more modern version of the City Market store that has served Carbondale for decades.
When asked by Trustee Katrina Byars whether there is a possibility where that property is not going to get done Harrington responded that such a possibility always exists with commercial development.
Until the paperwork is all submitted and signed, he explained, the project could stall.
"It's still not a done deal until it starts," he declared.
Clean energy, zoning map
The trustees also talked with representatives from CLEER (Clean Energy Economy for the Region) and CORE (the Community Office for Resource Efficiency), the town's main energy-efficiency consultants, about setting priorities for spending $50,000 the trustees have allocated to energy- and environment-related programming in 2017.
Carbondale officials have been working with CLEER and CORE for about a decade to reduce the town's "carbon footprint" by encouraging energy-efficiency upgrades and alternative energy applications such as solar for businesses, homes and town-owned buildings.
As noted by Harrington, the town has doled out various sums annually, ranging from about $50,000 in some years to up to $125,000 in other years, to help local consumers increase their homes' efficiency and make use of alternative-energy technology. The consulting agencies, which are paid membership fees by the town, also come up with grants and other funding sources to augment the town's spending.
The trustees on Tuesday declined to come up with a specific list of priorities, other than earmarking $15,000 of the total funding for low-income residential customers.
Trustee Frosty Merriott at one point suggested using some of the remaining $35,000 to craft an "environmental charter" to guide the town's future energy-efficiency programming, but Mayor Dan Richardson demurred, maintaining that such a charter should be generated in other ways, possibly by the town's staff, rather than paying CORE or CLEER to produce it.
Instead, the trustees directed Maisa Metcalf of CLEER and Marty Treadway of CORE to come up with a list of proposals that are to be reviewed at a meeting on March 14.
In addition, the trustees approved an updated zoning map for Carbondale, which lead planner Janet Buck said incorporated every zoning change or decision made by the town board since 1993, the year of the last update to the zoning map.
According to consultant Nathan Baier, of Roaring Fork Geospatial LLC in Carbondale, the new map is to be posted on the town's website, with active links to land-use data banks maintained by Garfield County and the town, so that the public at large can use the map to research the current status of specific properties or neighborhoods.
Buck stressed that the town did not change the zoning of any properties in making the map.
In other action, the trustees:
• Granted renewals to a liquor license held by the Mi Casita restaurant and a marijuana business license held by S.P. Carbondale Retail Marijuana Store;
• Approved a special-event liquor license for a fundraising event by the River Bridge Regional Center, a 10-year-old facility that works with abused or neglected children, scheduled for April 29 at the Old Thompson Barn in River Valley Ranch;
• Appointed Trustee Frosty Merriott, the longest-serving member of the board at this point, to be mayor pro-tem, meaning he will fill in for Richardson when the mayor cannot be at a trustee meeting;
• Went into executive session to talk about a lawsuit recently filed by a gas-drilling company, SG Interests of Texas, against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, over recent cancellations of gas leases in the Thompson Divide region. Harrington reported on Wednesday that no decision was made as to whether Carbondale should take part in the litigation, presumably on the side of the BLM in keeping with the town's stand in opposition to the leases cited in the suit.
Published in The Sopris Sun on March 2, 2017.


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Home Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Risk assessment;
Popular philosophy;
Psychology;
Macroeconomics;
Management: leadership & motivation;
Why should we never listen to people who explain rather than do? Why do companies go bust? How is it that we have more slaves today than in Roman times? Why does imposing democracy on other countries never work?
The answer- too many people running the world don't have skin in the game. In this provocative book, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows that skin in the game applies to all aspects of our lives. It's about having something to lose and taking a risk. Citizens, lab experimenters, artisans, political activists and hedge fund traders all have skin in the game. Policy wonks, corporate executives, theoreticians, bankers and most journalists don't.
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Imprint: Penguin
Nassim Nicholas Taleb has devoted his life to immersing himself in problems of luck, uncertainty, probability and knowledge. Part literary essayist, part empiricist, part no-nonsense mathematical trader, he is currently Dean's Professor in the Science of Uncertainty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His last book, the bestseller Fooled by Randomness, has been published in eighteen languages and was selected by Fortune magazine as one of The Smartest Books of All Time . Taleb lives mostly in New York.
The author of The Black Swan is back with a simple warning: don't buy what your neighbour is selling unless he owns some too. The obvious application for this is investing, but Taleb has a much broader domain. In a kind of philosophical Freakonomics, he takes us from 5th-century wandering monks (banned by the church because they were too free) to Donald Trump (his imperfections showed he had skin in the game) -- Rosamund Urwin * Sunday Times Books of the Year * As always with Taleb, this is a fascinating set of ideas. And he's right. People with skin in the game learn how the game works. Without it, they don't -- William Leith * Evening Standard * The most prophetic voice of all . . . Taleb is a genuinely significant philosopher . . . someone who is able to change the way we view the structure of the world through the strength, originality and veracity of his ideas alone -- John Gray * GQ * Nassim Nicholas Taleb is the Richard Wagner of uncertainty. While the Ring Cycle of the German composer/librettist portrayed the struggle of the gods in a series of operas, the Incerto series of books by the Lebanese-American author is devoted to humans -- specifically how we deal with the endemic risk in our all-too-finite existence -- Dominic Lawson * Sunday Times *


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Fermented flavours
By Chris Loss2017-03-07T09:41:00+00:00
Microbes are often enemies in the kitchen, but when used can add new dimensions to cooking
We are living in a microbial world. Microorganisms are ubiquitous and essential for all life. They are the molecular engines of healthy soils and the foundation of our food systems. Microbes are the biochemical industry within and around us, facilitating life and the interactions with our environment that life requires. Their chemical transformations are also integral to food production, flavour development and preservation.
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All foods have an enduring and evolving patina of bacteria, yeasts and moulds (among many other microscopic critters). Over time, refined by preferences and necessity, ingenious people have figured out how to 'turn on' the microbial layer of food to help insure safety and preserve flavour. One of the best examples is fermentation. For thousands of years, cuisines around the world have harnessed interacting microbes, through fermentation, to create unique flavours. Populations of microbes compete for and exchange resources to orchestrate the flavour symphony in some of our most popular foods, such as wine, bread, cheese, pickles and soy sauce.
Biochemical chefs
In the kitchen, microbes live a Jekyll and Hyde existence. They either sicken us with nearly indelible memories of discomfort and disgust (evasive pathogens), or generate harmonious chemosensory experiences. Both reactions are in response to detecting the chemical transformations of microorganisms. Culinary contributions of microbes include production of water-soluble molecules, hydrophobic volatile aromatics and water-trapping, viscosity-generating hydrocolloids.
Chefs primarily use physical forces to breakdown nutrients and reorganise molecular bonds in their quests to create delicious and wholesome foods. Microbes, however, are master chefs at generating and harnessing biochemical energy in the form of enzymes to augment nutrient functionality. Proteins, lipids and carbohydrates are broken down by biochemical cleavers into smaller, tastier, more aromatic and savoury pieces. Chefs and scientists have a mutual fascination with microbial resources within our food systems, and how we might work more effectively to harness their latent energy for flavour and safety.
Rhizopous oryzae is one such example. A food mould, when incubated with polished rice at 30°C it transforms the rice into a soup of flavour-liberating enzymes that provides tastes, aromas and desirable textural properties. This mixture, called jiu-niang, has long been used as a supplement in Chinese traditional medicine to help with the absorption of nutrients. Recently, the biochemical energy in jiu-niang has been used by food chemists to help improve the quality of bread and provide a more 'natural' preservation system. The cocktail of amylases and proteases formed by R. oryzae helps shape and functionalise complex carbohydrates and protein polymers in bread.[1] This shifts moisture migration away from the bread's crust and helps maintain its physical structure and desirable sensory properties.
We have learned about the capabilities of R. oryzae through tempeh, a soybean based meat alternative. Tempeh is produced by soaking soybeans in water for 24 hours to activate the native lactic acid-producing bacteria, causing a pH reduction that primes the beans for inoculation and 48-hour incubation at 30°C with R. oryzae. The mould generates nutty, umami and savoury qualities in the mashed beans, and increases bioavailability of nutrients.[2]
Chefs at Mugaritz, a two-Michelin starred restaurant in Errenteria, Spain, have collaborated with scientists to explore using R. oryzae to help develop innovative menu items.[3] They have inoculated apples, nuts, barley, beans, peas and rice with the mould to create new ingredients and components to dishes that have novel tastes, aromas, and visual properties (imagine a ghostly fuzzy apple with enhanced sweetness and acidity). However, neophobia – fear of new things – will be a hurdle for acceptance by some consumers.
Recipe book: Miso soup
Brown rice miso 4.5g (approx. ½ tsp)
Water 1 cup
Onion 2 thin slices
Wakame (seaweed) 4 pieces
Add miso, onion, wakame, to small bowl or mug, and pour in boiling water
Stir to dissolve miso, steep for three minutes, then enjoy.
Observe the differences in aromas rising from the bowl, compared with the salty, slightly sour, and savoury flavours in your mouth.
Miso masterclass
Miso is an ingredient made from fermented soybeans or rice that also benefits from the biochemical craftiness of another food mould, Aspergillus oryzae. This produces a flavourful blend of monosodium glutamate (providing umami), octenol (which gives an earthy, mushroom aroma) and isovaleric acid (a mild cheesy quality) among other sensory qualities.[4] Depending upon the vegetable substrate and amount of salt used during fermentation, miso can be a light blonde colour to dark red and sweet or salty. It is the foundation for quick and simple soups and a common ingredient in macrobiotic recipes. The flavour variety and complexity of misos has been compared to that of wine. Chefs and artisan food producers are continuously exploring the culinary and retail food possibilities of miso.
Fermented foods are also being used by chefs to help improve nutritional quality of existing foods. At low levels, fermented ingredients have been added to chicken broth, tomato sauce and coconut curry, augmenting their overall flavour while allowing for a reduction of sodium chloride.[5] Whether you are interested in discovering new, healthier, plant-based recipes or just want to follow your culinary curiosity into new flavour worlds, allow microscopic helpers to help show the way.
[1] L Huang, X Chen, X Rui, et al., RSC Adv., 2017 DOI: 10.1039/c6ra25805k
[2] S E Katz, The art of fermentation, 2012, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing
[3] I Cantabrana, R Perise and I Hernandez, Int. J. Gastronomy Food Sci., 2, 2, 2015 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgfs.2015.01.001)
[4] K Kumazawa, S Kaneko and O Nishimura, J. Ag. Food Chem., 61, 49, 2013 (DOI: 10.1021/jf404082a)
[5] H L Huynh, R Danhi and SW Yan, J. Food Sci., 81, 1, 2015 (DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.13171)
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Directors role at the ECPR
European Consortium of Political Research.
The ECPR
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is an independent, scholarly association of charitable status, established in 1970. The ECPR supports and encourages the training, research and cross-national co-operation of political scientists throughout Europe and beyond through its programme of highly regarded conferences and events, standing groups, funding opportunities and its prestigious publishing portfolio.
Membership of the ECPR is institutional, meaning that any institution of higher education (department, centre or institute) that is wholly or principally engaged in teaching, research and training in political science may apply to join. With some 300 institutional members, the ECPR's membership spans 50 countries and reaches over 10,000 individuals.
The ECPR's headquarters are located in Colchester, UK.
The Director Position
The Director of the ECPR is appointed by and is responsible to the Executive Committee of the ECPR. The term of appointment is three years, renewable once. Financial compensation is to be negotiated with both the Director and his/her home institution.
The Director:
works with the ECPR's Executive Committee;
is a member of the Senior Management Team, which comprises the Executive Committee's Chair, Deputy Chair and the Director;
is the Director of the Central Services team (based in Colchester).
Major Responsibilities
The Director's broad role is to:
provide vision and advice to the Executive Committee;
participate in the making of key strategic decisions;
implement Chair and Executive Committee decisions;
have managerial oversight of and responsibility for Central Services staff;
chair the Central Services Management Group including policy, procedural and staffing matters;
work with all Executive Committee members, assisting them in their portfolio responsibilities;
ensure that the ECPR meets its obligations with regard to its members, its Constitution and the Charity Commission;
represent the ECPR at events/meetings, if so requested by the Chair and the Executive Committee.
The Director should have a permanent academic position at one of the ECPR's full-member institutions, and is expected to be involved in political science research. The applicant should:
have substantial experience with nonprofit management or academic administration;
have demonstrated capacity to think creatively and strategically and meet the challenges of a changing environment;
have outstanding leadership, management, and advocacy skills;
have a proven record of staff management;
have sensitivity to and demonstrated experience of constructively working with constituents of diverse institutional and cultural backgrounds;
have an interest in the use of new media for public outreach and provision of information and services;
have knowledge of the duties and responsibilities implied by UK Charity law and willingness to familiarise him/herself with UK Human Resource law; and
have a deep appreciation of the ECPR's commitment to promoting research, teaching and dissemination in all fields of political science;
be fluent in English.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest and resumé or curriculum vitae in English, listing relevant managerial experience and other relevant expertise, to Collette Shepherd (chughes@essex.ac.uk) by 1 March, 2013. Interviews will take place between March and May.
Formal appointment will start on 1 September 2013, but the successful candidate must be available for a handover period with the outgoing Director from, at latest, 1 June.
Further details on the position can be provided upon request.
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Acknowledging International Men's Day
November 19 marks International Men's Day. No, I'm not mocking it or the people who celebrate it, and I'm not facetiously asking what other opportunities have their been for the achievements of men to be celebrated. Because IMD isn't, shouldn't be about that.
The recent rise of the men's rights movement has. somewhat ironically, proved a point that feminists have been making for decades - that there are issues that affect men and women differently on the basis of gender. It doesn't mean that these issues never affect anyone of the other sex and/or gender. But this is why domestic violence is frequently, and correctly, framed as a feminist issue; it does disproportionately affect women, and no matter how many times men's rights activists state "1 in 3 victims are men" or "women can be just as violent" it doesn't arise out of a vacuum, or from the individual actions of violent men or women, but from a society underpinned by notions of different power roles of men and women. And no amount of stating 'we should condemn violence against everyone" will change that.
But on IMD, we should focus on the areas where men are disadvantaged; such as in educational outcomes, suicide rates, as victims of violence in general. These are areas where men come off worse, and we need to talk about why, and what we can do to try to make it better. That's what we mean when we say the patriarchy hurts men and women, It creates a toxic masculinity where are young men are still taking swings at each other on boozy nights out and driving to fast and failing to engage with help and support services and feeling there's no way out but to end it all. And they're only going to fall further behind, with the dismantling of trades training and the rise of the mandatory degree for even entry level jobs, boys who are not being engaged by the education system risk becoming further marginalised. More fights, despair, addiction, lives ruined and lost.
Unfortunately you wouldn't know this from the men's rights movement, certainly it seems to ignore such issues in favour of an obsession with false rape allegations and denying the gendered issue of domestic violence.
It suits the agenda of men's rights activists and the women who support them to claim feminists hate men. We don't. We have male partners and friends and brothers and sons we adore. They also claim that women are now equal, even have it better than men, and men's rights is just a way of reclaiming equality. No. There are still too many areas where women are subject to misogyny and disadvantage, and that's why I'm a feminist. But we certainly have it different, and I think it is important on this day to look at the problems and challenges that men and boys
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Aaron Sorkin Confirmed to Adapt 'Steve Jobs' Biography for New Film
After it was said last fall that Sony Pictures wanted The Social Network and A Few Good Men scribe Aaron Sorkin to adapt Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography Steve Jobs about the late, iconic Apple and Pixar co-founder, it sounds like the studio's dream has come true. An official press release from Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures, and Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures has announced that Sorkin will indeed adapt the book for a big screen biopic. But the question is just how soon the film will come together in the wake of Ashton Kutcher's indie biopic Jobs, which is already in production. More below!
As we've pointed out before, one of the more interesting articles that surfaced after the passing of Jobs involved a conversation the Apple chief once had with Sorkin about writing a screenplay chronicling the founding of Pixar. The writer just didn't think he could pull it off since he couldn't "make inanimate objects talk." Of course, Pixar, and the rise of the animation studio itself, might very well be included in this new biopic depending on just how much of Jobs life and achivements ends up on display in theaters.
Pascal know Sorkin is the right man for the job to honor Jobs' life saying, "Steve Jobs' story is unique: he was one of the most revolutionary and influential men not just of our time but of all time. There is no writer working in Hollywood today who is more capable of capturing such an extraordinary life for the screen than Aaron Sorkin." As Sorkin is responsible for some of my favorite films' screenplays, not to mention scripting "The West Wing" and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," I couldn't be happier with this official update.
Feel sort of "safe" in a boring way getting Sorkin for theese kind of jobs.
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I agree, it's like he's been type-casted to do nonfiction and biopics for the rest of his life.
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Hanuman Jayanti is one of the most prominent festivals observed by the Hindus. It is dedicated to Lord Hanuman, the Vanara God, who symbolises achievement, loyalty, strength and valour, and embodies the concept of 'Nishkam Karma' (selfless action without expectation of fruits). The festival is also very popular among male devotees who observe the auspicious occasion of Lord Hanuman's birth with great reverence. The celebration is as much marked by conviviality and jubilation as by its simplicity of puja and fasting rituals.
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Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated throughout the country with deep reverence and aplomb, as well as flourish and pageantry. Elaborate processions form part of the celebration that consecrates this blessed day. Lord Hanuman is worshipped by various endearing names by his devotees such as Sankat Mochan, Anjaneya, Bajrangbali, Maruti Nandan, Anjani Putra, Pavan Putra and Mahavira. Bhajans and devotional songs are played that sing paeans on the virtuous qualities of each of his names. On Hanuman Jayanti, devotees take a bath early morning, visit the temple and put vermillion tilak on their forehead and seek Lord Hanuman's blessings for strength, power, courage, concentration and longevity.
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Cyanostegia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1849. The entire genus is endemic to Australia.

Species
 Cyanostegia angustifolia Turcz.  - Western Australia
 Cyanostegia corifolia Munir - Western Australia
 Cyanostegia cyanocalyx (F.Muell.) C.A.Gardner - northern Western Australia, southern Northern Territory
 Cyanostegia lanceolata Turcz.  - Western Australia
 Cyanostegia microphylla S.Moore - Western Australia

References

Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera
Endemic flora of Australia
Taxa named by Nikolai Turczaninow

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Колубрарии  — семейство морских брюхоногих моллюсков.

Описание

Преимущественно небольшие моллюски. Раковина толстостенная, удлинённая, длиной до 5 см. Поверхность раковины с осевой и спиралевидной скульптурой. Сифональный канал короткий и изогнутый. Хоботок в несколько раз превышает длину самой раковины.

Распространены в тропических морях. Питаются кровью спящих рыб-попугаев, для чего моллюскам и требуется длинный хоботок. Подобное поведение было впервые описано на примере Colubraria obscura, впоследствии отмечено у Colubraria tortuosa и Colubraria nitidula.

Классификация
 Colubraria Schumacher, 1817
 Cumia Bivona-Bernardi, 1838
 Iredalula Finlay, 1926

Примечания

Neogastropoda
Семейства брюхоногих


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Naive IoT botnet wastes its time mining cryptocurrency
Operators of LiquorBot botnet waste their time trying to mine Monero on hacked SOHO routers.
By Catalin Cimpanu for Zero Day | January 8, 2020 -- 10:42 GMT (02:42 PST) | Topic: Security
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Security researchers from Romanian antivirus vendor Bitdefender have discovered a botnet that infects home routers and other Internet of Things (IoT) smart devices and then attempts to mine for cryptocurrency.
This marks the third such IoT botnet that wastes its time by attempting to mine cryptocurrency on devices that clearly don't support these types of operations.
Short history of LiquorBot
Named LiquorBot, the botnet was first spotted in May 2019, according to a report Bitdefender published yesterday.
The botnet is nothing special in terms of technical capabilities. It works just like any other IoT botnet that's been documented over the past few years. Below is a short summary of LiquorBot's features:
Uses the following exploits to infect routers and smart devices (mostly routers): CVE-2015-2051, CVE-2016-1555, CVE-2016-6277, CVE-2018-17173, CVE-2017-6884, CVE-2018-10562, CVE-2017-6077, CVE-2017-6334, CVE-2016-5679, CVE-2018-9285, CVE-2013-3568, CVE-2019-12780
Uses a list of 82 username-password combinations to brute-force the SSH service of smart devices on which the default password has not been changed
Can infect devices running on CPU architectures like ARM, ARM64, x86, x64, and MIPS
Is controlled from a web-based command and control (C&C) server
About the only novel detail about LiquorBot is the fact that the malware is a version of the Mirai strain rewritten in the Go programming language -- but that's about it.
Wasting its time
Most IoT botnets today usually appear and disappear within weeks or months. LiquorBot is a strange case because it remained active throughout all 2019.
Bitdefender says the malware often received updates, usually in the form of new exploits. The most interesting update was, however, recorded in October.
The company says the LiquorBot code was expanded with a module that attempted to mine the Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency on infected devices.
The module, in itself, is quite useless, seeing that the entire botnet is predicated on infected routers, above anything else.
SOHO (Small Office Home Office) routers are cheap devices that lack the CPU and hardware capabilities to adequately mine cryptocurrency -- which is a very resource-heavy operation.
In the past, other IoT botnets have also wasted their time attempting to mine cryptocurrency on SOHO routers, with little success, and with all dropping any attempts within weeks, primarily due to the low yield the hacked devices were turning in.
The first IoT botnet to experiment with the feature was a Mirai-based botnet operated out of China, back in March 2017. The botnet experiment with a Bitcoin-mining module for a week, before dropping the module altogether.
The second was an IoT malware strain named Linux.MulDrop.14, detected by Dr.Web in June 2017. This botnet targeted Raspberry Pi devices, where it also attempted to mine Bitcoin. While Raspberry Pi devices have access to more hardware resources than your casual SOHO router, this botnet didn't break the bank either, stopping its experiments after a few weeks.
The discovery of these two botnets in 2017 encouraged researchers to look into the possibility of IoT botnets of being used as cryptocurrency mining farms. At the time, Errata Security estimated that if a Mirai botnet of 2.5 million bots mined cryptocurrency it would earn only a meager $0.25 per day, effectively dispelling the notion that IoT botnets could ever be used for cryptocurrency mining.
Apparently, the LiquorBot author didn't get the notice.
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Q: Plotting Logistic Regression in R How can I plot the logistic regression? I would like to plot the dependent variable on the y-axis and independent on the x. I called the coefficients and got an output, so no errors on the script.
Here's the data for the independent variable (SupPres):
#Set the range for water supply pressure
SupPres <- c(20:120)
#Create a normal distribution for water supply pressure
SupPres <- rnorm(3000, mean=70, sd=25)

Logistic regression and creating y-variable:
#Create logistic regression
z=1+2*NozHosUn+3*SupPres+4*PlaceSet+5*Hrs4+6*WatTemp
z <- (z-mean(z))/sd(z)
pr = 1/(1+exp(-z))
y <- rbinom(3000,1,pr)
DishWa=data.frame(y=y, NozHosUn=NozHosUn,SupPres=SupPres,
               PlaceSet=PlaceSet,Hrs4=Hrs4,WatTemp=WatTemp)
glm(y~NozHosUn+SupPres+PlaceSet+Hrs4+WatTemp, data=DishWa,
    family=binomial)

Please let me know if I can provide more information. Thanks.

A: A possible solution that takes up a suggestion in Michael J. Crawley's excellent book "Statistics: an introduction using R" is the following code:
attach(mtcars);
model <- glm(formula = am ~ hp + wt, family = binomial);
print(summary(model));
model.h <- glm(formula = am ~ hp, family = binomial);
model.w <- glm(formula = am ~ wt, family = binomial);
op <- par(mfrow = c(1,2));
xv <- seq(0, 350, 1);
yv <- predict(model.h, list(hp = xv), type = "response");
hp.intervals <- cut(hp, 3);
plot(hp, am);
lines(xv, yv);
points(hp,fitted(model.h),pch=20);
am.mean.proportion <- tapply(am, hp.intervals, sum)[[2]] / table(hp.intervals)[[2]];
am.mean.proportion.sd <- sqrt(am.mean.proportion * abs(tapply(am, hp.intervals, sum)[[3]] - tapply(am, hp.intervals, sum)[[1]]) / table(hp.intervals)[[2]]);
points(median(hp), am.mean.proportion, pch = 16);
lines(c(median(hp), median(hp)), c(am.mean.proportion - am.mean.proportion.sd, am.mean.proportion + am.mean.proportion.sd));
xv <- seq(0, 6, 0.01);
yv <- predict(model.w, list(wt = xv), type = "response");
wt.intervals <- cut(wt, 3);
plot(wt, am);
lines(xv, yv);
points(wt,fitted(model.w),pch=20);
am.mean.proportion <- tapply(am, wt.intervals, sum)[[2]] / table(wt.intervals)[[2]];
am.mean.proportion.sd <- sqrt(am.mean.proportion * abs(tapply(am, wt.intervals, sum)[[3]] - tapply(am, wt.intervals, sum)[[1]]) / table(wt.intervals)[[2]]);
points(median(wt), am.mean.proportion, pch = 16);
lines(c(median(wt), median(wt)), c(am.mean.proportion - am.mean.proportion.sd, am.mean.proportion + am.mean.proportion.sd));
detach(mtcars);
par(op);

In addition to the standard glm plot it contains an indicator for the fit of the central third to the data. It shows that the fit to hp is poor while that to wt is rather good.

The example uses R's built-in "cars" dataset.

A: There are several ways to plot the results of logistic regression. See https://sites.google.com/site/daishizuka/toolkits/plotting-logistic-regression-in-r and Plot two curves in logistic regression in R for explanations and examples in R.

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18 September 2010-Saturday
-Supriya Pradhan
He's got a number of hits under his credit as a music arranger. The titles of the songs are more than enough to leave you in awe- "Timro Mero Sambhandha" (Karna Das), "Aawaz Deu" (Prashna Shakya), "Darshan Namaste" (Rajesh Payal Rai) only to name a few. Well, the man behind all these soulful tunes is Maharaj Thapa. One of the best known personalities in his field, Thapa has single handedly taken care of composing and arranging in two albums previously and now adding the third effort to his record is "Alap"- a new album by upcoming singer Dhiraj Duthraj.
Apart from being good at what he does, Thapa is one generous figure. He always strives to promote new promising talents, give them a chance to showcase their IT factor. He is responsible for many names who are now the biggest hotshots of the music industry. So this time around, he is backing up a highly versatile singer full of potential- Dhiraj Duthraj. It was seven years back when the arranger first heard Duthraj singing and he clearly admits he was completely surprised to witness such a great talent. The singer was able to impress him so much that he thought of giving him a break. That's how the idea for "Alap" which took four full years to complete but with the amount of effort Duthraj has put in, Thapa is very happy to see how the album has taken shape at the end.
The album assures nine beautiful songs with wonderful composition and good lyrics. However both the arranger and singer are quite unsure whether the audience will like them since they've adopted some daring new arranging techniques for the singles but they sure hope that they will be loved. Scheduled to be released this Tihar, the producers want the album to be an example that with immense quality in all the aspects of the music making, even if there's a small investment, an artist's work can be appreciated. Well, there's no doubt about that and now all there's left to do is wait a little while for Dhiraj Duthraj's highly anticipated album to head our way.


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Founded in 2007 Learning Ladders Society (LLS) is a registered non-profit organisation. The Society consists of mainly parents who are committed to advocacy, public education, information and support for children with Autism and their families. The Society is also committed to promote Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) in the implementation of intervention strategies for children with autism. Hence, the Society encourages the use of Discrete Trial Teaching, Pivotal Response Training, Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Picture Activity Schedules, Functional Communication Training as effective treatment methods which are all evidenced based practices that utilize the principles of ABA.
For almost two years since its inception, the society carried out its operation without any dedicated premise of its own. Fortunately, in February 2009 the Government of His Majesty The Sultan And Yang Dipertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam through the Ministry of Education had given permission to the society to use one of the bungalows situated in the vicinity of Maktab Duli Pengiran Al-Muhtadee Billah, Gadong as the Learning Ladders Autism Centre (LLC). After some renovation the LLC opened its doors in November 2009.
Learning Ladders Society is pleased to be part of the National effort to help children with ASD by promoting ABA as an intervention strategy for children with ASD thus offering parents another option best suited for their child.


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Q: What's the difference between a "monologue" and a "soliloquy"? What's the difference in meaning between a "monologue" and a "soliloquy"?

A: A soliloquy is a character making a speech, usually when alone. To get it off his chest, and of course so the audience know what he's thinking. Most famously, Shakespeare's plays are full of them, as characters lament their fates and plot their revenge. It's a speech out loud to oneself.
Soliloquys ARE diegetic. That means the character can hear himself speak. You're not hearing their thoughts, the character is really talking. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet gives a soliloquy that's overheard. She still intended it as a soliloquy, it's addressed to herself, that's the point. Soliloquys are usually given when the character is alone, but it's not necessary, a character can give a soliloquy in front of other people, who would be able to hear him. They'd probably think he was a little wierd though, depending on the kind of characters they are.
A monologue is just a character talking at length. Either giving a speech, or just boring people. Sometimes used as a criticism when a character's speech goes on too long and the audience, or critic, is bored. A monologue can also be heard by the characters. It can be aimed at any amount of characters who are there to hear it, one man or a crowded hall.
The difference is who it's aimed at. A soliloquy is a self-aimed monologue.
There's also an "aside", where a character tells what he's thinking, or how he feels, to the audience. Asides are not heard by the characters of the play, only the audience hear them. For their duration, the character acknowledges the audience, then forgets them, when back in the world of the play. Though it is the character who speaks, not the actor. It's "crossing the fourth wall", so has to be used skilfully. Iago in Othello makes a lot of asides. They are partly diegetic, only Iago and the audience hears them.
For sound, even though you didn't ask, diegetic sound is sound the characters hear, ie a bird singing, or if someone in the play or movie turns on a radio. Extra-diegetic sound refers to sound the characters can't hear, eg the theme music of the film, or someone coughing in the audience. The actor can of course hear it, his character can't. Or in Star Wars, none of the characters can hear John Williams's excellent musical score. But they can hear the music of the Cantina band, Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes. The band is "real" to the characters, but the orchestral score only exists in "our" world, the real world.
The difference between things the characters are aware of, and things that only the audience see or hear, or know, is an important concept in drama. Crops up a lot.
Finally, as Ankur Bannerjee points out, people give monologues in real life. Either as a speech, an argument, or just someone who likes to talk too much! It would be very strange if someone gave a soliloquy in real life! Especially if you saw them!

A: In a soliloquy, the speaker isn't addressing anyone.  A monologue may be addressed to other characters or the audience.

A: Monologue means a long and typically tedious speech by one person during a conversation, while  soliloquy means the act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers.

A: To me a soliloquy is a speaker's inner voice, you are hearing the speaker's innermost thoughts.
A monologue is simply a one-sided conversation.

A: monologue occurs when a character talks to himself out loud when no other characters are either on stage or within hearing distance whereas soliloquy is a monologue restricted to drama that actors speak only when alone, or when they believe they are alone
Read more: Differences Between a Monologue & a Soliloquy | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/info_8353295_differences-between-monologue-soliloquy.html#ixzz2J4cTxPX2


NMR is one of the most powerful methods for imaging of biomolecules. This book is the ultimate NMR guide for researchers in the biomedical community and gives not only background and practical tips but also a forward looking view on the future of NMR in systems biology.
Ivano Bertini is a Professor of Chemistry and Founding Director of the Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM) at the University of Florence. His main research interests include advancements in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the expression and preparation of metalloproteins, their structural characterization, and the investigation of their interactions, with an emphasis on understanding cellular processes at the molecular level. He has authored over 600 scientific publications and several books, and is or has been on the editorial staff or advisory board of over 20 of the most authoritative journals in chemistry, biochemistry and inorganic chemistry. He is a member of the Academia Europaea and the Italian Accademia dei Lincei.
Kathleen S. McGreevy is a researcher in bioinformatics at the Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM) at the University of Florence. After obtaining a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2002, she became involved in the support and management of research activities in the biomedical sciences before moving to her current position. She has been involved in the management of several European projects, notably the FP6-funded Coordination Action NMR-Life, from which this volume takes its inspiration.
Giacomo Parigi, degree in Physics at the University of Florence (1992) and PhD in Chemistry, is Associate Professor of General and Inorganic Chemistry at the Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM) and the Department of Chemistry of the University of Florence. His research interests are mainly oriented to the study of NMR effects related to paramagnetism for the structural and dynamic characterization of biomolecules, to the analysis of the relaxometric profiles of paramagnetic systems and biomolecules, and to nuclear and electron relaxation.