Discussion in 'Macro, Flowers, Insects, and Greenery' started by CrystallP, Jun 19, 2005.
Orange lilies from the resident garden, overcast day with intermittent sunshine. 62mm circular polarizing filter on order.
Very nice exposures. Organge is a hard color to hold the detail you did a good job with these.
I've been thinking about the 70-180 lens, what do you think of yours?
I really like this lens. I had difficulty finding a copy since it is out of production. The members of the Cafe were very helpful in pointing me to KEH, found at http://www.keh.com. I purchased a used lens in 9+ condition. Dave, (dkapp) mentioned that they often underrate their lenses, and he was correct, the lens was in immaculate condition.
I have a set of close-up filters (5T and 6T). I tried to use them with the lens yesterday to document a hornet's nest found on my deck...unfortunately that was a littel too close. :shock: I used the 70-200VR + 500D close up filter instead.
I have a few more images taken with the 70-180mm under the Columbine heading in this forum.
I noticed that B&H list an imported version of the 70-180 for just over $1000.00. I'll take a look at KEH.com, thanks for the information.
Approx. how close did the 5T and 6T get you to that hornet's nest? I use them on my 70-200 with a reducing ring. It's a good combination and a little easier on the pocketbook than the 500D.
Let's just say that it was tooooo close. I thought that I had thoroughly saturated the nest and the occupants were all dead. Well, hornets really are scavengers, because I tried to sweep it off the porch and 20 hornets flew out of it!
Wow that looks great! You even captured a bee in flight on the 3.
How does this lens compare to the 70-200+500D combo?
The 70-180 is significantly lighter than the 70-200+500D combination. I hefted that combo around yesterday trying to capture my hornet's nest images. I originally wanted a 200mm micro (LLD again) but so far I am satisfied with this lens. I used a compact Manfrotto 680 monopod with a 3D magnesium head for these images.
#3 and 4 i like, that blue bee going for the flower in #3.
I like the little bee too. I didn't notice it until the images were downloaded.
Love the contrasting colors! I too like #3 and # 4 the best. The bee in #3 is a bonus! I always like it when you find something interesting like that which you did't notice when you took the shot. . That 70-180 does a nice job. I have also put the 200 micro on my wish list - but not this year - spent too much already. I'll probably have to settle for a 500D (unless I get overpowered by a severe case of LLD) .
Thank you for the feedback. I really like the last two images too. I took them at a weird angle and my friendly little bee popped in for a quick second.
I tried to purchase the 70-180 at a few websites, (even eBay) for less than $900.00. No luck. I finally purchased mine at KEH for about $910.00. This lens holds its value, even though it is discontinued. If you can get one for less, you are getting a bargain.
I purchased the 500D locally. It works well with the 70-200, but it is a bit cumbersome. It makes a nice macro substitute because the bokeh is excellent. You can see examples of this combination at http://pbase.com/cympearson/yellowjackets.
Nice images Crystall. It's interesting that Michael mentioned the little bee flying in from the right side on #3. I had not noticed that until I read his post and sure enough, there it is. Good eye Michael.
Thank you for your kind feedback Gordon. Hopefully I will get a chance to photograph a few more lilies before the end of the season.


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package org.apache.flink.table.client.config.entries;

import org.apache.flink.table.descriptors.DescriptorProperties;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Configuration of a temporal table.
 */
public class TemporalTableEntry extends TableEntry {

	private static final String TABLES_HISTORY_TABLE = "history-table";

	private static final String TABLES_PRIMARY_KEY = "primary-key";

	private static final String TABLES_TIME_ATTRIBUTE = "time-attribute";

	private final String historyTable;

	private final List<String> primaryKeyFields;

	private final String timeAttribute;

	TemporalTableEntry(String name, DescriptorProperties properties) {
		super(name, properties);

		historyTable = properties.getString(TABLES_HISTORY_TABLE);
		primaryKeyFields = properties.getArray(TABLES_PRIMARY_KEY, properties::getString);
		timeAttribute = properties.getString(TABLES_TIME_ATTRIBUTE);
	}

	public String getHistoryTable() {
		return historyTable;
	}

	public List<String> getPrimaryKeyFields() {
		return primaryKeyFields;
	}

	public String getTimeAttribute() {
		return timeAttribute;
	}

	@Override
	protected void validate(DescriptorProperties properties) {
		properties.validateString(TABLES_HISTORY_TABLE, false, 1);
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Q: Get a whole dataframe for every different value in a list I currently have a list of ids and a dataframe with two columns.
list = ['id1', 'id2', 'id3']

df =    A   B
    0   A1  B1
    1   A2  B2
    2   A3  B3

I would like to get a dataframe with the columns A and B from df for every value in the list.
Example:
    id  A   B
0   id1 A1  B1
1   id1 A2  B2
2   id1 A3  B3
3   id2 A1  B1
4   id2 A2  B2
5   id2 A3  B3
6   id3 A1  B1
7   id3 A2  B2
8   id3 A3  B3

Can anyone help?

A: IIUC, try with pandas.concat:
lst = ["id1", "id2", "id3"]

>>> pd.concat({l: df for l in lst}).droplevel(1).reset_index().rename(columns={"index": "id"})

     id   A   B
0   id1  A1  B1
1   id1  A2  B2
2   id1  A3  B3
3   id2  A1  B1
4   id2  A2  B2
5   id2  A3  B3
6   id3  A1  B1
7   id3  A2  B2
8   id3  A3  B3

Or with pandas.concat and numpy.repeat:
import numpy as np

>>> pd.concat([df]*len(lst),ignore_index=True).assign(id=np.repeat(lst, df.shape[0]))

    A   B   id
0  A1  B1  id1
1  A2  B2  id1
2  A3  B3  id1
3  A1  B1  id2
4  A2  B2  id2
5  A3  B3  id2
6  A1  B1  id3
7  A2  B2  id3
8  A3  B3  id3

A: Another way to do it :
df = pd.DataFrame({"A": ["A1", "A2", "A3"], "B": ["B1", "B2", "B3"]})
df_id = pd.DataFrame(["id1", "id2", "id3"], columns=["id"])
df_id["key"] = 1
df["key"] = 1

Then merge on the key:
df = df.merge(df_id, on="key").drop(["key"], axis=1)

You get :
Output:
    A   B   id
0   A1  B1  id1
1   A1  B1  id2
2   A1  B1  id3
3   A2  B2  id1
4   A2  B2  id2
5   A2  B2  id3
6   A3  B3  id1
7   A3  B3  id2
8   A3  B3  id3

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Q: Close Modal After Smooth Scrolling Reaches Anchor I'm using Bootstrap and the regular nav currently uses a smooth scrolling script that goes to the sections of the page.
For mobile, I have a fullscreen nav modal that opens once you click the hamburger icon. It will use smooth scrolling as well but I can't seem to get the modal to close once you click on a link in the menu and it brings you to the section.
Script
$(function() {
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});

A: $('#myModal').hide();

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Q: I need help to solve this problem Let $R$ be a subring of a field $F$ such that for each $x \in F$ either $x\in R$ or $x^{-1} \in R$. Prove that if $I$ and $J$ are two ideals of $R$, then either $I \subseteq J$ or $J \subseteq I$.

A: Suppose not. Then there exist some $x \in I \setminus J$ and $y \in J \setminus I$. Clearly $x,y \neq 0$ and they are not invertible in $R$. Now, either $xy^{-1} \in R$ or $yx^{-1} \in R$.
In the case $xy^{-1} \in R$, we have $x= (xy^{-1})y \in J$, and this is a contradiction.
In the case $yx^{-1} \in R$, we have $y= (yx^{-1})x \in J$, and this is a contradiction.

A: Suppose that I is not contained in J and pick an element $x \in I-J$. Let $y \in J$. Assume $y \neq 0$. $y/a \in R$ and therefore $b = (b/a)a \in I$.

A: Suppose
$$\;I\not\subset J\;\implies\;\exists\,x\in I\setminus J$$
Suppose now that  $\;y\in J\;$. Clearly we can assume $\;y\neq 0\;$, otherwise trivially $\;y=0\in I\;$ , but then
$$\frac xy\notin R\,,\,\,\,\text{otherwise}\;\; x=\left(\frac xy\right)y\in J\;\;\text{, contradiction}.$$
And thus it must be
$$\frac yx\in R\implies y=x\left(\frac yx\right)\in I$$


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Peter A. Reinberg (March 5, 1858 – February 21, 1921) was an American businessman and politician who was a very successful florist, and who served in the offices of president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, president of the Chicago Board of Education, and Chicago alderman.

Early life
Reinberg was born on March 5, 1858, in Chicago, Illinois, where he was also raised. He born to Henry and Katherine Reinberg, immigrants who hailed from, Préizerdaul, Luxembourg. The family lived in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, living near Rosehill Cemetery.

Reinberg was educated in Chicago Public Schools.

Private sector career
Reinberg had a very successful career as a florist. He had begun by growing turnips and potatoes, before experimenting with roses and flowers in 1890. He was very successful at growing roses and carnations, and eventually owned greenhouses with 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 square meters) of glass. He was among the most famous greenhouse owners in Chicago. He was considered the "Rose King" of Chicago. His business made him a millionaire, and he was among the largest rose growers in the world. He was also considered to be the largest grower of carnations in the United States.

Reinberg would serve on the board of directors of Ravenswood Bank.

Chicago City Council
In 1904, Reinberg made his political debut by successfully running as the Democratic nominee for Chicago City Council in the 26th district. In his campaign, he used the unique gimmick of providing each resident of his ward with carnations to wear.

Reinberg was reelected in 1906, 1908, and 1910. Reinberg was unseated in 1912 by Republican nominee George Pretzel.

In years such as 1908 and 1910, he had received election endorsements from the Municipal Voters League.

President of the Chicago Board of Education
In the fall of 1912, Reinberg became president of the Chicago Board of Education. While Reinberg had originally indicated he would retire from the position, he made himself a candidate for another term in January 1914, as Mayor Carter Harrison Jr. had convinced him to stay aboard so that the board would continue to be led by an ally of superintendent Ella Flagg Young. Reelected, he served until resigning in December of that year, after becoming president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
In 1914, he was elected president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Having been nominated by the Democratic Party, he defeated Progressive Parry incumbent Alexander A. McCormick. There was no Republican nominee (Republicans had been blocked by the Illinois Supreme Court from an electoral fusion joint nomination of McCormick). Reinberg led McCormick (the county's leading Progressive Party politician) by more than a 60,000 plurality in the November election. The Democratic Party swept the 1914 Cook County elections. However, unlike
in Reinberg's race, for the other countywide offices, Democratic nominees had only won by mere hundreds of votes.

Reinberg was sworn in as president on December 7, 1914. He would hold the county board presidency until his death in office in 1921. He was reelected in November 1918, defeating Republican Charles N. Goodlow by a much narrower margin than his victory four years prior.

During Reinberg's tenure, the county was hit by the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic. Amid this, he ordered the Cook County Hospital closed to all visitors, except those visiting individuals dying from diseases other than the flu.

Reinberg was also, by virtue of this position as county board president, the first president of the newly created Forest Preserve District of Cook County. He oversaw its acquisition of more than 18,000 acres of land. He is sometimes considered the "father" of Cook County's forest preserve system.

Death
Reinberg died on February 21, 1921, at his Chicago home of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Legacy
After his death, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County would name a campground north of Palatine, Illinois "Camp Reinberg" after him.

Chicago Public Schools named its Peter A. Reinberrg Elementary School after Reinberg.

References

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For the Recipe of Sea Bass in Potato Crust, the sea Bass Fillets are cooked in a potato crust and the total cooking time will be 30 minutes. It is a delicious spring recipe to entertain !
First, Wash and dry the fish fillets. Then, peel the potatoes and wash them, using the side of a cheese grater and shred the potatoes. Drain well, then place in a bowl. Add the egg white and mix well.
At cooking time, place the oil and butter in a large skillet and heat until hot.
Meanwhile, sprinkle half the salt on the fish fillets.
When oil and butter are hot, place eight, small, evenly spaced mounds of shredded potatoes in the skillet.
Press a portion of fish onto four mounds, cover the fish with the remaining potatoes mounds. Sprinkle with the remaining salt.
Cook the potatoes packages over medium to high heat, uncovered, 8 to 10 minutes. Turn them carefully with a large spatula, and cook them for an additional 8 to 10 minutes on the other side.
The potatoes should be nicely crusted on both sides and the fish inside cooked.
Serve immediately with a creamy Tarragon sauce if you wish but it also tastes fine as is.


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Artillery in Nova Scotia, Annapolis Royal
Data current to 14 July 2019.
The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Canada. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data found on these web pages. Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited. Any errors found here are by the author, and any additions, corrections or amendments to this list of Guns and Artillery in Canada would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at hskaarup@rogers.com.
For all official data concerning the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, please click on the link to their website:
Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Website
Note: Back in the day, artillery in Canada was referred to by its radio call sign "Sheldrake". It is now referred to by its "Golf" call sign. (Acorn sends)
Annapolis Royal, Fort Anne
Fort Anne, Officers Quarters, 1935. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3527934)
Annapolis Royal is located in the western part of Annapolis County and was known as Port Royal until the British Conquest of Acadia in 1710 by Britain. The town was the capital of Acadia and later Nova Scotia for almost 150 years, until the founding of Halifax in 1749. It was attacked by the British six times before permanently changing hands in 1710. Over the next fifty years, the French and their allies made six unsuccessful military attempts to regain the capital. Including a raid during the American Revolution, Annapolis Royal faced a total of thirteen attacks, more than any other place in North America.
Cast Iron 18-pounder Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight 41-2-21 (4,669 lbs), (SOLID) on left trunnion, (W) on right trunnion, King George III cypher ( ca. 1760-1780), mounted on a wood naval gun carriage guarding the South side of the main entrance to the fort.
Bronze16-inch Smoothbore Muzzleloading Mortar, stamped No. 2, Serial No. 2006, with three fleur-de-lys. This Mortar stands beside the flag pole North of the main entrance.
Bronze 12-pounder 6-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight 6-0-17 (689 lbs), 3.75-inch, (Serial No. 278) above the cascabel, "LA RUGISSANT" (the roaring one). (No. 36) on left trunnion, (P over 671) on right trunnion. The gun is also marked with the device of King Louis XIV (the "Sun King"), with his motto, NEC PLURIBUS IMPAR (Not unequal to many). This gun is resting on wood supports South of the former Officer's Quarters.
Fort Anne, Annapolis Royal, ca 1952. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4317476)
Cast Iron 12-pounder Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun with Blomefield pattern breeching ring, no markings, mounted on a wood naval gun carriage. This gun stands in front of the former Officer's Quarters.
Cast Iron 6-pounder Smoothbore Muzzleloading Carronade with Blomefield pattern breeching ring, crown, no cypher, no markings on the trunnions, mounted on a wood naval gun carriage. This stands at the SW corner of the main building inside the fort. The Carronade is a short smoothbore, cast iron cannon, which was used by the Royal Navy and first produced by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland. It was used from the 1770s to the 1850s. Its main function was to serve as a powerful, short-range anti-ship and anti-crew weapon. While considered very successful early on, Carronades eventually disappeared as rifled naval artillery changed the shape of the shell and led to fewer and fewer close-range engagements.
Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight (not observed), no markings on the trunnions, King George II cypher, unmounted, resting on wood supports in front of the main building.
Cast Iron 12-pounder 6-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Carronade with Blomefield breeching ring, weight 6-1-21 (721 lbs), 4, broad arrow mark, 3-feet, 100-inches long, mounted on a wood naval gun carriage, North side of the main building.
Cast Iron possible 3-pounder Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, heavily corroded, (P) on left trunnion, blank on right trunnion, plain cascabel, mounted on a wood naval gun carriage. North side of the main building.
Cast Iron 18-pounder 42-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight 42-0-0 (4,704 lbs) on the barrel, (SOLID) on the left trunnion, (W) on the right trunnion, King George III cypher, ca. 1760-1780, mounted on concrete stands, No. 1 of 2 guarding the East side of the fort.
Cast Iron 18-pounder 42-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight 41-2-14 (4,662 lbs) on the barrel, (SOLID) on the left trunnion, (Z) on the right trunnion, King George III cypher ca. 1760-1780, mounted on concrete stands, No. 2 of 2 guarding the East side of the fort.
Blomefield Cast Iron 12-pounder 34-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight 32-3-27 (3,807 lbs) under the cascabel, (W) on the left trunnion, (Serial No. 64) on the right trunnion, King George III cypher, broad arrow mark, mounted on an iron garrison carriage, facing the water to the South of the fort.
Blomefield Cast Iron 12-pounder 34-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight 32-2-24 (3,664 lbs) under the cascabel, (WCo), Samuel Walker & Company of Rotherham, England on the left trunnion, (63) on the right trunnion, King George III cypher, broad arrow mark, mounted on an iron garrison carriage, No. 1 of 2 facing West.
Blomefield Cast Iron 12-pounder 34-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight 32-3-7 (3,675 lbs), Samuel Walker & Company of Rotherham, England (WCo) on left trunnion, (Serial No. 66) on right trunnion, 12 above the King George III cypher, broad arrow mark, mounted on an iron garrison carriage. No. 2 of 2 facing West.
King George III, reigned from 25 Oct 1760 to 29 Jan 1820. (Wikipedia Photo)
Armstrong 20-pounder 16-cwt Rifled Breech-loading Gun, weight 16-1-1 (1,821 lbs), made by Armstrong, (No. 2, 1860) on the left trunnion, (+) on the right trunnion, Queen Victoria cypher, mounted on concrete stands. The land service model of this gun was introduced in 1860. It is identified by its two long chase hoops, no muzzle swell and its distinctive breech mechanism, No. 1 of 2 facing the bay.
Armstrong 20-pounder 16-cwt Rifled Breech-loading Gun, weight 16-2-0 (1,848 lbs) on the barrel below the cypher, made by Armstrong, (No. 45, 1860) on the left trunnion, (+) on the right trunnion, Queen Victoria cypher, mounted on concrete stands. The land service model of this gun was introduced in 1860. It is identified by its two long chase hoops, no muzzle swell and its distinctive breech mechanism, No. 2 of 2 facing the bay.
(Photo courtesy of P. Williams)
9-pounder 8-cwt Muzzleloading Rifle Mk. III (SS) Gun, weight 8-1-6 (930 lbs) on the barrel, the left and right trunnions have been painted over, RGF No. not legible, Queen Victoria cypher, No. 1 of 2, mounted on a Mk. II all steel carriage with Madras wheels.
9-pounder 8-cwt Muzzleloading Rifle was replaced by the BL 12-pounder in permanent artillery batteries before the Boer War, but militia units in Canada continued to use them until after 1905.
Cast Iron 4-pounder Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight unknown, 3-feet, 6-inches long, no markings, reported to be here, (not observed).
I would imagine that many of you who are reading this book are very likely familiar with the standard routine of military training exercises and the rigours of being in the field in all seasons, not to mention the conditions found on deployment these days. Whether or not you have experienced it, I am sure you can well imagine what it is like to train and work in the heat, the dust and the mosquitoes in summer, the wind, the rain and the mud in the spring and fall, the snow and the cold in the winter and of course the routine day-to-day challenges of combat exercises in the training areas of the Canadian Forces. For most in the Army, this includes CFB Gagetown, CFB Valcartier, CFB Petawawa, CFB Kingston, CFB Shilo, CFB Edmonton, CFB Wainwright, CFB Suffield and all the fields and exercise areas of LFAATC Aldershot and LFCATC Meaford and their environs.
As an Army Officer in the Canadian Forces, it has been my privilege to have served alongside a tremendous number of highly professional military men and women of our nation while taking part in training in Germany, the UK and the USA and while on operational deployments to Cyprus, Bosnia-Herzegovina and in Afghanistan. During my training and military professional development, I have learned much about our long military history. My interest in our multi-faceted historical record has led me to write about it and to seek out the stories about Canada's military servicemen and women and the tools and equipment they used to preserve our security when warclouds darkened our horizons.
As a military history enthusiast, I have learned over the years that there are many with similar interests in preserving our story. We have all seen the odd old gun or retired tank placed on display outside a Militia Drill Hall, War Memorial, city park site or Royal Canadian Legion Hall, and many will have enjoyed visiting a number of our military Museums. The vast majority of retired wartime combat equipment used by members of the CF have dwindled in number, many being scrapped, others being shot up as targets, while a few have been sold to overseas operators and collectors. Fortunately, a handful of important examples of retired CF guns and war machines have been preserved and may be found in a wide variety of locations throughout Canada.
Curators, docents and volunteers working in Canada's military museums have been successful in preserving a good number of retired military weapons of war and many are still being sought after and in some cases, being restored to running condition again. As an artist, photographer and military history enthusiast, I have attempted to keep track of where historic Canadian military equipment has survived and is presently located and to make that information available to others with the same interest. For those of like mind, the purpose of this handbook is to provide a simple checklist of the classic Great War and WWII artillery that is part of our military heritage and a location guide to where they can be found in Canada. The book includes a number of photographs to illustrate an example of each gun wherever possible, and lists the locations of the survivors by province.
The numbers of restored Canadian guns is actually increasing as a few rare examples are being recovered from scrapyards and monument sites and salvaged for restoration. (Ultra rare items such as Skink AA gun turrets come to mind). One of the aims of this book is to help an enthusiast track down these monuments and museum artefacts and to have a simple reference book on hand with more detailed information about them such as a serial number, a Museum location and contact information which might be helpful in learning a bit of the history of a particular vehicle. The guns detailed in this handbook are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type in the order that they came into service with the CF. The data is also appended with a list of most of the current guns found in the various collections and Museums in Canada. The book is also meant to serve as a companion volume to "Ironsides", Canadian Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicle Museums and Monuments, also available online.
It is my sincere hope that more of the guns and artillery found in this list will one day be added to the record of historically important military armament survivors that have been recovered and restored.
Shelldrake can be ordered online in softcover or e-book at these bookstores:
http://www.amazon.ca/Shelldrake-Canadian-Artillery-Museums-Monuments/dp/1469750007/ref=sr_1_44?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331231081&sr=1-44
http://www.amazon.com/Shelldrake-Canadian-Artillery-Museums-Monuments/dp/1469750007/ref=sr_1_45?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331231130&sr=1-45
http://bookstore.iuniverse.com/Products/SKU-000542288/Shelldrake.aspx
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shelldrake-harold-a-skaarup/1109124375?ean=9781469750002&itm=46&usri=harold+skaarup
Photos and technical data on artillery preserved in Canada may be viewed by Province on seprate pages on this website.


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Dating in your 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond is a whole 'nother ball game compared to dating in your 20s, and our 10 Best Midlife Dating Experts know how to play the game. From finding love later in life to overcoming loss, these men and women have the firsthand experience.
She threw herself into online dating in midlife, and here she shares her tips with Guardian Soulmates Dating Tips and Advice - Dating Tips - Midlife Dating.
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Who Is Jacques A. Bailly? The Voice Of The Spelling Bee Has A Great Backstory
by Leah Rocketto
If you thought spelling words in front of your fifth grade teacher was terrifying, try doing it in front of a nationally ranked speller. The 89th Scripps National Spelling Bee is almost here, and the 285 competitors have the added pressure of spelling words perfectly for Jacques A. Bailly, in addition to the millions of people watching from home. But who is Jacques A. Bailly, and why does he make children shake in their oxfords?
For those who don't run in the spelling bee circuit (and I assume most people don't), Bailly has been the pronouncer of the Scripps National Spelling Bee since 2003, according to ABC News. As the voice of the spelling bee, it is Bailly's job to perfectly enunciate the words for competitors, which have included pococurante, cymotrichous, and scherenschnitte, just to name a few. (Yeah, don't even ask me what they mean. That's what Google is for.) If Bailly mispronounces the words even slightly, it can mean the difference in hearing the ding of approval and the buzz of dismissal. Needless to say, it's a difficult job. And what makes it more difficult for Bailly is that he has been on the other side of the microphone as a competitor.
According to the official Scripps National Spelling Bee site, Bailly won in 1980 with the word elucubrate. Because he's been there, spelled that, Bailly is especially sympathetic to the challenges the competitors face. "I always want them to get all the words right," Bailly told Time during a 2009 interview. "I try to make it clear to the spellers that I'm there to give them absolutely every possible thing that I can to help them — within some limits.
What are those limits? According to the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest Rules, the pronouncer may "offer word information — without the speller having requested the information — if the pronouncer senses that the information is helpful and the information appears in the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee word list or Webster's Third." If a competitor does make a request, the pronouncer can only respond if it is a request for "repetition of the word's pronunciation, a definition, sentence, part of speech, language(s) of origin and alternate pronunciation(s)." Additionally, the pronouncer must indicate which word is to be spelled if the word in quesiton has one or more homonyms.
Definitely not an easy gig, but one Bailly was eager to pursue. In his 2009 interview with Time, the former champion said that he reached out to Scripps to secure a position at the annual spelling competition
"I wrote to the spelling bee and said, 'You know, I won in 1980, and in the 10 years between, I've learned a lot more French, German, Latin and Greek, and I was wondering if you could use some help from somebody like me,'" he told the publication. "And at that point, they just happened to have a need. So I got in there as associate pronouncer, and that job is basically just making sure that everything the pronouncer says is right."
Since then, he's worked his way up to official pronouncer and the role has even earned him some Hollywood cred. According to IMBD, Bailly portrayed himself in 2006's Akeelah and the Bee and consulted on 2002's Spellbound.
So if you're trying to motivate your kids (or yourself) to become a master of the dictionary, just tell them it can lead to Hollywood. After all, it worked for Bailly.


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Omnivore Ancestors?
Fifty-thousand-year-old feces suggest Neanderthals ate both meat and vegetables.
Jyoti Madhusoodanan
PLOS ONE, AINARA SISTIAGAFossilized feces offer new evidence that Neanderthals ate both meat and plants. Chemical analysis confirmed the oldest-known ancient human fecal matter, according to a study published yesterday (June 25) in PLOS ONE.
Previous isotope studies of bones suggested Neanderthals were primarily meat-eaters. Analyses of tartar from their teeth have indicated they may have also eaten plants, although some researchers noted that these plant remains could be traces from the stomach contents of herbivore prey.
Stool, however, is "the perfect evidence because you're sure it was consumed," study author Ainara Sistiaga from the University of La Laguna in Spain told BBC News.
Sistiaga and her colleagues identified fecal biomarkers of cholesterol and plant sterol digestion in 50,000-year-old samples collected from Paleolithic sites in Spain. Future studies will help clarify the nature and proportion of plants in Neanderthal diets, and could reveal whether veggies were a...
"Their results are confirming an idea that is still somewhat new in the field," paleobiologist Amanda Henry from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany told National Geographic. Henry added that "the paper would have been stronger" if the researchers had included more evidence that the samples were human, and not from other omnivores such as bears. But Sistiaga said the ratios of metabolites they identified are only seen in humans.
Other researchers are more convinced. "The start point, the teeth, and the end point, the feces, show the same thing," archeologist Stephen Buckley of the University of York told the BBC. "The evidence is clear at both ends, if you like."
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