I just finished a wonderful weekend in Portland and the Columbia River Gorge. While driving on a back road to PDX I saw a billboard that said, "We are born to be happy. Follow your smiles." I didn't think much of it at first, and then I thought about the concept more deeply. Admittedly I am a notorious photo and selfie taker. If I were to follow the smiles on my camera roll, it would lead me to my family, both biological and aviation.
I am blessed to have a professional career divided in two, half being a licensed psychotherapist and the other half working in aviation education, presenting and writing. I am keenly aware that many of us have to fund our passion for flying through hard work at non-aviation vocations. But if we follow the smiles, I bet that yours would be of Oshkosh, attending a fly-in at your local airport, or flying a four-legged to its forever home. Check out some of the smiles from some of my fellow aviation lovers below, and try not to smile yourself.
Our event sought to increase aviation career awareness and the role female aviators can play. As the past Chapter Chairman of the Florida Goldcoast 99s (International Organization of Women Pilots) and owner of Dare to Fly Apparel, I gathered 30 volunteers pilots, including 99s members and friends of the 99s, on the 18th of February to paint a 60 foot in diameter compass rose at X51, Homestead Executive Airport, Florida.
Homestead Executive Jet Center donated most of the painting materials and lunch for the volunteers. We are appreciative of the collaboration and help provided by the airport authorities. We are proud of how successful this event was and we are very happy we made a lasting impression on the field, we hope to inspire many more people to learn to fly, especially women. The day was full of smiles.
This might be one of my favorite moments so far with Collings Foundation as a volunteer pilot on the B24 Liberator. Normally it is me asking to take pictures with the crew members. But when this veteran found out I was a pilot, and I was the one that helped fly him to Oxford, he absolutely insisted on taking a photo with me. He had multiple members of his family taking the photos to make sure he got one! So wonderful, and it made me smile from ear to ear.
I get a smile out of participating in my local pilot association, Fullerton Airport Pilots Association. I was one of the original "steering committee" that began some seven years ago, and worked to restart our then-dormant group. In the end, I've served as the Vice President of the group ever since. My favorite part of the job is the connections to people in the industry. One of my "chores" is to schedule speakers for our monthly safety seminars. In this capacity, I've had the extreme pleasure of meeting and working with a Who's Who of the industry in my area. That has developed into opportunities to speak myself at other local airports, and I've enjoyed putting together and delivering dozens of seminars in the area ever since. The biggest downside is that a ton of people know who I am, but I don't know so many of them! I always get a giggle when somebody says "Hi Mike!" who attended a seminar a year ago!
I love hanging around the Vintage area at EAA/Oshkosh, it makes me smile. I had the pleasure to run into Don Voland and his lovely wife Jeanette. Don was my helicopter pilot for countless years. He laughed as he recalled the first year we accomplished the fish-eye aerial of convention grounds (in the old film days) with a combination of altitude and a silly young photographer hanging out of the helicopter hanging on to the seat belt.
On flights designed and coordinated by the conservation-aviation group LightHawk I have spent many hours volunteering my time and skills to help conservationists, photographers, and policy-makers to see from the air the multitude of impacts on watershed health, from high up in the Cascade and Olympic mountains all the way down to the shorelines of the Salish Sea.
I've been privileged in recent years to fly across many western landscapes on similar LightHawk flights, from the Colorado River delta in Mexico to the oilfields in West Texas. Many of my flights have been focused on gathering imagery to be used by the partner conservation groups in support of their work. The flights are always personally rewarding as they offer my passengers a chance to gain a more thorough and expansive understanding of an issue or landscape. The smiles both during the flights, and after, let me know that the time spent has been more than worthwhile.
For much of the country, spring flying is just around the corner. Perhaps spend a few minutes thinking where your aviation smiles are hiding. And, if by chance, you find yourself at Sun n Fun in Lakeland, FL., come to one of my AOPA presentations Exiting the Hold: Reaching your Aviation Goals or the Mooney booth and say hello. Smiles guaranteed.
Determination, passion and connection in the heart of the Rockies.
Amy Helm became the airport manager of Glenwood Springs Airport [KGWS] in April of 2017 after interviewing and presenting a petition with the signatures of 60 local pilots who supported her candidacy. The daughter of a private pilot, Amy didn't set out to be an airport manager, but nonetheless she has devoted her time, determination and passion to this Colorado airport nestled in the heart of the Rockies.
Amy loved aviation as long as she can remember. She worked at Glenwood Springs Airport in high school and earned her pilots license there. After college and fulfilling some wanderlust, she returned to Colorado wanting to get a job as a back-country pilot. As is often the case, Amy soon discovered that she needed to learn about maintenance and repair in order to pay for her flying. She received her A&P and after completing a stint as an apprentice, she moved to SE Alaska working as a mechanic for a bush pilot. The next stop on her grand circle tour was Juneau Alaska where she earned her IA and worked as a helicopter mechanic for Coastal Helicopters.
Amy and I talked about the qualities of character it takes to be a pilot, mechanic and airport manager. I asked her if her job is hard. She laughed and said, "There are days that are hard, and there are days that are a lot of fun." Amy said that the number one factor in both her work as a mechanic and an airport manager is determination. Anyone who has volunteered at an airport knows a lot about determination. At Glenwood Springs it took two separate work parties and 30 volunteers to get the airport back in tiptop shape for visitors.
Development has encircled their airport with housing tracts on both sides. Over the years there have been threats to the airport from developers. Thus Amy's first tasks as the new airport manager were to spruce the place up, replace worn signage, increase community awareness, and start planning on a community aviation expo. The first event was very successful giving 150 airplane rides, hosting 500 people in attendance, over 30 types of airplanes and helicopters on static display for the community to walk around, sit in, ask questions about and a vendor display. The second annual event will be held August 18th, 2018.
Glenwood Springs is a tourist destination with skiing, skydiving, white water rafting, climbing and of course the world's largest hot springs pool. Camping on the airport grounds is allowed. Although the fourth oldest airport in the country Glenwood Springs Airport does not receive FAA grant money, nor any funds from the City of Glenwood Springs. Funding for the airport is based solely on donations, fuel sales, tie-down and hangar income. Amy and I spent some time talking about mobilizing pilots and promoting General Aviation to communities.
Pilots are "do something" people. Fly the airplane; don't let the airplane fly you. We all are airport, and airplane, lovers. When it comes to your local airport, think small and big; local level, community-based. How can your airport serve your community in non-aviation needs? Perhaps a space for community meetings, a host of a canned food drive, or a fund-raiser for the local humane society. With our home airports, step up, raise your voices and let your opinions be known. This might mean speaking in front of the airport board, or county commissioners. Use your local airport as a resource. Bring the community inside the fence. Be able to tell the truth. If someone wants to do something unsafe at an airport, speak up. Be on guard for encroachments, misapplications of directives, and oppressive policies. The second level of involvement is in between micro and macro, it is the state level. Are you involved with your state aviation association? Do you know who your regional director for AOPA is? Do you have a Representative or Congressman from your state on the GA Caucus? Have you thought about becoming involved with aviation at the state or regional level?
Fly-In Movie Night is always a big hit. All you need is a large screen, projector, sound system and popcorn. Toys for Tots is a great feel-good event that will benefit the children in your local area. Take a page out of Amy's playbook and have an Airport Appreciation Day. Young Aviator Camp: Approach your local YMCA, Parks and Recreation, or Boys and Girls Club and ask about putting on a day camp for children. Most airports have a green space, campground or empty hangar that can be used as a classroom area. Topics could include: What is General Aviation? Fundamentals of Flight, Basic Navigation, Mechanics, How to Become a Pilot, Careers in Aviation, and Charitable Flying. Young Eagles: EAA chapters have a tremendous amount of impact on the youth in our local communities when they hold a Young Eagles day. Public Radio and Television: Those of us in GA oftentimes overlook public radio and television, yet they are constantly on the look out for community-based stories. Why not contact your local station about an upcoming event at your airport? 4-H Aero, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts: Both Boy and Girl Scouts have merit badges in Aviation. Why not offer a daylong workshop to help the kids get their badges? Service Club Speaker: Why not talk with your local service club, or chamber of commerce about using YOU as a speaker? This is a perfect opportunity to talk with a captive audience about the value of general aviation and general aviation airports. Emergency Responder Appreciation Event: Each of our communities have unsung heroes. Why not have a pancake breakfast, spaghetti feed, or burger fry and invite your local ambulance, search and rescue, law enforcement pilots, fire fighters and other emergency responders. School Assemblies: Elementary schools have requirements about science education. Aviation falls into that category. Why not talk with your local principal about doing a fundamentals of flight assembly for your local school? You could have RC models to illustrate lift, thrust, drag and gravity. End your presentation with ways that the children can come to your airport. Remember children, bring their parents!
For many in the country the aviation season is beginning. We are making our reservations for Sun n Fun, or one of the four AOPA Regionals, or Oshkosh. But please remember to support our small GA airports which host events. Get your airport on the map like Amy has with Glenwood Springs. Host, volunteer, or attend a cool event. Invite your friends and more importantly your community. You will be rewarded with the joy of flight, connection with others, and keeping our airports vibrant.
Having just returned from Norman Oklahoma and the AOPA Regional Fly-In I was impressed to see the record attendance numbers at the two-day event. Over 7500 people and 500 airplanes came to enjoy the Friday educational seminars and the Saturday events. This year, AOPA broke the mold of the wildly successful regional fly-in by adding Friday seminars, which educate both the pilot, and non-pilot (as with Pilot Plus One/Right Seat Ready). In observing the event at Norman, I was reminded of the three-tiered model of airport advocacy. In action were local pilot groups, the eleventh annual Aviation Festival, the University of Oklahoma, state-level aviation associations, and of course nationally AOPA.
Jan Maxwell, co-founder Right Seat Ready! companion seminar.
Tier 1 – Local Advocacy: Local wisdom is the best source of information at an airport. Who better understands current issues, history, and future needs better the pilots who are based there? What can you do locally?
Join your local airport organization.
Find out who your AOPA ASN volunteer is.
Attend Airport Land Use Meetings.
Host community events at your airport.
Form a business relationship with your City or County Planners.
Attend all City or County sponsored airport meetings.
Look for chapters of state aviation organizations in your town/area/region.
Use media to the airport's best interest [newspaper, radio, social media, TV].
Create a good working relationship with your airport manager.
Tier 2 – Statewide Organizations: Not every state has its own general aviation organization. But a quick Google search will tell you if your state does. Statewide airport advocacy organizations are important because they maintain statewide contacts, information, and strategies. Further, our statewide groups can also advise and assist the local airport groups when issues arise.
Tier 3 – National Organizations: Our national aviation organizations are a critical piece of the three-tiered airport defense strategy. Membership insures that each maintains its ability to support statewide or local airport/pilot organizations. If you do not belong to AOPA, EAA, NBAA, you should. Critical to interfacing with our congressional representatives, lobbying that national pilot organizations provide a large presence in Washington, DC. This voice serves to remind DC of the importance of general aviation to the nation's transportation infrastructure.
As a resident of California, I get the pleasure of seeing the three-tiered model in full effect coming up October 13th and 14th at historic San Carlos Airport [KSQL]. The California Pilots Association in conjunction with the San Carlos Airport Association is presenting AirFest 2017. The two-day event sponsored by ACI Jet, features a Friday night wine and food reception with AOPA President, Mark Baker. Saturday's workshops range from safety seminars and airport advocacy to disaster preparedness. All three levels of local state and national are working together to provide educational, social and advocacy. I would encourage everyone to think like an upside down wedding cake when it comes to advocating for GA and airports. Think globally and act locally. The more we promote general aviation the more we protect our airports.
Experiencing the Seaplane Base at EAA/OSH for the first time was at once thrilling and relaxing. I have attended EAA AirVenture nearly every year since 2008. On Monday morning of convention, I found myself with a few "unscheduled" hours. So, I mentioned to my friend that I wanted to go to the Seaplane Base. A few minutes later we were pulling up to the parking lot having a good time teasing the gate attendants, who thought we were sisters, about whether they were brothers. After years of pulling into to various EAA parking lots, the vibe at the base was noticeably different. The area is lush and green; the trees were swaying in the breeze as we followed a bark path to the base. A few weeks before I had posted on Facebook that I was hoping to get a seaplane ride this year. I was pleased to get an offer from Don Smith to come out and get a tour and a flight in his 2015 Husky.
Once arriving to the base you are met with warm smiles and a great view of airplanes bobbing up and down at their tie-downs. Nearly immediately, we were asked if we wanted a pontoon boat tour of the lagoon, which we quickly accepted. During the boat, tour the history of the seaplane base was shared as well as the details about how the base comes together once a year through the labor of a team of dedicated volunteers. According to The Story of AirVenture Seaplane Base by Richard A. Steeves since the early 30's the Vette family has owned over 27 acres of lakefront land along the shore of Lake Winnebago. "John Vette Jr. was one of the "Early Birdmen," who flew and owned quite a variety of aircraft, including the amphibious Duck for the navy during W.W.II. After the war, he opened a business south of Oshkosh, near the family farm. Among his employees, an engineer named Al Ziebell developed a friendship with Bill Brennand, with whom he enjoyed fishing for walleyes along the lakeshore. By 1949, they decided it would be much easier if they had a boathouse near the shoreline for storing their gear, so Bill bought 1.9 acres of Vette land around the inner harbor. In 1957 Bill bought a Piper J3 on floats, and with help from Al and others, built some ramps for seaplane storage when they were not off on fishing trips to Canada." In the early 70's EAA's Paul Poberenzy began negotiations to make the Seaplane Base a part of EAA's annual convention. According to AirNav, the owners of 96WI continue to be the Vette family with John and his sister Burleigh.
Much like Burning Man's 88NV Blackrock City Airport, 96WI the Vette/Blust Seaplane Base is active only one week a year and is created and maintained by volunteers. The rest of the year the Seaplane Base reverts to 20 plus acres of serene lakeside woodlands. Starting with a work party on Memorial Weekend and ending shortly after convention, the Seaplane Base welcomes hundreds of airplanes and visitors.
There are educational seminars daily including topics from the FAA, the Coast Guard, and the Department of Natural Resources. Women Soar You Soar also brought many aviation- minded girls out to the base for a tour and a ride. From karaoke night to the famous Watermelon Social sponsored by Wipaire, there is something going on at the base every day at AirVenture.
A quick walk around the grounds led us to Don Smith, a longtime volunteer. Don has an enthusiasm for aviation and the base that is just infectious. It was such a pleasure to be able to fly with someone that knew every detail about the seaplane base and Lake Winnebago. We taxied out past a controller in the OSH pink shirt. He waved as we came out of the lagoon area to the lake-proper.
The lake was a bit choppy which made take off a little bumpy, but within a minute or so, we were airborne over the lush landscape. I have flown in a seaplane only once before in Northern California. Don was quick to point out methods for determining wind direction and speed. Although he offered to let me fly, I chose just to be a passenger to soak up the sights and sounds. Flying over the water and the farmlands took me back so a simpler time. I could easily imagine what it would have been like to fly in the 40's and early 50's. On short approach to final, I could see folks sitting on the beach and under the trees enjoying the show. Don had a great landing and we taxied back to his spot buoy #1.
Later in the week, I had the pleasure to attend the Watermelon Social sponsored by Wipaire. I had been at convention all day where the pace is more hurried and busy. It was so lovely to be able head to the base and just relax and renew. It is hard to describe the vibe at the lakeside, I suppose the best way to put it is everyone operates on "island time." I can say that I never met at stranger while there, from the fellow working the first aid stand who gave me a cold bottle of water on a hot day, to the folks working in the booths that dotted the path.
Rod Machado once said to me, "Airplane folks are the best folks." I have to agree with that. The volunteers who annually build this paradise should be proud of themselves. Visitors are greeted warmly, educated, and engaged. The scenery is stunning and the warm camaraderie greatly appreciated. A big thank you to Don and the gang at the seaplane base. The memories will be with me always and I will be coming back next year.
I don't care how you get there, just get there if you can.
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AOPA Regional Fly-Ins offer Friday intensive education series.
In regard to the newly announced two-day AOPA Regional fly-ins I am going to paraphrase Oleta Adams song Get Here, I don't care how you get there, just get there if you can. Ongoing education is vital to the pilot population. Statistics are clear that when we attend continuing education our ability to safely operate airplanes increases. According to national safety seminar presenter Mark Grady, "Several years back it was determined that pilots who participated in the FAA's Wings Program regularly did not have as many accidents, incidents and even violations as other GA pilots. It simply makes common sense that pilots who take time to do more than the minimum of a flight review are going to be safer. After all, we react the way we are trained in an emergency, so the more up-to-date training we have, the better we handle things that may go wrong." When AOPA adopted a regional fly-in format versus a multiple day format, I missed the comprehensive educational seminars offered. And though the regional fly-in format is wildly successful, the opportunity for intensive classes was not available. Well, all that changes with the new Friday, hands-on workshops being offered at all four AOPA regional fly-ins across the country.
Interested in taking on a larger role in the maintenance of your aircraft? Join aviation adventurer, JetBlue pilot, and around-the-world adventurer, Adrian Eichhorn and A&P/IAs Mike Busch and Paul New help you determine what you, as the aircraft owner, can do to keep your plane in top condition. Get hands-on with changing the oil in an actual aircraft engine, cleaning and gapping spark plugs, and examining the insides of an aircraft engine to determine its health with the help of these three FAA Aviation Technicians of the Year.
Hear from Jim Simon, chief flight instructor and director of Rainier Flight Service. Simon's motto is "Safety first," and he'll be putting his more than 5,000 hours of flight instructing experience to work so you can get back into the cockpit as pilot in command under instrument flight rules.
Join renowned mountain flying specialist Lori MacNichol and AOPA Pilot magazine editor-at-large Thomas A. Horne to learn the skills necessary to fly safely in mountainous terrain, or over water, and learn what items these experts suggest you should have on-hand to survive after a forced landing in mountainous terrain, or after a ditching at sea. You'll gather around a general aviation airplane, pull a life raft out of storage, deploy it, inflate it, and don your personal flotation device in a real time run-through of a ditching emergency.
For September 8th-9th Norman, OK you will have a unique chance to tour the National Weather Center for a seminar called Understanding Aviation Weather.
Pilot Plus One is a comprehensive daylong educational seminar designed to educate, inspire, and encourage adventure pilots and non-pilot companions. The idea is simple, when we recognize the unlimited possibilities for using the airplane for recreation, vacation, business and charitable flights, we will all start flying more now. Pilot Plus One is a lively seminar with ample opportunities for audience participation. At the close of the day, we will have fabulous door prizes from Lightspeed Aviation and Flying Eyes Optics. Our schedule includes leading experts in the aviation.
More Than Just the $100 Hamburger: Fun destinations to Fly by George Kounis, Publisher/Editor in Chief, Pilot Getaways Magazine.
Right Seat Ready! This companion safety seminar by Jolie Lucas and Jan Maxwell provides familiarization for non-pilots including airframe, instruments, radios and avionics, aircraft control, emergency communications, navigation, heads-up flight display, and landings. It is a fun, fast-paced, hands on class sure to inspire confidence to be ready on the right.


Written by petroleum production engineers with extensive industrial as well as teaching experience, this is the only available advanced and comprehensive engineering textbook for petroleum reservoir and production engineering. Provides extensive coverage of well deliverability from oil, gas and two-phase reservoirs, wellbore flow performance, modern well test and production log analysis, matrix stimulation, hydraulic fracturing, artificial lift and environmental concerns. For advanced undergraduate and graduate students in petroleum engineering schools or professional courses, as well as for practicing petroleum engineers and technicians.


Dartford were back in action yesterday against bottom of the table Concord Rangers at home.
Tony Burmans starting eleven was unchanged from the previous week against Chelmsford City, with the addition of Tony Coxall to the bench whilst Ben Francis and Richard Seixas have headed out on loan during the week with Leatherhead.
For the second week running, there wasn't any injury news to report.
The game started with both teams having equal possession, with Luke Wanadio once again taking some early chances which we easily saved by Concord's McNamara.
Chances fell to Elliot Bradbrook and Ryan Hayes but none of the two could convert their chances whilst Concord kept up their defence and hacked away any goal scoring opportunities.
Alex Brown worked well to get the ball forwards to Danny Harris and Duane Ofori-Acheampong but again no goals came within the first 30 minutes of play. Another chance for Wanadio from 35 yards out tested Concord once again, and Dartford pushed on to try and get the lead before half time.
Burman made a change to his starting line up by swapping Wanadio and Hayes to give the game a different dimension and hopefully break down Concord to take the lead.
On the strike of half time, Tom Wynter went down with a knee injury and had to be stretchered off forcing Burman to make bring on Ronnie Vint in his place. The game continued into injury time, and Ofori-Acheampong struck a left foot volley into the top corner to give The Darts the lead ahead of the half time whistle.
Both teams headed back out after half time and Concord seemed to push on searching for their equaliser, which a couple of early chances forcing Deren Ibrahim into a couple of saves.
The Darts were awarded a number of corners in quick succession, and Bradbrook and Hayes worked well to try and get the ball in the net but again Concord pushed back to deny any goals. The second goal of the match fell to Danny Harris on the 59th minute who worked well with Ofori-Acheampong who had crossed the ball in for Harris to finish.
Burman made his second substitute of the afternoon taking Harris off on 65 minutes and replacing him with Andy Pugh. Play continued with a lot of Dartford possession again but no real opportunities came for either team. The final substitution saw Ryan Hayes taken off and Ellis Brown brought on with 12 minutes to go.
Concord managed to grab a goal back on the 85th minute after their counter attack play saw a cross into the box converted into their only goal of the match after some scrappy work in the box by The Darts.
Dartford held off in the final minutes of the game to gain the home win.


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Christian Orlainsky (born 27 February 1962) is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Career
In 1980 he finished 13th in the Olympic giant slalom event. He also competed in the slalom competition but did not finish the race. In 1981 he won his only world cup giant slalom in Ebnat-Kappel and finished sixth in the giant slalom world cup.

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1962 births
Living people
Austrian male alpine skiers
Olympic alpine skiers of Austria
Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
People from Bludenz District
Sportspeople from Vorarlberg
20th-century Austrian people

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On the set: ABC's 'Emergence' takes place on Long Island, but it's shot in New Jersey
By Sandy Kenyon
SECAUCUS, New Jersey (WABC) -- The new ABC Show "Emergence" is set in a real town on Long Island, but the drama is made in New Jersey to take advantage of tax incentives the state offers to movie and TV producers.
Allison Tolman, best known for her work on FX's "Fargo," heads a great cast that includes a young performer from Bergen County.
I took a trip to the set of the series in Secaucus.
The new supernatural thriller has a little girl at its heart -- Piper is the only survivor of a plane crash, and we're just beginning to learn more about her.
"Sometimes I have these little dreams," she says in the show. "But I'm not asleep."
We still don't know exactly who she is, but young actress Alexa Swinton is excited at the slow reveal.
"I think that's pretty much the coolest part," the 10-year-old said. "She is a mystery."
Tolman stars as the police chief who takes Piper home while she tries to determine the child's identity.
"There is this sense of how much does Piper know about who she is, or where she comes from?" Tolman said. "This is pretty serious heavy lifting for a young actor to have to do, and Alexa is so good at being able to play these levels. Better, I think, than a lot of fully grown actors are or would be."
Off-camera, Swinton could be just another Jersey girl. She lives a half hour's drive from the set of "Emergence," but on camera, she is all business and able to convey so much with just a gesture or an expression.
The critic in me says "Emergence" would not work nearly as well without Swinton's considerable gifts.
"She's smart, she's talented, she's a great scene partner," Tolman said. "And it's amazing to find all those things in such a tiny package."
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A link to access all intern requests for your college/university will be emailed to you directly from DPI.
This page identifies all approved Internship Requests for the current school year in ascending order with the most recent requests listed at the bottom of the list.
You are allowed to sort these approved requests using the criteria in the table. You can view previous school year requests using the School Year drop down at the top of the table. You can access the summary page for a specific district's Internship Request by clicking on the actual Request Number (in the left-most column). Once you open the summary for a specific request, please review all information so you can help your students determine if they are appropriate for that placement and understand all the request entails.
IF you find an appropriate placement AND your student has been hired as an intern in that district, you then may provide the intern with the Intern Request Number and the semester of internship so they are able to apply on-line via the DPI website to obtain their intern license. Please do not give this request number to the intern until he/she has interviewed and been officially placed in that school district.


How Does One Determine What Storage Size Is Best For Their Needs?
Whether you need to store your belongings for a short while during a move or for a longer period of time, choosing the right storage size for all your needs could be challenging. A storage size too small leaves you with no option but to seek an additional storage unit. On the other hand, too big a storage space leaves you paying for more than you need. We get down to the details that help you determine what storage size is best for your needs.
How many items do you need to store?
Volume is relative to the amount of items that you need to store. Creating an inventory of all the items that need storage gives you a rough idea of the storage size that best suits your needs. This is important as not all items to be stored can be packed in boxes. Irregular-shaped items such as a bicycle, the lawn mower or other home appliances like a washing machine tend to take up more space as they cannot be stacked like boxes do.
How long do you intend to store the items?
Longevity helps determine how best to store your items. If you intend to access the items in the near future, then you need to pack your items in a manner that leaves enough room to maneuver. It also means that you need to choose a storage unit that is big enough to allow for an aisle right in the middle for accessibility. If you are planning on storing the items for a long period, then you have the luxury of using the Tetris technique. It involves squeezing as many items into the storage space through creative storage. For instance, you can decide to store your sofa vertically leaning against the wall rather than the traditional horizontal position.
How familiar are you with the standard storage sizes?
5 by 5 – It is the smallest standard storage unit available. It is big enough to store several boxes and maybe one or two large items such as a small dresser or mattress.
5 by 10 – This one can accommodate slightly more items including a small love-seat, dresser, TV, sporting gear or a queen-sized mattress.
10 by 10 – This can fit items from a one-bedroom house including bookshelves, night stands, coffee tables, dressers and mattress sets.
10 by 15 – This fits all items from a standard 2 or 3 bedroom house including normal-sized appliances.
10 by 20 – This can accommodate items from a 3 or 4 bedroom house, including large furniture such as sofas and appliances.
10 x 30 – This accommodates all home items for a 4 - 5 bedroom house, while leaving enough space for indoor vehicle storage. It is also best for large business storage.
While it is easy to maximize the available space when storing items in boxes, irregular-sized items can get quite difficult to arrange. Make a point of visiting the storage facility and take a look at the available storage units. Seeing the storage sizes in person goes a long way in determining which size best suits your needs. Remember, when in doubt, it is safe to opt for a slightly larger storage space as opposed to a smaller one.


Lauraville is a neighborhood located in northeast Baltimore, Maryland. The neighborhood is bounded on the east by Harford Road, on the north by Echodale Avenue, on the south by Argonne Drive and Herring Run Park, and on the west side by Mount Pleasant Park and Morgan State University, with East Coldspring Lane passing through the center of Lauraville.
Lauraville is named for the daughter of John Henry Keene, who was a local property owner and businessman active after the American Civil War. Soon after the Civil War, Lauraville became an official village, with its own post office, and as a result its present name. Local residents who had lobbied for a local mail service were confronted when they discovered the Post Office's requirement for a village name as a mail destination. At a local meeting, chief supporter for the village post office, John Henry Keene, a local property owner who also operated a planing mill and lumber yard on the site of today's Bond Lumber, suggested that the community be named after his daughter Laura. Apparently that was acceptable to all present, for the area has been Lauraville since.


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Sten's Space Blog
The Astronomy Cafe
The Particle Desert
February 5, 2017 StenBlog
For the last 100 years physicists have built exotic "atom smashers" to probe the innermost constituents of matter. Along the way they created a breathtakingly elegant mathematical theory called the Standard Model that seems to explain all of the physics we see at the atomic scale. It describes how a collection of twelve fundamental matter particles (electrons, quarks neutrinos etc) generate three fundamental forces in Nature, and how these forces are related to twelve other particles called the gauge bosons. A final 25th particle, the Higgs boson, rounds out the ensemble and embues some of the 24 particles with that mystical property we call mass.
During all this time, teams of physicists working in the "data dumps" of billion-dollar colliders have sifted through terabytes of information to refine the accuracy of the Standard Model and compare its predictions with the real world. The predictions always seemed to match reality and push the testing of the Standard Model to still higher energies. But at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, among the trillions of interactions studied up to energies of 13,000 GeV, no new physics has been seen in the furthest decimal points of the Standard Model predictions since 2012; not so much as a hint that something else has to be added to bring it back in line with actual data. It is a theory that appears not to be broken at energies over 1000 times higher than it was designed for!
In the history of all previous colliders beginning in the 1950s, something new has always been found to move the development of physic's explanatory capabilities forward. In the 1970s it was the discovery of quarks. In the 1980s it was the W and Z0 particles, and even recently in 2012 it was the Higgs boson. All these particles were found below an energy of 200 GeV. But now, as the LHC has spent the last year at 13,000 GeV, a desperate mood has set in. No new particles or forces have been discovered in this new energy landscape.
Nada. Nothing. Zippo.
Most of the theories that go beyond the Standard Model provide ways to unify the strong force with the electromagnetic and weak forces. At some very high energy, they say, all three forces have the same strength, unlike their present circumstance where the strong nuclear force is 100 times as strong as the electromagnetic force. The predicted energy where this unification happens is about 1000 trillion GeV — the so-called grand unification theory (GUT) energy.
According to popular supersymmetry theory calculations, there should be a large population of new particles above an energy of 1000 GeV. Each a partner to the known 25 particles, but far more massive. Some of these particles, such as the neutralino, are even candidates for dark matter! Above the masses of these new supersymmetry particles, however, there ought to be no new particles to discover from perhaps 100, 000 GeV to the GUT energy of 1000 trillion GeV. They say that without this energy desert, any particles there would cause the proton to decay much faster than current limits predict.
So although it is a frustrating prospect that no new particles may exist in this desert, this is a vital feature of our physical world that literally prevents all matter (protons) from disintegrating! But unlike the Sahara Desert, where we can at least drive through it to get to a different world beyond, there are apparently no easily reachable oases of new particles along the way to which physicists can target new generations of expensive colliders.
It remains to be seen whether the results from the Large Hadron Collider after 2016 will confirm our greatest hopes or validate our worst fears. Either way, stay tuned for some exciting news headlines!
Return here on Thursday, February 9 for my next blog!
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Bills that Impact Municipalities
The Ontario Legislature returned to session on February 16th. The list of Bills impacting municipalities can be found below.
Bill 2, An Act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 with respect to post-traumatic stress disorder. Private Members Bill, Ms. DiNovo, Second Reading.
Bill 3, An Act to amend the Planning Act with respect to inclusionary housing. Private Members Bill, Ms. DiNovo, Second Reading.
Bill 25, An Act to amend the Auditor General Act. Private Members Bill, Mr. Miller, Second Reading.
Bill 48, An Act to amend the Planning Act. Private Members Bill, Mr. Wilson, Second Reading.
Bill 53, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to increase the penalty for transporting a passenger for compensation without a licence, permit or authorization. Private Members Bill, Mr. Fraser, referred April 16, 2015 to Standing Committee on Social Policy.
Bill 68, An Act to amend the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 to keep voting places open until 9 p.m. Private Members Bill, Mr. Berardinetti, referred February 26, 2015 to Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.
Bill 74, An Act to amend the Housing Services Act, 2011 and the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. Private Members Bill, Mr. Hardeman, referred April 16, 2015 to Standing Committee on Social Policy.
Bill 83, An Act to amend the Labour Relations Act, 1995 with respect to information relating to strikes and lock-outs. Private Members Bill, Mme Gélinas, Second Reading.
Bill 87, An Act to amend the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 to give preference to veterans for access to beds. Private Members Bill, Ms. Forster, referred April 16, 2015 to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.
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Bill 100, An Act to enact the Ontario Trails Act, 2015 and to amend various Acts. Government Bill, Hon. Mr. Coteau, Second Reading.
Bill 114, An Act to require municipalities to take action with respect to accessibility for persons with disabilities. Private Members Bill, Mr. Hatfield, Second Reading.
Bill 131, An Act to enact two new Acts and to amend other Acts to regulate transportation network vehicles, to provide freedom for individual residential property owners to share their property for consideration with others and to deal with the expenses of public sector employees and contractors in that connection. Private Members Bill, Mr. Hudak, referred October 29, 2015 to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.
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\section{Introduction}

Investigations of micro- to nano-scale phenomena at finite temperature
(e.g. single-molecule measurements, microrheology) require a detailed
treatment of the Brownian fluctuations that mediate weak interactions
and kinetics \cite{svoboda1994fam,mason1995omf,evans1997dsm,collin05}.
Experimental quantification of such fluctuations are affected by
instrument limitations, which can introduce errors in surprising
ways. Dynamical limitations, such as finite detection bandwidth, do
not simply add statistical errors to fluctuation measurements, but can
create significant systematic biases that affect the measurement of
steady-state properties such as fluctuation amplitudes and probability
densities (e.g. position histograms).

Motion blur, which results from time-averaging a signal over a finite
integration time, can create significant problems when imaging fast
moving objects. It is particularly relevant when measuring the
position fluctuations of a Brownian particle, where even fast
detection methods can have long integration times with respect to the
relevant time scale, as we will demonstrate in this paper. Instrument
bandwidth limitations that arise from motion blur affect a variety of
fluctuation-based measurement techniques, including the quantification
of forces with magnetic tweezers using lateral fluctuations
\cite{strick1996ess}, and microrheology measurements based on the
video-tracking of small particles \cite{chen2003rml}. The issue of
video-image motion blur has recently been addressed in the
single-molecule literature \cite{yasuda1996dmt} and in the field of
microrheology, where the static and dynamic errors resulting from
video-tracking have been carefully analyzed
\cite{savin2005sad,savin2005rfe}. However, discussion has been notably
absent in the area of ultra-sensitive force-probes, despite the
significant effect that it can have on quantitative measurements.
This paper focuses on the practical problem of calibration an optical
trap by analyzing the confined Brownian motion of a trapped particle
\cite{ghislain1993sfm,svoboda1994bao,gittes1998san,florin1998pfm,
bergsoerensen2004psa} in the presence of video-image motion blur.

In this article, we present a novel method for extracting the true
spring constant and diffusion coefficient of a harmonically confined
Brownian particle that extends the standard equipartition and power
spectrum techniques to account for motion blur. In
section\,(\ref{sec:calculation_section}) we describe how the measured
variance of the position of a harmonically trapped Brownian particle
depends on the integration time of the detection apparatus, the
diffusion coefficient of the bead and the trap stiffness. Next, this
theoretical relationship is compared with both simulated data
(section\,(\ref{sec:numerical_studies})) and experimental data using
an optical trap
(section\,(\ref{sec:experimental_verification})). Practical strategies
for trap calibration are given in the discussion
section\,(\ref{sec:discussion}), where we show that motion blur is not
a liability once it is understood, but rather provides valuable
information about the dynamics of bead motion. In particular, we show
how both the spring constant and the diffusion coefficient can be
determined by measuring position fluctuations while varying either the
shutter speed of the acquisition system or the confinement strength of
the trap.

\section{Bias in the measured variance of a harmonically trapped Brownian particle}\label{sec:calculation_section}

Detection systems, such as video cameras and photodiodes, do not
measure the instantaneous position of a particle. Rather, the measured
position $X_m$ is an average of the true position $X$ taken over a
finite time interval, which we call the integration time $W$. In the
simplest model,
\begin{equation}\label{eq:measured_bead_position}
X_m(t) = \frac{1}{W}\int_{t-W}^{t}X(t')\d[t']
\end{equation}
where both the measured and true positions of the particle have been
expressed as functions of time $t$. More complex situations can be
treated by multiplying $X(t')$ by an instrument-dependent function
within the integral, i.e. by using a non-rectangular integration
kernel.

We consider the case of a particle undergoing Brownian motion within a
harmonic potential, $U(x) = \frac{1}{2} k x^2$. In equilibrium, we
expect the probability density of the particle position to be
established by the Boltzmann weight $\exp(-U(x)/k_B T)$, where $k_B$
is the Boltzmann constant and $T$ is the absolute temperature:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:boltzmann_weighting}
\rho_X(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi k_B T/k}} \exp\( - \frac{k x^2}{2 k_B
T}\)
\end{equation}
The variance of the position should then satisfy the equipartition theorem,
\begin{equation} \label{eq:equipartition}
\text{var}(X) \equiv  \left\langle X^2 \right\rangle - \left\langle X \right\rangle^2 =
\frac{k_B T}{k}
\end{equation}
However, these equations do not hold for the measured position
$X_m$. In particular, motion blur introduces a systematic bias in the
measured variance,
\begin{equation}
\text{var}(X_m) \le \text{var}(X)
\end{equation}

Following standard techniques (e.g. \cite{oppenheim1996ss}), the
necessary correction can be calculated precisely as a function of the
spring constant $k$, the friction factor of the particle $\gamma$, and
the integration time of the imaging device $W$
\cite{yasuda1996dmt,savin2005sad,savin2005rfe}. First, we define the
dimensionless parameter $\alpha$ by expressing the exposure time $W$
in units of the trap relaxation time $\tau = \gamma / k$, i.e.
\begin{equation}\label{eq:dim_exp_def}
\alpha \equiv \frac{W}{\tau}
\end{equation}
Note that $\alpha$ can also be expressed in terms of the diffusion
coefficient $D$ by using the Einstein relation $\gamma = k_B T/D$,
i.e. $\alpha = W D k/(k_B T)$. Then as presented in
appendix\,(\ref{appendix:calculation_section}), the measured variance
is given by:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:measuredvar2}
\text{var}(X_m) = \text{var}(X) S(\alpha)
\end{equation}
where $S(\alpha)$ is the motion blur correction function
\begin{equation}\label{eq:universal_blur_fn}
S(\alpha) = \frac{2}{\alpha} - \frac{2}{\alpha^2}\(1 - \exp(-\alpha)\)
\end{equation}

\section{Numerical studies} \label{sec:numerical_studies}

To verify Eq.~(\ref{eq:measuredvar2}) numerically, we use a simple
Brownian dynamics \cite{ermak1978bdh} simulation of a bead fluctuating
in a harmonic potential. For each time step $\Delta t$, the change in
the bead position $\Delta x$ is given by a discretization of the
overdamped Langevin equation:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:bd_step}
\Delta x =  \frac{D}{k_B T} f_{\text{det}} + \delta x (\Delta t)
\end{equation}
where $\delta x (\Delta t)$ is a Gaussian random variable with
$\left\langle \delta x \right\rangle = 0$ and $\bigl\langle \( \delta x \)^2
\bigr\rangle = 2 D \Delta t$, and the deterministic force
$f_{\text{det}} = -k x$ corresponds to a harmonic potential as in our
calculation. Motion blur is simulated by time-averaging the simulated
bead positions over a finite integration time $W$. To minimize errors
due to discretization, the simulation sampling time is much smaller
than both $W$ and $\Gamma/m$.
\begin{figure}[tbp]
  \begin{center}
    \includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]
    {num_univ_curve_1_2.eps}
    \caption{\label{fig:bdsim_universal_curve}(a) Brownian dynamics
    simulation results for measured variance as a function of exposure
    time. Data has been rescaled and plotted alongside $S(\alpha)$,
    the motion blur correction function of
    Eq.~(\ref{eq:universal_blur_fn}), showing excellent agreement
    within the expected error. The step size of the simulation is by
    $1 \mu \text{s}$, which is less than $0.01 \tau$ for all three
    simulations. The different simulation settings are: (i) $1.6 \:
    \mu\text{m}$ bead radius, $k = 0.05$ pN/nm, $\tau = 0.537 \:
    \text{ms}$, (ii) $0.4 \: \mu\text{m}$ bead radius, $k = 0.05$
    pN/nm, $\tau = 0.134 \: \text{ms}$, (iii) ($1.6 \: \mu\text{m}$
    bead radius, $k = 0.0125$ pN/nm, $\tau = 2.148 \: \text{ms}$) (b)
    Histogram of measured positions for simulation run (c) for an
    exposure time of 4 ms. It is a Gaussian distribution as expected
    \cite{wang1945tbm}. The normal curve with the predicted variance
    is superimposed showing excellent agreement. The expected
    distribution for an ideal ``blur-free'' measurement system is
    superimposed as a dotted line.}
  \end{center}
\end{figure}
Fig.~\ref{fig:bdsim_universal_curve}(a) shows the simulation results
for 3 different bead and spring constant settings as described in the
caption. Agreement with the motion blur correction function
$S(\alpha)$ of Eq.~(\ref{eq:universal_blur_fn}) is within the
fractional standard error of the variance, $\sim \sqrt{2/N}$
\cite{kenney1951msp}. We observe in Fig.
\ref{fig:bdsim_universal_curve}(b) that the distribution of measured
positions is a Gaussian random variable with variance $\text{var}(X_m)
< k_B T/k$, and is therefore fully characterized by the mean (trap
center) and the measured variance calculated in
Eq.~(\ref{eq:measuredvar2}).

\section{Experimental verification} \label{sec:experimental_verification}

\subsection{Instrument description}
The optical trap is formed by focusing 1064 nm near-IR laser light
(Coherent Compass 1064-4000M Nd:YVO$_4$ laser) through a high
numerical aperture oil immersion objective (Zeiss Plan Neofluar
100x/1.3) into a closed, water filled chamber. Laser power is varied
with a liquid-crystal power controller (Brockton Electro-Optics). This
optical tweezers system is integrated into an inverted light
microscope (Zeiss Axiovert S100).

The trapped bead is imaged with transmitted bright field illumination
provided by a 100 W halogen lamp (Zeiss HAL 100). The image is
observed with a high-speed cooled CCD camera with adjustable exposure
time (Cooke high performance SensiCam) connected to a computer running
custom data acquisition software \cite{heinrich_software1}. Each video
frame is processed in real-time to determine the position of the
trapped bead. Fast one-dimensional position detection is accomplished
by analyzing the intensity profile of a single line passing through
the bead center. To increase the signal to noise ratio and the frame
rate, the camera bins (i.e. spatially integrates) several lines about
the bead center (32 in this experiment) to form the single line used
in analysis. A third order polynomial is fit to the two minima
corresponding to the one-dimensional ``edges'' of the bead, giving
sub-pixel position detection with a measured accuracy of about 2
nm.

Tracking errors can be included in the measured variance by adding the
parameter $\varepsilon^2$ to Eq.~(\ref{eq:measuredvar2}), i.e.
\begin{equation}\label{eq:measuredvar_werror}
\text{var}(X_m) = \frac{2 k_B T}{k} \( \frac{\tau}{W} -
\frac{\tau^2}{W^2} (1 - \exp(-W/\tau)) \) + \varepsilon^2
\end{equation}
$\varepsilon^2$ can be interpreted as the measured variance of a
stationary particle, provided there are no correlations between the
tracking error and the measured positions. A detailed treatment of
such particle tracking errors is provided in reference
\cite{savin2005sad}, where the authors also stress the importance of
using identical conditions of noise and signal quality when comparing
the $\varepsilon^2$ parameter between different experimental
runs. Care was taken to achieve these conditions as is described
below.

\subsection{Experimental conditions} \label{subsec:experimental}
The sample chamber was prepared with pure water and polystyrene beads
(Duke Scientific certified size standards 4203A, 3.063 $\mu $m $\pm $
0.027 $\mu $m). Experiments were performed by holding a bead in the
optical trap and varying the power and the exposure time. The bead was
held 30 $\mu $m from the closest surface, and the lamp intensity was
varied with exposure time to ensure a similar intensity profile for
each test. This ensured that the noise and signal quality between
experimental runs was very similar, as validated by the results. For
each test, both edges of the bead in one dimension were recorded and
averaged to estimate the center position.

\subsection{Experimental Results} \label{sec:experimentalresults}

The one-dimensional variance of a single bead in an optical trap was
measured at various laser powers and exposure times. Low frequency
instrument drift was filtered out as described in Appendix
\ref{appendix:variance}. For each power, measured variance vs.\
exposure time data was fit with Eq.~(\ref{eq:measuredvar_werror}) to
yield values for the spring constant $k$, friction factor $\gamma$,
and tracking error $\varepsilon ^2$. Error estimates in the variance
were calculated from the standard error due to the finite sample size,
and variations due to vertical drift.

Error in the fitting parameters indicate that the best estimates for
$\gamma $ and $\varepsilon^2$ occur at the lowest and highest powers,
respectively. These estimates both agree within 2{\%} of the error
weighted average for all powers. For the nominal bead size, $\gamma$
agrees with the Stokes' formula calculation to within 11{\%},
indicating a slightly smaller bead or lower water viscosity than
expected.  Additionally, the estimate of tracking error $\varepsilon $
determined from the fit compares favorably with the standard deviation
in position of a stuck bead, differing by about half a nanometer.

For a single bead observed under identical measurement conditions,
$\gamma$ and $\varepsilon^2$ are expected to remain essentially
constant as the laser power is varied. Good consistency was found
between the determined values of $\varepsilon^2$ from different
experimental runs, due to the protocol of matching the signal strength
between tests. While laser heating could cause $\gamma$ to decrease
with increasing power, this effect should be small for the $<$ 500 mW
powers used here \cite{peterman2003lih, celliers2000mlh}, so this
effect was neglected.

Holding $\gamma $ and $\varepsilon^2$ constant for all powers, the raw
data was re-fit with Eq.~(\ref{eq:measuredvar_werror}) to yield
$k$. The data for all 4 powers was error-corrected by subtracting
$\varepsilon^2$ and was rescaled according to
Eq.~(\ref{eq:measuredvar2}) and Eq.~(\ref{eq:universal_blur_fn}). This
non-dimensionalized data is plotted alongside the motion blur
correction function in Fig.~\ref{fig:universal_curve_expt}, showing
near-perfect quantitative agreement. This exceptional agreement
further validates our treatment of $\gamma $ and $\varepsilon^2$. A
plot of spring constant vs.\ dimensionless power is shown in
Fig.~\ref{fig:spring_constant_expt}, demonstrating the discrepancy
between the blur-corrected spring constant and na\"\i ve spring
constant for different integration times. Even for a modest spring
constant of 0.03 pN/nm and a reasonably fast exposure time of 1 ms,
the expected error is roughly 50{\%}. We also note that the
blur-corrected spring constant increases linearly with laser power as
expected from optical-trapping theory. Once confirmed for a given
system, this linearity can be exploited to determine not only the
spring constant as a function of power but also the diffusion
coefficient of the bead. This is discussed in
subsection\,(\ref{sec:diss_vary_k}), and presented in
Fig.~\ref{fig:spring_constant_expt}.
\begin{figure}[htbp]
  \begin{center}
    \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]
    {expt_univ_curve_1_1_1_ariel_s.eps}
    \caption{\label{fig:universal_curve_expt}Fractional variance
    $(\text{var}(X_m)/\text{var}(X))$ vs.\ dimensionless exposure time
    $\alpha = W/\tau$ for experimental optical trap data at 4
    different powers. Overlaid on the data is the motion blur
    correction function $S(\alpha)$ given by
    Eq.~(\ref{eq:universal_blur_fn}).}
  \end{center}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[htbp]
  \begin{center}
    \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]
    {spring_power_1_ariel_s.eps}
    \caption{\label{fig:spring_constant_expt}Spring constant vs.\
    power for a single bead in the optical trap. The na\"\i ve
    equipartition measured spring constant with 1 ms and 2 ms exposure
    times (red triangles and blue squares, respectively) is compared
    with the blur corrected spring constant (black circles). The
    dashed blue and red lines going through the uncorrected data
    represent non-linear fits to the blur model assuming a linear
    relationship between $k$ and laser power, i.e. $k = c P$, as
    discussed in subsection\,(\ref{sec:diss_vary_k}). The values
    obtained from these fits for $c$ and $\gamma$ agree within error
    with the ``black circle'' values obtained by varying the exposure
    time.}
  \end{center}
\end{figure}

When the data acquisition rate is sufficiently high relative to $1/\tau
= k/\gamma$, it is feasible to calibrate the trap using the bead
position power spectrum, allowing comparisons to the previous results
at low laser power. Power spectrum fitting with the blur-corrected and
aliased expression (Eq.~(\ref{eq:powerspecaliased2})) at the lowest
power yielded both a spring constant and friction factor that agree
with the blur-corrected equipartition values to within 1{\%}.  Fits of
the same data using the na\"\i ve expression (Eq.
(\ref{eq:powerspecnaive}), not corrected for exposure time or
aliasing) provided slightly worse results, overestimating the spring
constant by 3{\%} and the friction factor by 7{\%}. (See Appendix
\ref{appendix:powerspec} for procedural details.)

For an additional check that does not rely on fluctuations, a purely
mechanical test was performed and compared with the corrected power
spectrum fit. This test consisted of a bead drop experiment to
determine the bead radius and friction factor, and a trap recoil
experiment to determine the spring constant. The bead drop was
performed by releasing a bead and recording its average velocity over
a known distance. The trap recoil experiment was performed by
measuring the exponential decay of the same bead as it returned to the
trap center after deviation in one dimension.  This mechanical test
agrees with the corrected power spectrum fit to within 5{\%} for the
determination of both the spring constant and the friction factor.

\section{Discussion: Practical suggestions for calibrating an optical trap}
\label{sec:discussion}

In this section, we present some practical techniques for measuring
the spring constant $k$ and diffusion coefficient $D$ of a
harmonically confined Brownian particle. We will assume that the
temperature $T$ is known. The approaches here are generic, and can be
used even if the confining potential is not an optical trap
(e.g. beads embedded in a gel, etc.) We will continue to treat the
measured position as an unweighted time average of the true position
over the integration time $W$ (Eq.~(\ref{eq:measured_bead_position})),
which is consistent with the experimental results for our detection
system. In other situations, e.g. if the rise and fall time are not
negligible relative to the exposure time, these equations and ideas
can be readily generalized as noted in
section\,(\ref{sec:calculation_section}).

\subsection{Determining $k$ from $D$ and $W$.}

If the diffusion coefficient $D$ of the confined particle and the
integration time $W$ of the instrument is known, the correct spring
constant $k$ can be directly obtained from the measured variance
$\text{var}(X_m)$ by using equation \ref{eq:measuredvar2}. If the
tracking error $\varepsilon$ is significant, $\varepsilon^2$ should
first be subtracted from the measured variance as in equation
\ref{eq:measuredvar_werror}. While we cannot in general isolate $k$ in
this transcendental equation, it can easily be found numerically by
utilizing a standard root-finding method. Alternatively, an
approximate closed form solution for $k$ is derived in Appendix
\ref{appendix:k_approx}.

\subsection{Determining $k$ and $D$ by varying $W$}

Even if the data acquisition rate of the system is not fast enough to
permit a blur-corrected power spectrum fit (as described in Appendix
\ref{appendix:powerspec}), $k$ and $D$ can still be determined by
measuring the variance at different shutter speeds and fitting to the
blur-corrected variance function. This technique is demonstrated in
the experimental results section, and yields accurate measurements
provided the integration time is not too much larger than the trap
relaxation time ($\alpha$ is not much larger than 1). Practically
speaking, this is a useful technique, as the maximum shutter speed of
a camera is often much faster than the maximum data acquisition speed
(e.g. it is much easier to obtain a video camera with a 0.1 ms shutter
speed than a camera with a frame rate of 10 kHz). Furthermore, this
approach for quantifying the power spectrum from the blur is quite
general, and could be used in other systems. As long as the form of
the power spectrum is known, the model parameters could be determined
by measuring the total variance over a suitable spectrum of shutter
speeds.

\subsection{Determining $k$ and $D$ by varying $k$}
\label{sec:diss_vary_k}

Other approaches are possible if the confinement of the particles can
be varied in a controlled way, i.e. by varying the laser power of the
optical trap. If the spring constant varies linearly with laser power,
(which is typically true and was confirmed for our system in
subsection\,(\ref{sec:experimentalresults})), the first observation is
that the spring constant only needs to be measured at a single laser
power, as it can be extrapolated to other laser powers. Typically
calibration should be done at a low power, as this usually increases
the accuracy of both the power spectrum fit and the blur correction
technique.

Linearity between the spring constant and laser power can be further
exploited to determine both $k$ and $D$ by measuring the variance of a
trapped bead at different laser powers but with the same shutter
speed. Such data can be fit to the blur model (equation
\ref{eq:measuredvar2}, recalling that $\alpha = W D k/(k_B T)$) by
introducing an additional fitting parameter $c$ that relates the laser
power $P$ to the spring constant, i.e. we make the substitution $k = c
P$, and perform a non-linear fit to $\text{var}(X_m)$ vs.\ power data
in order to determine $c$ and $D$.  Equivalently, we can express the
na\" \i ve spring constant $k_m = k_B T/\text{var}(X_m)$ as a function
of $c$ and $P$, and perform a fit to $k_m$ vs. $P$ data as shown in
Fig.~\ref{fig:spring_constant_expt} of the experimental results
subsection\,(\ref{sec:experimentalresults}), where the viability of
this method is demonstrated.

\subsection{Design strategies for using the blur technique}

When using these motion blur techniques to characterize the dynamics
of confined particles, we reiterate that it is the shutter speed and
not the data acquisition speed that limits the dynamic range of a
measurement. Thus, even inexpensive cameras with fast shutter speeds
can make dynamical measurements without requiring the investment of a
fast video camera. Alternative methods for controlling the exposure
time are the use of optical shutters or strobe lights.

\section{Conclusions}

We have experimentally verified a relationship between the measured
variance of a harmonically confined particle and the integration time
of the detection device. This yields a practical prescription for
calibrating an optical trap that corrects and extends both the
standard equipartition and power spectrum methods. By measuring the
variance at different shutter speeds or different laser powers, the
true spring constant can be determined by application of the motion
blur correction function of
Eq.~(\ref{eq:universal_blur_fn}). Additionally, this provides a new
technique for determining the diffusion coefficient of a confined
particle from time-averaged fluctuations.

The dramatic results from our experiment indicate that integration
time of the detection device cannot be overlooked, especially with
video detection.  Furthermore, we have shown that motion blur need not
be a detriment if it is well understood, as it provides useful
information about the dynamics of the system being studied.

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A Guatemalan journalist is kidnapped, and the only message from her kidnappers is the murder of her lawyer. In a race against time, Luc Vanier sets about reconstructing her life, through the sordid world of human trafficking, the secretive underbelly of a multinational mining corporation, and the hiding places of desperate refugees. When Vanier is brutally warned off the investigation, he throws away the rule book and goes after the villains with a vengeance.
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Peter Kirby was born in Ireland and grew up in the hardscrabble neighbourhood of Brixton in South London. He came to Canada as a cook, went to university at night, and eventually became a lawyer. He now practises international law in one of Canada's largest law firms and has been recognized by The American Lawyer as one of Canada's leading 500 lawyers. His previous books are The Dead of Winter (2012) and Vigilante Season (2013), both of whom feature Inspector Detective Luc Vanier.
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Tonight was the 1st evening of the 2016/17 season at Cramlington Camera Club.
It was great to see so many familiar faces returning to the club for another season, but also to welcome 6 new prospective members.
The evening was spent discussing this year's forthcoming programme including some new features, from a bird of prey evening to 'Petcha Kutcha' and a master class in product photography.
To give our new members some inspiration for their photography, we held a slide show of the clubs last two open PDI competition entries and also the NCPF International Salon for Creative Photography.
I look forward to another successful, interesting and enjoyable season for Cramlington Camera Club.