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Q: Gauss's Law for planes Why when we apply Gauss's Law on a conducting plane we choose the Gaussian surface to be a cylinder which one end of it is inside the conductor, whereas when we apply Gauss's Law on an insulating plane, we choose the Gaussian surface to be a cylinder where both of its ends are outside the plane?

A: tl;dr
Actually, it is not necessary to take the gaussian surface while computing field due to charged conducting plane as a cylinder with one end burried down in the plane, while the other in the free space. Let me prove to you what I just said.
Conductor

Let's imagine a really long conducting plane charged with surface charge density $\sigma$. Along with that, two gaussian surfaces of very small surface areas  $dS$ and $dA$, one with one end in the conductor, while the other with bond ends into free space respectively.
Using Gauss's Law
$$E\cdot dS = \frac{dq_1}{\epsilon_0} \\
2E\cdot dA = \frac{2\cdot dq_2}{\epsilon_0}$$
Where $dq_1$ and $dq_2$ be the charge on a piece of conducting surface of area $dS$ and $dA$ respectively. This would mean $\sigma=\frac{dq_1}{dS}=\frac{dq_2}{dA}$
This means, applying Gauss's law both ways yield same result.
Insulator
For insulator,  we don't have the privilege of having zero field inside it as in the case of conductor

Let the volume charge density of the plane be $\rho$ hence the surface charge density will be $\sigma=\rho \cdot t$ where $t$ is the thickness of plane, assumed very small wrt the other two dimensions. From symmetry that is clearly visible, it is known that electric field intensity on the either side of the plane at the equal distances from the surface would be equal.
Using Guass's law
$$2E\cdot dA = \frac{dq_1}{\epsilon_0}\\
\text{where, } dq_1=\sigma\cdot dA=\rho\cdot t\cdot dA $$
Alternatively, we can use a cylinder perforating exactly midway through the plane. The field through one of the surface is zero as the charge distribution is symmetric on it's either side.
Applying Gauss's Law
$$E\cdot dS = \frac{dq_2/2}{\epsilon_0}\\
\text{where, } dq_2=\sigma\cdot dS=\rho\cdot t\cdot dS $$
I wish now, that this makes you understand that the gaussian surface we choose is only to make the calculation part simpler. There are no limitations on what way should the surface be chosen to obtain results.

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Please note that surface charge density $\sigma$ is defined in different ways in both the cases. For conductor the charge density is defined as charge on the surface and between the two surfaces, there is no charge in the conductor hence there are effectively two surfaces separated at a distance equal to plate's thickness. For insulator the charge distribution is continuous and that means, instead of $\sigma$ being charge density on one surface, its effectively the volume charge density divided by the plate's thickness. So, it in considered as just one surface


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Q: Why does isnan(x) exist if x != x gives the same result? It is well known that for any variable of floating-point type x != x iff (if and only if) x is NaN (not-a-number). Or inverse version: x == x iff x is not NaN. Then why did WG14 decide to define isnan(x) (math.h) if the same result can be obtained using the natural capabilities of the language? What was the motivation? Better code readability?
Extra question: Are there any functional differences between isnan(x) and x != x?

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Why isnan(x) exists if x != x (or x == x) gives the same result?

Because they don't always give the same result.
For example, GCC when compiling with -funsafe-math-optimizations replaces
x - x

with
0.0

so ( x == x ) can be true even if x is NaN.
-funsafe-math-optimizations is also enabled if either -fast-math or -Ofast is specified:

...
-ffast-math
Sets the options -fno-math-errno, -funsafe-math-optimizations,
-ffinite-math-only, -fno-rounding-math, -fno-signaling-nans,
-fcx-limited-range and -fexcess-precision=fast.
This option causes the preprocessor macro __FAST_MATH__ to be
defined.
This option is not turned on by any -O option besides -Ofast since
it can result in incorrect output for programs that depend on an exact
implementation of IEEE or ISO rules/specifications for math functions.
It may, however, yield faster code for programs that do not require
the guarantees of these specifications.
...
-funsafe-math-optimizations
Allow optimizations for floating-point arithmetic that (a) assume that
arguments and results are valid and (b) may violate IEEE or ANSI
standards. When used at link time, it may include libraries or startup
files that change the default FPU control word or other similar
optimizations.
This option is not turned on by any -O option since it can result in
incorrect output for programs that depend on an exact implementation
of IEEE or ISO rules/specifications for math functions. It may,
however, yield faster code for programs that do not require the
guarantees of these specifications. Enables -fno-signed-zeros,
-fno-trapping-math, -fassociative-math and -freciprocal-math.
...

So there are cases where you might want to use floating point optimizations for performance reasons but still need to check for NaN, and the only way to do that is to explicitly check with something like isnan().
Also, the C standard states in 6.2.6.1p4:

Two values (other than NaNs) with the same object representation compare equal

The functionality necessary to implement that requires the ability to check for NaN in some way separate from comparing the object representation (bits).  So isnan() functionality is a prerequisite for implementing "x == x is false if x is NaN".
There has to be some type of functionality to check for NaN independent of x == x else it's just an infinitely recursive definition that can't be implemented.
If all you need to do is check for NaN and don't need to waste CPU cycles actually doing the comparison, exposing that functionality in something like isnan() can be a performance benefit.

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if the same result can be obtained using natural capabilities of the language?

C does not specify x == x iff x is not NaN.  Many implementations do that though.  C does not require adherence to IEEE_754.   isnan(x) is well defined.
Use isnan(x) for portable code.

C in Representations of types (since C99) has

Two values (other than NaNs) with the same object representation compare equal, but values that compare equal may have different object representations.

... but that does not specify the behavior of comparing 2 NANs.

When __STDC_IEC_559__ (akin to adherence to IEEE-754) is defined as 1 (something not required by C), then
"The expression x != x is true if x is a NaN."
"The expression x == x is false if x is a NaN."
When __STDC_IEC_559__ is not defined as 1, exercise caution about assuming behavior  in the edges of floating point math such as NAN equality.

[Edit to address some comments]
C, on the corners of FP math, lack the specifics of IEEE-754.  C89 allowed NANs as evidenced by references to IEEE-754, yet lacked isnan(x).  There was no "Two values (other than NaNs) with the same object representation compare equal, ..." to guide either.  At that time, x==x for NAN was not specified.  With C99, rather than break or invalidate prior code, isnan(x) is defined as a clear NAN test.  As I see it, x==x remains unspecified for NANs, yet it is commonly results in false.  isnan(x) also provides code clarity. Much about C and NAN is fuzzy: round tripping payload sequences, signaling encoding/discernment, NAN availability, ...

Are there any functional differences between isnan(x) and x != x?

In addition to the well defined functionality of isnan(x) versus x != x discussed above, some obscure ones:

*

*isnan(x) evaluates x once versus twice for x != x.  Makes a difference if x was some expression like y++.

*isnan(x) operates on the sematic type.  This makes a difference when "the implementation supports NaNs in the evaluation type but not in the semantic type.".  x != x operates on the evaluation type.  Research FLT_EVAL_METHOD for more detail.

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Giessen University (the "Ludoviciana" or "Ludwigs-Universität," and since the end of the Second World War "Justus-Liebig-Universität") is one of the older universities in the German-speaking part of Europe. In the late Renaissance, students from Hesse generally had to go to the universities of Erfurt (founded 1392), Prague (1348), France or Italy to pursue their research and studies. After 1527, in the wake of the second great post-Reformation religious movement, it became possible to study closer to home in Marburg. As a result of religious and philosophical differences at Marburg, which turned Calvinist, the members of staff who remained loyal to the Lutheran faith moved in 1607 to the nearby town of Giessen, where Landgrave Ludwig V of Hessen-Darmstadt had created a new university. The rough-and-tumble of the Thirty Years War soon led, however, to a suspension of teaching at the "Ludoviciana" and re-location to Marburg (1624/1625). In 1650, the Peace of Westphalia rehabilitated Giessen University as a teaching institution.
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SpaceX is targeting Monday, July 20 for Falcon 9's launch of the ANASIS-II mission, which will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The primary launch window opens at 5:00 p.m. EDT, or 21:00 UTC, and closes at 8:55 p.m. EDT, or 00:55 UTC on July 21. A backup launch opportunity is available on Tuesday, July 21 that opens at 5:00 p.m. EDT, or 21:00 UTC, and closes at 8:55 p.m. EDT, or 00:55 UTC on July 22.
Falcon 9's first stage previously launched Crew Dragon to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on board. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9's first stage on the "Just Read the Instructions" droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The ANASIS-II spacecraft will deploy about 32 minutes after liftoff.
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Monaco lived up to their billing. For other than the first ten minutes when we were totally dominant, they gained confidence and created a handful of decent chances. Fortunately Buffon and the defence were able to thwart them on the three occasions they went close. I enjoyed their tenacity, the eagerness to move the ball around at pace with threats appearing from all over the field. However, they came up against a side of experience and stronger technique. Yet can hold their heads up high, and I believe that the tie is not yet won. They will create opportunities in Turin, and we will need to be strident, composed and robust to keep another clean sheet against a wonderfully entertaining side brimming with youthful exuberance and talent.
As much as the game as a spectacle proved wholesome and gripping, I was also pleased to see two sides at this level of the premier competition globally of club football behaving in a proper manner on the pitch. The absence of diving, rolling over needlessly and trying to make decisions for the referee was welcome and appreciated. We can expect nothing of such sportsmanship if we qualify to face Real.
We were not at our best. Though deserved the victory as Allegri got his tactics spot on, resulting in an extension to our immensely impressive run of clean sheets which in Europe now extends well beyond 10 hours of football.
The opening goal was as good a counter attack as you will find at any level and was so perfect and rapid in creation, team work and execution that it deserved to win any game, against any opponent. Simply unstoppable. And beautiful.
I did feel that we missed Big Sami. His nous to some degree yet also his physicality, for his reading of the game is such a powerful weapon in our arsenal and often goes unheralded. I also believe that Pjanic is happier alongside him, with Il Principino still working his way back to consistency in tough games such as this one.
The bookings were a minor negative. For whilst Marchisio will likely sit out the return fixture, we will be depending on Chiellini and Bonucci, with one wrong step or tactical foul enough to end their dreams and diminish our chances in turn of charging to victory in the final. They will both be targeted by Jardim. Will Max bring in Benatia? Revert to the 4-2-3-1 (which we played when on the offensive) with the Swiss locomotive behind Cuadrado or Alves and Barzagli appearing in his more natural CB role? Likely a half measure of this option will be chosen.
Some will baulk at my suggestion that this was merely an average showing. I saw no masterclass, as has been mentioned elsewhere by others, moreover an extremely well drilled side in which every player knew exactly what was expected of them, and also, what to expect of our opponents. Such are the high hopes for our potential as a side to be truly realised, I was bothered by the three solid chances we conceded. Yet perhaps this is somewhat harsh. Given the startlingly brilliant longstanding form of the home side.
As with Barca, I left the games feeling we had matched our opponents, and found ourselves tactically superior when it mattered, and clinical. Rather than seeing us as world beaters.
Which is not intended to take anything away from what is from every angle a superb result. I simply know we can play better, and are still prone to the odd mistake too close to our own area for comfort.
Other than the two errors which could well have been punished, my main concern is the absence of attacking alternatives to bring on from the bench if required. I can but hope and pray that Dybala and above all others Higuain remain fit. For neither of these players can be replaced with anything near the same quality. Yet this is a matter to be addressed in the Summer. Until which, we have only Mandzukic able to play as the CF who has nowhere near the mobility or passing and shooting efficiency of Gonzalo. Cuadrado or Pjanic could come in for Dybala, but again, neither provide the same expansive threat.
Essentially, we have done everything asked of us. Allegri has conditioned the squad amazingly well, finding our form and fitness peaking at just the right time.
The tie, for many, is already won. Though even considering our own indomitable home record I am not yet assured, solely more confident, of reaching the final.
I have regained pride in our club, for from the top down, everyone comports themselves professionally and with confidence and belief befitting the storied history of the institution that is our beloved Juve.


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So Taylor Swift was pretty famous in 2010 for her song Love Story but she really took it up a notch in 2012.
Her third album Red was full of stonkingly good songs that we've been playing loads on Fun Kids. Click here to buy the album!
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together is one of our ultimate songs from 2012. And not only was the music great, the video was really funny too. It's sold over 200,000 copies in the UK and reached number 4 in the charts!
Taylor has also been busy making friends with the guys from One Direction this year.
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Texas law that would ban most abortions set to go into effect Wednesday following canceled hearing
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Alaw banning most abortions in Texas is set to go into effect Wednesday, following the cancelation of a hearing on the issue by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
In May, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation – state Senate Bill 8 – that would prohibit abortions following the detection of a fetal heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
The law will also allow members of the public to file suit against doctors they believe have violated the law.
Nearly two-dozen abortion providers were looking to block the law from going into effect. But Friday night, the court canceled a hearing planned for Monday, at which the providers had hoped to present their argument. The ban would reportedly impact close to 90% of the abortions that currently take place in Texas.
On Saturday evening, the providers filed an emergency motion requesting that the appeals court issue a temporary stay or send the matter back to a lower court. The 5th Circuit Court, one of the most conservative in the country, denied the request Sunday afternoon.
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BREAKING: Jussie Smollett Granted Release From Jail During Appeal For Hate Crime Hoax Conviction
On Monday, Jussie Smollett's lawyers demanded the actor be released from prison after he and his family received "vicious threats" that supposedly raised concern for Smollett's safety while in jail. This request was granted on Wednesday, allowing Smollett to be released from jail on bond while his lawyers appeal his conviction for staging a hate crime and lying to the police about it.
Back in December, Smollett, 39, was found guilty on five felony counts of disorderly conduct. Last week, the disgraced actor was sentenced to 150 days in jail, restitution to the city of Chicago of $120,106, and a $25,000 fine.
During his sentencing, Smollett claimed that he was not suicidal and that if he dies while in jail, it will be the result of foul play. He also maintained his innocence during his sentencing despite the overwhelming and irrefutable evidence against him.
"Your honor, I respect you, and I respect your decision," said Smollett," but I did not do this, and I am not suicidal. If anything happens to me when I go in there, I did not do it to myself, and you must all know that."
Only days after being sent to the Cook County Jail, Smollett was placed in the psych ward, which prison officials claimed is standard policy for high profile criminals.
Smollett's attorneys had insisted that he could be in danger of physical harm if he remained imprisoned at Cook County Jail, claiming their client was the target of "vicious threats".
"Mr. Smollett has become the target of vicious threats in the social media forums which no doubt reflects the hatred and wish for physical harm towards Smollett which he may experience during incarceration," the lawyers' filing said.
Smollett's brother has reportedly been "bombarded" with threatening phone calls, and the rest of the family has also received threats.
"Mr. Smollett anticipates he will most likely be assigned to segregated incarceration or protective custody, both euphemisms for solitary confinement; a situation which could have extraordinary damage on his mental health," continued the filing. "As a result, any custodial setting poses a safety and health danger to the life of Mr. Smollett."
Apparently, damage to a prisoner's mental health is of the utmost importance in prison now. Jail, of course, is known to be a relaxing and enjoyable experience.
Regardless, since he was convicted of 'non-violent" offenses, the court is allowing Smollett to be released from Cook County Jail on a $150,000 recognizance bond, which only has to be paid if he misses a court date.
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Extreme Leniency: Kim Potter was just sentenced to 24 months (2 years) in prison with credit for 8 months time served, meaning her sentence is 16 months.
Judge Regina Chu said that this was the case of a "cop who made a tragic mistake. She drew her firearm thinking it was a Taser and ended up killing a young man."
The court approved a downward departure from the typical sentence, as Chu said Potter never intended to use her firearm and the scene painted as chaotic. (guy sitting in car)
By Minnesota law, Potter was sentenced only on the higher charge of first-degree manslaughter. The maximum charge is 15 years, but for someone with no criminal history like Potter, guidelines range from between six and eight-and-a-half years.
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Ex-police officer Kim Potter sentenced to two years for fatally shooting Daunte Wright
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12 Unique Alternatives to Carved Pumpkins
Allison Beck
Out with the traditional jack-o'-lantern, in with something eerily original
October is here, and it's about time to think about what kind of face or image to carve into a creepy jack-o'-lantern, if you haven't already. When it comes to carving pumpkins, there is no question that neighbors silently compete with each other for the scarier, superior design. While some might ponder year-round what sort of countenance will top last year's design, others will instead opt for something much different and truly unique — like a horrifying face carved out of the side of a butternut squash.
Instead of taking the traditional route with a pumpkin with a carved countenance this year, take an alternate route and choose something more unexpected to decorate the front porch or stoop. For starters, when shopping for pumpkins, consider the squash's form. Instead of going round, opt for oblong or flat-sided. To ensure each vegetable is round, farmers traditionally roll the pumpkins so that each side has equal contact with the soil, yet not all make it. Some carvers will get all excited when they spot just the right Bert-shaped or deformed pumpkin when at the patch, and work with the unique features of the vegetable when planning the design — like making the gnarly stem the nose of a scowling face.
You need not wield a knife to create an extraordinary pumpkin this year, either. With some chalkboard paint and a brush, decorate a pumpkin whose face you can change every day of the week (once the paint cures). Can't resist anything with sparkle? Let your inner Martha Stewart shine and glitter your pumpkin (or more) in a seasonal shade — or, if you really want, hot pink.
This year especially, having a bit of creativity when it comes to decorating for Halloween will prove to be important. With a massive drought in the South, and the entire Eastern seaboard feeling the devastation from late summer Hurricanes Irene and Lee, pumpkins are smaller and less plentiful than in years past. If a bright orange orb isn't in your budget, though, don't fear — just shop for materials at the grocery store. Long before pumpkins were used to create jack-o'-lanterns in the mid-19th century, those in Ireland and Scotland instead carved menacing faces out of local vegetables like turnips or rutabagas (also known as swedes). Try it yourself, exercising caution. You will need a raw vegetable, a sharp, small paring knife, and some patience when carving with care. Foods like watermelons and butternut squashes work equally as well. Even that lone green pepper that has been sitting in your produce drawer for two weeks will work.
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On 2nd February 2016 AUN/SEED-Net secretariat; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kasem Choocharukul, Assistant Executive Director, Mr. TAKASHIMA Jun, Unit Chief and Ms. Vituta Silakhum, Program Office visited Singapore Universities to conduct monitoring session. The secretariat visited NTU from 09.00 -11.30 AM and NUS from 1.00 -15.30 PM to meet with students, faculty staffs and advisors. The report from progress report and study plans of both universities showed that students perform the study on schedule. Student?s academic performance is satisfactory to advisors of both universities. In the same occasion, AUN/SEED-Net took the opportunity to discuss with NTU and NUS key person upon the topic of Post-Phase III, and way forwards. The discussion went productively. However the discussion on the application of Doctoral Degree Program in Singapore Japanese Fiscal Year 2016 also raised, since the deadline of application submission is due on 31st January, 2016. The result of the scholarship award is expected to be in May 2016, while next monitoring visit is estimated to be organized in early 2017.


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Experience the country charm of Boyup Brook with wide, tree lined streets, quaint shops and a relaxed, friendly attitude. The Boyup Brook Town Hall was built in 1936 and remains as a reminder of the growth of the town in the 1930's.
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Family fun canoeing on the Blackwood River. Canoes are available for hire from the Flax Mill Caravan Park. Join a sports team or get active at a range of recreation facilities including open air gym equipment at the Music Park and community swimming pool.
Be part of the Boyup Brook community. It is never too late to try something new, so take a class and join in. There are fun community activities for all ages.
Get off the beaten track and out into nature. Have a picnic by the river, go for a bushwalk, discover wildflower hotspots, breathe in the fresh air and enjoy a slower pace. The choices are endless at Boyup Brook.
Skeleton Bridge
Skeleton Bridge opened on the 21 May 1912 and closed 3 June 1982, has an 80 metre span and a 12 metre drop from its centre point.
Enjoy country hospitality, beautiful landscapes and a relaxed atmosphere. With events and festivals, beautiful nature and the South West on your door step. Boyup Brook is a great place to work, live and play.
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Come and visit or stay longer. Boyup Brook is a welcoming country community, with something for everyone.
As a Council, we want to inform our community about our services and what we are doing each week for our people, but we also want to make it easier for everyone to access our website so they can find the kind of information they are seeking.
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We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet and work.
There is something for everyone at Boyup Brook visit the events calendar for more details. This spring take a walk and enjoy the colourful display of wildflowers.
Welcome to Boyup Brook. There are many local events to enjoy from the famous Boyup Brook Country Music Festival and Harvey Dickson Rodeo to the Blackwood Marathon and everything in between.
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Q: How to batch-convert JPG files to uncompressed TIFF I need to collect 1000 uncompressed TIFF files. I have a large set of JPG images, so I decided to convert them to TIFF format. The loss in quality is ok in this case for me.
I used the following command to convert a folder of JPG images to TIFF:
mogrify -format tiff *.jpg -compress none

Even though I included -compress none, it somehow uses JPEG compression. How can I convert JPEG files to uncompressed TIFF files then?

A: If you use imagemagick? and say
convert -compress none *.jpg Picts.tiff

Tell me if it works right for you

A: Once an image is converted or created in jpg format, the detail is lost.
The "compression" in jpg is not like a zip file in which the file is made smaller but every bit still exists. Jpg uses lossy compression -- this means that some data is lost during the compression process.
The best you'll be able to do is to have a tiff file with the same quality as your (compressed, lossy) jpg.
To do better, you'd have to recapture the original in a non-lossy format.

A: Try -compress None as options once you have originals (as noted by @DougHarris).


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Tom DeFalco/Editor
Adrian Toomes (Earth-616)/Appearances
Amy Powell (Earth-616)/Appearances
Joseph Pincus (Earth-616)/Appearances
Nathan Lubensky (Earth-616)/Appearances
Kris Keating (Earth-616)/Appearances
Gregory Bestman (Earth-616)/Appearances
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Roderick Kingsley (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
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Roger Stern (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
James Shooter (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
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410 Chelsea Street/Appearances
Columbus Circle/Appearances
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New York Coliseum/Appearances
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Forest Hills/Appearances
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Aunt May's House/Appearances
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Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #240
John Romita Jr.
Bob Layton
"Wings of Vengeance!"
Roger Stern
Bob Sharen
Joe Rosen
Tom DeFalco
Appearing in "Wings of Vengeance!"
Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
Amy Powell
Joseph Pincus
Nathan Lubensky
Lt. Kris Keating
Gregory Bestman
Mrs Zewicky (Only appearance)[1]
Flash Thompson (Recap)
Liz Allan (Recap)
Black Cat (Dream)
Hobgoblin (Dream)
Owl (Dream)
Doctor Octopus (Dream)
Gladiator (Dream)
Roger Stern (Photo)
James Shooter (Photo)
John Romita, Jr. (Photo)
Peter's Chelsea Apartment
Gulf & Western Building (First appearance)
New York Coliseum (First appearance)
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
New York Hall of Science
Midtown High School
Aunt May's House
Spider-Man's Web-Shooters
Vulture's Wings
Doctor Octopus' Tentacles (Dream)
Goblin Glider (Dream)
Synopsis for "Wings of Vengeance!"
Adrian Toomes has turned up in a retirement village in the southwest. While out buying the morning paper he comes across an issue of the Daily Bugle with a front-page story about Spider-Man. He isn't surprised to see that his longtime foe has made the front page once again. As he heads back to his modest home, he makes small talk with his neighbors he thinks about how his generation lacks the ambition. Back in his home, he thinks about how his time here has been very profitable due to the fact that there are not any superheroes around to stop him from his thefts as the Vulture. His moving to this village is a stroke of genius on his part, as the authorities wouldn't think to look for hi min a retirement village. He finds it too bad Spider-Man is still alive, noting that Doctor Octopus appears to have given him a hard time. Flipping through the paper, Tooms is shocked to see an advertisement for a high-tech expo sponsored by Bestman Electronics. Furious to see that Bestman is back in business, Adrian calls a travel agency to book the next available flight to New York City.
Hours later in New York City, Peter Parker is tossing and turning in his sleeping. He is having a nightmare about being attacked by Doctor Octopus and the Owl. The attack is suddenly interrupted by the Black Cat who tells Spider-Man that they are gone before turning into a skeleton. Suddenly, the Hobgoblin appears in his dream and gives him chase. Lastly, he is confronted by the Gladiator who slices the wall-crawler open. That's when Peter wakes up screaming. Turning on the light, Peter discovers that the bulb has burnt out. Climbing up onto the ceiling, Peter changes the bulb and thinks about his recent battles with Doctor Octopus, the Hobgoblin. When Peter looks out his blinds he is upset to see that he slept through the entire morning. Peter decides to web-sling into Queens to pay a visit to his Aunt May and changes into Spider-Man. Not long after Peter has left, Amy Powell is trying to call on Peter, only to learn from his neighbor -- Joseph Pincus -- tells her that he is not home and that he is always on the go. Powell is not surprised by this as she has been trying to get some time with him for some time.
Meanwhile, the Vulture has arrived in New York City and flies to the tech expo where he intends to make Gregory Bestmen regret ever being born. At that moment, Spider-Man swings past the General Techtronics Building, the place where he was bitten by the radioactive spider that gave him his powers. He then swings past Midtown High School, prompting to him to think about the hard times he had in high school, particularly from Flash Thomspon. Eventually, he arrives outside the home of his Aunt May where he changes into his street clothes up in a tree. Aunt May is happy to see him and she tells him that the day is full of surprises as she had learned that Anna Watson is coming to visit him. Whiles Aunt May goes into the kitchen, her fiancee Nathan Lubinsky shows off the new television he purchased. Just then news coverage of the tech expo is interrupted by the arrival of the Vulture. Seeing this footage, Peter abruptly leaves and changes into Spider-Man to face his longtime foe.
When Spider-Man arrives on the scene a police strike force led by Lieutenant Kris Keating has set up a perimeter around the expo but the Vulture has locked himself inside the facility. Keating is not happy to see Spider-Man at the scene but allows the hero, but the wall-crawler convinces the officer to let him try to stop the Vulture first. Inside, the Vulture is trashing the expo demanding that George Bestman surrenders to him. Bestman horrified that Adrian Tooms was back to terrorize him again. Spider-Man tries to get the drop on the Vulture, but the villain shakes him off. The Vulture then surprises Spider-Man by grabbing military grade munitions that are also on display and begins tossing explosives at him. He then activates a number of military drones to attack Spider-Man. The wall-crawler easily smashes these devices, but this distraction allows the Vulture to activate a direct current generator, keeping Spider-Man on the defensive.
While Spider-man is busy shutting it off to protect the crowds, the Vulture finds Bestman and captures him. When Spider-Man tries to stop him, he is shocked by the generator. Flailing in the air, he tries to latch on to George Bestman. In a panic, Besteman kicks Spider-Man in the face. With his hero down, the Vulture gloats that he will finally get his revenge and flees with Bestman as his prisoner.
Spider-Man's nightmare consists of his battles with the Owl and Doctor Octopus that left the Black Cat seriously injured, as well as his recent battles with the Hobgoblin and Gladiator. These events occurred in Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #72-76, Amazing Spider-Man #239, and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #77.
The depiction of the original twin towers at the site of the World Trade Center and the Gulf & Western Building should be considered topical references per the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616. The twin towers were destroyed in a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, while the Gulf & Western Building was converted into the Trump International Hotel and Tower in the 1990s. Likewise should the type of television that Nathan Lubinsky purchased should be considered topical.
Peter recounts his origins as they were told in Amazing Fantasy #15.
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At Ifuku Isaribi, a restaurant specializing in grilled Japanese food, one of the first dishes that arrives barely looks grilled at all. It's a cube of cheese that's been given the briefest pass over a flame, turning it edges brown and dotting it with char. But the first bite is deeply savory, followed by cream and a lick of smoke, tasting virtually like seared foie gras. If you're squeamish about goose liver, environmentally or otherwise, this makes for a perfectly decent substitute.
Grilled cheese with miso sauce (¥48).
Located on the fifth floor of Plaza 66, Ifuku Isaribi is an offshoot of Ifuku, an izakaya on Xintiandi's Taicang Road. The word Isaribi, or 渔炎, means fishery in both Japanese and Chinese, and seafood forms the backbone here. There's an entire menu dedicated to sashimi, crispy puffer fish skin and zingy wasabi octopus make up an assortment of small bites called Selection of Drunk Food, and fresh abalone is delicately grilled until it's juicy and tender. Even breaded pork skewers are topped with sea urchin and fish roe.
Another specialty is their cured meats. The restaurant dries them overnight on sticks before barbecuing them, and the black throat sea perch is a highlight, tasting intensely of the sea and is incredibly buttery. That dish is ¥480, but cheaper cuts such as cod (¥168), greenling (¥128), and squid (¥48), as well as beef and chicken (both ¥58) are available.
But don't pass on the red meat. A Wagyu beef sushi, so oversized it drapes entirely over the rice, is torched table-side until the air is rich and nutty, then melts away with the first bite. Grilled beef intestines, when dunked into an accompanying egg yolk, are crispy, chewy, fatty, and sweet. Dessert is plain crackers that you smear homemade cream cheese and honey on, a dish so luscious, smooth, and deceptively simple, but mirrors what Ifuku Isaribi is all about.
Selection of drunk food (¥128).
Five flavors of pork (¥88).
Homemade cream cheese and crackers (¥48).


There are several aspects that you need to consider when choosing a nursing school. The first step is to choose a specialty. The next step is to select a nursing school in which you need to consider your objectives as your current career goals, lifestyle, and financial status.
Some of the principal problems you will have about any type of school are location, school size and class size. You need to look for a school in a specific area, asking yourself how far you are prepared to travel to attend classes.
The reason also to investigate the school size and class size is because some students desire the more intimate experience obtained from smaller schools and classes, while others desire the diversity gained from attending large schools with large class sizes.
Another factor is to verify that your specialty is available in the nursing school that you have chosen.
Make sure nursing school will be affiliated with diverse hospitals or other medical educational sites where you can obtain your practical experience.
You need to choose nursing schools that have been recognized by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing and Education. This means that the schools have the standards of education set by the NLNAC and it is an excellent indicator that you'll obtain a satisfactory education.
Before that you choose a nursing school, you need to verify that the schools you have chosen contain classes scheduled that are convenient for you.
Tuition is an additional major factor when choosing nursing schools. Prices diverge considerably between private schools and public schools, and between in-state and out-of-state residents at state schools.
Several schools offer scholarships as well as financial aid to help students with the tuition costs, but financial aid can diverge very much between large and smaller institutions.
Clinical rotation is the amount of active participation that nursing students obtain in hospitals and clinics in which you need to investigate if school offers enough clinical rotation time.


HUGE disclaimer: I'm not a sleep expert or a medical professional. I highly advise you to seek out the advice of those far more qualified than I.
I highly value my sleep. I'm one of those people who just can't function well on little sleep. I don't necessarily need to sleep in late, but I do need a minimum of 8 hours a night to not feel totally off. So for those of you with kids, you know that this sleep requirement and kids don't really mix.
Luckily, my kids have the love for sleep. My twins sleep 12-13 hours a night (and still 3-4 hours during the day) and Isla sleeps a 9 hour stretch most nights at under four months old! Over 20 people messaged me on Instagram recently asking how I get my kids to sleep so much. so I thought it was time to share.
Now to be honest I don't really know how much of this is nature vs. nurture. Would my kids just be good sleepers no matter what I did? Possibly. Are some kids just plain and simple never going to sleep that much no matter what you do? Definitely. But I do think my intentionality in creating healthy sleeping habits helps my kids to optimize their sleeping hours, so I don't think it would hurt to share.
The first thing we work on when we have had a new infant(s) is helping them distinguish night from day. We have the bassinet in a dark, quiet place. I talk less and make less eye contact during night time feedings. I use a special swaddle for only nights. During the day, I open all the blinds and let the light in. I never try to lessen noise. I use mere muslin swaddle blankets.
I also do try to do the whole eat, play, sleep thing but it's way way way more of a basic rhythm to the day than an actual schedule. If my baby is hungry, they're getting fed, end of story. But I also try to make sure they actually want to eat vs. sleep or whatever else.
I do allow and ENCOURAGE pacifier use during sleeping times. I think it becomes more of a hassle when I allow the pacifier outside of those times. My kids associate sleep with the comfort of a pacifier so they look forward to sleeping.
I usually put my newborns down "for the night" at the same time I go to sleep (around midnight). This is so their longest stretch of sleep will match me, and therefore give me less wake ups in the night. "Down for the night" means we do a small night time routine (nurse, night time swaddle, prayer, song) and use all the night time signifiers.
Whenever they start to rollover, its time to say goodbye to the swaddle, but it's also the time when the startle reflex starts to wake babies up more and more. This is when I crack out my awesome Zipadee-Zip which helps babies to stay asleep despite the startle reflex while also keeping their arms safe to roll over. This Zip is a GAME CHANGER. (Still not sponsored). When I switch to the Zip, bedtime is usually so well-established I use the zip during bed and nap times. This is also the time I start doing more formal in the crib naps in a general 2-3-4 rhythm. (Awake for two hours, sleep, then awake for three hours and sleep again).
Around six months we stop room sharing and we elongate the bedtime routine. Books are read. Teeth get brushed. We buy a white noise machine. We also take great care to buy blackout curtains or find another way to make the room as dark as possible.
There came a time when C & A would eventually just start waking up around 6 or 7am every day (it lasted, like, a week) and we were dying. Ryan finally came up with the idea to bring them a warm bottle (now a cup) of milk. If they wake up before 8:30 then we still have Ryan sneak in and give it. He goes in there quietly, gives the milk, then says "shhh... night night", makes very little eye contact and quietly and quickly leaves. This allows them to usually sleep 2-3 hours longer. Breastfeeding moms I know have also been successful doing this if they anticipate the first waking by about 20 minutes and offer a "dream feed".
It's quite possible you've already tried all these things, but let me know if you try one of these for the first time and please tell me if it worked for you!
May we all get a lot more sleep!


The Airbus plant is located near the river Elbe, on the Kreetslag street number 10. Best way to get there is by car, as subway and train stations are far from the factory area.
The entrance fee details and the reservation application can be seen at the globe-tours.de website.


The Diablo 3 gaming mouse did great and worked well with the Demon Hunter surface. The customized driver suite looks great and is easy to navigate. The 7 customizable buttons are enough to get through Diablo 3 without too much problem. Having the automatic switching of profiles available once you start certain applications will save you some time and annoyance, since you won't have to go in and adjust settings every time. Being able to switch CPI on-the-fly to one of your two preset settings is good and should let you control every situation Diablo 3 will throw at you. With the big sized Demon Hunter surface, you should have plenty of room to maneuver without running off any edges. The red LED lighting on the mouse adds a little extra to the overall aesthetics, which may attract more people to it. Top that off with the custom paint job, and Diablo enthusiasts should go crazy over this.


Brushmarks can help any manufacturer make a good impression with professional, precise signage. Increase productivity, enhance safety and ensure ADA compliancewith expertly coordinated graphics. I identify your building with site signs, protect workers and visitors with safety signs, and promote your products on the sides of your delivery trucks.


Published: Thursday, August 23, 2018 | 1:29 p.m.
With the announcement of "The Match" — a winner-take all, $9 million event between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson — we were curious to learn how often the two have been paired together and who holds the all-time scoring edge.
Spoiler: They've played together less than you might think and the overall score is really close.
Their first pairing came at the 1997 PGA Championship. Both shot a 75 on Sunday, tying for 29th place. You can read more about that here.
Since then, they've played 36 rounds of competitive golf together, not including practice rounds.
In those rounds, they have combined for 5,178 strokes. After all of them, Tiger leads Phil by 20 shots.
Their most-recent pairing came at THE PLAYERS in May, where Phil finished Friday 10-over, missing the cut, while Tiger was 1-under heading into the weekend and finished T11.
In total, Tiger has shot better in 18 rounds, Phil has prevailed in 15, and the two have tied in four.
One thing's pretty evident from the data, if The Match comes down to the wire, the numbers favor Phil. Of the nine rounds the pair has played that have been decided by one stroke, Phil has won seven.
The biggest differential came in the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where Phil shot a 64 to Tiger's 75 — an 11-stroke difference. Tiger's best performances against Phil came at the 2018 PLAYERS, the 2012 U.S. Open, and the 2008 U.S. Open, where he shot seven strokes better than Lefty in each.


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The Society of the Owned, Pt. 9: Renters Owned
July 16, 2008 by terrance
In a post-9/11 America that no longer "does" irony — or nuance, for that matter — it's not surprising that one of the significant ironies of the George W. Bush era went largely unnoticed. Six years after declaring the dawn of an "ownership society," intended to create more homeowners (who would theoretically support conservative economic policies), and in the same month that president Bush declared National Home Ownership Month we learned that increases in home ownership have been erased — particularly among minorities — as a direct result of conservative economic policy.
Driven largely by the surge in foreclosures and an unsettled housing market, Americans are renting apartments and houses at the highest level since President Bush started a campaign to expand homeownership in 2002.
The percentage of households headed by homeowners, which soared to a record 69.1 percent in 2005, fell to 67.8 percent this year, the sharpest decline in 20 years, according to census data through the end of March. By extension, the percentage of households headed by renters increased to 32.2 percent, from 30.9 percent.
The figures, while seemingly modest, reflect a significant shift in national housing trends, housing analysts say, with the notable gains in homeownership achieved under Mr. Bush all but vanishing over the last two years.
…The confluence of factors has largely derailed what Mr. Bush called "the ownership society," his campaign to give millions of people — particularly minority and lower-income families — a shot at homeownership by encouraging lenders to finance more home purchases.
"We're not going to see homeownership rates like that for a generation," said Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody's Economy.com, a research company.
(We'll address the full impact of the subprime mortgage debacle on minorities a bit later in this series.)
Plainly put, policies that were supposed to create more stakeholders in the U.S. economy have actually pushed more people to its margins, and many out of it entirely. Whether that was the intention probably depends on who you ask. But it raises some important questions, one of which was recently posed by New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.
"Owning a home lies at the heart of the American dream." So declared President Bush in 2002, introducing his "Homeownership Challenge" — a set of policy initiatives that were supposed to sharply increase homeownership, especially for minority groups.
Oops. While homeownership rose as the housing bubble inflated, temporarily giving Mr. Bush something to boast about, it plunged — especially for African-Americans — when the bubble popped. Today, the percentage of American families owning their own homes is no higher than it was six years ago, and it's a good bet that by the time Mr. Bush leaves the White House homeownership will be lower than it was when he moved in.
But here's a question rarely asked, at least in Washington: Why should ever-increasing homeownership be a policy goal? How many people should own homes, anyway?
Deeper into a relatively short column, in which length is no reflection of depth, Krugman questions the very gospel of what Dean Baker terms the homeownership ideologues.
But there is one group that still needs to be singled out for their role in bringing about this disaster: The ideologues of homeownership. These are the folks who push the ideology of homeownership as an end itself. They insist on lavish government subsidies, even in situations where homeownership is not a good solution for the people affected.
To be clear, homeownership is often desirable. It can be a mechanism for providing good secure housing and, also, for accumulating wealth. It is, therefore, reasonable to have policies like a limited mortgage interest deduction or credit that make it easier for low- and middle-income people to become homeowners.
However, homeownership should not be viewed as an end in itself. One of the reasons millions of families face foreclosure and/or the loss of their life's savings is the ideologues of homeownership continued to promote homeownership even when it was clear buying a home would be financially detrimental.
There are indeed risks inherent in home ownership, as both Krugman and Baker point out, but not all of those risks are simply part of the "nature of the beast." Some of them were, to borrow a phrase from another conservative movement, intelligently designed. That intelligently designed reality, however, wasn't and could never be compatible with the essential core of the home ownership gospel.
For many minority and lower-income families who viewed homeownership as a stepping stone to building wealth and passing it on to their children, the transition from owning to renting has been the unraveling of a dream. Burdened now by debt and bad credit, some of these families are worse off than they were before they bought.
"The bloom is off of homeownership," said William C. Apgar, a senior scholar at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University who ran the Federal Housing Administration from 1997 to 2001. "We're seeing more dramatic growth in renters and a decline in the number of owners. People are beginning to understand that homeownership can be a very risky venture."
The bloom is off homeownership, alright; pruned, plucked, or wilted as a direct result of the policies that drove not just the subprime mortgage disaster, but various other aspects of our economy to a point where homeownership — risky as it is — became almost the only way to build wealth.
But how does one "create wealth" when the price of just about everything has gone up. Health care is cutting into already stagnant wages. (Even the Federal Reserve chairman has declared health care — health care costs specifically — to be our biggest economic challenge.) the cost of gas is driving up prices of fuel-related and fuel-dependent goods. In other words, almost all of them. The prices of milk and bread, for example, were up 14.7% and 13.3%, respectively, in April. Meanwhile, low- and middle-income families face utility costs that have increased by 40% in the past year, forcing some to between keeping the lights on and keeping food or the table, buying the medicines they need, and changing plans for their or their children's education. Gas prices alone are causing some families to move closer to work and shopping.
Here is another disadvantage of homeownership: it's renters who are moving, because it's easier to break a lease than it is to sell a house. That may be the only advantage renters enjoy, however. Though some "angry renters" — like those backed by Dick Armey's organzation, FreedomWorks — are railing against the foreclosure relief bill that now appears to be stalled in Congress, the subprime debacle and its wave of foreclosures have put renters is a tight spot as well. It turns our renters aren't immune to foreclosure. Responsible renters get eviction notices when their landlords end up in foreclosure.
Charles Nelson has paid about $30,000 in rent since moving into a spacious four-bedroom home in August. He was stunned when a real estate agent knocked on his door recently and said the home was in foreclosure.
His landlord had not paid the mortgage since he moved in and the bank is now demanding the house back. Nelson will also lose his $7,700 security deposit.
When he confronted the landlord, he says, he was given a terse response: "That's none of your business."
"I said, 'I beg your pardon. It is my business. I mean, is somebody going to knock at the door and throw me out — throw my family out, or what?' " he said.
…More than 100 miles away in the working-class city of Palmdale, Fai Nomaaea — a 35-year-old mother of eight — can relate. The single mom was cleaning the yard when a man handed her a notice of foreclosure. Like Nelson, she had been paying her rent on time every month.
She now lives in fear every day.
"I don't know what's going to happen the next day," she said. "I don't know if they're going to come to the door and tell us that we have to move, and I don't have anywhere to go."
For Nomaaea, getting booted from the home presents another hardship: She lives on a fixed income and can afford about $1,200 a month in rent. It also means finding a new school for her children.
The ripple effect goes much further than a single eviction notice, of course.
The rise in foreclosures isn't just affecting homeowners, it's also putting pressure on renters, according to a report released Wednesday by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.
For one, the uptick in foreclosures is prompting more households to compete for low-cost rentals. Also significant is the number of renters who face sudden eviction when properties they're living in are foreclosed on, the report found.
…The number of renter households rose by nearly one million last year, which is more than four times the pace of renter growth between 2003 and 2006, according to the center's report, "America's Rental Housing: The Key to a Balanced National Policy." The U.S. median monthly gross rent reached a record high of $775 last year. Read the report.
Plus, the turmoil in the credit markets has raised the cost of financing rental-housing construction and preservation, causing completions of multifamily units to fall to 169,000 — two-thirds of the number seen in 2002, according to the report.
In some areas, a "perfect storm" has hit the rental market. Foreclosures simultaneously increase the demand for rentals when homeowners and renters evicted from foreclosed properties enter the market, and reduce supply as rental properties are foreclosed. For renters, that means more difficulty finding vacant units and higher rents for those that are available. In places communities caught between the pincers of joblessness and foreclosures, it means more people are living in their cars.
Having lost her job and her three-bedroom house, Darlene Knoll has joined the legions of downwardly mobile who are four wheels away from homelessness.
She is living out of her shabby 1978 RV, and every night she has to look for a place to park where she won't get hassled by the cops or insulted by residents.
"I'm not a piece of trash," the former home health-care aide said as she stroked one of five dogs in her cramped quarters parked in the waterfront community of Marina del Rey.
Amid the foreclosure crisis and the shaky economy, some California cities are seeing an increase in the number of people living out of their cars, vans or RVs.
It means cities are now providing services such as parking lots reserved for homeless people, living in their cars.
Barbara Harvey climbs into the back of her small Honda sport utility vehicle and snuggles with her two golden retrievers, her head nestled on a pillow propped against the driver's seat.
A former loan processor, the 67-year-old mother of three grown children said she never thought she'd spend her golden years sleeping in her car in a parking lot.
"This is my bed, my dogs," she said. "This is my life in this car right now."
Harvey was forced into homelessness this year after being laid off. She said that three-quarters of her income went to paying rent in Santa Barbara, where the median house in the scenic oceanfront city costs more than $1 million. She lost her condo two months ago and had little savings as backup.
…There are 12 parking lots across Santa Barbara that have been set up to accommodate the growing middle-class homelessness. These lots are believed to be part of the first program of its kind in the United States, according to organizers.
The lots open at 7 p.m. and close at 7 a.m. and are run by New Beginnings Counseling Center, a homeless outreach organization.
It is illegal for people in California to sleep in their cars on streets. New Beginnings worked with the city to allow the parking lots as a safe place for the homeless to sleep in their vehicles without being harassed by people on the streets or ticketed by police.
Renters have reason to be angry, though not because of the possibility that some homeowners — perhaps some of their landlords — might avoid foreclosure if the government steps in, but because — as Krugman points out — while homeownership has been an article of faith, renting has been treated more as kind of agnosticism, if not heresy.
Listening to politicians, you'd think that every family should own its home — in fact, that you're not a real American unless you're a homeowner. "If you own something," Mr. Bush once declared, "you have a vital stake in the future of our country." Presumably, then, citizens who live in rented housing, and therefore lack that "vital stake," can't be properly patriotic. Bring back property qualifications for voting!
Even Democrats seem to share the sense that Americans who don't own houses are second-class citizens. Early last year, just as the mortgage meltdown was beginning, Austan Goolsbee, a University of Chicago economist who is one of Barack Obama's top advisers, warned against a crackdown on subprime lending. "For be it ever so humble," he wrote, "there really is no place like home, even if it does come with a balloon payment mortgage."
And the belief that you're nothing if you don't own a home is reflected in U.S. policy. Because the I.R.S. lets you deduct mortgage interest from your taxable income but doesn't let you deduct rent, the federal tax system provides an enormous subsidy to owner-occupied housing. On top of that, government-sponsored enterprises — Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks — provide cheap financing for home buyers; investors who want to provide rental housing are on their own.
And Dean Baker points out that the current foreclosure relief bill — the one all-but-written by the banking lobby, and that's now stalled in the house — will not only leave many of the homeowners it's supposed to help vulnerable to second foreclosure, but will essentially be paid for by renters. Kind of like a rent party in reverse.
It would be possible to prevent this problem by restricting the guarantee prices to some multiple of rents. Rents never got out of line with fundamentals even at the peak of the bubble. For example, if the guarantee price was set at a multiple of 15 times the appraised rent on a property, it would offer greater assurance the homeowner was not paying too much on their mortgage and might also accumulate some equity in their home.
Congress has shown little interest in ensuring the new guarantee prices reflect fundamentals, making it likely many of the people "helped" under the program will end up facing foreclosure a second time. However, to make matters worse, they came up with the idea of financing the plan by taking away a stream of funding that had been dedicated to help low-income renters.
That's right; Congress wants to take away money from low-income renters to help bankers that made bad loans in the housing bubble. As we all know, when the banks are in trouble, it is not the time to talk about the free market.
The real painful part of this story is it would be very easy to help the real victims in this story: the low- and moderate-income homeowners, who were suckered into buying homes at bubble-inflated prices with bad mortgages. Congress could just temporarily change the rules on foreclosure to allow moderate-income homeowners facing foreclosure the option to stay in their home paying the fair market rent.
One of the likely results will be more stories of renters caught up in a wave of foreclosures; a second wave.
Tamika Shears says she never missed a rent payment, but she was still forced out of her home.
Her situation reflects a growing number of renters facing eviction because of the widening foreclosure crisis gripping Charlotte along with the rest of the nation.
Shears and her two children had lived in a four-bedroom house in northwest Charlotte for more than a year when their landlord lost the house to foreclosure.
"My first thought was, 'Where are we going to go?'" she recalled.
Homeowners displaced by foreclosures have received much attention. But legal and housing experts estimate at least one of every four homes in foreclosure in the Charlotte area is non-owner occupied.
Renters were similarly punished during the mortgage industry meltdown in the early 1990s, but this time problems are far more widespread, said Judith Liben, a lawyer with the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute. She testified before Congress last year about the issue.
"It's like you broke a dam," Liben said.
The impact is swift. Often, evicted renters can't scrape together hundreds of dollars on short notice needed for first month's rent and security deposit for a new place. And the vacant houses they leave behind often become magnets for vandalism, drugs and other crime.
Some may be saved by the return of the boarding house.
When Barbara Terry fell behind on her mortgage payments earlier this year, she did the previously unthinkable. Through a local housing organization, she and her daughter, Imani, 9, rented part of their single-family house to a stranger.
"I had to do something," said Miss Terry, 46, who helps formerly homeless people move into new housing. "I said, I am not going to lose this house. Thinking about having a stranger was not a pleasant thought. I have a daughter. But the positive part was that I needed extra help, and I wanted to help someone."
With residential mortgage foreclosures still on the rise, more homeowners nationwide are considering Miss Terry's choice: whether to take in a boarder to keep their homes. Modest but growing numbers are turning to agencies nationwide like the St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center Homesharing Program in Baltimore, which screen boarders to find appropriate matches and relieve some of the fear of strangers.
"We're seeing greater numbers of marginal people," said Kirby Dunn, executive director of HomeShare Vermont, one of several hundred programs around the country that have been formed since the 1980's to help elderly or disabled homeowners exchange spare rooms for income or, more often, help around the house, but now being pressed to meet different needs.
"Historically," Ms. Dunn said, "the people who come to us have been looking for someone to provide services in the home. But now, money is the bigger issue for folks. There's definitely an increase in people looking for a revenue stream."
Ms. Dunn said volume at the agency was up this year, with three or four times as many people seeking rooms as seeking boarders.
That may work, until we see the first wave of boarders displaced by foreclosure; something highly likely in a housing crisis that won't be resolved anytime soon. Beyond all of that, what happens in an economy where
the prices of basic necessities have steadily gone up,
wages have not kept pace with prices in more than a generation, and
the number of blue collar jobs with decent salaries and good benefits has plummeted?
How does one build wealth? By renting and saving? Or by owning a home?
In order for Krugman's suggestions to work, it has to be easier for people to save — whether for home ownership or for retirement. But we live in an economy where the cost of simply getting by is higher, but wages haven't kept pace with price increases. Part of the result was a "perfect storm" of people wholly embraced the "gospel"of homeownership, but who couldn't afford to save for down-payments (or much of anything else). At the same time, the were no market incentives for building affordable rental housing.
Support for renting, and a renter-friendly economy is only part of the answer. What Krugman doesn't address is that the primary reason for the cult of homeownership is that it has been seen as the first step on the road to building wealth.
That's because in our economy wealth is built by owning assets that appreciate in value. In better economic times, home ownership allowed families to give young couples a leg-up by providing a down payment, or part of a down payment on a home. Parents drew on their home equity to pay for children's education, with the intention of increasing future earning power.
There is risk in homeownership, and there always has been. But there are known risks, unknown risks, and hidden risks. It's the last set of risks that grew more popular, more profitable — and more perilous, both for homeowners and for unsuspecting renters — under the Bush administration. And as a direct result of policies founded on bedrock conservative philosophy about "free markets" and deregulation.
How does one build wealth in an economy where saving is more difficult than ever before, renting has become as risky as homeownership, and the nature of homeownership has changed to the point hat it's almost like renting?
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WADR, the CNN article on renters and foreclosures is a pile of hot steaming gobbledypoop. There is not a jurisdiction in this country that allows a creditor to "kick out" a renter (in good standing of course) of a foreclosed property. ANY ANY ANY conveyance of real property is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS subject to the pre-existing leaseholds on it.
What is really happening here is that the creditor is refusing to renew the lease upon expiration — which of course the original landlord could always have done anyway. But a "non-renewal of an expired lease" is NOT NOT NOT an "eviction," and is not what most people think of when they hear, "we were kicked out of our home by the big bad bank." And I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that these leases are almost all month-to-month and not annual or biannual. I'd even wager that many of them were unwritten.
Either that or the renters were not living up to the terms of the lease in the first place (the original landlord might have tolerated late or partial rent to an extent that the big bad bank is not willing to continue).


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Live performances coming up at local venues
January through March 2023
Mike Farris performs live at the Strand Theatre Friday, Jan. 27.
CAMDEN OPERA HOUSE
29 Elm St., Camden | camdenoperahouse.com | 207-236-3154
Friday, Jan. 6 – SoundCheck: "It's a Wonderful Life" 7:30 p.m.
Everyman Repertory Theatre presents Lux Radio Theatre-style adaptation for the Twelfth Day of Christmas. Choose-your-own reserved seats ($10, advance purchase encouraged via the website or by phone) plus free Facebook Livestream. Sponsored by Studiomind.
Friday, Jan. 13 – SoundCheck: Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen 7:30 p.m.
Folk favorites Cindy Kallet (one-time Midcoast resident) and Grey Larsen perform. Choose-your-own reserved seats ($10, advance purchase encouraged via the website or by phone) plus free Facebook Livestream. Sponsored by Studiomind.
Friday, Jan. 27 – (the return of the) Downtown Poetry Party 7 p.m.
Poet Dave Morrison will read/perform works from his new collection "Another Good Day Begins" (Soul Finger Press 2022) on the third floor (Blue Café space). Free, all welcome.
Friday, Feb. 3 – David Mallett Band w/The Dinallos 7:30 p.m.
Beloved Maine singer/songwriter performs with his band during Toboggan Nationals weekend. Americana duo The Dinallos open. Choose-your-own reserved seat tickets are $24 in advance/$28 day-of-show via the website or by phone. Sponsored by Captain Swift Inn and 40 Paper.
Saturday, March 4 – Dervish 7:30 p.m.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day early with Ireland's Dervish. Choose-your-own reserved seat tickets are $42 in advance/$48 day-of-show via the website or by phone. Sponsored by Camden Maine Stay Inn and 40 Paper.
STRAND THEATRE
345 Main St., Rockland | rocklandstrand.com | 207-594-0070
Friday, Jan. 27 — Mike Farris 7:30 p.m.
This Grammy-winning Nashville rocker keeps his music earthy and personal. He has the energy and conviction of a man saved, a stack of anecdotes and life experiences that would make most people's heads spin, and a soulful vocal delivery reminiscent of Sam Cooke or Otis Redding. Farris imbues his songs with a vibey, lighthearted feel, with roots as a rocker and soul singer. Tickets: $20/Advance, $25/Day of Show.
Sunday, Feb. 12 — "Naughty" presented by Sara Juli 1 p.m.
Part of the Strand's New Century Series. This work-in-progress showing of a multi-disciplinary performance piece explores the impacts of trauma on the brain stemming from sexual assault as a child. Interweaving regressed thinking with a cruel inner voice, coupled with finding the humor in the tragic, the work breaks down victimhood to ultimately reclaim the mind. "Naughty" is for the child who did nothing wrong. This showing of the piece in development will be followed by an audience discussion with the artist on process, feedback and dialogue. *This work contains mature themes and language and is not appropriate for children. Tickets: $15.
Wednesday, Feb. 15 — On a Winter's Night featuring Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky and Patty Larkin 7:30 p.m.
A reunion tour by veteran singer/songwriters that remain among the brightest stars of the singer/songwriter movement for the past three decades. In 1994 Christine Lavin gathered them together, along with folk and Americana artists, to showcase winter music on the now classic "On a Winter's Night" CD, followed by several years of touring collaborations. These artists have released dozens of recordings and toured steadily through the decades. Tickets: $35/Advance, $40/Day of Show.
Wednesday, March 1 — Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy 7:30 p.m.
A superstar in the Celtic music world, fiddler and step-dancer Natalie MacMaster has built a sterling, multi-decade career on electrifying playing and must-see live performances. The Canadian fiddler plays Cape Breton music and has toured with the Chieftains, Faith Hill, Carlos Santana and Alison Krauss, and has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma. An Order of Canada is among the many accolades the Ontario-based mother of seven has received in recognition of her peerless artistic status. Performing with MacMaster is her husband and fellow fiddler Donnell Leahy. Tickets: $60/General Admission.
Wednesday, March 22 — James McMurtry 7:30 p.m.
Along with new songs from his first full-length studio album in seven years, "The Horses and the Hounds," the singer/songwriter will be performing some of his old favorites. McMurty tours year-round, consistently throwing down unparalleled powerhouse performances famous for his outspoken, sensible views, melodically succinct lyrics and lauded storytelling. Tickets: $20/Advance, $25/Day of Show.
ROCKPORT OPERA HOUSE
6 Central St., Rockport | rockportoperahouse.org | 207-542-0836
Saturday, Jan. 21 — Sweet Chariot Music Festival Sampler 7 p.m.
The Love Local. Live! Series kicks off with this winter concert that brings the week-long summer festival to the Rockport Opera House stage for one night. Brimming with musical talent from across the shores of New England and beyond, get ready for an evening of sea faring shanties and a musical variety show format that provides a constantly changing presentation of a group of very good friends. Musical guests include Daisy Nell and Bennett Konesni, Dillon Bustin, John and Rachel Nicholas, David Dodson, Annegret Baier, Doug Day, Eric Kilburn, Lisa Redfern, Ritt Henn and Beth Falcone, Will Brown, and special guests. General admission tickets: $15.
Thursday, Feb. 2 — A Winter Jambourree 5 to 11 p.m.
A fun evening of creative musical expression highlighting incredible local and abroad talent, with a mix of genres including choral, folk, jazz, world, indie and reggae, with master musical puppeteer MC extraordinaire Tree Sampson. This event kicks off the U.S. National Toboggan Championships weekend festivities. A portion of the concert proceeds benefit Knox County Gleaners. The entertainment lineup includes: 5 p.m., Mill Street Singers; 6 p.m., Bay Chamber Jazz Ensemble; 7 p.m., Andre Lascoutx; 8 p.m., Bone Broth; 9 p.m., Louisa Stancioff; and 10 p.m., Jon LaDeau & Railheart. Tickets: $20/Advance, $25/Day of Show.
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Miscellaneous venues | baychamberconcerts.org | 207-236-2823
Wednesday, Jan. 11 — Rasa String Quartet 1 p.m.
Formed in 2019, the Boston-based Rasa String Quartet features Maura Shawn Scanlin and Kiyoshi Hayashi, violins; Emma Kondo Powell, viola; and Mina Kim, cello, at Union Hall, 24 Central St., Rockport. The quartet champions composers who are not widely known and present them in genre-defying programs. Tickets: $25/Age 35 and older, $20/Ages 22-34; Pay-What-You-Wish, 21 and younger.
Saturday, Feb. 11 — From Persia to Iberia 7 p.m.
Harpist Bridget Kibbey explores migration stories across four genres of music, three continents and four centuries — tracing the movement of instruments, rhythm and modes across the globe. This performance also features celebrated Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat and Silk Road Ensemble's percussionist John Hadfield at Union Hall, 24 Central St., Rockport. Tickets: $25/Age 35 and older, $20/Ages 22-34; Pay-What-You-Wish, 21 and younger.
Wednesday, March 8 — Duo Zonda 1 p.m.
Venezuelan-born Orlando Cela has engaged audiences around the world with lively and imaginative programming. Chinese flutist Wei Zhao has performed as principal flute with orchestras around China. Together, they created Duo Zonda to develop the sonic possibilities of the flute in its many forms, using different western classical flutes and folk flutes from all over the world, to explore, rediscover, and create new sound landscapes. Union Hall, 24 Central St., Rockport. Tickets: $25/Age 35 and older, $20/Ages 22-34; Pay-What-You-Wish, 21 and younger.
Saturday, March 25 — Arkai 7 p.m.
Featuring Jonathan Miron on violin and Philip Sheegog on cello, Arkai is an award-winning string duo that redefines genre boundaries — fusing classical virtuosity with the electricity of a rock band, the spontaneity of a jazz combo, and the beauty of a string quartet. Come to Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St., for this evening of original compositions and beloved classics. Tickets: $25/Age 35 and older, $20/Ages 22-34; Pay-What-You-Wish, 21 and younger.
THE WALDO THEATRE
916 Main St., Waldoboro | thewaldotheatre.org | 207-975-6490
Sunday, Jan. 22 — LCTV's Cabin Fever Reliever: The Last Waltz 2 p.m.
Lincoln County Television (LCTV) proudly presents its first live concert in the Winter 2023 "Cabin Fever Reliever" series. Bobby Colwell and Friends return with their crowd-pleasing reenactment of "The Last Waltz," the 1978 Martin Scorsese documentary about The Band's farewell concert. These concerts are a fundraiser benefit for Lincoln County Television, the community's local, non-profit, homegrown resource for news, sports, entertainment and essential updates. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 each or $50 for a three-pack to all three shows. Online tickets at LCTV.org. Paper tickets available at Main Street Grocery in Damariscotta, LCTV's studio at 29 Sheepscot Road, or by calling the station at 207-563-6338.
Friday, Feb. 10 — Griffin William Sherry, with Dominic Lavoie opening 8 p.m.
Living somewhere between modern catharsis and American myth, Griffin William Sherry's roots continue to grow strong in the ever-evolving genres of folk, Americana and rock & roll. A co-founder of the independent band The Ghost of Paul Revere, Sherry began work on his first solo record in 2022, taking a defiant step in a new direction. Dominic Lavoie is a songwriter, musician and producer who uses music to stay as true to himself and the creative spirit as possible. Front row tickets: $50. General admission tickets: $25/Advance, $30/Day of Show if available. Doors open at 7 p.m. Concessions, including beer and wine, will be available for purchase.
Sunday, Feb. 26 — LCTV's Cabin Fever Reliever: Rolling Stones Tribute 2 p.m.
Lincoln County Television (LCTV) proudly presents its second live concert in the Winter 2023 "Cabin Fever Reliever" series. Join Bobby Colwell and Friends for a Rolling Stones tribute, complete with a Mick Jagger impersonator. Ticket info under first series entry.
Sunday, March 26 — LCTV's Cabin Fever Reliever: Denny Breau & Friends with Special Guest Pat Pepin 2 p.m.
Lincoln County Television (LCTV) proudly presents its third and final live concert in the Winter 2023 "Cabin Fever Reliever" series. Maine native son Denny Breau is a musician's musician whose rhythmically flawless and dazzlingly clear style allows him to do amazing and stunning things with a six-string guitar. Breau will be joined by R&B singer and musician Pat Pepin for this special show. Ticket info under first series entry.
Muffins open new Snow Bowl concert series
Kallet and Larsen at Camden Opera House Jan. 13
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But Australian GDP growth is likely to fall back to 2.5 per cent in 2016, making a further RBA cut to interest rates likely, he said.
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The current model is from Sony and runs on the Android operating system. You can watch content from Amazon Video and Netflix in 4K HDR. Sony also offers Ultra, an exclusive app that allows you to watch Sony Pictures movies. However, this is not a free service. The TV's internal tuner can support 3840x2160p resolution with a native refresh rate of 120Hz.
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Q: Decompose a Real symmetric matrix into only 2 matrices
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*For a real symmetric matrix $A\in\mathbb{S}^n$, we can decompose it into
$A=U\Lambda U^{T}$
by Spectral Theorem.

*In Matlab, using the command $[L,S,R] = svd(A)$, we obtain $LS R^{T}$ (here, $L$ stands for the $\textbf{L}$eft matrix, and $R$ stands for the $\textbf{R}$ight matrix). It is normally shown that $L\neq R$. This means that $U$ and $L$ are not the same matrix.

*My question is here: $\textbf{How to get $U$ from $L$ and $R$ theoretically?}$ Can anyone help me, please?
Similar topics:
[Spectral Theorem][1]: https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ee127a/book/login/thm_sed.html
[2] eigendecomposition of symmetric matrix
[3] Decompose a real symmetric matrix