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The Landau theory of second order phase transitions has probably been one of the most influential theories in all of condensed matter. It classifies phases by defining an order parameter — something that shows up only below the transition temperature, such as the magnetization in a paramagnetic to ferromagnetic phase transition. Landau theory has framed the way physicists think about equilibrium phases of matter, i.e. in terms of broken symmetries. Much current research is focused on transitions to phases of matter that possess a topological index, and a major research question is how to think about these phases which exist outside the Landau paradigm.
Despite its far-reaching influence, Landau theory actually doesn’t work quantitatively in most cases near a continuous phase transition. By this, I mean that it fails to predict the correct critical exponents. This is because Landau theory implicitly assumes that all the particles interact in some kind of average way and does not adequately take into account the fluctuations near a phase transition. Quite amazingly, Landau theory itself predicts that it is going to fail near a phase transition in many situations!
where is the error in Landau theory, quantifies the fluctuations and is the order parameter. Basically, if the error is small, i.e. , then Landau theory will work. However, if it approaches , Landau theory begins to fail. One can actually calculate both the order parameter and the fluctuation region (quantified by the two-point correlation function) within Landau theory itself and therefore use Landau theory to calculate whether or not it will fail.
where is the reduced temperature, is the dimension, is the dimensionless mean-field correlation length at (extrapolated from Landau theory) and is the change in specific heat in units of , which is usually one per degree of freedom. In words, the formula essentially counts the number of degrees of freedom in a volume defined by . If the number of degrees of freedom is large, then Landau theory, which averages the interactions from many particles, works well.
So that was a little bit of a mouthful, but the important thing is that these quantities can be estimated quite well for many phases of matter. For instance, in liquid helium-4, the particle interactions are very short-ranged because the helium atom is closed-shell (this is what enables helium to remain a liquid all the way down to zero temperatures at ambient conditions in the first place). Therefore, we can assume that , and hence and deviations from Landau theory can be easily observed in experiment close to the transition temperature.
Despite the qualitative similarities between superfluid helium-4 and superconductivity, a topic I have addressed in the past, Landau theory works much better for superconductors. We can also use the Ginzburg criterion in this case to calculate how close to the transition temperature one has to be in order to observe deviations from Landau theory. In fact, the question as to why Ginzburg-Landau theory works so well for BCS superconductors is what awakened me to these issues in the first place. Anyway, we assume that is on the order of the Cooper pair size, which for BCS superconductors is on the order of . There are about particles in this volume and correspondingly, and Landau theory fails so close to the transition temperature that this region is inaccessible to experiment. Landau theory is therefore considered to work well in this case.
For high-Tc superconductors, the Cooper pair size is of order and therefore deviations from Landau theory can be observed in experiment. The last thing to note about these formulas and approximations is that two parameters determine whether Landau theory works in practice: the number of dimensions and the range of interactions.
*Much of this post has been unabashedly pilfered from N. Goldenfeld’s book Lectures on Phase Transitions and the Renormalization Group, which I heartily recommend for further discussion of these topics.
Probably the first formulation of a quasiparticle was in Einstein’s theory of specific heat in a solid at low temperature. He postulated that the sound vibrations in a solid, much like photons from a blackbody, obeyed the Planck distribution, implying some sort of particulate nature to sound. This introduction was quite indirect, and the first really explicit formulation of quasiparticles was presented by Landau in his theory of He4. Here, he proposed that most physical observables could be described in terms of “phonons” and “rotons“, quantized sound vibrations at low and high momenta respectively.
In solid state physics, one of the most common quasiparticles is the hole; in the study of magnetism it is the magnon, in semiconductor physics, the exciton is ubiquitous and there are many other examples as well. So let me ask a seemingly benign question: are these quasiparticles real (i.e. are they real particles)?
In my experience in the condensed matter community, I suspect that most would answer in the affirmative, and if not, at least claim that the particles observed in condensed matter are just as real as any particle observed in particle physics.
Part of the reason I bring this issue up is because of concerns raised soon following the discovery of the fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE). When the theory of the FQHE was formulated by Laughlin, it was thought that his formulation of quasiparticles of charge e/3 may have been a mere oddity in the mathematical description of the FQHE. Do these particles carrying e/3 current actually exist or is this just a convenient mathematical description?
One may then pose the question: is there a true distinction between what really “exists out there” versus a theory that conveniently describes and predicts nature? Is the physicist’s job complete once the equations have been written down (i.e should he/she not care about questions like “are these fractional charges real”)?
These are tough questions to answer, and are largely personal, but I lean towards answering ‘yes’ to the former and ‘no’ to the latter. I would contend that the quantum shot noise experiments outlined above wouldn’t have even been conducted if the questions posed above were not serious considerations. While asking if something is real may not always be answerable, when it is, it usually results in a deepened understanding.
Yesterday, I attended an insightful talk by A.J. Leggett at the APS March Meeting entitled Reflection on the Past, Present and Future of Condensed Matter Physics. The talk was interesting in two regards. Firstly, he referred to specific points in the history of condensed matter physics that resulted in (Kuhn-type) paradigm shifts in our thinking of condensed matter. Of course these paradigm shifts were not as violent as special relativity or quantum mechanics, so he deemed them “velvet” paradigm shifts.
Notable absentees from this list were superfluidity in 3He, the integer quanutm hall effect, the discovery of cuprate superconductivity and topological insulators. He argued that these latter advances did not result in major conceptual upheavals.
It is informative to think about condensed matter physics in this way, as it demonstrates the conceptual advances that we almost take for granted in today’s work.
The second aspect of his talk that resonated strongly with the audience was what he dubbed “the scourge of bibliometrics”. He told the tale of his own formative years as a physicist. He published one single-page paper for his PhD work. Furthermore, once appointed as a lecturer at the University of Sussex, his job was to be a lecturer and teach from Monday thru Friday. If he did this job well, it was considered a job well-done. If research was something he wanted to partake in as a side-project, he was encouraged to do so. He discussed how this atmosphere allowed him to develop as a physicist, without the requirement of publishing papers for career advancement.
Furthermore, he claimed, because of the current focus on metrics, burgeoning young scientists are now encouraged to seek out problems that they can solve in a time frame of two to three years. He saw this as a terrible trend. While it is often necessary to complete short-term projects, it is also important to think about problems that one may be able to solve in, say, twenty years, or maybe even never. He claimed that this is what is meant by doing real science — jumping into the unknown. In fact, he asserted that if he were to give any advice to graduate students, postdocs and young faculty in the audience, it would be to try to spend about 20% of one’s time committed to some of these long-term problems.
This raises a number of questions in my mind. It is well-acknowledged within the community and even the blogosphere that the focus on publication number and short term-ism within the condensed matter physics community is detrimental. Both Ross McKenzie and Doug Natelson have expressed such sentiment numerous times on their blogs as well. From speaking to almost every physicist I know, this is a consensus opinion. The natural question to ask then is: if this is the consensus opinion, why is the modern climate as such?
It seems to me like part of this comes from the competition for funding among different research groups and funding agencies needing a way to discriminate between them. This leads to the widespread use of metrics, such as h-indices and publication number, to decide whether or not to allocate funding to a particular group. This doesn’t seem to be the only reason, however. Increasingly, young scientists are judged for hire by their publication output and the journals in which they publish.
Luckily, the situation is not all bad. Because so many people openly discuss this issue, I have noticed that the there is a certain amount of push-back from individual scientists. On my recent postdoc interviews, the principal investigators were most interested in what I was going to bring to the table rather than peruse through my publication list. I appreciated this immensely, as I had spent a large part of my graduate years pursuing instrumentation development. Nonetheless, I still felt a great deal of pressure to publish papers towards the end of graduate school, and it is this feeling of pressure that needs to be alleviated.
Strangely, I often find myself in the situation working despite the forces that be, rather than being encouraged to do so. I highly doubt that I am the only one with this feeling.
The state of matter dubbed the excitonic insulator was first qualitatively discussed by Mott, Keldysh and Kopaev, and others and then expanded upon more systematically by Jerome, Rice and Kohn.
The excitonic insulating state can be considered from two normal states (pictured below). Either the system must be a small-gap semiconductor or a small indirect overlap semimetal. In fact, Mott had first considered the semimetallic limit, while Kohn and others had considered the semiconducting limit.
Semiconducting limit: If one can somehow reduce the band gap energy, , then at some point, the binding energy to form an exciton, , will exceed , and the system will unstable to the spontaneous formation excitons.
Semimetallic limit: In this case, one considers screening effects. If one decreases the band overlap, a characteristic energy, , will be reached such that particle-hole pairs will be insufficiently screened, leading to a localization of the charge carriers.
Therefore, in the regime of < < , the excitonic insulator state is expected. Properties of the excitonic insulator state are presented pedagogically in a Les Houches lecture by Kohn in this book, which is very difficult to find!
In a solid state context, it has been difficult to establish whether the excitonic insulator state has been realized because a lattice distortion is expected to accompany the transition to the excitonic insulator ground state. Therefore, it is difficult to isolate the driving mechanism behind the transition (this difficulty will be familiar to those who study high T-c superconductivity!).
There are a few materials suspected to possess excitonic insulator ground states in a solid state setting: 1T-TiSe , Ta NiSe and TmSe Te . In my personal opinion, the case for 1T-TiSe is probably the strongest purely because there have been far more experiments on this material than the other candidate materials.
Unfortunately, everything that is new is not interesting, and everything which is interesting, is not new.

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Tanda Tula, one of the most renowned luxury tented camps in South Africa is superb value. Set amidst twenty thousand acres of pristine wilderness in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, adjacent to the Kruger National Park, you you will come face to face to nature with not a fence in sight to inhabit your freedom. With a maximum of 24 guests, personal attention is a matter of course.
With a handful of visitors, a limited number of game-viewing vehicles, and no fences between the Kruger Park and Timbavati, the words 'private', ‘secluded' and 'tranquil' best describe the Tanda Tula experience.
This intimate camp is renowned for its charming service and passionately well informed staff.
Accommodations are in twelve luxuriously thatched, East-African Tented suites, all with en-suite bathrooms, outdoor showers and private decks. Each tent is on a private timber deck situated on the banks of the Nhralumi River.
Those seeking exclusivity and total privacy may be interested in Tandala, a thatched suite with its own private pool, personal cook, ranger and game-viewing vehicle. Tandala offers total privacy and personal attention of the highest standard.
Adjacent to Tandala's bungalow is the lounge and dining area where meals are served in private with your own chef to cater to all your needs.
Tanda Tula Tented Camp is set among stately trees such as Leadwood, Knobthorn and Jackalberry, and straddles the usually dry bed of the Nhlaralumi river. Tanda Tula Safari Camp's focal point is the long, thatched roof of the open-sided bar-lounge which overlooks the watering hole, where you may watch animals come for a drink. You may also enjoy a refreshing dip in the barside pool.
Guest areas include a thatched lounge, open-air dining areas, a curio shop and swimming pool. The lounge and swimming pool overlook a waterhole where animals come to drink throughout the day and night.
Dining Tanda Tula Safari Camp offers fine international cuisine with an African dimension - such as medallions of Kudu with mushroom and cheese or carpaccio of venison, accompanied by fine South African wines.
Dinners are served in a variety of venues, from private dinners on your deck, a barbeque at the water hole or in the river bed, to around log fires in a traditional open-air boma, and Tanda Tula's excellent cuisine is assured to enhance your bush experience.
Activities Daily activities include two game drives and/or bush walks, sundowner drinks & snacks in the bush, sleep-outs in a hide, tracking skills, fauna & flora identification, stargazing in the riverbed and special itineraries are available on request.
The game drives are in new, custom designed, open-air Land Rovers, seating only seven people, allowing clear communication with your ranger and tracker. The seclusion of the camp allows traversing on thousands of hectares of pristine African wilderness.

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FIREFIGHTERS tackled a car fire at a dealership car park on Saturday afternoon.
One fire engine was sent to the Lightcliffe Škoda dealership on Winwick Road in Warrington at around 1.40pm where a hose reel was used to put out the flames of a small blaze involving a car's engine.
The crew was in attendance for around 15 minutes and made the vehicle safe before leaving.

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Project AuTEK is a highly successfully joint venture formed between Mintek, a science council based in Randburg South Africa, and the three major South African gold mining houses – Anglogold Ashanti, Gold Fields and Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd. The main focus is to research and develop novel industrial applications for gold. Project AuTEK, housed at Mintek, is headed up by Dr. Elma van der Lingen and involves research in the fields of catalysis, nanotechnology and biomedical science.
For thousands of years, gold has been sought after for its beauty and acknowledged as a symbol of wealth. The traditional perception of gold is of jewellery, bars and coins – yet it has certain distinctive and unique properties, which make gold highly valuable in scientific research.
Its great nobility, malleability and distinctive electronic structure confer extraordinary qualities to nano-particles and advanced materials. Gold nanoparticles deposited on metal oxides, result in catalysts which are active at low temperatures and in humid conditions. The exceptional biocompatibility of gold offers great scope for various new biomedical applications for the metal.

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Unfortunately seems to be coming off his bike quite a bit these days? 3 time this year? It would be great to see him get one big victory before riding off into the sunset.
If you do it three times in such a short space of time is really bad luck or bad decision making/carelessness?
I know its easy to say but some people make their own luck and sometimes gambles pay off sometimes they don't.
It's harsh to factor in the one where the commissionaires car auto-braked due to an automated braking system being switched on, and a number of riders ploughing into the back of it, Cav being one of a few.
That puts aside how a safe automated braking system of any kind would consider slamming the brakes on when an object is considered too close behind to be an appropriate course of action!
I never realised you were Scottish before newMan.
I did read some talk of whether a previous concussion is affecting him. It's known in football and rugby that having had a previous concussion increases the probability of future injury. His choice to hop across that island did seem odd at the weekend. Horrible looking spill too, lucky he wasn't more badly injured.
Bit of a shame, because despite the issues that he'd had previously, he seemed to be doing well to stay in the bunch until that late in the race. Kittel by contrast was getting spat out the back on every climb. You do have to wonder if the crash was the result of his previous injuries or a lack of sharpness slowing down his reflexes or affecting his concentration late in the race.

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text: The statement is at odds with the Republican Party of Texas platform in which both the criminal aspect of cannabis is addressed (Plank 107) as well as medical access (Plank 246). Recently, polls have found up to 80% of Texans favor some sort of cannabis reform whether medical or criminal. Adding to the concern, the measures of such feelings were echoed by delegates to the Republican Party Of Texas State Convention in plank by plank voting with margins of 4 to 1 in favor of criminal reform and an astounding vote of 5,705 delegates in favor of medical reform with only 658 against. .

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Recently Rolan Moore spent a lot of time in Paris. But it is not so much direct in the city of France, how many in its imagined copy. The collection Moore for spring-summer 2013 was devoted to "La Palace", Parisian super – to the club which blossoming has for the eightieth years of the twentieth century. Rolan decided to predetermine the following collection completely the general concept of Paris of the 80th years. Own pleasant memories and experience were his inspiration. The general common ground of collections was obvious to a meeting: the designer did not stint red lipstick and a geometrical cut. But at the same time differences too are absolutely obvious, the preliminary autumn collection gravitates towards volume and to dense impressive fabrics more strongly.
Taking in attention a season, turn of the designer towards warmer materials was absolutely predictable and pertinent. Introduction of woolen jersey appeared in particular interesting, usual "breath of fresh air". Despite softness, weight and dimensions, a material it was perfectly entered in acute-angled policy of a cut of the majority of styles. In a collection, it is possible to behold one of the most successful applications of this material in sculptural skirts, in particular in the pencil model, with accents in the form of inserts «солнцеклёш» on each side which appropriate charm and freedom of movement. Rolan loves fitting silhouettes, but always tries to make them live, mobile, not holding down movements.
Ideas of volume meet also on sleeves of the numerous jackets, motorcycle jackets giving by elements. The style "bat" is not absolutely guessed in outer clothing, but has the corresponding smooth strips ought for the 80th years. The designer found a way to introduce a usual raid of a past in clothes of modern youth, connecting sure classical versions to retrotendencies.
As a whole, the collection is sustained in the spirit of the designer. Property of "office" and "daily" dresses, some dresses on an exit with introduction of Lurex and intricate guipure, emphases on waist strips with introduction of usual leather corbels, convenience of styles and not striking accessories – all these traditional signs of a collection of Rolan Moore which the designer tries not to change.


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It’s a tough job being a Manager and it can seem you are alone at times. Owners are often busy with other projects and it seems there is never enough time to talk things through or take the actions you want to. Even where you are an Owner/Manager there are things that you just need to sound out others about before implementing. Facebook groups provide a great resource for this type of discussion, but it’s not quite the same as doing something face-to-face, talking over your issues with others in similar situations and having knowledgeable others and new resources to draw upon.
That’s why we are looking to create these Managers Mastermind groups across the country, a safe haven to come along and share your frustrations and go away with possible solutions, from people who are working in the sector facing the same decisions as you.
If you are interested then please complete our Expression of Interest form here and we will be in touch. We would be aiming for Monthly meetings with groups of from 10-16 people in areas across the country. Attendance will be around £100-125 per month which includes ongoing support.
Tricia is a nursery owner of 19 years, she runs 3 full day care nurseries and 4 out of school clubs.

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Márcio Dobal is based in Melbourne, Australia and leads a team working in 14 countries across the Asia Pacific region. Responsible for the success of the company’s regional operations and for driving growth, he has held his current position since January 2016. He has more than 30 years’ experience in management, sales and leadership roles.
Dobal is an Electronic Engineer from Brazil’s Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and has previously worked in companies such as TiVit, IBM, Software Artistry and BEA Software.

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ALAN PARDEW wants to beat Tottenham and West Ham to land Loic Remy on a permanent deal.
The in-form striker, who is on a season-long loan from QPR, fired Newcastle to a 2-1 victory at Cardiff on Saturday.
Pardew had attempted to bring in Remy in January but the France international joined QPR's failed bid to avoid relegation.
Harry Redknapp said earlier this week he would be happy to see Remy join the Magpies permanently at the end of the season and does not expect the forward to return to Loftus Road.
Spurs and the Hammers were linked with moves for Remy before but Pardew wants to ensure his next destination is north.
Pardew said: "I wish he had joined in January.
"I still remember the night clearly when we thought we had done the deal.
"We had a nice glass of wine, gave ourselves a nice, hearty, warm handshake and the next day he wasn't there.
"But sometimes in life you have to wait. If you wait long enough it comes around.
"We are really pleased to have him, I thought he was excellent. Not just his two goals, but his work-rate and everything he did was competent.
"He is a player on our books and we are pleased to have him, but at the moment he is a QPR player.
"It was interesting to read Harry Redknapp's comments that he probably won't be going back, but we will have to see."


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Kololi Beach is a thriving resort in The Gambia. It’s known for its sunny and warm climate that makes spending time on the beach feel like paradise.
The average temperature is around 32°C and this remains quite steady from November until June. When summer arrives, you can expect temperatures to increase to the mid-thirties with highs of 35°C in July.
The best time to visit Kololi Beach is in autumn or spring when there’s plenty of warm weather but slightly less rainfall. Over 150mm is likely to fall per month in the wet season, so make sure to prepare for the wet weather by packing an umbrella and light raincoat.
Humidity can be very high at certain times of the year, often reaching 80% in the summer. Rain storms play a role towards the humid weather, which can make you feel extra tired if you’re taking part in outdoor and physical activities.
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OVEN-FRIED ASPARAGUS WITH CAESAR DRESSING This recipe is pure Rachael Ray and is totally delish!!!! She did it on May 12, 2017 for Mothert's Day.
Set up a breading station with three shallow dishes: In the first dish, place the flour seasoned with salt and pepper; in the second dish, beat the eggs with salt and pepper; combine Panko, breadcrumbs, cheese, lemon zest and parsley in the third.
Pass the asparagus spears first through the flour then egg and lastly coat in breadcrumbs. Line the spears up on the parchment-covered baking sheet and spray with olive oil cooking spray to lightly coat. Transfer pan to oven and cook until golden and crisp, about 7-8 minutes.


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In 1985, a psychology professor working on a grant from the United States Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) reported that child support “collections” could be increased to more than two and a half times what actual awards had been.  The author, Ronald Haskins later became a staff member for the Ways and Means Committee of the US Congress. One of his duties is to advise members of Congress on child support reform issues.
Haskins’ report was entitled, Estimates of National Child Support Collections Potential and the Income Security of Female-Headed Families. The title is worth thinking about because it does tell us the subject of his report. The word potential tells us that Haskins was looking for some maximum imaginable amount, which must be estimated using unrealistic assumptions. The phrase Income Security of Female-Headed Families tells us that the focus is not exclusively on child support. The term collections also gives us an eerie feeling, as if the author was not aware that the vast majority of child support payments had been made voluntarily; that is without the involvement of collection agents.
It is rather easy to do what Haskins did. You do not need federal funding to do it. Take the amount of child support awarded today. Multiply that amount by two. If you then explain that use of your formula would result in awards totaling twice as much as before, you will have performed a “study” on par with Haskins’.
The main point is what Haskins’ report was not about. It was not about finding the appropriate amount to be awarded in each child support case. This is an extremely important point. Haskins’ idea that child support “collections potential” could, absent any legal or scientific justification, be two and a half times higher was repeated again and again by reform minded researchers and lobbyists. But in much of the repetition it was implied that Haskins had shown that awards should be two and a half times higher. That is a huge and important error attributable to one single word.
Even more bizarre is the claim made by both Haskins and Williams (and others) that their formulae corresponded to traditional child support law in the states. At the same time they were predicting that use of their formulae would produce child support awards that (on average) are two and a half times what judges had awarded under existing state law. Such a dramatic difference in the outcome is contradictory evidence. Haskins’ model has enjoyed political acceptance in the states even though it has never been found to correspond to any set of rational principles for making a child support award.
A blind repetition of Haskins’ idea was made by economics professor David T. Ellwood in one of his books. Ellwood became an assistant secretary in the Department of Health and Human Services at the beginning of the first Clinton Administration. His job was to oversee the work of the OCSE. That included reporting to Congress and commenting on child support reforms as well as involvement in the OCSE’s role in advising and approving state implementations of federal reforms.
Prior to his appointment, he was quoted, or misquoted in the media and by various “experts” were interviewed on national radio; who discussed the claim as if it was the result of a new study confirming Haskins’ finding rather than just a repetition of Haskins’ idea. In fact, Ellwood had never actually studied of the question on his own. Nonetheless, the public was being told once again that fathers had not been living up to their obligation to support their children. And they were being led to the false belief that increases in child support awards would reduce the welfare related tax burden.
By that time researchers were used to misinformation related to divorce issues. The most famous case was that of Lenore Weitzman. In her book, The Divorce Revolution Weitzman had made the claim that as a result of divorce the standard of living of divorced women dropped by 73 percent and that of divorced men increased by 26 percent. This claim was repeated again and again by researchers and the media, and even once in a budget proposal from President Clinton. This was likely the beginning of the era in which the public was to be convinced that fathers were not contributing what they should following divorce.
Researchers however quickly noted that Weitzman’s figures were too far from those of several other studies on the same question. Although it was later confirmed that Weitzman’s conclusions were wrong, they nonetheless had a powerful impact on public impressions and on national policy, especially on child support reforms. Even though we know that the alleged facts upon which these policies are based are wrong, there has nonetheless been no movement in Congress, or in the states to the extent they have discretion, to correct the policies.
Haskins’ report is not the end of the story. In the early 1990s a great deal of valid criticism was leveled against new child support law, and particularly against the arbitrary child support formulae used in the states. Fathers rights groups made headway. Each month it seemed less and less likely that they would be stuck with the “deadbeat dad” image forever.
Elaine Sorenson of the Urban Institute wrote a paper entitled, Non-custodial fathers: Can they afford to pay more child support?  Even though there were still single mothers on welfare, Sorenson found that divorced fathers had money. In the minds of many who repeated Soreson’s findings, she had confirmed that increases in child support awards were justified and more enforcement efforts were needed to extract money from the deadbeats.
Based on surveys of absent fathers, Elaine Sorenson of the Urban Institute estimates that more than $48 billion for children could be generated every year by a system of child support that found every absent parent and collected money according to the simple formula now in use in Wisconsin. Current collections are just $14 billion.
It’s like history repeated itself all over again. Just look at the title. Again, the subject was not how much fathers should be paying in child support. What Elaine Sorenson had found was that after paying the arbitrarily high amounts of child support, a la Haskins, that were being awarded by that time, some fathers still had money left over. You don’t really need to be a researcher to sort this out. Yes, some fathers still had money even after making their child support payments. But not all fathers.
Arbitrarily increasing the amount of “child support” paid by an upper middle class divorced father to a remarried upper middle class mother does nothing to decrease the poverty of an uneducated never married mother who has not established paternity.
If Sorenson’s findings provide an impetus against lowering child support awards and decreasing focus on enforcement, then the goal of child support policy is to take everything until all fathers become dead broke. Child support reformers have officially established themselves as the new robber-barons. Unlike the robber-barons that built the railroads, this new breed is producing nothing of economic or social value.
Project for the Improvement of Child Support Litigation Technology began in 1989 to work on the scientific and technical details involved in development of better child support guidelines.  One of the key activities in the project has been a review of traditional child support law and its correspondence with realistic ideas about sharing the obligation to support children. A key finding of the project is the minimum statement of principles required for making a just and appropriate child support award.
Three fundamental principles are considered to be necessary and sufficient.
1. Child support is for the care and maintenance of children.
2. Both parents have an equal duty to support their children.
3. All relevant circumstantial information may effect the amount of the award.
With these principles as a guide, we can now look back at Haskins’ claim that traditional child support awards could be increased two and a half times. We can do so especially well in hindsight because of the use of the idea in the “technical advice” provided to states by collection entrepreneur Robert Williams.  Every state has followed Williams’ advice to a great extent, arbitrarily increasing child support awards throughout the country. We can therefore rely on actual current child support law in the states to fill in details not covered in Haskins’ or Williams’ reports.
States do not apply the second principle, known as the equal duty principle, in child support award decisions even though some legal experts believe that it is Constitutionally mandated.  Given all the emphasis on a father’s obligation to support his children and all the billions of dollars spent on enforcement, this is an important observation. The reforms were planned and executed in recognition of the obligation of only one half of all parents to support their children – fathers.
What does that say about Haskins’ estimate that child support awards could be increased by two and a half times? Although there is some difference in income between custodial and non-custodial parents, the inclusion of twice as many parents supporting the same number of children would show that only somewhat more than half the child support money is actually needed from those who make child support payments.
The third principle tells us that just and appropriate child support awards can only be made if we take the details of the circumstances of parents and children into consideration. One of the most important details which is not adequately dealt with in current guidelines is the financial contribution made by non-custodial parents during visitation and by co-parents carrying out shared parenting arrangements.
Let’s use an imaginary high end for what effect the application of the principles above would have on Haskins’ estimate and Williams’ Income Shares guidelines. Let us say that we have a case dealing with a custodial and a non-custodial parent who have equal income, and that each is more than capable of supporting a home on their own. Their equal ability to pay implies that each should contribute half the amount needed to support their children. If we had only recognized the obligation of one parent as opposed to two, then we would end up thinking that the award needs to be twice as much as it should be.
Custodial and non-custodial parent income is not always equal. Conditions are not always right for a full 50 percent reduction in recognition of normal visitation. There is obviously however a great deal of potential for reductions in child support awards to bring them to a reasonable level. And in this article, we have only looked at two of the errors that exist in current guidelines.
In conclusion then, we should recognize that fathers rights groups have been right all along. Credible research showing that child support awards needed to be increased has never existed. (Nor has it ever been shown that increased enforcement would be beneficial, and it has for the most part not been.) States need to reform their laws in order to meet the federal requirement to assure a just and appropriate child support award in each case.
2. Technical assistance to the states in developing child support guidelines was mandated by Congress in the Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1984.
6. Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald, 566 A 2d 719 (D.C. App. 1990) Note that a state’s child support guideline review committee also has no basis for determining that a state’s guideline produces appropriate child support awards. Review to assure appropriateness of guideline results is required by federal law to be carried out in each state at least once every four years.
7. Robert G. Williams, Development of Guidelines for Child Support Orders: Final Report, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child Support Enforcement, March 1987.
9. Both Haskins and Williams’ “Income Shares model” use both parents’ incomes in the calculation. Note however that the decrease in the payment resulting from this procedure is offset by an arbitrarily high numeric table value claimed to represent an amount spent on children by intact families. In his report (reference 5 above) Williams says that using both parents’ incomes in the calculation can have a psychological effect; leading the parents to believe that they are sharing the cost of raising their children.
10. How to adjust for visitation and shared parenting, September 1999 and design study; Will fair share adjustment for shared parenting and visitation lead to more intense argument over the amount of parenting time granted to the non-primary parent?, November, 1999. Both are available at the PICSLT web site, reference 3 above.
11. This is not a rough bounded estimate of the total aggregate reduction in child support nationwide. Depending on individual circumstances, including the custodial parents ability to support herself in a home, reductions in individual cases should range from about 25 to 50 percent; based on traditional cross-crediting principles.
13. Actually, without basic rational principles as a basis for awards and the design of child support guidelines there is no limit to what the award can be.
Copyright 2000 Roger F. Gay.

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Are you thinking about getting yourself an immersion blender, but you’re not sure what exactly a hand blender is useful for?
No problem. We bring you the main characteristics, pros and cons of hand held blenders to help you make your decision.
upgraded versions of hand held mixers.
A hand blender is a light, long, and thin stick device, which you hold on one side and there is a blade on the other. A wand must fit you well. You should really feel cosy when holding and using a handheld blender.
This portable blender type can be a very good solution if you do not have enough counter space in your kitchen. For this small appliance you practically do not need any counter space.
You can put it wherever you have some room left, whether in a drawer or somewhere else. If you pick an immersion blender with a storage device, you just need some space on your wall and mount it there.
True, this is a kind of mini blender, but it is a very beneficial kitchen-aid. Since these small blenders are portable, you do not have to put blending ingredients into a blending jar.
A stick blender enables you to blend hot soups or even boiling liquids right in a soup pan. That prevents pouring when transferring the liquid into a jug. Moreover, blending amount is bigger than just the amount, which would fit into a blending jar of a countertop blender.
Hand blenders usually come with the wattage between 150 W and 550 W. If you are aiming to blend only thin liquids, maybe also soft healthy fruits for fruit smoothies, lower wattage would be OK.
Nevertheless, for blending thicker liquids and solids, for crushing ice, chopping all types of fruits and vegetables, other foods, spices, and herbs, for grinding and whisking, you should get a more powerful immersion blender.
Many hand held blenders namely come with different attachments for different kitchen tasks. You should check which accessories are available. More there are, more powerful a blender must be.
We advise you to check the diversity of speed settings, too. More speed settings there are available, less problems with various functions you can expect. It is even much better if a stick blender has a pulse option too.
We present very effective and popular KitchenAid KHB2561CU 5-Speed Hand Blender. Just click on the image on the left hand side and learn more about this excellent model.
With many portable blender models you get also a bowl, usually made of plastic, which is meant for blending or it can be used as a scale-jar too.
You do not need to be a chef to be able to use an immersion blender. It is namely a very easy to use small kitchen appliance.
Anyhow, you will need some time and practice to be able to use your stick blender without spilling and splattering foodstuffs around.
You will master the task much easier with a multiple speed setting, a pulse function, and usage of higher pots and bowls.
Majority of stick blenders are small portable electric blenders. In addition, there are also cordless battery operated blenders available. Such small blenders offer you even better flexibility; you are not bounded to use it close to electric source.
A battery blender comes with rechargeable batteries and that is why it is usually heavier and more compact than electric immersion blenders.
The major advantage is that they enable you preparation of your favorite healthy smothies, cocktails, and other blender drinks and more when travelling. You can easily put it in your bag and take it on holidays.
If you are thinking to get yourself a cordless handheld blender, would the amazing, top rated Cuisinart CSB-300 Smart Stick Variable Speed Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender with Electric Knife most certainly be a perfect pick.
Materials from which blender parts are made are very important, since many of them are disposed to a very high temperature when blending hot or even boiling liquids.
especially this is a rule if your handheld blender is meant also for crushing ice.
Cleaning of immersion blenders is normally very simple. Blades are removable and you also must make sure that a stick can be easily mounted and dismounted from a motorized part of an immersion blender.
You can then hand-wash all detachable blender parts without any danger to wet a blender motor in a motorized part. Even better it is, if all removable parts, including a wand, are dishwasher safe.
• It is appropriate especially for blending different liquids and soft blending ingredients.
• Bigger amounts of different liquids and softer foodstuffs can be blended directly in a cooking pot. That enables you to blend hot or even boiling liquids, such as soups, in a soup pan, too.
• Less cooking dishes are needed, you save time and energy.
• It is a light portable small kitchen appliance, almost no counter space is needed.
• A stick battery operated blender you can use while travelling.
• It is quite easy to use, although you need some time to master it well.
• For a very affordable price, you can get yourself a big kitchen-aid.
• Immersion blenders do not enable you the best quality of blending, grinding, chopping, whisking, pureeing … of stiffer foods and thicker liquids despite of additional attachments.
• It is not appropriate for processing of bigger amounts of different ingredients.
• Stick blenders are rather noisy.
• Even though it is quite easy to use, you have to be careful in order to prevent splashing and spilling of foods. With hot or boiling liquids, this can be even a little bit dangerous.
• A handheld blender is not appropriate for usage of kids.
• Warranty period of hand blenders is on average only 1 year.
We think we all agree that immersion blenders are great small kitchen devices that help perform various kitchen tasks and hopefully you have found the right one for you.
However, we do not know what your needs and expectations are. So, if you are still wondering what type of blender to get, our tips and pics when deciding about the best blender will surely help you out.


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The skidding cattle market the past few months resulted in considerable pessimism prior to the 33rd Show-Me-Select (SMS) Bred Heifer Sale at Joplin Regional Stockyards on November 20. However, when the last of 293 heifers left the ring, the average price of $2477 brought smiles to most of the sellers.
The previous 32 sales results predicted an average heifer price just under $2000 per head. That forecast is based on the week’s average price per head for a 550 pound, Medium and Large Frame, Number 1 Muscle steer at the Joplin and Springfield markets. That average amounted to $1011 per head according to the Missouri Market Summary.
The SMS heifer average of $2477 divided by the steer average resulted in a 2.45:1 figure. In the previous sales the highest ratio was 2.4:1. Since the SMS sales began in 1997 at Joplin the smallest ratio was 1.65:1 in 1999.
The Pre-Genomic Era In the Pan-American Evaluation there are four countries, US, Canada, Uruguay and Argentina. Agricultural Business Research Institute (ABRI) collects the pedigree and trait data. Then the Animal Genetics & Breeding Unit uses BREEDPLAN to estimate EPDs.
The Early-Genomic Era Cattle have 30 pairs of chromosomes. There are about 100 million base pairs per chromosome and about 2.6 billion base pairs in the entire DNA (genome).
Heifer Calving Rate, Sustained Cow Fertility, and Dry Matter Intake are currently released as prototype evaluations and can be accessed as a downloadable Excel file.
"One of the things you all have going for you is the foresight to begin a TPR program," said Bowman.
Heifer Calving Rate Heifer Calving Rate (HCR) is a categorical trait, they either calved or they didn't. Method Genetics reports a heritability of 15% for Heifer Calving Rate. They analyzed 98,000 records, of which 73% had calved by 800 days of age, 27% had not calved. Contemporary grouping for heifers is based upon their herd, yearling weigh date, calf birth year and season.
Based on input and requests from breeders, we’ve been working on some updates to the information displayed on the Animal Search feature on Angus.org. These new features went live this morning [10 November 2015], and I want to take a minute to highlight and explain these enhancements.
Genomic Progeny EPD percentile ranksProgeny For complete post, please visit Angus Genetics Inc blog, and read the post by Dr. Tonya Amen.
Decker's Take Home: I always love to see breed associations changing and innovating. I think these changes will allow producers to more quickly evaluate an animal's genetic merit. Plus, I'm sure breeders appreciate AGI responding to requests.
One can not impede scientific progress. - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Resnick gave a series of examples of how genomics is changing society.
The 86th Southwest Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association’s bull sale averaged $4581 on 49 bulls. Leading the average were the 46 Angus bulls that made $4684. Three Polled Herefords were harder to get bids on and each received a $3000 bid.
The consignment had outstanding performance data behind them and the knowledgeable bidders on the seats found the top prospects throughout the sale. One thing that stood out again was the reluctance of buyers to go very high on bulls that had calving ease direct expected progeny differences (EPD) that were poorer than breed average.
The sale top of the evening was a May, 2014 Angus consigned by Truman L. Wiles, Willow Springs. The bulls calving ease, weaning weight and yearling weight ranked him in the first percentile for Angus non-parent bulls. His $Wean was also in the first percentile. The 7-framebull brought $7000 from Kevin and Cheryl Dill of Niangua.


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SusanSays: End of year reflections!
I don't know if it is the terrible slaying of school children in Newtown, Connecticut, the end of the year or advancing age, but I've been in a reflective mood for the last few days.
The death of a child always seems worse than the death of an adult, and to have so many children, together with their teachers, killed in one incident is tragic. It has raised the issue of greater control over the kind of weapons available in the US and I hope it is possible to get some limitation on this. It is not for Australians to give advice on this, though the talk back lines and other media have run hot, but we should be grateful that guns are not such an important part of the culture here. We should not overlook though, the continued violence to be found in our homes, which scars young lives and which, often fuelled by alcohol and drugs, is particularly prevalent at this time of year. As adults who care about children we must set a better example, work to stop bullying and to practise and teach peaceful dispute resolution.
The recent death of Dame Elizabeth Murdoch at the grand old age of103, has drawn attention to the wonderful role she paid in supporting the Royal Children's Hospital, the arts and many other charities. While she was obviously a very wealthy woman, thanks to her husband and son's business acumen, she was public about much of her giving, not to gain personal glory but to set an example for us all to follow. In your gift and food buying this Christmas have you put aside extra for those in need?
In an obituary for Tony Charlton, a well known event and sports commentator, much was made of his sporting knowledge, but also of the fact that he volunteered 5 days a week at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. Such voluntary work is another worthy example to follow.
I'm very much a beginner in the blogging world, but note that this is the forty second that I have posted since March. It has been a learning experience, and sometimes I find it hard to think of topics, and sometimes the words just don't come. I have been amazed to see that I seem to have readers in such a variety of countries, and while I have been disappointed not to have generated more comments I hope that some of you may linger long enough to start some sort of discussion. I would really enjoy the feedback.
Looking at past posts I have noted that the most popular posts have been those relating to the work of nannies, particularly saying goodbye to families; nurturing a love of nature and the dance of parenthood. I'm not sure if that represents a desire to see more on these subjects, or if they have been sufficiently covered....Let me know, please!
I must thank my young models and their parents for allowing their photos to be used to illustrate these blogs. Sienna, Hazel, Fraser, Jeanie, Logan and Ally your participation is much appreciated, and I hope Santa has something lovely in his sack for you to enjoy.
This is the last post for 2013: Christmas and summer holidays are just around the corner. Look for more from SusanSays in January!
The office of Susan Rogan Family Care will be closed from Monday, 24th December and will reopen on Wednesday, 2nd January.
From me, Susan, and everyone at Susan Rogan Family Care have a happy and safe Christmas and a wonderful holiday.
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Each year, parents, grandparents, and siblings of The Nutcracker cast, along with individuals from the community who love the ballet and are interested in volunteering, contribute hundreds of hours to create a successful, professional production. Volunteer opportunities include: working in the boutique, helping with costumes, assisting with logistics, and wrangling the younger dancers.
The boutique is all about selling merchandise – tutus, Nutcrackers, decorated pointe shoes and more. All proceeds benefit CU Ballet’s Tickets for Families (TFF), a program awarding Nutcracker tickets to elementary and pre-school students who are defined by their schools as "at risk" because of financial difficulties and/or hearing, speech or physical disabilities, along with veterans and their families. Boutique volunteers are needed at every performance, and being part of the boutique is a great way to get a sneak peek at the new merchandise while supporting CU Ballet!
Measuring dancers accurately and efficiently.
Note takers, labelers, and seam rippers are a huge help to the more seasoned costumer who will be pinning and marking.
Hand sewing: from the basic (sewing name labels, snaps, and hooks & bars, mending tears, fixing trim and bead work) to the more complicated (cross-stitching bodice facings, sewing bodices to tutus).
Repairing headpieces and miscellaneous trim using a glue gun.
Machine sewing: basic (straight seams and minor alterations); more advanced (new costumes, dealing with multiple layers of tulle or super tough spandex); and serging (the ultimate power tool!).
Organizing our supply bins and drawers.
Doing some advance work on our spring show. Yes—there is CU Ballet life after The Nutcracker.
Staging The Nutcracker and the spring production takes a lot of stuff. Some of it is what you'd expect - like costumes and props. Some of it is unusual - a dragon, an electric scooter tricked out to look like a ship, and a cannon. The Logistics Crew, with the help of Two Men and a Truck, brings all costumes, props, and sets to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts where their stage hands and our volunteers work together to move everything to the Tryon Festival Theater stage.
Wrangling our youngest cast members is an exciting and up close volunteer position for female adults in our volunteer families. Backstage, wranglers handle makeup and costumes, while keeping our young dancers safe and happy for their big moments on stage. Wranglers are led by an experienced Head Wrangler who monitors timing for stage entry/exit and guides other wranglers with specifics for getting children stage-ready. If you enjoy young children, are attentive, and eager for a glimpse of the stage from the wings, you might consider wrangling!


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A good number of members were shown keen interest that WE DWARKITES irrespective of our associations or group must meet formulate a strategy/campaign on the important issue of Increase the voting % from Dwarka (V Call it 100%).
As you all well aware its highly important for us to be united to show the strength of Dwarka by casting vote, may be we are marginal in numbers and divided by various constituency and ward. However, If all Dwarkites votes it will have its importance and political parties wont be able to IGNORE Dwarkites as they do currently.
We have to encourage our residing voters by way of communication at individual level/through Posters on Society/DDA Pocket notice Boards and Finally on 29th Nov 08 from Morning do announcement through Public Address System that is Incorporated or part of the FIRE Evacuation Plan etc.
Please encourage voters to polling booth and spare maximum of 30 minutes. Let those desire to have a heavy HOLIDAY Breakfast and goes to Gurgaon Malls or elsewhere..AFTER CASTING VOTES.
1. INCREASE VOTING % FROM DWARKA.
Only one person will speak at one time and give opportunity for others.
The Date 22 Nov 08 at 1600 (4 PM).
Venue : Setor-6, DDA park, opposite DAV School.
This appeal is made in the larger interest of DWARKA SUBCITY.


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In light of two recent robberies, HRM Partners in Policing are warning citizens, particularly gay men, to be cautious when meeting people in person whom they've originally met on-line.
The first robbery occurred on January 2 at 6:43 p.m. at Point Pleasant Park. A 35-year-old man picked up a man on Tower Road whom he had met on-line and drove to that location. Moments later, two additional men approached the vehicle, threatened the victim and demanded his money. The victim complied and was not physically injured during the incident. The main suspect in this case is described as a white man, approximately 20-years-old, with short dark hair and wearing a dark coat and black jeans.
The second robbery occurred last night at 6:39 p.m. in the area of Wellington Street and Lundy Lane in Halifax. A 29-year-old man picked up a man on Spring Garden Road whom he had met on-line and drove to the south end of Halifax. A few minutes later, several additional men approached the vehicle, claimed they had a knife, and stole the victim's wallet and fled the area on foot. The victim was not physically injured during the incident. The main suspect is described as a white man, in his early twenties, 5'10", 170 lbs., wearing a dark jacket and orange hooded sweatshirt.
Investigators believe these incidents are connected, that the person whom the victim picks up is working with the other suspects and that they appear to be targeting gay men through the on-line dating website Plenty Of Fish at this time.
All citizens are reminded to exercise caution when arranging to meet someone in person whom they know little about, regardless of the on-line dating service they use. People should select a well-lit, public location for the meeting where there are a lot of people around. If possible, they should tell a friend or family member(s) where they're going, with who and when they'll be back.
Anyone with information about these or any other similar incidents is asked to contact police at 490-5016 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca , or contact Detective Constable Debbie Carleton (HRP Liaison Officer to GLBT community) at (902) 229-8254.
police, and we have a liaison officer that we feel very comfortable with."
encourage them to contact NSRAP and see what we might be able to do,"

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MTX engineers evaluate the "sonic signatures" of top-selling vehicles so they can design ThunderForms as custom acoustic matches. Each ThunderForm fits and blends inconspicuously into your vehicle, so you get great bass without losing any space. The high-density polyethylene resin enclosure curbs unwanted resonances from your sub, so you'll hear bass that's tight, hard-hitting, and way down low.
This molded MTX ThunderForm comes loaded with a premium-quality 10" Terminator subwoofer and a specially-designed amp that puts out 200 watts RMS of power. It installs under the rear seat of your 2009-up Ford F-150 SuperCab or SuperCrew, with no loss of leg room. MTX's Electronic Bass Control (EBC) lets you adjust the bass level from the driver's seat. Hardware and harness are included.
I have experienced the sound of numerous built-in sub-woofers. By far, MTX makes the best powered-subs in the industry. Outstanding amps for the MTX subs.
Will this unit fit under the rear driver side seat of my 2015 super cab F-150?
I don't think so. It's made to fit on the passenger side.
Vehicle-Specific Custom Enclosure: This MTX ThunderForm enclosure is specifically designed to fit select Ford F-150 SuperCab models. Please refer to the Crutchfield Car Selector to confirm fit for your vehicle.
Enclosure: The ThunderForm enclosure is made of molded high-density polyethylene resin, which dampens resonance and is rigid enough to resist flexing. It is an acoustic suspension (sealed) chamber.
Mounting Location: This enclosure is designed to mount under the rear seat on the passenger's side. Note: The provided dimensions are taken at the widest points of the enclosure. Keep in mind that this enclosure is custom made to fit in this particular vehicle, so the enclosure will fit properly in only one specific location.
10" Terminator Subwoofer: This enclosure comes loaded with one 10" MTX Terminator subwoofer. The woofer has an unusual impedance, specifically designed for the built-in amp, and cannot be replaced with standard MTX models.
Class D Amplifier: The enclosure contains a built-in 200-watt Class D (digital) amplifier that allows RCA or speaker-level input. The amplifier is highly efficient and designed specifically for use with the subwoofers in the enclosure.
Electronic Bass Control (EBC): The EBC is a wired remote and allows you to adjust the bass level from anywhere in the vehicle. Installing the EBC is optional.
Low-pass Crossover: The low-pass crossover point is adjustable from 50 to 150 Hz for a seamless transition between the output of this unit and that of the other speakers in the vehicle.
Auto Turn-On Feature: When speaker level inputs are used, the system will automatically turn on and off with the radio.
Note: The auto turn-on feature does not operate when preamp level inputs are used, connecting the remote turn-on lead is required.
Can the amp on this setup connect to the sub out terminals on the rear of my jvc aftermarket head unit or does it have to hook up to the rear speakers?
I ran 2 RCA cables directly to the rear of my aftermarket ken wood, works like a champ!
Don't know, I hooked it up to the rear speaker leads and works great.
My lariat has a preinstalled factory subwoofer under the rear passenger seat. Would this unit require removing it in order for this one to replace it?
i have a 2013 f150 super cab and i don't see any wires under my backseat. i have the regular stereo, not the sony edition. How would i power this amp and subwoofer? is it something i could tackle or be better off taking it to a car stereo shop?
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Pär Löfstedt - Yellon - Arkitektur, Design och Kommunikation - Jönköping • Malmö • Stockholm • Berlin. Pär Löfstedt - Yellon - Arkitektur, Design och Kommunikation - Jönköping • Malmö • Stockholm • Berlin.
Began his professional career when he founded his own printing works as a teenager, and now has more than 30 years of experience in the advertising industry. He was the owner of the venerable firm Svenska Budskap for a number of years, which came up with, among other things, an award-winning and widely known campaign for the Swedish Transport Safety Agency. Pär is a multifaceted person who most often focuses on branding strategies, but who is also passionate about design in all its shapes. He builds houses in his spare time.

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The relationship between CP concentration and beetles closer: Misaki appear better impression of dumplings.
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What does the Boston photography club get up to in Lincolnshire?
If you inhabit the area of Boston and are attracted to taking photos then you should come along to the Boston photography club.
At the Boston photography club we will talk and talk about taking photographs until we are blue in the face! We will chat about photographs that you have taken and other members of the club have taken. We will of course take images and improve on images using various software packages such as Photoshop, Auto FX, and Microsoft Photo Editor . You will discover how to take better photographs and use your photographic equipment to create a superior photo. You will get together with comparable minded people who have an inquiring eye for detail and a love for photography.
There is a trivial fee for joining the club but competitions will be free for everybody to enter.
We regularly have competitions right through the year as seasons change and events happen throughout the calendar year. We have a photographic exhibition each year to showcase our efforts.
By joining a club it ought to immeasurably increase your photography skills where you ought to be able to make a good living from your hobby if this is what you would like to do in the future. Also the Boston photography club will have it's own website with links to your own website which can help your web traffic no end as well as perhaps get you new clients if you have any products or services to offer.
So if you can afford it - buy one and join the Boston camera club.


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Introduce and enforce speed limit of 20 mph on all urban roads, 40 mph on rural roads/lanes and 60 mph on all other trunk roads.
Older people hit at 30mph face a 47% fatality risk and are 10 times more likely to die than if the vehicle was travelling at 20mph . In addition at 20mph fewer collisions occur as there is more time to avoid a crash. 20mph zones are effective at reducing the toll from collisions , cost as little as £2 per head  and are popular with residents and local businesses.
Almost half of all road deaths in 2010 were on single carriageway rural roads with a 60mph speed limit . The department for transport has encouraged councils to implement 40mph zones, however this proposal leaves many country tracks with a speed limit only 10mph slower than on a motorway. Finally 60mph limits are already being considered for the motorway network , with higher speeds causing stop-start jams at busy times and increased accident rates and severity.
Speed limit reductions are already being implemented in local areas all over the country and are a cost effective method to increase road safety. However these need to be rolled out across the board to improve safety on all roads.

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We have already seen how to get the canvas element and the context. Having that ready we were able to do some drawings. Here, we will take this a step further and see how we can do some rotating, scaling and translating.
Summary: In this video, we will continue our discussion of canvas. We have already seen how to get the canvas element and the context. Having that ready we were able to do some drawings. Here, we will take this a step further and see how we can do some rotating, scaling and translating. Before that though, we will create a pattern using an image. Then, we will experiment with the method setTransform. This method has 6 parameters that when modified will enable scaling skewing and translating. I will show you an application that shows us the changes real time.
Keyword: HTML 5, Visual Studio 2010, canvas, width, height, document, getElementById, getContext, beginPath, moveTo, lineTo, fill, stroke, image, createpattern, fillStyle, rotate, scale, translate, setTransform, font, fillText.
Hello everyone, this is Ayad Boudiab, I am a senior dot net application developer, and we are in our HTML 5 training videos. We discussed a couple of videos already on canvas and how we can work with the canvas, and we are still continuing with this 229324 and we will adds some more to our knowledge on how canvasses work. We'll discuss some images and how we can create a pattern using a specific image. We'll also look at rotation and scale and translation and so on. So there are good points to cover in this video. Let's go ahead and get started and see what we can do with a canvas when it comes to working with images. If you notice over here on the right hand side with my project I have, under the HTML 5 examples, I have the images folder. It has a Mr. Bool".jpg" image. OK. That's been added for my project under the images folder. We know already that within our canvass we already specified that we're using jQuery, and the jQuery API is the one from Google. We referenced that as you see in the previous video. As you saw, I'm sorry, in the previous video. And in this case we get the element by ID, which is named "mycanvas". This is my canvass down here, defined by the ID.
And then up here, when we get that element we see if it has a context. If we are able to get the context, we get that 2D context and we start drawing. So this is within the IF statement. The lines that are commented here are the ones that I used in previous videos so they don't get in the way. OK. So down here we already spoke about the gradients, the new gradients, and radial gradients. And now lets see what we can do with the rest of the discussion. Now I want to define an image, and how do we do that in java scrip? "VarImage=new" and I use the image like if you work with [ ] languages, it's like a construct. Right? So I create an image object. Now, when the image loads I want to do something. So I can say image.unload, right? So when the image loads, equals "function". I want to execute that function when the image loads. That's the work that needs to happen when the image loads. Now, where is the source of this image? It's actually in the images folder like I specified earlier, right? So I can say "image.source=" and now I can specify where that image is. The image is actually in the images folder and it's named Mr.Bool.jpg. That's the actual source for that image. Now, back to the unload. When the image loads, what do you want to happen? I want to create some type of patter with this image. OK.
A pattern, something that repeats. Right? So, "varpattern=" and with the context I can use the method "createpattern". Using what? Using the image I'm going to create a pattern. And that, I'm going to make that patter repeat. That's how I can use the function "createpattern" within the context that I just got up there. So the context that creates the pattern using the image I'm going to make that repeat. I'm going to draw a rectangle and fill that rectangle with that specific pattern. OK. So the pattern right now is not doing anything, but with the rectangle let's do "context.rectangle". I'm going to create a rectangle that starts at 5,5. That's the location, right? 5,5: 5 for the x 5 for the y. I'm going to specify the width and the height for that rectangle. Instead of specifying an exact value I'm going to take the width of the canvass and take 5 out of that, and then I'm going to take the height of the canvass and I'm going to take 5 out of that. So, the width is the width of the canvas minus 5. And the height is the height of the canvas minus 5. OK.
That's the rectangle that I just specified. Now, I'm going to specify the context.fillstyle. The fillstyle for this one is not going to be a pure color, it's not even going to be gradient; it's going to be the pattern that I just specified up there. Now I have a pattern filling that specific rectangle, all that I have is context.fill. Again, stroke is for the border and fill is for the inside. So now I can say context.fill. If I have this and I try to view it in the browser I have the canvass with the Mr. Bool logo repeating to draw itself within the canvas. OK. That's interesting right? I mean, we choose a specific pattern, we make that pattern repeat, and that pattern is based on that image so when the image loads we choose that pattern to be that image and then we put that in the rectangle inside the actual canvas. OK. Now, this is the, this is how it works with that specific pattern. Let's experiment with a couple new things. Now, can I make this rotate a bit, right? So I'm going to rotate that for a specific value. So go to context.rotate, and I'm going to make that rotate 0.2, in terms of radiant, right, instead of degree we have radiant. We specify the radiant value in this case, which was 0.2, and then let's try to load this image if you would in the browser. And we see that the image rotates for that specific value. It's not straight anymore, it has rotated. Right? So this is defined with the rotate function within the context class.
Now, can I scale this? Can I make it bigger or smaller? Right? OK. Let's see, context.scale to scale this specific image. And I'm going to choose make it smaller, so I'm going to choose 0.75. If I said, for example, 0.5 it would be half of it. I want it to be more than the half, right. So I'm going to say 0.75 which is three quarters of it, and then 0.75. This is the scaling, again, of that image. Now, if I view that in the browser you see it's scaled and it's smaller than the previous one that we just did. OK. Within, again, still within the canvas. Now, what else can I do? Can i translate this image? OK. Context.translate, and I'm going to translate that 100 on the X and 50 on the Y, 100,50. And that will be the actual values for the translate function. Translating this one gives me something like that. Right? I translated it 100 on the X, 50 on the Y. Now I have the image being, first of all, I created a pattern using the image, make that pattern repeat; drew the rectangle and specified the fill style to be that patter; and then I took that and within the context I made that rotate; I made that scale; and I made that translate to a specific value. OK.
Now, let's go ahead and do some more work as far as transforming the actual objects. Let's go ahead and comment those out. OK. Now, how about using the transform. The set transform function that has a bunch of values that I can work with. The transform function, first of all, has some values that I want to explain to you before we can proceed. But first of all let's do some, let's display a couple of things. Using the context that I have I'm going to choose a font. In this case the font that I choose will be 15pt, or you know what, let's make that bigger: let's make that 30pt. 30pt and let's choose the calibri font. OK. So 30pt calibri, that's the actual font that I choose. And then I'm going to do "context.filltext", I'm going to put some text in there. Capital "T". The text will be "HTML 5 Training." Let's make sure I fixed those double codes in here. So, context.filltext("HTML 5 Training"), and I want to specify the values to be at let's say 50,50.
So by doing so, specifying a font and filling some text in that canvas I'll end up with something like this. OK. Location 50,50, I put that "HTML 5 Training" with a big font. OK. Now, I want to work with some transformation. OK. So before the font I'm going to specify "context.settransform". Settransform has a bunch of values that I have to deal with. As a matter of fact they call them "A, B, C, D, E, and F." The A, they call that the scale on the X. The B, they call it the skew on the X. The C, they call the skew on the Y. The D is the actual scale on the Y. The E is the translate on the X. And the F is the translate on the Y. That's a mouthful, right? There's a lot of stuff in there that you need to work with. And this is defined based on some type of matrix. If you've done some algebra, linear algebra, you know what we're talking about. Some matrices that make things rotate, scale, transform kind of thing. OK. Now, by the way, I found this example on the internet, that's the specific website that you see on top, this, here's the full address for the website, and for this one I have a specific small app that helped me change those values. OK. So let me scroll up a bit. If you notice in here, and here are the values, OK. So let's take a screen shot of this. These are the values that I'm interested in. That's part of the matrix, right. And let's go down here and see what we can do with these values. Again, remember that the first one of the matrices is called the X scale, right? This is A, the X's scale, which will scale it on the X. And this will scale it on the Y, right? This is skewing on the Y, skewing on the X. "001" these are values that we don't change in terms of the Z values; we don't change those. And the bottom ones are the X position and the Y position. OK. So let's experiment with this a bit and see what kind of work it gives us. Look at the box over here. This is the A value, being 1. So when I decrease that it decreases the size; increase that and it increases the size. Bring it back to 1. Now for the B value, OK, you see this skewing that we're talking about? This is a negative value and this is a positive value. OK. Now, again, the C value represents the X skew. If I change this value for the X negatively it goes this way, positively goes that way because it works with the X axis, right? This one's working with the Y axis. The D value represents the Y scale. The Y scale, if I change those, scaling the Y, and here's the other way around for scaling the Y. OK. Bring it back to 1. Bring this one to 1. And bring this one back to 1. OK.
Now, for the transform I'm moving it left, right? I'm moving it right. And I'm moving it up and moving it down. OK. So these are the values that you need to work with. When I say A, B, C, D, E, F, that's what's I'm talking about. And as far as the actual matrix compared to the matrix that you see here, that's how they are. The X scale on the top, underneath is X skew, X position. Y skew , Y scale, Y position. You don't mess with the other ones as far as Z is concerned, these are 001.
OK. So now let's go ahead and, sorry, let's close that, let's go ahead and modify these values based on what we've learned. The context that settransform, and here are the actual HTML 5 training that we're talking about. OK. So let's change that a bit and see what we end up with. Again, the A value, the first one, is the X scale. I'm going to leave that 1 as it is. That means I'm not changing it. Now the second one is skewing on the X, so I'm going to make that -0.5. The third parameter is the C, which is skewing on the Y. I'm going to make that value 0.5. And then the fourth one is actually the scaling on the Y; I'm going to leave that again as is it. And then for the translate, X translate Y, I'm going to make, for example, this is to be 10 translate X and then 80 translate Y. Again, I'm just giving a quick example in here because what I showed you on the small app here, you can mess with these values any way you want to. You can spend all day doing that, but in this case I'm just giving you the settransform, what parameters it takes, and I'm just trying to change those as an example. If I right click that and view it in the browser, here's the end of my changes as far as the scaling, skewing and the translating for this text. OK. So i hope this discussion of transform and rotation and scaling and translation has been helpful to you. Please drop us a line on Mr Boul website if you have any question. Thank you very much for listening, I am Asiab Mojab, and you take care.


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Abstract. Open and free access to multi-frequent high-resolution data (e.g. Sentinel – 2) will fortify agricultural applications based on satellite data. The temporal and spatial resolution of these remote sensing datasets directly affects the applicability of remote sensing methods, for instance a robust retrieving of biophysical parameters over the entire growing season with very high geometric resolution.
In this study we use machine learning methods to predict biophysical parameters, namely the fraction of absorbed photosynthetic radiation (FPAR), the leaf area index (LAI) and the chlorophyll content, from high resolution remote sensing. 30 Landsat 8 OLI scenes were available in our study region in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. In-situ data were weekly to bi-weekly collected on 18 maize plots throughout the summer season 2015.
The study aims at an optimized prediction of biophysical parameters and the identification of the best explaining spectral bands and vegetation indices. For this purpose, we used the entire in-situ dataset from 24.03.2015 to 15.10.2015. Random forest and conditional inference forests were used because of their explicit strong exploratory and predictive character. Variable importance measures allowed for analysing the relation between the biophysical parameters with respect to the spectral response, and the performance of the two approaches over the plant stock evolvement.
Classical random forest regression outreached the performance of conditional inference forests, in particular when modelling the biophysical parameters over the entire growing period. For example, modelling biophysical parameters of maize for the entire vegetation period using random forests yielded: FPAR: R² = 0.85; RMSE = 0.11; LAI: R² = 0.64; RMSE = 0.9 and chlorophyll content (SPAD): R² = 0.80; RMSE=4.9.
Our results demonstrate the great potential in using machine-learning methods for the interpretation of long-term multi-frequent remote sensing datasets to model biophysical parameters.
How to cite: Dahms, T., Seissiger, S., Conrad, C., and Borg, E.: MODELLING BIOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF MAIZE USING LANDSAT 8 TIME SERIES, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLI-B2, 171-175, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B2-171-2016, 2016.

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