March Calendar of Famous Inventions and Birthdays

March Calendar of Famous Inventions and Birthdays Discover what famous event happened on the March calendar concerning patents, trademarks or copyrights, and see which famous inventor has the same March birthday as you or what invention was created on that March calendar day. March Calendar of Inventions, Trademarks, and Patents March 1 1921- Magician and showman Harry Houdini was granted patent #1,370,316 for a divers suit. March 2 1861- The Patent Act of 1861 increased the term of a patent grant from 14 to 17 years; now it is 20 years. March 3 1821- Thomas Jennings received a patent for dry scouring of clothes. He was the first African-American inventor to receive a US patent. March 4 1955- The first radio facsimile, or fax transmission, was sent across the continent.1997- Leonard Kasday received a patent for a way to handle telephone prize opportunities. March 5 1872- George Westinghouse  Jr. patented the steam-air brake.1963- Arthur K. Melin received U.S. Patent Number 3,079,728 on March 5, 1963, for a Hoop Toy, aka the Hula-Hoop. March 6 1899- Felix Hoffmann patented aspirin. He discovered that the compound called salicin found in willow plants provided pain relief.1990- Mel Evenson received a design patent for the ornamental design for a paperclip holder. March 7 1876- Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. March 8 1994- Don Ku was granted a patent for a wheeled suitcase with a collapsible towing handle. March 9 1954- Gladys Geissman was granted a patent for a babys garment. March 10 1862- The first U.S. paper money was issued. The denominations were $5, $10 and $20. The paper bills became legal tender by an act of government on March 17, 1862.1891- Almon Strowger was issued a patent for the automatic telephone exchange. March 11 1791- Samuel Mullikin became the first inventor to hold multiple patents. March 12 1935- England established the first 30 mph speed limit for town and village roads.1996- Michael Vost patented a mailbox signaling device. March 13 1877- Chester Greenwood received a patent for earmuffs.1944- Abbott and Costellos baseball routine Whos On First was copyrighted. March 14 1794- Eli Whitney was granted a patent for the cotton gin. March 15 1950- New York City hired Dr. Wallace E. Howell as the citys official rainmaker.1994- William Hartman was issued a patent for a method and apparatus for painting highway markings (stripes, etc.). March 16 1963- The movie  To Kill a Mockingbird, based on Harper Lees novel of the same name, was copyrighted. March 17 1845- The first rubber band was patented by Stephen Perry of London.1885- The Blast Furnace Charger was patented by Fayette Brown. March 18 1910- Rose ONeills Kewpie doll was copyrighted. March 19 1850- Phineas Quimby was issued a patent for a steering mechanism.1994- The largest omelet (1,383 ² ft) in the world was made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan. March 20 1883- Jan Matzeliger was issued patent #274,207 for a lasting device for shoes. Matzeligers invention made the mass production of inexpensive shoes possible. March 21 1861- The Constitution of the Confederate States of America established a Patent Office. March 22 1841- Orlando Jones patented cornstarch.1960- Arthur L. Schawlow and Charles H. Townes were issued a patent for the laser. March 23 1836- The coin press was invented by Franklin Beale.1956- West Side Story, a musical play by Leonard Bernstein, was copyrighted. March 24 1959- Charles Townes was granted a patent for the maser, the precursor to the laser. The maser was a big hit, being used to amplify radio signals and as an ultrasensitive detector for space research. March 25 1902- Irving W. Colburn patented the sheet glass drawing machine, making the mass production of glass for windows possible.1975- Cayetano Aguas was issued patent #3,873,284 for a smoke stack washer. March 26 1895- Charles Jenkins patented a motion picture machine.1895- Louis Lumiere patented a motion picture machine. What Lumiere invented was a portable motion-picture camera, a film-processing unit and a projector called the cinematographe - three functions covered in one invention. March 27 1790- The first shoelaces were invented.1990- Harold Osrow and Zvi Bleier received a patent for a portable ice cream machine. March 28 1899- William Fleming received a patent for a player piano using electricity. March 29 1933- 42nd Street, the movie, was copyrighted.2000- The Patent and Trademark Office became the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and began operations as a performance-based organization. March 30 1956- Woody Guthries song This Land Is Your Land was copyrighted. March 31 1981- Ananda Chakrabarty patented a new single-cell life form. March Birthdays March 1 1864- Rebecca Lee was the first black woman to get a medical degree. March 2 1876- Gosta Forsell was a noted Swedish radiologist.1902- Nuclear physicist and atomic scientist  Edward Uhler Condon  worked on the Manhattan Project. March 3 1831- George Pullman  invented the railway sleeping car.1838- American astronomer George W. Hill plotted the moons orbit.1841- Canadian oceanographer John Murray discovered the depths of the ocean.1845- German mathematician Georg Cantor discovered transfinite numbers.1847- Alexander Graham Bell  invented the first working telephone.1877- African-American inventor  Garrett Morgan  invented an improved  traffic light  and improved  gas mask.1895- Economist Ragnar Frisch of Norway won the  first Nobel Memorial Prize  in Economics  in 1969.1909- Jay Morris Arena was a noted inventor and pediatrician.1918- American biochemist Arthur Kornberg won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1959. March 4 1754- Physician Benjamin Waterhouse invented a smallpox vaccine.1835- Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli discovered the canals of Mars.1909- American builder Harry B. Helmsley designed the  Empire State Building.1934- Ethologist Jane van Lawick-Goodall was a chimp expert who won the 1974 Walker Prize.1939- James Aubrey Turner was a noted scientist. March 5 1574- English mathematician  William Oughtred  invented the slide rule.1637- Dutch painter John van der Heyden invented the fire extinguisher.1794- French physicist Jacques Babinet was  a noted mathematician and astronomer.1824- American physician Elisha Harris founded the American Public Health Association.1825- German photographer Joseph Albert invented the Albertotype.1893- Emmett J. Culligan founded a water treatment organization.1932- Scientist Walter Charles Marshall was a leading theoretician in the atomic properties of matter. March 6 1812- Aaron Lufkin Dennison was considered the father of American watchmaking.1939- Computer  inventor  Adam Osborne is the founder of the Osborne Computer Corporation. March 7 1765- French inventor  Joseph Niepce  made the first photographic image with a camera obscura.1837- Henry Draper was an  astro-spectro photographer who photographed the moon and Jupiter.1938- American scientist David Baltimore made key contributions in cancer research and is a 1975 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine. March 8 1787- Karl Ferdinand von Grafe was the father of modern plastic surgery.1862- Joseph Lee developed playgrounds.1879- German physicist and chemist Otto Hahn won the Nobel Prize in 1944 for his discovery of radiothorium and actinium.1886- Chemist  Edward Kendall  isolated cortisone and won the Nobel Prize in 1950. March 9 1791- American surgeon George Hayward was the first to use ether anesthesia.  1900- American scientist  Howard Aiken  invented the Mark I computer.1923- French fashion designer Andre Courreges invented the miniskirt.1943- American Jef Raskin was a pioneering computer scientist. March 10 1940- Psychologist Wayne Dyer wrote The Universe Within You. March 11 1811- Urbain Jean Joseph  Le  Verrier codiscovered Neptune.1832- German  physicist Franz Melde invented the Melde test.1879- Danish chemist Niels Bjerrum invented pH tests.1890- American scientist  Vannevar Bush  first proposed the basics of hypertext in 1945 that laid the foundation for the internet. March 12 1824- Prussian physicist Gustav R. Kirchoff invented spectral analysis.1831- Clement Studebaker invented the Studebaker car.1838- William Perkin invented the first artificial dye.1862- Jane Delano founded the  Red Cross. March 13 1733- English clergyman and scientist  Joseph Priestley  discovered oxygen and invented a method of making carbonated water.1911- L. Ron Hubbard was a noted sci-fi writer and the first  Scientologist  who invented  Dianetics. March 14 1692- Physicist  Pieter van Musschenbroek  invented the Leyden Jar - the first electrical capacitor.1800- American builder James Bogardus invented ways of making cast-iron buildings.1833- Lucy Hobbs Taylor was the first woman to become a dentist in the United States in 1866.1837- American librarian Charles Ammi Cutter invented expansive classification.1854- German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich, who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1908.1879- German physicist  Albert Einstein  won the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his  theory of relativity. March 15 1801- Coenraad J. van Houten was a Dutch chemist and chocolate maker.1858- American botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey is considered the father of  plant-breeding.1938- English composer Dick Higgins invented the term intermedia and founded Something Else Press. March 16 1806- Norbert Rillieux  invented the sugar refiner.1836- Andrew Smith Hallidie  patented the first cable car.1910- Andrew Miller-Jones was a British television pioneer.1918- American physicist Frederick Reines was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics.1951- Scientist Richard Stallman is an American software freedom activist and programmer. March 17 1787- Physicist  George Simon Ohm  discovered Ohms Law.1834- German car manufacturer  Gottlieb Daimler  invented the first motorcycle.1925- G.M. Hughes was a renowned British zoologist.1925- Physiologist Jerome Lejeune was a geneticist best-known for discovering links of diseases to chromosome abnormalities. March 18 1690- German mathematician Christian Goldbach wrote the Goldbach position.1858- German engineer  Rudolf Diesel  invented the diesel motor.1886- German psychologist Kurt Koffka invented Gestalt therapy. March 19 1892- Neurobiologist Siegfried T. Bok wrote Cybernetica.1900- French physicist Frederic Joliot-Curie  won  the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935. March 20 1856- American inventor and engineer Frederick W. Taylor is best-known as the father of scientific management.1904- American psychologist B.F. Skinner was an author, inventor, behaviorist and social philosopher.1920- Douglas G. Chapman was a biomathematical statistician. March 21 1869- Architect Albert Kahn invented modern factory design.1884- American mathematician George D. Birkhoff discovered aesthetic measure.1932- American scientist Walter Gilbert was a molecular biology pioneer and Nobel laureate. March 22 1868- American physicist Robert A. Millikan discovered the  photoelectric effect  and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923.1907- American scientist James M. Gavin was a military theorist.1924- Al Neuharth founded the newspaper USA Today.1926- American Julius Marmur was a noted biochemist and geneticist.1931- American scientist Burton Richter was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist.1946- American mathematician and computer scientist Rudy Rucker is a popular author in science fiction and science. March 23 1881- German chemist  Hermann Staudinger  was a noted plastics researcher who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1953.1907- Swiss pharmacologist Daniel Bovet won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1957.1912- German  rocket  scientist  Wernher von Braun  was a space architect and aerospace engineer. March 24 1809- French math whiz Joseph Liouville discovered transcendental numbers.1814- American naturalist Galen Clark discovered Mariposa Grove.1835- Austrian physicist Josef Stefan wrote the Stefan-Boltzmann law.1871- British nuclear physicist Ernest Rutherford is considered the father of nuclear physics and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908.1874- Hungarian magician and escape artist  Harry Houdini  invented a divers suit.1884- Dutch physical chemist Peter Debye won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1936.1903- German  biochemist Adolph F.J. Butenandt won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939.1911- Joseph Barbera was  a noted  animator and  one-half  of Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.1936- Canadian scientist David Suzuki is a noted television host and narrator.1947- English computer manufacturer Alan Sugar founded Amstrad Computers. March 25 1786- Giovanni B. Amia was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and botanist.1867- Gutzon Borglum was the  Mount Rushmore  sculptor.1914- Italian humanitarian and agronomist Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for inventing methods to increase food  supply and was also awarded the  Presidential Medal of Freedom. March 26 1773- Mathematician and astronomer Nathaniel Bowditch invented the marine sextant.1821- Ernst Engel was a German economist.1821- German statistician Earnest Angel wrote the Law of Angel.1885- Robert Blackburn was a pioneer in British aviation.1893- Scientist James Bryant Conant was known for his lasting influence on American science.1908- Robert William Paine was a noted architect.1908- Zoologist Kenneth Mellanby of England was a noted entomologist and ecologist.1911- German-born Bernard Katz was a noted biophysicist noted for his work on nerve physiology.1913- Paul Erdos was a noted Hungarian mathematician known for his work in number theory.1916- American chemist Christian B. Anfinsen researched cell physiology and won the Nobel Prize in 1972.1930- Sandra Day OConnor was the first woman to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice in 1981.1941- English scientist Richard Dawkins is a noted evolutionary biologist. March 27 1780- German inventor and mathematician August L. Crelle built the first Prussian Railway.1844- Adolphus Washington Greely was an American Arctic explorer.1845- Physicist  Wilhelm Conrad von Rontgen  discovered X-rays and won the  Nobel Prize  in Physics in 1901.1847- German chemist Otto Wallach won the Nobel Prize in 1910.1863- Henry Royce invented the Rolls-Royce.1905- Hungarian mathematician Laszlo Kalmar discovered  mathematical  logic and was the founder of theoretical computer science in Hungary.1922- Margaret Stacey was a noted sociologist. March 28 1942- American philosopher Daniel Dennett is a researcher of cognitive science and evolutionary biology. March 29 1883- American chemist Van Slyke invented  micromanometric  analysis. March 30 1842- Dr. Crawford Long was the first physician to use ether as an anesthetic.1865- German physicist Heinrich Rubens was  known for his measurements of the energy of black-body radiation, which led Max Planck to the discovery of his radiation law.  Ã‚  1876- Clifford Whittingham Beers was a mental hygiene pioneer.1892- Polish mathematician Stefan Banach is considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century mathematicians.1894- Sergei Ilyushin was a noted builder of Russian airplanes.1912- Andrew Rodger Waterson was a noted naturalist. March 31 1811- German chemist Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen invented the  Bunsen  burner.1854- Dugald Clerk invented a 2-stroke motorcycle engine.1878- Jack Johnson  was the first black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915) and invented a wrench.1950- Pathologist Alison McCartney is a noted breast cancer campaigner.

Become an Entrepreneur While Youre Still a Student

Become an Entrepreneur While Youre Still a Student College life can get pretty hectic. With attending classes, writing papers, playing sports and going to club meetings all while trying to squeeze in a social life, it might seem like the worst time to start a business. However, it’s one of the best times to explore your entrepreneurial spirit! Think about it: in college you have all the resources you need right at your fingertips, for free. From getting business advice from your Economics professor to sourcing your talent right in your backyard to having a ready-made clientele all around you. It really doesn’t get much better than this. So how do you actually start a business in college? Here are some tips: What Are You Good At? Evaluate your talents. Are you a people person, good at seeing the big picture and delegating to others? Or are you more hands-on, building your creations from the bottom up? What are you good at? What’s the heart of your business? Evaluate Your Idea Is there a market for this service/product? What resources do you need in order to execute it? What resources do you have? How many people will you need to employ in order to bring the idea to life? What’s the time frame to execute your idea under the perfect circumstances? Are there any legal limitations or drawback you can anticipate? Is anyone else offering a similar service? Make a Business Plan Again, time to seek out that Economics professor or another professor who could help you with this. A business plan covers the general idea of your business, analyzes the existing market for it, outlines your marketing strategy, provides information about management team’s experience and responsibilities, discusses the financial investment required and assesses the risks. Outline your business plan on your own or with the help of a professor or other experienced businessperson. You can also use a special software or ask us to write your business plan. Get a Mentor Most universities have mentoring programs through their career counseling centers. You could contact a mentor on your own as well as if there’s someone you really want to work with and whose experience you think will help you grow your business. Consider Registering Your Business This is an important step in making your business official. You will definitely need the help of your mentor and/or a lawyer if you want to go this route. The benefits of registering are that nobody can copy your idea without facing legal action and you will be recognized as an official part of this industry, allowing you to go to trade shows and develop business partnerships with industry leaders. Look into Kickstarter Kickstarter is a great platform for young entrepreneurs. It teaches you the ins and outs of grassroots funding and puts you in touch with people who are working on similar projects. It’s also a platform that experienced industry leaders use to scope out up and coming talent. Get the Word Out on Social Media College campuses are notoriously social media obsessed so take advantage of that and spread the word through your campus. You might consider paying for Facebook ads to make sure your business ads get the attention you want. Set up your website, register an Instagram account, post photos and videos and develop your LinkedIn profile. Social media is an important part of business marketing today. Take Classes to Enhance Your Business Knowledge Finance and accounting Marketing Economics Management Public speaking Writing and composition Computer science Don’t Slack You may find it difficult to balance your new business with your classes. Don’t let yourself fall behind in your classes. You may get permission to use your startup for your class project or paper for one or more classes. Most likely, your professors will be supportive of your business and want to encourage your entrepreneurial spirit. Becoming an entrepreneur during college can be a great experience. If you’re considering it, don’t hesitate. The resources and support are there for the taking. Image credit: Photograph by Bloomberg - Getty Images.

Drug Monograph Term Paper Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1250 words

Drug Monograph - Term Paper Example Used in combination with narcotics at times, in order to boost the pain-relieving powers of the ketorolac. Ketorolac is to be used for pain management of short duration only, not to exceed five days for all administration routes of the drug (WebMD, 2012; Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2012; The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2012; US National Library of Medicine, 2010; FADavis, n.d.; Selleck Chemicals, 2011; MediResource, 2012; MedicineNet, 2012; NetDoctor, 2012; Drugs.com, 2012; RxList, 2012; MedIndia, 2012). Ketorolac belongs to the same class of drugs as ibuprofen as well as naproxen, but the consensus is that ketorolac has greater power in the reduction of pain from inflammation as well as from other causes. This makes ketorolac singular among other NSAIDs, with regard to the degree of effect and with regard to the kinds of pain that it can relieve or treat. It works by effecting the blockage of those enzymes responsible for the production of prostaglandins in the body, those chemicals that the body generates that in turn results in fever and inflammation (MedicineNet, 2012). The first dose can be via the veins, or via the muscles, administered via injections (US National Library of Medicine, 2010). The typical subsequent dose is 10 mg for every four to six hours in the presence of pain, depending on the requirement for pain relief. The recommended maximum daily dose is 40 mg, to be taken preferably with meals, in order to reduce risks of stomachs getting upset from the medication (MediResource, 2012). Some dosage prescriptions are age and weight dependent, as well as dependent on the presence of some other conditions, such as impairment of the urine function (Roche Laboratories, 2008): Transition from IV or IM dosing of ketorolac tromethamine (single- or multiple-dose) to multiple-dose TORADOLORAL: Patients age 17 to 64: 20 mg PO once followed by 10 mg q4-6 hours prn

Christ Appearing to his Mother Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 750 words - 9

Christ Appearing to his Mother - Essay Example Juan was an early Netherlandish painter which is a combination of early Renaissance and late Gothic styles (Welton23-24). This piece of art has a sense of illusionism expressed by mimesis. That means that the scene appears to be real as expressed by the artist. The portrait has a sense of depth. It makes an observer feel like he or, she can walk into the scene. This style closely relates to photorealism in which the artwork appears like a camera copy of the scenario. Both styles have a deep sense of realism (Heilbrunn2009).It is an oil painting done on wood.The portrait is one of the famous iconographies of that era (the fifteenth century). Therefore, it has significant religious value. The original was part of a triptych altarpiece in a Catholic church.The portrait has some aspects of realism as it appears lifelike. It also is exceptionally bright. The trees in the background appear to sway in a gentle breeze. Juan strives to reflect the scenario as part of the natural world.The the me of the artwork is the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ. Mary appears surprised by the vision of her son. There is a Bible next to her which implies the word of God and His prophecies. It appears that the Bible has been a source of refuge for her since the crucifixion of her son. Jesus appears to be showing her the evidence of his death, which is the holes in his hands and feet, as well as the slit in His side. In the background is Christ rising from the tomb after His crucifixion.

Positive discrimination Essay Example for Free

Positive discrimination Essay New Right Sociologists would argue that this would be a disadvantage to the government as it would lead to an eventual reduction in the nations talent pool. However, it is important to note that the methodology used in the production of The Bell Curve is both dubious and highly doubtful. This is most vividly illustrated by the article Inequality by Design, written by the Sociology Department of UC Berkeley, which claims that the statistics used by Murray and Herrstein were flawed due to omissions and technical errors. On the other hand, New Right Sociologists also argue that ethic groups are disadvantaged because they refuse to integrate into their host society. A refusal to integrate may include a refusal to take on the norms and values of the host culture; or to learn the language. This prevents them from seeking opportunities and hence leaving them at a disadvantage. New Right Sociologists would henceforth argue that the state would have no responsibility whatsoever for self-made choices, and therefore that Positive Discrimination would be pointless and a waste of both time and resources. Neo-Marxists and Social Democratic/Left Wing sociologists would argue that because Ethnic Minorities suffer from ethnic discrimination as well as poorer life chances they require and need Positive Discrimination in order to ensure that they are able to reach the best of their potential. Neo-Marxist Sociologists would refer to the argument, as advocated by Stuart Hall of black people being scapegoat for economic and social problems in times of peril. This shows that people from ethnic minorities are blamed for causing problems, and hence are put at a disadvantage with other groups. This effect is then emphasized through the schema model, in which press coverage and blame of ethnic minorities leads to prejudice, prejudgment and in turn a disadvantage for minorities in regards to a wide range of areas, including life chances as represented through education, health and work. The prejudice caused by scapegoating leads to ethnic minorities being denied jobs in the primary job market, having to get by through the routine, ill paid and unskilled jobs offered through the Secondary Job Market. This in turn impacts greatly on all other aspects of their life, including where they live and the lifestyle they lead. Because ethnic minorities are tied to the secondary job market with lower wages, or languishing in unemployment, they end up residing in inner cities and other areas which are likely to be affected by what is described as the Inverse Care Law as coined by Hart, in which those who need the most access to services receive the least. Statistics from the Office of National Statistics show that ethnic minorities tend to have the worst self-reported health, live in overcrowded housing and smoke the most. This shows the fact that Ethnic Minorities, due to the lack of job opportunities, suffer from lower than average health and lifestyles. This, coupled with the fact that ethnic minority households are three times more likely to live in poor neighborhoods (Commission on Racial Equality, 2003) tells us that ethnic minorities do indeed suffer from lower life chances due to poor health, poorer education due to failing inner city schools and finally a cumulatively lower chance of success in life that other groups due to clear disadvantages in terms of health, education and job prospects. This clearly shows that Positive Discrimination in favor of disadvantaged groups is desirable as it allows for the disadvantages caused by ethnic discrimination and its knock-on effects to be limited if not redressed, hence increasing the nations pool of talent and preventing those who are capable from languishing behind due to disadvantageous conditions. Henceforth it can be said that Positive Discrimination in favor of disadvantaged ethnic minorities is both beneficial and disadvantageous depending on which perspective it is viewed from. However, it could be concluded with a degree of certainty that Positive Discrimination in favor of ethnic minorities is both a good government policy and advantageous to the country in question- as it allows ethnic minorities put at a disadvantage to compete on what amounts to nearer grounds to those from other ethnic groups that may enjoy an advantage, whether it be through wealth, power or better overall life chances. This allows for the meritocratic principles of Functionalism to occur on fair and even grounds- facilitating competition for roles and jobs between everyone on fair and even terms, hence allowing the best and brightest, regardless of ethnicity, to reach the very top and bring mutual benefits for society as a whole.

Essay on the Defense of Walls in Mending Wall :: Mending Wall Essays

Opposing the Unthinking Defense of Walls in Mending Wall The speaker in "Mending Wall" questions his neighbor's stolid assumption that "good fences make good neighbors." Perhaps, what he objects to is not so much the sentiment itself as the unwillingness or inability of the other to think for himself, to "go beyond his father's saying." Just so; we must try to get beyond the apophthegm-like opening line of "Mending Wall," testing carefully for gradations of tone as we proceed. Is it the proverb-like authority of "something there is . . . " that makes it so natural to equate "something" with the speaker? Once this equation has been made, the reader joins the speaker in sympathizing with this mysterious "something" and hence in opposing the neighbor's unthinking defense of walls. Frost rings subtly drastic changes on the sound of a phrase like "good fences make good neighbors." By the time the poem ends, this line has acquired some of the pat stupidity of a slogan. Similar turns of the screw affect the opening line, when to it is added the darker phrase "that wants it down" and again when the speaker refuses to name the antiwall "something." "Elves" is the closest he gets, yet "It's not elves exactly, and I'd rather / He said it for himself." Elves may mean not willowy things out of Tolkien but darker forces of the wood, for the next image is one of darkness. The neighbor is viewed as subtly menacing, "an old-stone savage armed." Yet this man has been the one to defend boundaries. The apparently relaxed and leisurely pace of the poem has made us lower our own boundaries and forget who is on what side. At any rate, although the speaker's ironic evasiveness undermines any confident interpretation, Poirier is surely right when he makes the following point: . . . .it is not the neighbor . . . a man who can only dully repeat "good fences make good neighbors"-- . . .it is not he who initiates the fence-making. Rather it is the far more spirited, lively, and "mischievous" speaker of the poem. While admitting that they do not need the wall, it is he who each year "lets my neighbor know beyond the hill" that it is time to do the job anyway, and who will go out alone to fill the gaps made in the wall by hunters.

Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Essay

* Gross Domestic Product (GDP)- is the market value of all goods and services within a country in a period of time (Hindsight). * Real GDP- account for changes in the price level, an adjusted measure compared to Nominal GDP. * Nominal GDP- When a GDP figures that has not been adjusted for inflation. * Unemployment Rate- The rate is measure of unemployment citizens by dividing the number of unemployed by all currently employed. * Inflation Rate- Prices of items and services is rising, while purchasing power is in decline. * Interest Rate- The interest is paid by borrowers for the use of money they borrow from a loan lender. Part 2 An example would be food stamps sales and the groceries affects. A household family relies on the food stamps received from the American government, therefore used at the local Piggly Wiggly when buying the food. For someone who works for local government a massive layoff of employees is less likely. However, as an employed worker you are working harder for less money. A impact on retirement savings such as government cashing out citizens 401k’s. The government giving less money for grants for school or improvements on roadways, and fewer services provided to the citizens. A tax decrease will increase disposable income in a household. Disposable income is the main factor driving consumer demands. As a business, it encourages risk taking, hiring more employees, and even entrepreneurship. Government could have the opposite effect. Lowering taxes could mean cuts in department and services provided to the public. Reference Hindsight. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.forex-for-retirement.com/tag/hindsight/?lang=en_us&output=json&session-id=80f9522cbf28b08ef5fb257eb83c3330

Self regulation

Self regulation as defined Jackson and Hackenberg (1996) is the ability a person has to control his or her emotions, desire ad behavior with an aim of managing ones future effectively. In order to attain self regulation, an individual is needed to be able to execute functions in regard to decision making especially during difficult situations.In this view, self regulation can be deemed as stable element that is vital in guiding behavior of a person along distinctive path to a directed goal. However, it is worth noting that self regulation process is characterized by epistemic and procedural in addition to critical volitional factors.For instance, volitional factors like self-regulation failure, discrepancy detection, and goal setting are necessary for scaffolding individuals to attain self regulation. Skinner’s contribution to self regulation concept can be viewed in terms of his need to understand interrelationship between learning and behavior (Skinner, 1953, p. 230). Skinne r (1953) emphasize that learning and behavior are inseparable because, it is difficult to change or influence behavior without understanding how the behavior was learnt.Therefore, behavioral learning theories help psychology practitioners to discover why behavior occurs and how they were learnt to be better positioned to handle them. In this regard, Skinner states that in order to relate behavior and learning with regard to self regulating, principles such as Physical Restraint and physical aid, Manipulating emotional conditions, changing the stimulus, Punishment, Operant conditioning, Depriving and satiating, Using aversive stimulation, and Drugs are of essence (Skinner, 1953).This principles for attainment of self regulation that are fundamental to practitioners to treat and manage addictions and psychological disorders (p. 230).The applicability of skinner’s principles of self control can be clearly seen to be relevant to date in terms of effective curriculums designs, beh avioral approaches such as child-rearing and the example of utopian community by Walden, human resources management, and psychotherapy where desired behaviors are encouraged using rewards, while unwanted behavior are discouraged (Vohs et al., 2008). References Jackson, K. , & Hackenberg, T. D. , (1996) â€Å"Token reinforcement, choice, and self-control in pigeons† Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 66, p. 29-49 Skinner, B. F. (1953) Science and Human Behavior, p. 230 Vohs KD, Baumeister RF, Schmeichel BJ, Twenge JM, Nelson NM, Tice DM (May 2008). â€Å"Making choices impairs subsequent self-control† J Pers Soc Psychol 94 (5): 883–98.

SAT Score Percentiles (High-Precision Version)

SAT Score Percentiles (High-Precision Version) SAT / ACT Prep Online Guides and Tips Are you looking for ultra high-precision SAT percentiles?Official SAT percentiles released by the College Board only go as far as the ones place- this means you'll see only whole numbers such as 2, 56, and 93, without any decimals. But this isn't accurate enough for some test takers. For this article, I've calculated SAT percentiles to sixdigits of precision (and, yes, every digit can help, especially if you're scoring at the high end!). Refresher: What Are SAT Score Percentiles? If you need a detailed refresher on what an SAT percentile is, I highly recommend this excellent article on how to use SAT percentiles to your advantage. In short, your SAT percentile ranking tells you how you did compared with everyone else.So if you got a 65th percentile score (sometimes spelled %ile), this means you scored better than 65% of all other test takers. Note that your percentile score is not at all like a test score out of 100.While a test score refers to the fraction of questions you got right, a percentile represents the fraction of test takers you beat. What Are the Percentile Ranges for the SAT? Most charts, including those from the College Board itself, only give SAT percentiles to two digits of precision. This leads to a lot of silly tables. For example, on the official percentiles table, a ton of SAT scores map to the 99th percentile. In fact, on the composite scores chart, 13 scores (from 1480 to 1600) correspond to the 99th percentile. This just isn't enough precision for many reasons. For example, even though a score of 1490 is in the same percentile as a perfect 1600is, you can rest assured that far fewer test takers actually get a full 1600 than they do a 1490.If you're scoring near the top of the score range, knowing high-precision SAT percentiles can be very helpful. Even for students scoring less than near-perfect SAT scores, high-precision percentiles can help. If you're competitiveand want to get into a good college, every percent matters (just take a look at sports, wherein races are often won by mere hundredths of a second!). Suppose you find out you improved from the 50th to the 51st percentile. This could be just a small jump from 50.4 to 50.5, or it could be a massive leap from 49.5 to 51.4. One is 19 times larger than the other!In other words, high-precision SAT percentiles help you understand more about your own SAT scoring abilities and improvements. High-Precision, 6-Digit SAT Percentiles Chart Without further ado, here is our high-precision SAT percentiles table. Note: To make this table, I used official SAT score data from 2015. So why not 2017 data? 2015 was thelast time the College Board released charts detailing the exact number of test takers that got every possible score on the SAT. (Nowadays, they only release ranges.) But since percentiles don't change much from year to year, these high-precision percentiles should still hold true today. Old SAT Score New SAT Score Percentile 2400 1600 99.9826 2390 1593 99.9581 2380 1587 99.9411 2370 1580 99.9157 2360 1573 99.8801 2350 1567 99.8413 2340 1560 99.7950 2330 1553 99.7354 2320 1547 99.6664 2310 1540 99.5923 2300 1533 99.5141 2290 1527 99.4276 2280 1520 99.3395 2270 1513 99.2459 2260 1507 99.1397 2250 1500 99.0273 2240 1493 98.9104 2230 1487 98.7855 2220 1480 98.6515 2210 1473 98.5063 2200 1467 98.3528 2190 1460 98.1924 2180 1453 98.0238 2170 1447 97.8469 2160 1440 97.6597 2150 1433 97.4642 2140 1427 97.2555 2130 1420 97.0358 2120 1413 96.8045 2110 1407 96.5559 2100 1400 96.2958 2090 1393 96.0276 2080 1387 95.7529 2070 1380 95.4650 2060 1373 95.1588 2050 1367 94.8398 2040 1360 94.5099 2030 1353 94.1634 2020 1347 93.7955 2010 1340 93.4120 2000 1333 93.0201 1990 1327 92.6195 1980 1320 92.2101 1970 1313 91.7854 1960 1307 91.3402 1950 1300 90.8779 1940 1293 90.3975 1930 1287 89.9012 1920 1280 89.3846 1910 1273 88.8429 1900 1267 88.2867 1890 1260 87.7155 1880 1253 87.1305 1870 1247 86.5287 1860 1240 85.9086 1850 1233 85.2697 1840 1227 84.6085 1830 1220 83.9373 1820 1213 83.2498 1810 1207 82.5362 1800 1200 81.7995 1790 1193 81.0451 1780 1187 80.2791 1770 1180 79.4952 1760 1173 78.6945 1750 1167 77.8770 1740 1160 77.0333 1730 1153 76.1735 1720 1147 75.3036 1710 1140 74.4108 1700 1133 73.4994 1690 1127 72.5711 1680 1120 71.6280 1670 1113 70.6719 1660 1107 69.7021 1650 1100 68.7169 1640 1093 67.7098 1630 1087 66.6887 1620 1080 65.6533 1610 1073 64.5884 1600 1067 63.5074 1590 1060 62.4244 1580 1053 61.3263 1570 1047 60.2113 1560 1040 59.0780 1550 1033 57.9348 1540 1027 56.7944 1530 1020 55.6413 1520 1013 54.4725 1510 1007 53.2926 1500 1000 52.1009 1490 993 50.9224 1480 987 49.7397 1470 980 48.5449 1460 973 47.3556 1450 967 46.1566 1440 960 44.9528 1430 953 43.7531 1420 947 42.5425 1410 940 41.3276 1400 933 40.1243 1390 927 38.9328 1380 920 37.7371 1370 913 36.5401 1360 907 35.3573 1350 900 34.1848 1340 893 33.0214 1330 887 31.8637 1320 880 30.7209 1310 873 29.5865 1300 867 28.4646 1290 860 27.3632 1280 853 26.2750 1270 847 25.1993 1260 840 24.1399 1250 833 23.1032 1240 827 22.0875 1230 820 21.0863 1220 813 20.1109 1210 807 19.1715 1200 800 18.2462 1190 793 17.3384 1180 787 16.4691 1170 780 15.6303 1160 773 14.8145 1150 767 14.0277 1140 760 13.2678 1130 753 12.5365 1120 747 11.8273 1110 740 11.1387 1100 733 10.4869 1090 727 9.8699 1080 720 9.2785 1070 713 8.7117 1060 707 8.1716 1050 700 7.6531 1040 693 7.1558 1030 687 6.6918 1020 680 6.2537 1010 673 5.8385 1000 667 5.4509 990 660 5.0868 980 653 4.7419 970 647 4.4099 960 640 4.1003 950 633 3.8120 940 627 3.5352 930 620 3.2731 920 613 3.0288 910 607 2.7996 900 600 2.5786 890 593 2.3712 880 587 2.1790 870 580 1.9942 860 573 1.8196 850 567 1.6576 840 560 1.5043 830 553 1.3616 820 547 1.2274 810 540 1.1014 800 533 0.9862 790 527 0.8816 780 520 0.7862 770 513 0.6972 760 507 0.6150 750 500 0.5381 740 493 0.4663 730 487 0.4022 720 480 0.3430 710 473 0.2897 700 467 0.2430 690 460 0.2014 680 453 0.1642 670 447 0.1312 660 440 0.1047 650 433 0.0831 640 427 0.0651 630 420 0.0484 620 413 0.0365 610 407 0.0278 600 400 0.0112 Methodology: How Did We Calculate These High-Precision SAT Percentiles? To calculate the SAT score percentiles above, weusedreal data released by the College Boardon the exact number of students whoearneda certain score.Then, we summed the exact number of students (not a survey, not an estimate- the precise number of students to the single individual) to get the percentile. Within a score group (e.g., those scoring exactly 2110), we presume exactly half are above and half are below so that 600 does not correspond to 0.0000 percentile, nor does a perfect 2400 correspond to 100.0000 percentile exactly. A note about the current SATvs the old SAT:The table above is from the old SAT, with imputed new SAT scores. This means that current SAT scores arenotdirectly from the current SAT; they are calculated from how we would mathematically, or linearly, think about current SAT scores from old SAT scores.This is good enough if you want a rough mapping between the two. Unfortunately, the College Board no longer releases exact numbers of test takers for each score, so we can't update this table for 2017 (though the percentiles shouldn't have changed much anyway!). Did you know boosting your SAT score by 160 points can dramatically change your chances of getting into your dream school?We've written a guide about the top 5 strategies you must be using to have a shot at improving your score. Download it for free now: Do SAT Percentiles Change From Year to Year? As I mentioned above, SAT score percentiles don't change much from year to year, so you canuse any of the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 scores for each other.However, you shouldn't use very early years (e.g., 2005) since the test does suffer from some long-term drift. It's also important to note thatthe SAT underwent a massive redesign in March 2016, shifting from a 2400-point scale to a 1600-point scale. Despite this change, SAT percentiles- even those based on the old SAT (e.g., 2015 and 2016)- haven't changed much, so you can stilluse the chart above to estimate high-precision percentiles for the current SAT. What’s Next? Now that you know the ins and outs of national SAT percentiles, check out what the average SAT scores are, or take a look at the average SAT scores in your state. Trying to figure out your SAT target score? Maybe you’ve taken the SAT but aren't sure whether your score makes you competitive. If so, check out our guide to SAT scores to help you develop your personal target score using the colleges you want to apply to. Reaching for the stars? Check out what a good SAT score for the Ivy League looks like. Want to learn more about the SAT but tired of reading blog articles? Then you'll love our free SAT prep livestreams. 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About Richard Morris Hunt, Architect of the Biltmore

About Richard Morris Hunt, Architect of the Biltmore American architect Richard Morris Hunt (born October 31, 1827 in Brattleboro, Vermont) became famous for designing elaborate homes for the very wealthy. He worked on many different types of buildings, however, including libraries, civic buildings, apartment buildings, and art museums- providing the same elegant architecture for Americas growing middle class as he was designing for Americas nouveau riche. Within the architecture community, Hunt is credited with making architecture a profession by being a founding father of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Early Years Richard Morris Hunt was born into a wealthy and prominent New England family. His grandfather had been Lieutenant Governor and a founding father of Vermont, and his father, Jonathan Hunt, was a United States Congressman. A decade after his fathers 1832 death, the Hunts moved to Europe for an extended stay. The young Hunt traveled throughout Europe and studied for a time in Geneva, Switzerland. Hunts older brother, William Morris Hunt, also studied in Europe and became a well-known portrait painter after returning to New England. The trajectory of the younger Hunts life changed in 1846 when he became the first American to study at the esteemed École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Hunt graduated from the school of fine arts and stayed on to become an assistant at the École in 1854. Under the mentorship of French architect Hector Lefuel, Richard Morris Hunt remained in Paris to work on expanding the great Louvre museum. Professional Years When Hunt returned to the United States in 1855, he settled in New York, confident in introducing the country to what he had learned in France and had seen throughout his worldly travels. The 19th century mix of styles and ideas he brought to America is sometimes call  Renaissance Revival, an expression of excitement for reviving historic forms. Hunt incorporated Western European designs, including the French Beaux Arts, into his own works. One of his first commissions in 1858 wasthe Tenth Street Studio Building at 51 West 10th Street in the area of New York City known as Greenwich Village. The design for artists studios grouped around a skylighted communal gallery space was apropos to the buildings function but thought to be too specific to be repurposed in the 20th century; the historic structure was torn down in 1956. New York City was Hunts laboratory for new American architecture. In 1870 he built Stuyvesant Apartments, one of the first French-style, Mansard-roofed apartment houses for the American middle class. He experimented with cast-iron facades in the 1874 Roosevelt Building at 480 Broadway. The 1875 New York Tribune Building was not only one of the first NYC skyscrapers but also one of the first commercial buildings to use elevators. If all of these iconic buildings are not enough, Hunt also was called upon to design the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty, finished in 1886. Gilded Age Dwellings Hunts first Newport, Rhode Island residence was wooden and more sedate than the stone Newport mansions yet to be built. Taking chalet detailings from his time in Switzerland and the half-timbering he observed in his European travels, Hunt developed a modern Gothic or Gothic Revival home for John and Jane Griswold in 1864. Hunts design of the Griswold House became known as Stick Style. Today the Griswold House is the Newport Art Museum. The 19th century was a time in American history when many businessmen became rich, amassed huge fortunes, and built opulent mansions gilt with gold.   Several architects, including Richard Morris Hunt, became known as Gilded Age architects for designing palatial homes with lavish interiors. Working with artists and craftspeople, Hunt designed lavish interiors with paintings, sculptures, murals, and interior architectural details modeled after those found in European castles and palaces. His most famous grand mansions were for the Vanderbilts, sons of William Henry Vanderbilt and the grandsons of Cornelius Vanderbilt, known as the Commodore. Marble House (1892) In 1883 Hunt completed a New York City mansion called the Petite Chateau for William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849-1920) and his wife Alva. Hunt brought France to Fifth Avenue in New York City in an architectural expression that became known as Chà ¢teauesque. Their summer cottage in Newport, Rhode Island was a short hop from New York. Designed in a more Beaux Arts style, Marble House was designed as a temple and remains one of Americas grand mansions. The Breakers (1893-1895) Not to be outdone by his brother, Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843-1899) hired Richard Morris Hunt to replace a run-down wooden Newport structure with what became known as the Breakers. With its massive Corinthian columns, the solid-stone Breakers is supported with steel trusses and is as fire-resistant as possible for its day. Resembling a 16th-century Italian seaside palace, the mansion incorporates Beaux Arts and Victorian elements, including gilt cornices, rare marble, wedding cake painted ceilings, and prominent chimneys. Hunt modeled the Great Hall after the Renaissance-era Italian palazzos he encountered in Turin and Genoa, yet the Breakers is one of the first private residences to have electric lights and a private elevator. Architect Richard Morris Hunt gave Breakers Mansion grand spaces for entertaining. The mansion has a 45-foot high central Great Hall, arcades, many levels, and a covered, central courtyard. Many of the rooms and other architectural elements, decorations in French and Italian styles, were designed and constructed simultaneously and then shipped to the U.S.to be reassembled in the house. Hunt called this way of building a Critical Path Method, which allowed the complicated mansion to be completed in 27 months. Biltmore Estate (1889-1895) George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862-1914) hired Richard Morris Hunt to build the most elegant and largest private residence in America. In the hills of Asheville, North Carolina, Biltmore Estate is Americas 250-room French Renaissance chateau- a symbol of both the industrial wealth of the Vanderbilt family and the culmination of Richard Morris Hunts training as an architect. The estate is a dynamic example of   formal elegance surrounded by natural landscaping- Frederick Law Olmsted, known as the father of landscape architecture, designed the grounds. At the end of their careers, Hunt and Olmsted together designed not only Biltmore Estates but also nearby Biltmore Village, a community to house the many servants and caretakers employed by the Vanderbilts. Both the estate and the village are open to the public, and most people concur that the experience is not to be missed. The Dean of American Architecture Hunt was instrumental in establishing architecture as a profession in the U.S. He is often called the Dean of American architecture. Based on his own studies at École des Beaux-Arts, Hunt advocated the notion that American architects should be formally trained in history and the fine arts. He started the first American studio for architect training- right in his own studio as the Tenth Street Studio Building in New York City. Most importantly, Richard Morris Hunt helped found the American Institute of Architects in 1857 and served as the professional organizations president from 1888 until 1891. He was a mentor to two titans of American architecture, Philadelphia architect Frank Furness (1839-1912) and New York City-born George B. Post (1837-1913). Later in life, even after designing the Statue of Libertys pedestal, Hunt continued to design high-profile civic projects. Hunt was the architect of two buildings at the United States Military Academy at West Point, the 1893 Gymnasium and an 1895 academic building. Some say Hunts overall masterpiece, however, may have been the 1893 Columbian Exposition Administration Building, for a worlds fair whose buildings are long since gone from Jackson Park in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of his death on July 31, 1895 in Newport, Rhode Island, Hunt was working on the entrance to the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. Art and architecture were in Hunts blood. Sources Richard Morris Hunt by Paul R. Baker, Master Builders, Wiley, 1985, pp. 88-91The Tenth Street Studio Building and a Walk to the Hudson River by Teri Tynes, August 29, 2009 at walkingoffthebigapple.blogspot.com/2009/08/tenth-street-studio-building-and-walk.html [accessed August 20, 2017]The History of Griswold House, Newport Art Museum [accessed August 20, 2017]The Breakers, National Historic Landmark Nomination, The Preservation Society of Newport County, February 22, 1994 [accessed August 16, 2017]

Pros and Cons of Government Safety Regulations Essay

Pros and Cons of Government Safety Regulations - Essay Example Governments set strict rules for companies that run businesses involving the emission of toxic chemicals that may cause pollution or pose threats to humans and natural resources. An example is the regulations and standards set by EPA (2015) on carbon emissions. Regulations that limit the levels of wastes or emission serve to protect people from infections or depletion of other ecosystems. Second, safety regulations in business services limit the movement of goods in the market to prevent possible harm to consumers. Safety regulations serve to ensure uncertified products do not get to the market. In the health sector, safety regulations ensure only qualified practitioners provide services. Furthermore, safety regulations ensure that medications supplied to consumers are in the best conditions to attend to the condition. In essence, safety regulations serve the interest of consumers. Although they are essential, safety regulations also have varied challenges. Among the notable disadvan tages is the interference with the optimization of goods. Safety regulations are disadvantageous because they cause high prices of goods. The supply of goods and services is highly likely to be subject to interference under safety regulations. There are possible cases of shortages of goods and services that are subject to government safety regulations. That, consequently, causes an increase in the price of goods and services.