Florida Charter Schools: Hot and Humid with Passing Storms

This report examines the history of Florida's charter school initiative, results to date, and areas where the state can improve

Observation of Heteronuclear Feshbach Resonances in a Bose-Fermi Mixture

Three magnetic-field induced heteronuclear Feshbach resonances were identified in collisions between bosonic 87Rb and fermionic 40K atoms in their absolute ground states. Strong inelastic loss from an optically trapped mixture was observed at the resonance positions of 492, 512, and 543 +/- 2 G. The magnetic-field locations of these resonances place a tight constraint on the triplet and singlet cross-species scattering lengths, yielding -281 +/- 15 Bohr and -54 +/- 12 Bohr, respectively. The width of the loss feature at 543 G is 3.7 +/- 1.5 G wide; this broad Feshbach resonance should enable experimental control of the interspecies interactions.Comment: revtex4 + 5 EPS figure

Twelve Years of Workplace Cooperation: Ford and the UAW

Synopsis Prepared for the Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations.Paper_Lofton_Pestillo_072893.pdf: 543 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

A Case Study of Applied Co-Design in 3D Virtual Space for Facilitating Bicycle Use on Light Rail Systems

Cycling is highly recommended by experts concerned with environmental and public health. Cycling does not produce CO2 emissions, can be economical, and can improve physical fitness. However, the barriers to cycling remain significant to many. Combined with a light rail system the bicycle offers a compelling alternative to automobiles; yet, bicycles are denied access on certain rail systems because they can take too much space away from pedestrians who share the light rail interior. To help solve this problem, Co-Design in 3D virtual space is proposed as an effective means of creating an innovative design solution. The digital questionnaires and virtual 3D modeling research/design method used in this study gives the participant the ability to offer insights and express ideas through digital means and in 3D virtual space. This method, Co-Design in Virtual Space (CoDeViS), was developed by the author. CoDeViS methods are an outgrowth of physical co-design methods such as 2D collages and 3D Velcro modeling, developed by those featured in The International Journal of CoCreation in Design and the Arts. Physical 3D methods have been widely accepted in the new product development industry as effective ways to involve people outside a design team in the research and design process. CoDeViS methods offer promise to those seeking to make the principles of co-design available to larger groups of people in discrete locations around the world at lower cost. Historical developments, current technology, and the abilities of everyday people make CoDeViS possible.</p

Empirical Comparisons of Virtual Environment Displays

There are many different visual display devices used in virtual environment (VE) systems. These displays vary along many dimensions, such as resolution, field of view, level of immersion, quality of stereo, and so on. In general, no guidelines exist to choose an appropriate display for a particular VE application. Our goal in this work is to develop such guidelines on the basis of empirical results. We present two initial experiments comparing head-mounted displays with a workbench display and a foursided spatially immersive display. The results indicate that the physical characteristics of the displays, users' prior experiences, and even the order in which the displays are presented can have significant effects on performance

East Midlands urban action plan 2005-2011

This is the second urban action plan (UAP) for the East Midlands. The plan sets out a framework for urban renaissance in the East Midlands and provides a delivery plan that includes significant schemes in the priority urban areas that will influence the transormation of urban areas and contribute to the region's economic development

LATAR BELAKANG DAN KARAKTERISTIK PERKEMBANGAN BAKAT ISTIMEWA MENARI

From so many special talents, one of it is dance. Learn, knowing, and study the background and the characteristics of someone who have a talented dancing is a kind of interesting activity, which has a purpose to identify the characteristics of someone who have a talent to dance with more easily. Directly, this thing can make a faster progress for someone’s special talent, facilitate, and improve it to be more maximal without using the dancer audition, which spends more time. Even though the dance auditions is disabled, this method will not decrease the dancer’s quality in personally (it can still create such amazing achievement) This research use a quantitative approach with life history method. The research's subjects are 2 peoples who have the talented dancing. Interview is the method that is used to collect the needed data. The research's procedures divided into two fases, pre­activity fase and whilst­activity fase. The data analysis itself, divided into three parts, first is data reduction, second is data display, and the last one is conclusion drawing or verification. After all, to check the data validity, the researcher use the triangulate technique, which is source triangulate that is collected from the closest friend of the subjects. From the result of research data, it is concluded that the background and the progress characteristics from both subject is using the discipline method in all their daily activities. Moreover, both subjects’ parents also give a full support, not only in physically side, but also from psychological side to the subjects. Both subjects are coming from the famous art school and well –known dance institution in Solo and Yogyakarta. That is why; both subjects have their own specification in creating a new kind of dancing style, that is Java’s dancing style and new creation dancing, just from looking their surrounding environment. In addition, they can also create the background music for their dance only in a short moment. The progress characteristics of childhood age of both subjects have already fulfilled and connected with art. They have already known and listened the Java’s traditional music instrument and spontaneous they dance by following the played music. On the elementary school age, they have already followed the dance competition and often presented their dancing ability in the art stage performance in their school. On the teen age, both subjects have fulfilled the requirements as the good dancer and they can obtain a deep understanding on the performed dance. The early­age of adult, both subjects could perform all the dancing movement technique and they could also create such spectacular new dancing style. On the mid­age of adult, both subjects’ movement still look flexible and smooth, then, they can still make the dance and background music too

Elementary proofs of Berndt's reciprocity laws

Using analytic functional equations, Berndt derived three reciprocity laws connecting five arithmetical sums analogous to Dedekind sums. This paper gives elementary proofs of all three reciprocity laws and obtains them all from a common source, a polynomial reciprocity formula of L. Carlitz

Iowa Public Library Statistics, July 2009-June 2010

The 2009-2010 (FY10) edition of Iowa Public Library Statistics includes information on income, expenditures, collections, circulation, and other measures, including staff. Each section is arranged by size code, then alphabetically by city. The totals and percentiles for each size code grouping are given immediately following the alphabetical listings. Totals and medians for all reporting libraries are given at the end of each section. There are 543 libraries included in this publication; 525 submitted a report. The table of size codes (page 5) lists the libraries alphabetically. The following table lists the size code designations, the population range in each size code, the number of libraries reporting in each size code, and the total population of the reporting libraries in each sizecode. The total population served by the 543 libraries is 2,339,070. Population data is used to determine per capita figures throughout the publication