Letter from State\u27s Attorney King to Governor Langer regarding Edna Rehak vs International, 1938

The State\u27s Attorney, Walter C. King, is writing Governor William Langer about some confusion in the case Edna Rehak vs International Harvester Company. The State\u27s Attorney is unsure if the Rehak\u27s intend to move into town and discontinue farming. This is important because depending on what they intend to do, their machinery may or may not be protected under the farm moratorium. Due to this being rather important, State\u27s Attorney Walter C. King is recommending that Governor William Langer write Frank and Edna Rehak in order to learn of their intentions in references to their farm and equipment. See also Langer\u27s reply: Letter from Governor Langer to State\u27s Attorney King regarding Edna Rehak vs International 1938https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/1094/thumbnail.jp

Quark and Lepton Mass Patterns and the Absolute Neutrino Mass Scale

We investigate what could be learned about the absolute scale of neutrino masses from comparisons among the patterns within quark and lepton mass hierarchies. First, we observe that the existing information on neutrino masses fits quite well to the unexplained, but apparently present regularities in the quark and charged lepton sectors. Second, we discuss several possible mass patterns, pointing out that this quite generally leads towards hierarchical neutrino mass patterns especially disfavoring the vacuum solution.Comment: final version to be published in PRD, 5 pages, 2 figures, RevTe

Evidence of strong quasar feedback in the early Universe

Most theoretical models invoke quasar driven outflows to quench star formation in massive galaxies, this feedback mechanism is required to account for the population of old and passive galaxies observed in the local universe. The discovery of massive, old and passive galaxies at z=2, implies that such quasar feedback onto the host galaxy must have been at work very early on, close to the reionization epoch. We have observed the [CII]158um transition in SDSSJ114816.64+525150.3 that, at z=6.4189, is one of the most distant quasars known. We detect broad wings of the line tracing a quasar-driven massive outflow. This is the most distant massive outflow ever detected and is likely tracing the long sought quasar feedback, already at work in the early Universe. The outflow is marginally resolved on scales of about 16 kpc, implying that the outflow can really affect the whole galaxy, as required by quasar feedback models. The inferred outflow rate, dM/dt > 3500 Msun/yr, is the highest ever found. At this rate the outflow can clean the gas in the host galaxy, and therefore quench star formation, in a few million years.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS Letter

The Ursinus Weekly, April 22, 1957

Inter-fraternity weekend is scheduled for April 26 & 27 • Circulate petitions for class officers; Beginning April 22 • Students petition for rule change • Soph rules subject of MSGA meeting • Meistersingers annual tour begins April 28 • Ursinus Woman\u27s Club to hold buffet lunch, May 11 • Spirit Committee elect officers; Martin president • Final total given for Campus Chest; Goal exceeded • Senate studies revised hours for women students • WSGA, WAA, YM-YWCA elections held on April 16: King, Bennignus new Y presidents; Jewett, Justice WSGA, WAA heads • UC debaters vs. Villanova in third 1957 TV debate • Delta Pi Sigma election; Easter party with Sig Nu • SWC sees slides on Europe • Editorial: After the elections, what? • Impressions on an intellectual beggar • Royal humorist grants interview • Twenty-three empty minutes • This matter of rules • Play review: Submerged and Rehearsal • Bears beat Johns Hopkins, Albright in two thrillers • Sabrina Fair, a comedy: Final weeks of rehearsal • KDK has pizza party • Book additions recently received by Library • Pre-medders election; To hear talk by Dr. Subin • UC Summer school session slated for July 8 - Aug. 30https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1427/thumbnail.jp

On the Variations of Fundamental Constants and AGN feedback in the QSO host galaxy RXJ0911.4+0551 at z=2.79

We report on sensitive observations of the CO(7-6) and CI(2-1) transitions in the z=2.79 QSO host galaxy RXJ0911.4+0551 using the IRAM Plateau de Bure interferometer (PdBI). Our extremely high signal to noise spectra combined with the narrow CO line width of this source (FWHM = 120 km/s) allows us to estimate sensitive limits on the space-time variations of the fundamental constants using two emission lines. Our observations show that the CI and CO line shapes are in good agreement with each other but that the CI line profile is of order 10% narrower, presumably due to the lower opacity in the latter line. Both lines show faint wings with velocities up to +/-250 km/s, indicative of a molecular outflow. As such the data provide direct evidence for negative feedback in the molecular gas phase at high redshift. Our observations allow us to determine the observed frequencies of both transitions with so far unmatched accuracy at high redshift. The redshift difference between the CO and CI lines is sensitive to variations of dF/F with F=alpha^2/mu where alpha is the fine structure constant and mu the proton-to-electron mass ratio. We find dF/F=6.9 +/-3.7 x 10^-6 at a lookback time of 11.3 Gyr, which within the uncertainties, is consistent with no variations of the fundamental constants.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in Ap

The Ursinus Weekly, February 25, 1957

SGAs to sponsor forum on governments on Monday, Mar. 4 • Freshman women receive colors at program, Thurs. • Seniors to give original musical comedy, April 5, 6 • Lisle field representative to visit Ursinus tomorrow • Scholarship fund set up at U.C. by railroad company • Delta Pi man returns • Weekly to conduct vote on Wed. for best-dressed girl • UC Debating Club meets Lehigh and Rutgers of N.J. • Four charities to be supported in Campus Chest drive, March 4 to 15 • Sonnie Smith, Marge Struth voted May Queen, manager • Men\u27s government meets at advisor\u27s home • Curtain Club to present Valiant • WAA, Varsity Club hold annual dance, Friday • Curtain Club group plays for April announced • Future activities planned by U.C. Canterbury Club • Curtain Club announces name of Spring play • No classes Good Friday • Editorial: Memoranda for March 4 • Cynic • Report on the Perkiomen • Star-reaching • Who is the best-dressed woman at Ursinus? • Bears lose to Del., Rutgers; Meet division champs Wed. • U.C. to send Padula, Prutzman and Knauf to championships at G\u27burg • Prutzman stays undefeated as matmen topple cadets • Mermaids sink to Swarthmore, Wed. • Belles top G-burg; Drop first loss to Beaverhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1422/thumbnail.jp

The Cyborg Astrobiologist: Testing a Novelty-Detection Algorithm on Two Mobile Exploration Systems at Rivas Vaciamadrid in Spain and at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah

(ABRIDGED) In previous work, two platforms have been developed for testing computer-vision algorithms for robotic planetary exploration (McGuire et al. 2004b,2005; Bartolo et al. 2007). The wearable-computer platform has been tested at geological and astrobiological field sites in Spain (Rivas Vaciamadrid and Riba de Santiuste), and the phone-camera has been tested at a geological field site in Malta. In this work, we (i) apply a Hopfield neural-network algorithm for novelty detection based upon color, (ii) integrate a field-capable digital microscope on the wearable computer platform, (iii) test this novelty detection with the digital microscope at Rivas Vaciamadrid, (iv) develop a Bluetooth communication mode for the phone-camera platform, in order to allow access to a mobile processing computer at the field sites, and (v) test the novelty detection on the Bluetooth-enabled phone-camera connected to a netbook computer at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah. This systems engineering and field testing have together allowed us to develop a real-time computer-vision system that is capable, for example, of identifying lichens as novel within a series of images acquired in semi-arid desert environments. We acquired sequences of images of geologic outcrops in Utah and Spain consisting of various rock types and colors to test this algorithm. The algorithm robustly recognized previously-observed units by their color, while requiring only a single image or a few images to learn colors as familiar, demonstrating its fast learning capability.Comment: 28 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in the International Journal of Astrobiolog

The Ursinus Weekly, November 12, 1956

Freshman class chooses officers, MSGA members • MSGA discusses school activities • Famous Japanese to speak at Forum • Ursinus group attends integration conference • Editors to speak at vespers • Dean\u27s list for 1956 autumn term announced • Pre-medders hear Jeff Dean; Visit Hahnemann • Y mock balloting predicts actual results • Farese - Donia engagement • Fraternities and sororities end Fall rushing, accept new members • Our town to be presented November 15, 16 and 17 • Duke to address Chi Alpha tonight • Accounting forum to be held Thurs. • Naval officer to visit UC Tuesday • Book sales close • Editorial: The mare\u27s nest • Letters to the editor • The king and his six sons • Play review: Plum tree • Stranger at my gates • Unbeaten hockey belles stop Temple win streak, 3-0 • Gros, Woodbury, Irwin gain honors in hockey tourney • Runs by Famous, Paine, Rohm lead Bears to 20-6 romp over Aggies • Booters bow to Drexel in 5th loss, 5-3; Tie Lehigh at 2-2 • Bears win holiday; Tie Haverford, 7-7 • Phila. orchestra to present tragic cyclehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1415/thumbnail.jp