Schrodinger’s Cat

Posted on 02/20/2011 by erica

more info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrodingers_cat

Schrödinger’s cat is a thought experiment, usually described as a paradox, devised by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. It illustrates what he saw as the problem of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics applied to everyday objects. The thought experiment presents a cat that might be alive or dead, depending on an earlier random event. In the course of developing this experiment, he coined the term Verschränkung (entanglement).

Onion Routing

Posted on 02/20/2011 by erica

Onion routing is a technique for anonymous communication over a computer network. Messages are repeatedly encrypted and then sent through several network nodes called onion routers. Each onion router removes a layer of encryption to uncover routing instructions, and sends the message to the next router where this is repeated. This prevents these intermediary nodes from knowing the origin, destination, and contents of the message.

Onion routing was developed by Michael G. Reed (formerly of Extreme Networks), Paul F. Syverson, and David M. Goldschlag, and patented by the United States Navy in US Patent No. 6266704 (1998). As of 2009, Tor is the predominant technology that employs onion routing.

Markov Chain

Posted on 02/19/2011 by erica

A Markov chain is the characterization of a system that transits from one state to another, in a chainlike manner. It concerns any random process endowed with the Markov property: i.e., the property, simply said, that the next state depends only on the current state and not on the past.

It is a Markov model, named for Andrey Markov, for a particular type of Markov process in which the process can only be in a finite or countable number of states. Markov chains are useful as tools for statistical modeling in almost all fields of modern applied mathematics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markov_chain

MMA Canada Trip 2-6-11

Posted on 02/08/2011 by erica

These are more photos from MMA’s Educational Community Service Trip to Montreal / Quebec Photos courtesy of LTC Tim Scherrer

MMA Canada Trip 2-4-11

Posted on 02/08/2011 by erica

These are more photos from MMA’s Educational Community Service Trip to Montreal / Quebec Photos courtesy of LTC Tim Scherrer

MMA Canada Trip 2-3-11

Posted on 02/08/2011 by erica

These are more photos from MMA’s Educational Community Service Trip to Montreal / Quebec Photos courtesy of LTC Tim Scherrer

NOOKcolor Links

Posted on 02/07/2011 by erica

NOOKcolor – Useful Links and Rooting Information (READ FIRST)
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/nook/3458-nookcolor-useful-links-rooting-information-read-first.html

NOOKcolor Owners thread
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/nook/5086-nookcolor-owners-thread.html

Nook Color: Proper Wallpaper Sizing
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/nook-color-technical/3728-nook-color-proper-wallpaper-sizing.html

MMA Canada Trip 2-2-11

Posted on 02/03/2011 by erica

These are more photos from MMA’s Educational Community Service Trip to Montreal / Quebec Photos courtesy of LTC Tim Scherrer

MMA Canada Trip 2-1-11

Posted on 02/03/2011 by erica

These are more photos from MMA’s Educational Community Service Trip to Montreal / Quebec Photos courtesy of LTC Tim Scherrer

Blizzard 2-1-11

Posted on 02/01/2011 by erica

The beginning of the snow on 2-1-11.

6:37 am

87 Prelude Snowbound

7:29am

8:38 am

9:32 am

10:37 am

11:37 am

12:40 am

1343

Forecast for Tue Feb 01 05:32 AM EST
Holts Summit, MO

…BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY… …WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING…FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL GIVE WAY TO A RAPIDLY EXPANDING AREA OF SNOW THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING…ENDING LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS…MINOR ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 18 TO 24 INCHES.

* WINDS…NORTHERLY 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH…ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME DIMINISHING WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS…EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION AND EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LIMIT TRAVEL FOR DAYS…WITH SNOW DRIFTS OF SEVERAL FEET IN DEPTH. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED…WITH ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR…WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES…MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED…SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.