10 research outputs found
Hammock mitral valve: A rare case report
No full textCongenital mitral stenosis is a relatively rare disorder comprising 0.2% of all congenital heart defects. Hammock mitral valve producing severe mitral stenosis is a rare variant of congenital mitral stenosis. We report a 2-year-old boy who had hammock mitral valve producing severe mitral stenosis with severe pulmonary artery hypertension. He underwent successful surgical repair. Post-surgery, the mitral valve opening was adequate without residual stenosis or regurgitation. Pulmonary artery pressure had normalized. Follow-up data showed he had significant clinical and echocardiography improvement. This is the first reported case of successful surgical repair done for hammock mitral valve from our institute
The MANVI product: MODIS (MAIAC) nadir-solar adjusted vegetation indices (EVI and NDVI) for South America
No full text<p><strong>Title: </strong>The MANVI product: MODIS (MAIAC) nadir-solar adjusted vegetation indices (EVI and NDVI) for South America.</p>
<p><strong>Authors:</strong> Dalagnol, Ricardo; Wagner, Fabien Hubert; Galvão, Lênio Soares; Aragão, Luiz Eduardo Oliveira e Cruz.</p>
<p><strong>Contact:</strong> Ricardo Dalagnol ([email protected])</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Data:</strong> MODIS (MAIAC) EVI and NDVI indices</p>
<p><strong>Scale factor</strong>: 10000</p>
<p><strong>Coverage:</strong> South America land</p>
<p><strong>Time period:</strong> 2000 to 2018 (starting in 2000, Julian day 64) - <em>Note: 2018 might have a bias due to processing - I advise to use 2000-2017</em></p>
<p><strong>Spatial resolution:</strong> 1 km</p>
<p><strong>Temporal resolution:</strong> 16 days</p>
<p><strong>Coordinate reference system:</strong> geographic projection, datum WGS-84</p>
<p><strong>Processing details:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The original MODIS (MAIAC) data were described by Lyasputin et al. 2011 (<a href="https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JD014986">https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JD014986</a>). The daily MODIS (MAIAC) surface reflectance data from collection 6, acquired from Terra and Aqua satellites, are available from the MCD19A1 product (<a href="https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/archive/allData/6/MCD19A1">https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/archive/allData/6/MCD19A1</a>). The Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) model parameters are available from MCD19A3 product (<a href="https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/archive/allData/6/MCD19A3">https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/archive/allData/6/MCD19A3</a>)</li>
<li>The daily MCD19A1 data at 1 km spatial resolution were normalized using the BRDF parameters and Ross-Thick Li-Sparse (RTLS) model considering a fixed nadir view and a 45 deg. solar zenith angle using the parameters from the MCD19A3 product</li>
<li>The daily data were aggregated into 16-day composites by the pixel’s median. The 16-day composites always start from Day Of Year (DOY) 016 and end with DOY 352. Therefore, the remaining days from 352 to 365/366 were not used. This procedure was used to facilitate inter-annual comparisons</li>
<li>The tiles that cover the South America were mosaicked and re-projected from sinusoidal to geographic projection</li>
<li>The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) were calculated using standard formulas. The EVI parameters were: C1 = 6, C2 = 7.5, L = 1, G = 2.5</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>File(s) format:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Zip files for EVI and NDVI - one per year:
<ul>
<li>Inside them there are raster files with ".tif" format, one per 16-day window. The filename syntax is "maiac_southamerica_DATA_YYYYDOY.tif", where YYYY is the year (from 2000 to 2018), and the DOY is the Julian day of the last day of the composite window, i.e. YYYYDOY for January 2005 for DOY from 001 to 016 is 2005016, from DOY 017 to 032 is 2005032, etc.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Csv files with the YYYYDOY and "real" dates for the time period</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Code:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/ricds/maiac_processing">https://github.com/ricds/maiac_processing</a></p>
<p><strong>Acknowledgements:</strong> This work was funded by São Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP, Brazil, grant 2015/22987-7. We thank NASA, and especially Yujie Wang and Alexei Lyapustin, for providing the freely available MODIS (MAIAC) data.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Dataset usage</strong>: This dataset is a product of the first author's PhD work and lots of hours of coding and patience. It is free to use, but if you use this dataset in your work, please make sure to properly cite the repository. We also welcome users to invite us for collaboration.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>For use of this dataset please cite:</strong></p>
<p>Dalagnol, Ricardo; Wagner, Fabien Hubert; Galvão, Lênio Soares; Aragão, Luiz Eduardo Oliveira e Cruz. (2019). "The MANVI product: MODIS (MAIAC) nadir-solar adjusted vegetation indices (EVI and NDVI) for South America". (Version v1) [Data set]. Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3159488">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3159488</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>More information: </strong>contact Ricardo Dalagnol ([email protected]). We also have the MODIS (MAIAC) BRDF-corrected bands 1-8, EVI, NDVI at 1 km with 16-day and monthly aggregation composites.</p>
Abraham Maslow’s Notion of Self- Actualization in Philip Roth’s American Pastoral
No full textThis article makes the argument more specifically on the humanistic psychology; a vibrant movement of the late 1950s; emphasizing the qualities, growth, need, creativity, and motivation of an individual. Philip Roth’s American Pastoral was an American classic, a novel of
American culture. It is not only a biography, but an intensive interpretation of the fall of American dream. The author demonstrates the American Pastoral from the humanistic point of view. This paper attempts to analyse the humanistic attitudes and values in the novel American Pastoral. The process from the basic to the being needs in the novel is being critically expressed within the framework of the humanistic psychology
Link stability estimation based on link connectivity changes in mobile ad-hoc networks
No full textDear Wang,
Re: Link Stability Estimation Based on Link Connectivity Changes in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks
I have not been able to assess if this is an author version peer-reviewed or is it an author version non peer reviewed. Could you please clarify this so I can proceed to add your paper to Spiral. Spiral digital repository only accept peer-reviewed papers.
30/11/12 author has confirmed peer reviewe
Detecting Traffic Conditions Model Based On Clustering Nodes Situations In VANET
No full textIn the last decade, cooperative vehicular network has been one of the most studied areas for developing the intelligent transportation systems (ITS). It is considered as an important approach to share the periodic traffic situations over vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) to improve efficiency and safety over the road. However, there are a number of issues in exchanging traffic data over high mobility of VANET, such as broadcast storms, hidden nodes and network instability.
This paper proposes a new model to detect the traffic conditions using clustering traffic situations that are gathered from the nodes (vehicles) in VANET. The model designs new principles of multi-level clustering to detect the traffic condition for road users. Our model (a) divides the situations of vehicles into clusters, (b) designs a set of metrics to get the correlations among vehicles and (c) detects the traffic condition in certain areas. These metrics are simulated using the network simulator environment (NS-3) to study the effectiveness of the model
Heated, humidified air for the common cold
No full textBackground:
Heated, humidified air has long been used by people with the common cold. The theoretical basis is that steam may help congested mucus drain better and that heat may destroy the cold virus as it does in vitro. This is an update of a review last published in 2013.
Objectives:
To assess the effects of inhaling heated water vapour (steam) in the treatment of the common cold by comparing symptoms, viral shedding, and nasal resistance.
Search methods:
We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (to February 2017), MEDLINE (1966 to 24 February 2017), Embase (1990 to 24 February 2017), and Current Contents (1998 to 24 February 2017). We also searched World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (WHO ICTRP) (8 March 2017) and ClinicalTrials.gov (8 March 2017) as well as reference lists of included studies.
Selection criteria:
Randomised controlled trials using heated water vapour in participants with the common cold or experimentally induced common cold were eligible for inclusion.
Data collection and analysis:
We used standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. Three review authors independently screened titles and abstracts for inclusion of potential studies identified from the search. We recorded the selection process in sufficient detail to complete a PRISMA flow diagram. We used a data collection form for study characteristics and outcome data that was developed and used for previous versions of this review. Two review authors independently extracted data, and a third review author resolved any disagreements. We used Review Manager 5 software to analyse data.
Main results:
We included six trials from five publications involving a total of 387 participants. We included no new studies in this 2017 update. The 'Risk of bias' assessment suggested an unclear risk of bias in the domain of randomisation and a low risk of bias in performance, detection, attrition, and reporting.
It was uncertain whether heated, humidified air provides symptomatic relief for the common cold, as the fixed‐effect analysis showed evidence of an effect (odds ratio (OR) 0.30, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.16 to 0.56; 2 studies, 149 participants), but the random‐effects analysis showed no significant difference in the results (OR 0.22, 95% CI 0.03 to 1.95). There is an argument for using either form of analysis. No studies demonstrated an exacerbation of clinical symptom scores. One study conducted in the USA demonstrated worsened nasal resistance, but an earlier Israeli study showed improvement. One study examined viral shedding in nasal washings, finding no significant difference between treatment and placebo groups (OR 0.47, 95% CI 0.04 to 5.19). As judged by the subjective response to therapy (i.e. therapy did not help), the number of participants reporting resolution of symptoms was not significantly higher in the heated humidified group (OR 0.58, 95% CI 0.28 to 1.18; 2 studies, 124 participants). There was significant heterogeneity in the effects of heated, humidified air on different outcomes, therefore we graded the quality of the evidence as low. Some studies reported minor adverse events (including discomfort or irritation of the nose).
Authors' conclusions:
The current evidence does not show any benefits or harms from the use of heated, humidified air delivered via the RhinoTherm device for the treatment of the common cold. There is a need for more double‐blind, randomised trials that include standardised treatment modalities
New Solutions on LLM Acceleration, Optimization, and Application
No full textLarge Language Models (LLMs) have become extremely potent instruments with
exceptional capacities for comprehending and producing human-like text in a
wide range of applications. However, the increasing size and complexity of LLMs
present significant challenges in both training and deployment, leading to
substantial computational and storage costs as well as heightened energy
consumption. In this paper, we provide a review of recent advancements and
research directions aimed at addressing these challenges and enhancing the
efficiency of LLM-based systems. We begin by discussing algorithm-level
acceleration techniques focused on optimizing LLM inference speed and resource
utilization. We also explore LLM-hardware co-design strategies with a vision to
improve system efficiency by tailoring hardware architectures to LLM
requirements. Further, we delve into LLM-to-accelerator compilation approaches,
which involve customizing hardware accelerators for efficient LLM deployment.
Finally, as a case study to leverage LLMs for assisting circuit design, we
examine LLM-aided design methodologies for an important task: High-Level
Synthesis (HLS) functional verification, by creating a new dataset that
contains a large number of buggy and bug-free codes, which can be essential for
training LLMs to specialize on HLS verification and debugging. For each aspect
mentioned above, we begin with a detailed background study, followed by the
presentation of several novel solutions proposed to overcome specific
challenges. We then outline future research directions to drive further
advancements. Through these efforts, we aim to pave the way for more efficient
and scalable deployment of LLMs across a diverse range of applications.Comment: This is an expanded and more comprehensive study based on our invited
DAC-24 paper with the same title and co-author
Trends in mobile agent applications
No full textIn this paper we present a comprehensive study of mobile agent applications. We classify the application fields as follows: Network monitoring and management, information searching and filtering, multimedia, Internet, intrusion detection, telecommunications, military, and others. We discuss the potential uses of mobile agents in the various fields and present the many systems and architectures that have been proposed and implemented. Furthermore, we describe ongoing efforts to integrate currently implemented technologies with mobile agent technology. For each of the application fields, we list statistics showing the distribution of research output according to certain criteria such as article type and application field. We end each section with a summary of the work done and provide directions for future work. Finally, we conclude with suggestions about promising research areas involving mobile agents. 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PALO ALTO, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CAL.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1806.
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EXPUIX.WIOKS MADE OF
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The following stenographic report of the mass meeting of last
Saturday night is as complete and
as correct ns mir space nnd time
will allow. The audience that
assmblcd was in every respect
a representative one and ninny
ladies were interested listeners to
the proceedings.
The meeting was called to order
at 8 o'clock by President Hutchinson, and on motion Judge K. L.
Campbell was chosen to preside
over the meeting. Tom Kemp
as elected secretary.
Upon taking tbe chair Judge
Campbell said: "I understand
that the purpose of this meeting
is to submit to you as promised at
the meeting which was held here
some weeks ngo, thc specifications
for supplying the town with water.
I understand lhat an investigation
ofthc various plans for supplying
water has been made. Thc trustees are preparer! to submit items
as to expense. This is in keeping
with thc promise made by the town
trustees ut their last meeting.
And I understand that there is a
tow.n water supply, and also one (tax. We would have to raise thc
of Dec. 19 giving ■•ccounts of the eutire tax unless the works paid
mass-meeting held in thc Hall by ; us a profit; this it will undoubtedly
thc Progressive League, and the j will do as well as Mr. Jones',
resolutions adopted at that meet-'if tbe works paid a profit the
ing.) Wc have not only complied 'extra tax would be about sixteen
with those resolutions, but we j cents per hundred dollars. On
have bad an official report by j the other hand though, the whole
a competent chemist giving the I tax might be paid in order to keep
analysis of the water used; this j down tbe water rates. Also the
analysis showed that for dumestk town is very heavily mortgaged
purposes tbe water is as good as
wc can possibly gel. I will read
the account of the cost of the nys*
tetu from the report of Profesjior
Marx (reads report of Prof. Marx).
Besidestbat wc have had several
reports from Mr. Boardman. And
wc have made inquiry in regard te
the cost of the-Stanford-water supply. Also as to the cost of the
supply in Santa Clara. We have
had a number of reports by Mr.
lJuardmuii. he was the engineer
employed by us first, because he
bad just put in a system in Santa
Clara. However, we have been
in consultation with six engineers,
and what we present to you is the
result of Hn-.f plans.
Mr. ilonnlman'a first estimate
was for a (15,000 plant; but when
be finally submitted it he made it
40,000 system.
This is not, bear in mind, any
thing that the Trustees arc trying
to force upon thc "icoplc as their
own. For instance, in thc matter of the location of thc work-.;
there has been a great deal of
talk about that. It was explained
to you that the only reason that
controlled us was that Mr. Board-
man selected it himself. Wc investigated all tbe wells in the
neighborliood and finally Mr.
Boardman advised us to take that
location; first, it is in an excellent
region for water; and second,
there arc objections to a plant in
tbe center of town; this location
tail-end of tbe town.
further question which will
brought before you for discussian. j aBt*we^ii not" bViund'to tbi :
It is thai after you approve *■"- tio„. if you want B we.l right In
cost of the plant, that you shall Lhe ccMvT |lf ,hc ,own
a determine the further qiies- Le to do ,f
tion us to whether liontls shall be
■otedon before or after the next
all you
say so.
One other mutter, and that is in
regard to the line of the pipes.
April election: these are twoqucs;.^ fiff. ^ ^ i(j hw ^
and such a tax would fall not upon
the owner of the property, but
upon thc mortgagee.
In regard to thc election it is
Important that the vote be as
heavy as possible in favor of the
plant; because it would increase
thc strength and selling-power of
the bonds. On the thirteenth of
April, there will be a public
election, aud iu uiy opinion thc
vole for the bonds should be before the town election. In conclusion I have but one thing more
to say, and that is to emphasize the
fact that if you want to modify
this plan you can do just as you
wish. {Loud applause.]
McI ntosli moved that and following he adopted: "Resolved, That
the meeting hereby endorses tbe
report ofthc Board of Trustees and
respectfully urge that the Board
submit to a volca* .early as possi*
blcthc question of water bonds".
Decker called for a division of
tbe question as it includes two
propositions.
Over this resolution, there was
considerable debate. Professor
Murray said that "there are many-
things including in this report that
we wbo are not engineers cannot
discuss. Only engineers can tell
us where the well can best be
put;;I am very glad to learn
from those who are engineers
where to get the water;
have to get professional advice.
The plant is not exhorbitant, and
whether thc election comes with a
few weeks or a month, I hope that
it will come very soon.
K. E. Smith said; "The gravity
of this resolution has hardly been
realized by those who have heard
This resolution includes two
disiinct subjects. One i*1C-i.dnpt
the report; the other is lo fixr the
date. I for one shotilil very much
object to adopting this report without
date.
liens/or your discussion tonight.'
, main pipe come up Cowper street.
In order to bring the matter --*-]This pIan hns ntb0 fa.* changed
fore the meeting, Professor C. B. ■
CASTILLEJA HALL
tbe pipe hua I..-.-., rcdoccd tu a
Wiarj moved llial the lio.r.1 «- j t«,n.locl- pipe nnd put on Wavcrly
port on Ihe question of water »»!•; strceti for afc, tcaso0 „,., as lllc
ply for thc town, lllia inolion. ,own , _, „._„ BMd m(m. .
was properly carried, and Jn-pb ,__„__. ______ ,_,,._, „, ,_,__ tu__ ,__,. -
HutchiiiMin, President of the
Board, was called upon to pre:
the report. Mr. Hutchinson 1
"Mr. Chairman, ladies and 1
tlcmcn. A statement of this kind
should properly come from
ginccr, and we fully expected the
engineer to be here this evening;
but unfortunately he is confined
to hia home by illness and e.nn... "J^,," the "entfieer ,„,
U here. And I might say be.e _r(, T|,c „_,, ,„_ ,,_„ _,
that tills illness of tbe engineer has ___,„, ._, tb(. _,__,„_,„, „f „_, ^
delayed u* considerably in pre
tern down the Middlcfield Road
ami tlm*- cut the town in three
- parts which Is more preferable
than to have it in two.
There Is no hostility to Mr.
Jones, if the people want his
works they can buy them.
We do not adopt cast-iron speci'
tlc.itions, but they can all be
I^*rajar>*u.-i-a-».t-r-jJ- Sohool
FOR GIRLS.
Miss Fletcher, I
Uisa IVarsoii. f
PALO ALTO, OAL,
Hit. .tin*.
W. L WOODROW,
I'BB.FUB.r IS* Kmbalmrr,
t? South PlrSlSt., SAN JUSK. Cal.
froaatht>TiM*t i>t*.--
se nt ing this plan to you. In the
absence of Mr. Boardman, however, I will present his report
This movement in favor of a 'public system has not been a move-
ini'iit ul tin- Board of Trustees, but
it has been n popular movement.
(In support of this statement, cop-
lesof thc Palo Alto Timrs were
produced, containing a petition re-
several other propositions which
I bclivcd were not hi the interest,!
of tbe per-ple. This developed
a very
which, however, was
to a few people whose plans I j
had interrupted. At the last
meeting of the Board I voted
against thc proposition and I had TUB ROSE CARS1VA1.- A ...mi iCCl'Si,
' on,3mconfirrf;Tbc C-jfoot Medal Debate—!b!ct-
collegiate Debate.
reasons for so doing. At the
previous meeting I heard Mr.
Hutchinson say that the people
did not want to know wbo tbe
Trustees )were going to be who
would make these contracts; and I
insisted that they did. I have
been attacked on this matter, both
privately and publicly, simply
because I have threatened the
interests of those in question.
SalTiON'S AGAINST THKCO-EDi
"OUTDOOR *8Lt«r."
Mr. A. A. Oenison of the Oak*
land Inquirer delivered an exceedingly interesting lecture to tbe
class in CharitiesTucsdayniorn.ng
on the subject of "Outdoor Relief
in Alameda County." Mr. Deni-
son in thc course of his newspaper
They ha«'«k'ed at.7tow -ouch '-__*"""tt >••-b~a able to deta*
interest I had iu Mt. Jones' wuter
works; and I here call lor an
apology from Mr. Hutchinson for
having hinted, publicly, that I
was guided by such considerations".
Thc Chairman called tbe gentleman to order, instructing him
not to indulge In penonalities.
Mr. Smith was through, however,
and left the floor saying, "I have
stated my position, for I have.
Wen insulted and .lucked and ?",' """h,r'i '**P«*tively
abused for laking the sland I ,".dj!^"'?.,Co1. Ch*rl.e* a"™
have".
and expose many abuses In the
administration of'poor relief in
Oaklnnd, and although a young
mun he already ranksasan author*
ity on thc subjects of charities and
corrections in this state.
T1IK CARNOT MEDAL DEBATE '
IntheCarnot medal debate at
Berkeley Friday evening, M. C.
Flaherty, U. C. '96. took first
place, H. 1). Sheldon and E. I.
Miller of Stanford ranking sec-
The
leaf of Oakland, and James D.
flu l.ui and Frank Michael'of San
Francisco.
INTKRCOLLKCIATK DX&ATB.
The Stanford and Berkeley representatives have at last come to
an agreement regarding the choice
of a question for thc intercollegiate debate to be held some time
in April. Berkeley has until tbe
19th of February to select the sub-
Mr. Parkinson said: "I want to
say, as a Trustee, tlmt I should
prefer to have the question divided".
W. D. Nicholas then moved thc
following as an amendment:
Resolved. That wc approve the j'
water system recommended by the j
Trustees. •«»
That it is the sense of the meet-1,
ing that the town issue forty J^-»f'« "litch the Stanford men
thousand dollars in bonds as sug- W" h"VC °nC WC<* in *hich to
gested by tbe Trustees. makc their choice of sidw" A di*-
That the election be held if «»«B°f*-*e application of thc
Mouroe doctrine is likely to be
the question selected.
■ Minting seems to be enjoying
a boom all around. The four lit-
possible before the spring election
in April. ... ' ,.—..
The first and second propositions were carried without debate; '
il was .bird on which Sentiment I!"'?'!""""? h"'e ^'P1?'*'1 "'
...,,„, ■ .. 1 rangemenL*. for a series of puhhc
was divided. 1-rofessor Marx said: idebaling t-ontesls. the first of
should be which will take place in the
chapel Saturday evening March
ytli The woman's suffrage question will lie tbe subject for discus- '
ttlOlla
"It seems to mc that w
much more careful jn selecting
our Trustees if we knew what
Ihey were to do than if we did
not know what ilicy'were to*do it".
Major Norris said: "At the last
opportunity to discuss the: meeting of the Trustees it was
stated that it would be impossible
Dr Decker said "In the first to havc »•« *•«■-; ftt. -th*
.vr. -.-ciscr s«iu. »n tne dimi iSan Jose Rose Carnival visited
place, the first sentiment is the M»-"-« election. If there have .s^n Josc Saturday and inspected
concurrence of the report of the k^'" »nV modifications 0f this, at jbc pavilion and athletic grounds.
committee I heartily agree |o What time would it lie possible to! Everything was found satisfactory
thefirstof'thetwopropositions,but|lll,ve,n's>--1«tioB"? . i?nJ-U,c .*,r?Sn,m lo be..rendered
THE RUSH CARNIVAL.
C. F. Haron, G. B. Wilson and
\V*. H. Osgood of the committee
having in charge tbe arrange-
two propositi
of tbe other I am not in favor. I do. Mr- Hutchinson replied: "Since
by Stanford students will be announced soou.
no. want to say when the election I •»* '•*• »**'i»K «•"» "•*• ««*:' mnma-m kxtens.on ucl-raa-.
shall be held unli-ss I have some. •"*"•■ »-» ■»*de ' •»» '<"■"" ll»t PrcfeaKn Fernaodo Santord bathing to sar about the date, i'l would be possible lo have the gall a series of lectures Wednes-
E. E. Smith again look the floor, election two week, before the town day evening in the University
and said: "if the audience Insists I «l«H°n. I believe thai we shall Extension course conducted at
.. .1 have a much larcur Irate if w.- I.a.1 lMm J"** Df Stanford professors.
In voting upon these three ques- [ "*ve " mncu .argcr a.... ...... h.ni ^^^ wriv^ wjj| illc|uj,. gV(; j,^.
tlons logelbcr Ideslre to make ai,,"! «1«iIob before Ihe aprin-;<|urc, „„ "Eleciltclfy and Magnet-
statement which lam entitled toj*1**1'011- Unocr the Australian ism", to lac illustrated by expert
[njtj. I ballot system five voters of the nicnts. Dr. Jordan will lecture at
~." . ., _.^,.„ J town are required to sign certi6- CamplK-ll Friday evening next on
This resolution cinlaodies a greati ... «aa.-u: '-a- ..
deal more than i.s appearance j"'""' »<"■"■"»"»'• •» Ib-l-tv.
.vould indicate, and as I bale been "!'"" h"™ ' K"'\ nu,,nb" ot c""
'dldales in the field, ll .a a pretty gmil full-back, has'been elected
tion that the defeated captain of the U.C. football team
. 1 candidates will vote against tbe' tot next year, and G. !■'. Rein-
■^'!^™ih-J!r™,Ig..,°.''g"",!a.w Ministration whoever i,;hard., who playe.1 tackle in the
publicly abused on the streets oft
Palo Alto. I consider if my duty to 9UI ' ;
"The Rise of the Common Man."
CAPTAIN OF THE U. C, TEAM.
A. W. Rausome, "97, Herkeley's
' lion.
limit. Hut even this limit does
not have to be reached when tbe
bonds are issued: forinstauce. if'to my position on this matter.
wevotc*o.ooo bond and ate able; I shall have to go back to the!"^ > TI!e **"*- ^^^S\^^^
toestablLsb thc plant wilh a lc*.-> history of the water works. Whilel!^ 'VJ° ^A:!*Tn°! .. .!°" t • thkv didn't C; -
amount we can dp so. jlwas.away.mi my vacation in the
As-lo thc bonds, they will bc|sumracr all the preliminary ar-
to the amount of $40,000 at five ; rangements bad °lreen made,
percent, payable semiannually. ■ When I returned 1 found tbat'T, ""b" " "T'lol bosketliall wHh thc girls of
Mr. Hutchinson here read tbe everything had been done so that . . l^ Jf,0« ,Iie 1 Mi"* West's school, a highly re-
final report of the engineer and there was no discussion of the mat- Prol*",,,,IHrcuU(. institution located on
questing tbe Board to provide n\(maM wp ^tti wttbc ^.i,^ , inves|iK1|t^ |hc manvI M{^ trut that »«*«« paid four Van Nevi avenue. According to
fir,11 „r tt... ••,■.;■•.. L—^ - a ur , ,. .,, or*ix cents more for iiaiut than ,'hc Mory a game wns scheduled
once and I found ,« did not meet wc^uou|d -,,„ „„„ ,», , hm): with Stunford for February 1. and
wc- gone around ths comer; and -]**?*'*?'*tfri°.-wcn! %\° aCtivc
-. " ... ■ 1 .1 '""'""-K for the event. They gave
then we did get fooled on theji-,. inm-bons and chewing gum.
personal oh;
ne objection is that the A San Franascodaily of recent
.people have not confidence in 'date contained a column account
1 Home of the men who arc now on I of how the Stanford co*cds had
[the Hoard and they Haul to get! "crawfished" out of a match game
found that1 ., ,*, ,,.,. ,, , , ...
rid ol these 'thieves before the!
meet
The welt is located at the low i with my approval. I went to mo a
est place In town; hydrants will 1 large number of people and asked
number about forty. In addition'them what they thought was thc
JDSEPH J. MORRIS
Hl-r-auttr l« nORHIM A nKHNHtBUf
REAL ESTATE A6ENT ~
llMllia AJVa/ 1111U 11WJJ1I J. j Now foUy lilotMttd dollars at
Full charge of property taken for absentees., j five per cent, is two thousand per
A BARGAIN ONLY J3500-for a 16 Room and Bath, two story build j year; but the low requires them
OFIOEa- Marri.4Mml.on He.1 KaUte Hnildlna. neat to Bank PALO ALTO, |wou,d "* the >'*»• >» which we
""™' BSO Jlark.tStnaM.opp. lb. P.laea HMel,SAX KR.1NCI3C, OAL.'
there will be a fire .Urmtelegraph j first thing to be done Tn e-tablkh.; fi'C ,H"in«?**'2 *»? " c*mc "la' i V""*"* PS ••■* punching bag
. , . ... coatiog tbe town a few more dol-a*«o hour. e\-ery afternoon, and
I ng. wale, anpplyr-they said that |eij ^ . lhe !*«! l» Ud proatpUy .to. Then.
'V,."'!.'" J,° "" IO*g";.c.|.ad energy• of Ihoae who had^1'* "P1"'" ,of .'.ll'i'"01 S2SS
wcIL And then I asked them. , *; , ilWy remarked, "Those com-eited
Wbercjbe ffell .Should be dug ■ V ^7 "i U'e m«*,n8s ,of tJ'c I Stanford girls backed out, so they
. obiected , ,„e purchLe fe^rrSS ^1**^ ^ff^Sg'^f
the pipes which was not done in a | words, three members have been (afraid of us. .Just to think that
would have to raise the heaviest legal way. I also voted against
CVn.ii.urd vnyjit< t.
CWinaf,/ vriiHlDt;
