The article presents photographic images of the singer Janet Jackson from 1992 to 2012, comments on her seemingly ageless skin, and mentions that she turned 46 on May 16.
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The article presents photographic images of the singer Janet Jackson from 1992 to 2012, comments on her seemingly ageless skin, and mentions that she turned 46 on May 16.
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May 31, 2012 Tags: CELEBRITIES, PHOTOGRAPHIC images
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The article discusses actress Sarah Hyland of the television series “Modern Family,” her kidney dysplasia and transplant surgery, and her boyfriend Matt Prokop.
Read MoreMay 31, 2012 Tags: CELEBRITIES, HEALTH, KIDNEYS -- Transplantation
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Great Ideas * FoodMEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL!SHORTCAKEServes 81½ cups all-purpose flour½ cup superfine sugar, divided¾ cup heavy cream½ tsp. vanilla extract Whipped creamAdapted from a recipe at sarabeth.comContributed by Liza Hamm; Thailan Pham and Suzanne Zuckerman
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The article presents photographic images of Great Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, inviting readers to guess which one is a photograph of the queen and which is a photograph of the wax figure in her image at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in London, England.
Read MoreMay 31, 2012 Tags: PHOTOGRAPHIC images, WAX figures
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A photograph is presented depicting the stars of the film “Magic Mike,” including actors Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, and Matt Bomer.
Read MoreMay 31, 2012 Tags: PHOTOGRAPHY of celebrities
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Error control in piecewise polynomial interpolation of a smooth univariate function ƒ requires that the interval of approximation be subdivided into many subintervals, on each of which an interpolating polynomial is determined. The number of such subintervals is often overestimated through the use of a high-order derivative of ƒ : We report on a partitioning algorithm, in which we attempt to reduce the number of subintervals required, by imposing conditions on ƒ and its relevant higher derivative. One of these conditions facilitates a distinction between the need for absolute or relative error control. Two examples demonstrate the e effectiveness of this partitioning algorithm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreMay 31, 2012 Tags: ALGORITHMS, APPROXIMATION theory, ERROR analysis (Mathematics), FUNCTIONAL analysis, POLYNOMIALS
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We consider an optimal investment strategy for a defined contributory pension plan in Nigeria using dynamic optimization technique. The Pension Plan Members (PPMs) make contributions continuously into the pension funds. The Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) propose to invest the contributions made by the PPMs into Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bond such as construction of roads in Nigeria. They propose that every road constructed must has a tollgate in order to collect toll and make more wealth for the PPMs at time t ≤ T. We assume that there are Alternative Roads (AR) the drivers may take to their destination without paying toll. The AR may not be good enough for the vehicles to pass smoothly. We assume that Pension Plan Company (PPC) will make more wealth for the PPMs if the Company Roads (CR) are highly motorable. The PPC estimates some percentage of the Gross Returns (GR) at time t to be set aside as the Costs of Roads Construction (CRC). They also estimates some percentage of the Gross-Net Returns (GNR) (i.e. the returns after CRC has been deducted) as Maintenance Costs (MC). They further estimates some percentage of the Gross-Net-Net Returns (GNNR) (i.e. the returns after CRC and MC have been deducted) as Administrative Costs (AC) at time t . Our aim is to find the optimal value of wealth that will accrue to the PPMs over a period of time. We found that the optimal Net Returns (NR) accrued to the PPMs is N6.6434×1014( N denotes Naira). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreMay 31, 2012 Tags: DEFINED contribution pension plans, INVESTMENTS, MATHEMATICAL optimization, PENSIONS
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This paper studies the state feedback stabilization of discrete singular large-scale control systems by using Lyapunov matrix equation, generalized Lyapunov function method and matrix theory. There gives some sufficient conditions for determining the asymptotical stability and instability of the corresponding singular closed-loop large-scale systems while the subsystems are regular, causal and R-controllable. At last, an example is given to show the application of main result. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreMay 31, 2012 Tags: ASYMPTOTIC distribution (Probability theory), DIFFERENTIAL equations, EQUATIONS, LYAPUNOV functions, MATRICES
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The article discusses the lifestyle of celebrity singer Rihanna as of May 2012 with comments by a music source regarding her partying habits, her disregard for her health, and her flu treatment in May 2012.
Read MoreMay 31, 2012 Tags: CELEBRITIES, HEALTH, LIFESTYLES -- Health aspects
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We study the optimal investment and optimal portfolio strategies with minimum guarantee and inflation protection in a defined contribution (DC) pension scheme. We assume a market structure that is characterized by a cash account, an indexed bond (i.e., inflation-linked bond) and stock. We obtain optimal share of portfolio values (that depend on the minimum guarantee) in the indexed bond and stock for the pension plan member (PPM) at time t. We find that in the presence of indexed bond in the investment strategy, the inflation risk that is associated with the PPM’s contributions and minimum guarantee is hedged. Hence, indexed bond can be used to hedge inflation risk that is associated with a contributory pension funds scheme. We also find in our numerical result that, with effective management of the pension funds by pension fund administrators (PFAs), PPMs will have high returns from their investment. From our results, we find that the optimal terminal wealth that will accrue to the PPM and PFA to be N1.97×1022 . We also find that the minimum guarantee that will accrue to the PPM at retirement to be N3.05×108. The portfolio values in stock, indexed bond and cash account are 0.5, 3.1, and -2.6, respectively. Therefore, more investment should go to indexed bond and stock since they yield positive portfolio value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreMay 31, 2012 Tags: DEFINED benefit pension plans, DEFINED contribution pension plans, INFLATION (Finance), INVESTMENTS, PENSION trusts, PENSIONS, PORTFOLIO management (Investments)
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