For a cyclically alternating electric current, RMS is equal to the value of the direct current that would produce the same power dissipation in a resistive load. In econometrics the root mean square error of an estimator is a measure of the imperfection of the fit of the estimator to the data.
Falcons mascot apologizes for tweet. An apology was posted to the Twitter account of Freddie Falcon, the Atlanta Falcons' team mascot, following a tweet about suicide. According to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, the following tweet was posted Sunday on the mascot's official Twitter account: Had a good time at the #ood suicide prevention walk today.
A thistle man named Clyde has been unveiled as the official mascot of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The mascot, which has been named after the river which flows through the host city, was designed by Beth Gilmour, 12, from Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire. She won a UK-wide competition, which attracted more than 4,000 entries.