Throughout the years I had a love-hate relationship with coffee. I started drinking coffee in my last year in high school as the final exam was finally approaching. Shortly after that I took a break and we found each other in college while trying to keep up with classes, part-time job and me time. Once college was over we had an ongoing relationship for few more years, nothing serious but broke up few years ago when I got pregnant. At that time I told myself I'll never drink coffee again.
No exams, no job.All I had to do is take care of my family.
I can survive without coffee!
Fast forward 2 years, a stay at home mom, an energetic toddler who doesn't go to preschool or day care, a house to clean, a family to feed and a blog. Coffee is now my BFF! Some days I'm so crazy busy I don't even have time to sit down and enjoy it. It's a sip here, a sip there.
But my love for coffee doesn't stop at just drinking it. I love to eat it as well.
When we decided to have coffee as this month's secret ingredient to our chocolate party I had no idea what I was going to make. Coffee and chocolate go together so well and after running some ideas in my mind I finally decided upon chocolate chip cookies with a touch of coffee and cream.
These chocolate chip cookies are the classic cookies but I added heavy cream and instant coffee to the cookie dough. To make them even more irresistible and do a double coffee and cream effect I used semisweet chocolate chips (to represent the coffee) and white chocolate chips (to represent the cream).
Chocolate party is a monthly virtual party where everyone is bringing a dessert featuring chocolate and one secret ingredient.
2.) Include a link back to this post, a monthly round-up or the Chocolate party page. Optionally, add the Chocolate Party logo in your blog post or on your sidebar.
In a mixing bowl, with the paddle attachment on cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, for about 2 minutes.
Add the heavy cream and egg yolk and beat well, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
Add the baking powder, flour and coffee granules and stir to combine.
Gather the dough in one ball, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
When the dough is chilled place spoonfuls on two baking sheets (I use an OXO medium cookie dough scoop) and bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown.
Remove from the oven, leave few more minutes on the baking sheet and cool completely on wire racks.
Love the mix of chips in these!
Your cookies sound amazing, Roxana! I can't believe we've done a whole year of chocolate parties!!! Thanks for all your hard work!
I love a cookie with a good glass of milk...And these ones look terrific!
I know I could not survive without coffee and these cookies are the perfect way to satisfy my cravings!
Coffee-drinking, I imagine, is a requirement with a toddler on the premises. (My niece lost weight without going to the gym. She is/was constantly chasing her son, lifting her son - well, you know the routine.) Anyway, this is another home run from Roxana's Baking. But then again, aren't all your goodies?
Coffee is a staple in my world. I don't think I could ever give it up. These cookies sound amazing! A double pick me up in the afternoon.
This is the first time I seen your website and I love your recipes! And the photos are just gorgeous! I would love to join the Chocolate party this month, and chocolate and coffee are my two favoite ingredients.
These look and sound amazing. I've also got some mocha chips and haven't figured out yet how to use them. These cookies might be perfect. Thanks!
I cannot survive without coffee. And I love baking with it!!! Thanks for such awesome coffee=full cookies!
Perfect cookies! Love that you added coffee to chocolate chip cookies!
These look and sound delicious! I also have a love/hate relationship with coffee. Every time I try to cut it out, I find out how necessary it is!
Haha. I'm just now starting to drink coffee again...I have to limit it because I'm breastfeeding...but oh how I missed it! Thank you for sharing. These cookies look TOO GOOD!
coffee and cream? Girl, you have gone crazy and I like it! These look out of this world amazing!
These look so good Roxana, I'm sure they are impossible to resist fresh out of the oven!
Love the coffee in the cookie and add choc chips idea, Roxana! Thanks for another great chocolate party!
Wow! Love all the things that went into this cookie stack. Thank you for hosting such a wonderful event. Can't wait to find out what's next.
I just used this recipe, except I used Dark Chocolate chunks and Slivered almonds. :) They turned out great, thanks a bunch!
I like the idea of using both kinds of chips! yum!
Joanne, You can use wither coffee granules or powder, or depending on the brand it may say "instant coffee crystals" - they will do the same thing. Once in contact with wet ingredients they will "melt" it.
Seems like so few chocolate chips for so much flour. For a typical batch of chocolate chip cookies that call for 2 and 1/4 cups of flour, a whole bag of 12 oz chocolate chips (2 cups) is usaually used, while this only calls for 1/4th. Sounds like you'd only get a few chips per cookie, if that many. Is there a reason why the amount of chips is so small?
Hmm, is it 1/4 cup of EACH kind of chip?
Hi Jessica, 1/4 cup chocolate chips in total/combined, NOT 1/4 cup each.
I made these cookies and they were delicious. One batch last week and one batch this week because I had some leftover ingredients. The combination of the cream, mixture of chips, and coffee was perfect! I have a question though...they seemed to turn out a little thicker than yours (as seen in your picture) both times that I baked them. I used the same size OXO cookie scoop that you did. They were fine on the outside but a little less cooked on the inside than I would have liked. Did you flatten yours at all before baking them? If not, would flattening them a little help them bake a bit more in the middle? Thanks!


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Edited by deme, 10 March 2017 - 02:36 AM.
I got flippers and i don't know where to go next? Btw add some shops where I can buy some magic.
Edited by deme, 10 March 2017 - 08:20 AM.
I can't find Level 6.
First at all if you looking for the Level 6 go on the Mayath Mountains and go at Shangan and talk to the elder and go at the Dragon Tower to get the Water Key. After that go at the south of the mountains entrance go swim on the water and go at the cave and put the key on the keyhole and the entrance will open.
Ok I have level 3 sword and flippers and I really don't know where to go. Mayath mountains? Where is that and where is Shangan??
Edited by deme, 11 March 2017 - 03:52 AM.
I am searching for this as well. I see a tower in Sunset Peak but can't open it with anything I have, other than that I have no idea where to look.
ah i see you find the Sacred Temple. The door won't will open until you finish the quest but however the dungeon will be available when i'll finish the update for the quest. To go on the Mayath Mountains you must go on the cave where you go to go on Waterfall city but do not go at the south. you should go at the East there's had a second cave unlockable when you finish the 5th dungeon.
Edited by Cedric, 11 March 2017 - 01:25 PM.
Has anybody else found this cave. i am thinking it did not unlock after level 5.
I have not found it, either.
the bombs on the walls can help you.
If it's not unlock then there's a major bug on the quest.


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Managing director Mark Vincent said: 'I think our reputation and our track record of high staff retention has helped previously but the Investors In People accolade will help to convey our commitment to the team as we continue to expand our services.'
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workFilesController.controller('WorkFilesAcessCrtl',['$scope','$http','wfId','$uibModalInstance','uiGridConstants',
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            });
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        }, function (evt) {
      // Math.min is to fix IE which reports 200% sometimes
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     Prepare for and display the workfile editing page
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    $scope.editWorkFile = function(){
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        $scope.workFile = angular.copy($scope.selectedWorkFile);
        $scope.wfOtherPerm = $scope.workFile.permissions.other[0]
        $scope.wfGroupPerm = $scope.workFile.permissions.other[0]
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     Persist the changes to a workfile made in the editing page
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    $scope.updateWorkFile = function(){
        $scope.workFile.$update({id:$scope.workFile.id},function(){
            $scope.successMessage = "Successfully Updated WorkFile " + $scope.workFile.id;
            var kkk = 32;
            var ggg = 20;
        });
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    $scope.popupFromDate = {
        opened: false
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    $scope.popupToDate = {
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    $scope.openFromDate = function() {
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      Clears both the error and success
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Home Lifestyle The World is your Racetrack
The World is your Racetrack
Local marathons are just not enough. Feel the difference and try international marathons!
Reporter: Cherry Ge
As he ran through the heart of Frankfurt, Ng Che-ming's spirits were lifted by the crowds who had turned up to cheer the runners on. But an even bigger welcome was in store as he sped along the hundreds of metres of red carpet to the indoor stadium at the end of the 42-kilometre marathon. He crossed the finishing line in a blaze of coloured lights and, best of all, he could see his moment of triumph "live" on a huge TV screen and hear the host reading out his name. Hot soup, soft drinks, beer and fruit were on hand for the runners to take in some energy.
Ng, a 59-year-old Hong Konger, completed his 100th full marathon last month but he tells Varsity that the most unforgettable race in his life to date was the Dresdner Kleinwort Frankfurt Marathon in 2007.
In the past 11 years, the marathon fanatic has left his footprints in 40 cities in countries around the world, including China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany, Italy, France, Greece, Denmark, the United States and Australia.
"Marathons give me a chance to compete with world-class athletes in the same competition," Ng says as he explains why he fell in love with the long run at his first Hong Kong Standard Chartered marathon in 2000. "Although it is impossible to win a medal, satisfaction can still be gained."
What attracts Ng to overseas marathon races are the challenges presented by different courses, the warm support from local citizens along the way and their respect for the sport and the athletes.
Ng says the routes of these overseas marathons take runners mostly through urban areas. When the runners are striving to get their best times, local citizens can watch them go by and show their support by applauding and cheering them on.
He feels he gains respect as an athlete by participating in international marathons. Since he retired two years ago, he now has the time and freedom to pursue his great love of running around the world.
Chong Hiu-yeung, a 32-year-old journalist and freelance writer does not have the same degree of freedom that Ng has but that has not stopped him from embarking on his own marathon journey. He ran his first overseas marathon in 2006 in Singapore and has taken part in races in 14 cities since then.
Chong's marathon itinerary has also taken in cities such as Barcelona, Paris, Tromso in Norway, Athens, Los Angeles and Samui in Thailand. He agrees with Ng that overseas marathons are more fun and special.
He says it is not just that it sounds "cool" to tell people that he is running overseas, but that the concept and understanding of marathons actually is quite different in other countries.
"In Hong Kong, it is just a race," Chong says. "In Europe, a marathon means a party over a weekend for all the people including the runners." Some foreign organisers even hold exhibitions for all marathon fans to buy souvenirs of the race.
The time limits in overseas races are also more generous than in Hong Kong. This ensures that every runner or walker can finish. For example, when he ran the Singapore marathon in 2006, there was a time limit of eight hours and almost every participant finished the race. In Hong Kong, the time limit for the Standard Chartered full marathon is just six hours.
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October 26, 20213:53 PM UTCLast Updated ago
Campari to raise drinks prices in 2022 to offset surging costs
By Francesca Landini
MILAN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Italy's Campari (CPRI.MI) plans bigger than usual increases in drinks prices next year to offset surging costs for logistics and raw materials including glass, alcohol and sugar, its top executive said.
On Tuesday the maker of Aperol and Campari bitters reported a 12.8% yearly rise in like-for-like sales in the July-September period as consumers went back to drinking and dining out and splurged on aperitifs.
Adjusted operating profit, or earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), came in at 137 million euros ($159.4 million), up 16% on the same period of last year when excluding foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestitures.
The group's best-selling aperitif Aperol, which is the key ingredient for the Aperol Spritz cocktail, posted a 15.5% rise in third-quarter sales.
The group, however, flagged risks coming from rising costs and alerted investors about potential bottlenecks slowing down spirits shipments towards the United States and Asia.
"We normally raise prices every year... in 2022 we plan to have more robust increases than usual, given higher costs on all raw materials," said Campari CEO Bob Kunze-Concewitz in a phone interview with Reuters after Q3 results.
Shares in the Milan-based group turned negative after results and were down more than 4% at 1450 GMT as investors took profit on the stock after it had briefly touched an all-time-high of 13.10 euros.
Campari will raise prices in all its main markets, including the United States, Kunze-Concewitz said, adding that speciality beverages such as Aperol and Campari could see higher increases than drinks that are more exposed to competition, such as vodka.
"We have increased tequila prices twice in 18 months, and we will have to do it again in 2022," he said.
During a conference call on results Campari's top executives said the group expected costs of materials, production and logistic expenses to increase by 5% at constant volumes.
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Starting XI: How will Sunderland line up for today's trip to Wycombe?
With Covid 'closing in' on the squad, it's going to be an interesting team announcement at 11.30am. We have a go at guessing the team correctly... but in truth there's more chance of winning the lottery!
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I think the club deserve a lot of credit for ploughing on today when we could have potentially called the game off – we're in good form and momentum is vitally important, and hopefully we've still got a strong first XI to field.
Anthony Patterson, Jack Diamond and Josh Hawkes have all been recalled from their respective loan spells, and it seems likely all three will be involved in the 18, if not the starting line up. Here's how we might start the game today.
Goalkeeper: Anthony Patterson
After only being back at Notts County for a game, it seems strange to recall Patterson if he wasn't going to start. We've got some other young keepers who could back up Burge or Hoffmann from the bench, so putting two and two together, Patterson could well be starting today. It'll be a big test for him, but he stood up well to Wycombe in the fixture at the Stadium of Light earlier in the season and he'll be full of confidence after some strong performances for Notts County.
Patterson produced a match winning penalty save for Notts County last week
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Defence: Bailey Wright, Tom Flanagan, Callum Doyle, Dennis Cirkin
We don't know for certain who's out through Covid, none of the rumoured absentees include the defence. We've been solid in recent weeks and Johnson will be reluctant to make unnecessary changes. The one switch I can see is the fit-again Dennis Cirkin returning to his left back slot. Lynden Gooch has played some of his best football for Sunderland from that position in recent weeks, but the opposition probably dictates a more defensive selection if at all possible.
Will Cirkin make his first start after injury
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Midfield: Corry Evans, Dan Neil
Corry Evans has impressed since returning to the team – it's been good to see him control games and adding a bit of solidity to the midfield. Alongside him in all likelihood will be Dan Neil, although Johnson may be tempted to name Carl Winchester alongside Evans and give Dan Neil a rest – Neil has played a lot of football this season and this is maybe a game we would benefit from the nous, tenacity and experience of a Winchester/Evans combination.
Will Dan Neil keep his place against Wycombe, or will Johnson go for the experience of Winchester?
Attack: Lynden Gooch, Alex Pritchard, Ross Stewart, Elliot Embleton
If Cirkin is deployed at left back, we could well see Gooch pushed further forward into an attacking right wing back role. We've seen in recent weeks it's difficult to pin down exact positions for the lads, with a lopsided system being utilised, so I'm including Gooch in the 'attacking' group of players. Alongside him, Ross Stewart will be looking to get on the scoresheet again after a hat-trick last time out, while Alex Pritchard has been in fine form and Embleton is showing glimpses of his early season form, too,
Stewart will be hoping to continue his recent good run with a goal or two at Adams Park


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Amarnath yatra: NDRF, SDRF personnel getting special training to join mountain rescue teams
By Press Trust of India on 12:33 am April 19, 2022 No Comment
Jammu: With the Amarnath pilgrimage starting from June 30 after a break of two years, NDRF and SDRF personnel are getting specialised training to be part of the Mountain Rescue Teams (MRTs) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police to ensure the safety and convenience of devotees, officials said on Monday.
The MRTs comprising personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will be deployed at nearly a dozen identified critical spots on the twin routes to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine, they said.
The 43-day yatra is scheduled to start from the traditional twin routes 48-km trek from Nunwan to the cave shrine from Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag and 14-km shorter but steep Baltal route in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir.
The administration is preparing to welcome about eight lakh pilgrims during the yatra this year.
The officials said NDRF and SDRF personnel are presently undergoing the specialised mountain rescue training at the Jammu and Kashmir Police facility at Nud in Samba district and some of the NDRF personnel deployed in the Union Territory will be part of the MRTs.
"We are presently imparting training to a joint NDRF and SDRF batch consisting of 70 personnel. The training course is of 15 days to help them serve in high-altitude areas and natural disaster-hit regions," said Inspector Ram Singh, who is functioning as in-charge of the MRT.
Singh, who created history by becoming the first person from Jammu and Kashmir Police to scale Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, on May 22, 2008, said they are training six batches of 40 members each of the NDRF and only those who are deployed in Jammu and Kashmir will be part of the MRT deployment on yatra routes.
He said this is for the first time that they are training NDRF personnel at the facility which has the latest gadgets and equipment of international standards.
A total of 13 highly professional instructors, including two more Everesters' — selection grade constables Nazir Ahmad and Falil Singh — are involved in the training of the selected batches. The training centre remains open for six months from November-December, Singh said.
Ahmad and Singh were part of the 11-member All India Police Sports Control Board team that scaled Mount Everest in May 2019.
The training included climbing a mountain, and rescue and search operation along with live demonstration — rescuing people trapped in avalanches or in any other disaster, the officer said.
Singh said police first deployed the MRTs during the yatra in 2008 and since then, each year MRTs are deployed along with teams from NDRF, SDRF and CRPF.
As many 1,200 cops of J&K Police are trained in mountain rescue operations in rocky and snow-bound terrain, while training was imparted to 90 CRPF personnel and 200 SDRF personnel, while it is in progress for 240 NDRF personnel, Singh said.
The officer, who is leading the MRTs during the upcoming yatra, said over 1,600 pilgrims were rescued by them in 2019 with the personnel braving life-threatening challenges in the snow-bound and high-altitude tracks.
He said each MRT team is deployed in such a way that it covers the entire yatra track from both sides, including Sheshnag, Mahagunus Top, Poshpatri, Dardkote, Sangam Top, Brarimarg and Railpathri.
"Each member of the team is well-equipped having individual kit with gaiters, overmitts and mountain rescue equipment like carabiners, jumars, descending rappels, avalanche rods, helmets, oxygen cylinder and first-aid kit besides latest communication facility," Singh said.
The refresher course for the MRTs also covers Basic Life Support Systems (BLS), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and other first-aid techniques about 10 days before the commencement of the yatra, he said. PTI
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Spessart – niski masyw górski w południowo-zachodniej części Niemiec. Położony on jest w większości w kraju związkowym Bawaria (Dolna Frankonia) oraz częściowo w Hesji. Najwyższy jego szczyt, Geiersberg, wznosi się na wysokość 585 m n.p.m. Nazwa wywodzi się ze staroniemieckiego określenia "Puszcza Dzięciołów" (Specht Hardt).

Geografia

Jest to silnie zalesiony masyw o charakterze wyżyno-górskim, z przewyższeniami rzadko przekraczającymi 300 metrów. Obejmuje on swoim zasięgiem około 2440 km² powierzchni, w tym w Bawarii – 1710 km², w Hesji – 730 km². Mianem "Czworokąt Menu" (niem. Mainviereck) określa się południową część regionu z czterema punktami krańcowymi w miejscowościach: Lohr, Wertheim, Miltenberg oraz Aschaffenburg. Spessart jest ograniczony z trzech stron (zachód, wschód, południe) przez rzekę Men, ponadto przez Kinzig (północ) i Sinn (północny wschód).

Niższe partie masywu użytkowane są przez rolników, wyższe rejony porośnięte są przez lasy dębowe oraz buczynę. Najwyższe partie gór nie przekraczają 600 m n.p.m. (Geiersberg 585 m n.p.m.). Geishöhe (521 m n.p.m.) jest najwyżej położonym zamieszkanym miejscem Spessartu, a najwyżej położoną miejscowością jest Heinrichsthal na wysokości 436 m n.p.m.

Rzeka Men na wschodzie rozdziela Spessart od Równiny Frankońskiej (niem. Fränkische Platten), a od południa oraz zachodu od gór Odenwald. Na północnym zachodzie regionu (pomiędzy rzeką Kinzig oraz masywem wulkanicznym Vogelsbergu) rozciąga się zalesiony obszar Lasu Büdingerskiego (Büdinger Wald). Na północnym wschodzie od Spessartu znajduje się wulkaniczny masyw Rhönu. Jego południowe pogórze (Südrhön) tworzy razem ze Spessartem i Odenwaldem względnie jednolity geologicznie i krajobrazowo obszar określany niekiedy jako Gór Hesko-Frankońskich. Całość jest północną granicą Progów Południowoniemieckich, a w szerszym kontekście wchodzi w skład południowego Średniogórza Niemieckiego.

Do najważniejszych rzek oraz strumieni Spessartu zalicza się: Sinn, Lohr, Hafenlohr, Haslochbach, Elsava, Aschaff, Kahl, Biber i Orb.

Przynależność administracyjna
Obecnie Spessart znajduje się w granicach bawarskiej rejencji Dolna Frankonia oraz heskiej rejencji Darmstadt. Miasto Aschaffenburg oraz powiaty Aschaffenburg oraz Miltenberg wchodzą w skład bawarskiego regionu planowania Bayerischer Untermain, zaś powiat Main-Spessart znajduje się w regionie planowania Würzburg. Heska część wchodzi w granice powiatu Main-Kinzig-Kreis. Dodatkowo, niewielki skraj landu Badenia-Wirtembergia w powiecie Men-Tauber jest niekiedy też wliczany do Spessartu.

Geologia
Podłoże Spessartu w swoje wschodniej części ("Vorspessart", kończący się na wschód od Aschaffenburga) składa się w dużej mierze z diorytu, różnych rodzajów gnejsów oraz łupków metamorficznych. W samym Aschaffenburgu wydobywano dawniej tzw. spessartyn, który ze względu na jego niewielkie zasoby oraz rzadkość występowania jest cennym eksponatem kolekcjonerskim. Pod powierzchnią ziemi występują tu również liczne pokłady piaskowca pstrego. W południowej części regionu zachowało się wiele skupisk wapienia muszlowego. Na północy Spessartu pod pokładami piaskowca pstrego znajdują się czerwony spągowiec oraz czechsztyn, który to wydobywany był obok dolomitu w miejscowościach: Altenmittlau i Feldkahl.

Historia
Spessart posiada bardzo bogatą historię. Po podboju rzymskim stanowił on przez kilka stuleci część pasa granicznego między Cesarstwem a ludami germańskimi. W średniowieczu stał się cesarskim lasem, rozgraniczającym Frankonię Zachodnią od Wschodniej. Las służył wówczas elitom do polowań na dziką zwierzynę. Następnie przez stulecia zarządcami większości tych terenów byli arcybiskupi-elektorzy Rzeszy Niemieckiej z Moguncji, a później fragmenty uzyskała kapituła w biskupstwa w Würzburgu, czy lokalni właściciele ziemscy, np. hrabiowie von Rieneck. Dopiero na przełomie XII i XIII wieku rozwinęło się na tych terenach osadnictwo. Niektóre miejscowości, takie jak Grubingen, zyskały z czasem regionalne znaczenie, inne znikały całkowicie w przeciągu kilku pokoleń. Polityczne rozdrobnienie regionu oraz brak odpowiednich organizacji organów porządkowych, np. straży czuwającej nad przestrzeganiem prawa, spowodowały, iż Spessart stał się atrakcyjnym miejscem dla band rabusiów. W okresie upadku Świętego Cesarstwa Rzymskiego poziom przestępczości Spessartu osiągnął szczytowy punkt w swej historii. Po ustanowieniu nowego porządku administracyjnego oraz terytorialnego na tych terenach problem rabusiów został w niedługim czasie rozwiązany.

W wyniku przemian epoki napoleońskiej w 1803 roku przestał istnieć Elektorat Moguncji. Spessart przeszedł pod zwierzchnictwo krótkotrwałego Księstwa Aschaffenburg, a następnie Wielkiego Księstwa Frankfurtu. Ostatecznie na początku XIX wieku większa część regionu przeszła pod zarząd Królestwa Bawarii. Obecnie tereny Spessartu znajdują się w granicach powiatów dwóch landów związkowych Niemiec – Hesji oraz Bawarii. W tym drugim landzie góry stanowią część rejencji dolnofrankońskiej.

Obecnie zachodnia część masywu górskiego jest pod presją rozwijającego się obszaru metropolitarnego Frankfurtu nad Menem. Mimo to, stosunkowo słabe zaludnienie przyczyniło się do rozwinięcia projektów powołania parku narodowego wśród najlepiej zachowanej części lasów masywu, który jednak nie został przyjęty przez władze Bawarii w 2017 roku.

Kultura i zabytki

Architektura

Najbardziej znanym obiektem budowlanym Spessartu jest zamek wodny w Mespelbrunn. Był on siedzibą rodową szlachciców von Ingelheim zwanych Echter von und zu Mespelbrunn, którzy przybyli tutaj sprawować nadzór nad dobrami arcybiskupów Moguncji. Ponieważ zamek zbudowano poza centrami administracyjnymi, nie został on nigdy zniszczony w wyniku działań wojennych. Obiekt znajduje się obecnie w posiadaniu hrabiny von Ingelheim, która zamieszkuje go wraz z rodziną. Część obiektu jako muzeum udostępniana jest zwiedzającym.

W gotycki kościele pielgrzymkowym w Hessenthal znajduje się jedna z bardziej znanych scen ukrzyżowania autorstwa Hansa Backoffena. W świątyni znajduje się także przedstawienie "Opłakiwania Chrystusa" Tilmana Riemenschneidera, a w kaplicy pielgrzymkowej epitafium rodzinne Echterów z Mespelbrunn. W Neustadt nad Menem znajduje się kościół z czasów karolińskich (fundacja Karola Wielkiego z 781 roku). Innym ważnym zabytkiem w regionie jest Schloss Luitpoldshöhe (zamek) zbudowany w 1889 roku z polecenia księcia-regenta Luitpolda Bawarskiego. Obiekt ten miał pełnić rolę rezydencji władcy podczas polowań w górach Spessarte. Zamek od 1996 roku nie jest użytkowany, a jego przyszłość nie jest jasna. W miejscowości Sommerkahl znajduje się Kopalnia Wilhelmina, którą można zwiedzać.

Muzea
 Muzeum Spessartu w zamku w Lohr nad Menem – wystawione są w nim eksponaty związane z historią oraz rzemiosłem regionu, szczególnie z produkcją szkła oraz luster, jak i kowalstwa oraz odlewnictwa
 Muzeum Szkła w Wertheim
 Neustadt nad Menem – posiada lapidarium, w którym prezentowana przeszłość miejscowego kościoła oraz klasztoru z czasów Karola Wielkiego
 Aschaffenburg – posiada bogate zbiory minerałów oraz eksponaty geologiczne wystawione w Muzeum Przyrodniczym.
 Biebergemünd – prezentuje stroje ludowe z regionu, zwłaszcza z tzw. Bergbau. Przedstawiane są tu również eksponaty związane z gospodarką rolną i leśną.
 Biebergrundmuseum Dom Zgromadzenia Sióstr Szkolnych Notre Dame (niem. Biebergrundmuseum – Haus der Armen Schulschwestern) w Altenbuch – otwarte w 2012 r.

Szlaki wędrowne
W górach Spessartu wytyczono liczne szlaki dla piechurów. Jedna z tych ścieżek – Eselweg ("ośla droga") – jest użytkowana od ponad dwóch tysięcy lat. Jej nazwa pochodzi najprawdopodobniej od karawan przechodzących tędy w średniowieczu. Szlak ten oznaczany jest poprzez czarną literę "E" na białym tle. Przechodzi on przez Spessart łącząc jego północne i południe krańce. Równie znana jest "Birkenhainer Straße" – inna średniowiecznych droga handlowa pomiędzy Frankonią Nadreńską oraz Wschodnią. Ma na 71 km długości i łączy miasto Hanau z Gemünden nad Menem. Współcześnie jest ona oznaczana czarną literą "B" na białym tle. Wartym wspomnienia jest również szlak wokół Spessartu jest tzw. "Maintalhöhenringweg" oznaczana literą "R". W Spessart znajduje się także droga poprowadzona wzdłuż Menu. Szlak ten poświęcono miejscowym winnicom oraz winu. Dodatkowo przez góry przechodzą również liczne "ścieżki kulturowe" wyznaczane przez Towarzystwo "Projekt Archeologiczny Spessartu" (niem. Archäologisches Spessart-Projekt e. V.). Powstają one od 1998 roku w ramach programu "Programme European Cultural Paths und European Pathways to Cultural Landscapes". Logiem ścieżek kulturowych jest krąg z gwiazd z żółtą łódką w środku oraz niebieskim tłem.

Spessart w kulturze
Poczynania lokalnych grupek przestępców stały się inspiracją dla Wilhelma Hauffa na początku XIX wieku, który napisał w 1827 roku opowiadanie pt. "Karczma w Spessart" (niem. Das Wirtshaus im Spessart). Najprawdopodobniejszym miejscem akcji była gospoda "Zur Post" w Mespelbrunn-Hessenthal lub Rohrbrunn. Kurt Hoffmann w 1958 roku zekranizował ową historię. Akcja filmu toczyła się na zamku Mespelbrunn, co przyczyniło się do jego popularyzacji.Góry stały się też pierwowzorem miejsca akcji bajki braci Grimm pt. "Królewna Śnieżka".

Etnografia

Spessart stanowi pogranicze między dialektami wschodniofrankońskimi, południowofrankońskimi i heskimi. Na wschodzie miejscowa ludność identyfikuje się z Dolną Frankonią, określanią też jako Frankonia Nadmeńska (Mainfranken), znaną przede wszystkim z produkcji win. Bawarskie powiaty Aschaffenburg i Miltenberg oraz miasto wydzielone Aschaffenburg odróżniają się kulturowo, językowo i historycznie od reszty rejencji i są określane jako "Bawarska Nadmenia Dolna" (Bayerischer Untermain), stanowiąc też jeden z 18 regionów planowania tego landu.

Ludność części bawarskiej jest w większości wyznania katolickiego, heskiej – luterańskiego.

Aschaffenburski nauczyciel i etnograf – Valentin Pfeifer (1886-1964) zajmował się legendami, historią oraz zwyczajami Spessartu. Prowadził on liczne badania, którymi przysłużył się do powstania wielu zbiorów i publikacji o tej tematyce. Jego praca o miejscowych legendach doczekała się już 17 wydań.

Spessartbund
Aschaffenburg jest siedzibą Związku Spessartu (niem. Spessartbund e. V.), który posiada około 19.000 członków zrzeszonych w 91 grupach lokalnych. Organizacja ta jest członkiem Niemieckiego Związku Towarzystw Wędrowniczych oraz Górskich (niem. Verband Deutscher Gebirgs- und Wandervereine) w Bawarii i Hesji. Związek został założony w 1876 roku przez studenta Karla Kihna jako nieoficjalne towarzystwo pasjonatów regionu. Jego formowanie trwało do 1912 roku i dopiero w 1913 roku Spessartbund został wpisany do oficjalnego katastru. Obecnie do celów organizacji należą:
 ochrona przyrody i krajobrazu
 wspierania wędrownictwa w regionie
 wspieranie, opieka i utrzymanie lokalnych dóbr kulturowych
 praca z młodzieżą
 tworzenie nowych i opieka nad istniejącymi ścieżkami kulturowymi, schroniskami i mapami/tablicami informacyjnymi.

Gospodarka i infrastruktura
Spessart, zwłaszcza park krajobrazowy Spessart, żyje w dużej mierze z turystyki. Obszary leśne oraz wypoczynkowe stwarzają wiele możliwości aktywnego i zróżnicowanego pobytu dla gości w regionie. Malownicze miasta wzdłuż Menu pełne budynków z szachulcowymi ścianami stanowią atrakcyjne cele wycieczek. Do najbardziej znanych należą: Gemünden, Lohr, Marktheidenfeld, Wertheim, Miltenberg, Klingenberg oraz miasto-rezydencja Aschaffenburg.

Historia gospodarcza
Przez wieki Spessart był obszarem silnie zalesionym. Dopiero od XVIII wieku rozpoczęła się systematyczna wycinka drzew. Górski region obok nielicznych obszarów rolniczych posiada złoża surowców naturalnych: drewno, energia wodna, sól, minerały oraz rudy. Z tego powodu od stuleci rozwijało się tutaj garncarstwo, górnictwo, węglarstwo drzewne oraz kowalstwo. W 1795 roku Georg Ludwig Rexroth zakupił w Elsavatal kuźnię i rozpoczął produkcję artykułów metalowych na potrzeby lokalnych rolników oraz rzemieślników. Po przeprowadzeniu się do Lohr jego zakład produkcyjny rozwinął się znacznie i stał się ważnym producentem produktów metalowych z branży hydraulicznej o randze światowej. Założone przez niego przedsiębiorstwo funkcjonuje do dziś pod nazwą Bosch Rexroth.

Produkty spessarckiego hutnictwa szkła oraz luster znajdowały i znajdują zbyt w całej Europie. W Lohr działa nadal huta szkła. Ze względu na położenie Spessartu przebiegały tędy liczne szlaki handlowe, z których lokalni panowie czerpali zyski w postaci opłat celnych. Pieniądze pozyskane z handlu były przekazywane na budowę kościołów, klasztorów, zamków oraz grodów. W całej Europie znani byli woźnicy z Frammerbach, którzy jednak stracili na znaczeniu wraz z rozwojem żeglugi rzecznej oraz kolejnictwa. Wraz z rewolucją przemysłową podupadła produkcja miejscowych zakładów w centrum pasma górskiego. Lepsze i tańsze drogi handlowe umożliwiły bowiem ściąganie tańszych produktów z odległych stron oraz wielkich centrów produkcyjnych. Z tego powodu region bardzo zubożał. Zjawisko pauperyzacji regionu opisał w swoim dziele Rudolf Virchow (lekarz na Uniwersytecie w Würzburgu) pt. "Bieda w Spessart: medyczno-geograficzno-historyczny szkic" z 1852 roku. Stwierdził on, iż bieda, las i grupki rabusiów wpisały się w świadomość miejscowej ludności.

Na terenie Spessartu istniało umiarkowanie rozwinięte górnictwo. W północnej części masywu do 20-lecia międzywojennego były wydobywane żelazo i mangan. W miejscowości Biber, zwłaszcza w XVIII wieku, przez dłuższy czas pozyskiwano w małych ilościach miedź, ołów oraz srebro.

Transport
Pociąg Men-Spessart kursuje pomiędzy miastami Würzburg – Aschaffenburg – (Frankfurt/M). Na jego trasie znajdują się następujące miasta (na terenie pasma górskiego): Laufach, Heigenbrücken, Hösbach, Partenstein oraz Wiesthal. W planach jest przebudowa trasy na potrzeby pociągów dużych prędkości na linii Würzburg – Frankfurt. Od niej powinno w przyszłości odchodzić także dodatkowe połączenie kolejowe w kierunku Hanoweru. Przez Spessart przebiega także autostrada A3 (Frankfurt/M – Würzburg).

Miejscowe przedsiębiorstwa
W Lohr nad Menem ma swoją siedzibę przedsiębiorstwo Bosch Rexroth AG zajmujące się obróbką drewna oraz metali.

Osobistości
 Juliusz Echter von Mespelbrunn (1545–1617), biskup i hrabia Frankonii
 Maria Happel (1962), aktorka

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Geologia i górnictwo
 Freymann Klaus, Der Metallerzbergbau im Spessart, Aschaffenburg 1991.
 Murawski Hans, Nur ein Stein. Geologie des Spessarts, Aschaffenburg 1992.

Historia sztuki
 Horst Günther, Spessart. Bilanz einer Kulturlandschaft. Dokumentation des bayerisch-hessischen Spessart-Projektes 1995, Bad Orb 1996.

Przyroda
 Zerbe Stefan, Die Wald- und Forstgesellschaften des Spessarts mit Vorschlägen zu deren zukünftigen [sic] Entwicklung, Aschaffenburg 1999.
 Weber Hans, Die Geschichte der Spessarter Forstorganisation. Ein Beitrag zur Deutschen Forstgeschichte, München 1954.

Historia gospodarki
 Wolff Hellmuth: Der Spessart. Sein Wirtschaftsleben, Aschaffenburg 1905.

Strony internetowe
 Strona domowa Parku Natury Spessart
 Związek Spessartu
 Towarzystwo "Projekt Archeologiczny Spessartu"
 Strona poświęcona geologii i mineralogii regionu

Średniogórze Niemieckie
Góry w Niemczech
Geografia Bawarii
Geografia Hesji

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Home > Research > Researchers > Dr Kwang In Kim > Publications
Dr Kwang In Kim
Formerly at Lancaster University
Automatic 3D face reconstruction from single images or video
Breuer, P., Kim, K. I., Kienzle, W., Blanz, V. & Schölkopf, B., 1/02/2007, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, 12 p.
Fast color texture-based object detection in images: application to license plate localization
Kim, K. I., Jung, K. & Kim, J. H., 2005, Support vector machines: theory and applications. Wang, L. (ed.). Springer Verlag, p. 297-320 24 p. (Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing).
Iterative kernel principal component analysis for image modeling
Kim, K. I., Franz, M. O. & Schölkopf, B., 2005, In : IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 27, 9, p. 1351-1366 16 p.
Learning to remove JPEG artifacts
Kim, K. I., Kwon, Y., Kim, D. & Kim, J-H., 2005, Proc. Korea Information Science Society Conference. p. 778-780 3 p.
Text information extraction in images and video: a survey
Jung, K., Kim, K. I. & Jain, A. K., 05/2004, In : Pattern Recognition. 37, 5, p. 977-997 21 p.
Example-based learning for image super-resolution
Kim, K. I., Kim, D. & Kim, J. H., 2004, Proc. the third Tsinghua-KAIST Joint Workshop on Pattern Recognition. p. 140-148 9 p.
Kernel Hebbian algorithm for single-frame super-resolution
Kim, K. I., Franz, M. O. & Schölkopf, B., 2004, Statistical Learning in Computer Vision, ECCV 2004 Workshop, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004. Leonardis, A. & Bischof, H. (eds.). Tubingen, Germany: Max Planck Institute fur biologische Kybernetik, p. 135-149 15 p.
Kernel Hebbian algorithm for iterative kernel principal component analysis
Kim, K. I., Franz, M. O. & Schölkopf, B., 1/06/2003, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, p. 1-13, 14 p. (Technical Reports; no. 109).
Texture-based approach for text detection in images using support vector machines and continuously adaptive mean shift algorithm
Kim, K. I., Jung, K. & Kim, J. H., 2003, In : IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 25, 12, p. 1631-1639 9 p.
Face recognition using kernel principal component analysis
Kim, K. I., Jung, K. & Kim, H. J., 2002, In : IEEE Signal Processing Letters. 9, 2, p. 40-42 3 p.


Welcome to the personal website of Joseph Tame, a Tokyo-based Brit orginally from Herefordshire, living with his wife and son in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
Joseph is a public performance artist, a digital media producer, consultant, inventor, entrepreneur, and marathon runner. Sometimes he combines all of these into one.
The English version of this site is here.


over 3 years ago I was hoping to find segbot code in a downloadable file but don't see it . I must be missing something. Must I manually type code from book?
I was hoping to find segbot code in a downloadable file but don't see it . I must be missing something. Must I manually type code from book?
You will need to use the code that corresponds to the gyro/accelerometer you are using.
Otherwise, I have written code for 2 other sets of sensors and mostly done with a 3rd set from Radio Shack/Parralax.
almost 3 years ago Hi..checked the conversation here and also the link suggested of Github.com. Actually i am new user here and worled with only Arduino and Raspberry Pi till now. Can you please tell me something about the hardware specifications of the Segbot? What type of board it is and what is required for it and what are its applications?


It's become a fall tradition — Michigan Medicine team members going above and beyond to help the surrounding community.
To kick off the school year, employees collected backpacks, notebooks, a variety of school supplies, clothing and more during the organization's annual school supply drive to support the Education Project for Homeless Youth and other local community agencies.
"Every year, this drive gets bigger and better — consistently proving that we are dedicated to improving the lives of those around them," said Tony Denton, senior vice president and chief operating officer for the U-M Health System. Denton's team helped organize the drive, which gathered a record number of school supplies in 2018.
The drive results: 402 backpacks, 161 boxes full of supplies and hundreds of pairs of socks and underwear — which had been identified as a significant need in the community.
To highlight the enthusiasm employees now show for the effort, consider the school supply drive's first year — 2012 — when 38 backpacks and 10 boxes of supplies were donated.
All of this year's items were donated to three local organizations: The Education Project for Homeless Youth, the Ozone House and the Community Action Network. Those groups then distribute the goods to the children and families they serve.
But the generosity of Michigan Medicine didn't end with school supplies, as an ongoing effort to reduce food insecurity also received assistance.
Employees raised enough money to fund "Maggie's Marketplace", a food pantry at the Ypsilanti Health Center (YHC), for more than two months. Maggie's Marketplace helps fight food insecurity among YHC patients and families by providing healthy and nutritious food items at no cost.
Denton emphasized the impact both initiatives have had and will continue to have into the future.


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Fredrick Davis
Fredrick Eric Davis, born in Brooklyn, spent his early years with his mother living in poverty and periodically homeless. Later adopted by his maternal grandmother, at 11 years old he was encouraged to pursue dance in the Pilgrim Congregational church. He was awarded a Talent Identification Program Scholarship which funded his dance training at Ballet Tennessee through the Department of Chattanooga Parks and Recreation Dance Alive program. After graduating from Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts in 2004, he went on to study at the Joffrey Ballet School and summer intensives with American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, and North Carolina Dance Theatre. Davis danced with the Roxey Ballet Company in NJ and was a company dancer at Dance Theatre of Harlem in 2008, dancing roles including the male lead in "New Bach", the "Pas de Deux" from Act III of "Swan Lake", in Robert Garland's "Return", in George Balanchine's "Agon" and Alvin Ailey's "The Lark Ascending". Davis has participated in a Dance for America tour and danced with Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Roanoke Ballet Theatre, Greensboro Ballet, San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet, Dissonance Dance Theater, Indiana Ballet Theatre, Ballet Tennessee, Ballet Tucson, at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., and in the Donald McKayle Tribute in Irvine, California. Davis' life story was the topic of a documentary, "From the Streets to the Stage: The Journey of Fredrick Davis", which premiered at the Tivoli Theatre. The documentary was created by Ann Cater of PBS and was filmed by the Emmy Award-winning crew from WTCI.Davis was presented with a joint City and County Proclamation by Mayor of Chattanooga Andy Berke and Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger. He is currently choreographing original works on schools and companies throughout the US.
© 2018 Neville Dance Theatre, Inc.


Free online jigsaw puzzle for adults and kids of an old bridge. The trees are growing right up to the waters edge.
This puzzle kinda scares me. Only one-sided rail to hang onto & no floor to walk & run on.Kids or seniors or a selling cart could not make it jumping from the stone entrance & exit onto a rail at least 1-1/2 yards away. What would be the purpose of such a bridge?
Since it's an old bridge, probably some of it has fallen and hasn't been replaced. Doesn't look too sturdy!
The title does say "old" I'm thinking the functiong part has fallen away. No, I would not try to cross it in this shape either. God bless you, BayGrannie. Want to speculate on why the bridge was built and where it led?
P.S. and why it was allowed to fall into ruin.
Money wasn't allowed in budget for it.
Lol elijah a wee bit of cynicism there I think - Hugs.
I have to agree with aussie, elijah, I was hoping for a little more of a romantic/tragic tale. However, your response is probably the more realistic.
Nlb-I'm back after a troublesome 1-1/2 weeks-good part, we all learned something! Shall we continue our romantic/tragic novel?
I'm not going to continue it. I'm sure we can start a conversation on another puzzle topic! I do love the comments. I don't always write much, but sometimes I write quite a bit. I think we all learn from each other. Hope you have a good week.
I have learned since being on this site that there are a lot of beautiful and caring people on here. Hugs to all of you.
There must be a part of the bridge missing. I bet it had a wooden top that rotted away. Neither side of the shore is presently linked to the bridge.
I think of my life as a present I get to open and enjoy every day. Where but from God can you receive such a gift? Hugs, aussie.
And back to you Aknan. Love and hugs from me.
A big thank you for this one, must admit I do enjoy the land scape ones.
Nice picture. Very weird bridge.
What a lovely, restful looking spot. Grab a fishing pole (sans hook) and spend the morning enjoying God and His magnificent crreation.


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Emotion & Cognition and the Brain, by Luiz Pessoa
automaticity (1)
cognitive-emotional interactions (1)
subcortical pathway (3)
What do brain areas do? They are inherently multifunctional
Posted on November 1, 2020 by cognitionemotion
We'll start with the simplest formulation, namely by assuming a one-to-one mapping between an area and its function. We're assuming for the moment that we can come up with, and agree on, a set of criteria that defines what an area is. Maybe it's what Brodmann defined early in the twentieth century. (A great source for many of the ideas discussed here is Passingham, R. E., Stephan, K. E., & Kötter, R. (2002). The anatomical basis of functional localization in the cortex. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 3(8), 606-616.)
Figure 1. Structure-function mapping in the brain. The mapping from structure to function is many-to-many Abbreviations: A1, … , A4: areas 1 to 4; amyg: amygdala; F1, … , F4: functions 1 to 4. Figure from: Pessoa, L. (2014). Understanding brain networks and brain organization. Physics of Life Reviews, 11(3), 400-435.
For example, we could say that the function of primary visual cortex is visual perception, or perhaps a more basic visual mechanism, such as detecting "edges" (sharp light-to-dark transitions) in images. The same type of description can be applied to other sensory (auditory, olfactory, and so on) and motor areas of the brain. This exercise becomes considerably less straightforward for areas that are not sensory or motor, as their workings become much more difficult to determine and describe. Nevertheless, in theory, we can imagine extending the idea to all parts of the brain. The result of this endeavor would be a list of area-function pairs: L = {(A1,F1), (A2,F2),…, (An,Fn)}, where areas A implement functions F.
To date, no such list has been systematically generated. However, current knowledge indicates that this strategy would not yield a simple area-function list. What may start as a simple (A1,F1) pair, as research progresses, gradually is revised and grows to include a list of functions, such that area A1 participates in a series of functions F1, F2,…, Fk. From initially proposing that the area implements a specific function, as additional studies accumulate, we come to see that it participates in multiple ones. In other words, from a basic one-to-one A1 → F1 mapping, the pictures evolves to a one-to-many mapping: A1 → {F1, F2,…, Fk} (Figure 1).
Consider this example. Starting in the 1930s, lesion studies in monkeys suggested that the prefrontal cortex implements "working memory," such as the ability to keep in mind a phone number for several seconds before dialing it. As research focusing on this part of the brain ramped up, the list of functions grew to include many cognitive operations, and the prefrontal cortex became central to our understanding of what is called executive function. In fact, today, the list is not limited to cognitive processes, but includes contributions to emotion and motivation. The prefrontal cortex is thus multifaceted. One may object that this sector is "too large" and that it naturally would be expected to participate in multiple processes. While this is a valid interjection, the argument holds for "small areas," too. For example, take the amygdala, a region often associated with handling negative or aversive information. However, the amygdala also participates in the processing of appetitive items (and this multi-functionality applies even to amygdala subnuclei).
Let's consider the structure-function (A → F) mapping further from the perspective of the mental functions: where in the brain is a given function F carried out? In experiments with functional MRI, tasks that impose cognitive challenges engage multiple areas of frontal and parietal cortex; for example, tasks requiring participants to selectively pay attention to certain stimuli among many and answer questions about the ones that are relevant (in a screen containing blue and red objects, are there more rectangles or circles that are blue?). These regions are important for paying attention and selecting information that may be further interrogated. Such attentional control regions are observed in circumscribed sectors of frontal and parietal cortex. Thus, multiple individual regions are capable of carrying out a mental function, an instance of a many-to-one mapping: {A1 or A2,…, or Aj}→ F1. The explicit use of "or" here indicates that, say, A1 is capable of implementing F1, but so are A2, and so on[1]. Now, together, if brain regions participate in many functions and functions can be carried out by many regions, the ensuing structure-function mapping will be many-to-many. Needless to say, the study of systems with this property will be considerably more challenging than systems with a one-to-one organization (Figure 1). (For a related case, consider a situation where a gene contributes to many traits or physiological processes; conversely, traits or physiological processes depend on large sets of genes.)
Structure-function relationships can be defined at multiple levels, from the precise (for instance, primary visual cortex is concerned with detecting object borders) to the abstract (for instance, primary visual cortex is concerned with visual perception). Accordingly, structure-function relationships will depend on the granularity in question. Some researchers have suggested that, at some level of description, a brain region does not have more than one function; at the "proper" one, it will have a single function[2]. In contrast, the central idea here is that the one-to-one framework, even if implicitly accepted or adopted by neuroscientists, is an oversimplification that hampers progress in understanding the mind and the brain.
Brain areas are multifaceted
If brain areas don't implement single processes, how should we characterize them? Instead of focusing on a single "summary function," it is better to describe an area's functional repertoire: across a possibly large range of functions, to what extent does an area participate in each of them? No consensus has emerged about how to do this, but below we'll discuss some early results. But the basic idea is simple. Coffee growers around the world think of flavor the same way: via a profile or palette. For example, Brazilian coffee is popular because it is very chocolaty, nutty, and with light acidity, to mention three attributes.
Research with animals utilizes electrophysiological recordings to measure neuronal responses to varied stimuli. The work is meticulous and painstaking because, until recently, the vast majority of studies recorded from just a single (or very few) electrode(s), in a single brain area. Setting up a project, a researcher thus decides what processes to investigate at what precise location of the cortex or subcortex; for example, probing classical conditioning in the amygdala. Having elected to do so, the electrode is inserted in multiple neighboring sites as the investigator determines the response characteristics of the cells in the area (newer techniques exist where grids of finely spaced electrodes can record from adjacent cells simultaneously)[3]. For some regions, researchers have catalogued cell response properties for decades; considering the broader published literature thus allows them to have a fairly comprehensive view. In particular, the work of mapping cell responses has been the mainstay of perception and action research, given that the stimulus variables of interest can be manipulated systematically; it is easy to precisely change the physical properties of a visual stimulus, for example. In this manner, the visual properties of cells across more than a dozen areas in occipital and temporal cortex have been studied. And several areas in parietal and frontal cortex have been explored to determine neuronal responses during the preparation and elicitation of movements.
It is thus possible to summarize the proportions of functional cell types in a brain region[4]. Consider, for example, two brain regions in visual cortex called V4 (visual area number 4) and MT (found in the middle temporal lobe). Approximately 85% of the cells in area MT show preference for the direction that a stimulus is moving (they respond more vigorously to rightward versus leftward motion, say), whereas only 5% of the cells in area V4 do so. In contrast, 50% of the cells in area V4 show a strong preference to the wavelength of the visual stimulus (related to a stimulus's color), whereas no cells in area MT appear to do so. Finally, 75% of the cells in area MT are tuned to the orientation of a visual stimulus (the visual angle between the major elongation of a stimulus and a horizontal line), and 50% of the cells in area V4 do so, too. If we call these three properties ds, ws, and os (for stimulus direction, wavelength, and orientation, respectively), we can summarize an area's responses by the triplet (ds, ws, os), such that area MT can be described by (.85, 0, .75) and area V4 by (.05, .50, .50).
This type of summary description can be potentially very rich, and immediately shifts the focus from thinking "this region computes X" to "this region participates in multiple processes." At the same time, the approach prompts us to consider several thorny questions. In the example only three dimensions were used, each of which related to an attribute thought to be relevant – related to computing an object's movement, color, and shape, respectively. But why stop at three features? Sure, we can add properties, but there is no guarantee that we will cover all of the "important" ones. In fact, at any given point in time, the attributes more likely reflect what researchers know and likely find interesting. This is one reason the framework becomes increasingly difficult for areas that aren't chiefly sensory or motor; whereas sensorimotor attributes may be more intuitive, cognitive, emotional, and motivational dimensions are much less so – in fact, they are constantly debated by researchers! So, what set of properties should we consider for the regions of the prefrontal cortex that are involved in an array of mental processes?
More fundamentally, we would have to know, or have a good way of guessing, the appropriate space of functions. Is there a small set of functions that describes all of mentation? Are mental functions like phonemes in a language? English has approximately 42 phonemes, the basic sounds that make up spoken words. Are there 42 functions that define the entire "space" of mental processes? How about 420? Although we don't have answers to these fundamental questions[5], some form of multi-function, multi-dimensional description of an area's capabilities is needed. A single-function description is like a strait jacket that needs to be shed. (For readers with a mathematical background, an analogy to basic elements like phonemes is a "basis set" that spans a subpace, like in linear algebra; or "basis functions" that can be used to reconstruct arbitrary signals, like in Fourier or Wavelet analysis.)
The multi-function approach can be illustrated by considering human neuroimaging research, including functional MRI. Despite the obvious limitations imposed by studying participants lying on their backs (many feel sleepy and may even momentarily doze off; not to mention that we can't ask them to walk around and "produce behaviors"), the ability to probe the brain non-invasively and harmlessly means that we can scrutinize a staggering range of mental processes, from perception and action to problem solving and morality. With the growth of this literature, which accelerated in earnest after the publication in 1992 of the first functional MRI studies, several data repositories have been created that combine the results of thousands of studies in a single place.
Figure 2. Multifunctionality. (A): Functional profile of a sample region. The radial plot includes 20 attributes, or "task domains." The green line represents the degree of engagement of the area for each attribute. (B): Distribution of a measure of functional diversity across cortex. Warmer colors indicate higher diversity; cooler colors, less diversity.
Figure from: Anderson, M. L., Kinnison, J., & Pessoa, L. (2013). Describing functional diversity of brain regions and brain networks. Neuroimage, 73, 50-58.
In one study, we capitalized on this treasure trove of results to characterize the "functional profile" of regions across the brain. We chose twenty "task domains" suggested to encompass a broad range of mental processes, including those linked to perception, action, emotion, and cognition. By considering the entire database of available published studies, at each brain location, we generated a twenty-dimensional functional description indicating the relative degree of engagement of each of the twenty domain attributes (Figure 2). Essentially, we counted the number of times an activation was reported in that brain location, noting the task domain in question. For example, a study reporting stronger responses during a language task relative to a control task, would count toward the "language" domain, at the reported location. We found that brain regions are rather functionally diverse, and are engaged by tasks across many domains. But this didn't mean that they respond uniformly; they have preferences, which are at times more pronounced. To understand how multi-functionality varied across the brain, we computed a measure that summarized functional diversity. A brain region engaged by tasks across multiple domains would have high diversity, whereas those engaged by tasks in only a few domains would have low diversity. Functional diversity varied across the brain (Figure 2), with some brain regions being recruited by a very diverse range of experimental conditions.
The findings summarized in Figure 2 paint a picture of brain regions as functionally diverse, each with a certain style of computation. The goal here was to illustrate the multi-dimensional approach rather than to present a more definitive picture. For one, conclusions were entirely based on a single technique, which has relatively low spatial resolution. (In functional MRI, signal at each location pools together processing related to a very large number of neurons; a typical location, called a "voxel," can easily contain millions of neurons.) The approach also doesn't account for the confirmation bias present in the literature. For example, researchers often associate amygdala activation with emotion and are thus more likely to publish results reflecting this association, a tendency that will increase the association between the amygdala and the domain "emotion" (not to mention that investigators might mean different things when they say "emotion"). Finally, the study makes the assumption that the twenty-dimensional space of mental tasks is a reasonable decomposition. Many other breakdowns are possible, of course, and it might be even more informative to consider a collection of them at the same time (this would be like describing a coffee in terms of a given set of attributes but then using separate groups of attributes).
[1] When regions A1, A2 etc. jointly implement a function F, the situation is conceptually quite different from the scenario being described. We can think of the set of regions {A1, A2 , … } as a network of regions that, in combination, generates the function F.
[2] See discussion by Price and Friston (2005).
[3] Newer techniques, like two-photon imaging, allow the study of hundreds or even thousands of neurons simultaneously.
[4] Example in this paragraph discussed by Passingham et al. (2002).
[5] The book by Varela et al. (1990) offers among the best, and most accessible, treatment of these issues.
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Srinagar: Fierce Gunfight broke out between militants and goverment forces in Aripal area of Tral in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday morning.
Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of army's 42RR, 180 CRPF and SOG Awantipora launched cordon and search operation in Aripal after having credible input about presence of some militants in the area.
As the joint team of forces intensified searches towards suspected spot after firing some warning shots, the hiding militants fired upon goverment forces triggering an encounter.
A senior Police official told GNS that contact has been established with the hiding militants and exchange of firing is going on.
As per the sources one of the trapped militant is believed to be top commander of Hizb.


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A Fine Cut
If you're going to have a steak, have a big steak. It's the American thing to do
By Mike Bookey
The 26-ounce porterhouse steak from Wolf Creek Lodge
You can bet someone a steak dinner. You cannot, however, bet someone a quinoa salad dinner.
You could, of course. But it doesn't quite sound right, does it? The steak dinner remains the go-to American "fancy" meal. To some, a steak might be commonplace, but for decades, especially out here in the West, a massive cut of high-quality beef served with a couple of simple sides remains a culinary treat.
And in Spokane, where cattle are raised within an hour's drive, the steak still holds a special spot in the fine-dining world, and they're good enough to splurge on. Dropping a few hours of wages on a slab of beef might seem outrageous, but we've been doing that for generations. A steak is perhaps one of the original indulgences of the American West.
"In my mind, a big, thick steak gives the bite, the flavor and the feeling of indulgence," says Bill Alles, the owner of Churchill's Steakhouse, which opened in downtown Spokane in 2007 and quickly became one of the region's most renowned steakhouses. Serving only USDA prime meats painstakingly selected from Midwest farms, Churchill's steaks run as much as $59. All are big enough for leftovers — and more. Thick, massive cuts, as Alles explains, are part of the allure of a fine steak.
"There's something in the back of one's mind about the big grilled steak that will make it an American institution for years and years to come," he says.
The fine-dining world has shifted in the past decade to the point where the old-school steakhouse and its rustic trappings aren't what some would consider when heading out for an indulgent meal. Compared to chicken and pork, beef sales are down over the past few years as diners and home cooks try their hand at different cuisines that have become more and more common. That said, the beef industry locally is moving along just fine.
If you get a steak from another Inland Northwest favorite, the Wolf Creek Lodge in Spokane, or its sister restaurant, the Wolf Lodge Inn outside of Coeur d'Alene, it came from Double R Ranch in Loomis, a Washington town just south of the Canadian border. The savory taste a steak-lover lusts after starts out on those plains, long before the cow ever becomes meat. And the process might help you understand some of the prices on these items.
The porterhouse steak pictured here was cut from a cow grown at Double R, where the animal's nutrition and care is carefully monitored. Terry Reynolds, the company's director of sales, says it doesn't matter how great a chef is, the steak won't turn out great if the animal wasn't cared for properly.
"We are watching it all the way through. Animal welfare is critically important in this business. Low-stress animals create a high-quality product," says Reynolds.
This porterhouse is one of the Wolf Lodge's most popular steaks and rings in at $53. Their menu also features seafood and chicken items, but steaks reign supreme here. If you go to the original Wolf Lodge Inn, on I-90 just a few miles east of Coeur d'Alene, the menu is basically just steaks, and the interior is far more cowboy. It's simple, but that's part of the joy of a steak dinner.
"The nice thing about beef is that you add salt and pepper to it and you get a great experience," says Reynolds. "There's a romance to a steak — it's part of the cowboy lifestyle. When you go out for a nice steak dinner, it's special." ♦
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Wilfried Zaha drops major hint over his future
In-demand Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha has expressed his desire to play for a top club, with several Premier League giants keeping close tabs on him
Known for his blistering pace and dribbling ability, the 26-year-old has established himself as one of the best wingers in the English top-tier competition following a nightmarish spell at Manchester United.
The Ivory Coast international has been enjoying a pretty successful league campaign under Roy Hodgson, managing eight goals and as many assists in 30 Premier League outings for the Eagles.
Eager to prove himself at the highest level, Zaha has admitted he would like to get an opportunity to play in the Champions League in the foreseeable future.
"I'm too ambitious. And not ambitious just to play for a top club, but to win things at club level and with the Ivory Coast.
This story will not go away.
A return back to Manchester United and a reunion with ole solskjaer from their Cardiff's days is very likely #footballindex
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Wilfried Zaha tells Crystal Palace he wants to leave for Champions League football https://t.co/E1GPK2AP35
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"For me to be better, to achieve what I know I am capable of, I have to aim to play at the very highest level, to win trophies.
"I'm blessed to have come this far in my playing career. But I feel like there is so much more I have to offer.
"I have to experience the Champions League. I just need the opportunity, that's it. And I'll do the rest."
Borussia Dortmund showed their admiration for Zaha before the start of the season, while Tottenham Hotspur hold a long-standing interest in the Glaziers headline performer.
However, the South Londoners will do everything in their power to keep hold of their star, whom they've managed to tie down to a five-year contract ahead of this season.
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