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Q: RDD and tuple manipulation with Spark I have just started using Spark and I have a problem that I don't really know how to approach.
My input is an RDD of the form:
[(u'7362', (u'2016-06-29 09:58:35', 0)), (u'8600', (u'2016-06-29 20:47:27', 1)), (u'f9f8', (u'2016-07-01 00:48:55', 2)), (u'c6c9', (u'2016-07-04 20:29:19', 3)), (u'218b', (u'2016-07-05 20:54:45', 4))]

so the structure is
[(user_id, (time_stamp, index))]

What I need to do is return a list of lists, or list of tuples.
This is easier if we look at the RDD in table format. Say this is the above rdd in a more "classical" table form.
[(u'7362', (u'2016-06-29 09:58:35', 0)),
(u'8600', (u'2016-06-29 20:47:27', 1)),
(u'7362', (u'2016-07-01 00:48:55', 2)),
(u'c6c9', (u'2016-07-04 20:29:19', 3)),
(u'8600', (u'2016-07-05 20:54:45', 4))]

I need to first group this RDD by user, so I will end-up with three RDDs (one for each user, and one for the non-repeating users).
[(u'7362', (u'2016-06-29 09:58:35', 0)),
(u'7362', (u'2016-07-01 00:48:55', 2))]

[(u'8600', (u'2016-06-29 20:47:27', 1)),
(u'8600', (u'2016-07-05 20:54:45', 4))]

[(u'c6c9', (u'2016-07-04 20:29:19', 3))]

Now, for the "tables" containing just one user_id (first two) I need to take the time differences of every line with the previous line, and for every index with every previous index (consider that these "tables" have much more than 2 rows).
This would give tables like:
[(u'7362', (35, 2)), (u'7362', (21, 1)), (u'7362', (12, 3)), (u'7362', (41, 2)), (u'7362', (46, 2)), (u'7362', (31, 1)), (u'7362', (97, 3)) ...]

for the first user_id,
[(u'8600', (78, 2)), (u'8600', (43, 1)), (u'8600', (99, 3)), (u'8600', (3, 2)), (u'8600', (15, 2)), (u'8600', (42, 1)), (u'8600', (11, 3)) ...]

and so on, for all users, where the format is [(user_idx, (dt=t2-t1, didx=idx2-idx1))] and dt and didx are taken by subtracting the previous row values from the current row values, for all rows.
Finally, when I have all the above tables, for every user, I want to group them in a single nested list as:
[[1, [21, 31, 43, 42]], [2, [35, 41, 46, 78, 3, 15]], [3, [12, 97, 99, 11]]]

so the final format is [[didx, [dt1, dt2 ...]] where I don't care about the user_ids anymore, just the indices and every time difference related to the same index, from all users.
I tried to explain the problem as clearly as I can, but, like I said, I have really just gotten started with Spark and I understand there are no real tables here.

A: When you groupBy the userId, this does not result in multiple RDDs, but one RDD in the form of RDD[(UserId, list[(time, index)]. So in this case, I would do the groupBy, then process the user lists into the format, then groupBy the didx as you said, then finally collect the result from an RDD to list.
# assume each user has more than one event
# if this ^ assumption is incorrect, you could filter the RDD before processing to get rid of users
# with only one event
# also, assume timesteps can be subtracted (there are libraries for this)
def process(indexedTimes):
    num_times = len(indexedTimes)
    new_list = []
    for i in range(1,num_times):
        new_list.append((indexedTimes[i][1]-indexedTimes[i-1][1],datediff(indexedTimes[i][0]-indexedTimes[i-1][0])))
    return new_list

data                                                     # RDD[(userId, (timestep, index))]
  .groupByKey                                            # now RDD[(userId, list[(timestep, index)])]
  .flatMap(lambda userList: process(list(userList[1])))  # now RDD[(didx, dt)]
  .groupByKey                                            # now RDD[(didx, list(dt))]
  .collect                                               # get elements in final list instead of RDD

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Covid-19 May 18 update
COVID-19 Client News
For Kantar
Many New Zealanders will be feeling fortunate as we enter the first full week of Alert Level 2, and this was a sentiment that was on display over the weekend when Kantar ran our 10th survey wave to gauge the attitudes of Kiwis to the Covid-19 situation. New cases remain low, schools are now open, as are many businesses. Following the release of last week's Budget – which included a $50 billion recovery package – debate raged about whether it can help drive the New Zealand economy forward. Financial wellbeing has consistently been Kiwis' main concern throughout the crisis and, while the health situation continues to improve, in New Zealand at least, the financial impact that Covid-19 will have on New Zealanders' lives will continue for some time.
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One-third of Kiwis are saving for a rainy day
Stats NZ recently reported that retail card spending across the country fell during the lockdown. What we know from our monitor is that nearly one-quarter (23%) of New Zealanders now say that the impact of Covid-19 on the economy is their biggest concern, far more than the 15% who say it is the physical health of themselves and their family. With the economic outlook remaining uncertain, it is therefore unsurprising that one-third of Kiwis are putting aside any money saved during the lockdown period. Many New Zealanders obviously continue to struggle – with one-in-five saving no money during the lockdown period – while others intend to use any savings on travel within New Zealand, new clothes and out of home dining and socialising.
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With travel within New Zealand so high on New Zealanders' agenda, once the Covid-19 situation ends, we were keen to understand where Kiwis wanted to visit first. After excluding those who picked their own town – to avoid any bias – Auckland came out on top and this decision will likely be influenced by the recent video that celebrates the silence of our biggest city, during the Covid-19 lockdown, which became the biggest ever global hit on the Visit Auckland YouTube channel. The Bay of Plenty, and Otago (which will be welcome news to the Queenstown-Lakes District), were not far behind.
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These dye color tests are on a synthetic light tint Naples yellow cloth.
The top row is transparent Tartrazine PY100 mixed at 1:23 water and ethylene glycol mixed 1:1. This is the same hue that is Indian yellow PY153 nickel-complex in oil, which also matches the Original Indian Yellow NY20. It's the primary transparent yellow ink in my inkjet plotter .
The darker spots and wrinkling were caused by me putting the wet synthetic test in a microwave for a minute. (I'm learning.. dyes are new for me) The second row is Spectra Reactive Yellow dye (same color) in a more thinned out dye color. It didn't make a difference if the test was soaked in sodium bicarbonate or not, and past a certain point of dry dye quantity in the wet dye the color is not absorbed.
Daniel Smith just added a new color to their palette 1-15-11. It's called Indian Yellow PY108 Anthrapyrimidine Yellow.
artiscreation.com clames it has magnesium euxanthate as the pigment. If http://www.artiscreation.com/yellow.html#ny20 claim is correct. (I have a call into D.S. now to get clarification.) Than it should be called Indian Yellow. The Pigment Name and Number for Indian Yellow Original is NY20, magnesium euxanthate. Synthetic Anthrapyrimidine Yellow is PY108.
Old Hollands Indian Oil Yellow PY153 (first made in 1900) is a Nickel-complex and it matches in color Indian Yellow Original NY20.
So which is it, a synthetic organic or magnesium euxanthate? Is it a hue color or not? All three colors are permanent and look and paint the same.
The washed out colors did not end up "too" reddish as I stated in the image, so to me it's a good yellow primary dye.
These RCW primary transparent dye colors are going to match the painting pigment colors. Transparent Indian Yellow is winning another pigment battle in the Paint Wars .
The first, top image is the way Indian yellow gets darker, the way nature darkens yellow, the way yellow darkens in the yellow crystals. This is what we see on the RCW. The second, bottom image is the way yellow gets darker in light, RGB. Subtracting light is simular to adding black pigment, it turns green. You need to get the Real Color Wheel. Here are the PhotoShop CS2 to CS5 Swatch Colors Here. I'll send them to you as links.
Dyes PY100 yellow and PB15.3 cyan mixing PG7 and PG36 green, on paper.
There is no PREVIOUS, I'm still working on this page.


Inspiring Artists tells us what it is that makes some famous artists so important and memorable not only in terms of their artistic legacy but also as to their impact on the wider world. It explores their life and times through significant pieces of their art looking at the work in terms of its context from conflict (Goya) to festivities (Bruegel) to personal struggle (Van Gogh). Each work is also considered in terms of its style technique and artistic innovation. Pieter Bruegel is famous for his paintings of sweeping landscapes and peasant life. He created visions of harmony and horror that have dazzled artists and viewers with their detail ambition humour and skill and have inspired artists as wide-ranging as LS Lowry Gerhard Richter and Grayson Perry.


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Effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids supplementation on reproductive parameters associated with the performance of suckled beef cows
P. L. P. Fontes, D. D. Henry, F. M. Ciriaco, N. Oosthuizen, R. F. Cooke, V. R. G. Mercadante, N. DiLorenzo, G. C. Lamb
Journal: animal / Volume 13 / Issue 2 / February 2019
Print publication: February 2019
To evaluate the effects of a polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) supplement on reproductive parameters of suckled beef cows, two experiments were conducted. In Experiment (Exp.) 1, 60 primiparous cows were randomly assigned to one of two treatments: CTRL – 1.36 kg/day of corn gluten feed (CGF) and MEGR – 1.36 kg/day of CGF and 0.23 kg/day of calcium salts of soybean oil. Supplementation occurred from 30 days before fixed-time artificial insemination (TAI) until 7 days post-TAI. The expression of interferon-stimulated genes (ISG) was measured on days 18 and 21. Pregnancy rates were diagnosed on days 30 and 100. Treatment altered plasma fatty acid profile (P<0.05), however, did not change cow BW (P=0.52) or body condition score (BCS) (P=0.52). Treatment did not alter (P=0.12) pregnancy rates to TAI or final pregnancy rates (P=0.56). Treatments did not impact messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of the ISG OAS1 or MX2 on days 18 (P=0.67; P=0.96, respectively) or 21 (P=0.72; P=0.17, respectively). Length of gestation was greater (P=0.02) for MEGR, however, treatments did not alter calf birth weight (P=0.20). In Exp. two, 66 multiparous cows were assigned to one of two treatments: MEG – 0.65 kg/day of CGF+0.23 kg/day of calcium salts of palm oil and MEGR – 0.65 kg/day of CGF+0.23 kg/day of Ca salts of soybean oil. Cows were supplemented from 30 days prepartum to 30 days postpartum. On day 35 after TAI, pregnancy status, embryo crown-to-rump length (CRL), and plasma concentrations of pregnancy-specific protein-B (PSPB) were evaluated. Treatment altered plasma fatty acid profile (P<0.05). In addition, cows from the MEG treatment had greater BW (P<0.01) and BCS (P<0.01) than those in the MEGR treatment, as well as heavier calves at weaning (P=0.03). Treatment did not affect resumption of estrous cycle (P=0.29). There were no differences in pregnancy rates to TAI (P=0.87) or final pregnancy rates (P=0.29). No differences between treatments were detected on CRL (P=0.24) and plasma concentrations of PSPB (P=0.46). Birth weight (P=0.12) and calving distribution (P=0.52) were not altered. We concluded that PUFA supplementation altered plasma fatty acid profile, however, did not impact the remaining reproductive parameters evaluated.
New mastitis phenotypes suitable for genomic selection in meat sheep and their genetic relationships with udder conformation and lamb live weights
A. McLaren, K. Kaseja, J. Yates, S. Mucha, N. R. Lambe, J. Conington
Journal: animal / Volume 12 / Issue 12 / December 2018
Mastitis can prove expensive in sheep reared for meat production due to costs associated with treatment methods, poor lamb growth and premature culling of ewes. The most commonly used method to detect mastitis, in dairy systems, is somatic cell counts. However, in many meat-producing sheep flocks ewes are not routinely handled, thus regular milk sampling is not always possible. It is, therefore, worthwhile to investigate alternative phenotypes, such as those associated with udder conformation and methods of evaluating somatic cell counts in the milk, such as the California Mastitis Test. The main objectives of this study were therefore: (a) to estimate genetic parameters of traits relating to mastitis and udder conformation in a meat sheep breed; (b) estimate the level of association between somatic cell counts and the California Mastitis Test and (c) assess the relationships between mastitis and both udder conformation and lamb live weights. Data were collected from Texel ewes based on 29 flocks, throughout the UK, during 2015 and 2016. The ewes were scored twice each year, at mid- and late-lactation. Eight different conformation traits, relating to udder and teat characteristics, and milk samples were recorded. The data set comprised of data available for 2957 ewes. The pedigree file used contained sire and dam information for 31 775 individuals. The animal models used fitted relevant fixed and random effects. Heritability estimates for traits relating to mastitis (somatic cell score and the California Mastitis Test), ranged from 0.08 to 0.11 and 0.07 to 0.11, respectively. High genetic correlations were observed between somatic cell score and the California Mastitis Test (0.76 to 0.98), indicating the California Mastitis Test to be worthwhile for assessing infection levels, particularly at mid-lactation. The strongest correlations observed between the mastitis traits and the udder conformation traits were associated with udder depth (0.61 to 0.75) also at mid-lactation. Negative phenotypic correlations were estimated between mastitis and the weight of lamb reared by the ewe (−0.15 to −0.23), suggesting that lamb weights fell as infection levels rose. Genetic correlations were not significantly different from zero. Reducing mastitis will lead to improvements in flock productivity and the health and welfare of the animals. It will also improve the efficiency of production and the resilience to disease challenge. The economic benefits, therefore, of these results combined could be substantial not only in this breed but also in the overall meat sheep industry.
Turbulent hydrodynamics experiments in high energy density plasmas: scientific case and preliminary results of the TurboHEDP project
HPL Laboratory Astrophysics
A. Casner, G. Rigon, B. Albertazzi, Th. Michel, T. Pikuz, A. Faenov, P. Mabey, N. Ozaki, Y. Sakawa, T. Sano, J. Ballet, P. Tzeferacos, D. Lamb, E. Falize, G. Gregori, M. Koenig
The physics of compressible turbulence in high energy density (HED) plasmas is an unchartered experimental area. Simulations of compressible and radiative flows relevant for astrophysics rely mainly on subscale parameters. Therefore, we plan to perform turbulent hydrodynamics experiments in HED plasmas (TurboHEDP) in order to improve our understanding of such important phenomena for interest in both communities: laser plasma physics and astrophysics. We will focus on the physics of supernovae remnants which are complex structures subject to fluid instabilities such as the Rayleigh–Taylor and Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities. The advent of megajoule laser facilities, like the National Ignition Facility and the Laser Megajoule, creates novel opportunities in laboratory astrophysics, as it provides unique platforms to study turbulent mixing flows in HED plasmas. Indeed, the physics requires accelerating targets over larger distances and longer time periods than previously achieved. In a preparatory phase, scaling from experiments at lower laser energies is used to guarantee the performance of future MJ experiments. This subscale experiments allow us to develop experimental skills and numerical tools in this new field of research, and are stepping stones to achieve our objectives on larger laser facilities. We review first in this paper recent advances in high energy density experiments devoted to laboratory astrophysics. Then we describe the necessary steps forward to commission an experimental platform devoted to turbulent hydrodynamics on a megajoule laser facility. Recent novel experimental results acquired on LULI2000, as well as supporting radiative hydrodynamics simulations, are presented. Together with the development of LiF detectors as transformative X-ray diagnostics, these preliminary results are promising on the way to achieve micrometric spatial resolution in turbulent HED physics experiments in the near future.
Analytical modelling of the expansion of a solid obstacle interacting with a radiative shock
Th. Michel, E. Falize, B. Albertazzi, G. Rigon, Y. Sakawa, T. Sano, H. Shimogawara, R. Kumar, T. Morita, C. Michaut, A. Casner, P. Barroso, P. Mabey, Y. Kuramitsu, S. Laffite, L. Van Box Som, G. Gregori, R. Kodama, N. Ozaki, P. Tzeferacos, D. Lamb, M. Koenig
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 June 2018, e30
In this paper, we present a model characterizing the interaction of a radiative shock (RS) with a solid material, as described in a recent paper (Koenig et al., Phys. Plasmas, 24, 082707 (2017)), the new model is then related to recent experiments performed on the GEKKO XII laser facility. The RS generated in a xenon gas cell propagates towards a solid obstacle that is ablated by radiation coming from the shock front and the radiative precursor, mimicking processes occurring in astrophysical phenomena. The model presented here calculates the dynamics of the obstacle expansion, which depends on several parameters, notably the geometry and the temperature of the shock. All parameters required for the model have been obtained from experiments. Good agreement between experimental data and the model is found when spherical geometry is taken into account. As a consequence, this model is a useful and easy tool to infer parameters from experimental data (such as the shock temperature), and also to design future experiments.
Experimental platform for the investigation of magnetized-reverse-shock dynamics in the context of POLAR
B. Albertazzi, E. Falize, A. Pelka, F. Brack, F. Kroll, R. Yurchak, E. Brambrink, P. Mabey, N. Ozaki, S. Pikuz, L. Van Box Som, J. M. Bonnet-Bidaud, J. E. Cross, E. Filippov, G. Gregori, R. Kodama, M. Mouchet, T. Morita, Y. Sakawa, R. P. Drake, C. C. Kuranz, M. J.-E. Manuel, C. Li, P. Tzeferacos, D. Lamb, U. Schramm, M. Koenig
The influence of a strong external magnetic field on the collimation of a high Mach number plasma flow and its collision with a solid obstacle is investigated experimentally and numerically. The laser irradiation ( $I\sim 2\times 10^{14}~\text{W}\cdot \text{cm}^{-2}$ ) of a multilayer target generates a shock wave that produces a rear side plasma expanding flow. Immersed in a homogeneous 10 T external magnetic field, this plasma flow propagates in vacuum and impacts an obstacle located a few mm from the main target. A reverse shock is then formed with typical velocities of the order of 15–20 $\pm$ 5 km/s. The experimental results are compared with 2D radiative magnetohydrodynamic simulations using the FLASH code. This platform allows investigating the dynamics of reverse shock, mimicking the processes occurring in a cataclysmic variable of polar type.
Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms variation associated with important economic and computed tomography measured traits in Texel sheep
D. Garza Hernandez, S. Mucha, G. Banos, K. Kaseja, K. Moore, N. Lambe, J. Yates, L. Bunger
Journal: animal / Volume 12 / Issue 5 / May 2018
Sheep are an important part of the global agricultural economy. Growth and meat production traits are significant economic traits in sheep. The Texel breed is the most popular terminal sire breed in the UK, mainly selected for muscle growth and lean carcasses. This is a study based on a genome-wide association approach that investigates the links between some economically important traits, including computed tomography (CT) measurements, and molecular polymorphisms in UK Texel sheep. Our main aim was to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) associated with growth, carcass, health and welfare traits of the Texel sheep breed. This study used data from 384 Texel rams. Data comprised ten traits, including two CT measured traits. The phenotypic data were placed in four categories: growth traits, carcass traits, health traits and welfare traits. De-regressed estimated breeding values (EBV) for these traits together with sire genotypes derived with the Ovine 50 K SNP array of Illumina were jointly analysed in a genome wide association analysis. Eight novel chromosome-wise significant associations were found for carcass, growth, health and welfare traits. Three significant markers were intronic variants and the remainder intergenic variants. This study is a first step to search for genomic regions controlling CT-based productivity traits related to body and carcass composition in a terminal sire sheep breed using a 50 K SNP genome-wide array. Results are important for the further development of strategies to identify causal variants associated with CT measures and other commercial traits in sheep. Independent studies are needed to confirm these results and identify candidate genes for the studied traits.
Short-pulse laser-driven x-ray radiography
HEDP and HPL 2016
E. Brambrink, S. Baton, M. Koenig, R. Yurchak, N. Bidaut, B. Albertazzi, J. E. Cross, G. Gregori, A. Rigby, E. Falize, A. Pelka, F. Kroll, S. Pikuz, Y. Sakawa, N. Ozaki, C. Kuranz, M. Manuel, C. Li, P. Tzeferacos, D. Lamb
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 September 2016, e30
We have developed a new radiography setup with a short-pulse laser-driven x-ray source. Using a radiography axis perpendicular to both long- and short-pulse lasers allowed optimizing the incident angle of the short-pulse laser on the x-ray source target. The setup has been tested with various x-ray source target materials and different laser wavelengths. Signal to noise ratios are presented as well as achieved spatial resolutions. The high quality of our technique is illustrated on a plasma flow radiograph obtained during a laboratory astrophysics experiment on POLARs.
The effects of different farm environments on the performance of Texel sheep
A. McLaren, S. Brotherstone, N. R. Lambe, J. Conington, R. Mrode, L. Bunger
Journal: animal / Volume 9 / Issue 10 / October 2015
In order to assess the extent of genotype by environment interactions (G×E) and environmental sensitivity in sheep farm systems, environmental factors must be identified and quantified, after which the relationship with the traits(s) of interest can be investigated. The objectives of this study were to develop a farm environment (FE) scale, using a canonical correlation analysis, which could then be used in linear reaction norm models. Fine-scale farm survey data, collected from a sample of 39 Texel flocks across the United Kingdom, was combined with information available at the national level. The farm survey data included information on flock size and concentrate feed use. National data included flock performance averages for 21-week-old weight (21WT), ultrasound back-fat (UFD) and muscle (UMD) depths, as well as regional climatic data. The FE scale developed was then combined with 181 555 (21WT), 175 399 (UMD) and 175 279 (UFD) records from lambs born between 1990 and 2011, on 494 different Texel flocks, to predict reaction norms for sires used within the population. A range of sire sensitivities estimated across the FE scale confirmed the presence of genetic variability as both 'plastic' and 'robust' genotypes were observed. Variations in heritability estimates were also observed indicating that the rate genetic progress was dependent on the environment. Overall, the techniques and approaches used in this study have proven to be useful in defining sheep FEs. The results observed for 21WT, UMD and UFD, using the reaction norm models, indicate that in order to improve genetic gain and flock efficiency, future genetic evaluations would benefit by accounting for the G×E observed.
Effect and mode of action of the Texel muscling QTL (TM-QTL) on carcass traits in purebred Texel lambs
J. M. Macfarlane, N. R. Lambe, O. Matika, P. L. Johnson, B. T. Wolf, W. Haresign, S. C. Bishop, L. Bünger
Journal: animal / Volume 8 / Issue 7 / July 2014
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2014, pp. 1053-1061
TM-QTL is a quantitative trait locus (QTL) on ovine chromosome 18 (OAR18) known to affect loin muscling in Texel sheep. Previous work suggested that its mode of inheritance is consistent with paternal polar overdominance, but this has yet to be formally demonstrated. This study used purebred Texel sheep segregating for TM-QTL to confirm its presence in the chromosomal region in which it was first reported and to determine its pattern of inheritance. To do so, this study used the first available data from a Texel flock, which included homozygote TM-QTL carriers (TM/TM; n=34) in addition to homozygote non-carriers (+/+; n=40 and, heterozygote TM-QTL-carriers inheriting TM-QTL from their sire (TM/+; n=53) or their dam (+/TM; n=17). Phenotypes included a wide range of loin muscling, carcass composition and tissue distribution traits. The presence of a QTL affecting ultrasound muscle depth on OAR18 was confirmed with a paternal QTL effect ranging from +0.54 to +2.82 mm UMD (s.e. 0.37 to 0.57 mm) across the sires segregating for TM-QTL. Loin muscle width, depth and area, loin muscle volume and dissected M. longissimus lumborum weight were significantly greater for TM/+ than +/+ lambs (+2.9% to +7.9%; P<0.05). There was significant evidence that the effect of TM-QTL on the various loin muscling traits measured was paternally polar overdominant (P<0.05). In contrast, there was an additive effect of TM-QTL on both live weight at 20 weeks and carcass weight; TM/TM animals were significantly (P<0.05) heavier than +/+ (+11.1% and +7.3%, respectively) and +/TM animals (+11.9% and +11.7%, respectively), with TM/+ intermediate. Weights of the leg, saddle and shoulder region (corrected for carcass weight) were similar in the genotypic groups. There was a tendency for lambs inheriting TM-QTL from their sire to be less fat with slightly more muscle than non-carriers. For example, carcass muscle weight measured by live animal CT-scanning was 2.8% higher in TM/TM than +/+ lambs (P<0.05), carcass muscle weight measured by carcass CT-scanning was 1.36% higher in TM/+ than +/+ lambs (P<0.05), and weight of fat trimmed from the carcass cuts was significantly lower for TM/+ than +/+ lambs (−11.2%; P<0.05). No negative effects of TM-QTL on carcass traits were found. Optimal commercial use of TM-QTL within the sheep industry would require some consideration, due to the apparently different mode of action of the two main effects of TM-QTL (on growth and muscling).
Characterisation of terminal sire sheep farm systems, based on a range of environmental factors: a case study in the context of genotype by environment interactions using Charollais lambs
A. McLaren, N. R. Lambe, C. Morgan-Davies, R. Mrode, S. Brotherstone, J. Conington, J. Morgan-Davies, L. Bunger
Journal: animal / Volume 8 / Issue 6 / June 2014
The objective of this study was to define different terminal sire flock environments, based on a range of environmental factors, and then investigate the presence of genotype by environment interactions (G×E) between the environments identified. Data from 79 different terminal sire flocks (40 Texel, 21 Charollais and 18 Suffolk), were analysed using principal coordinate and non-hierarchical cluster analyses, the results of which identified three distinct environmental cluster groups. The type of grazing, climatic conditions and the use of vitamins and mineral supplements were found to be the most important factors in the clustering of flocks. The presence of G×E was then investigated using data from the Charollais flocks only. Performance data were collected for 12 181 lambs, between 1990 and 2010, sired by 515 different sires. Fifty six of the sires had offspring in at least two of the three different cluster groups and pedigree information was available for a total of 161 431 animals. Traits studied were the 21-week old weight (21WT), ultrasound muscle depth (UMD) and log transformed backfat depth (LogUFD). Heritabilities estimated for each cluster, for each trait, ranged from 0.32 to 0.45. Genetic correlations estimated between Cluster 1 and Cluster 2 were all found to be significantly lower than unity, indicating the presence of G×E. They were 0.31 (±0.17), 0.68 (±0.14) and 0.18 (±0.21) for 21WT, UMD and LogUFD, respectively. Evidence of sires re-ranking across clusters was also observed. Providing a suitable strategy can be identified, there is potential for the optimisation of future breeding programmes, by taking into account the G×E observed. This would enable farmers to identify and select animals with an increased knowledge as to how they will perform in their specific farm environment thus reducing any unexpected differences in performance.
By Ashok Agarwal, Linda D. Applegarth, Nelson E. Bennett, Nancy L. Brackett, Melissa B. Brisman, Mark F. H. Brougham, Cara B. Cimmino, Owen K. Davis, Rian J. Dickstein, Michael L. Eisenberg, Mikkel Fode, Gretchen A. Gignac, Bruce R. Gilbert, Ellen R. Goldmark, Marc Goldstein, Wayne J. G. Hellstrom, Wayland Hsiao, Jack Huang, Kathleen Hwang, Ann A. Jakubowski, Keith Jarvi, Loren Jones, Hey-Joo Kang, Joanne Frankel Kelvin, Mohit Khera, Thomas F. Kolon, Kate H. Kraft, Andrew C. Kramer, Dolores J. Lamb, Andrew B. Lassman, Helen R. Levey, Larry I. Lipshultz, Charles M. Lynne, Akanksha Mehta, Marvin L. Meistrich, Gregory C. Mitchell, Mark A. Moyad, John P. Mulhall, Lauren Murray, Craig Niederberger, Ariella Noy, Robert D. Oates, Dana A. Ohl, Kutluk Oktay, Ndidiamaka Onwubalili, Fabio Firmbach Pasqualatto, Elena Pentsova, Susanne A. Quallich, Gwendolyn P. Quinn, Alex Ridgeway, Matthew T. Roberts, Kenny A. Rodriguez-Wallberg, Allison B. Rosen, Lisa Rosenzweig, Edmund S. Sabanegh, Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad, Mary K. Samplaski, Jay I. Sandlow, Peter N. Schlegel, Gunapala Shetty, Mark Sigman, Jens Sønksen, Peter J. Stahl, Eytan Stein, Doron S. Stember, Raanan Tal, Susan T. Vadaparampil, W. Hamish, B. Wallace, Leonard H. Wexler, Daniel H. Williams
Edited by John P. Mulhall, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Edited in association with Linda D. Applegarth, Robert D. Oates, Peter N. Schlegel
Book: Fertility Preservation in Male Cancer Patients
Print publication: 21 February 2013, pp vii-x
Genetic aspects of lambing difficulty in Scottish Blackface sheep
J Ilska, J Conington, N Lambe
Journal: Advances in Animal Biosciences / Volume 1 / Issue 1 / April 2010
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 November 2010, p. 301
Beef primal cuts expressed as proportions of overall matured carcass weights (carcass balance) in Aberdeen Angus cross and Limousin cross steers and heifers
J. J. Hyslop, E. A. Navajas, D. W. Ross, A. V. Fisher, R. I. Richardson, N. R. Lambe, R. Roehe, G. Simm
Genetic relationships between muscle density, measured by X-ray computed tomography (CT), and lamb growth and carcass traits
N R Lambe, J Conington, E A Navajas, K A McLean, R Roehe, L Bunger
Prediction of beef carcass composition and tissue distribution using ultrasound scanning
N.R. Lambe, D.W. Ross, E.A. Navajas, J.J. Hyslop, N. Prieto, C. Craigie, L. Bunger, G. Simm, R. Roehe
The effects of a loin muscling quantitative trait locus (LoinMAX™) on carcass and VIA-based traits in crossbred lambs
A. Y. Masri, N. R. Lambe, J. M. Macfarlane, S. Brotherstone, W. Haresign, E. Rius-Vilarrasa, L. Bünger
Journal: animal / Volume 4 / Issue 3 / March 2010
LoinMAX (LM) is a quantitative trait locus (QTL), which was found to be segregated in Australian Poll Dorset sheep, and maps to the distal end of sheep chromosome 18. LM-QTL was reported to increase Musculus longissimus dorsi area and weight by 11% and 8%, respectively. The aim of this study was to comprehensively evaluate the direct effects of LM-QTL in a genetic background typical of the stratified structure of the UK sheep industry, before it can be recommended for use in the United Kingdom. Crossbred lambs, either non-carriers or carrying a single copy of LM-QTL, were produced out of Scottish Mule ewes (Bluefaced Leicester × Scottish Blackface) artificially inseminated with semen from two Poll Dorset rams that were heterozygous for LM-QTL. Unexpectedly, one of these rams was also heterozygous for a QTL that affects the overall carcass muscling (MyoMAX™). This was accounted for by nesting MyoMAX™ status (carrier or non-carrier) within sire in the statistical analysis. Lambs were weighed and scanned by using X-ray computed tomography (CT) at an average age of 113 days. Ultrasound scan measurements, along with lamb weights, were taken at an average age of 140 days and lambs were then slaughtered. Carcasses were weighed and classified for fat cover and conformation scores, based on the Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC) carcass classification scheme, and then scanned by using a video image analysis (VIA) system. M. longissimus lumborum (MLL) width, as measured by CT scanning, was greater (P < 0.05) in lambs heterozygous for LM-QTL compared with non-carriers. MLL in LM-QTL carrier lambs was also significantly deeper, as measured by both ultrasound muscle depth at the third lumbar vertebrae (+3.7%; P < 0.05) and CT scanning at the fifth lumbar vertebrae (+3.4%; P < 0.01). Consequently, MLL area, was measured by using CT scanning, was significantly higher (+4.5%; P < 0.01) in lambs carrying a single copy of LM-QTL compared with non-carriers. Additional traits measured by CT, such as leg muscle dimensions, average muscle density and tissue proportions, were not significantly affected by LM-QTL. LM-QTL did not significantly affect total carcass lean or fat weights or MLC conformation and fat score classifications. Using previously derived algorithms, VIA could detect a significant effect of the LM-QTL on the predicted weight of saleable meat yield in the loin primal cut (+2.2%; P < 0.05), but not in the other primal cuts, or the total carcass.
By Ashok Agarwal, Joseph P Alukal, Deborah J Anderson, Linda D Applegarth, Saleh Binsaleh, Elizabeth M Bloom, Karen E Boyle, Nancy L Brackett, Robert E Brannigan, James V Bruckner, Victor M Brugh, Ettore Caroppo, Grace M Centola, Aleksander Chudnovsky, Susan L Crockin, Fnu Deepinder, David M. Fenig, Aaron B Grotas, Matthew P. Hardy, Wayne J. G. Hellstrom, Stanton C Honig, Stuart S Howards, Keith Jarvi, Rajasingam S Jeyendran, William E Kaplan, Edward Karpman, Sanjay S Kasturi, Mohit Khera, Nancy A Klein, Dolores J Lamb, Jane M Lewis, Larry I Lipshultz, Kirk C Lo, Charles M Lynne, R. Dale McClure, Antoine A Makhlouf, Myles Margolis, Clara I. Marín-Briggiler, Randall B Meacham, Jesse N Mills, John P Mulhall, Alexander Müller, Christine Mullin, Harris M Nagler, Craig S Niederberger, Robert D Oates, Dana A Ohl, E. Charles Osterberg, Rodrigo L Pagani, Vassilios Papadopoulos, Joseph A Politch, Gail S Prins, Angela A Reese, Susan A Rothmann, Edmund S Sabanegh, Denny Sakkas, Jay I Sandlow, Richard A Schoor, Paulo C Serafini, Mark Sigman, Suresh C Sikka, Rebecca Z Sokol, Jens Sønksen, Miguel Srougi, James Stelling, Justin Tannir, Anthony J Thomas, Paul J Turek, Terry T Turner, Mónica H. Vazquez-Levin, Moshe Wald, Thomas J Walsh, Thomas M Wheeler, Daniel H Williams, Armand Zini, Barry R Zirkin
Edited by Larry I. Lipshultz, Stuart S. Howards, University of Virginia, Craig S. Niederberger, University of Illinois, Chicago
Book: Infertility in the Male
Print publication: 24 September 2009, pp vii-x
Effects of a quantitative trait locus for increased muscularity on carcass traits measured by subjective conformation and fat class scores and video image analysis in crossbred lambs
E. Rius-Vilarrasa, R. Roehe, J. M. Macfarlane, N. R. Lambe, K. R. Matthews, W. Haresign, O. Matika, L. Bünger
Journal: animal / Volume 3 / Issue 11 / November 2009
A quantitative trait locus (QTL) for increased loin muscularity (TM-QTL) has previously been identified in purebred Texel sheep. Crossbred lambs born out of Mule ewes mated to heterozygous Texel sires for the TM-QTL were evaluated for a range of carcass traits. Lambs were genotyped and classified as carriers (n = 62) of a single copy of the TM-QTL and non-carriers (n = 49). In this study, the effects of the TM-QTL on carcass attributes were investigated using subjective classification scores for conformation and fatness, and measurements from a video image analysis (VIA) system. In addition, refined prediction equations to estimate weights of primal joints (leg, chump, loin, breast and shoulder) were obtained by calibrating the VIA system against computer tomography (CT) measurements in the loin region. The new refined prediction models increased the accuracy of prediction of all primal cuts on an average of 16% compared to previously derived standard VIA prediction equations. The coefficient of determination (R2) of the VIA system to predict in vivo CT measurements ranged from 0.39 to 0.72 for measurements of Musculus longissimus lumborum (MLL) area, width and depth, lumbar spine length, loin muscle volume and loin muscularity index. Using VIA estimates of CT-measured loin muscle traits, a significant increase in depth (+2.7%) of the MLL was found to be associated with the TM-QTL. Conformation and fatness scores and the shape of the carcass measured as individual lengths, widths and areas by VIA were not significantly influenced by the TM-QTL. Primal meat yields estimated using both standard and refined VIA prediction equations were not significantly affected by the TM-QTL. However, carcass 'compactness' was found to have significantly increased in carrier lambs. The weight of the dissected MLL estimated using VIA information was greater (+2.6%) for carriers compared to non-carriers. To conclude, neither the current industry carcass evaluation system for conformation and fatness nor the standard VIA system is able to identify the effect of the TM-QTL in the loin region in the moment. However, the calibration of the VIA system against CT measurements resulted in improved VIA prediction equations for primal meat yields and also showed moderate potential to estimate loin muscle traits measured by CT and to detect, partially, the effect of the TM-QTL on these traits.
Evaluation of the direct effects of MyoMAXTM on carcass traits in crossbred lambs
A Masri, J M Macfarlane, N Lambe, W Haresign, E Rius-Vilarrasa, L Bunger
Journal: Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science / Volume 2009 / April 2009
Quantitative trait loci (QTL) located on chromosome 2 in the region of the myostatin gene or polymorphisms in the myostatin gene have shown major effects on sheep carcass muscling (e.g. Clop et al., 2006). MyoMAXTM (MMQTL) is one such QTL/allele identified in Texel sheep, which increases carcass muscling and reduces carcass fatness (e.g. Laville et al., 2004; Johnson et al., 2005). The UK sheep industry may benefit from using MM-QTL to increase meat yield in lamb carcasses once its effects are verified in a genetic background typical of the stratified UK system.
The effects of three muscling Quantitative Trait Loci on growth patterns of crossbred lambs
N R Lambe, J M Macfarlane, A Masri, O Matika, W Haresign, L Bunger
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 November 2017, p. 40
Texel Muscling QTL (TM-QTL) and LoinMaxTM (LM-QTL) are located on chromosome 18 in Texel and Poll Dorset sheep, respectively, and have been shown to positively affect muscling of the loin in crossbred lambs carrying one copy of the QTL (Macfarlane et al., 2008, Masri et al., 2009). MyoMaxTM (MM-QTL), found on chromosome 2 of Texel sheep, increases muscling and decreases fatness in lambs of different genetic backgrounds (Campbell and McLaren, 2007). No differences in live weights, carcass weights or growth rates have been associated with these QTL to date. However, there is further need to investigate the effects of the three QTL on growth patterns in commercial crossbred populations, where fast-growing slaughter lambs of good carcass weights and quality are a prerequisite.


Home / Blog / Freelance / How Do You Find Your Passion?
The advice to follow your passion is something you've no doubt heard before. It's advice I strongly believe in for a variety of reasons. However, what happens if you don't know what your passion is? It's kind of hard to follow in that case. If you're unsure where your passion lies here are some thoughts for finding it.
Are You Sure You Don't Know?
If you're struggling to find that thing you feel passionate about, start by asking yourself a couple of questions. Be honest with yourself.
Are you sure you don't know what what you feel passionate about?
Are you afraid to answer the first question?
I think many of us who say we don't know what our passion is do know or at least have some general ideas of what it might be. The problem is we aren't sure it's something that can lead to a career. When people say they don't know what their passion is, I think it's often a case of not seeing an obvious career path.
Don't worry about winning the game on your next move. Just try to improve your position.
There can also be a feeling that even though a career path is present you don't have what it takes to follow it. There might be something you truly enjoy doing, but don't have enough confidence in your ability to think you have a chance at success. It's one thing to try and fail at something you don't care about, but to try and fail at something you feel passionate about can be heart breaking. It's easier not to take the risk and keep a dream alive.
This lack of confidence can be especially true when your assessing your talent in some creative pursuit.
To the first, I think most anything has the potential to generate revenue. As long as there are enough people who share your interest, there's a way to make money. It might not be obvious how, but it's likely there. It might not be as lucrative as some other career, but it's there and can likely support you.
To the second I'd say if you never try you'll never succeed. What are you really risking by trying? The worst case scenario of not having enough talent places you in the exact same place as not giving it a shot. The only loss is an ability to deceive yourself that you might have what it takes. You're much better off finding out one way or the other.
I've also found when you're passionate about something you can make up for quite a few deficiencies and maximize whatever talents you may have.
In my case both of the questions above applied. I may not have known exactly what my passion was, but I could easily guess where it lay. And I was also afraid I might not have what it takes and that I should instead be pursuing things that seemed more suited to my talents.
For a time I was working a lot of jobs that were meaningless to me. Most didn't last too long. They were all easily replaceable in my mind and it didn't take much for me to decide to move on. When I eventually realized I needed to figure this passion thing out I took some steps to help me move in the right direction.
With each new job I looked to do something different. If the previous job wasn't my passion it didn't make sense to do it again.
I tried to understand what if anything from the previous job I did enjoy so I could look for that in a new job.
The idea was to keep moving forward and trying new things, while holding on to those things I knew I enjoyed. It was also about trusting in the process and knowing if I kept trying, I'd eventually get where I wanted to go.
I looked at the entirety of options in front of me and pictured a giant circle with me standing at the center. Somewhere in that circle was where I wanted to be. I didn't know where that point was located, but I could reasonably guess at where it wasn't likely to be so I eliminated half the circle. I figured in the worst case I could look there later. Then I stepped into the half circle that was left.
When it was again time to take another step I did the same thing. I divided my now smaller circle, or rather half circle, in half once again and took a step into the quarter circle remaining. I continued the process until I found what I felt passionate about.
You might think you could do that a long time before you figure out what you want to do. You might worry that your passion was in one of those half circles you threw away. It's possible.
A funny thing happens though when you narrow your options. Things become clearer as you don't have to consider irrelevant choices. It becomes easier to take a step in some direction, which is better than not taking a step at all. Even if you haven't figured out exactly where to go, you increase the odds of getting there.
Another funny thing happens, especially if it's the fear that's been keeping you away from where you already know you want to be. It's a lot easier to move nearer to something you fear than actually moving directly to it. You get to keep it in your sights without actually committing to it.
As you get nearer you end up doing things that are similar to what you fear and you gain experience and confidence. You start to see ways in which you might be able to succeed and you're less frightened to take a few more steps toward it. By the time you reach your passion you'll find you have considerably more talent and skill than you initially thought.
One style of playing chess is positional play. I don't know either chess or the specifics of positional play well enough to do either justice, but what I take away from the idea of positional chess is something that helps me make decisions and it helped me find my passion.
At any point in the game your pieces are in some position on the board. When it's your turn to make a move, just try to improve your position on the board. If every move improves your position in some way, you'll likely win in the end. Now I know there's a lot more to positional chess play then improve your position, but it translates well to life.
Take stock of your life as it is now. That's your position on the board. You're going to face a lot of decisions daily, some with greater consequence than others. With all decisions, though especially with the major life decisions, just try to improve your position on the board. Don't worry about winning the game on your next move. Just try to improve your position. If you keep doing that you'll figure it all out in time.
That's how I ultimately found my passion. I eliminated the obvious things I wasn't passionate about and played positional chess with the rest. I didn't try to move from my current square to my passion. I just tried to move one square at a time in a direction I thought would be a little closer to where I wanted to be.
1.) Being around passionate people who are doing what they love. It's been mentioned many people that you are the average of the 5 people you hang out with the most. Rich people tend to hang out with other rich people. If you hang out with drug dealers, you will probably do drugs. So sticking with people that are passionate at what they do and encourage you to find your passion will help you achieve your goals.
2.) Read a ton of books on success and passion. Books like 'Evil Plans' or '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' can mentor you in the right direction if you don't have the right support team in place.
Interesting point. I have heard that about being the average of the 5 people you hang out with most. I hadn't really thought about it in terms of being around passionate people, but it makes sense.
Definitely another way to help find your passion.
I haven't read Evil Plans, but I did read 7 Habits. Good book.


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Dr. Lewis joined as a director in December 2015. He is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Diavacs, a private biotechnology company that offers dendritic cell therapy for autoimmunity and juvenile diabetes, which he joined after serving as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Medistem, a public biotechnology company that is a developer of stem cell therapies, which was acquired by Intrexon Corp. Previously, Dr. Lewis was Chairman, President and CEO of cancer drug developer Ambit Biosciences, which was subsequently acquired by Daiichi Sankyo Company. Prior to Ambit, Dr. Lewis was President and CEO of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and President and CEO of private stem cell company Novocell. Prior to Novocell, Dr. Lewis served as CEO and a director of Signal Pharmaceuticals until its acquisition by Celgene Cor. Dr. Lewis was then named President of Celgene's Signal Research division in San Diego, where he directed its integrated drug discovery program in oncology and inflammation and served on Celgene's corporate executive committee. Dr. Lewis also is on the board of directors for NASDAQ-listed BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, where he chairs the science and technology committee and the board of directors of Scancell Holdings Plc, where he serves on the audit committee and remuneration committee. Earlier in his career, Dr. Lewis held positions of increasing responsibility at Wyeth-Ayerst Research, eventually serving as Vice President of Research with responsibility for 550 scientists and staff. Dr. Lewis has contributed to advancing more than 20 molecules into clinical development and overseeing five investigational drugs that reached the market. He has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and is an inventor on several patents. Dr. Lewis holds a BSc in Physiology and Biochemistry from Southampton University and a PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Wales. He completed postdoctoral training at Yale University.


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I know that most of you have had very successful and fruitful mentorship relations which have resulted in successful outcomes. I fully recognize that some Mentors/Mentees have had less time and commitment but most of you have had great journeys.
I am empowered about the very positive feedback that you have given us. Microsoft are also very pleased that we started the program and that we had so many people participating. It's been overwhelming to see how strong the interest has been to join and how strong the commitment has been throughout the journey.
We all love great PR and an opportunity for you is to present in the Community Hub at Microsoft Inspire in Washington D.C. this summer. In case you are interested, please fill out the attached form and send it to me.
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I want to thank you all for being part of this historic IAMCP Mentorship Program where partners help each other. I also want to say a big thank you to Lucy Sutton that has been helping me to run this program – she has been just amazing!
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11-09-2015, 10:05 PM (This post was last modified: 11-09-2015, 10:09 PM by BigE.)
This speaks about a difference in height helping to determine what to aim at, but the bottom line is how accurate you are:]
https://www.unicorn-darts.com/news/2013/...m-all.aspx
UNIBOFFIN Wrote: So a player who's 5ft rather than 6ft will, like for like, have to throw at more than a 50% greater angle or with nearly 50% more velocity. Either way, this could induce around 50% more error. And that's not allowing for the taller player being able to lean further forward and hence reduce the dart's flight distance. Question is now, can anything be done about that?
Well, this is where maths initially just leads to answers that are pure common sense. To start with, one could forget misplaced pride and aim at 19s rather than 20s – statistically, ignoring any individual aiming preferences, and because 7 and 3 are more than 5 and 1, it can be shown that you need to have a 3-dart scoring average over 80 before aiming at treble 20 is any more productive than aiming a treble 19 - if you average below 60, it's less.
The bolded bits apply whether or not you are 5 or 6 ft tall. It makes not sense to shoot T20 until you have an 80+ average... *actually I think it is 75+, but certainly, it is not 60 *.
There are terrific benefits to learning to play like that...... when you do get good enough to throw for T20, you have a well practiced cover shot at the ready.
]While you are learning the game, you are playing at a higher average than you would be had you been shooting T20. You're more valuable in a doubles match. Going second in Cricket capitalizes on strength. It is better overall for a novice player to avoid the T20!
When your average games of 501 become less than 20 darts, you can then switch to T20.
davidsproull
(11-09-2015, 10:05 PM)BigE Wrote: This speaks about a difference in height helping to determine what to aim at, but the bottom line is how accurate you are:]
That is interesting when you consider that Premiere division of our own league boasts a TOP average in the mid sixties for players who have played more than one game (and one guy who played one game who has a 75). Seems odd to have an entire two leagues (ours and Metro) not shooting at the 20!
That being said, maybe it is the way to go?
I know Tom hits the 19s a lot and he has been pretty tough to beat!
Dart Board Chats
I know a player who shoots 19's and he is very tuff.
11-10-2015, 06:19 AM (This post was last modified: 11-10-2015, 06:21 AM by BigE.)
(11-09-2015, 11:35 PM)davidsproull Wrote: That is interesting when you consider that Premiere division of our own league boasts a TOP average in the mid sixties for players who have played more than one game (and one guy who played one game who has a 75). Seems odd to have an entire two leagues (ours and Metro) not shooting at the 20!
Our darting sea is a very small pond. Few that really are at the top of the game here play in leagues like we do.
You can 'tough it out' and pound away at the T20 until your accuracy improves, but then you need to realize that it is the grouping and not the result that you are improving. In our small pond, too much emphasis is placed on the result, not enough on the method -- be that physical technique, mental game or strategy.
Since we emphasize results, no one talks about technique, but when it is mentioned, it is largely wrong.
Our mental game training is basically reduced to "Play the board". Nothing about ways to calm down or focus or how to stop someone from getting inside your head/distracting you.....
At best, we talk about learning outs to improve, and even that gets polluted with egoist thinking like "I shoot for what I think I can hit" rather than what has been proven time and time again as the most successful path.
IMO, it is even worse that no one ever talks about what to shoot for to increase your chances of a good score while you are learning the game.
I've said this many many times:
The first step to improving your game is accepting how good you actually are. That's the part where people ought to swallow their pride and shoot at what they ought to to get best results.
The second step is to *consciously* work on your game. What starts as a conscious effort becomes an unconscious one with repetition. Simple example: Right handed player standing with left foot forward is told to stand with their right foot forward instead. After enough practice, this becomes "natural". Every movement in darts is the same.
Sadly, most players lack the basic understanding of these movements. The lack of follow through is evident at every level. This is the first and most basic fundamental of technique, yet it is absent, so average our 'A' level league players are playing at 54 PPT.
I am sure there is a far different group of darts players around these parts that avoids playing in these leagues that always plays at better than 60 PPT.
Been shooting a lot at 19's lately mainly due to back and neck problems.
Yeah getting old ain't a lot of fun but have hit quite a few 171's a lot of 133's and heaps of 95's.
It's been quite refreshing for me actually and gives you another level of confidence when you are missing the 20's.
(11-10-2015, 09:49 AM)Assassin Wrote: Been shooting a lot at 19's lately mainly due to back and neck problems.
And if we're honest with ourselves, since we can be "missing the 20's" so much that we start to avoid them, perhaps avoiding them from the start is better? At least until we've learned to trust that our stroke will place a dart close enough to what we are aiming at.
Now the Uniboffin says it is 80 PPT where that happens. In "a geek plays darts", the score is lower.... Actually around 21 PPD, or about 63 PPT. The link is very mathy, but it is worth the struggle. Once again, skill level is not defined by hitting your target. It is defined by how far away from the target your darts land -- ie. the size of the grouping surrounding the target. The target is not the T20 area , it is a spot on the board -- like the center of the T20, or the center of the bull. It is very very specific.
https://datagenetics.com/blog/january12012/index.html
You can measure your own skill level by shooting 50 darts for bull, counting red or green as one. If you hit 26 or more, aim at the T20 during games. If you hit less, aim just outside/below the T19 wire.
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I am in a Handicap league,,,,I get skipped so much I never get a shot at the 20's,,,,I am talking cricket here,,,,, not 501 ,, 18 has become my favorite number,,,,,
I stand close to 5'10" and throwing at the T20 has it's problems for me. I can group them just fine but nailing it has always stumped me. I usually throw in a low profile shoe but on the days I get some higher boots or shoes on my throw improves dramatically. It's more like looking down on the board by only a couple cm's but physically it's much different.
(11-10-2015, 06:19 AM)BigE Wrote:
Well I know of one group that maybe shoots at a higher level, but as far as I can tell most leagues are around about where we are.
I think a lot of the technique issues you speak of stem from the simple fact that it is supposed to be a fun/rec league and not intended to produce champions, although there are some (like you and I) that put some time in to the game.
I am not sure if i "shoot for what I can hit" is so much egoist as it is a comfort level thing. Offer something as an alternate, but to scream at a new player that they are "wrong" when they are simply throwing what they have learned (or been taught) will just turn them off the game. It also introduces thinking, and thinking is deadly in darts. Second biggest game killer next to trying.
I do agree with you though that there is too much emphasis on results (I.E. 'winning') and this is true I think most sports, where actual growth and skills development take a back seat to immediate gratification.
Again, though I don't think the majority of players practice and so on and may not be interested in 'growth'.
I do believe that people should accept the level their darts are at but NOT that 'this is how good they are'. Never ever ever ever use self limiting language.
Needless to say I think it is the emotional/mental game that is most important of all. Anyone can achieve if they are willing to pay the price in practice time, setbacks and failures.
In the end I think there are some that do and are willing to teach, but also a certain degree of contradiction between players who have had some degree of results, so after a while you kind of need to choose for yourself what is right and wrong. (I don't think even the pros all agree!!)
I am not saying dig your heels in and stick to something that is clearly not working, nor am I saying follow every suggestion that comes along. Assimilate and try out new ideas in practice, and then decide which shot option works best for YOU and YOUR shot tendencies, and then stick to and use that in games.
All of this being said, I'v been having a bit of a shoot at the 19s this morning and have been pretty darn happy with the results.
What I mean when I say egoist includes things like not shooting 25 when on 65 with 3 darts in hand. People never learn to do it, because they never shoot at it.
Like anything else, you need to work on it to do it. But, the ego says "I can hit T15 better than 25". So they never learn to make the correct shot and end up taking low percentage shots forever because they fear missing the 25 or the bull. That is misplaced protection of the ego.
An even better example.... with two darts in hand and 65 points, people shoot for T15 instead of S15. That is a pure ego shot, ("I know I can hit this") which often ends up in the T10 or T2 leaving no game shot. Been there, done that. It is not smart darts, especially with your opponent on a double. You can shoot it if the opponent is not on a finish, but even then, you are missing an opportunity to practice it.
More smart darts: I've been watching the grand prix. I've seen many times when the pros have 61 with two darts in hand, they shoot S11 to leave Bull. The shot is taken to the heart of the S11. It is not even close to the T11 -- and these are PROS!!! If anyone should expect to hit T11, they should. In our league, I've seen two darts in hand with 61 left and the attempt is made on T13 to leave 24 ...
Oh sure, many people don't practice. And many of those that don't practice have no clue as to what the correct out shot is, yet they will defend their choice to the death. It's just not worth arguing with them about it. These are the same folks that say they have to snatch their darts because they miss when they follow through.....or they can somehow finesse them in by making wild gyrations on the oche.
All of that leads to the conclusion that league nights are not where you learn to play darts. It is where you learn to compete. Where you learn to turn on your game in a best of 3 scenario. The pressure is short, it is intense, and you must learn to deal with it. Taking the percentage shot is one way to help reduce pressure.
BTW: Watching pro darts is a great way to learn how to subtract quickly. Just try to beat the scores being displayed before they change. It helps a great deal when near an out.
David, are you going to play tonight?
(11-10-2015, 10:02 PM)BigE Wrote: David, are you going to play tonight?
You bet! Long trek but one of the more enjoyable teams to play! :-)
..and back to your last post I always went 45-20 on 65 but think 25-40 is great option.
OK. An update on the shoot for 19s thing.
I think scoring wise it is pretty effective. Not a lot of a ton plus scores... but plenty of 80's and 90's and really nothing lower than a 30 or so.
The tricky part is maybe switching back up to the 20s when you are looking to close, but really think I'll give this another go.
(11-11-2015, 06:45 PM)davidsproull Wrote: OK. An update on the shoot for 19s thing.
Yes, the higher scores are a little lower, but the lower scores are higher. It's intent is to minimize damage from missing. Once you get to the point that hitting 95 is pissing you off, and you're producing a sub 24 dart game on average, then switch and see what the effect is on your darts/game average.
A lot of similar scores occur when shooting 19's or 20's
Someone sure put some thought into the design of the dartboard.


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Asghar Zoghian (7 November 1929 – 14 March 2005) was an Iranian wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman welterweight at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

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Q: Watson Bucket P1 everyone!
I have a watson bucket with the information below:
EventType clr20r3

P1 4h5ws4fg4i3sv14bgrioya42410akt5e
P2 1.0.0.0
P3 54907f70
P4 system.data
P5 2.0.0.0
P6 4889deaf
P7 28dc
P8 0
P9 system.nullreferenceexception
P10 NIL

But I don't understand why the P1 (EXE Name) is that way, maybe it is encrypted? Maybe a GUID from Assembly Information?
Can you help me understand that information? What is it?
I am asking that because I have a large list of assemblies to search for the unhandled exception and understanding how to correctly read the watson bucket would help a lot.
Thanks for everything!

A: It is basically taking the Base32 encoding of a (SHA1?) hash of the executable. The P1 field has a 32 character limit, and if it can't make the executable name fit (e.g. by chopping off the .exe), then it does this instead.
See http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dsvc/archive/2012/06/08/net-framework-error-message-in-the-event-log-ambiguity.aspx for details.


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Sister Maria Fatima dies at 88
Sister Elizabeth Mary Murphy, who ministered for 45 years in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, dies at 92
Sister Janice Marie Johnson dies at 84
Sister Emily Therese Connor dies at 80
Sister Mary Rita Robinson dies at 96
Father Francis Kelly, retired pastor, dies at 91
Father Francis E. Kelly
Father Francis E. "Sam" Kelly, 91, pastor emeritus of St. Teresa of Avila Parish in Norristown, died Sept. 25.
Born in Norristown to the late Edward J. Kelly and the late Elizabeth Whalen, he attended St. Patrick School, Norristown, and La Salle College High School, Philadelphia, before entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Father Kelly was ordained May 19, 1955 at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia by Archbishop John F. O'Hara, C.S.C.
Father Kelly served as parochial vicar at St. Mary Parish, Beaver Meadows; St. Joseph Parish, Downingtown; St. Joseph Parish, Aston; St. Anselm Parish, Philadelphia; St. Anastasia Parish, Newtown Square; Holy Innocents Parish, Philadelphia; St. Pius X Parish, Broomall and St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Norristown.
He served as pastor at St. Mary Parish, Schwenksville and St. Teresa of Avila Parish, Norristown, until 1998 when he was appointed pastor emeritus at St. Teresa. He also served as senior priest at St. Aloysius Parish, Pottstown.
The reception of the body following by a viewing will be held Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Teresa Church. Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will celebrate the funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Msgr. Stephen McHenry will be the homilist.
Father Kelly has no surviving family members.
Interment will be at St. Patrick Cemetery, Norristown.
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Toddlers enjoy being with other children. If your child is in a play group, invite the children in the group. Or invite the children of your family, friends, and neighbors. Keep in mind that they may get afraid when the adult accompanying is not present so account for a few extra adults.
Children at this age tire easily so try to keep the party simple and flexible so that you can keep their attention. They are beginning to learn about themselves and the world around them. They enjoy singing, dancing, finger and copying games.
Toddlers sometimes get confused with what is real and pretend, therefore entertainers such as clowns and make-believe characters are great to amuse them.
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Drug-war thriller 'Sicario' keeps the action entertaining
Feds head to the U.S.-Mexico border in film that's that sometimes sharp, sometimes conventional.
Drug-war thriller 'Sicario' keeps the action entertaining Feds head to the U.S.-Mexico border in film that's that sometimes sharp, sometimes conventional. Check out this story on Freep.com: http://on.freep.com/1KMSHmn
Chicago Tribune Published 12:00 a.m. ET Sept. 30, 2015 | Updated 12:12 a.m. ET Oct. 1, 2015
Emily Blunt plays an FBI agent pursuing a drug lord in "Sicario."(Photo: Richard Foreman Jr., SMPSP, Lionsgate)
For a gripping documentary about the U.S.-Mexico border, the drug trade and a hornet's nest of sociopolitical nightmares, do yourself a favor and catch up with Matthew Heineman's "Cartel Land."
For a commercial thriller on related themes, "Sicario" will do. The first hour of this latest film from French-Canadian director Denis Villeneuve is sleek, terrific pulp. The second half of "Sicario" (in Mexico, slang for "hitman") settles for more conventional bloodshed and storytelling, as did Villeneuve's English-language debut, "Prisoners," the abduction potboiler starring Hugh Jackman. Such films present a conundrum for any director with a semblance of a moral conscience: How do you make a movie built upon a revenge scenario and deliver the killing, the payoffs for the audience, while also suggesting the carnage is pretty appalling?
"Sicario" opens just outside a suburban Phoenix home. An FBI raid is about to run into some serious opposition. The house belongs to a known Mexican drug lord. Agent Macer, played with a haunted look and pristine technique by Emily Blunt, bursts into a bedroom and, in an eyeblink, an armed thug takes his shot and misses. Macer shoots him dead. Another agent spies something behind the bullet-ridden drywall: two dozen corpses, artifacts of the cartel's activities. More violence ensues. The way Villeneuve's camera glides along and pushes in, the dread becomes visible.
Macer is recruited to join a shadowy interdepartmental task force targeting the drug lord behind the drug lord. (Taylor Sheridan's screenplay struggles a bit to retain clarity.) A probable CIA analyst in flip-flops, played with witty, gum-chewing arrogance by Josh Brolin, explains to Macer that the idea is to "dramatically overreact" and show the Mexican cartel kingpins that dirty wars beget dirty wars. Benicio Del Toro is first seen on screen as Brolin's character mentions his "bird dog," Alejandro. Del Toro plays this mercenary, a man with his own murky history with the cartels.
The most ruthlessly suspenseful sequence in "Sicario" is a dazzlingly staged and edited ambush at the Juarez-El Paso border crossing. The craftsmanship in this scene should be the rule, not the exception, in modern studio filmmaking. It's miles ahead of comparable bits in a hundred other movies. A much quieter scene later on points to Villeneuve's intelligent complication of our responses to what happens in screenwriter Sheridan's storyline. The scene in question places Brolin and Blunt in a long shot on a tarmac, an American flag flapping at the top of the frame, as Blunt's Macer hears from her superior just how little her cohorts are playing by what's left of the rules. Filmed another way, with ham-handed close-ups, you'd have something else entirely. The way it's handled here, you have a welcome shot of ambiguity.
"Sicario" doesn't exactly fall apart in its second half, but it does settle for less than it should. By design, Macer remains a reactive presence, a conduit, though one dimension shy of a three-dimensional protagonist. What makes the film distinctive and, at its best, a little unnerving is its chilly ambivalence toward everything Macer witnesses. That may limit the fortunes of "Sicario" in the States, but as Marge Gunderson said in "Fargo," there's more to life than a little money.
'Sicario'
out of four stars
Rated R; violence, grisly images, language
2 hours, 1 minute
Opens Friday; screenings Thursday in some theaters
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For your next movie night try my recipe for the best movie popcorn!
Of course everyone knows I love to watch movies. Going to the theater is one of my favorite past times and I usually see 2 or 3 movies there a week. However, I also love to watch movies at home and have a pretty comfortable set up with a good sound system (thanks Dad!). Naturally when you watch a movie you want to have good snacks and so I thought it would be fun to share with you guys my recipe for making the best homemade movie popcorn! If you like this let me know and maybe I can share more snack recipes in the future.
There are many ways to make popcorn. You can air pop it for the healthiest version and there is the microwave but stove top is definitely the best. Here is the steps.


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LAB Targets Bad Fathers
(L-R) Juliet Andersson of Civil Society Movement, Executive Director LAB and LAB Adjudicator
The Legal Aid Board (LAB) will bring action against fathers who have been flouting Court Orders to pay Child Maintenance. The first set of fathers will be brought before the courts for Contempt as early as next week.
For quite some time now, the Board has been under mounting pressure from mothers, guardians and caregivers who have come to the office to collect child maintenance money only to be told there is no money for them. This is because fathers have reneged on the settlement reached with the Board to pay a certain amount on a monthly basis towards the maintenance of their children.
The Board hopes to send a clear message to these fathers and others who may be brought before the Board in future that there are penalties for flouting a Court Order. 'We have to set an example for fathers to treat us seriously,' the Executive Director of the Legal Aid Board, Ms. Fatmata Claire Carlton-Hanciles. 'We will fife their property to raise money for the maintenance of their children, if the money raised is not enough, we will stop at nothing in ensuring they pay up and being without a paid job is not an excuse.'
Ms. Carlton-Hanciles said they saw this coming, noting that many fathers have proven to be very irresponsible by leaving the upkeep of their children in the hands of their mothers. 'This is why the Chair of the Board, Justice Miatta Samba insisted that we assign a lawyer to maintenance cases in the courts,' she said, adding, 'We have been put in a very embarrassing situation having to explain to mothers, guardians and caregivers why the money is not available after receiving Court Orders.'
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Saying exactly what it does on the tin.
Kaspersky Lab, champions of software protection, realised their current packaging design was failing to communicate the technical benefits in a positive manner and lacked impact on shelf. Identica was tasked to create new packaging.
We found Kaspersky wasn't the only security software company with a branding issue: the sector is cluttered, with competitors struggling to differentiate and create impact. We saw that consumers would engage more if we cut out the techie jargon and negative information about IT problems.
We created new packaging using clearer messaging and strong illustrative icons and typography that presented Kaspersky in a fresh, visually striking and confident manner on shelf. It stands alone in the category with a real sense of meaning, style and personality.
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We all want to make sure our homes stay safe from intruders and other threats. A smart security system can provide peace-of-mind and a watchful eye to your connected home.
The Ring has designed the excellent five-piece Ring Home Alarm System which is available online and in stores. At just $199, it's one of the cheapest home security systems on the market.
The Ring Alarm Security Kit includes a Base Station, Keypad, Contact Sensor, Motion Detector and Range Extender. The products are both lightweight and durable. Ring created the hub and keypad as separate devices to give homeowners more control over where to place them.
Everything you need is in the box. Just plug it in and start protecting your home faster than traditional alarm systems. No tools required.
The base station provides connectivity between your system, Wi-Fi, and your mobile device, while the range extender makes sure that the signal reaches all your system's components. The keypad allows you to arm and disarms your system, as you'd expect. Finally, motion and contact sensors will warn you of movement and open doors or windows.
Simply plug in the Ring Base Station, connect your components and control it all with the keypad or from the Ring App.
Complete control with the ring App.
Ring app available for both iOS and Android, send all the notifications when someone enters a room, cracks open a window or set off the siren. The app also lets you change your alarm modes with a simple tap. And if you have other Ring devices at your home like Video Doorbell, Security Camera, you can control them too via the same app.
Once you are all set with the installation, you have three options for monitoring. You can set your system to "Disarmed" mode means that all monitoring is off, and is useful when people are coming in and out of the house frequently. "Home" mode means that all exterior and perimeter sensors are monitored, but not inside your home. "Away," which means that all the sensors connected to the system are monitored for activity. You can easily change the modes using the keypad and the access code you set whilst installing or arm the system remotely via the app.
Moreover, the Ring Alarm System also works with Alexa so you can control your system with your voice. Just say "Alexa, arm Ring" when you head out.
The keypad also features two red panic buttons that will immediately trigger the alarm. When the alarm is triggered, the Ring Alarm central monitoring system calls you and asks for the verbal security code you've set up. If Ring doesn't reach you, they'll call your emergency contact and ask for the same thing.
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module Switchman
  module ActiveRecord
    module Persistence
      # touch reads the id attribute directly, so it's not relative to the current shard
      def touch(*, **)
        shard.activate(self.class.connection_class_for_self) { super }
      end

      def update_columns(*)
        shard.activate(self.class.connection_class_for_self) { super }
      end

      def delete
        db = shard.database_server
        db.unguard { super }
      end
    end
  end
end

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