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Zevious – Passing Through the Wall (2013)
Posted in Instrumental, Math Rock, Review, RIO/Avant, tagged Cuneifest 2011, Cuneiform Records, Dysrhythmia, Jeff Eber, Johnny DeBlase, Mike Eber, ProgDay 2011, Zevious on December 11, 2013| 6 Comments »
1. Attend to Your Configuration (2:47)
2. Was Solis (6:02)
3. Pantocyclus (4:07)
4. White Minus Red (6:55)
5. Crime of Separate Action (6:32)
6. Entanglement (4:19)
7. A Tiller in a Tempest (3:15)
8. Passing Through the Wall (4:22)
9. This Could Be the End of the Line (2:23)
10. Plying the Cold Trade (8:02)
Mike Eber – guitars
Jeff Eber – drums
Johnny DeBlase – bass
Four years after their barnstorming second album, the aptly-titled After the Air Raid, New York-based trio Zevious are back with their long-awaited third full-length CD, Passing Through the Wall, also released on Cuneiform Records. In the intervening years the band have maintained a brisk schedule of live performances – including the 2011 edition of ProgDay and, a couple of months later, Cuneifest at Baltimore's Orion Studios. All three Zevious members are also involved in other projects, which pits them against the likes of Steven Wilson as the most hard-working people in progressive rock.
Zevious, like miRthkon and many of the bands and artists featured on these pages, stand on the outer limits of the progressive rock spectrum – that twilight zone that some would label as "progressive but not prog", a definition that shows how for many fans the genre has become nothing more than a collection of dated mannerisms. The trio's musical approach, however, is every bit as complex as the average "mainstream" prog band's, though relying only on the essential rock instrumentation to create an impressive volume of sound characterized by a very high level of energy. Indeed, Zevious are definitely not for everyone, especially those who believe that the "progressive" in "progressive rock" has been stripped of its original meaning.
The definition of "King Crimson on steroids" that I used in my previous reviews of the band still holds true for Passing Through the Wall – perhaps even more so than for its predecessor. Zevious take the hauntingly repetitive, angular structure of pieces like "Red" or "Discipline" as a springboard, and inject it with an almost manic energy that owes a lot to metal and punk. As drummer Jeff Ebert, whose mind-boggling polyrhythms are at the core of the band's sound, is also a member of hyper-technical metal band Dysrhythmia (with whom Zevious played some shows in November 2013), Zevious are seriously heavy, though in a different way than, for instance, miRthkon or Guapo – two bands that, like Zevious, straddle the line between Avant Progressive and experimental metal.
Clocking in at about 48 minutes, and packaged in a minimalistic, black-and-white cover with an Escherian feel, Passing Through the Wall comprises 10 tracks ranging from 2 to 8 minutes – a structure both similar and different from their previous album. The shorter tracks emphasize energy and dynamic pacing, while the longer ones allow for more variation. However, those who are looking for dramatic shifts within the same track in classic prog tradition are in for a disappointment, because at a first listen the compositions on the album may sound all rather alike. Tempo changes are handled subtly as a whole, and the music's hard-driving intensity does not disguise the complexity of the instrumental interplay.
The imperiously-titled and –paced "Attend to Your Configuration" barges in with its relentless web of interlocking bass and guitar lines driven by Jeff Ebert's acrobatic drumming, then slows down to an almost Sabbathian plod in the second half. In the considerably longer "Was Solis" Mike Ebert's clear-toned guitar weaves sinuously in and out the rumbling backdrop of Johnny DeBlase's bass, sparring with the drums and occasionally going into slo-mo mode for atmospheric effect. "Pantocyclus" melds skewed melody and haunting, insistent pattern peppered by piercing guitar effects, while the strikingly Crimsonian "White Minus Red" is powered by a superb performance by DeBlase, the rhythmic foundation steadily surging and flowing, then gaining momentum towards the end. The slow, ominous strains of "Crime of Separate Action" wrap up the first half of the album, again showcasing DeBlase's astonishing propulsive/textural bass work supporting Mike Eber's eerily chiming guitar.
The first half of"Entanglement" pulls out all the stops in terms of escalating guitar assault, with drums all over the place; in contrast, "A Tiller in the Tempest" slower, somewhat rarefied pauses relieve the tension of the tight instrumental work. The short, fast-paced "This Could Be the End of the Line" acts as an interlude of sorts between the two most distinctive pieces on the album – the title-track, with its uncharacteristically muted guitar-bass-drum pattern, whose understated intensity creates a heady, drone-like texture; and 8-minute closing track "Plying the Cold Trade", whose dirge-like pace and somber, Gothic feel offer a rather sharp departure from the unrelenting energy of the previous numbers.
Obviously, Zevious are not going to encounter the favour of the average melodic prog fan, while their music should prove to be far more appealing to the younger generations, weaned on a diet of post/math rock, technical metal and crossover bands such as The Mars Volta. They are also one of those bands who – as good as they sound on CD – have to be experienced live to be fully appreciated, as their hard-driving yet sophisticated music gains a whole new dimension on stage. In any case, Passing Through the Wall is a riveting slice of modern progressive music, powerful and intricate though not devoid of melody, and definitely deserving to be heard with some measure of concentration. Highly recommended to all adventurous prog fans, this album is sure to be featured in many "best of 2013" lists.
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Thinking Plague – Decline and Fall (2012)
Posted in Progressive Rock, Review, RIO/Avant, tagged Bob Drake, Cuneifest 2011, Cuneiform Records, Dave Willey, Elaine DiFalco, Kimara Sajn, Mark Harris, Mike Johnson, Robin Chestnut, Thinking Plague on May 14, 2012| 3 Comments »
1. Malthusian Dances (6:39)
2. I Cannot Fly (8:34)
3. Sleeper Cell Anthem (6:10)
4. A Virtuous Man (11:45)
5. The Gyre (4:42)
6. Climbing the Mountain (8:38)
Elaine Di Falco – voice
Mark Harris – saxes, clarinets
Mike Johnson – guitars
Kimara Sajn – drums, keyboards
Dave Willey – bass
Kaveh Rastegar – bass (1)
Robin Chestnut – drums (5)
Dexter Ford – bass (5)
Described by founder Mike Johnson as an "enterprise" rather than a band in the conventional sense, Thinking Plague seem to fit the definition of "cult act" to a T. The many different incarnations of the US answer to seminal European outfits such as Henry Cow and Univers Zéro – based in the rugged mountain state of Colorado, where it was formed by Johnson and guitarist/drummer Bob Drake in 1982 – read like a veritable "who's who" of the US avant-progressive scene. Thinking Plague's whole existence has also been characterized by a constant struggle against circumstances, which has inevitably impacted the frequency of their releases. Indeed, with a total of 7 studio albums released in almost 30 years of history, they definitely count among the least prolific bands on the scene, together with Cuneiform label mates Miriodor.
The average progressive rock fan, steeped in the grand symphonic tradition of the early Seventies, usually has a very controversial relationship with the more forward-thinking fringes of the movement – and very few bands are as likely to send prog fans running for the exits as Thinking Plague. Unabashedly intellectual, as their very name (associating the act of thinking with a curse of sorts) suggests, with extremely well-written, thought-provoking lyrics, Thinking Plague take the proverbial complexity of the Avant subgenre up a notch. Decline and Fall, their highly-awaited seventh album, released almost 9 years after A History of Madness, is certainly no exception. The album also showcases the band's new lineup (though drummer Robin Chestnut, who was introduced on the occasion of Thinking Plague's headlining appearance at Cuneifest in November 2011, only appears on one track), spotlighting the contributions of new singer Elaine DiFalco (recently seen on two outstanding albums, Dave Willey and Friends' Immeasurable Currents and 3 Mice's Send Me a Postcard) and drummer/keyboardist Kimara Sajn, a gifted multi-instrumentalist well-known on the Seattle experimental music scene.
Clocking in at under 47 minutes, and entirely written by Mike Johnson, Decline and Fall features 6 tracks connected by a fil rouge made all too clear by the title and artwork – an apocalyptic reflection on the dismal state of Planet Earth, which, according to Johnson's musings, has long gone past the point of no return. Through vivid verbal imagery flawlessly supported by the head-spinningly intricate music, humankind is depicted as rushing headlong (and heedlessly) towards destruction, its disappearance the only thing that will be able to save the Earth. While the term "concept album" is generally associated with overambitious productions that often collapse beneath the weight of their own pretensions, Decline and Fall is tight and tense, the synergy between lyrics and music embodied by Elaine DiFalco's stunning vocal performance. Reviews often mention the role of vocals as just another instrument, but the observation is rarely as fitting as in this particular case. DiFalco's extremely versatile voice ranges from soothing the ear with subdued gentleness to tackling parts of rollercoaster-like intensity, bolstered by the use of multi-tracking to almost vertiginous effect.
Though the word "multilayered" frequently crops up in prog reviews, it sounds like an understatement if applied to Decline and Fall. True, the listener might occasionally feel that the music is too clever or intricate for its own good, in a sort of "art for art's sake" manner, and keeping track of the twists and turns in the compositions is anything but an easy task. Decline and Fall demands a lot from its listeners, and it is definitely not the kind of music you would want to keep in the background while doing the housework. On the other hand, contrarily to the trend shown by most "mainstream" prog, displays of individual brilliance have little or no place in Thinking Plague's world. Each instrument, like a thread in a tight, complex weave, gets its chance to shine, but as part of a whole rather than in isolation. Consequently, solo spots are few and far between, though the excellent sound quality brings each contribution to the fore.
Similarly, Decline and Fall is best approached as a whole, even if each track has its own distinct personality. Unpredictable by definition, the music can be almost unbearably dense, while at times turning rarefied, almost ethereal. Brisk opener "Malthusian Dances" thrives on Sajn's commanding percussion work, while Mark Harris' assertive clarinet spars with Johnson's guitar. "I Cannot Fly", a barbed attack on the easy consolation offered by religion, is suitably sparse and dissonant, though fleshed out by Dave Willey's muscular bass lines – which are also spotlighted in "Sleeper Cell Anthem", together with Sajn's solemn, martial drumming. The mesmerizing ebb and flow of the album's centerpiece, the almost 12-minute "A Virtuous Man", is so fragmented as to be nearly impossible to describe, and yet oddly cohesive; DiFalco's voice seamlessly blends with the impossibly complex lines of the music, surging and fading along with it. The shorter, mostly instrumental "The Gyre" introduces closing track "Climbing the Mountain", an oddly serene, keyboard-driven number enriched by atmospheric mellotron and understated piano whose unexpectedly abrupt ending seems to suggest humankind's inevitable demise.
No matter how clichéd it may sound, the warning of "not for the faint-hearted" is quite fitting for an album such as Decline and Fall. Those looking for catchy melodies, conventionally "beautiful" singing and lush orchestrations are bound to be put off by Thinking Plague's off-kilter, yet highly reasoned approach to composition, and the undeniably depressing subject matter is unlikely to appeal to fans of the more escapist side of prog. This is not the by-numbers doom-and-gloom typical of many progressive metal bands, but a genuinely dystopian vision of the future of humankind conveyed in strikingly beautiful imagery – a true soundtrack of the Apocalypse. While Decline and Fall is clearly not an easy proposition, it will yield rich rewards for those brave enough to approach it.
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As exciting as it may be to get called in for a job interview, it's crucial that the potential boss is someone who can help you thrive, says Laszlo Bock, former senior vice president of people operations at Google and CEO of HR firm HUMU, in a video post for LinkedIn.
In fact, intolerable bosses are one of the main reasons employees end up leaving a company. In a Gallup survey of over 7,200 workers, more than half said they left their job to "get away from their manager to improve their overall life."
In another survey, by human resources software firm Bamboo HR, employees listed "taking credit for your work" as the No. 1 most hated behavior from theirbosses. Other poor habits include bosses who bash them in front of their colleagues or continuously micromanage them.
More ways to spot a bad boss include if the person is unkind, a poor communicator, absent or doesn't care about his or her employees' well-being, according to leadership experts.
However, there are many ways to determine whether a manager fits the above descriptions prior to signing a job offer. During an interview, Bock advises that you pay attention to two key details during an interview: what's important to the manager and how people act in front of the boss.
First, ask the interviewer and your potential boss these three key questions, says Bock: "What gets recognized?" "What gets rewarded?" and "What gets me promoted?"
"The things that get people promoted [are] what's really important," he says.
Suggested alternatives to that question include, "What's important to you?" and "How do you evaluate your people?"
"And if they say, 'I care about the team and how they collaborate and perform,' that's a good sign," says Bock. But if they focus on other things that aren't people focused, this shows you the "honest truth" about what they value and what it's going to take to be successful.
The second step is to discuss the company culture with everyone, even lower-level employees. "Ask around," says Bock. "Talk to the receptionist. Ask what it's like to work there."
Also, pay attention to nonverbal cues. "See if people are smiling or not as they walk down the halls," says Bock. "See if when somebody meets the person interviewing you, if they're overly obsequious, if they're afraid, if they're overly hierarchical."
He continues, "Those are tiny little signals which tell you what it's really like to work for that person."


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Vodafone SC hearing: Week six
Week six of the Supreme Court hearing revolved around the issue of whether the matter should be examined based on Indian law or whether foreign cases should also be considered.
By Jack Grocott
Chief Justice Kapadia questioned whether the court should strictly go by the approach laid down by the Supreme Court in Azadi Bachao Andolan, and attempt to find an approach based on the different approaches adopted around the world or whether the court should go by facts of each case.
Vodafone's counsel, Harish Salve, argued that the court should follow Indian jurisprudence. He also stated that the ruling in Azadi Bachao Andolan broadly reflects this. Salve conceded that the court would have to go through the facts of each case and mentioned that it is difficult to lay down a golden rule in such cases.
The court asked what would have been the consequence had there been no tax treaty between India and Mauritius. Salve replied that the position would still not change as it would be an offshore share transfer and reliance on the Mauritius treaty was only an additional argument.
The court also questioned Salve on the possible dichotomy between situs of shares and situs of effective management, to which Salve submitted that the former would prevail.
No transfer of controlling interest
Day 13 of the hearing saw Vodafone's counsel argue that there was no transfer of controlling interest situated in India, by Hutchison to Vodafone.
Salve discussed the concept of situs of shares and argued that quantum of shares is not relevant to determine Indian taxability. He then referred to various UK court decisions to argue his point: that situs of shares in the Hutch-Vodafone transaction was in the Cayman Islands and, therefore, outside India.
Kapadia then asked whether any other rights in India (other than shares) were transferred from Hutch to Vodafone. Without specifically referring to the transaction, Salve replied that through a single agreement, there could be a transfer of multiple assets which may give rise to tax in one or more jurisdictions, depending upon where the assets are situated.
Day 14 began with Salve concluding his arguments on the chargeability to tax of the transaction and started arguments on applicability of section 195 of the Income Tax Act.
In reply to a question from the bench on the possibility of dual situs – situs of shares and situs of effective management - Salve submitted that the transfer of one CGP share (equivalent to 42% shareholding in the Indian entity (HEL) gave control of the latter to Vodafone. He argued that since Essar had only 33% shareholding in HEL in 2007, the Asim Ghosh and Analjit Singh group of companies (with 15% shareholding in HEL) would have little option but to go along with Vodafone.
Salve then spent a substantial time citing case law to argue that control flows from the acquisition of shares and, hence, it is the legal transaction that ought to be seen. He extensively relied on the ruling of the Supreme Court in Chiranjit Lal Chowdhuri vs The Union Of India - 1950 SCR 869 to argue that the right to vote, the right to appoint directors and other management rights are incidental to ownership of shares. He submitted that there is no change of control in the eyes of the law and such change of control is only in commercial terms.
The case continues.
The summary of proceedings in this article is based on the editorial feed provided by Taxsutra.com which is covering the hearing in technical detail on a daily basis.
Vodafone SC hearing: Week five
Vodafone SC hearing: Week four
Vodafone SC hearing: Week three
Vodafone SC hearing: Week two
Vodafone SC hearing: Week one
Vodafone SC hearing: Week 10

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Book Review-Alpha's Challenge by Lauren Dane
I received this book for free from Carina Press in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Alpha's Challenge by Lauren Dane
Also in this series: Pack Enforcer, Wolves' Triad, Wolf Unbound
Series: Cascadia Wolves #4
Published by Carina Press on January 1st 1970
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Shape Shifting, Creatures-Wolves
Source: Carina Press
Previously published by another publisher under a different title
"Mark me and make me yours."
As an unmated alpha, Cade was beginning to believe his entire life would be dedicated to the pack. He'd do anything for his pack family, but his life isn't complete without someone to share it with. He didn't expect to finally find his reason for being in the heart and soul of his greatest enemy's sister.
Dr. Grace Pellini has never felt so isolated and afraid. Ever since her rogue brother threatened the existence of wolf and human alike with a viral weapon, she had no choice but to cut all ties with her pack. But now Grace has something new: Cade Warden, whose body and exhilarating scent make her come undone. In him, she's not only found her destined mate, she's also rediscovered herself, and her place in a world at war.
But the Cascadia wolves are not so unquestioning as Cade is of Grace's loyalty, and their suspicions are posing a dangerous threat. Now, to defeat a madman and end the war, Cade and Grace have only each other to trust—by finding their ultimate strength in the power of desire…
Cade has waited so many years to find his mate. He doesn't know if he will ever find her. But when he is called to travel to meet up with a young woman who is their greatest enemy's sister, who has information about a serum that kills werewolves he never expected that Grace would be his mate, one he has been waiting for years to find and will do anything to protect. Grace, is a skilled doctor and scientist. After being kicked out of her own pack because of the crimes of her evil brother, she stayed far far away from him. She knew what he was capable of and didn't want any part of it. But then she realized that she could help, if she could gain his trust and get the information the other packs needed to find a vaccine for the killing serum that kills their people. But there is opposition to their union and their mating will lead them to a future neither expected…
What a story and boy did I fall in love with Cade and Grace and so very quickly too. The story does start out a bit slow however but I feel it just builds up on the background of our characters so we understand where either of them are coming from. Cade is a character we have seen from the very beginning. He is the alpha of the pack, and even though he is an anchor for his brother and his mate he still hasn't found a mate. I did like seeing him and how his responsibilities weigh on him so you understand him better. Then we switch over to our heroine, Dr. Grace Pellini. She hasn't had the best experience with wolf packs at all. But somehow she isn't too bitter about it. She is a heroine I became so endeared to. She is strong, intelligent, does have a temper at times, but she also is kind and caring. We see how well of a match that Cade and Grace make for each other. The only downside I felt was Lex and Nina. Nina especially was so bitter against Grace, like really jealous and it just didn't make too much sense to me. Especially since Nina is one of my favorite characters of the series. I didn't like seeing such a negative side to her. She does get her act together but it can be a turn off. But boy Grace really straightens her out. Love a strong heroine who can be understanding and kind but still firm and all badass too!! Definitely having a blast with this series.
"Love isn't enough so you have to work your tail off to make up that last twenty percent. Don't rely on love, rely on your head and your heart and the knowledge that working and being in love is way better than slacking off and having it all fall apart later."
I like the blue and the lovely abs on top!! Never can get enough of them.
Alpha's Challenge is a thrilling roller coaster of a romance that sizzles, inspires and warms your heart!!
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About Lauren Dane
Lauren Dane has been writing stories since she was able to use a pencil, and before that she used to tell them to people. Of course, she still talks nonstop, and through wonderful fate and good fortune, she's now able to share what she writes with others. It's a wonderful life!
The basics: Lauren is a mom, a partner, a best friend and a daughter. Living in the rainy but beautiful Pacific Northwest, she spends her late evenings writing like a fiend when she finally wrestles all of her kids to bed.
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Midfielder Prince Oniangue has returned to Caen from Premier League new boys Wolves.
Wolves midfielder Prince Oniangue has joined Ligue 1 side Caen.
The Congo international moved to Molineux from Reims in 2016, but fell out of favour with then manager Paul Lambert.
He returned to Ligue 1 the following January, joining Bastia on loan for the rest of that season, and spent the back end of this campaign back in France again, this time with Angers.
The 29-year-old made a total of 11 appearances during his spell in the West Midlands.
Prince Oniangue has joined @SMCaen on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee. All at Wolves would like to wish Prince the very best of luck for the future.


Maurice "Moe" Roberts - Born December 13, 1905 in Waterbury, Connecticut – Died February 7, 1975 in Ohio, USA was an American ice Hockey goaltender.
Roberts was the oldest man ever to play the position of goaltender in National Hockey League / NHL history, and in two different stretches of several decades was both the oldest player ever to play a NHL game and the youngest man ever to play goal in the NHL.
Roberts went from playing goal for his high school, the Somerville High School to signing with the Boston A.A. Unicorns.
On December 8, 1925, Roberts substituted for Boston Bruins injured regular Doc Stewart in a 3-2 win against the Montreal Maroons; at age 19, he was the youngest goaltender in NHL history, until surpassed by Harry Lumley nearly twenty years later.
Roberts appeared in parts of 2 games, giving up 5 goals in 90 minutes while compiling an 0-1 record.
Because Roberts played for the Bruins under these emergency circumstances, he lost his amateur status, and was unable to return his amateur team - the Boston A.A. Unicorns.
Roberts joined the New Haven Eagles of the Canadian-American Hockey League / Can-Am for the next two seasons.
Then from 1928-29 to 1930-31, Roberts was a member of the Can-Am Philadelphia Arrows before signing as a free agent with the New York Americans in the fall of 1931.
After nearly 6 full seasons in the Can-Am league, Roberts finally returned to the NHL on March 10, 1932. The New York Americans promoted Moe in order to replace the injured Roy "Shrimp" Worters. He played extremely well in that game as the Americans knocked off their cross town rivals the New York Rangers 5-1.
Following a return to New Haven for the 1932-33 season, Roberts rejoined the Americans for six games during the 1933-34 season, witha 1-4 record with a 4.46 GAA. Even though he played in six games with the Americans, Roberts spent the majority of the season with the International Hockey League's Cleveland Falcons.
Roberts returned to Cleveland the next season and began the 1935-36 season as a member of the Falcons before playing in one game with the IHL's Syracuse Stars and before being loaned to the Rochester Cardinals (IHL).
From 1936 to 1942 Roberts was a goaltender with the Cleveland Barons of the International-American Hockey League / AHL (1936-42) and was a key player in the Baron's success. He was particularly strong in 1938-39, when he led the Barons to the AHL championship / Calder Cup with 4 playoff shutouts (in just 9 games) and a 1.13 GAA, and 1939-40, when he led the league with 5 shutouts and 2.24 GAA.
Roberts also played three games with the Pittsburgh Hornets (AHL) at the end of the 1941-42 season.
Due to his military obligations with the United States Navy, Roberts left the game of Hockey for three years (1942-45), returning for the 1945-46 season with the Washington Lions of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League before stepping away from the game once again following the 1945-46 season.
The Chicago Black Hawks hired Roberts as a trainer. In addition to his duties in the dressing room, Roberts often donned the pads during practice in order to give players some shooting practice. This helped keep Roberts sharp and in Hockey shape. Then on November 25, 1951, Roberts had to finish the third period in a NHL game for the injured Harry Lumley, at that point the Black Hawks' starter. Although Roberts didn't yield a goal, his Hawks still fell to the Detroit Red Wings, 5-2. The then 45-year-old Roberts, in his last NHL game, became the oldest player ever to play in an NHL game; a record he held until broken by Gordie Howe in 1979, and also passed by Chris Chelios. He remains the oldest goaltender to play in an NHL game.
Roberts also was the final NHL player who was active in the 1920s.
Maurice Roberts was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.
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I wanted to practice taking a picture and trying to sketch out what I saw. What better model then Halo?
This one started off just practicing with the line tool and I created two vanishing points. I then just started playing around with the circle tool and then this bird guy came out of no where.
More practice with perspective and a vanishing point. Practicing with the ruler tool and color.
Practicing from my art book.
This was my very first drawing with my Wacom Sketch pad. I started with no intention and just started drawing shapes. The right ear was just a shape and I saw this catlike creature come out of it. I love to start drawing with no clue what I am going to draw and let the creation come to life on its own. It is really great to be back into drawing again.
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Apple has offered today a refund to Australian buyers who consider they were misled about the 4G capabilities of the new iPad.
This was after Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission stated yesterday that "Apple's recent promotion of the new 'iPad with Wi-Fi + 4G' is misleading because it represents to Australian consumers that the product can, with a SIM card, connect to a 4G mobile data network in Australia, when this is not the case."
Australia's existing 4G network, provided by the company Telstra, works on a frequency not compatible with the new iPad.
At a preliminary hearing, besides offering to refund customers, Apple lawyer Paul Anastassiou told the court that "other networks operated by Telstra are in fact properly described by international standards as 4G, even though Telstra itself does not so describe them."
As stated by the lawyer, the defense that Apple will use when the matter comes to full trial will be that the new iPad works on other Telstra frequencies that can be considered as 4G, even though they are not presented as such by Telstra.


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In a nullity action the claimants stated that the HOCK engine was exhibited in 1873 in Vienna and 1874 in Mühlheim am Rhein. They further referred to drawings of Julius Hocks petrol engine published in "DINGLER's polytechnisches Journal Bd. 212 S. 198". The drawing that is available in digital form today is unfortunately of very low resolution. I therefore describe the HOCK engine based on the US patent 151,129, published 19 May 1874. The drawings in DINGLER's polytechnical Journal substantially correspond with the drawings in the US patent.
US 151,129 JULIUS HOCK
As stated in the patent specification, the Hock engine was an improvement of an engine for which Charles Errani and Richard Anders had been granted US Patent No. 149,021 on 1 August 1872. Errani had used petroleum reduced to a spray, and mixed with atmospheric air for combustion in a cylinder. Only patent related information can be found in the so far digital available journals about Charles Louis Errani. In their US patent Errani and Anders pointed out that their engine is similar to a conventional steam engine with a cylinder and a piston.Their invention was directed to a spraying device to spray a hydrocarbon liquid into the cylinder, mix it there with air, and subsequently ignite it within the cylinder.
Hocks invention improved the gas generating for such a gas engine. The claims read as follows:
1. The combination of the tank G and its adjustable plunger H with the atomizer or spraying devices of the engine, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.
2. The combination, with the atomizer I K, of the gas generator M, and its attached burner O, and the air-valve m, automatically controlled by the governor V of the engine, essentially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
3. The combination of the air-supply valve m, spring r, and rod s, sleeve T and governor V with the petroleum-injector I of the atomizer, essentially as specified.
4. The combination, with the cylinder A and the petroleum-injector I, of the air-nozzle K, having an automatically-operating valve, d, substantially as shown and described.
5. The combination of the air-compressor L with the gas generator M, the gasometer P, the nozzle g', the burner O, and the cylinder A, having an aperture, k, controlled by a valve, l, essentially as and for the purpose herein set forth.
A is the cylinder of the motor; B, its main shaft , and C its crank. D is the ord connecting the crank with the fly-wheel of the engine-piston, and E the fly-wheel of the engine. The petroleum is fed to the motor from an air-tight close tank or reservoir, G, which contains a more or less immersed plunger ,H, that may be operated by a screw, b, from the outside and that, accordingly as it is raised or lowered, varies the height of the column or level of the petroleum in the tank to meet waste, and to regulate, within certain limits, the speed of the engine by controlling the supply of petroleum to the injector I.
A is the cylinder of the motor; B, its main shaft , and C its crank. D is the rod connecting the crank with the fly-wheel of the engine-piston, and E the fly-wheel of the engine. The petroleum is fed to the motor from an air-tight close tank or reservoir, G, which contains a more or less immersed plunger ,H, that may be operated by a screw, b, from the outside and that, accordingly as it is raised or lowered, varies the height of the column or level of the petroleum in the tank to meet waste, and to regulate, within certain limits, the speed of the engine by controlling the supply of petroleum to the injector I. A glass gage, J, may be attached to the tank to indicate the level of the petroleum therein. The upright pipe, forming part of the petroleum-injector I, is screw into the back head of the engine-cylinder, and , at its opposite or lower end, is connected with the petroleum-tank G, and is enlarged at a suitable distance from the tank to accommodate a valve, c, opening upward. Arranged in the back end of the engine-cylinder are one or more curved air pipes or nozzles , K, having a valve, d, opening inward. This attachment completes the atomizer or spraying device, and may be variously disposed, as the engine-piston moves forward or away from it, to break up, by the suction of air through it, the petroleum into a spray. L is the air compressor, which consists of a partially-spherical bag of india-rubber securely fastened to an iron plate, in which is an opening that is closed by a cock, e, for the purpose of fully, or more or less, opening and closing the compressor to the atmosphere. Said compressor is also fitted with a vlave, f, opening inward, for automatically supplying the air to keep up the action of the compressor.
The Valve chest
Claim 2 of the Hock patent is directed to the control of the rotational speed of the engine:
The combination, with the atomizer I K, of the gas generator M, and its attached burner O, and the air-valve m, automatically controlled by the governor V of the engine, essentially as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Errani et al. used a opening on the circumferential surface of the cylinder for the intake of the air. The exhaust gases are ventilated via valves in the piston to the other side of the cylinder. As Hock wants to control the intake and the exhaust of the cylinder he choses also to use only a single opening x on the circumferential surface of the cylinder, but to arrange the intake valve and the exhaust valve in a separate box Q which is via this opening x in fluid communication with the cylinder.
"The means for introducing air into the engine-cylinder to mix with the sprayed petroleum in rear of the piston, and for subsequently discharging the products of combustion, is more clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. Near toand connected with the cylinder is a valve chest Q, containing two-oppositely arranged valves, m n, opening inward. The valve n serves the purpose of discharging the products of combustion from the engine-cylinder, which is effected when the engine-piston is making its back-stroke. Said valve n is then forced open by means of a rod, p, operated by a cam on the engine-shaft, and is quickly closed by a spring, q.
The valve m admits the necessary supply of air to the cylinder to mix with the sprayed petroleum, and serves to regulate the quantity of petroleum introduced into the cylinder during the forward stroke of the engine-piston by more or less retarding the flow from the injector. ... When the piston if the engine moves forward the air and ignited gas are brought by suction into the cylinder."
You will find very little information about the Hock petroleum engine.
There is a report of "Hock's petroleum motor" in "Journal of Society of Arts, 31 July 1874, pages 798 -803 which calls it a noteworthy departure from all precedent, inasmuch as the fuel is combusted directly within the working or power cylinder, and the power generated is a peculiar and ingenious combination of suction, atmospheric pressure, explosive or expansive force, and vis viva, whereby is attained the combination and realisation of two long-sought aims, namely, the utilisation of the force of explosion for the generation of power in a prime-motor, and the utilisation of the liquid hydrocarbons as fuel and power generators.
The efforts which have hitherto been made to employ these hydrocarbons, such as petroleum, &c., have taken the direction of tis use as an indirect agent subserving merely the purpose of evaporating water in a boiler into steam, whereof the expansive power supplies the initial force required. In some cases boilers have been fitted with appliances for simply distributing petroleum, in a liquid state, over and among the ordinary fuel used for firing purposes : in a more advanced stage, combustion, having been initiated in the boiler-furnace in the ordinary way, by fuel on the fire-bars, is maintained by supplies of liquid hydrocarbon, forced into the fire-chamber by means of a steam injector, so that it enters as spray, in a finely subdivided state, favourable for rapid ignition and perfect combustion : in another system, adopting the process of generating an air-gas, by forcing atmospheric air through petroleum or other liquid hydrocarbon in a tank - as commonly practised for illuminating purposes - such air gas is conveyed to a series of perforated pipes, or burners, placed within the horizontal tubes of a tubular boiler, and by inflaming the issuing gas-jets supplies the heat necessary to evaporate the water in the boiler into steam.
Something of these principles, differently applied, may be seen in Hock's petroleum prime-motor, under consideration, which is thoroughly illustrated "en gros et en détail" in the accompanying gravings. Liquid hydrocarbon, in small quantities, is injected by atmospheric pressure, not by steam, not into a fire-box, but directly into a cylinder, which becomes the combustion chamber; issuing in the usual form it is at once distributed and divided by an atmospheric jet, serving the double purpose of dispersing and partly vaporising it in the form of spray, and of partially diluting it with a small admixture of air, which is a constant quantity ; further atmospheric diluent is supplied through an air-shown, on a somewhat large scale, in the side elevation, Fig. 2, and in the end elevation, Fig. 3. The engine is carried on an ordinary cast-iron bed-framing, to which are bolted down the cylinder and the brackets carrying the bearings of the crankshank, fly-wheel V, and driving pully ; O ; upon the shaft is also fitted an eccentric with rod and buffer T, striking upon a hemi-spherical caoutchouc disc R, acting as an intermittent air-pump, and connected by pipes with the apparatus for generating air-gas, H, which is placed independently on one side of and adjacent to the frame. The engine is also fitted with a governing and regulating mechanism, comprising mainly two parts ; the customary governor balls and connections f f, driven by belt from a pulley on the crank-shaft adjoining the fly-wheel ; and a valve box X, attached to one side of the cylinder, with spring and rod W W, and actuated by an eccentric on the other end of the crank-shaft, close to the driving pulley ; a second eccentric works a cold-water pump U, whereby water is supplied continuously for cooling the cylinder, so that its temperature may not exceed a certain prescribed limit.
At the end of the report, it is stated that the Hock petroleum motor consumes a quarter of a gallon (= appr. 0.95 liter) of petroleum per horsepower per hour and that it is in use at the Viennese Imperial Printing Establishment for several months.
Another reference can be found in the year 1901 in G. Lieckfeld, "Die Petroleum- und Benzinmotoren", page 18-21. Lieckfeld credits the Hock petroleum engine as the first viable gasoline engine, as in reality, despite the name petroleum engine it was fueled by gasoline. Up to 1887 all manufacturers of gasoline engines sold their engines as petroleum engines until engines running on real petroleum entered the market. Lieckfeld emphasizes, looking back with a distance of almost 30 years, that from the standpoint of a mechanical engineer the Hock engine was only an experimental model, but with a lot of originality. Although Lenoir and Hugen had constructed their engines after the model of a steam engine with double acting cylinder, stuffing box and sliders Hock liberated himself totally from these traditions. It was the first time that a cylinder was used that was open on the opposite side of the pressure chamber and a connecting rod directly transmitted the forces from the piston to a cam shaft, as still used today in modern gas, petroleum and gasoline engines. (This was true in 1901 and is still true today). For the first time not all combustion residuals are repelled from the working cylinder, but a big quantity of combustion residuals and a huge amount of indifferent air remains - maybe without Hock being aware of the significance of this construction detail - in the cylinder.
With loud exhaustion noises the Hock gasoline engine proclaimed its peculiarity, a slow and controlled combustion, a feature of conservation of the working pressure during the full piston stroke, which is the characteristic of a compression motor. With hindsight I have to oppose that Lieckfeld calls the Hock engine an explosion engine with audible exhaustion, thanks to the residual combustion gases in the cylinder it probably already was the first engine with, a more or less controlled combustion.
The Hock petroleum engine was manufactured in Germany by the Machinenbau-Actien-Gesellschaft Humboldt in Kalk close to Cologne. However, it never enjoyed a vast use.
The Lenoir engine
The De Beau Rochas engine


God moments tend to show up when we least expect them.
A few years ago, I called a lady to schedule an appraisal. She wanted me to be sure to let the appraiser know, so it wouldn't alarm him, that her husband would be in the living room in a hospital bed. He had recently had some major medical issues and was now paralyzed from the waist down. She went on to tell me that her son had had a traumatic brain injury earlier that year, but he was doing much better than the doctors had predicted.
She said she had so much to be thankful for this Christmas.
We need to run to the manger.
What a message! A message I really needed to hear. From a child to a grandmother. Then from a grandmother to me. Here was a lady who was able to see beauty in her brokenness. A woman who was thankful for what she has been given in spite of her circumstances. She got it.
She was running to the manger!
If we aren't careful we will run everywhere BUT the manger.
Oh yeah, we're running all right. We run to stores to buy gifts. We run to our Christmas parties. We run to accomplish our "to-do" lists and send our Christmas cards.
It's easy to get caught up in all the hustle and bustle, presents, activities, food (one of my personal favorites), friends, and family. And all of those things can be good and fun.
But are we running to the manger?
Let's run to the manger this Christmas. Fall before Him. Worship Him. Praise Him. Thank Him. Adore Him.
Take time to unwrap the greatest gift of all.
Your content is assuredly amazing! I love the way you put it… Simple yet convicting!! May I (we) run to the manger this festive season. Amen.


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Election 2022: Hochul and Zeldin make final push in New York
By Morgan McKay
New York Election Day preview
A preview of Election Day in New York.
NEW YORK - Gov. Kathy Hochul and her challenger Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin are still on the campaign trail in their last attempt to sway New Yorkers.
"I'll be such a strong governor because I understand the needs and I hear from people directly," Hochul told reporters during one campaign stop.
"This isn't about Republican versus Democrat," Zeldin said. "This is about all of us uniting."
Hochul visited a subway stop and a senior center on the Upper West Side on Monday, sticking mainly to Manhattan before she headed to Buffalo later in the evening.
"The early voting numbers are astounding. That is a very good barometer for us," Hochul said. "If Democrats vote, we absolutely win."
This is the first year there has been early voting for a midterm election in New York. More than 1.1 million New Yorkers cast their ballots in person during the nine days of early voting.
Election 2022: Important races and dates in New York
Manhattan and Brooklyn saw some of the highest voter turnout, which many Democrats are viewing favorably. Brooklyn reached 135,239 votes and Manhattan reached 133,618 votes.
While on Long Island, Republicans are likely receiving a boost from high early voter turnout: 98,226 votes were cast in Suffolk County and 123,115 votes were cast in Nassau County.
Zeldin on Monday made a campaign stop in the Bronx and stuck to his main message.
"This current direction does not work," Zeldin said. "Kathy Hochul is not getting this job done. I look forward to doing everything I can to make the streets of New York safer."
Candidates give final pitches ahead of Election Day
This comes after a busy weekend for the two candidates.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden held a get-out-the-vote campaign for Hochul in Yonkers.
"It's a choice between two fundamentally different visions of America," Biden said.
Saturday also brought out heavy hitters, with Tulsi Gabbard campaigning with Zeldin and former President Bill Clinton rallying with Hochul.
"Lee Zeldin makes it sound like Kathy Hochul gets up every morning, goes to the nearest subway stop and hands out billy clubs and baseball bats to everybody who gets on the subway," Clinton said.
Kathy Hochul (left) and Lee Zeldin
Zeldin jumped on these comments, pushing back on claims that he is fearmongering.
"Bill Clinton — during his speech — was mocking our focus on crime," Zeldin said to a crowd at a campaign stop. "This isn't funny. People are hitting their breaking point."
Hochul responded on Monday.
"He has been hyperventilating, trying to scare people for months and New Yorkers are on to it," Hochul said.
But New Yorkers will have the last word on Tuesday.
Zeldin said the first thing he is going to do if he wins is call Mayor Eric Adams.
"And I'm going to tell Mayor Adams that I want to work with him to find common ground wherever possible to be able to save the Big Apple," Zeldin said.
In addition to the governor's race, ballots in New York have the races for state attorney general, state comptroller, U.S. Congress, and the state Legislature.
NY election nears as candidates give last push
The candidates for New York governor were out trying to give their message to voters as election day nears.
Retiring NJ K9 gets standing ovation
Sinkhole opens up in Long Island home's front yard; 3 rescued


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Q: Swagger-ui does not work with Quarkus + AWS I have a problem similar to the one mentioned here (Quarkus Swagger UI not working on Kubernetes), if not the same.
We have some microservices implemented in Quarkus, and we are trying to configure Swagger-ui.
Locally swagger works perfectly, once deployed in AWS, swagger is not working anymore!
When we try to access it, it is returning an Error 302 and then it redirects to a reduced path (it removes the name of the micro service from the path) and ends up throwing an Error 404.
So we have configured our property:
quarkus.swagger-ui.path=/api/swagger-ui
quarkus.swagger-ui.always-include=true

It is being invoked as follows:
https://some_url/name_of_microservice/api/swagger-ui

This returns a 302 and ends up redirecting to:
https://some_url/api/swagger-ui/

Which ends up launching 404.
As you can see, when redirecting it removes the name of the microservice from the path.
Log Cloudwatch:
22:17:33 INFO  traceId=, spanId=, sampled= [io.qu.ht.access-log] (vert.x-eventloop-thread-0) xxx.xx.xx.xxx - - 01/Jun/2021:22:17:33 +0000 "GET /api/swagger-ui HTTP/1.1" 302
Any suggestions would be welcome.

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Becoming Burnley's most famous fan might seem something of a come-down after being one of the most prominent members of the last Labour government, or less important than his present political position with the People's Vote campaign. But as he has followed the Clarets for most of his 61 years, it is something he is very comfortable with.
And there have been plenty of potential distractions. The former political correspondent of the Daily Mirror and Today left journalism in 1994 to become Tony Blair's press secretary.
He is credited with coining the term 'New Labour' and was also behind a famous footballing publicity stunt – Blair's game of head tennis with former England striker Kevin Keegan, which actually took place at Stanley Deason Leisure Centre during the 1995 Labour Party Conference in Brighton.
How did he know that the Labour leader would deal with this particular big occasion so confidently? "If you are Kevin Keegan, you can head a ball as accurately as anyone else can throw one," he said.
He will be at the Amex for the Albion-Burnley match, and is entitled to a warm welcome after New Labour's part in the stadium receiving the go-ahead in 2007.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott overruled the planning inspector's initial thumbs-down, and Communities and Local Government secretary Hazel Blears gave final permission.
"I can remember the first time I came down, the fans singing about John Prescott 'He's fat, he's round, he got us our new ground'," Campbell says. "John is actually more a rugby league fan but he could see how important it was.
"It wasn't just that it was a Labour government that got you the stadium - that's not why people vote or don't vote for a party - but I think it's important to remember that among many decisions that governments have to make are ones like that, which have a legacy.
"I was probably as responsible as anyone for the tie-up between football and New Labour, but I do think it's important. Football is the national sport and means a lot to communities.
"What if Burnley didn't have the football club? It's utterly central to the town, physically, geographically, culturally, economically – a massive, massive part of the place. Probably more than any other town in the country.
"We've never moved ground, Turf Moor has always been there in the middle of the town and it's always us or Middlesbrough that has the highest proportion of the population that actually follows the team. We are winning that one right now.
So who are the other genuine football fans in the Labour party? Or are most like David Cameron, who famously couldn't remember whether he was supposed to support Aston Villa or West Ham?
"A lot of MPs like football but I don't think many are quite at my level of obsession," he says.
"Some of the Scottish MPs are big fans. John Reid was on the board at Celtic, Jim Murphy and Brian Wilson are big Celtic fans, George Foulkes a huge Hearts fan who became chairman.
"Burnley's biggest rivalry is with Blackburn and Jack Straw was their MP and is a Blackburn fan and we used to have quite a bit of banter and still do, Jack Cunningham supports Newcastle, Roy Hattersley Sheffield Wednesday, Neil Kinnock Cardiff and Peter Hain Chelsea.
"The late Tony Banks was MP for West Ham, but a massive Chelsea fan and I always liked that because I think too many politicians pretend to be big on their local team when they actually aren't.
"I go to most of our games, home and away and even home and abroad. I went to all our Europa League games. I really make an effort and I am really fanatical, I suppose.
"But I don't think there's anything wrong with an MP only going to a few games. People have got other things to do with their lives, after all.
"Among present Labour leaders, John McDonnell supports Liverpool, and so does London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Jeremy Corbyn supports Arsenal, who are of course his local team.
A new face in the Burnley squad will be Peter Crouch, who arrived late in the transfer window from Stoke City with Sam Vokes, who spent time on loan at the Amex, going the other way.
Barnes, of course, is a player Albion fans know well and – mostly – remember with affection.
Barnes has become an established Premier League player under Sean Dyche, of whom Campbell is an admirer - torn between agreeing that the Burnley manager is one of the best around and hoping that bigger clubs fail to share his opinion.
"A lot of those taxi drivers say to me 'I like your manager' and I'm sure the reason is that he's so straight. He's one of the few managers who really get annoyed about all the diving and play-acting and you don't see our players doing it because he won't have it.
"But the other night on Match of the Day they were saying: 'Why doesn't Eddie Howe get a really big job, he's a good young English manager?' Fair enough, he has done a good job at Bournemouth, but he was the Burnley manager before Sean Dyche and did not do anywhere near as well as Sean has done.
"And I never ever hear pundits say 'Why don't any of the big clubs go in for Sean Dyche?' Obviously I hope they don't, but I think the reason is that he looks like he looks, he sounds like he sounds and people think that rough, gruff exterior is him.
He kept the faith that Dyche would turn things around during Burnley's indifferent start to this season.
"I was never in doubt that he had the ability to do it and that we have some very good players, but Burnley fans have got to be realistic. We have a good squad, but when we played Man City – and this is with no disrespect to any of our players – we were up against players who in so many ways are exceptional footballers.
"But what Sean Dyche has done since he has been at the club is get the best out of what he has got. The whole team had a bit of a dip, and I don't think it was anything to do with Europe. They just weren't on it for a few games but it has started to come back again.
"Even though the Manchester United game was disappointing because we conceded two late goals, we were back doing what Burnley did well last year - being very tight, very compact, very organised, but also able to create something special, and we scored two very good goals. Tom Heaton has been brilliant. He leads from the back!
While the dip was in progress, some fans were critical. It may be a comfort to Albion supporters to learn that Burnley, too, have their share of followers who feel entitled to success and their moaners and worriers too.
"Even recently there has been stuff on social media saying: 'Why are we getting Crouch? Why are we giving away late goals at Old Trafford? You can't defend like that at this level!' But you do have to be realistic.
"What Burnley did in getting into Europe was absolutely incredible. If that hadn't happened, most Burnley fans would have accepted that where we are now, around the bottom six and on the fringe of a relegation fight, is where they would have expected us to be. But that's one of the great things about football. Fans are totally unrealistic.
"I'm a bit the other way, I'm a pessimist and I always think things are going to go wrong. But I absolutely love Burnley, so even if we did get relegated I'd still be out there saying "What a great club, what great players, what a fantastic manager. It's just what I do.
"We've been punching above our weight and we should be happy about that. I'm into my sixth decade as a Burnley fan, and the past few years have been the best. The same for Man City fans who remember the downs. But a lot don't, they have only known City since they have been this global success story.
And over all those years, who is his favourite Burnley player? "My all-time Burnley eleven until recently would all have been players from the 1970s. I loved the Leighton James team - Paul Fletcher, Ray Hankin, Colin Waldron, Mick Docherty, Frank Casper, Alan Stevenson, Peter Noble.
"Paul Fletcher and I have written a novel together that has done quite well called Saturday, Bloody Saturday, about football in the 70s and the IRA. He became a friend when he came back as chief executive. He picks me up at Preston station for home games. At a club like Burnley you can get to know everyone.


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import numpy as np

import pytest
from numpy.testing import assert_allclose, assert_raises

from statsmodels.tsa.innovations.arma_innovations import arma_innovations
from statsmodels.tsa.arima.datasets.brockwell_davis_2002 import dowj, lake
from statsmodels.tsa.arima.estimators.durbin_levinson import durbin_levinson

@pytest.mark.low_precision('Test against Example 5.1.1 in Brockwell and Davis'
                           ' (2016)')
def test_brockwell_davis_example_511():
    # Note: this example is primarily tested in
    # test_yule_walker::test_brockwell_davis_example_511.

    # Difference the series
    endog = dowj.diff().iloc[1:]

    # Durbin-Levinson
    dl, _ = durbin_levinson(endog, ar_order=2, demean=True)

    assert_allclose(dl[0].params, np.var(endog))
    assert_allclose(dl[1].params, [0.4219, 0.1479], atol=1e-4)
    assert_allclose(dl[2].params, [0.3739, 0.1138, 0.1460], atol=1e-4)

def check_itsmr(lake):
    # Test against R itsmr::yw; see results/results_yw_dl.R
    dl, _ = durbin_levinson(lake, 5)

    assert_allclose(dl[0].params, np.var(lake))
    assert_allclose(dl[1].ar_params, [0.8319112104])
    assert_allclose(dl[2].ar_params, [1.0538248798, -0.2667516276])
    desired = [1.0887037577, -0.4045435867, 0.1307541335]
    assert_allclose(dl[3].ar_params, desired)
    desired = [1.08425065810, -0.39076602696, 0.09367609911, 0.03405704644]
    assert_allclose(dl[4].ar_params, desired)
    desired = [1.08213598501, -0.39658257147, 0.11793957728, -0.03326633983,
               0.06209208707]
    assert_allclose(dl[5].ar_params, desired)

    # itsmr::yw returns the innovations algorithm estimate of the variance
    # we'll just check for p=5
    u, v = arma_innovations(np.array(lake) - np.mean(lake),
                            ar_params=dl[5].ar_params, sigma2=1)
    desired_sigma2 = 0.4716322564
    assert_allclose(np.sum(u**2 / v) / len(u), desired_sigma2)

def test_itsmr():
    # Note: apparently itsmr automatically demeans (there is no option to
    # control this)
    endog = lake.copy()

    check_itsmr(endog)           # Pandas series
    check_itsmr(endog.values)    # Numpy array
    check_itsmr(endog.tolist())  # Python list

def test_nonstationary_series():
    # Test against R stats::ar.yw; see results/results_yw_dl.R
    endog = np.arange(1, 12) * 1.0
    res, _ = durbin_levinson(endog, 2, demean=False)

    desired_ar_params = [0.92318534179, -0.06166314306]
    assert_allclose(res[2].ar_params, desired_ar_params)

@pytest.mark.xfail(reason='Different computation of variances')
def test_nonstationary_series_variance():
    # See `test_nonstationary_series`. This part of the test has been broken
    # out as an xfail because we compute a different estimate of the variance
    # from stats::ar.yw, but keeping the test in case we want to also implement
    # that variance estimate in the future.
    endog = np.arange(1, 12) * 1.0
    res, _ = durbin_levinson(endog, 2, demean=False)

    desired_sigma2 = 15.36526603
    assert_allclose(res[2].sigma2, desired_sigma2)

def test_invalid():
    endog = np.arange(2) * 1.0
    assert_raises(ValueError, durbin_levinson, endog, ar_order=2)
    assert_raises(ValueError, durbin_levinson, endog, ar_order=-1)
    assert_raises(ValueError, durbin_levinson, endog, ar_order=1.5)

    endog = np.arange(10) * 1.0
    assert_raises(ValueError, durbin_levinson, endog, ar_order=[1, 3])

def test_misc():
    # Test defaults (order = 0, demean=True)
    endog = lake.copy()
    res, _ = durbin_levinson(endog)
    assert_allclose(res[0].params, np.var(endog))

    # Test that integer input gives the same result as float-coerced input.
    endog = np.array([1, 2, 5, 3, -2, 1, -3, 5, 2, 3, -1], dtype=int)
    res_int, _ = durbin_levinson(endog, 2, demean=False)
    res_float, _ = durbin_levinson(endog * 1.0, 2, demean=False)
    assert_allclose(res_int[0].params, res_float[0].params)
    assert_allclose(res_int[1].params, res_float[1].params)
    assert_allclose(res_int[2].params, res_float[2].params)

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great-great grand son, T. J. Eppes.
dripping down our hands onto the sidewalks.
not as a historical exercise but as one does in passing on legends.
Thomas Jefferson's great-great grand son, T. J. Eppes.
the town on it's heels as she goes about unchaperoned while T.
exercise but as one does in passing on legends.
out of the courtroom a free man.
young age of twenty one.
Chicago's World's Fair of 1893.


"Sometimes I think this planet is nothing but a hellhole."
Erish is a typically unknown, unwanted watery planet. As most of the planet is covered by either water, or extremely wet rainforests, it's hard to navigate, but this makes it ideal for people who seek to hide away from the galaxy. Vinecats were a species brought to the planet sometime before, but as there aren't any known native tribes, no one really knows who brought the cats to the planet. Vast swamps also dot the planet's surface, leaving large dark, murky pools where little to no life exists. Here, platforms could be held on vibrolifts, or on stilts above the murk, secluding what actions occurred there from people.
The forest consists of tall trees, grown so thick you can't see more than 5 feet in front of you. To fly through the mighty forest would be suicide, but life here consists of vinecats and the actual vines and underbrush growing rampant.
This freshwater sea is located near the edges of the forest, and is littered with deep trenches and holes into which who-knows-what lives, which is also quite rocky, and known frequently as the "Sea of Storms" due to the odd weather happenings.
(Future location of Rhen Var Raiders aka Rebecca's Company) The tall trees that grow tall in this swamp support the same oddities that the rest of the planet depicts. Due to the harsh weather, mainly torrential rains and flooding, this swamp is secluded, and not often visited as such since it is difficult to reach. Those that are lucky enough to make it find themselves wishing for dry land, and something not squishy under their feet.


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America Is Frying the Planet With Its Corn Fields
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Scientists have been undercounting nitrous oxide emission in the Corn Belt by about 25 gigagrams annually.
This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
I've been thinking a lot recently about how fertilizer from the Midwest's big corn farms seeps into streams and causes trouble—fouling water supplies in Columbus, Toledo, Des Moines, and 60 other towns in Iowa, and generating a Connecticut-sized dead zone at the heart of the continental United States' most productive fishery, the Gulf of Mexico. (Farms in the region also plant soybeans, but corn is by far the bigger fertilizer user.) But there's another way the Corn Belt's fertilizer habit damages a common resource: by releasing nitrous oxide (N2O), a greenhouse gas with nearly 300 times the heat-trapping power of carbon dioxide.
It turns out that the region's farms are likely generating much more nitrous oxide than scientists previously thought, according to a new peer-reviewed study by a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota, Yale, and the US Department of Agriculture.
Scientists had assumed that most nitrous oxide emissions from farming occurred at the soil level—some of the nitrogen fertilizer applied onto farmland vaporizes into nitrous oxide. But as citizens of Des Moines, Columbus, and the Gulf coast know well, nitrogen fertilizer doesn't stay in soil; a portion of its leaches into streams. And some of that escaped nitrogen, too, transforms into nitrous oxide.
To measure how much, the team, led by University of Minnesota researcher Pete Turner measured N2O emissions at 19 streams over a two-year period in ag-intensive southeastern Minnesota. They found that standard greenhouse gas emission measures, such as those used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), have been undercounting these "riverine" emissions sources by a factor of nine; and overall N2O emissions from the area are underestimated by about 40 percent.
While they only took measurements in one small part of the US Midwest, the researchers write that other regions of the globe have similar conditions: large swaths of land dominated by fertilizer-intensive farming. Such areas include the rest of the US Corn Belt plus parts of China, Europe, and India. These industrial-scale farming regions, which together make up a landmass of about 580 million acres (nearly six times the size of California), are the globe's most potent sources of nitrous oxide, and we're likely drastically undercounting their total emissions, the study suggests.
Altogether, the paper estimates, typical assessments undercount nitrous oxide emission in the Corn Belt by about 25 gigagrams annually. According to my back-of-the-envelope envelope calculation, that's the equivalent of about 1.6 million cars on the road over a year (assuming that 1 gram of nitrous oxide has the heat-trapping power of about 300 grams of carbon dioxide, and that the average passenger car burns through 224.75 metric tons of CO2 equivalent each year).
So efforts to rein in fertilizer runoff in the Corn Belt aren't just about cleaner water and lower filtration bills for the area's urban residents, or a more vibrant Gulf of Mexico fishery. They're also about stabilizing the climate. Back in 2013, I profiled Ohio farmer David Brandt, who has innovated a method for churning out bumper harvests using much less fertilizer, leading to much less runoff.
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It has happened to plenty of people, maybe even to you. Diet and lose weight, come off the diet and gain the weight back. But who wants to diet forever? There is a way to lose weight without a special diet plan, books, or medicine.
Do you want to lose 5 lbs, 10 lbs or 50 lbs? How much weight your lose and how fast you lose it is determined by only one set of principles. We learned that principle when we learned first grade math. Our body weight is determined by the amount of energy that we take in as food and the amount of energy we expend in our daily activities.
Calories are energy. So if you do not gain weight, it isn't that you do not or cannot gain weight. Rather, you are probably taking in the same amount of calories that you burn each day. If you're slowly gaining weight over time, most likely your caloric intake is greater than the number of calories you burn throughout the day.
Our intake of calories in any given day is completely within our control through the amount of food we eat. To a large degree, we can control the number of calories we burn each day. The number of calories we burn depends upon the number of calories our body burns just being alive, and our physical activity.
Our weight does determine how much energy (or calories) we burn at rest. Keep in mind that muscle mass burns more calories than fat. So while many say cardio, cardio, cardio is the path to weight loss, a strong muscular body burns more calories, so you should have a plan for both cardiovascular exercise and weight bearing exercises in your fitness program.
Lifestyle and work habits partially determine how many calories we need each day. For people who do not have jobs that require intense physical activity, exercise or increased physical activity can increase the number of calories burned.
An average woman 31-50 years of age who leads a sedentary lifestyle needs about 1,800 calories per day to maintain a normal weight. A man of the same age requires about 2,200 calories. Keep in mind this is a very rough estimate. Participating in a moderate level of physical activity (exercising three to five days per week) requires about 200 additional calories per day.
Click "weight loss program" for more information from Answer is Fitness.


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FOR TM-INTELLIGENT PRINTERS
Epson, a recognised global leader in POS printing, is revolutionising the market with its TM-Intelligent thermal receipt printers designed for tablet-based POS solutions for businesses within Retail and Hospitality.
These devices help streamline operations, save space and reduce costs with driverless printing. To benefit from web-centric operations and the functionality offered by TM-Intelligent devices, retailers need the right application – which is why Epson has developed an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) community.
LEVERAGING MOBILITY
DESIGNED FOR RETAIL
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To be part of the community, your application must be approved by Epson. Please register your details to apply.
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Find out how you would benefit from registering for the Epson ISV community.
IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AT THE POINT OF SALE
CHANGING THE WAY YOU DO BUSINESS
We know that high street stores have been hit by two issues: lower consumer spending and the rise in online spending. In order to address this, retailers are looking at new ways to attract more shoppers and more importantly, get them to spend more.
Research shows that 75% of stores are now looking to adopt cloud-based POS in the next 5 years to help attract more shoppers1. This is because, amongst many things, it can improve the flexibility of systems.
The use of new technologies in a retail environment has provided ISVs with the opportunity to help improve the in-store customer experience. Retail assistants can now influence customer buying behaviour as they walk through the store. They can carry out transactions, provide tailored information with handheld devices and remotely print receipts to enable more customer interaction and cross-selling opportunities – as well as reduce queuing times. Web-based POS systems also cost much less to install than traditional methods and can be upgraded faster. These are all important factors to help keep ahead of the competition.
Mobility - With the use of tablet PCs and other mobile devices you can extend the service to the customers beyond the checkout to provide a better customer experience.
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Energy efficient - With no POS terminal needed you can cut out hardware which reduces your energy bills.
Cost-effective - The all-in-one design reduces hardware, servicing and maintenance costs.
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Epson Developer Conference: evolving the retail sector
The inaugural Epson Developer Conference was held in Antwerp 30th September – 1st October, and brought together more than 140 Integrated Software Vendors and Value Added Resellers to share ideas and promote thought leadership on the latest product innovations.
For more information on ISV, simply fill in your details below and an Epson representative will be in touch.
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Independent Software Vendors (ISV) may apply to Epson to list their software applications as being compatible with Epson's TM-intelligent printers. The applications will be approved on the terms below:
An ISV must accurately complete all sections of the application form on www.epson.ae/en/isv.
After consideration of an ISV's application Epson may in its sole decision approve that the ISV's software applications be listed as being compatible with Epson TM-intelligent printers. No correspondence will be entered into in respect of any application which Epson does not approve.
An ISV is required to show results of tests it has carried out as proof that its software application is compatible with Epson TM-intelligent printers.
All details which an ISV provides must be true and accurate.
Epson shall communicate the outcome of the application to the ISV.
An ISV's software application will be listed as being compatible with an Epson TM-intelligent printer for a 1 year period. ISVs will have the option to renew their application at the end of the period. ISVs may be required to provide proof of continuing compatibility of their software applications with Epson TM-intelligent printers.
An ISV will provide Epson with a list of all its software applications which are compatible with the Epson TM-intelligent printers.
Each ISV's compatible software will be listed on Epson websites, promotional materials or point of sales materials related to the TM-intelligent printers.
Listing an ISV's software on an Epson website, promotional materials, point of sales material or any other marketing material does not mean Epson validates the ISV's software. For the avoidance of doubt, Epson does not approve, recommend, certify, authenticate, validate or give any warranties on the quality, effectiveness, durability, suitability or otherwise of an ISV software.
The ISV programme is only a referral programme. It is a means of notifying Epson customers of available software applications which are compatible with the Epson TM-intelligent printers.
Each ISV has the responsibility to ensure that its software is free of virus, errors and defects.
Each ISV is solely responsible for upgrading its software to achieve compatibility at all times with Epson TM-intelligent printers or its later models.
Epson will inform ISVs of the release of new models of the Epson TM-intelligent printers.
Each ISV is solely responsible for notifying customers of upgrades it makes to its software applications.
An ISV may in its sole discretion contract with an Epson customer that wishes to buy the ISV's software. Such sale between the ISV and an Epson Customer will be on terms agreed by both parties. Epson does not set or influence the terms on which both parties contract.
Epson does not guarantee any minimum volume of sales of software by an ISV due to the listing of the ISV's software on Epson websites or promotional materials.
Both Epson or an ISV are free to withdraw from this programme at any time by giving the other party 1 week's notice.
Epson may remove the list of an ISV's software from Epson websites and promotional materials if the compatibility of an ISV software with Epson TM printers consistently fails over a period of time.
An ISV is allowed to refer to its listed software as being compatible with Epson TM-intelligent printers. An ISV can make such reference on its websites or any other marketing communications. An ISV shall not mislead customers on the scope or extent of its collaboration with Epson. In particular ISVs must not represent to customers that Epson certifies, approves or otherwise gives any warranties in respect of the ISV's software.
ISVs shall not use Epson's trademark in a way that disparages the Epson brand, printers or services, or portrays Epson printers or services in a false, competitively adverse or poor light.
These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the country of the Epson entity to which you have submitted your application.
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The first-of-its-kind Epson Developer Conference presented a fantastic opportunity for the Integrated Software Vendor (ISV) and Value Added Reseller (VAR) communities working in the retail and hospitality sectors to network with each other and Epson. Not just an opportunity to develop new working relationships and discuss industry trends, it provided a forum for free and productive exchanges between two groups that rely so much on each other's successes. It was an extension of Epson's already active community of partners, which has its own online portal for the sharing of information, a brand new demo app and many other regular marketing activities planned throughout the year.
An evolving industry
Traditionally, the established business model was that Epson provided the platform (in this case TM-Intelligent), the ISVs made the software that runs on the platform, and the VARs packaged this combination as a solution to present to retailers. This event marked the first overlapping of the ISV and VAR steps in the process, the first time these communities shared their expertise face-to-face.
Adrian Clark, Epson Europe's Director of Business Systems, said: "The retail and hospitality industries are changing every day, and Epson understands that we all need to evolve with it. We have and always will be committed to contributing to change, but we have recognised that innovation comes most visibly from the applications rather than the platform – when buying a car you look at the whole car, not just the engine, after all. Therefore, we organised this event with the understanding that we needed to be the enabler, the bridge between two vitally important groups. Our desire is to help customers, software developers and solutions integrators to share their ideas and innovations for mutual growth, and this conference marked the first step in fulfilling that desire."
"This event has given us an outstanding foundation on which to build and allow us to continue playing our part in evolving the way the retail and hospitality sectors work," added Adrian. "We will be closely monitoring the follow-up period to see how the networking that took place transforms into new partnerships and stronger relationships."
As previously mentioned, Epson set out to act as a bridge between the retail sector's ISV and VAR communities, alongside reinforcing its reputation as a solutions enabler through its TM-Intelligent range. Responding to whether this goal had been achieved, Adrian commented: "There was a palpable buzz in the air throughout the entire conference, and we got to see so many new and established partners networking and generating a wealth of good ideas. During the speaker sessions you could see this was an audience engaged and intrigued by what they were hearing, and the combined volume of the conversations taking place during the breakout technology demonstrations was more akin to what you would hear at a full-blown trade show rather than at a conference.
"Even at this early stage, the tremendous value of the event has been proved and we intend to take it further. Plans are already being put together for a second European event, and we expect to roll it out worldwide very soon."
Thank you for your interest in Epson products, the ISV will be in touch directly. Should you have any questions in the meantime please email: ISVprogram@epson.eu.
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Q: equivalence of norms I would like a little help here:
I have two defined norms over $C^{1}([0,1])$ :

*

*$\| A(f)\|=|f(0)|+\max_{x\in[0,1]}{|f'(x)|}$

*$\| B(f)\|=\int_0^1|f(x)|dx+\max_{x\in[0,1]}{|f'(x)|}$

I already proved that $A,B$ are norms over $C^{1}([0,1])$ by showing that the usual axioms hold: zero vector has norm $0$, positive homogeneity and the triangle inequality (if it's not complete tell me please).
The last thing that I need to show is the equivalence of those norms. How am I to do it?
Thanks

A: By the mean value theorem
$$
|f(x)|\leq |f(0)|+\|f'\|_\infty\qquad\forall x\in[0,1].
$$
Hence
$$
\int_0^1|f(x)|dx\leq \int_0^1(|f(0)|+\|f'\|_\infty)dx=|f(0)|+\|f'\|_\infty.
$$
So
$$
\|B(f)\|=\int_0^1|f(x)|dx+\|f'\|_\infty\leq |f(0)|+2\|f'\|_\infty\leq 2\|A(f)\|.
$$
Conversely, observe that an integration by parts yields
$$
\int_0^1f(x)dx=-f(0) -\int_0^1 (x-1)f'(x)dx.
$$
Hence
$$
|f(0)|\leq \int_0^1|f(x)|dx+\int_0^1|x-1||f'(x)|dx\leq \int_0^1|f(x)|dx+\|f'\|_\infty.
$$
Therefore
$$
\|A(f)\|=|f(0)|+\|f'\|_\infty\leq \int_0^1|f(x)|dx+2\|f'\|_\infty\leq 2\|B(f)\|.
$$
So we have shown that the two norms are equivalent.

A: One part was done before me, we have to carry $|f(0)|$.
So, by the mean value theorem, for any $t\in (0,1]$ we have that
$f(t)-f(0)=t\cdot f'(t_1)$ for some $t_1<t$, so $|f(t)|\le |f(0)|+||f'||_\max$ (using also $t\le 1$). This implies $||f||_\max\le |f(0)|+||f'||_\max$.
For the other part, $\int_0^1 |f|dx\le \int_0^1|f(0)|+||f'||_\max dx=
|f(0)|+||f'||_\max$, and these altogether show that indeed
$$||B(f)|| \le ||A(f)||+||f'||_\max \le 2||A(f)||$$
For the other part, it's a bit trickier: start to draw the function $f$ from $x=0$, wlog on the picture we can assume $f(0)>0$. Then draw the line with the maximal possible slope, $m:=||f'||_\max$, downwards so that it intersects the $x$-axis at $x=f(0)/m$. Then we have that this whole triangle (origin, $(0,f(0))$, $(x,0)$) must be below $f$, so must be contained in $\int_0^1 |f|$. That is,
$$ \frac{f(0)^2}{2m}\le \int_0^1|f| \\
 f(0)^2\le 2||B(f)||^2 \,,$$
and from this $||A(f)||\le 3||B(f)||$ follows.


Enticing pale gold colour with especially elegant, fine bubbles. Bright and fruity, this wine exudes aromas typical of Chenin Blanc; apples, apricots and a hint of honey. Light and crisp on the palate with a long, clean finish.


Less than a month to release, and we finally know everything (almost) about the sets coming out for this upcoming game! TTGames released the Wave Roadmap on Twitter. Through that we got a closer look at the Midway content as well. This week we talk mainly about Midway Arcade, and the 20+ arcade titles that will be coming to Dimensions in March 2016. March!!? Man, this wait will be a killer! Enjoy the show!


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