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New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars – "Big Kibosh, the" – [Shanachie Entertainment]
domitype 1/19/2009 CD, Jazz
The New Orleans Klezmer???s third CD is a bit of a departure from their funky/ jazz New Orleans style. I think somebody challenged them to play "traditional Jewish music" and they took it on. The result is a return to the roots of the style but still much more than Trad Klez. When the band focuses on the old style we loose some of the free-form sax duets of previous performances and the beat is not quite the same, but this is by no means a boring record. Just more traditional ;-)
The last track reverts to the more normal NOKA style – a long flowing danceable klezjam (watch out for a short pause of about 45 seconds in the middle) followed by some funny commentary on some of gigs they get, then more music.
-Dave Richoux
Altruda, Joey – "Kingston Cocktail" – [Will Records]
This is a fun thing that actually works: take a small jazz dance combo, add flavors of Ska, Reggae and 50???s lounge (cha-cha, rhumba, etc.) in a big cocktail blender – mix well and serve to all those Gen-XYZ types that think Ska is the Next Big Thing.
Yes it is a concept who???s time has come: Ska-Lounge-Kore! In spite of the calculated marketing effort this is actually a good record. The jazz has value (if a bit light,) the ska beat is understated (no hiccupping t-bones here,) there is some very good Hammond B-3 playing. I think people could really dance to the music. The last track reminds me somehow of that 60???s song "Spooky"–Dave Richoux
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – "Continuum, the" – [Delmark]
The following statement is not true, but what I heard when I first listen to this recording: The Art Ensemble of Chicago was on a world tour, stopped in deepest Africa. Somehow they lost a trombone & sax after the concert and the locals got hold of them – creating a new tradition – honk & squirt horns with roots talking drum and percussion.
Actually, the EHE has been around Chicago for a long time blending African music with jazz. In this current form the personnel has almost totally changed, but the spirit is still strong. There is a authentic, tropical, hot feel to this recording – very much in keeping with the tradition.
Trombonist Bowie (no relation to Lester, I think) is also leader of Defunkt, worth a listen.
Dave Richoux
Yockamo All-Stars – "Dew Drop Out" – [Hannibal Records]
What an interesting project – get together some of the best jazz, R&B, brass band, and rock musicians working in New Orleans today (both native and "imported") and come up with a set of great arrangements of that special Big Sleazy sound – this has done it to a T. Mostly instrumental and in a great deep groove throughout.
This is not a revival project – everything sounds quite fresh, but you will not mistake that New Orleans beat.
Try any track – you won???t be dissapointed.
(Dew Drop Out refers to the now closed nightclub the Dew Drop In – the place just about every black musician on tour since the late 30???s played when in New Orleans – from Ellington to Brown (Chas & James) to Little Richard, as well as locals like Professor Longhair and vocalist Bobby Marchan.)
Mazurek, Robert & Chicago Und. – "Playground" – [Delmark]
Here is something a bit different in 90???s jazz – driving, inventive creation, semi-improv, with a lot of guts and fury, but no saxophones! Actually the feel of this group can shift dramatically from a low pulse to a brass explosion, but there is not any "Squonky" stuff here. Much better than dinner jazz – and a lot of fun with some goofy instruments and a mix of percussion.
Mazurek has recorded 3 albums in a more "bop" style, but here he is trying out a lot of new directions and flavors from all over the world.
I like this one a lot.
Indigo Swing – "INDIGO SWING" – [Welt & Placket]
Indigo Swing is a local (SF) band that has been at the forefront of the "Swing
Revival" in the Bay Area. Along with several other bands mining the rich music
of the ???40s and early ???50s in Jump Music, early R&B and Swing Jazz Standards –
this is music that is both fun to listen to and good for dancers.
This particular record is a bit low-key on a few tracks, but with classic Louis Jordan style songs and honking tenor sax from Baron Shul the overall quality is great.
I look forward to more recordings from all of the up and coming stars of this interesting revival.
Rebirth Brass Band – "Here to Stay" – [Arhoolie Productions]
This is a reissue of the Rebirth???s first LP. Back when it first came out in 1984, I tried to add it to KFJC, but the MD at the time would not take it. How times have changed! Although the musicians on this record were barely out of high school, they played with a bright, full, driving quality that has lead to a true "Rebirth" of the New Orleans Brass Band tradition (even more than their friends "The Dirty Dozen" who were always a more arranged group.)
All the tracks are hot, so just pick one!
Crown Royals – "All Night Burner" – [Estrus Records]
domitype 1/19/2009 A Library, CD
Do not confuse the Crown Royals with the Royal Crown Review. This Quartet is a
hot, honking, tight cross-over somewhere between the JB Horns / Mussel Shoals
/ T.O.P. sounds and a blusey, jazzy bar band. All instrumentals, and very dancable. I can see these tracks as a future bed for some heavy rap, but they really stand on their own. They sound like a much bigger band than a quartet, but I don???t think they are over-dubbing.
Kismet – "Curious Yellow" – [Daisy Records]
Back when John Lurie started the Lounge Lizards, the term we used for that
kind of music was: "Fake Jazz" It wasn???t anything else, but it did not seem to
fit into the categories of jazz. Kismet is doing a new kind of "Fake Jazz"
with a mix of toots, beeps, floaty rhythms, goofy compositions, and an odd
variety of things that aren't songs, but aren't anything else. I really liked
it, but there are a lot of very quiet passages that almost sound like silence,
so watch your levels.
New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars – "Manichalfwitz" – [Gert Town]
Another hot recording from the New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, those Klezmers
with the funky street beat of the Neville Brothers's "Mean" Willie Green on
drums (on some tracks the new drummer, Stanton Moore takes over). The extreme skill of the two reed players, Ben Ellman and Rob Wagner, would do well in any New York loft jazz session, yet they still keep the flavor and reference of
the klezmer style. I have seen this band live many times and they can get a
crowd of dancers really into orbit – even me (and I can't dance a bit)
Fast , Furious, Fun, Freylech, Funky, F***in' GREAT !
Update: Most of these band members have gone on to form other groups – most notably Ben Ellman and Stanton Moore now mostly play as "Galactic."
Lucia, Ingred & Flying Neutrinos – "I'd Rather Be in New Orleans" – [Flying Neutrinos]
I first saw this group playing in a coffee house in New Orleans and they just
knocked my socks OFF! Ingrid Lucia has a beautiful, sweet/sad, powerful – yet
– minimal voice that reminded me of Billie Holiday (though she does not think
so herself.) They also played the Jazz Fest and completely dominated – 3
encores and many standing ovations from a very demanding audience.
THIS IS THE REAL THING!
The band started as kids on the streets of New Orleans but they soon moved to
New York. Guest artist Doc Cheatham is one of the last of the "old-guys," a
trumpeter from the first generation of New Orleans Jazz, still playing strong.
-David Richoux
Specter, Dave – "Left Turn on Blue" – [Delmark]
domitype 1/19/2009 Blues, CD
A Big Guitar kinda blues, but with a heavy Jazz/ 40's-50's R&B influence from
this Chicago based electric guitarist/songwriter, Dave Specter and his
Bluebirds. There is a solid two horn section and a groovin HAMMOND B-3 from
veteran Brother Jack McDuff, along with vocals and harmonica work from Lynwood
Slim (a SoCal blues guy since the 70's.) Really a good feel to this record. I like!
Kubis, Tom – "Fast Cars & Fascinating Women" – [Sea Breeze]
Oh ! It's that multi-talented guy: Steve Allen, again. He's not just a
humorist and writer, he actually writes songs ! Over 6000 of them ! He even
sings them ! (Well, fortunately only ONCE on this record.)
The Tom Kubris Big Band is one of those Southern California studio / put –
together for the session organizations, but, hey! The solos are solid, the
arrangements are first rate, and only a few of the songs fall into that
"dinner jazz" category (marked ICK), so I give it a good rating.
Lamb, Barbara – "Tonight I Feel Like Texas" – [Sugar Hill]
domitype 1/19/2009 CD, Country
Barbara Lamb is a country fiddling /bluegrass /western swing / jazz/ cowgirl
singer from such bands as Asleep at the Wheel and Ranch Romance. On this CD
she covers a lot of territory with some very nice playing and vocals, with a
lot of help from some Austin and Nashville types. There is NOT much
"Hot-Fiddle" pyrotechnics – but there is a lot of solid, very enjoyable music
from a variety of country and (mostly) western styles.
Kabalas, the – "Martinis & Bagels" – [Dionysus]
Right from the Quad-Cities (Davenport,Iowa; Rock Island and Moline Il) comes
this Modern Klezmer group. With just two accordions, a sax and drums, and a
goofy sense of humor in the lyrics, I think this is a Mid-West They Might Be
Gnats crossed with a great cheezy Catskills lounge act. Some of the songs go
just a bit towards Weird Al territory, but this is not parody-rock, thank god
! I like the traditional instrumentally as much as the group's original
compositions. Fun Stuff !
Even an ode to Madge, The Dishwashing Lady!
Studebaker Hawk
Stewart, Bob – "Then & Now" – [Postcards]
I am always glad when a new tuba driven recording is released. Bob Stewart has been playing his horn in a variety of jazz, rock, blues, and studio groups for years. One of them, Gravity, was a 4 tuba ensemble that recorded with Taj Mahal back in the early 70's. On this new CD Taj comes back to redo two blues songs from that session – Big Kneed Gal and Fishin Blues (JOE ED — TAKE NOTE). The impact of 4 bass horns is missing, but rest of the musicians fill in fine. The other compositions show the many qualities of the tuba – rhythmic riffage, slow ballads, bop, even a fast ragtime.
The only exception I take with this CD are the pretentious liner
notes from Stewart – saying that the tuba has done little in jazz since 1923 –
to this I say HA!
Teagarden, Jack – "Club Hangover Broadcasts" – [Arbors Records]
In 1954 San Francisco was still a major city for traditional/dixie Jazz (after the revival in the mid 40's) and Jack Teagarden was a All-Star, late of Louis Armstreong's band, on his own out on the West Coast. His band became a regular at the Club Hangover and his sister, the late Norma Teagarden joined him on piano. The shows on this recording were broadcast on CBS with the added treat of solo piano work from Lil Hardin Armstrong – one of the members of the Hot Five and Seven, Louis Armstrong's first jazz band – and a major composer of jazz tunes in her own right.
An interesting note: because of a cabaret tax law in force, Jack could not sing at the Club Hangover without charging a 20% tax to the customers (he was
as famous for his singing as his trombone playing)
Most of the tracks are announced on play through, but if you cue up to a
song the CD should skip the announcement. YAY! – David Richoux
New Orleans Nightcrawlers – "S/T" – []
This is a New Orleans Street-funk/Jazz band in the basic style of the Dirty Dozen and Rebirth with a bit of a difference: They are not little black kids from the wards. They are skilled and inventive studio quality musicians who really know their way around their horns. Kevin Clark and Barney Floyd are both powerful high note trumpeters and Matt Perrine is both fast and solid on the Sousaphone. The rest of the band in equally good.
There are no really weak tracks on this CD, but I especially like their takes of the traditional "Bourbon Street Parade" and "Just a Little While to Stay Here."
– David Richoux


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Angel Locsin provides tents and PPEs to Bataan General Hospital and Orani District Hospital, thanks Bea Alonzo and all the donors
Angel Locsin ends fundraiser for hospital tents after reaching P10 million but it didn't stop her from continuing to provide aid to front liners and those in need during this Covid-19 outbreak. She could've stayed home and protect herself but she chooses to be at different hospitals everyday putting up isolation tents, donating medical supplies, PPEs and other necessities to medical workers.
Due to the overwhelming support and generous donations, she said that they have received enough to mobilize the project dubbed as #UniTENTweStandPH and decided that they will no longer receive cash donations. The actress is targeting to provide specialized tents to a total of 150 hospitals across Metro Manila and neighboring provinces and she couldn't thank everyone enough who donated and helped out with the project.
On her latest Instagram post, Angel shared that they were able to set up two hospital tents in Bataan General Hospital who also badly needs PPEs which her co-Kapamilya actress and good friend Bea Alonzo and her "I am Hope" team immediately responded to. She also thanked the CDAG-Team Fire Network Rescue for the surgical masks, gloves and alcohol and Chigo for donating window type aircons that will provide additional comfort to healthcare workers and patients. Two hospital tents were also provided to Orani District Hospital which also includes 2 industrial air coolers and 2 industrial fans donated by 3D appliances.
Her post went:
"2 out of the 9 hospitals for today ❤ Big thanks to:
@aarongerardsantos of @chigophilippines for donationg 4 2HP window type aircons 🙏🏻 @3dappliances for the 2 industrial air cooler & 2 industrial fans 💛
@patriciaco for coordinating 💛
Sir @remnantofthee of CDAG-Team Network Fire Rescue for donating 1,000pcs surgical mask,
800 pair surgical gloves,
16 gallons alcohol 🙏🏻 @beaalonzo and team @iamhope_org for:
40pcs PPE suits,
1,000pcs surgical mask,
1,000pcs face shields,
3 boxes energy drink,
2.64 gallons of alcohol 💛
At sa lahat po ng nag donate sa #UniTENTweStandPH 🙏🏻 @dimplesromana @marevmatic2019 @gines.sarangaya @neil_arce."
You are heaven-sent, Angel. Stay safe always!
Neil Arce to Angel Locsin: "Sa 2021 sakin ka na"
Wedding bells will be ringing very soon as Angel Locsin's fiancé, Neil Arce, on New Year's Eve hinted on finally tying the knot this 2021 via Instagram post after having to postpone their dream wedding in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Nagsimula sa camping sa kasalan pala mauuwi. Sa 2021 sakin ka na [kissing emoji]," Neil Arce wrote on his post. (It all started with a camping trip and it turned out that it will lead to a wedding. In 2021, you are mine.) "Sayo naman ako (I am already yours)," Angel Locsin, meanwhile, replied in the comments section. The post has garnered many likes and comments their fans and fellow celebrities sending them well wishes and greetings. To welcome the new year, Angel Locsin also took to Instagram a photo of her fiancé and her hand wearing their engagement ring. "Hello my 2021 [heart emoji]," she simply said. The bride-to-be revealed last year their original wedding date which they had to put on hold because
Angel Locsin on the biggest lessons she learned about love.
We've been watching Angel Locsin on our TV screens and on the big screen for more than a decade now. She did not just share her talent, she also shared her wisdom and courage, and inspired everyone with her genuine love and compassion to people. Angel Locsin also shares a portion of her private life. She is always open about her love life through its ups and downs and we all know how that goes. Despite everything that she's been through, Angel Locsin did not stop believing in love until she find the one and after a few heartbreaks, she finally found him. Heartbreak is not at all something to celebrate and on her interview with Cosmo, Angel Locsin shared the biggest lessons she learned about love that she learned the hard way. "Marami akong napagdaanan na experiences and I had to learn the hard way about love but there comes a point in your life na mafe-feel mo na everything will just fall into place. Hindi siya mahirap, right timing and maturity din
Angel Locsin and Neil Arce share how their relationship transitioned from friends to lovers!
Friends to lovers, it is one of the most romantic love stories to ever exist but the transition from being the best of friends to a romantic relationship is not a walk in the park that's why some were stuck in the friendzone. Well, for those who do not have enough courage to express their feelings to their friend, Angel Locsin and Neil Arce fondly share some tips on how to transition from friends to lovers on their vlog! Angel Locsin and Neil Arce talked about their journey from being friends to lovers on their vlog. Before their relationship became the beautiful story that we fondly talk about, they are each other's friend and confidante for 7 years. On their vlog, the couple shared their journey back when they are still friends where Angel at some point became Neil's wing woman who would set him up on a date with her friends. 7 years later, they decided to take the risk which turned out to be the most beautiful thing! And now, they are enga
IN PHOTOS: Toni Gonzaga, Bea Alonzo, Shaina Magdayao, and Angel Locsin's special appearance in Four Sisters Before The Wedding!
Four Sisters and A Wedding is one of the most well-known family movies in the Philippines. 7 years after it premiered, the scenes from the said movie are still being quoted and references about the movie always blow up with thousands of likes and shares in various social media sites. Early this year, Star Cinema announced that the iconic 2013 movie will be having a prequel entitled 'Four Sisters Before the Wedding'. Along with the announcement made by Star Cinema that the movie will be having its prequel is the announcement that the four titular roles in 'Four Sisters and A Wedding' will not be reprising their roles. They introduced new faces to give life to the characters. Charlie Dizon is Teddie Salazar previously played by Toni Gonzaga, Alexa Ilacad is Bobbie, Bea Alonzo's character, Gillian Vicencio is Alex, Angel Locsin's role and Belle Mariano played Shaina Magdayao's role, Gabbie. The story is set 10 years before the events of the first mo
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Most women would feel naked without accessories and their bags! As we all know, women usually have more things to carry than men do. Unlike men who can just stuff their must-haves in their pockets, women do not regrade it as stylish. In fact, some consider them as a woman's best friend, as they go with her everywhere and carry all the important belongings she needs. Bags are not just something where women put the things they can't leave their house without but also regarded as their accessories and fashion statement and have become one of the most important factors of a woman's attire, personality and status. Their designs and use would really depend on women's preference and how they would use them. As for many Filipinas, they want the type of bags that's both for convenience and style. While accessories or jewelleries has the ability to highlight women's personality and bring out the best features. They have such an enormous impact on the way they look and feel tha
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At 6:39 am EDT today, a spacecraft weighing over 2,000 kilograms (4,400 pounds) with a wingspan half that of a Boeing 747 crashed gently into a comet's surface, following 13 hours of free-fall. These, my friends, are the last, fleeting glimpses of Comet 67P that Rosetta managed to capture before its instruments went dead.
They're also some of the best photos humans have ever taken of the surface of a comet, period. So enjoy them—because we won't get another mission like this for a long time.
Comet 67P from 1.2 km.
The Rosetta spacecraft's landing site, Ma'at, is stitched together here from a series of images. It was aiming for a a spot between the pits seen on the left and right.
Comet 67P from 5.8 km.
Comet 67P from 8.9 km.
Comet 67P from 15.5 km, showing the entire 'head' region where Ma'at is located.
Comet 67P from 19.4 km.
Comet 67P from 20 km.
On Rosetta's blog this morning, the ESA also posted a series of screenshots showing the signal from the spacecraft fading into white noise at around 7:19 am EDT (it takes 40 minutes for communications to travel from Comet 67P to the Earth). No doubt, these images will come in handy when Rosetta truthers start insisting the comet landing was faked.
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Q: ArcGIS Pro Arcade If-And Statement I have an Expression that I am trying to create for symbology that essentially filters on three categories. The Two are very simple, the last one has a lot of criteria that work for it. For example, first two criteria are Parcels greater in size than 3 acres and the second is with building structures less than 6,005 SQFT. The last one is where I am having difficulty. I would like to sort the results from the above based on zoning types that work for a specific building type. Such that, only parcels with the first two criteria and proper zoning return True.
Here is what I have:
IF(
$feature['CountyParcel_DataCSV_2022.csv.ACREAGE'] > "3.0"
&&
$feature['CountyParcel_DataCSV_2022.csv.SQFEET'] < "6005"
&&
Includes ($feature['CountyParcel_DataCSV_2022.csv.Zoning'],
"C1"||
"C2"||
"GC"||
"I" ||
"IC"||
))

{

return True;

}

A: Try looking at the help file for Includes().  The first parameter is an array of values to test against, the second is the value to look for. I would imagine your code should be:
Includes(["C1","C2","GC","I","IC"], feature['CountyParcel_DataCSV_2022.csv.Zoning'])

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– japoński wspinacz sportowy, specjalizujący się prowadzeniu oraz we wspinaczce łącznej. Brązowy medalista mistrzostw świata oraz wielokrotny medalista mistrzostw Azji tytuł mistrzowski zdobył w 2008.

Kariera sportowa
W 2014 roku w hiszpańskim Gijón zdobył brązowy medal mistrzostw świata we wspinaczce sportowej w konkurencji prowadzenia.

Mistrz Azji, złoty medal zdobył w chińskim Kanton we wspinaczce sportowej w konkurencji prowadzenie w 2008, a w 2006 i w 2007 wywalczył srebrne medale.
Srebrny medalista plażowych igrzysk azjatyckich z chińskiego Haiyangu w 2012 roku w prowadzeniu.

Uczestnik World Games w 2009 w tajwańskim Kaohsiung, gdzie zdobył złoty medal we wspinaczce sportowej w prowadzeniu.
Wielokrotny uczestnik, medalista prestiżowych, elitarnych zawodów wspinaczkowych Rock Master we włoskim Arco, które wygrał w 2014 w konkurencji prowadzenie.

Osiągnięcia

Mistrzostwa świata

World Games

Plażowe igrzyska azjatyckie

Mistrzostwa Azji

Rock Master

Zobacz też
 Mistrzostwa Azji we wspinaczce sportowej
 Mistrzostwa świata we wspinaczce sportowej (medaliści)
 Wspinaczka sportowa

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Sachi Amma na profilu IFSC
 Sachi Amma na profilu digitalrock.de
 Sachi Amma profil na The World Games.org
 Sachi Amma na profilu rockstars

Ludzie urodzeni w Utsunomiya
Japońscy wspinacze sportowi
Sportowcy związani z Utsunomiya
Urodzeni w 1989

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We say thanks to our valued Season Passholders with a weekend full of fun events and more. This is the one weekend a year when any and all Mount Snow 2018/19 Season Passes are valid, so there is no excuse for you not to come and join in on the fun!
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Syed Ali Zafar's article on the need for constitutional reform with particular emphasis on more power to the provinces is very well argued. The provinces are simmering and in order to create harmony it is essential that more powers be given than they have under the existing constitutional structure. PPP is the only national party that can carry out this agenda and is doing the right thing by keeping all parties together and proceeding on a national reconciliation strategy. This is the ideal time to carry out suggestions advised by the author for increase in number of provinces as all the parties are together and there could be a consensus. -RIAZ A. JANJUA, via e-mail, April 11.


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Computationally efficient algorithms for statistical image processing: Implementation in R
(2010-053), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, December 2010 (techreport)
In the series of our earlier papers on the subject, we proposed a novel statistical hy- pothesis testing method for detection of objects in noisy images. The method uses results from percolation theory and random graph theory. We developed algorithms that allowed to detect objects of unknown shapes in the presence of nonparametric noise of unknown level and of un- known distribution. No boundary shape constraints were imposed on the objects, only a weak bulk condition for the object's interior was required. Our algorithms have linear complexity and exponential accuracy. In the present paper, we describe an implementation of our nonparametric hypothesis testing method. We provide a program that can be used for statistical experiments in image processing. This program is written in the statistical programming language R.
ei Langovoy, M., Wittich, O. Computationally efficient algorithms for statistical image processing: Implementation in R (2010-053), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, December 2010 (techreport)
Fast Convergent Algorithms for Expectation Propagation Approximate Bayesian Inference
Seeger, M., Nickisch, H.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, December 2010 (techreport)
We propose a novel algorithm to solve the expectation propagation relaxation of Bayesian inference for continuous-variable graphical models. In contrast to most previous algorithms, our method is provably convergent. By marrying convergent EP ideas from (Opper&Winther 05) with covariance decoupling techniques (Wipf&Nagarajan 08, Nickisch&Seeger 09), it runs at least an order of magnitude faster than the most commonly used EP solver.
ei Seeger, M., Nickisch, H. Fast Convergent Algorithms for Expectation Propagation Approximate Bayesian Inference Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, December 2010 (techreport)
ei Walder, C., Breidt, M., Bülthoff, H., Schölkopf, B., Curio, C. Markerless tracking of Dynamic 3D Scans of Faces In Dynamic Faces: Insights from Experiments and Computation, pages: 255-276, (Editors: Curio, C., Bülthoff, H. H. and Giese, M. A.), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, December 2010 (inbook)
ei Peters, J., Bagnell, J. Policy Gradient Methods In Encyclopedia of Machine Learning, pages: 774-776, (Editors: Sammut, C. and Webb, G. I.), Springer, Berlin, Germany, December 2010 (inbook)
A PAC-Bayesian Analysis of Graph Clustering and Pairwise Clustering
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, September 2010 (techreport)
We formulate weighted graph clustering as a prediction problem: given a subset of edge weights we analyze the ability of graph clustering to predict the remaining edge weights. This formulation enables practical and theoretical comparison of different approaches to graph clustering as well as comparison of graph clustering with other possible ways to model the graph. We adapt the PAC-Bayesian analysis of co-clustering (Seldin and Tishby, 2008; Seldin, 2009) to derive a PAC-Bayesian generalization bound for graph clustering. The bound shows that graph clustering should optimize a trade-off between empirical data fit and the mutual information that clusters preserve on the graph nodes. A similar trade-off derived from information-theoretic considerations was already shown to produce state-of-the-art results in practice (Slonim et al., 2005; Yom-Tov and Slonim, 2009). This paper supports the empirical evidence by providing a better theoretical foundation, suggesting formal generalization guarantees, and offering a more accurate way to deal with finite sample issues. We derive a bound minimization algorithm and show that it provides good results in real-life problems and that the derived PAC-Bayesian bound is reasonably tight.
ei Seldin, Y. A PAC-Bayesian Analysis of Graph Clustering and Pairwise Clustering Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, September 2010 (techreport)
Sparse nonnegative matrix approximation: new formulations and algorithms
Tandon, R., Sra, S.
(193), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, September 2010 (techreport)
We introduce several new formulations for sparse nonnegative matrix approximation. Subsequently, we solve these formulations by developing generic algorithms. Further, to help selecting a particular sparse formulation, we briefly discuss the interpretation of each formulation. Finally, preliminary experiments are presented to illustrate the behavior of our formulations and algorithms.
ei Tandon, R., Sra, S. Sparse nonnegative matrix approximation: new formulations and algorithms (193), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, September 2010 (techreport)
Robust nonparametric detection of objects in noisy images
(2010-049), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, September 2010 (techreport)
We propose a novel statistical hypothesis testing method for detection of objects in noisy images. The method uses results from percolation theory and random graph theory. We present an algorithm that allows to detect objects of unknown shapes in the presence of nonparametric noise of unknown level and of unknown distribution. No boundary shape constraints are imposed on the object, only a weak bulk condition for the object's interior is required. The algorithm has linear complexity and exponential accuracy and is appropriate for real-time systems. In this paper, we develop further the mathematical formalism of our method and explore im- portant connections to the mathematical theory of percolation and statistical physics. We prove results on consistency and algorithmic complexity of our testing procedure. In addition, we address not only an asymptotic behavior of the method, but also a nite sample performance of our test.
ei Langovoy, M., Wittich, O. Robust nonparametric detection of objects in noisy images (2010-049), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, September 2010 (techreport)
Large Scale Variational Inference and Experimental Design for Sparse Generalized Linear Models
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, August 2010 (techreport)
Many problems of low-level computer vision and image processing, such as denoising, deconvolution, tomographic reconstruction or super-resolution, can be addressed by maximizing the posterior distribution of a sparse linear model (SLM). We show how higher-order Bayesian decision-making problems, such as optimizing image acquisition in magnetic resonance scanners, can be addressed by querying the SLM posterior covariance, unrelated to the density's mode. We propose a scalable algorithmic framework, with which SLM posteriors over full, high-resolution images can be approximated for the first time, solving a variational optimization problem which is convex iff posterior mode finding is convex. These methods successfully drive the optimization of sampling trajectories for real-world magnetic resonance imaging through Bayesian experimental design, which has not been attempted before. Our methodology provides new insight into similarities and differences between sparse reconstruction and approximate Bayesian inference, and has important implications for compressive sensing of real-world images.
ei Seeger, M., Nickisch, H. Large Scale Variational Inference and Experimental Design for Sparse Generalized Linear Models Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, August 2010 (techreport)
Cooperative Cuts for Image Segmentation
Jegelka, S., Bilmes, J.
(UWEETR-1020-0003), University of Washington, Washington DC, USA, August 2010 (techreport)
We propose a novel framework for graph-based cooperative regularization that uses submodular costs on graph edges. We introduce an efficient iterative algorithm to solve the resulting hard discrete optimization problem, and show that it has a guaranteed approximation factor. The edge-submodular formulation is amenable to the same extensions as standard graph cut approaches, and applicable to a range of problems. We apply this method to the image segmentation problem. Specifically, Here, we apply it to introduce a discount for homogeneous boundaries in binary image segmentation on very difficult images, precisely, long thin objects and color and grayscale images with a shading gradient. The experiments show that significant portions of previously truncated objects are now preserved.
ei Jegelka, S., Bilmes, J. Cooperative Cuts for Image Segmentation (UWEETR-1020-0003), University of Washington, Washington DC, USA, August 2010 (techreport)
Fast algorithms for total-variationbased optimization
Barbero, A., Sra, S.
(194), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, August 2010 (techreport)
We derive a number of methods to solve efficiently simple optimization problems subject to a totalvariation (TV) regularization, under different norms of the TV operator and both for the case of 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional data. In spite of the non-smooth, non-separable nature of the TV terms considered, we show that a dual formulation with strong structure can be derived. Taking advantage of this structure we develop adaptions of existing algorithms from the optimization literature, resulting in efficient methods for the problem at hand. Experimental results show that for 1-dimensional data the proposed methods achieve convergence within good accuracy levels in practically linear time, both for L1 and L2 norms. For the more challenging 2-dimensional case a performance of order O(N2 log2 N) for N x N inputs is achieved when using the L2 norm. A final section suggests possible extensions and lines of further work.
ei Barbero, A., Sra, S. Fast algorithms for total-variationbased optimization (194), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, August 2010 (techreport)
Gaussian Mixture Modeling with Gaussian Process Latent Variable Models
Nickisch, H., Rasmussen, C.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, June 2010 (techreport)
Density modeling is notoriously difficult for high dimensional data. One approach to the problem is to search for a lower dimensional manifold which captures the main characteristics of the data. Recently, the Gaussian Process Latent Variable Model (GPLVM) has successfully been used to find low dimensional manifolds in a variety of complex data. The GPLVM consists of a set of points in a low dimensional latent space, and a stochastic map to the observed space. We show how it can be interpreted as a density model in the observed space. However, the GPLVM is not trained as a density model and therefore yields bad density estimates. We propose a new training strategy and obtain improved generalisation performance and better density estimates in comparative evaluations on several benchmark data sets.
ei Nickisch, H., Rasmussen, C. Gaussian Mixture Modeling with Gaussian Process Latent Variable Models Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, June 2010 (techreport)
Generalized Proximity and Projection with Norms and Mixed-norms
(192), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, May 2010 (techreport)
We discuss generalized proximity operators (GPO) and their associated generalized projection problems. On inputs of size n, we show how to efficiently apply GPOs and generalized projections for separable norms and distance-like functions to accuracy e in O(n log(1/e)) time. We also derive projection algorithms that run theoretically in O(n log n log(1/e)) time but can for suitable parameter ranges empirically outperform the O(n log(1/e)) projection method. The proximity and projection tasks are either separable, and solved directly, or are reduced to a single root-finding step. We highlight that as a byproduct, our analysis also yields an O(n log(1/e)) (weakly linear-time) procedure for Euclidean projections onto the l1;1-norm ball; previously only an O(n log n) method was known. We provide empirical evaluation to illustrate the performance of our methods, noting that for the l1;1-norm projection, our implementation is more than two orders of magnitude faster than the previously known method.
ei Sra, S. Generalized Proximity and Projection with Norms and Mixed-norms (192), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, May 2010 (techreport)
Cooperative Cuts: Graph Cuts with Submodular Edge Weights
(189), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany, March 2010 (techreport)
We introduce a problem we call Cooperative cut, where the goal is to find a minimum-cost graph cut but where a submodular function is used to define the cost of a subsets of edges. That means, the cost of an edge that is added to the current cut set C depends on the edges in C. This generalization of the cost in the standard min-cut problem to a submodular cost function immediately makes the problem harder. Not only do we prove NP hardness even for nonnegative submodular costs, but also show a lower bound of Omega(|V|^(1/3)) on the approximation factor for the problem. On the positive side, we propose and compare four approximation algorithms with an overall approximation factor of min { |V|/2, |C*|, O( sqrt(|E|) log |V|), |P_max|}, where C* is the optimal solution, and P_max is the longest s, t path across the cut between given s, t. We also introduce additional heuristics for the problem which have attractive properties from the perspective of practical applications and implementations in that existing fast min-cut libraries may be used as subroutines. Both our approximation algorithms, and our heuristics, appear to do well in practice.
ei Jegelka, S., Bilmes, J. Cooperative Cuts: Graph Cuts with Submodular Edge Weights (189), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany, March 2010 (techreport)
ei Detry, R., Baseski, E., Popovic, M., Touati, Y., Krüger, N., Kroemer, O., Peters, J., Piater, J. Learning Continuous Grasp Affordances by Sensorimotor Exploration In From Motor Learning to Interaction Learning in Robots, pages: 451-465, Studies in Computational Intelligence ; 264, (Editors: Sigaud, O. and Peters, J.), Springer, Berlin, Germany, January 2010 (inbook)
ei Kober, J., Mohler, B., Peters, J. Imitation and Reinforcement Learning for Motor Primitives with Perceptual Coupling In From Motor Learning to Interaction Learning in Robots, pages: 209-225, Studies in Computational Intelligence ; 264, (Editors: Sigaud, O. and Peters, J.), Springer, Berlin, Germany, January 2010 (inbook)
ei Sigaud, O., Peters, J. From Motor Learning to Interaction Learning in Robots In From Motor Learning to Interaction Learning in Robots, pages: 1-12, Studies in Computational Intelligence ; 264, (Editors: Sigaud, O. and Peters, J.), Springer, Berlin, Germany, January 2010 (inbook)
ei Nguyen-Tuong, D., Seeger, M., Peters, J. Real-Time Local GP Model Learning In From Motor Learning to Interaction Learning in Robots, 264, pages: 193-207, Studies in Computational Intelligence, (Editors: Sigaud, O. and Peters, J.), Springer, Berlin, Germany, January 2010 (inbook)
ei Charpiat, G., Bezrukov, I., Hofmann, M., Altun, Y., Schölkopf, B. Machine Learning Methods for Automatic Image Colorization In Computational Photography: Methods and Applications, pages: 395-418, Digital Imaging and Computer Vision, (Editors: Lukac, R.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2010 (inbook)
ei Bruzzone, L., Persello, C. Approaches Based on Support Vector Machine to Classification of Remote Sensing Data In Handbook of Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, pages: 329-352, (Editors: Chen, C.H.), ICP, London, UK, 2010 (inbook)
Information-theoretic inference of common ancestors
Steudel, B., Ay, N.
Computing Research Repository (CoRR), abs/1010.5720, pages: 18, 2010 (techreport)
ei Steudel, B., Ay, N. Information-theoretic inference of common ancestors Computing Research Repository (CoRR), abs/1010.5720, pages: 18, 2010 (techreport)


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Gordon Bell: A True Legend Of The Sport
GORDON JOHN BELL: Old Cambrians: Impala: Kenya Regiment: Scorpions RFC: Kenya 15s: East Africa: (2nd & 3rd) Tuskers (1962 & 1966); RFUEA Presidents 15s: Kenya Central Province Rugby Union & 1966 Tuskers
Gordon John Bell was born on 26th December in 1935 and first played rugby at the Prince of Wales School, Nairobi, Kenya between 1949 and 1952.
'From School I went for National Service which was mandatory for all. 'He turned out for Old Cambrians RFC starting in 1952. 'I was one of the last players' to play for the club when it was still Old Cambrians up-to 1955 before the change of name in 1956' he recalled in 2017.
Gordon won the Nairobi District and Championship (N.D.C) in 1959 Impala's first major honours. Gordon Bell scored a brace of tries in the 1960 Enterprise Cup final against Nakuru but the Ngong Road side finished second losing 11-9 in the game played at the Nakuru Athletics Club.
'Our kicker Paddy Rainsford left his kicking boots at home missing all the conversion and penalty attempts' remembered Bell.
Bell was awarded the Impala honors cap that year. He was a member of the Impala side that won their first Enterprise Cup in 1961 defeating Nakuru 8-6 in rematch of the previous years final.
He represented the East African Tuskers on the tour of Northern Rhodesia in 1962 and was reduced to a spectator when he broke his ankle early on in the first game against Mufulira on 8 August 1962.
"I was moved from number 8 to fill that gap in the centre,' recalled Mike Andrews his 1962 Tuskers colleague.
Up to 1968 there were no substitutions allowed for injuries. Bell had the distinction of earning his East Africa cap before the Kenya one joining a select list of players in East Africa's 33 year history.
He first played for Kenya at centre in the 35-6 victory against Tanganyika at Arusha Gymkhana Club 6/4/1963. He played in the three-quarters and could play any position from fly-half through to wing with distinction.
Importantly Bell scored the try that tied the game for East Africa against Richmond RFC 12 August 1963. East Africa's captain Chris C.Young then potted the conversion that won the game.
This was East Africa's first win against a touring team at home. Bell was a winner of the Enterprise Cup with Impala in 1965.The reds won 16-14 against Kampala RFC in a match played at the Impala Club in Nairobi.
They had nearly smoked the cigar in 1963 but lost to Nakuru. Gordon represented the Tuskers on the tour of England in 1966 skippering the team against Vale of Lune 15 September at Woodlands Memorial Grounds.
Gordon Bell was at outside-half when the 1966 Tuskers played at home one of only two Tuskers team's to ever do so against the Scorpions in a game played in March 1967.
He was part of the Impala team that toured West Germany, Denmark and England in 1968, with Sweden initially put on the itinerary but skipped for unknown reasons.
Bell later went into administration where he was assistant tour manager of the 4thTuskers in Ireland in 1972. He was also a selector first for the Kenya Central Province Rugby Football Union XV and later Kenya & East Africa.
He served the game with distinction in many managerial and selectorial capacities and was Hon-Treasurer of the Rugby Football Union of East Africa in 1973, Vice- President in 1974 and Chairman of the Kenya Rugby Football Union as well as the Rugby Football Union of East Africa in 1975.
Gordon Bell was an accountant by profession and lived in Nairobi-Kenya.
"Robert Balfour-Laing of Kenya Harlequins is probably the finest rugby player to have played in Kenya & East Africa unto 1966 or there bouts," concluded the veteran in a 2017 interview.
Gordon Bell was for a long time one of only three trustees of the Rugby Football Union of East Africa alongside, Edwin Bristow and George Ngure Kabuki. Gordon passed away in Nairobi 7 August 2019.
Gordon deserves an honoured and treasured place in Kenya and East Africa's rugby hall of fame. May he rest in peace.
By Paul D. Okong'o, Kenya Rugby Historian
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Achieve energy independence
"Under my presidency, we will accomplish a complete American energy independence. Complete. Complete."
Subjects: Energy, Environment
PolitiFact is tracking the promises of President Donald Trump. See them all at PolitiFact.com.
Trump sets United States on course towards energy independence
By Manuela Tobias on Friday, December 8th, 2017 at 4:22 p.m.
President Donald Trump promised to achieve energy independence during the campaign, but the hazy definition of independence and the long timeline of energy policies make it a hard promise to keep.
"Under my presidency, we will accomplish a complete American energy independence. Complete. Complete," Trump said in a speech in May 2016, during the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck, N.D.
"Imagine a world in which our foes and the oil cartels can no longer use energy as a weapon," Trump continued. "Wouldn't that be nice?"
Almost a year into his administration, we decided to check in. How close are we to achieving energy independence?
The White House did not define energy independence when we asked. So we'll go with the generally agreed upon definition: producing as much energy as is consumed domestically.
That's not the case just yet.
In the first eight months of 2017, the United States produced 57.8 quadrillion BTUs of energy and used 64.9 quadrillion BTUs, according to the Energy Information Administration, an office of the federal government. The United States imported 11.3 quadrillion BTUs more of energy than it exported in 2016.
Oil is mostly responsible for the imbalance, as the United States already produces as much as it consumes in coal, natural gas and electricity generation.
Experts predict the United States will become a net exporter of oil in the next five to 10 years. That could be expedited with high oil prices -- or pushed to after 2040 with low ones, according to the EIA.
The steadily shrinking gap can be traced back to the boom in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the late 2000s.
Which brings us to the most significant point: Price, alongside market signals and technology, are the principal drivers toward energy independence, not the government.
Trump has touted notable regulatory rollbacks for the energy industry. Those include:
Auctioning off 77 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas drilling in March;
Directing the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind the Clean Power Plan;
Ordering the Treasury Department to "eliminate barriers to the financing of highly efficient overseas coal energy plants"; and,
Approving the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.
What isn't clear is whether those steps will have much of an effect on Trump's promise. Certainly not one that is visible yet -- and won't be for at least five to 10 years, experts told us.
"What happens in the first year is completely irrelevant of what the president has done because when you talk about energy, you talk about multi-decadal pathways," said Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University.
Opening up areas for oil and gas exploration and development, for example, requires a multi-year planning process, lease sales, and most importantly, large investments by companies. In order to drill, companies must find these expensive ventures more profitable than existing opportunities, like onshore horizontal drilling and fracking.
The Keystone XL pipeline, on the other hand, has not yet been built, and with alternative albeit less efficient transport options, experts pointed out that it wouldn't necessarily impact whether the energy resources are developed.
"At the heart of it, the Trump administration's regulatory fixes will make it somewhat easier in the long run to produce oil and natural gas," said Emma Ashford, a research fellow at the Cato Institute. "But in reality, we're already living in a supply glut, so there's not much of an incentive for increased production, particularly in hard to drill areas."
How practical is independence?
Even if the United States were to balance exports and imports, it is a long ways away from total disengagement from the global market (or zero imports), which most experts defined as true energy independence. That, experts said, is neither viable nor desirable.
"There are political and foreign policy reasons the U.S. presence conveys value," Medlock said. "That's not going to change."
"The rhetoric and the language surrounding the notion of energy independence suggests that it is desirable to disconnect from the global economy and become self-sufficient," said Richard Newell, president of Resources for the Future and former EIA administrator under President Barack Obama. "But it is not in the United States' interest to produce exactly all the energy we consume."
The United States has comparative advantages in producing certain energy sources, like light oil, while other countries are better at producing other sources, like heavy crudes, which means that staying integrated in the global trading scheme lowers prices for American consumers at the pumps -- and creates business for American oil refiners.
Whether turning the United States into a net energy exporter or cutting off imports completely, the government takes a back seat to market forces. And it will likely take years before the export-import balance sees the subtle fruit of Trump's labor. But that doesn't take away from his considerable efforts to facilitate fossil fuel extraction, production and exports.
We rate this promise In the Works.
Email interview with Steven Cheung, White House spokesman, Dec. 6, 2017
White House, Remarks by President Trump at the Unleashing American Energy Event, June 29, 2017
EIA.gov, Monthly energy review, Nov. 21, 2017
PolitiFact, Hillary Clinton claim that US is energy independent goes too far, Oct. 11, 2017
Email interview with Michelle Foss, energy economist at the University of Texas, Austin, Dec. 6, 2017
Phone interview with Severin Borenstein, business and public policy professor at University of California, Berkeley, Dec. 6, 2017
Phone interview with Kenneth Medlock, senior director of Center for Energy Studies at Rice University, Dec. 6, 2017
Email interview with Jonathan Cogan, Energy Information Administration spokesman, Dec. 7, 2017
Email interview with Erik Kreil, international energy markets expert at Energy Information Administration, Dec. 7, 2017
Phone interview with Emma Ashford, energy politics research fellow at the Cato Institute Dec. 7, 2017
Phone interview with Richard Newell, president of Resources for the Future and former EIA administrator from 2009 to 2011, Dec. 7, 2017
Washington Post, Trump to auction off a vast swath of the Gulf of Mexico to oil companies, Oct. 24, 2017
By Allison Graves on Monday, January 16th, 2017 at 4:17 p.m.
Donald Trump's energy strategy as president is stacked full of promises aimed at achieving one goal: energy independence.
All of the details of Trump's promises are included in his "An America First Energy Plan," which includes rolling back environmental regulations and increasing drilling on federal land.
He continued: "Imagine a world in which our foes and the oil cartels can no longer use energy as a weapon. Wouldn't that be nice?"
The United States is closer to independence than dependence, and getting closer every year, but, it's still not independent. While there's no strict definition for "energy independence," experts said Trump's promise is possible under a loose definition.
WHY HE'S PROMISING IT
Trump said energy independence will stop other countries from using oil as a political weapon.
Perhaps the most notable instance of this was in 1973 when Arab countries within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) placed an oil embargo on the United States and the Netherlands for providing support to Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN
Trump has said he will tap into untouched shale, oil and natural gas reserves, reduce regulation and encourage the use of natural gas in order to become energy independent.
Robert Godby, the director of the Center for Energy Economics and Public Policies at the University of Wyoming, said energy independence has multiple definitions.
Energy independence in its strongest form can mean the United States produces as much energy as it uses (we currently produce a little less than 90 percent of the total energy we use), but Godby said the definition is usually weakened to simply mean creating an environment where prices and supply are stable.
Although we don't know for certain yet what a Trump Administration wants to achieve, it seems most likely Trump's promise falls into the broadest category where the supply and price of energy is stable.
Under these definitions, Godby said Trump could attempt to achieve the goal of producing as much energy as we use by opening up production and reducing regulation. He could also do so if he encouraged the use of renewable energy within the industry, though his policy promises have been mostly silent on renewable policy.
One of the reasons the United States imports a portion of its energy is because of costs. When oil prices fall, U.S. energy companies reduce production. Even the lowest-cost U.S. oil producers are still more expensive than producers in the Middle East. It's unclear if independence would be economically sensible given the volatility of the energy market.
WHAT IS STANDING IN HIS WAY
Godby said that Trump's route toward the goal of energy independence could have unintended consequences and such actions may affect other industries and other promises.
For instance, Trump has promised to work to save coal-miner jobs, but that goal might be harder if, by lifting regulations on the natural gas industry he causes natural gas production to increase.
"We can't think about energy policy as separate from economic, environmental and trade policies. Trump's administration is going to have to sort through the unintended consequences of pursuing any new energy policies," Godby said.
Depending on whom you ask, the United States could produce the same amount of energy it consumes within the next five to 10 years, which would meet one definition of energy independence.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that United States imports will come into balance with exports between 2019 and 2040, depending on the cost of oil and the availability of different gas resources.
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However the drug had to be immediately withdrawn from the market following a rapid rise in a severe birth defect called phocomelia, previously a rare condition, being linked to the exposure of thalidomide in the uterus. The link between Thalidomide and the severe teratogenic effect was worked out by two independently working physicians McBride and Lenz in 1961 by which time there were reported cases of about 6000-10000 affected children (Lenz, 1988).
Interest in the drug was re-kindled a few years later following an unexpected discovery of anti inflammatory activity of Thalidomide in reactive lepromatous leprosy. However it was not until 1991 that interest in the drug intensified after its anti-tumour necrosis factor- activity was discovered (Sampio, 1991). The newly stimulated interest resulted in a significant amount of information on the potential of this drug and its mode of action in a number of diseases with a particular interest in cancer.
Thalidomide is -N-phthalimidoglutarimide (C13H10N2)4 having a molecular weight of 258.2. It is a glutamic acid derivative and is related structurally to neuropharmaceuticals bemegride (-ethyl–methyl-glutaramide C18H13NO2) which is an analeptic drug and glutethimide (-ethyl–phenyl-glutarimide C15H23NO4) which is a sedative and antiepileptic drug. A broad range of immunomodulatory and anti tumour properties other than sedation differentiates thalidomide from these drugs. Halidomide has a phthalimide ring on the left side and a glutaramide ring on the right side with an asymmetric carbon atom at 3′ position of the glutarimide ring (Mujagic et al., 2002).
Thalidomide exists as a racemic mixture of its S and R isomers which interconvert rapidly at physiological pH. The drug is eliminated following pH dependent, non-enzymatic, spontaneous hydrolysis into multiple metabolites which are chemically inactive through non-renal pathways which minimises drug interaction risks. It is believed to have a half life of approximately five hours (Gordon and Goggin, 2003).
Mechanism of action of thalidomide is complex and is incompletely understood despite the growing interest in the drug. However the properties are related to antiangiogenesis, immune modulation and cytokine regulation. The anti-angiogenesis property of Thalidomide interrupting basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) mediated processes was first reported by D'Amato et al. (1994). Thalidomide also reportedly induces the degradation of TNF – mRNA to inhibit TNF- synthesis (Moreira et al., 1993). Studies have also shown the role of thalidomide in blocking nuclear factor (NF)-B activation though IB kinase activity inhibition (Keifer et al., 2001). Other mechanisms of action of the drug include downregulation of adhesion molecules as demonstrated in experimental models (Geitz, 1996), co-stimulation of human T cells, mainly CD8+ subset cell proliferation along with the stimulation of IL-2 and IFN- production, while inhibition of cytokines IL-6 and IL-12 production (Moller et al., 1997). Thalidomide is also involved in the reduction of free radicals that is believed to have a hand in oxidative DNA damage (Richardson et al, 2002).
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I've always been a fan of the Fast & Furious move franchise. Sure, the fact that there are some pretty cool cars involved probably didn't hurt. However, the more recent movies have dared to be bigger and more outrageous than the last. With the untimely death of Paul Walker, I was pretty interested to see how they would deal with it in the 7th film. But Viv didn't really feel like going so I convinced Miss Y to tag along. The last one she watched was Tokyo Drift, which happened to be the perfect lead-in to Furious 7. Of course we went for eats beforehand at nearby Nao Sushi.
We decided to start off with a couple orders of Oysters on the half-shell. These were actually quite good with no bits of shell anywhere to be seen. Furthermore, they were briny, sweet and of a good size. With a squeeze of lemon, this was as simple, yet enjoyable starter. Continuing on the mollusk theme, we got the Asari Butteryaki featuring plump clams in a buttery broth. Each and every large clam was open (no bad ones) where they benefited from mildly salty broth. It was buttery, but not overly so. Again, not an overly complex dish, but good nonetheless.
Moving onto the Appetizer Tempura, it featured 2 ebi along with green pepper, yam and eggplant. Although the batter was a touch heavy on some pieces, it was nonetheless crispy and surprisingly light. They also did a good job draining the grease. Next, we had the Grilled Cuttlefish which was not overly charred. Personally, I prefer a more aggressive char for appearance and an added smokiness. With an appealing chew, this ate nicely with a squeeze of lemon and a side of mayo.
Onto the Deluxe Assorted Sashimi, it arrived in a large boat with nicely sized and sliced pieces. They didn't skimp on the content as there was salmon, albacore tuna, hamachi, hokkigai, ebi, maguro, uni and fried shrimp heads. The highlight was the crispy heads and the small piece of sweet uni. So far so good until we reached our 2 sushi rolls (Natto Roll and King Crab Roll). The rice was pretty crappy being dense and mushy. Unfortunately, this had to the worst prepared sushi rice I've had in a long time. Beyond the rice, the rolls weren't terrible, but disappointing nonetheless.
Lastly, we had the Chicken Kamameshi served in a sizzling hot pot. Featuring chewy rice with a crispy crust, there was a significant amount of fairly tender chicken. With the addition of the pickles, there was a nice balance of sweet, salty and tartness. This was a good end to a relatively decent meal. Interestingly, the sushi rice was a complete bust (in epic proportions). This is no small problem since sushi represents a large portion of the menu.


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A blog about life as a ranch wife, being a mother of three, and the owner of The Rollin J Boutique.
Our big guy...The spotted steer. Pretty much just a hay burner. But when Lindsay Schmidt Photography comes around, he's the star of the show! Thank you to my lovely friend for capturing so many stunning images of our beloved critters.
So here we are well into 2017... my last post was before Christmas which is quite appropriate beings that it takes me exactly this long to recover from the Holidays. Like seriously THAT was a whirlwind! The store was SO busy and we were certain we would see a slow down after Christmas, but much to our surprise, we haven't had a second to let the dust settle. Y'all have kept us going and going...and going and we couldn't be more blessed. So here's to you, our super loyal customers, our friends, and our family here at The Rollin J.
January went fast, like actually, where the hell did January go??? I'm still trying to figure that out. Now it's past mid February and you know what that means...or maybe you don't lol. It's calving season here at Rollin J Ranch. It is the most brutal, stressful, most exciting, and fulfilling time of being in the cattle ranching business. Me and calving season, yeah, we have a love hate relationship. My husband goes from sun up to sundown, with a few late night checks in between. Some checks are easy peasy, others, not so much. We have one rule...if he's doing anything "dangerous" to call me before he does it so I know to come looking for him when he doesn't come back in a timely manner. You never know if he got kicked in the head or ran over by some crazy mama cow. Just one super simple rule.
However, if you know cowboys at all, you can probably figure that he has never to this day EVER given me that heads up call (Insert hand slap to the forehead).
It's his jam and he's pretty damn good at. That still doesn't mean I don't worry about him while he's out there. I only get called to order on very rare occasions these days. Like blizzards, mean heifers, and to "act like a fence" or "distract her so I can snag the calf" You see, having three very small children has put a damper on my calving assistance capabilities. I used to be pretty HANDY to have around, but right now I'm in total mom mode so Matt has to do a lot of the dirty work by himself. But I try to help whenever I can. Someday the entire tribe will be out there helping daddy...he'll have so much "help" he won't know what to do with himself.
One night I got the call at 2:00am to "hold the spotlight". Liiiiiiiike, okay, what are we spotlighting? This sounds illegal...lets do it! "Just a small pack of coyotes taunting a cow and her new baby calf" Well heck yes, count me in! So we propped the baby monitor up in the window and out we went. Just some normal "neglect your children for the sake of your animals" action going on here. Just kidding, we left a dog in the house to watch over things....and I could toooootally see the monitor from the calving pasture. So it's all good and everyone except that one pesky coyote ended up just fine.
The brunt of our operation... Cow/Calf commercial beef. Mostly all black balancer beef cattle. Yes black lives matter, but we really enjoy our longhorn herd, mostly because they are so dang photogenic.
Bottom line, we love our critters. We live for this lifestyle and love calving season even if it's a little stressful at times. We take pride in our herd and the fact that their genetics are top notch. Nothing has come easy for us and unlike the majority of cattle ranches, not a dime or acre of ours was inherited. It's how my husband was raised. His grandpa worked hard for everything he has, which then led to his dad having to work equally as hard to build his own operation. So here we are three generations of self built, salt of the earth, hard working cattlemen and farmers. It was inevitable that my husband wasn't going to stand around and wait for hand outs...he was going to build his dreams on his own and that he did!
The hired hands. Doing everything on horseback is the only way to go. It keeps the cattle calm and the cowboy's heart happy.
He built everything we have from the ground up all by himself (with me cheering him on...98% of time;)) the other 2% of the time I was probably stomping off saying eff this, eff that, I'm effing over this. You want a fence?!? You build a fence!!! I'm done being your effing fence. <----See, it gets real when a husband and wife work cattle together. It isn't always sunshine and rainbows out here on the prairie.
When you're running on little sleep, high stress, and a crap ton of responsibilities, let's just say emotions tend to run a little high at times. But we love it! and we sure as heck wouldn't trade this lifestyle for the world!
...working hard for their dreams and doing what they love weather it be ranching, retail, anything just LOVE what you do and be passionate about work and life in general!
We always seem to be TIRED and it never fails, someone or something is always HUNGRY.
But behind all the mud and the muck (aka cowshit and afterbirth) it truly is a LOVELY way to raise a family.
LOVEY AF to be exact.
Doing what we love and seeing our children fall in love with this life more and more each day.
So here's to raising kids and critters and loving every second of it!
Hope you enjoy and thank you so much for reading. Stay LOVELY!


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On 15 April, the Russian edition of Forbes magazine published its list of Russian billionaires, who now number 101 (compared with 62 last year). According to the rankings, most of the richest Russians are associated with the energy industry, and their assets have grown in value mainly because of the high prices of natural resources. The boom on the world markets has been beneficial for Russia, and has contributed to increasing the income of Russian companies; this in turn boosts the budget's revenues and reduces the public finance deficit.


Sole hammered 14 fours and four sixes in a knock Hunts manager Rob Vitas described as 'awesome' as HUnts reached their victory target of 187 in under 18 overs.
Captain Jon Carpenter made 43 of an opening stand 118.
Late call-up Ryan Evans of Castor CC took 4-30m for Hunts. Peterborough Town's Vansh Bajaj struck 34 for Cambridge MCCU.
Cambridgeshire also put some Cambridge students to the sword in a friendlay at Fenners.
The minor counties side amassed 415-3 in their 50 overs with Craig Park and Eddie Ballard contributing unbeaten tons to set up a huge 167-run win.
Peterborough Town's new signing Josh Smith struck 51 and 90 in weekend friendlies away to Notts Premier Division clubs Kimberley Institute and Plumtree respectively.
Town were beaten at Kimberley, but won a tight game at Plumtree.
Long Sutton won their opening South Lincs Premier Division match of the campaign beating Graves Park by 76 runs. Jake Burton claimed 5-10 as Graves Park were dismissed for 87.
South Lincs League: Premier Division - Long Sutton 173 (B. Stanway 36) beat Graves Park 97 (J. Burton 5-10) by 76 runs.
Division One: Boston 3rds 162-8 lost to Welby Cavaliers 185-9 (M. Dale 58, V. Matta 45).
Friendlies: Kimberley Institute 284 (Josh Smith 2-41, L. Bruce 2-51, D. Sayer 2-59) beat Peterborough Town 240 (Josh Smith 51, S. Howard 49no, D. Sayer 38, D. Clarke 26, C. Parnell 22) by 44 runs.
Peterborough Town 226-6 (Josh Smith 90, N. Paskins 33, D. Clarke 28, C. Milner 24no) beat Plumtree 219-7 (D. Malik 3-23) by 7 runs.
Cambs 415-3 (C. Park 126no, E. Ballard 101ret, J. Bowers 46no, B. Seabrook 46) beat Cambridge University 248-8 (A. Moen 117, L. Hill 3-51) by 167 runs.
Hunts 187-2 (T. Sole 87, J. Carpenter 43, M. Levine 34no) beat Cambridge MCCU 183 (R. Evans 4-30, M. Milner 3-37) by 8 wkts.


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World Champion Barrel Racer Nellie Miller
03/25/2018 11:00AM ● By Melissa Mendonca
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IT'S WHEN NELLIE MILLER'S young daughters are with her on her parents' Cottonwood ranch helping her care for horses that she fully embodies the reason three generations of her family have committed to life in rodeo. "It's a great way to live and a great way to grow up," says the 2017 World Champion barrel racer.
When Nellie and daughters Payton, 5, and Hadley, 2, are feeding, grooming and training with the family of quarter horses that have taken Miller to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas twice, she knows she is passing along a work ethic and values that have been handed down by her parents, Sam and Roxy Williams. "They're outside a lot," she says. "They're always watching."
In early December last year, it seemed the whole town of Cottonwood and much of the North State rodeo community had their eyes on 29-year-old Miller. It was the hometown girl's second advancement to the National Finals Rodeo, and much had transpired since her first competition there in 2010. She'd gotten married to James Miller, had two children, and completed a college degree at Simpson University.
By the time Hadley was just a few months old, Sister, the half-sibling of Blue Duck, the horse she'd ridden in 2010, was ready to help her get back to professional barrel racing. "I rode her mom when I was in high school rodeo. We raised her from the very beginning and my dad trained her," says Miller. "We've been the only ones to ride her."
Of her dad's horse training skills, she says, "He's constantly reading and trying to learn about it, which is important. But I think he's just a natural, as well."
It's the relationship between Miller, her dad, Sam, and both Blue Duck and Sister that make the story of the championship win all the more meaningful. Sam Williams is a quiet force behind Miller, observing the mannerisms of both the horses and his daughter to train both for wins.
"He's always been my dad, so I've never thought of him as my coach until this year," laughs Miller. "My mom told me that he didn't realize it either. But he's been coaching me my whole life."
That's why Sister's award as American Quarter Horse Association Barrel Horse of the Year at the 2017 National Finals Rodeo held special resonance amongst the week of ceremonies and gala dinners that preceded the 10 days of competition. "My dad got to accept it because he's the owner of the horse," says Miller, clearly happy that the spotlight got to shine on him for once. "It's great for him to be recognized," she adds. "He's always there whenever you need him."
Additionally, Sister was voted Horse with the Most Heart at the end of the rodeo, an award bestowed by the top 15 barrel race contenders.
The road to the National Finals Rodeo is a long one, determined by cash winnings over the course of the season, which begins in January and builds to a crescendo with July rodeos that keep Miller and her family on the road almost constantly in the summer. They travel with a horse trailer that has a living unit. "There's never enough room, that's for sure," she says with a chuckle. "You can't get one big enough. But they love it," she says of her daughters, "It's like camping."
To qualify for the chance to compete for World Champion in 2017, Miller competed in 47 rodeos, taking first at Reno Rodeo and placing high at the Calgary Stampede, which secured her place among the top competitors.
Her hard work and success were recognized in Cottonwood with a big celebration dinner for her at the community center not long after she arrived home from Las Vegas last December. "It was really fun," she says, "and nice to be recognized like that." Proceeds from the event will pay for signs at both ends of town acknowledging Cottonwood as the home of a World Champion Barrel Racer.
The 2018 rodeo season is already underway, and Miller set out for Texas mid-February to compete for about a month. California rodeos get underway this month, with the Red Bluff Round-Up being the big hometown rodeo that holds a special place in her heart. Husband James is the Round-Up's General Manager and she's been competing on the grounds since high school. She'll also be at the Redding Rodeo in May.
"They're hometown rodeos that are too big for us to miss," she says. They're big events for the North State as well, made all the more fun with a hometown competitor finding world champion success. •
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A very high quality intercom, which may also be used for room monitoring.
This circuit consists of two identical intercom units. Each unit contains a power supply, microphone preamplifier, audio amplifier and a Push To Talk (PTT) relay circuit. Only 2 wires are required to connect the units together. Due to the low output impedance of the mic preamp, screened cable is not necessary and ordinary 2 core speaker cable, or bell wire may be used.
The schematic can be broken into 34 parts, power supply, mic preamp, audio amplifierand PTT circuit. The power supply is designed to be left on all the time, which is why no on / off switch is provided. A standard 12 V RMS secondary transformer of 12VA will power the unit. Fuses are provided at the primary input and also secondary, before the rectifier. The 1 A fuse needs to be a slow blow type as it has to handle the peak rectifier current as the power supply electrolytics charge from zero volts.
The microphone amplifier is a 2 transistor direct coupled amplifier. BC108B transistors will work equally well in place of the BC109C transistors. The microphone used is a 3 terminal electret condenser microphone insert. These are popular and require a small current to operate. The preamp is shown in my audio circuit section as well, but has a very high gain and low distortion. The last transistor is biased to around half the supply voltage; this provides the maximum overload margin for loud signals or loud voices. The gain may be adjusted with the 10k preset. Sensitivity is very high, and a ticking clock can easily be heard from the distant loudspeaker.
The amplifier is based on the popular National Semiconductor LM380. A 50 mV input is all thats required to deliver 2W RMS into an 8 ohm loudspeaker. The choice of loudspeaker determines overall sound quality. A small loudspeaker may not produce a lot of bass, I used an old 8 inch radio loudspeaker. The 4.7u capacitor at pin 1 of the LM380 helps filter out any mains hum on the power supply. This can be increased to a 10u capacitor for better power supply rejection ratio.
The push to talk (PTT) circuit is very simple. A SPDT relay is used to switch between mic preamplifier output or loudspeaker input. The normally closed contact is set so that each intercom unit is "listening". The non latching push button switch must be held to talk. The 100u capacitor across the relay has two functions. It prevents the relays back emf from destroying the semiconductors, and also delays the release of the relay. This delay is deliberate, and prevents any last word from being "chopped" off.
This circuit does not include a "call" button. This is simply because it is designed to be left on all the time, someone speaking from one unit will be heard in the other, and vice versa. Setup is simple, set to volume to a comfortable level, and adjust the mic preset while speaking with "normal volume" from one meter away. You do not need to be in close contact with the microphone, it will pick up a conversation from anywhere in a room. If the units are a long way away, there is a tendency for the cable to pick up hum, or radio interference. There are various defenses against this. One way is to use a twisted pair cable, each successive turn cancels the interference from the turn before. Another method is to use a small capacitor of say 100n between the common terminal of each relay and ground. This shunts high frequency signals to earth. Another method is to use a low value resistor of about 1k. This will shunt interference and hum, but will shunt the speech signal as well. However as the output impedance of each mic preamp is low, and the speech signals are also low, this will have little effect on speech but reduce interference to an acceptable level.
The LM380 pinout viewed from above is shown below on the left. In the schematic, the LM380 has been represented as a triangle, the pins are shown on the right hand diagram. Pins marked "NC" have no connection and are not used.
Corey Rametta has kindly drafted a PCB layout for this project. First an oversized version to show component placement. Note the tracks on the bottom side, components on the top side.
Below is the actual size version shown track side.


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Nettle is cultivated, but grows in almost every dacha along fences and paths. This plant is considered a weed more and it is a relentless struggle, though the nettle and is a useful plant that has healing properties. So how to get rid of nettles in your garden?
In order to get rid of the annoying nettles in your garden, you need to thoroughly and deeply work the soil with hoes, cutting off as much of the roots. It is best to remove the plant completely, pulling out the nettles together with the roots and then stack it in large piles and burn or put into the compost pit. This process is quite time consuming, as the roots of the nettle are connected over several meters. So to get rid of nettle will need a lot of time and effort.
To get rid of nettles in greenhouses often use 30-40% solution of potassium salts, which sprayed plants. But in this case it is impossible with 100% certainty say that this measure will be effective. But still worth to try this method of dealing with weed-nettles.
In those areas where the soil is not subject to deep processing, it is recommended to regularly mow the nettles. Soil, which is clogged with weeds, you can mulch with loose or covering material. In the presence of a thick layer, nettle simply will not be able to germinate. Will not help the nettles thrive and evolve regularly mowed lawn. Do not forget that stinging nettle is one of the most useful plants, which have squatted on your land.
If you do decide to lime once and for all the nettles from your garden, you will certainly help drugs such as "Tornado" and "roundup". These funds will help to cope not only nettle, but also with almost all weeds. Checked – works.
Try to water the habitat of nettle in hot water with salt. Nettles can be used for soups and salads. A decoction is used medicinally and for hair wash, after which they cease to fall out and grow faster. Dry the leaves and brew in the winter during cold-related diseases. And I also have to prepare the twigs of the nettle, to bathe such brooms – a pleasure.


Zoe was a concert harpist playing internationally until an incident put her career on hold and she returned to her home in Bondi to regroup. Five years later she is having a relationship with a man unable to leave his ill wife, watching the affairs of those around her and playing music to those in hospital dying. It is one of her clients who challenges her, forcing Zoe to make some tough choices. How is she going to live her life?
It's always fascinating to me how a good writer can create a character who is making terrible choices (especially choices that are quite immoral or just plain nasty) and still have the audience on side. Barrett creates great characters who have these dilemmas and don't always make the healthiest choices for themselves, but you can't help but be by their side. I was cheering Zoe on – well, at times, I was just yelling at her to sort herself out, but the whole time, she was my gal and I wanted to see her treated right. Oh, and June? And Clem? Gold.


Both the Ballymun Writer's Group and the Ballyfermot Writer's Group are publishing an anthology called Mustang Bally. It will be launched on the 22nd May 2019. Five poems of mine and a short story will appear in it. More details to follow closer to the date.


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