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Juyang Weng
SAIL developmental robot
Dav on Aug. 24, 2003
Juyang (John) Weng is a former faculty member of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, a member of the MSU Cognitive Science Program and a member of the MSU Neuroscience Program . His research interests lie in the intersection of the general fields of computer science and engineering, brain science, and cognitive science. He and his coworkers study mental architectures; computational models of autonomous development for vision, audition, touch, behaviors and motivational systems in biological and engineered systems; and techniques that enable and facilitate autonomous development of mental skills. Engineering applications include pattern recognition, computer vision, speech recognition, language processing, robotics, sequential decision-making, and human-computer interactions. He is a co-founder of the Embodied Intelligence Laboratory and was a member of the PRIP Laboratory. Prof. Weng no longer officially serve as MSU advisors, but those who are interested in participation of other project opportunites can send emails to him.
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(Technology Review) Teachable Robots
(Detroit Free Press) Possibilities Limitless for MSU's Thinking Robots
(Lansing State Journal) Dav, A Robotic Soldier, or Just Maybe a Maid. Another related article with a picture.
(Exploratorium Magazine) Bringing up Baby
(ACM TechNews, US) New Kind of Intelligent Robot Can Learn by Experience
(KRN, US) Like a Child, "Smart" Robot Learns Gradually appeared in about 30 US newspapers including Detroit Free Press, Philadelphia Inquirer, and San Jose Mercury News.
(Boiler Magazine, Italy) La mente del robot (The Mind of Robot)
(TP, Singapore) Bring on the Intelligent Robot
(Telepolis, Germany) Lernen wie die Kinder (Learn like a Child)
(UPI, USA) Robot Learns Like a Child
(BBC, UK) Time for Real Intelligence?
ICDL 2022 Tutorial: Conscious Learning by Developmental Networks: Vision, Audition, Natural Languages, Planning and Thinking, 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm, London Time, September 19, 2022
The first Conscious Learning Algorithm: A Developmental Network Model of Conscious Learning in Biological Brains, Research Square, pp. 1- 33, June 7, 2022.
Upcoming Book: Councious Learning: Preface, Chinese Preface, June 7, 2022.
BMI Machine Conscious Learning Project, Dec. 15, 2021.
A Report to CACM on Data Deletions by Krizhevsky, Sutskever and Hinton, Dec. 14, 2021.
Data Deletions in AI papers in Science since 2015 and the Appropriate Protocol, Dec. 13, 2021.
Data Deletions in AI Papers in Nature since 2015 and the Appropriate Protocol, June 28, 2021.
Report to Nature about Research Misconducts via Post-Selections Using Test Sets, June 4, 2021.
Why Is Eugenics Fraudulent?, YouTube video, June 16, 2020. PPT file
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Did Turing Awards Go to Plagiarism?, YouTube video, May 25, 2020. PPT file
Emergent Turing Machines and Operating Systems for Brain-Like Auto-Programming for General Purposes, in Proc. AAAI Fall Symposium Series: Gathering for Artificial Intelligence and Natural Systems, Oct. 18 - 20, 2018.
A Model for Auto-Programming for General Purposes
Life is Science (26): NSF Should Grasp This Great Opportunity, Sept. 21, 2018
MSU's $500M Coverup, May 20, 2018
NSF Severely Lacks Due Process, April 20, 2018
Decades of Shortsightedness in the U.S. Department of Defense through DARPA, March 26, 2018
AIML Contest 2017 and BMI Summer School 2017, May 16, May 29 - Aug. 11, 2017
Life Is Science (13): Many Deep Convolutional Networks Have Academic Dishonesty?
Life is Science (10): Li Fei-Fei, Plagiarism, and Myopia in AI
Brain-Mind Talk 1: How Brains Work. Youtube site. Youku site.
Open Letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook about the U.S. Government Demand.
Open Letter to DARPA: Is Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) Program Short-Sighted and Fundamentally Flawed at the Current State of Human Knowledge?
GENISAMA LLC was established Nov. 2015. It is an artificial intelligence company inspired by brains.
Artifical Intelligence Machine Learning (AIML) Contest and BMI Summer School 2016. AIML Contest is a new kind of contest, aiming at full automation of machine learning inspired by brains.
Tutorial: Introduction to Brains as Emergent Turing Machines, 9:00am - noon, August 13, 2015 with ICDL-EpiRob 2015, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Tutorial: Introduction to How Brains Deal with Big Data, 8:00am - 10:00am August 8, 2015 with INNS Conference on Big Data 2015, San Francisco, California, USA.
BMI Summer School 2015, June 1 - August 7, and the International Conference on Brain-Mind 2015 jointly with IJCNN 2015.
AMD Newsletter Vol. 11, No. 2, Fall 2014.
BMI Summer School 2014, June 16 - July 4, and the International Conference on Brain-Mind 2014, July 12-13, Beijing, China.
Brain-Mind-Magazine Vol. 3, No.1, 2014.
AMD Newsletter Vol. 11, No. 1, Spring 2014.
Brain-Mind-Magazine Vol. 2, No. 2, 2013.
Brain-Mind Workshop 2013
ICDL-EpiRob 2013 Tutorial: Introduction to Computational Brain-Mind, Osaka, Japan, August 18, 2013.
Obama's BRAIN Initiative, Opportunities, and Resistence from the Status Quo, IJCNN 2013 Special Session on Mind, Brain, and Cognitive Algorithms, Dallas TX, August 7, 2013.
Obama's BRAIN Initiative and Multidisciplineary Education, IJCNN 2013 Panel on Teaching Cognitive Science and Computational Intelligence, Dallas TX, August 6, 2013.
Emotion in Brain-Inspired Developmental Networks, IJCNN 2013 Panel on Higher Emotionon, Dallas TX, August 5, 2013.
IJCNN 2013 Tutorial: Natural and Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Computational Brain-Mind, Dallas TX, August 4, 2013.
BMI Summer School 2013, June 17 - Aug. 2, and the International Conference on Brain-Mind 2013, July 27-28, East Lansing, MI.
New book: Natural and Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Computational Brain-Mind, published by BMI Press, Nov. 2012.
WCCI wide tutorial 2012: Computational Brain-Mind: From Biology, Neuroscience, Psychology, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Mathematics.
AMD Newsletter Vol. 9, No.2, Fall 2012.
The Brain-Mind-Magazine is a new kind of magazine which publishes public oriented articles on inner working of single brains and ways multiple brains work together. Created June 2012.
AMD Newsletter Vol. 9, No.1, April 2012.
AMD Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 2, October 2011.
Tutorial: Understanding the (5+1)-Chunk Brain-Mind Model Requires 6-Discipline Knowledge, presented at the Brain-Mind Workshop, Dec. 19-20, 2011.
Brain-Mind Institute is a new kind of institute, located at MSU with international participation. Its website was operational, Sept. 15, 2011.
The slides of my talk that discussed political, research, the peer-review problems in US and China: "Science Should Expend Its Horizon: Suggestions to the US and Chinese Governments", NSF Workshop on US-China Collaborations, Arlington, Virginia, May 23-24, 2011.
AMD Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 1, April 2011.
IJCNN 2011 Panel: Brain-Mind Architectures: Module-Free, General Purpose and Immediate Learning
IJCNN 2011 Special Session: Brain-Mind Architectures and Learning Mechanisms
AMD Newsletter Vol. 7, No.2, Oct. 2011. Dialog initiation: "Are Natural Languages Symbolic in the Brain?"
Decade of the Mind VI. Speakers
IJCNN 2010 Panel: "Between Bottom-up and Top-down What is `the Much in Between'?" with email discussion.
Special session: "Mental Architecture and Representation", IJCNN 2010
AMD Newsletter Vol. 7, No.1, April 2011. Developmental Stereo to appear in TAMD
Tutorial: "General-Purpose Vision Architecture, Invairance, Attention, and Reasoning", CVPR 2010, Tutorial slides.
AMD Newsletter Vol 6, No. 2, October 2009. AMD Principles: Have We Passed "Black Art"?
The creation of the IEEE Transactions on Autonsomous Mental Development and its inaugural issue, May 2009
AMD Newsletter Vol 6, No. 1, April 2009. LCA to appear in TAMD
IEEE 8th International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL'08), Shanghai, China, June 4-7, 2009
AMD Newsletter Vol 5, No. 2, October 2008. ""Killer" Applications for Developmental Robotics and Humans: Muddy Tasks"
AMD Newsletter Vol 5, No. 1, April 2008. "How the Mind Works and How the Brain Develops"
INNS Symposia: New directions in Neural Networks (INNS-NNN) - Modeling the Brain and Nervous Systems , Auckland, NZ, November 24-25, 2008.
The 7th International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL'08), Montery, California, August 9-12, 2008
AMD Newsletter Vol 4, No. 2, October 2007. Reply to Dialog: "Should Robots Develop as Human Infants Do?"
AMD Newsletter Vol 4, No. 1, April 2007. Glossary: Genomic equivalence
The 6th International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL'07), London, UK, July 11-13, 2007
AMD Newsletter Vol 3, No. 2, November 2006. What Does the Biological Brain Tell Us About Development?
Special Issue on Autonomous Mental Development in the International Journal of Humanoid Robotics
IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine feature article, "From Neural Networks to the Brain: Autonomous Mental Development," August 2006
Tutorial: Biologically Motivated Mental Architectures, WCCI 2006, Vancouver, BC Canada, July 16, 2006
The Special Session on Autonomous Mental Development of WCCI 2006, Vancouver, BC Canada, July 16-21, 2006
The 5th International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL'06), Bloomington, IN, USA, May 31 - June 3, 2006
AMD Newsletter Vol 3, No. 1, April, 2006. Weng's term as the 1st AMD TC Chair ended. Brian Scaz was appointed for the position.
AMD Newsletter Vol 2, No. 2, October, 2005. Audition and Language are Tightly Intertwined in Autonomous Development.
The 4th International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL'05), Osaka, Japan, July 19-21, 2005
The 5th International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics, Nara, Japan, July 22-24, 2005
AMD Newsletter Vol 2, No. 1, April, 2005. Motivation-free and Motivational Systems
The Establishment of the ICDL Governing Board, January 2005
AMD Newsletter Vol 1, No. 2, October, 2004. Dialog: Object Detection and Object Variance in Autonomous Mental Development
Special Issue on Autonomous Mental Development in the IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. Papers due March 15, 2005
Tutorial "Autonomous Mental Development by Robots and Animals" at Dept. of Computer Science, Wayne State University, Sept. 28, 2004
2005 AAAI Spring Symposiums, Developmental Robotics Symposium, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, March 21-23, 2005
The creation of AMD Newsletter: the inaugural issue: AMD Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 1, April 2004
The creation of International Journal of Humanoid Robotics and its inaugural issue, April 2004
The 3rd International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL'04), San Diego, Oct. 20-22, 2004
IJCNN'04 Tutorial: Autonomous Mental Development: A New Frontier for Computational Intelligence, July 25, 2004
The creation of the Autonomous Mental Development Technical Committee of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, Feb. 2004. Locally maintained AMD TC web pages for 2008 - present. A history: locally maintained AMD TC web pages for 2004 - 2005.
IEEE Neural Networks Society changed its name to IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, Feb. 2004
IEEE Connections: "The brain is not only an information processor, but also ... ",
with the feature article: "Autonomous Mental Development: A New Frontier for Computational Intelligence." Nov. 2003
ACCV'04 Tutorial: "Developmental Vision," Jan. 2004
One Book, One Community event: Panel session. "What Makes Us Human?" East Lansing Public Library, 7:00 p.m. Oct. 2, 2003
New Journal: International Journal of Humanoid Robotics
The 2nd International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics: Modeling Cognitive Development in Robotic Systems, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 10-11, 2002
The 2nd International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL'02), held at MIT, Cambridge, MA, June 12-15, 2002
Science At The Edge Seminars, MSU, Fall 2001
IJCAI-2001 Workshop on Reasoning with Uncertainty in Robotics, Seattle, Washington, August 4-5, 2001
MSU Intelligent Robot Distinguished Lecture Series
Creation of Mental Development Repository (www.mentaldev.org), Dec. 2000
NSF/DARPA Workshop on Development and Learning (WDL), held at Michigan State University, April 2000
A Short Technical Biography
Technology Transfer: GENISAMA LLC, Autonomous Vehicle Systems.
AAAI Vision page . Also, AAAI topic page about ``AI: Artificial Intelligence,'' a new movie .
Agentland.com.
Cog humanoid robot at MIT.
Cres Corporation providing service for robot mental development, machine learning and data mining.
Dynamic Brain (DB) project and humanoid robot at ATR.
Expo 21XX .
Fujitsu miniature humanoid robot HOAP-1.
Honda humanoid robot Asimo.
Humanoid robots at Waseda University.
Mental Development Repository: www.mentaldev.org
Osaka University's Repliee Q1
Robonaut at NASA.
Robotics Who's Who maintained by machinebrain.com .
SAIL developmental robot at MSU.
Sony AIBO dog robots.
Wall climber robots at MSU.
Prof. Juyang (John) Weng
Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
428 South Shaw Lane, Room 3115
East Lansing, MI 48824-1027
E-mail: weng at cse.msu.edu
http://www.cse.msu.edu/~weng/
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Little Tikes raises money for Movember
Little Tikes is on the search for the best Movember moustache, be it a real one or a DIY one, made using the Little Tikes stencil.
For every photo shared on their Twitter or Facebook page, £1 will be donated to the charity looking to change the face of men's health.
Every person who enters will be in with the chance of winning one of five exclusive Mr Cozy Coupe with moustache or one of many runners-up prizes.
Michelle Lilley, Marketing Manager for Little Tikes said: "We are delighted to be supporting such a brilliant charity. We couldn't resist giving our Cozy Coupe a little more hair for such a good cause. We hope to raise lots of money and support the research in to men's health. As a brand loved by families for generations, we cannot wait to see the fantastic designs our fans will share and create."
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My musical knowledge is limited. I have my own criteria (a musical preference) why I enjoy a certain song, album or artist. I think as long as it can serve as a background for my daily mood, I am fine with it. I know few artists, have a small collection of albums and can hardly hum some tunes. But that's me, and as much as I want to explore more about the music industry (local or international), I'd better wait for someone, or at least the airwaves, to plug new music to my ears. Laziness defined.
I have a weakness for OPM (Original Pilipino Music). I was able to appreciate it when I stayed in Japan. And now, I am starting to miss it again. Weird, but every time I listen to a Tagalog song, I can't help but beam. My boredom level is increasing quite fast. I must learn how to drive now! That deserves another entry in the future.
As what I have written earlier, listening to OPM now is a magical journey. Yes, even those repetitious novelty songs, annoying revivals, tonsil-breaking ballads, forced rock and alternative tunes, they are tolerable now. Am I crazy or what? Thousands of Filipino songs will be produced in the years to come, yup, including those remakes, but I believe my favorite OPM songs will always remain as favorites. To some these songs may be "jologs" or "baduy", but hey I like them. Walang pakialamanan. Hehe.
You got the Asin song title wrong. :p I'm totally with you on the folk rock thing - despite my metal inclinations, I'm also a big fan of Joey Ayala, Asin, Freddie Aguilar and Grace Nono.
lol @ benj, oo naman may taste din ako kahit papano.
haha, yun ba ang title, all the while kala ko cotabato.
lol, this playlist in my multiply site is getting a lot of hits. :-)nung una, wala masyadong nadalaw dun. pero parang di sa entry na naman to ang "referrer site" lol.
pahabol: alam mo ba na memorize ko noon yang "Mas Gusto Mo Sya"? hahaha... tapos maganda yung choreography namin sa "Mahirap Magmahal Ng Syota Ng Iba"... trio syempre ang bumabanat nung kantang yun.
at syempre, si Lolo Jose.. wow.feeling ko bumabalik ako sa warp zone ng aking kabataan..
@aajao, hehe, di ba nahahalata yung edad nating dalawa?


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As crime surges in San Francisco, member of DA's office says fears about safety are connected to racism
San Francisco residents suffering under a crime surge in the Bay Area could be excused if they found themselves a bit perplexed by the latest race-baiting claim emanating from one of the senior officials in the District Attorney's Office this week.Though crime is spiking in the City by the Bay — as it is in many U.S. cities — at least one member of the DA's office linked citizens' worries about the safety of their families to racism, Fox News reported Monday.
The Bay Area, like much of the rest of the nation, has seen a significant uptick in crime heavily impact its people over the last several months. For example:
No one can forget the man on a bicycle in a San Francisco Walgreens filling a trash bag with stolen goods and wheeling out the front door as security looked on helplessly.
Oakland's police chief had to rebuke elected officials for their "defund the police" efforts that have led to increases in violent crime.
Target announced that its San Francisco stores will be closing earlier than normal because of thieves.
A pair of armed robbers attempted to steal camera equipment while Oakland's violence prevention director was giving an interview on rising crime.
A deadly shooting in Oakland went down during Juneteenth celebrations — though it did not stop revelers from getting their twerk on atop the ambulance that came to help during the emergency.
Multiple attacks on Asians — including an Asian police officer — have occurred in broad daylight on San Francisco's streets.
A recent poll from the city's Chamber of Commerce revealed that some 40% of San Franciscans plan to leave the city in the next few years due to concerns about rising crime and homelessness.
But according to Kate Chatfield, who serves as senior director in left-wing District Attorney Chesa Boudin's office, those people concerned about crime have racial issues, not legitimate fears about the spike in lawlessness.
Chatfield's comments came in a Sunday night tweet, Fox News said, in response to a Twitter user who claimed "every single one of my friends right now is considering leaving SF (and frankly, myself included)."
"The biggest driver is no longer cost of living," the writer said. "It's crime."
"My friends are scared for their children, and their husbands are scared for their wives," the user wrote.
Image source: Wayback Machine/Twitter screenshot
Chatfield responded that the claims of crime fears are much like the racism and ideology of old-time white supremacists.
"'Husbands are scared for their wives' — your reminder that the 'crime surge' crowd shares the same ideology as The Birth of a Nation," Chatfield wrote, referring to the 1915 white supremacist film, Fox News said.
Chatfield has since locked her Twitter account, and the DA's office has not responded to Fox News' requests for comment.


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Chin. J. Org. Chem. ›› 2019, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (8): 2183-2187.DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201905001 Previous Articles Next Articles
Special Issue: 陈茹玉先生诞辰100周年
烯基膦氧配位的第10族过渡金属配位化合物的合成和性质
陈铁桥a, 刘龙a, 黄添增a, 韩立彪b
a 海南大学化学工程与技术学院 热带岛屿资源先进材料教育部重点实验室 海口 570228;
b 日本产业技术综合研究所 筑波 305-8565 日本
通讯作者: 韩立彪 E-mail:libiao-han@aist.go.jp
国家自然科学基金(No.21871070)和海南省自然科学基金(No.219MS005)资助项目.
1. Synthesis and Reactivity of Group 10 Transition Metal Complexes with Alkenylphosphoryl Compounds.PDF(563KB)
Alkenylphosphoryl compounds could quickly replace two phosphine ligands in Pd(PEt3)4 at room temperature to produce the corresponding palladium complexes 3a~3e in high yields. Similar nickel and platinium complexes 3f and 3g were also synthesized by the reaction. Complex 3e could react with HOAc to release alkenylphosphoryl compounds gradually. By further addition of 2 equiv. of PEt3, the reaction could take place completely, generating a phosphoniun 4 as a precipitation. Being similar to Pd(PEt3)4, 3d could also undergo hydropalladation with the combination of phenylacetylene and (EtO)2P(O)H, forming the expected vinyl-Pd-phosphoryl complex, but with a slower reaction rate. The result indicated that alkenylphosphoryl compounds generated from the palladium-catalyzed hydrophosphorylation of alkynes with H-phosphonates might play a negative role in the hydropalladation step of the catalytic cycle. Complexes 3a~3g and phosphonium 4 were charaterized by NMR analysis. The structures of 3a and 4 were also confirmed by X-ray technology.
Key words: alkenylphosphoryl compounds, group 10 transition metals, coordination compounds
Chen Tieqiao, Liu Long, Huang Tianzeng, Han Li-Biao. Synthesis and Reactivity of Group 10 Transition Metal Complexes with Alkenylphosphoryl Compounds[J]. Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2019, 39(8): 2183-2187.
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Breaking Benjamin Cancel 2020 Tour Dates With Bush, Theory of a Deadman, Saint Asonia + Cory Marks
Maria Ives
You can add Breaking Benjamin to the list of acts losing their summer tours to the coronavirus pandemic. The group just announced that their summer run with Bush, Theory of a Deadman, Saint Asonia and Cory Marks will not be happening and they've issued refund information as well.
Their statement on the matter reads as follows:
Our summer tour with Bush, Theory of a Deadman, Saint Asonia and Cory Marks will unfortunately no longer be taking place.
If you purchased a ticket or VIP, you will be emailed directly with refund options including a full refund, or you can request a 150% credit at Live Nation venues. They will donate the number of tickets you originally purchased to healthcare workers on the front lines. For more details, visit LiveNation.com/refund. Thank you for understanding, and keep an eye out for tour updates in 2021. We will be back as soon as it's safe to do so! - Breaking Benjamin
The five-act bill had shown great promise to be one of the summer months hottest draws. Breaking Benjamin earlier this year release Aurora, a compilation of reworked versions of some of their biggest hits with an impressive guest collaborator list that included Lacey Sturm, Saint Asonia's Adam Gontier, Cold's Scooter Ward, Underoath's Spencer Chamberlain and Red's Michael Barnes.
With the summer run canceled, that leaves no current dates on Breaking Benjamin's tour itinerary, but as stated, they expect to return in 2021 and you can keep up with their touring here.
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How to Reach Vrindavan
With tourists from across the nation and the world coming over to Vrindavan, the small city may yet not have an airport. Kheria Airport (AGR), Agra, Uttar Pradesh is the nearest to Vrindavan at a distance of 53 km. One can also reach the city via flights from Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, and Mumbai. International passengers can land at Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), New Delhi, Delhi (128 km) and take a domestic flight to Vrindavan as well.
Nearest Airport: Kheria Airport (AGR) in Agra, Uttar Pradesh (53 km) is the nearest to Vrindavan since the city doesn't have an airport of its own. You can also reach the city via flights from Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, and Mumbai. International passengers can land at Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), New Delhi, Delhi (128 km) and take a domestic flight to Kheria to reach Vrindavan.
Vrindavan has no direct non-stop bus routes from many Indian cities as such, apart from one at Mathura, which is the nearest (at a distance of 10 km). The other being Bharatpur in Rajasthan, which is 45 km away. There are also two other direct buses that run to and from Vrindavan every day, leaving the Sarai Kalai Khan Interstate Bus Terminal daily at 09:30 hours and 15:00 hours respectively. Connecting buses en route to other places and crossing Vrindavan are few and far in between, and most arrive in the wee hours of the morning or at midnight. Mathura and Agra-bound buses drop passengers at Chatikara Rd - the main entrance road to Vrindavan city.
Journey Suggestion: Most of the highways get choked with traffic and chaotic from 9:00 hours till 19:00 hours on a daily basis. Mathura road (NH-2) is in excellent condition when you're travelling into the city from Agra. However, if you are heading from the North (Sonewal or Delhi), be prepared to waste your time facing traffic snarls and road hurdles till Palwal, beyond which Mathura road (NH-2) is a pleasure to drive on.
Mathura Junction Railway station, also known as the 'chord' or the lifeline for the holy tourist hotspot. Vrindavan is well-connected to major cities across the nation via the Northern Railways and South-Western Railways (south-bound and west-bound trains) with seven routes and lines ferrying passengers to every nook and corner of the country.
There is a direct cab from New Delhi to Vrindavan. The minimum time taken by a cab from New Delhi is 2h 30m. The cheapest way to reach from New Delhi to Vrindavan is train to Kosi Kalan, then cab to Vrindavan and takes 3h 4m. The fastest way to reach from New Delhi to Vrindavan is cab to Vrindavan and takes 2h 30m.
Places Around Vrindavan
Vrindavan is a holy town in Uttar Pradesh, northern India. The Hindu deity Krishna is said to have spent his childhood here. It's home to many temples & ashrams dedicated to Hindu deity Lord Krishna and holy saints respectively. The place is just 10 km off Mathura city.
Bankey Bihari Temple
One of the most important and vibrant temples is the Shri Bankey Bihari Temple. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. This temple is among the 7 temples of Thakur of Vrindavan. The image of Lord Krishna in the temple appears in the form of a child and is seen standing in the Tribhanga position.
Prem Mandir
Known as "Temple of God's love", Prem Mandir is one of the most popular places to visit in Vrindavan. It is dedicated to Radha Krishna as well as Sita Ram. Made of white marble and adorned with very intricate carvings, this temple is also famous for its architectural beauty.
Radha Raman Temple
Built by Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, this temple was established in 1542. It is said that the deity here is self manifested from one of the shalagram-shilas. As an idol of Radha is not present here, a crown placed near Lord Krishna depicts her.
Nidhivan
Nidhivan, a temple nestled in the holy birthplace of Krishna, has a sense of miracle attached to it. Nidhivan is known as the place that Lord Krishna visits it every night performs Ras Leela.
Nandgaon
Located at a distance of 8 km from Barsana and 50 km from Mathura, Nandgaon is a quaint little town situated at the base of a Nandisvara Hill and which holds immense religious significance. The town is highly revered by Hindu pilgrims as it is believed to be the home of the foster parents of Lord Krishna- Shri Nandji and Yashoda Maiyya. There is also a spacious temple situated atop the hill which is dedicated to Shri Nandji.
Gokulnanda
An ancient shrine in Vrindavan, the Gokulnanda Temple houses multiple deities of Radha-Vinoda of Lokanatha Goswami, Vijaya Govinda of Baladeva Vidyabhusana and Radha Gokulananda of Vishwanath Cakravarti.
One of Hinduism's seven sacred cities, Mathura is the birthplace of Lord Krishna. Mathura and Vrindavan are often considered twin cities (located only 10km away from each other). It is best visited during holi and Janmashtami.


Starting a business in British Columbia (B.C.) and need to know about business registration? The basic registration procedure is the same, no matter where you live in Canada, but the details are different in each province and territory. This article will guide you through the steps you need to follow to get your new sole proprietorship, partnership or incorporated business legally set up in B.C.
You also need to choose a name for your new business. The name you choose will depend on what form of business you've chosen to operate, as the registration rules are different for each form of business ownership. If, for example, you've chosen to set up your business as a sole proprietorship using your own name, without adding any other words, business registration in B.C. is not necessary.
It usually takes about three working days for the name approval request to be processed. You can pay an additional fee (currently $100) for priority service which usually has a 24-hour turnaround. The results of the search can be checked online, mailed to you, or given to you over the phone if you've dealt with a local government agent. If one of the business names you submitted was approved, it will be reserved for you for 56 days. If you don't complete the registration procedure within that time, you'll have to start the process all over again with another Name Approval Request.
Other than some basic information, such as name, address and the nature of your business, the form asks you to list three business name choices.
If you are registering a sole proprietorship or partnership, your business name will consist of just the first two parts.
The distinctive element is "a distinctive non-descriptive word or phrase, for example, a geographical location, your name, a made-up word or phrase, initials" (BC Corporate Registry).
The descriptive element is the part of the business name that usually describes the nature or type of business.
The corporate designation is composed of those words that state a company's legal structure, such as Limited, Incorporated, or Corporation. Using the abbreviations for these words is allowed.
So if I choose the business name Qualicum Beach Antiques, "Qualicum Beach" is the distinctive element of the name while "Antiques" is the descriptive element. If I was planning to incorporate this business when I registered it, I might choose a name such as Qualicum Beach Antiques Ltd., including a corporate designation in my business name.
For more about business name elements and the types of names you are allowed to create for each form of business, see the instructions section of the Name Approval Request Form.
Be sure you do choose three possible names. If you just list one, and it's taken already, you've basically thrown your fee away. Also be sure to list your business name choices in order of preference. When your Name Approval Request Form is processed, the Ministry will only search until a choice is approved, or all are rejected. So only your first choice will be searched if that name is available.
Even if your name request is successful, the Corporate Registry advises you not to spend any money advertising, getting new business cards printed or otherwise investing in your new name, as the name is only reserved. Save your money until your business name registration in B.C. is completed.
It would be really painful to spend money advertising a name that someone else ended up using, wouldn't it? In the same vein, you should note that the names of sole proprietorships and partnerships have no statutory name protection; only the names of corporations are protected.
You may also file the completed registration form at your local government agent's office or mail it to the Ministry of Finance, (the address is on the Registration Form). Depending on whether you are registering a sole proprietorship or partnership, you must fill out a Statement of Registration Sole Proprietorship or your Statement of Registration General Partnership and submit your declaration and fee (currently $40). Note, however, that this fee applies only to a general partnership; the basic fee for registering a limited partnership is currently $165 (plus the $30 name approval fee).
a "real" address in B.C. (not just a general delivery, rural route or post office box).
B.C. incorporation is a longer and costlier process and not available through OneStop Business Registration. Instead, incorporation applications can be filed online via Corporate Online.
The Incorporation Agreement basically outlines the ownership of the corporation. It specifies who the incorporators (shareholders) are and the number of shares of each class that each shareholder will hold (see How Do I Set Up Share Classes for My New Corporation?).
The company's Articles of Incorporation set out the rules for the conduct of the company. View an example of Table 1 Articles that you may choose to adapt to form your BC corporation (BC Registration Services: Corporate Online). You can think of the Incorporation Application as the actual corporation registration form.
The incorporation registration process can be completed online or by mail. To incorporate online, go to Corporate Online. If you prefer to file by mail, Dye & Durham (1-800-665-6211) can file for you. You will need to send them a complete, signed copy of the Incorporation Application (and a cheque).
Whether you are filing online or not, the Corporate Registry recommends that you work through the paper version of the B.C. Incorporation Application. Filing the Incorporation Application using Corporate Online or Dye & Durham costs $388.68 currently. Note that although these are all the documents you need for incorporation registration, you will have to file other documents related to the corporation now that your corporation is up and running. See What to Do Once You Get Your Certificate of Incorporation for more details.
To federally incorporate your business you must file Articles of Incorporation with Corporations Canada. Corporations Canada administers the CBCA (Canada Business Corporations Act), and the office with which all filings related to corporations are made; there are offices in Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto.
The cooperative is another choice when you're choosing a form of business. Cooperatives operate differently from other businesses in that they are run democratically on the principle of "one member equals one vote". Members share ownership and decision making.
Under the Cooperative Association Act, cooperatives must be registered or incorporated, and the procedure is very similar to that outlined for non-cooperative businesses.
If you want to set up a cooperative, see the Guide to Incorporating a Cooperative Association in British Columbia. The document includes forms that you will need to file as part of the incorporation process. The current fee for incorporating a cooperative is $250.
No matter which form of business you choose, it's wise to seek the advice of professionals who have more experience setting up businesses. Besides consulting a lawyer or notary public, you may also wish to discuss your situation with an accountant, who will be able to advise you on the best form of business ownership for you.
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The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), or Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876. It has been revised and expanded through 23 major editions, the latest issued in 2011, and has grown from a four-page pamphlet in 1876 with fewer than 1,000 classes to a four volume set. It is also available in an abridged version suitable for smaller libraries. It is currently maintained by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), a non-profit cooperative that serves libraries. OCLC licenses access to an online version for catalogers called WebDewey.
The Decimal Classification introduced the concepts of relative location and relative index which allow new books to be added to a library in their appropriate location based on subject. Libraries previously had given books permanent shelf locations that were related to the order of acquisition rather than topic. The classification's notation makes use of three-digit Arabic numerals for main classes, with fractional decimals allowing expansion for further detail. Using Arabic numerals for symbols, it is flexible to the degree that numbers can be expanded in linear fashion to cover special aspects of general subjects. A library assigns a classification number that unambiguously locates a particular volume in a position relative to other books in the library, on the basis of its subject. The number makes it possible to find any book and to return it to its proper place on the library shelves. The classification system is used in 200,000 libraries in at least 135 countries.
The major competing classification system to the Dewey Decimal system is the Library of Congress Classification system created by the U.S. Library of Congress.
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Read the story below. When i have time, i will talk about my opinion on what he did and share a bit on how i got into med school.
Unhappy with his middling scores on the standardized test for aspiring medical students, Bosung Shim tried to hack into the Association of American Medical Colleges computer system and change them. When that didn't work, he hired other hackers to help.
The 24-year-old Rockville man — the son of two doctors from South Korea — "felt that he really needed to go to medical school," his attorney said in court Friday. But his desperate — though not wholly unsuccessful — attempts instead landed him in prison.
A federal judge in Alexandria sentenced Shim on Friday to three months of incarceration, followed by seven months in which he will have to report to a sort-of halfway house each night. The sentence was short of the 10-month prison term prosecutors had sought, but U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III said he hoped it would serve as a "beacon" to others who might be tempted to hack their way to academic success.
Shim, who pleaded guilty in October to intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization, said in court Friday that his conduct was "completely unacceptable" and that he was ready to "take the consequences," whatever they may be.
"I want to be, and I will be, an honest person, your honor," he said.
In court and in written filings, prosecutors portrayed Shim as a desperate fraudster whose effort to change his Medical College Admission Test scores was one of several schemes he launched to help secure jobs and improve his medical school admission prospects.
Shim, a University of Michigan graduate, began studying computer-hacking techniques in May 2011, and the next month, he tried to hack into the University of Michigan's computer system to change his grades — which constituted "barely over a 3.0" grade point average, according to Ellis and prosecutors.
When that attempt failed, prosecutors said, he tried a more old-fashioned approach: downloading copies of transcripts, recommendation letters and diplomas from the Internet to create a fraudulent transcript of his own. He paid $1,000 for paper similar to that used in authentic University of Michigan documents, prosecutors said.
Shim was legitimately awarded a bachelor's of science in biomedical engineering in August 2011, according to a University of Michigan spokeswoman. Still, he sent his faked transcript to the Association of American Medical Colleges as part of a medical school application packet, prosecutors wrote. He also used it to help win a research position at the National Institutes of Health, prosecutors wrote. The NIH said in a statement that Shim worked as a fellow — not a full-fledged employee — from September 2012 to September 2013 and declined to comment further.
All the while, Shim struggled to earn an MCAT score to his liking. He took the test seven times between March 2009 and July 2012, and chose to receive only two scores: a 22 and a 25. Possible scores on the test range from 3 to 45.
Prosecutors wrote in court filings that Shim tried to hack into the association's computer system in July 2012 to change his scores or to at least change the records so he could take the MCAT again. When his own efforts failed, prosecutors wrote, he paid hackers $6,000 to help him. At least one absconded with $600. While others were able to access the computer system, the association detected the intrusion and soon began shutting down databases and blocking IP addresses associated with Shim's computers.
Roman said investigators were "looking into" possible charges against the other hackers.
Frank Trinity, chief legal officer for the Association of American Medical Colleges, said that the association ultimately thwarted Shim's and others' efforts to modify scores but that the intrusion into the system required costly repairs. The association ultimately spent more than $31,600 to fix the damage, authorities said. Shim admitted the hacking to Secret Service agents in March, although two months later, prosecutors wrote, he began another scheme: creating a fake graduate transcript to submit with his job and medical school applications.
Defense attorney Jeffrey Hamberger said his client, whose parents also worked as Christian missionaries in Albania, "felt the pressure to have done better than he had" in college.
Hamberger asked Ellis not to sentence Shim to any prison time. After the hearing, Hamberger said the sentence was a "thoughtful" one that "served the purpose the judge said it would." Shim said he was prepared for the punishment.
Desperation is the root of all evil.


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Q: How to use the LIMIT argument in an SQLite Query with Android I am trying to use the following query to get the most recent result by date.
Cursor cursor = mDb.query(DATABASE_TABLE, new String[] {KEY_DATE, KEY_REPS,
KEY_WEIGHT}, null, null, null, null, KEY_DATE + "DESC", ???);

I need to use the limit argument (I believe) but it takes a string.  I tried creating a string with a value of "1" but that didn't work.  Other things I tried
"1"
LIMIT 1
"LIMIT 1"
Limit 1
"Limit 1"
Also, if anyone knows of a great reference site (other than this one) that actually shows you various SQL queries (for ANDROID) that would be very helpful...
EDIT
The error I got from using "1"...perhaps the limit isn't my problem?
Here is the error: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: no such column: dateDESC: , while compiling: SELECT date, repetitions, weight, FROM TEST ORDER BY dateDESC LIMIT 1

A: Order by id DESC Limit 1:
db.query("table", null, "column=?", new String[]{"value"}, null, null, "id DESC", "1");

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California regulators are currently contemplating whether residents would have to pay a fee on text messages from their cell phones.
California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom hugs his wife Jennifer as he celebrates being elected governor of the state during an election night party in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake.
The rational from California regulators is this: Text messaging uses the same cell towers as phone calls yet do not face similar fees — particularly in era where voice calls have dropped precipitously over the last number of years.


Formation Z (known as Aeroboto in the U.S.) is a shoot'em up game developed by Jaleco with a twist. The machine that you pilot starts out as a robot. By pressing and holding the jump button down, you will transform from a robot to a jet fighter plane (in a manner similar to the Robotech VF-1 Valkyrie). In this mode, you can travel extremely fast and cross bodies of water that the robot mode cannot. But you consume a supply of fuel, so you can't remain a jet forever unless you collect more fuel.
Joystick: Use the joystick to advance and retreat the robot, and aim your gun high or low.
Fire: Press the fire button to shoot you gun. You can aim the gun straight, or you can aim it high or low by holding the joystick up or down when you fire. Hold the fire button down to store up energy and fire a strengthened blast that will not stop when it hits an enemy.
Jump: Press the jump button to make the robot leap in the air. The longer you hold jump, the higher it will jump. However, if you hold the button down until the robot jumps as high as he can, he will initiate the transformation into a jet plane.
Joystick: Use the joystick to direct the plane in any one of eight directions. In this mode, you can climb rather high into the sky and away from the ground.
Fire: Press the fire button to shoot you gun. You gun shoots in whatever direction the plane nose is facing, so it can be controlled by holding the joystick up or down when you fire. Hold the fire button down to store up energy and fire a strengthened blast that will not stop when it hits an enemy.
Jump: Press the jump button to initiate the transformation back into a robot. You can only do this provided you are within enough view of the ground.
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Owned by the city of Fresno since the 1920s as a relatively affordable mountain getaway for generations of central San Joaquin Valley families, Camp Fresno has entered into the most tenuous period of its near 100-year history.
The camp's 51 one- and two-bedroom cabins are in serious need of TLC. Upon check in, guests are commonly greeted with dust and mouse droppings. The bathrooms and shower houses either aren't open or haven't been cleaned. The water is currently non-potable, though a recent party was not informed of this until 24 hours after arrival. The water and sewage systems, described as "very poor" in a 2015 assessment report conducted by engineering consulting firm Blair, Church & Flynn, may both be leaky.
Even more visible are the hundreds of stumps and logs that resulted from the massive statewide tree die-off — which hit the Sierra National Forest especially hard — and the ensuing dispute between the city and the camp's former concessionaire over who was responsible for their felling and removal. (I chronicled that conflict last month.)
In the weeks since, city officials have continued to blame Jarrod and Jennifer Deaver for a mess for which the city bears the ultimate responsibility. And during the recent City Council budget hearings, Assistant City Manager Jim Schaad suggested the city should wash its hands of the situation by divesting its interest in the property.
Schaad's reasoning? Camp Fresno, which takes in about $50,000 in annual revenues, doesn't make money.
By that absurd logic, shouldn't the city sell off all its parks and halt all park-related programs? Because they aren't money-makers, either.
"I think that's hogwash," said Scott Markarian, a member of the Armenian fellowship group The Knights of Vartan that has been holding annual get togethers at Camp Fresno for more than 70 years.
"I'm a taxpayer in Fresno. That's why we pay taxes. Part of those funds are supposed to maintain these parks."
Markarian showed me the bill his group paid last week to rent Camp Fresno Junior, a group camp with two dormitories, a kitchen and dining pavilion located across Dinkey Creek from the main camp. The itemized costs include the weekly rate of $2,456 plus a $552 "improvement surcharge."
The question Markarian and other Camp Fresno regulars want answered is where has all that "improvement surcharge" money gone.
"What improvements?" Markarian said. "You can look around here and tell there haven't been improvements."
'Five-year plan' doesn't materialize
City spokesman Mark Standriff assures me that all money collected by the capital improvement fund has been reinvested back into Camp Fresno. However, he has been unable to provide a detailed list of projects and expenditures even though I made the request more than two weeks ago.
The most recent accounting I can dredge up is from March 2016, part of a City Council "action item" when the Deavers were awarded a three-year contract to operate the camp. (The city terminated the deal in November, before two one-year options kicked in.)
On the final page of a 72-page packet, under the headings "Camp Fresno Improvement Projects" and "five-year plan," a spreadsheet shows revenues (both actual and projected) along with a list of projects and how much each would cost.
According to the spreadsheet, $122,377.33 sat in the capital improvement fund in the fiscal year 2015. But by the time we get to 2018 and beyond, a negative balance is projected.
The spreadsheet shows a range of projects including $200,000 for new sewer lines, $100,000 for new water lines, $100,000 to upgrade the electrical systems in all cabins, $90,000 to replace exterior walls of each cabin and $50,000 to re-grade and overlay dirt roads. (The costs for each project were to be spread over multiple years.)
As far as I can tell, only two projects have gotten off the ground: replacing sewer lines in the two-bedroom cabins and digging a new well, part of an incomplete water system upgrade.
What happened to the rest of the capital improvement fund? I can't say with any certainty. However, it does appear the city has taken some money from Camp Fresno's budget to pay for the removal of hazard dead trees from the 38.5-acre property.
Dead trees still a safety risk
When I visited last week, work crews from Fleming & Sons Tree Services were busy loading stumps and logs onto the bed of a semi-truck, which was then driven out of camp. The city estimates the total cost of tree removal at $175,000, according to an internal memo signed by Deputy City Attorney John Hastrup.
The pile of logs and number of dead trees marked in blue spray paint slated for removal by the Forest Service were much smaller than what I observed in May. However, several marked trees still stood near occupied cabins, which present a safety risk for visitors and raise the question of why camp was allowed to open until all were removed.
Elaine Locke, special use permit officer for the Sierra National Forest, told me in an email she was aware of the situation and will make further inquiries.
The city's original plan was to operate Camp Fresno this summer (two full-time camp hosts have been hired) before a new concessionaire can be found for 2020. However, if the assistant city manager's words are any indication, there's some question of whether the city wants to be in the summer-camp business at all. (Selling the facility would require City Council approval.)
To me, this is a terrible idea, not to mention a cop out. The city of Fresno has a Sierra property, situated in a popular summertime destination for camping, fishing and swimming 13 miles from Shaver Lake that would be the envy of many cities. Take some pride in it. Halt the deterioration, make the necessary upgrades and market the place better. And do so before any more longtime visitors stop coming.
"The city did a wonderful job at the beginning," Clemmensen said. "It was a beautiful place. It's so sad to see it this way."
A sign welcomes visitors to Camp Fresno near Dinky Creek on Monday, May 6, 2019. Now without a concessionaire, the opening of the camp is in question as Memorial Day nears. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Former Camp Fresno concessionaire Jarrod Deaver stands near a dead tree that had fallen into a cabin, at the campground on Monday, May 6, 2019. Deaver and his wife Jennifer removed hundreds of dead trees on their own in 2017 to get the camp operational. Instead of receiving money back from the city of Fresno for their work, they got a bill. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
A blue mark from the U.S. Forest Service denotes a dead tree needing to be removed near a cabin at Camp Fresno on Monday, May 6, 2019. Former concessionaires Jarrod and Jennifer Deaver removed many marked trees on their own in 2017 to get the camp operational. Instead of receiving money back from the city of Fresno for their work, they got a bill. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Dead trees stand above the cabins at Camp Fresno on Monday, May 6, 2019. Former concessionaires Jarrod and Jennifer Deaver removed many marked trees on their own in 2017 to get the camp operational. Instead of receiving money back from the city of Fresno for their work, they got a bill. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Marek Warszawski
Marek Warszawski writes opinion columns on news, politics, sports and quality of life issues for The Fresno Bee, where he has worked since 1998. He is a Bay Area native, a UC Davis graduate and lifelong Sierra frolicker. He welcomes discourse with readers but does not suffer fools nor trolls.
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Yosemite National Park's Ahwahnee Hotel, Curry Village, Wawona Hotel and Badger Pass Ski Area have regained names in a trademark settlement. But taxpayers are the big losers, Fresno Bee's Marek Warszawski writes.
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LONDON, Dec 27 - The euro hobbled near an 11-month low against the dollar on Tuesday and remained at risk of more selling if Italy struggles to sell government debt later in the week, highlighting how the euro zone debt crisis has worsened.
The dollar was a touch weaker versus a basket of currencies, but rates in general were little changed in extremely thin trade. UK markets were closed on Tuesday.
With little economic data and few events scheduled for the last week of 2011, investors awaited Italian auctions of three- and 10-year government bonds on Thursday.
Rome's borrowing costs have surged in recent months to put yields around levels considered by many in the market to be unsustainable and raise speculation that the country may require a bailout.
Italy has managed to sell official debt to the market, although solid demand has done little to prevent yields from rising. Analysts said that even if investors flock to the longer-dated bonds, the euro would face selling pressure if yields climb higher after the auction.
"I think there could be some downside risks for the euro. (Thursday's auction) will be more of a test of the market, given that the bonds auctioned are longer maturities," said Sverre Holbek, currency strategist at Danske Bank in Copenhagen.
Any verdict from ratings agencies on the health of euro zone countries - speculation has grown about a downgrade to the credit ratings of governments including France - could put the single currency under more selling pressure.
The euro traded at $1.3070, little changed on the day. A fall below $1.2945, a level touched earlier in the month, would take the single currency to its weakest level since January.
The dollar slipped to 79.838 versus the currency basket , but hovered in range of 80.730 hit in mid-December, its strongest since the start of the year.
Against the yen, the U.S. currency was flat at 77.90 yen. The pound edged up 0.2 percent to $1.5660.
Many expect the euro to stay weak in the near-term, as reflected in the consistently high level of bets among speculators that the single currency will weaken more.
These have piled up in past months, leaving them around record high levels as of last week according to the latest IMM data on speculator positioning.
Analysts at Citi said this reflected a bias among investors to shun the euro and other currencies perceived to be higher risk as 2011 winds down, particularly given difficult trading conditions this year.
In a note, they said this would keep trade subdued in the last trading days of the year, in contrast to some other years when currency movements, particularly versus the dollar, have become volatile as investors close positions at the last minute.
"The tactical implication is that in the final trading days of the year positioning may present less of a risk for volatility than commonly perceived," they said.
However, some in the market see the risk that the euro may initially climb on strong Italian auction results if a resulting slide in Italian yields prompt investors to cut back on those short euro positions.


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Rafale deal: The tussle about the apex court's order
Posted on December 17, 2018 By Maroof Raza
To keep insisting that the current Rafale jets deal smacks of corruption clearly shows that a political agenda is being pushed by misrepresenting the facts of the deal.
The Supreme Court's decision on the petitions questioning the deal by Mr Modi's government for 36 Rafale fighter jets – its pricing, the process adopted and the alleged lack of transparency in this deal – has absolved the NDA government of the charges levelled at it by the petitioners, as also by the Rahul Gandhi led Congress politicians in public. Despite that, the Congress, in particular, is picking at straws – para 25 of the judgement in particular – to challenge the verdict. Thus, it is now quite clear that the opposition to the Rafale aircraft deal is about gaining political mileage even though every political party insists that national security interests will not be compromised!
The question therefore is, what pray, is their interpretation of national security? Is it to give the armed forces – the IAF in this case – the much-needed weapon systems to defend the country or the keep challenging the Rafale aircraft deal till it falls through and also leads – as it is being hoped by the opposition parties – to the fall of the Narendra Modi led NDA government? I cannot recall any of the party spokesmen giving us a straight answer to this question.
The Supreme Court ruled that neither was the decision-making process over the Rafale deal in doubt nor was there any proof of wrong-doing (as is claimed by those opposed to the deal). And equally importantly, the decision of the apex court not to get into the details of defence deals is an important benchmark for any future attempts to drag every defence deal endlessly through the debates in Parliament and with investigations that make a critical military requirement impossible to fulfil for decades after the need is first projected – like the need for fighter jets to stall the IAF's depleting fighting strength.
On the one hand India faces two enemies – China and Pakistan – who are eyeing our weak spots to push us once again into a humiliating defeat (as we saw in 1962) and, on the other hand, India has ambitions to be a great power, and that will never be fulfilled if we project ourselves as an indecisive, argumentative and a noisy democracy. And thus, any investigation – like the JPC being demanded by Congress politicians – must be time-bound. If that can be done by end 2019, when the first lot of Rafale fighters are to arrive, then let's do it. If not, let us allow the 36 Rafale fighters to be inducted to protect our skies and our sovereignty.
However, to keep insisting that the current Rafale jets deal smacks of corruption clearly shows a political agenda is being pushed by misrepresenting the facts of the deal. To put it briefly, it was during the UPA tenure that the Rafale fighter jets were shortlisted over five other aspirants for the 126 fighters 'mother of all deals' as some had said. This happened between 2007 and 2014 after the IAF first projected its demand for 126 fighters to make up its depleting inventory in 2001, with a fleet of fighter jets that were becoming many decades old. But the UPA and Mr Antony's demand (with reasons known to some) that Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) be made a partner for Rafale's co-production in India, led to an impasse by 2014. The IAF's brass hats were unhappy with this insistence, and as HAL's production process was to be 2.7 times slower than Dassault Aviation (makers of Rafale fighters), the French were unhappy too. Thus when Mr Modi announced the deal with Mr Hollande in Paris in 2015, it was at the request of the IAF to urgently procure not one but two squadrons (of 36 jets) to allow the IAF to meet the two-pronged threat of China and Pakistan. Whether Mr Anil Ambani was part of this discussion, as is alleged – to be given the 'offset' benefits – only time will tell.
Offset contracts are sought after by many Indian companies in every defence deal, as India's Defence Procurement Process (DPP) requires any original defence manufacturer (OEM) or supplier to plough back 30 per cent of any defence contract back into India, through the 'offset' route. This requires the foreign supplier to have joint ventures or make an investment in technology or products for defence, inland/coastal security and civil aviation among others. But it is never with one partner per se, that the entire 'offset' deal is done, by the foreign supplier. In fact both the CEO of Dassault and the former defence now the foreign minister of France have publically asserted that Anil Ambani would be one of the scores (up to 100) offset partners in India. And as per the CEO of Dassault Aviation, Eric Tipper, Anil Ambani's company would get 'offset' contracts of Rs 850 crores, not Rs 30,000 crores as Rahul Gandhi has been shouting himself hoarse about!
It is quite obvious that Rahul Gandhi is keen to enact the sequence of the 'bofors' saga, that led to his father's and his party's election defeat. But strangely enough, Mr Modi's government has been quite ineffective in countering Mr Gandhi's allegations. Is it sheer complacency or the overconfidence in their party's parliamentary majority that leads them to believe that all will be well?
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In honor of the fact that Real Time with Bill Maher starts up again tomorrow night, I've got a New Rule:
New Rule: Team apparel can only be sold in team colors.
The above items are useful for exactly one day per year, which doesn't even fall during the baseball season. Have at it, Sox fans! Grab yourself a pair of those pajama pants, one of those hideous green shirts, and wave that "lucky" banner while you are jumping off the Prudential Center.
I'm not just picking on the Sox. Check out all of these acts against God:
If are wearing one of those right now, please ex-out of your browser and never read this blog again.
Are you a Mets fan but want to wear a Yankees hat for some odd fucking reason? Maybe you are a Yankees fan who just adores the combination of blue an orange. A lifelong David Cone/Doc Gooden/Darryl Strawberry fan?
No? Are you a straight gangsta from Oakland who ain't afraid to show some love for da Yanks? Or a colorblind nerd from New York attending Berkley?
Then you must like the Braves, Cubs or Pirates, and are dying to wear their colors on the hat of the most hated franchise in all of baseball, right?
Can someone please explain how buying a team's hat with another team's colors on it makes even one small bit of sense? Do you like both teams? Do you wear it only when the two teams play each other? What takes precedence, the logo or the colors?
Look, I understand the financial reasons a team has to bastardize their logo by sewing it onto a million different hats. More unique items translate into more sales. There are some very stupid people out there who probably want a Yankees hat to go with every outfit they own and are not ashamed to look like a complete and utter douchebag while doing it.
But here is a short message to those dummies and others who have bought branded merchandise in non-official team colors:
You are suckers.
At a certain point the following conversation happened somewhere in the MLB offices:
Executive: Our merchandise sales are stagnating, gentlemen. What can we do about it?
Sales guy #1: Well, we could make it cheaper, sir...
Executive: You're fired.
Sales guy #2: We could try to increase our global distrib-
Executive: Great idea! Just kidding, you're a moron. Next?
Sales guy #3: Well, we could make stuff in different colors...
Executive: Brilliant! We'll put out a never ending stream of new colors and some idiots are bound to buy them!
In closing: Don't be a sheep. If you don't like your team's official colors, don't buy the merchandise. If you are worried about the colors of your team's hat and whether or not they match with the rest of your clothing, rest assured that people will notice how ugly you are long before the fact that your hat clashes with your stupid jacket.
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This Just In: Kobe Bryant Is A Dick
Last night around 1:00AM or so, I flipped on the end of the Lakers vs. Warriors game and there was about 2:20 left. I believe the Lakers were up by two when the following took place.
Kobe went it for a lay-up...
Clearly didn't get fouled...
But missed anyway...
And instead of attempting to get the rebound or play defense, he immediately started bitching right in the ref's face as soon as he saw that the ball didn't go in.
And continued waving his arms...
And looking back at the ref, despite the fact that it clearly wasn't a foul.
As he ran up the floor, he continuted to bitch and moan...
Until he committed this blatant foul (even though his team was leading at the time)...
And when he got called for it... you are never going to guess what happened!
He kept fucking complaining. Look at that freeze frame two pictures above. It couldn't have been a more obvious foul.
If you are going to bitch and moan like a fucking 12 year old girl your whole way up the court and then blatantly slap someone on the arm, you are going to get called for it. The refs knew you were pissed and you're lucky they didn't call it intentional. And you still whine about it.
Fuck you, Kobe. You are the reason people say basketball players are selfish prima donnas. You aren't exactly helping with the credibilty of the league's officiating, either.
So two or three possessions later, when the Lakers were already up by 6, Kobe drains this fadeaway...
And then shoots this look back across the court.
Congrats, Kobe. You were only 9-22 from the field and had just three rebounds, but you currently lead the league in Asshole Glares (AG) with 2,241. Keep up the meanacing sneers, fuckface, because you can't hold LeBron's jock.
Posted by Jay at 12:30 PM 4 comments
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Countdown To Opening Day: #45
For much of the 90's the number 45 was penciled into the Yankees' DH slot.
Danilo Tartabull Mora originally came up as shortstop with the Royals. He only played 24 games in The Bigs at SS, and was quickly transitioned to a RF/DH. He had solid numbers with the Royals but nothing too impressive, especially for a corner OF/DH. Coming off a the best season of his career in 1991 (171OPS+), Tartabull became one of the five highest paid players in baseball when he signed a five year $25.5M deal with the Yankees.
He put up decent numbers when he was healthy, but Danny was plagued by injuries during his tenure, averaging only 122 games during the three full seasons he spent the Bronx before being traded to Oakland in 1995. He suffered from sprained wrists, pulled hamstrings, back spasms and bruised kidneys. Sound similar to another free agent acquisition to bear the #45? The Curse of Danny Tartabull(c) You heard it here first.
After he was traded to the A's for Ruben Sierra, Tartabull lashed out a George Steinbrenner for the comments The Boss has been making all season about him. Danny said:
If s a zoo there. No, I take that back; it's a joke. The sad part is that the only reason for that is the owner. He wants to be the center of attention so bad he just destroys that team. If s so hard for those guys to win because of that man. To win the division, you have to be twice as good as anyone else just to overcome all of the crap that goes on. The guys won't say it on the record, but they're just miserable there.
Some of that was probably warranted, but here's the kicker:
That team's going to be a disaster next year. You'll see. No one's going to want to play there.
See, you just change "disaster" to "dynasty" and "No one" to "Everyone" and that sentence makes perfect sense!
In one of the most fitting ends to a career possible, he retired seven games into the 1997 season after fouling a ball of his toe.
The Yanks acquired the ironically-named Cecil Fielder in 1996 by trading Ruben Sierra and Matt Drews to the Tigers. Fielder hit 13 HRs in 53 games to round out the regular season. On the way to the World Series, Big C hit .307 with 3HRs and 10RBIs. A portly chap, Fielder was almost exclusively a DH, appearing in only 17 games in the field in his two years with the Yankees, all at first base. Bill James once called Cecil, "a fat guy that hit a few home runs for a while."
In 1990 & 91, his first two full seasons as a pro, Fielder hit 51 then 44 HRs and finished second in the MVP voting to Rickey Henderson then Cal Ripken. His 1990 season was the first 50+HR in the American League since Mantle and Maris went at it in 1961. Big Daddy finished his career with 319 round-trippers and a line of .255/.345/.482.
Fielder left after the 1997 season and the Yankees acquired Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis to try and fill his shoes. Chili got his nickname from a bad haircut he cut when he was 12, growing up in Kingston, Jamaica. He injured his ankle in Spring Training in '98 and after playing in the first two games of the season, appeared in only 33 more coming down the stretch. He saw 27 ABs that postseason and drove in 7 runs.
He exclusively DH'ed during his time with the Yanks and wasn't particularly strong offensively, but is remembered fondly by most Yankee fans because his two years in the Bronx coincided with two World Series victories. When he retired, he had the third highest career HR total (350) as a switch hitter, behind only Mickey Mantle and Eddie Murray.
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I had to return those self-help books to the library today. I've renewed them twice already, which is the limit, and since they came to my branch through interlibrary loan, I'm going to have to request them all again.
I did have a chance to skim them, though, and I've gleaned a few tidbits.
I started with Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People. It's a classic. I know this because I've heard of it.
The first strategy I learned is that Dale Carnegie wants me to read his book twice, skimming the first time. Then I'm to keep it close by me for frequent study, perhaps by my bed. Bedside, huh? Good sales trick. If I need it bedside forever, then borrowing it from the library won't do. I'll have to spring for it, nevermind the cost. No indeed, I don't need to worry, because one of Carnegie's other books, bound up with this one is How to Stop Worrying and Start Living.
I've skimmed them both (pat on the back), the latter between 3:30 and 5:30 a.m., so I'm certain I've got all the basics now, ready to pass on to you, my tens of readers.
Also, assume that people always have two motives for whatever they do, one they will be aware of, and one perhaps less laudible or more self-interested. Always appeal to their nobler instincts.
Since I work from home with a sales force of zero, and therefore have only myself to motivate, I've been practicing on sales clerks -- and circulation desk librarians. Also on neighbors and aquaintances. I don't bother with close friends and family – they know the real me.
Okay, okay, I'm being glib. The smile thing does make sense. People have told me that when they first met me, they found me a little aloof, or possibly shy. Well, I'm not shy, just reluctant to risk rejection by starting a conversation with someone who doesn't want it. So it makes sense to smile. I agree with Dale. Mr.Carnegie.
So I smiled at the receptionist at the optician, complimenting her eye make-up, which had precise swoops of eyeliner and eyeshadow so neatly shaded they looked airbrushed. These compliments, according to Carnegie, must be genuine, and this was. I was genuinely impressed by her precision. I was wearing my usual "natural" look, and given the two decades between us and her poreless, photographic exterior, I felt a bit carbuncular, but I was genuine about her artistry.
Next I smiled at the sales assistant, whom she called over to help me. I flapped my new prescription and mumbled that I wanted to try those rimless Silhouette glasses but wasn't sure they were appropriate for extreme myopia and he mumbled that they were probably not the best choice. He spoke very softly, though.
Then he fitted me for the rimless frames.
He did not repeat his mumblings about them being a poor choice for my prescription. I began believing perhaps I'd misheard him. I really wanted those rimless ones, the kind that look pretty much invisible against your face, but I hesitated. Could they really be okay? With Mr. Carnegie in mind -- the assistant's first motive is to make a sale, even if it means fitting someone with the wrong frames-- I asked him again, holding out my prescription, and he took a look at it for the first time. He shook his head. Not a good choice. So instead of getting annoyed that I was the one who had to bring home this unpleasant point to myself, I just said how disappointed I was.
"You don't want to look at anything else?" he said, starting to walk away, sensing that I wasn't likely to be a sale.
"I just need a minute to get over it," I said.
And then something switched on in the guy. He took my prescription and he went over to his computer and did some calculations and some measurements and he showed me exactly why rimless is not the look for me. Can you say "Coke bottle?"
Still thinking of Mr. Carnegie (appeal to the nobler motive), I said I appreciated his honesty. (Hard wrung though it had been.) He had the decency to mumble about not wanting me to buy something I'd be unhappy with.
Then we went and picked out a really nice pair of plastic frames.
Reading this over, I'm impressed. I effectively used what I learned from Dale Carnegie-- to allow someone else to make me a sale.
Interesting. I've had that book on my list for ages, but never read it. The secretary at my office took the course over 40 years ago and still uses it to this day. Everyone loves Kathy - she is so good with people, remembers little things about them, is usually sunny & upbeat - she gives Mr. Carnegie all the credit.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that she met her husband of 45 years at the class!
Let me know if you are able to keep it up. The advice sounds good but tiring for introverts like me.
Thank you! I'm always happy to hear that.


Read this email exchange and when you figure out what neither I nor my loyal reader have, make a comment.
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Is it ever not about you?
What are you my husband??
If you need a clue, look here .
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Who needs approval? NOT Rick and his loyal reader!
Good answer, Tom! If my reader or I had a need for the other's approval, we would have been too worried about the other's reaction to actually type and send the 2nd and 3rd email.There is evidence of one other major weakness being lacking. Anybody got it?
OK – I've been looking at this puzzle for a week. I recognize the lack of NFA, but I can't see any specific evidence of another weakness being absent. Please help me out!


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Netflix joins with Judd Apatow to make original comedy series Love
Staff Reporter | On 17, Sep 2014
Netflix is joining forces with Judd Apatow to make an original comedy series.
Love, which is created by Judd Apatow, Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin, will debut in summer 2016 with 10 episodes.
The half-hour comedy series, produced by Apatow Productions and Legendary Television, will follow Gus (Paul Rust from I Love You, Beth Cooper and Inglourious Basterds) and Mickey (Gillian Jacobs – best known for her role as Britta in the critically-acclaimed series Community), as they navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment and other things they were hoping to avoid.
Netflix says the series will offer an unflinching, hilarious and excruciatingly honest take on modern relationships.
"Judd Apatow has a unique comic voice that manages to be delightful, insightful, and shockingly frank – often at the same time," comments Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos.
"Together with Paul and Lesley, he's bringing a whole new level of agony and ecstasy to this modern day comedy of manners."
The show certainly has comedy credentials, created and written by Apatow, Rust and Arfin (Brooklyn 99, Girls) and executive produced by Brent Forrester (The Office (US), The Simpsons). Netflix is not kidding around, though: the funny programme has impressed the Internet TV company so much that they have already committed to two seasons of Love, with a further 12 episodes to be released in 2017.
"I am so excited to get to work with Paul and Lesley on this project," says Apatow.
"Netflix has been supportive in ways I couldn't create in my wildest fever dreams."
"We at Legendary are thrilled to be working with the wonderfully talented Judd and excited to partner with the Netflix team," adds Bruce Rosenblum, Legendary Television's President of Television and Digital Media.
"We look forward to validating their support for this innovative and genuinely funny series."
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