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If you are going through the estate planning process, you might be thinking about having a revocable trust drafted. You might also wonder if a revocable trust is right for you— perhaps there could be an alternative option that is more suitable? Before you initiate the process, you and an estate planning lawyer should carefully analyze your goals, applicable taxes, and assets to determine whether a revocable trust is a good choice. At Bott & Associates, Ltd., we understand that this can be a confusing matter. It's our goal to help our clients create estate plans that best suit their needs.
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An experienced estate planning lawyer Rolling Meadows, IL relies on will have likely drafted both revocable and irrevocable trusts. If you're considering either option, you'll want to speak with a lawyer in Rolling Meadows, IL to ensure that it will be beneficial for your estate planning needs.
Without a close analysis of your financial situation and objectives, it is difficult for any estate planning lawyer to tell if you're a good candidate. The best way to determine if it is the right option for you is to schedule a consultation with an estate planning lawyer.
That being said, revocable trusts can be very beneficial for some; however, this is typically not the majority.
Claim: A revocable trust helps people to avoid estate and inheritance taxes.
Reality: This type of trust does not reduce any taxes because it can be revoked.
Claim: Creditors cannot put a lien on a revocable trust.
Reality: If you take back any asset, creditors can place a lien on that asset. If you're interested in a trust that prevents creditors from claiming assets, you should consider an irrevocable trust.
Claim: Probate is automatically avoided with a revocable trust.
Reality: In order to avoid probate, your assets need to be carefully arranged in the revocable trust. This includes, but is not limited to, bank accounts, deeds, annuities, life insurance policies, etc.
A revocable trust must be drafted and signed by you in order for it to legally exist. Once this is complete, you can add assets as you please; however, these can be revoked at anytime. Furthermore, most revocable trusts state that all the assets held within are to be used for your care. You will be the Grantor and the sole Trustee.
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The Stanley Parable is strange. The Stanley Parable is smart, calculated. The Stanley Parable is pure chaos. The Stanley Parable is about so very, very many things – at least, until it decides to be not about them at all, often in the same breath. I'll be straight with you: reviewing this thing in any conventional fashion is more or less impossible. Yes, at heart it's a first-person adventure born of a highly acclaimed Half-Life 2 mod, but it's also far, far more. A tangled web of surprises and secrets, a madman's ransom collage of endings and fresh starts. And so, in the spirit of The Stanley Parable, I have decided to let you choose how you'd like to see the game reviewed. Well, if you'd even call these meaningful choices, let alone important ones. Er, sorry about that. Been playing too much Stanley Parable. You know how it is.
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This example shows how to format the columns displayed by a DataTable in a DataGrid control in Visual Basic .NET in Visual Basic .NET.
The following code makes a DataTable, defines its columns, and then adds data to it. Next it creates a DataGridTableStyle object to define styles for the DataGrid. It sets the object's MappingName property so the DataGrid knows which table it contains is the one to which it should apply the styles.
The program then creates a DataGridBoolColumn object to define the table's first column. It makes DataGridTextBoxColumn objects to define the table's other columns. It sets the HorizontalAlignment properties to tell the control how to align the columns. It sets the Price column's Format property to "C" to format this column as currency. The code also sets column headers for all of the columns.
The code finishes by adding the DataGridTableStyle object to the DataGrid's TableStyles collections, assigning the DataTable to the DataGrid's DataSource property, and hiding the grid's caption.
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WNT and DKK Determine Hair Follicle Spacing Through a Reaction-Diffusion Mechanism
Stefanie Sick1,
Stefan Reinker2,*,
Jens Timmer2,
Thomas Schlake1,†
1 Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology, Stuebeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany.
2 Institut für Physik, Universität Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Strasse 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
↵† To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: schlake{at}immunbio.mpg.de
↵* Present address: Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland.
Science 01 Dec 2006:
Vol. 314, Issue 5804, pp. 1447-1450
Stefanie Sick
Stefan Reinker
Jens Timmer
Thomas Schlake
For correspondence: schlake@immunbio.mpg.de
Mathematical reaction-diffusion models have been suggested to describe formation of animal pigmentation patterns and distribution of epidermal appendages. However, the crucial signals and in vivo mechanisms are still elusive. Here we identify WNT and its inhibitor DKK as primary determinants of murine hair follicle spacing, using a combined experimental and computational modeling approach. Transgenic DKK overexpression reduces overall appendage density. Moderate suppression of endogenous WNT signaling forces follicles to form clusters during an otherwise normal morphogenetic program. These results confirm predictions of a WNT/DKK-specific mathematical model and provide in vivo corroboration of the reaction-diffusion mechanism for epidermal appendage formation.
The development of regularly arranged body parts has long fascinated experimental biologists and theoreticians alike. One area of long-standing debate has been the formation of epidermal appendages such as feathers and hairs. Theoretical models have provided seemingly simple solutions to complex developmental processes (1); in order to achieve regular patterns, the reaction-diffusion (RD) hypothesis of Alan Turing postulates a pair of activator and inhibitor with special characteristics (2) [supporting online material (SOM) text 1]. However, it remains largely unclear whether such predictions can be substantiated in molecular and mechanistic terms (3). Because canonical WNT signaling is essential for the induction of hair and feather follicles (4, 5) and forced stimulation of this pathway is sufficient to induce supernumerous appendages (6, 7), the pathway represents an appealing candidate for the primary signal that dictates follicle distribution. Here we set out to analyze its role in hair follicle arrangement by verifying predictions of a biologically adapted RD model.
The WNT pathway is active from the earliest stages of follicular development (5, 8) (Fig. 1A). Expression of the WNT inhibitor Dkk1 is directly controlled by secreted WNTs (9, 10). Further aspects of this pathway and the RD mechanism are discussed in SOM text 2 and fig. S1. In developing murine skin, mesenchymal Dkk1 expression is found adjacent to the early hair follicle bud (5) (Fig. 1B), whereas Dkk4, a further functional inhibitor of WNT signaling (11, 12), shows strong epithelial expression at discrete loci before hair placode formation (Fig. 1C). Weak expression in the early hair follicle bud indicates that Dkk4 expression marks the forming follicle (Fig. 1C). Five LEF/TCF consensus binding motifs are found within 700 base pairs (bp) upstream of the transcriptional start site of Dkk4, and regulation of the promoter by the canonical WNT signaling pathway was suggested by transfection studies (Fig. 1D). Hence, the available data support the role of WNT and DKK as primary determinants of hair follicle spacing patterns.
WNT signaling and expression of Dkk genes are associated with hair follicle formation. (A) WNT signaling in mesenchymal cells is associated with developing hair follicles (arrowhead). BATgal mice harboring a WNT-responsive lacZ gene were used as a reporter. (B) Mesenchymal Dkk1 expression adjacent to epithelial placodes and buds (arrowheads). (C) Strong epithelial Dkk4 expression at discrete loci prior to hair placode formation. Expression rapidly declines after follicle budding (arrow). (A to C) Scale bars, 100 μm. (D) Reporter gene expression [relative light units (RLUs) ± SEM] after endogenous (white) and stimulated (black) canonical WNT signaling. *P < 0.0001 (t test) for stimulated WNT signaling (black columns).
If WNTs and WNT inhibitor(s) represent the two components required by the RD hypothesis, it should be possible to derive, from a WNT/DKK-specific RD model (SOM text 3), predictions about the outcome of experimental alterations of activating and inhibitory functions. Our computational modeling showed that moderate overexpression of activator during either the initial or a subsequent inductive wave increases follicular density (Fig. 2, A and B). By contrast, strong overexpression of activator completely disrupts the patterning process. Moderate overexpression of inhibitor during the initial inductive wave increases the interfollicular spacing (Fig. 2A). In line with the prediction of defective pattern formation after further enhancement of inhibitor expression, hair and feather follicle induction is indeed blocked in the presence of strong Dkk1 expression (4, 5); however, the role of WNTs in appendage formation and patterning is still contentious. During a subsequent inductive wave, increased inhibitor expression blocks the development of new follicles in the interfollicular space (Fig. 2B). In addition, excess inhibitor gives rise to ringlike zones of high activator levels around preexisting appendages (Fig. 2B). If levels of activator above a threshold determine where appendages form, this suggests the possibility of follicle cluster formation. The ringlike zones of high activator levels are converted to discrete spots (Fig. 2B) if preexisting follicles become insensitive to activator and inhibitor (SOM text 4). Thus, moderate overexpression of inhibitor by the appendages predicts a quantitative as well as a qualitative read-out: The number of follicles is reduced, and their distribution is changed.
A WNT/DKK-specific model of a reaction-diffusion system predicts changes in epidermal appendage distribution after transgenic interference with endogenous signaling. Diagrams for excess activator or inhibitor production correspond to moderate overexpression that was restricted to the forming appendages. (A) Modeling of the first inductive wave. The calculated distribution of activator is shown for a 100 × 100 area (arbitrary units). (B) Modeling of a subsequent inductive wave. The first wave is shown in blue, the second in red. The calculated distribution of activator is depicted for a 200 × 200 area. The inset reflects the difference in activator distribution between second and first inductive wave for a first wave follicle. An activator and inhibitor insensitivity of first wave follicles might reflect the in vivo situation most closely.
We used transgenic expression of inhibitor during hair follicle formation to experimentally test these theoretical predictions (Fig. 3 and SOM text 5 and fig. S2). In mouse, temporally well defined successive waves of induction during embryogenesis and early postnatal life give rise to three major hair follicle types (designated guard, awl, and zigzag) (13) (Fig. 3A). In compliance with the model, new follicles are initiated in between previously induced appendages (Fig. 3B). We analyzed four Foxn1::Dkk2 mouse lines in detail, and their phenotype was correlated to the level of transgene expression (Fig. 3, C and D). At high levels of ectopic Dkk2 mRNA, mice appeared almost hairless; at lower levels, the hair coat is present but structurally abnormal (Fig. 3D). Suppression of hair follicle formation at high levels of Dkk2 expression is consistent with previous results for Dkk1 (5) and conforms to the prediction of our computational modeling. However, guard hair follicle induction still took place even in severely affected mice (Fig. 3, D and E) because of the delayed onset of Foxn1 promoter activation relative to guard hair follicle induction (Fig. 3A and fig. S2).
Suppression of WNT signaling increases interfollicular spacing in Foxn1::Dkk2 mice. (A) Schematic of the timing of Foxn1 promoter activity and the induction of the three major hair follicle types. (B) E18.5 back skin reveals the existence of successive inductive waves that can be distinguished by the developmental stage of follicles (1, guard; 2 and 3, awl; 4, zigzag). (C) Levels of Dkk2 expression. TG, Foxn1::Dkk2 transgenic mice. (D) Appearance of wild-type and differently affected Foxn1::Dkk2 mice. (E) Strongly affected Foxn1::Dkk2 mice only develop large guard hair follicles. (F) Densities of guard hair follicles (black) and of the full complement of follicles (white) are reduced after WNT signaling is suppressed. (G) The density of guard hair follicles is reduced at E14.5, that is, immediately after the first inductive wave, after WNT signaling is suppressed. Emerging follicles are characterized by localized WNT signaling, visualized by whole-mount lacZ staining of skin from BATgal mice of the indicated genotypes (top views). (B, C, E, and G) Scale bars, 100 μm.
The number of follicles per square millimeter is reduced by about 30% in adult Foxn1:: Dkk2 (medium) mice (Fig. 3F). Regarding the first inductive wave that gives rise to guard hair follicles, a similar reduction is evident (Fig. 3F). In Foxn1::Dkk2 (strong) mice, which only develop guard hair follicles, the density is further reduced (Fig. 3F). The emergence of hair follicle buds is accompanied by localized WNT signaling in mesenchymal cells of the prospective dermal papilla (Fig. 1A). As expected, the density of these cell clusters is reduced in Foxn1::Dkk2 transgenic mice (Fig. 3G). However, we could not detect any difference between mice with high and medium mRNA levels. Thus, the significant decrease of guard hair follicle density in Foxn1::Dkk2 (strong) as compared with Foxn1::Dkk2 (medium) mice suggests the existence of more than one inductive wave for guard hair follicles; apparently, all but the first wave are blocked by strong transgene expression. For the first inductive wave, the results confirm the predictions of our model with respect to the quantitative effects of inhibitor overexpression.
As suggested by our simulations, WNT and DKK proteins may control the natural increase of follicle density during subsequent inductive waves (Fig. 2B and SOM text 6 and figs. S3 and S4). In order to investigate inhibitor effects on these waves, we next examined transgenic mice with an abnormal hair coat in more detail. These mice are characterized by a misdistribution of hair shafts. Whereas emerging hair shafts are almost evenly distributed over the skin surface in wild-type mice, bundles of hair shafts are separated by large areas of interfollicular epidermis in Foxn1::Dkk2 mice (Fig. 4A). Histological sections confirmed that usually more than three follicles are tightly clustered in transgenic mice (Fig. 4B); all follicles within a cluster gave rise to bona fide hair shafts. By contrast, follicles are clearly separated from each other in wild-type skin (Fig. 4B). Strong follicle clustering was also observed in Foxn1::Dkk1 mice (fig. S5), which corroborated its independence of the inhibitor's identity. A ringlike pattern of WNT signal-receiving cells around preexisting follicles confirms the model'sprediction for activator distribution and indicates an initiation of cluster formation at about embryonic day 17.5 (E17.5) (Fig. 4C). Unequivocal morphological indications of hair follicle cluster formation were observed at E18.5 and postnatal day 1 (P1) (Fig. 4D and fig. S6). Thus, hair follicle clusters in Foxn1::Dkk2 mice form during a normal inductive program by misdistribution of the normal complement of epidermal appendages (Fig. 4D and SOM text 7 and fig. S6).
A normal sequence of inductive waves gives rise to hair follicle clusters after moderate suppression of WNT signaling. (A) Hair distribution on the back of wild-type and Foxn1::Dkk2 mice. (B) Hair follicle distribution in the back skin of 10-day-old wild-type and Foxn1::Dkk2 animals. (C) Aberrant distribution of WNT signal–receiving cells in Foxn1::Dkk2 mice at E17.5. Canonical WNT signaling is visualized by whole-mount lacZ staining of back skin from BATgal mice of the indicated genotypes (top views). (D) New follicles (arrowheads) emerge at E18.5 and P1 in Foxn1::Dkk2 mice. All scale bars, 100 μm.
We note that further signaling pathways are involved in interfollicular patterning. Studies on feather development demonstrated that fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) promote follicle formation, whereas BMP and EGF signaling confers interfollicular fate (14, 15). Because these pathways appear to be downstream of WNT signaling and exert feedback control (5, 14, 16–19), we propose that they mainly mediate and modulate WNT signals, thereby contributing to the stabilization and refinement of the patterning process. Indeed, ablation of the BMP receptor IA appears to have no major impact on hair follicle induction and distribution (20). However, suppression of BMP signaling that may reduce Dkk1 expression (19) causes an increase in hair follicle density (21), consistent with our simulations (fig. S3C). Given that LEF1 plays an important role in WNT signaling, which controls ectodysplasin signals (5, 22), our results may also explain the misdistribution of follicles in EdaA1 and Lef1 transgenic mice (23, 24). However, amoresophisticated systemsbiology approach will be needed in the future to include the full complexity and dynamics of the WNT signaling pathway (25) in a model of interfollicular patterning. In conclusion, our combined experimental and computer modeling approach presents compelling evidence for WNT signaling and a reaction-diffusion mechanism as key determinants of hair follicle spacing patterns.
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Cape's House of Ill Repute
The sign on the front of the three-story brick building on the southwest corner of Independence and Frederick proclaims that the Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission has deemed it "One of Cape's Original Treasures c. 1910." (Click on any photo to make it larger, then you can click on the left or right side of the image to see the rest of the photos.)
Looks pretty ho-hum to me
Ho-hum. Looks pretty much like a bunch of other old buildings in Cape. Still, on a visit in the fall of 2009, I felt somewhat obliged to knock off some record photos of it.
While I was researching something the other night I saw a National Register of Historic Places application for the "Wood Building." Like the obligatory photos of the building on Independence, I felt compelled to stick a copy in a directory named Cape Historical.
Many of original features remain
This evening I stumbled across the Wood Building file and discovered Wood was the name of the folks who built it between 1908-1910, not the type of building material. Still, the application was a bunch of the normal architectural mumbo jumbo that means something to somebody, but not me.
Owned by Woods family until 1979
I plowed through the formal stuff until I got to page 9, where we started getting into the history of the building. William L. Wood and his wife, Mary, moved from Perryville around 1895 with their two sons, William Jr., 5, and Charles, 9. The Rudolph Stecher Brewing Company of Murphysboro, Ill., rented the entire first floor.
The property stayed in the Woods family until 1979. During its long history, 1 South Frederick has nearly always been a saloon. It's been known as the Central Inn, Central Hotel, Central Bar, Central Tavern, Corner Inn, Corner Pub and, most recently, Mac's Tavern.
Upstairs had the action
The sections of the building with the addresses 3 South Frederick and 607 Independence have housed such diverse businesses as The Creamery, The Central Furniture Company and Kos Potato Chip Company. The second and third floors served as a boarding house and hotel, as well as a front for a house of ill repute.
You should download the application
That's pretty interesting, but the National Register application spins an even better tale. I'm not going to spend time typing. I'm going to point you to the Wood Building document and let you read it for yourself. The good stuff starts at Section 8, Page 9 (Page 11 of the pdf).
Official corruption and collusion
Here's an overview from the application: "With the arrival of the Houck and San Francisco railroad systems in the late 19th century, Cape Girardeau's sluggish economy prospered… As had happened in countless other communities of that period, saloons and "houses of ill fame" were woven into the social and commercial fabric of Cape Girardeau by the early years of the 20th century, and the Wood Building – with its infamous reputation – is especially noteworthy … because its history demonstrates tensions that existed between various groups, including area residents, madams, the local constabulary, attorneys, judges and other local officials, and organizations such as the Citizens Committee."
Operated across from city hall and police station
"Moreover, because it operated within one hundred yards of a police station and city hall [you can see it reflected in the window of one of the photos], and because cases involving activities at the Wood Building were most frequently dismissed when they entered the court system, its history suggests a probably pattern of official collusion and corruption. At the center of many controversies, the Wood Building is associated not only with local attitudes toward prostitution, alcohol and other social vices, but is a reflection of state and national trends as well."
Who passed through this doorway?
Reading through the next three or four pages of legal shenanigans will show you a side of Cape we didn't learn in history class. It's almost as fascinating as reading about a murder mystery associated with the New Rigdon Laundry in about the same era.
The application concludes, "Neighborhood taverns played a prominent role in the development of American cities. The efforts of alcohol activists notwithstanding, saloons and taverns were common places of recreation and relaxation in turn-of-the-century Missouri, especially in larger towns and cities and in communities that featured large German populations. They gave boisterous welcome to every male adult, regardless of his private conduct, his clothes, his manners, his previous record, or his ultimate destination."


PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay, Inc. PepsiCo has a number of products that are highly successful, such as their line of soft drinks, sports drinks and snacks. Today, PepsiCo reports over $50 Billion dollars in annual revenue, and is one of the top members in the fortune 500. Though PepsiCo has been highly successful financially, they have also made great strides to constantly improve diversity within the organization. This was essential because the diversification of their products in new markets would demand a great breadth of cross-cultural knowledge.
PepsiCo was one of the first companies to recognize the importance of people of color within the workplace and target market. PepsiCo hired and appointed their first African-American, Hispanic, Asian, and woman executives all before 1970. Today PepsiCo operates in over 200 countries, and continues to focus on diversity and inclusion at all levels of the corporation. These successes have largely been credited to top executives, particularly the CEO of PepsiCo.
Steve Reinemund was the first senior leader at PepsiCo to focus on diversity and inclusion from a perspective of changing the entire culture of PepsiCo. Reinemund recognized that the workforce that PepsiCo had did not successfully represent that demographics that they were marketing their products to. To combat this growing gap, Steve Reinemund appointed a new vice president of human resources to help promote diversity within PepsiCo. In the year 2000, Steve Reinemund and his vice presidents developed the first Hispanic Advisory Board, and creating new metrics to ensure that diversity goals in terms of hiring were met.
These new metrics were met with great resistance, as diversity of the workforce became part of the forefront of hiring and promotion decisions. Many people were angered because they viewed the new policies as potentially promoting someone based on the fact that they were diverse, when they could be less qualified. Resistance was further met when, in 2002, PepsiCo did not meet its diversity goals. Steve Reinemund had previously attached diversity initiatives to bonus compensation, and due to the goals not being met, limited the bonuses, sending a message to his staff that everyone was being held responsible for executing the company's diversity strategy.
Throughout his reign as CEO at PepsiCo, Steve Reinemund not only made PepsiCo more profitable, but also significantly increased the diverse climate of PepsiCo. It was measured successfully through raw figures of increased diversity in hiring, and through implementation of inclusion training programs. The impact of inclusion training was measured through the annual Pulse Survey, where from 2003 to 2005/6 there was a 38.8% increase of employees indicating that they felt the culture of PepsiCo was more inclusive.
Announcing his retirement and naming Indra Nooyi as his successor raised many questions for the future of diversity in PepsiCo. Though Indra Nooyi was exceptionally qualified for the position of CEO, holding several other senior positions over her career at PepsiCo, she has yet to find her own voice within the company. Taking her background into account, Nooyi will have to make a number of changes to further push the diversity inclusion strategy, responding to the billions of consumers.
One difference that Indra Nooyi brings to the table is her experience with rising to the top as a minority. This knowledge allows her to have a first-hand experience of how her minority status as both a woman, and a person of color plays out in the corporate climate of inclusion. Furthermore, as a person that is Indian-born; she possesses potential knowledge about different cultures that can be integrated into PepsiCo's global strategies.
The fact that Nooyi is Indian-born and a woman also allows for her to have several disadvantages. Both identities have a history of being marginalized in corporations, and at many times, she will be the minority, yet making decisions for the majority. She will also face the potential stigmas that go along with being a woman. Some people may view her appointment as having to do with the fact that she is a minority. It is likely that she will encounter several cross-cultural obstacles throughout her time as CEO. Nooyi should hold to the established set of norms that Reinemund left behind, as they are improving the climate and are successful. However, it is important for her to make her own name in the company, so she will have to further push the envelope. She is well qualified, with am impeccable record of promotions, indicating that she is indeed highly qualified to be the CEO of the company.
One way that she could improve on Reinemund's strategy is by further decoding cultural norms and expectations and making inclusive decisions a crossed all countries that PepsiCo is involved in. Developing successful diversity in all countries and in all areas of the PepsiCo organization will be pivotal for success. Reinemund was very successful with his program in the United States, now Nooyi needs to expand these ideals exponentially, making diversity a worldwide priority.
In the approach for a global diversity strategy, I would recommend that the goals become more aggressive. I would suggest that the goals remain easily interpreted and clear, but the percentages of specific groups be more aggressive. One particular area I would recommend focus on is the progression of women in countries outside the United States. Women represent 50% of the population, however, a very small percentage of women are at the top of companies. Using a mentorship program and monitoring measures that Reinemund put in place, Nooyi can ensure that women in other countries become strong and successful leaders in PepsiCo. Nooyi can also accomplish this by creating specific Advisory Boards such as that for African-Americans, and Hispanics, for other minorities like women.
I would recommend that these Advisory Boards be expanded, become more inclusive to all members, and be restructured so that specific people from all departments are contributing their input. These advisory boards need to be directly reporting to the executive board so that necessary changes can be made. The advisory boards will not be successful in accomplishing their goals if they do not have the access to the higher executives who can make changes in the company and make diversity more integrated in the culture of PepsiCo.
Another issue that Nooyi can focus on is getting the Pulse survey to have exceptional results. Currently, Reinemund turned the company from an unsatisfactory environment for inclusion to an acceptable inclusive environment. Nooyi can then take this a step further and get it into a high percentage where inclusiveness becomes part of the cultural norms at PepsiCo. This has many benefits for the company, as it will make PepsiCo a better place to work, and helps keep PepsiCo in a desirable position with the surrounding community and stakeholders.
Overall, PepsiCo is a company that has made great strides for diversity before it was required. They had several diverse executives before the famous civil rights acts were put into law. Through the 1990's and early 2000's PepsiCo became even more dedicated to several different cultures. They diversified both their products and workforce to cater to all different consumer markets. Steve Reinemund left huge shoes to fill, but Indra Nooyi has the potential to make PepsiCo a leader in diversity and inclusion a crossed many cultures, and nations.


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Automotive cybersecurity market to reach $759 million in revenue in 2023
With nearly 112 million vehicles now connected around the world, the global market for automotive cybersecurity is expected to grow exponentially – to $759 million USD in 2023, according to a new report, "Automotive Cybersecurity and Connected Car," from IHS Automotive, part of business information provider IHS Markit.
Connected cars are defined as those that have a connection to the internet, through telematics, an onboard modem or a paired device in the vehicle, such as a mobile phone or other device.
One unfortunate result of connected car growth: vehicles are now more susceptible to cyberattacks through the many wireless and wired connections. Hackers are getting more savvy in perpetrating cyberattacks – more easily and cost effectively– on connected vehicles. OEMs and suppliers are taking these threats seriously, with increased interest in developing and implementing cybersecurity solutions to address vulnerabilities and system design changes needed to accommodate them.
Many approaches
There are many software approaches to cybersecurity in the car. IHS Markit condenses these solutions into easy-to-understand segments in one of the first-ever automotive cybersecurity forecasts.
According to IHS Markit research, the automotive cybersecurity market will consist of two distinct segments. Some cybersecurity software programs will be installed on to the many special purpose computers and data buses that control and regulate in vehicle functions such as the airbags and fuel intake. These special computers are known in the industry as electronic control units (ECUs).
The other segment will be cybersecurity cloud services. These cloud services will track and manage whole fleets of vehicles through management service software that will track and assess irregularities, allowing carmakers to identify unauthorized attempts to attack or alter their vehicles.
Most cars will have multiple cybersecurity software programs to protect the key ECUs in the car, which could be as many as 50-60 (ECUs in today's vehicles) according to IHS Markit estimates.
In 2023, 25 percent of the vehicles sold globally will be equipped with cybersecurity cloud services. The revenue of cybersecurity cloud services will reach $389M globally in 2023, according to IHS Markit forecasts. Nearly 65 million vehicles are forecast to be subscribed to cybersecurity services by 2023.
The royalty revenue for the cybersecurity software programs will grow to $370 million in 2023 from less than $1 million in 2016. Due to multiple cybersecurity software programs per vehicle that use cybersecurity protection, nearly 150 million software programs will sold in 2023, according to IHS Markit forecasts.
Toughest challenges
"Cybersecurity will be one of the toughest challenges that the auto industry will face in the next decade or two," said Colin Bird, senior analyst, connected car consumer insights and software, apps and services (SAS) for IHS Markit and one of the report's co-authors. "Especially as more vehicles with telematics and embedded modems make connected cars an attractive target to cyber criminals, terrorists and nation states."
The U.S. and Western Europe are expected to be the leading markets for these technology developments, given the propensity for connected cars in both regions. According to IHS Markit forecasts, 2018 will be the year of the largest growth, and it will taper somewhat in the years following. General Motors, BMW and Mercedes currently lead the implementation of cybersecurity solutions in their vehicles.
Today's suppliers are offering solutions that will improve security to wireless interfaces within a vehicle, like telematics control units (TCU's), and are also designing solutions that isolate safety critical systems from non-critical systems through the use of automotive network firewalls.
Longer term, integral electrical architectures within vehicles will be designed from the ground up with cybersecurity in mind. These future systems will likely have the capability to isolate critical safety systems – such as propulsion, braking and steering – from security systems that may handle personal or financial data. These solutions will include auto-grade Ethernet and domain isolation.
"Cybersecurity is becoming a key technology for the automotive industry as connected cars grow," said Egil Juliussen, Ph.D. and research director for IHS Markit, and co-author of the report. "It is especially important for self-driving and driverless cars where it will be required."
IHS Markit estimates that, as a whole, up to 50 percent of a vehicle's total development cost today is related to software or electronic components. Today's mainstream vehicles are typically running 20-30 million lines of code on 50-60 electronic control units (ECUs) and more than 80 microprocessors within a vehicle, controlling everything from the infotainment system to critical software and powertrain functions. In addition, luxury vehicles may contain up to 50 million lines of code and up to 100 ECUs/MCUs.
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this week's friday finds are bit on the feminine and flirty side. i've just been really inspired by these eclectic and colorful looks lately. could be a little of that parisian chic has been rubbing off on me, perhaps? i hope you find some inspiration here, too. have a great weekend, everyone!
did y'all see jenna lyons updated digs in new york city? wowza! i have a feeling we're going to be seeing quite a lot of that very eclectic and feminine look around very soon. this apartment (below) pretty much nails it!
the apartment dk is constantly super inspiring to me and they carry beautiful one of a kind and very rare vintage collectibles. this room is just one example of their beautiful finds.
pretty paint colors, and i'm rather drawn to the statuesque woman this room has on display. we found something similar at the flea markets in lyon and she's on her way to super marché's next collection.
perhaps domestic goddess are on trend! i found this pretty lady popping up on a home tour a Barcelona-based photographer on the socialite family this week, too.
i love everything about this look — you know i'm a sucker for a vintage portrait painting! but this color palette of navy and pink had me at hello, too. très chic. we have some great vintage portraits coming to the shop in january.
Inspired by nature and harmony of spaces, this Leaf chandelier has light, delicate features but with a modern twist. Different from most styles i've seen out there lately, it blends into both contemporary and vintage-inspired spaces.
i quite like the idea of this sweet looking (and very affordable) Convertible Corduroy Headboard Pillow. a great alternative to the traditional headboard and looks cozy, too.
I don't understand the Jenna Lyons thing , She never gives interviews that aren't ham -handed where she doesn't engage in valley speak and "like" every other word which is so annoying and she glorifies using fur in design which is archaic in this day and age . That sable bedspread is horrifying , imo and i doubt its vintage . And there's something creepy about that many shoes – overcompensating .


A simple tart with homemade dough and fresh, vibrant summer squash.
I really, really am loving savory tarts. Back during the springtime, I made one that consisted of peas and asparagus. I never got around to writing the recipe for it, so I decided to make it again, just this time using the produce of late summer (aka really beautiful green and yellow summer squash).
If you're intimidated by making homemade pie dough, don't be. It is such an easy process, and I've gotten the recipe down so that it is as simple as can be. It's mixed in the food processor, and the only real secret is to use very cold, cubed butter. This will create a flaky dough. Once the dough chills for an hour, it gets rolled out and placed right into the tart pan (I found the perfect rectangular pan from Williams Sonoma with the most gorgeous crimped edges).
It's important to par-bake the dough first to ensure a crispy crust. From there, it's a simple ricotta filling that I sweetened with just a touch of honey. I like lots of freshly cracked black pepper, too. I then shaved the summer squash into beautiful, thin circles and placed them right on top of the ricotta filling, making sure to lightly press them down into the cheese.
The best way to serve this tart is slightly warm or at room temperature. I would not suggest eating it straight out of the oven or chilled. And the garnishes…well those are my favorite part. I shaved some crisp radishes over top, along with a little extra ricotta cheese. On each dollop of cheese, I like to sprinkle a little salt so that the fresh flavor comes through.
I had also found some beautiful dill blossoms, sorrel leaves, and sunflower sprouts at my farmer's market for the top of the tart. But really use any type of herbs, greens, etc. that you'd like. And for the finishing touch, just a drizzle of truffle oil to take it over the top!
So, I hope you run to the market, find the most beautiful summer squash, and enjoy this delicious tart! Cheers!
Combine the flour and salt in a food processor and pulse until incorporated. Add the butter and process until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Slowly drizzle in the water, with the processor running. The dough should begin to pull away from the sides as it forms. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape the dough into a ball. Wrap the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 375F. After an hour, let the dough sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes to soften slightly. Roll the dough out so that it's about 1/8" thick. Gently lay the dough into a (11 ¼" x 8 ¼" x 1") tart pan. Press the dough into the pan firmly. Trim off the excess dough and reserve for another use (it freezes well). Use a fork to prick small holes along the bottom of the dough, about 1 inch apart. Then, line the inside of the dough with a piece of parchment paper. Fill the pan with pie weights (dried beans, rice, or popcorn kernels all work well). Par-bake the crust for 8 minutes. remove the parchment paper and pie weights. Set the crust aside as you make the filling.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the ricotta, honey, and beaten egg. Season with salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Pour the mixture into the par-baked crust and use a spatula to smooth it out into one, even layer. Lay the shaved summer squash over the entire layer of ricotta, gently pressing so the squash slightly sinks into the filling. Drizzle the squash with a little olive oil and season well. Drop the oven temperature to 350F and bake for about 20-25 minutes until the filling is cooked through and the squash is golden. Let the tart cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.
When ready to serve, top the summer squash tart with the shaved radishes and small dollops of ricotta cheese. Season each dollop of cheese with a small pinch of salt. Garnish with a few dill blossoms, sorrel leaves, and sunflower spouts. Drizzle the truffle oil over top.


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Bees produce honey on site of former Nottinghamshire coal mine
There isn't much left but next year there could be more
Lynette PinchessLife writer
A bee at Gedling Country Park (Image: Roy Manterfield)
Bees have produced honey in an unusual place - on the site of a former Nottinghamshire coal mine.
There are four hives located at a solar farm within Gedling Country Park, created after the old colliery site closed in 1991.
Beekeeper Rob Fillingham said: "We are in a very challenging environment on top of a hill within the solar farm - the highest point on the site."
The honey is in limited supply - just 56 jars - but has been selling well with its delicious light and refreshing taste and texture.
"It is artisan and in short supply," said Mr Fillingham, about the 10oz jars which have been selling for £7.50 through the Friends of Gedling Country Park's Facebook page.
Nottingham ranks as one of the gin capitals of the world - but we all knew that didn't we!?
The proceeds are being reinvested into the hives by the charitable group, which manages the bees. They hope to double the number of hives next year.
At their peak in the summer there were up to 70,000 bees. Now it's winter the number is down to 10,000.
"We have had a much hardier bee turn up than when we set up. They're a lot more aggressive," said Mr Fillingham, who is vice chairman of the group.
Chairman Terry Lock said: "At the park we welcome visitors of all ages all year round and we are delighted that the bees in the park seem to be thriving."
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The hives were funded by a grant from the Foresight Group, the owners of Gedling Solar Farm which generates enough clean electricity to power 1,000 local homes every year."
Marketing director Ben Thompson said: "It's a pleasure to offer this limited edition honey from the industrious bees at our Gedling Solar Farm.
"We work closely with Friends of Gedling Country Park to ensure visitors to the area not only learn about and enjoy the clean energy being generated but also the wonderful biodiversity of flora and fauna."
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THE TUGHLUQ DYNASTY
The Slave Dynasty | Khilji Dynasty | Saiyyid and Lodhi | Bahmani Dynasty | Other Dynasties | Delhi Sultanate
Muhammad-bin Tughluq
Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq also known as Tughluq Shah was appointed as the governor of Dipalpor in Punjab by Allauddin Khilji. The rule of Ghiyjas-ud-din Tughluq includes the suppression of the revolt at Warangal. Pratap Rudradeva of Warangal had accepted overlordship of Allauddin Khilji and agreed to pay tribute annually. After the death of Allauddin Khilji he neglected this. Ghiyas-ud-din sent his son Juna Khan to conquer Warrangal. In 1323 AD Rudra Pratap Deva was defeated. Warangal was renamed as Sultanpur and annexed to Delhi. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq came to the throne in 1325 AD. The rule of Muhammad-bin-Tughluq includes various reforms. The first of these reforms included his attempt to consolidate his empire by curbing the rebellions of 1327 AD by his cousin Baha-ud-din Garsharp in the Deccan and the other of Kishulu Khan, the governor of Multan and Sind in 1328AD.
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq's experiments with his ideas of administration are noteworthy. The transfer of his capital from Delhi to Daulatbad earlier known as Devagiri. This transfer of capital involved the shifting of the army, officials, servants, tradesman, court and shift of population. This was a torture of the people who suffered greatly. The introduction of token currency brought discredit to his rule. The rampant circulation of copper coin and withdrawal of silver and gold coins brought down the value of currency. Copper coins lost its value. To overcome this the Sultan ordered exchange of silver coins for copper coins. Thus people got silver coins in abundance and copper coins were in heaps. The taxation in Doab which resulted out of the conditions of an empty treasury and the scheme which was implemented in a wayward manner made it a failure. The conquest of Khorasan which required a strong army and later disbanding it was an act of instability.
Muhammad bin Tughluq's engagements with his domestic affairs made him turn a blind eye to the Mongols who made use of his opportunity and invaded India in 1328 AD. The shifting of the capital from Delhi to Devagiri also proved advantageous to the Mongols, as they prepared for more conquests. The Sultan's ambitions plan of invading Himachal and the devastationof his army owing to inhospitable climatewas another blunder by Mohammed-bin -Tughluq. An attempt to capture Malabar in 1335 AD failed owing to the spread of Cholera in the army. In1338 Fakhruddin Mubarak of Bengal declared himself independent. In 1340 the Governor of Gujarat declared himself independent. The Sultan faced problems from the Afghans led by Hasan Gangu . In 1350 AD the province of Gujarat revolted and under Taghi. Pursuing the enemy to inflict punishment, unfortunated Mohammed bin-Tughluq died out of illness. He was succeeded by his cousin Feroz Tughlug who was delivered of a Rajput mother.
Feroze Tughlaq
Feroze Tughlaq became the Sultan in the year 1351 AD. Though the throne was a long dream of many. Feroz Tughlak did not contribute much to expand the territories of the empire which he inherited. His military weakness resulted in the loss of his territories. He failed in his attempt to regain Bengal. In 1360 he invaded Jajnagar to destroy the Jagan nath Puri temple. In 1326 AD he met with success in his expedition to Sindh, before this he had led an invasion Nagarkot with an idea to destroy the Jwalamukhi temples. The Sultan was not tolerant towards people with different religion. He reintroduced the Jagirdari system which was abolished by Alauddin Khilji's. All these measures brought a good result in the financial status of the empire. Feroz Tughluq also introduced reforms in the field of irrigation. He constructed dams, tanks and well and besides these also constructed buildings with architectural skill. This shows his awareness about public utility. Feroze Tughluq also patronized learning. He reformed the currency system. All these proves that he was the cast of the capable Tughluqs. After him the dynasty began to disintegrate. He was immediately succeeded by Ghias- uddin Tughlaq-II who ruled from 1388-1389 AD. He was murdered in 1389 AD and was succeeded by Abu Baker. In a struggle that followed between him and one of the sons of Feroze Tughlaq Abu Baker was defeated. The younger son of Feroze Tughluq. Nasir ud-din Muhammad ruled from 1390-1394 AD. He died in 1394 AD and was succeeded by Humayun. After his death in 1395 the Tughluq dynasty saw the last Tughluq ruler Mahmud Nasir-uddin. He ruled from 1395-1413 AD. The invasion of Timur sealed the fate of the Tughluq dynasty.
After the Tughluk dynasty Indian history witnessed the rule of the Saiyyids and the Lodis. The foundation of these two kingdoms was on the rubbles of the Tughluq's which was grazed to the ground as a result of Timur's invasion. Timur was a Barlas Turk. Born in 1336 AD he grew up with a military skill that made him a military genius. He attained the throne of Samargand in 1369 AD. With a zeal of conquering distant lands he set out and conquered several central Asian territories before turning towards India. With an ambition to possess a large territory, besides acquiring enough wealth and with an awareness about the disintegrating Delhi Sultanate he invaded beyond the Indus with a powerful army. Timur's grandson Pir Muhammad had conquered Multan, Ulch, Pakpatan and Dipal-pur. Both proceeded towards Delhi and defeated Sultan Muhammad Shah. He then conquered Meerut and Haridwar. Besides conquering these territories he looted the wealth of the temples. He nominated Khizr Khan as his governor in India. Thus the political stability of the country was disrupted and the condition that prevailed then ultimately resulted in the downfall of the Tughlaqs.
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NASW-SD is happy to present two workshops by Sophia F. Dziegielewski, Ph.D, LCSW. Dr. Dziegielewski will present the following two workshops, 'Ethical Standards of Care' & 'The Art of Clinical Supervision' Workshop(s). You are welcome to attend one or both of the workshops. Lunch is included when you attend all day. If you haven't heard Dr. 'D' present, then you are in for a real treat.


A core principle of arts entrepreneurship, at least as I teach it, is that the work must connect with its audience. That's why we spend so much time getting to know that audience in a project-based course like Arts Entrepreneurship Seminar. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may know I go to a lot of conferences; as I write this I am on the plane home from the Self-Employment in the Arts (SEA) Conference, held annually in the Chicago suburb of Lisle. This is a conference that really knows its audience!
The SEA audience is undergraduate arts students, primarily from Midwest colleges and universities. All of the programming, with the exception of two or three sessions designed for faculty, is geared toward introducing these young artists and designers to core self-employment business principles: how to communicate with clients; how to craft a financial plan; business models for artists. This last was delivered by two of my graduate students, Mollie Flanagan and Shelby Maticic, who led the 20 or so attendees at this session (there are ten or more sessions at any one time) in an interactive revenue generation ideation session. Another graduate student, Elisa Gonzalez, who launched ¡Habla!AZ out of the Pave Arts Venture Incubator program, was a plenary panelist, along with four other student from across the country who had started arts-based businesses while students.
The conference was not perfect (although it ran perfectly thanks to conference organizer Amy Rogers); there were what I considered to be missteps by some of the presenters. Nevertheless, the enthusiastic young artists could learn so much by participating in the workshops, sessions, and networking events. If you are in their well-defined audience segment of undergraduate arts students (especially in the Midwest), I encourage you to mark your calendar now for the last weekend in February 2017.
For myself, I attended to connect with this very audience in the hope of inciting interest in our new MA in Creative Enterprise and Cultural Leadership, giving away cards, flyers and pencils. The students were so busy running from session to session, few stopped to talk to me, but by the end of the day and half, almost all of our materials had made their way into the hands of the students and their faculty companions.
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Top 4 Security Threats to Windows 10
January 28, 2016 | By admin
(5 votes, 5.00 / 5
After its release in July 2015, Windows 10 has earned its stripes as being more secure than its predecessors. With the new browser Edge and Windows Defender under its wings, the new Microsoft Operating System (OS) became an instant hit among the Windows connoisseurs.
But beyond the hype there lies a sad truth; nothing is 100% secure in the savage world of internet and over time people have discovered that Windows 10 comes with its own share of security flaws. In this article, we address the security loopholes that cripple the popularity of Windows 10 and offer tips on how to overcome them.
Phishing Business
No matter what sophisticated security tools your computer is equipped with, criminals will always be able to make inroads to a network through the weakest security link – the user. Using manipulative tactics to coax users into succumbing to a security breach is the easiest way for hackers and cyber-criminals to make profits. Dubbed as a social engineering method, phishing emails exploit the human vulnerability to spread malware or spy on people's data.
No technology is above human intelligence, so Windows 10 users can't really count on their trusty workhorse for anything better. Soon after the release of Windows 10, scammers started circulating emails disguising them as official updates from Microsoft. But as an aware netizen, you should know that Microsoft rarely sends out updates through email, but pushes them through the Windows Updates program. The only way users can curtail well-devised social engineering attempts is by not clicking on dubious email links and attachments.
Double Edged Sword
Granted, Microsoft swanky new browser Edge is way ahead of its ailing predecessor Internet Explorer in terms of performance and security. Yet, Windows power users have raised their eyebrows to the fact that the Edge has Flash and PDF Reader as its built-in plug-ins, both Adobe products known for having a past of being hackers' delight to exploit. From our recent memory, Adobe Systems in July last year hastily issued patch updates for it's Flash media player to get rid of two critical zero-day vulnerabilities users found it the program.
Likewise, a report by Secunia software company, Adobe Reader's versions 10 and 11 were found to have 39 and 40 vulnerabilities and – because the patch updates were so frequent – they left 65% and 18% of PCs prone to new attacks respectively.
Drive-by Attacks
Windows Defender is not capable enough (on its own) to fend off all malware attacks that seeps into your system, and especially not the sneaky ones that stealthily transfer from dodgy websites to your PC through drive-by attacks. Microsoft has a self-touted anti-malware product that is dissed by independent lab tests as incompetent. And again, the problem only worsens if you count on using Edge for your internet excursions. On the other hand, Google's Chrome is pretty adept at blocking drive-by attacks through its malicious website blocking system. But that is just a secondary layer of protection and applies only to Chrome fanatics. What you should be aiming at is to have a powerful anti-malware product to run a crusade against malware threats.
There are many free anti-malware software's that are as good as the paid ones, and do a wonderful job of combating malware attacks.
Virus Threats
One of the good things about Windows Defender is that it replaces out-of-date security products and replaces itself by default to consolidate the security gates. Additionally, it automatically uninstalls outdated programs that can be used as a possible link by viruses to infiltrate a PC. But despite the best of intentions, Windows Defender falls short in performance and can only do so much – as confirmed by the below-average reviews it received in independent lab tests.
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Foreign, Human Rights Ministries Condemn Mass Executions by Saudi Regime
News - Yemen: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated in a statement, Sunday, that targeting prisoners is a war crime that contradicts all humanitarian laws, norms and values, and at the same time is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.
It pointed out that this crime is not the first, committed by the regimes of US-Saudi aggression and their tools against the prisoners of Yemen, as crimes have previously been committed against them in Aden, Taiz, Al-Hodeidah and Marib.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs renewed its call on the international community, the Security Council, the Human Rights Council and others, to condemn this crime and to pressure Saudi Arabia to respect its obligations under international humanitarian law.
It stated in a statement, Sunday, that the Yemeni prisoners, who were included in the execution, including the prisoner exchange issues under the supervision of the United Nations.
The Ministry of Human Rights considered the mass killing and horrific massacre of a number of Qatif and Yemenis by the Saudi authorities, as a criminal act and a catastrophe against humanity, as it is outside the mouth of the law.
The Ministry also confirmed its categorical rejection of the takfiri Wahhabi mentality, and the method adopted by the Saudi regime, and its penetration day after day of hatred and thirst for the blood of civilians
It called on all organizations, peoples of the world and free countries to take a free stance rejecting the crimes of the Saudi regime and condemning this crime, which touched humanity without fear.
It called on the international community, led by the UN and its organizations, and the world to assume responsibility for protecting civilians, in accordance with the principles and rules of humanity stipulated in international conventions.
The Ministry of Human Rights held the international community, Security Council and Human Rights Council, and the world responsible for the crimes and violations of the Saudi regime.
It also called for condemning this crime and holding the Saudi regime accountable with all its powers, in accordance with international laws, treaties and agreements
It also called for condemning this crime and holding the Saudi regime accountable with all its powers, in accordance with international laws, treaties and agreements, and condemning the American support for the Saudi regime, which did not respect the right of citizenship and freedom of opinion and expression.
#Yemen #Ministry of Human Rights #Saudi Arabia #Foreign Ministry 22-03-14


This is the most popular chrod pregression used today. It has replace the most common chord pregressions that was used in the 50s, the 1 6 25 progression.
In the key of C major this is: C G Am F.
A 2009 recording by the comedy group The Axis of Awesome, their "Four Chord Song", in E major ( E B C#m A ), is a widely viewed clip on YouTube.
The V is often replaced by III. In the key of C major this is: C Em Am F.
A 2009 recording by the comedy group The Axis of Awesome, their "Four Chord Song", in E major ( E B C#m A ), is a widely viewed clip on YouTube.
As you can see from the list here there are quite a few songs that use this progression.
If the 1 5 6 4 progression where in the key of C major the 1 6 4 5 chords are: C G Am F. For the key of G major the 1 5 6 4 chords are: G D Em C.
Songs that part of the songs are using this progression.
Here's a web site that has links to videos of many of the songs on this list.
As you can see you can learn quite a few songs by simply learning common chord progressions in all 15 keys. Especially the common keys of C, G, D, E, A. And on ukulele F and Bb are also common.
Slash Chords - A slash chord is indication that a chord voicing with the note after the slash should be the bass note of the voicing. In the case of this common 1 5 6 4 progression is creates a descending bass line. On ukulele unless you using a low string four tuning slash chord are commonly ignored and the fundamental chord, the name before the slash are played.
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Police Brutality and White Supremacy
The Fight Against American Traditions
by Etan Thomas
Published by: Akashic Books
Imprint: Edge of Sports
An NBA veteran offers engaging interviews and reflections that explore police brutality, white supremacy, and the struggle for racial justice in America.
"Thomas's interviews demand careful reading by all who want to expose racism, hold police accountable, and create an American society that practices social justice."
--Library Journal, a Best Book of the Year in Political Science/Civil Rights
"The book is filled with thought-provoking interviews and commentary on police brutality, white supremacy, and the lack of racial equality in the United States. Thomas interviewed victims of police brutality and their family members to convey what they actually went through and allow them to share what they experienced directly."
—Bullets Forever
"My family and I are extremely grateful for the support and love from my brother in the movement, Etan Thomas."
--Emerald Garner, daughter of Eric Garner
"I'm extremely grateful to Etan for continuing to shine a light on how police violence has harmed families across the nation. Our stories matter."
--Dr. Tiffany Crutcher, twin sister of Terence Crutcher
ETAN THOMAS, an eleven-year NBA veteran and lifelong advocate for social justice, weaves together his personal experiences with police violence and white supremacy with multiple interviews of family members of victims of police brutality like exonerated Central Park Five survivor Raymond Santana and Rodney King's daughter Lora Dene King; as well as activist athletes and other public figures such as Steph Curry, Chuck D, Isiah Thomas, Sue Bird, Jake Tapper, Jemele Hill, Stan Van Gundy, Kyle Korver, Mark Cuban, Rick Strom, and many more.
Thomas speaks with retired police officers about their efforts to change policing, and white allies about their experiences with privilege and their ability to influence other white people. Thomas also examines the history of racism, white supremacy, and the prevalence of both in the current moment. He looks at the origins of white supremacy in the US, dating back to the country's inception, and explores how it was interwoven into Christianity--interviewing leading voices both in and outside of the church. Finally, with prominent voices in the media and education, Thomas discusses the continued cultivation of these injustices in American society.
Police Brutality and White Supremacy demands accountability and justice for those responsible for and impacted by police violence and terror. It offers practical solutions to work against the promotion of white supremacy in law enforcement, Christianity, early education, and across the public sphere.
Featuring original interviews with: Steph Curry, Chuck D, Yamiche Alcindor, Isiah Thomas, Jemele Hill, Craig Hodges, Stan Van Gundy, Mark Cuban, Jake Tapper, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Sue Bird, Kyle Korver, Rick Strom, Cenk Uygur, Tim Wise, Chris Broussard, Breanna Stewart, Rex Chapman, Stephen Jackson, Kori Mccoy, Lora Dene King, Chikesia Clemons, Raymond Santana, Alissa Findley, Amber and Ashley Carr, Michelle and Ashley Monterrosa, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., Abiodun Oyewole, Marc Lamont Hill, Officer Carlton Berkley, Pastor John K. Jenkins Sr., Officer Joe Ested, Captain Sonia Pruitt, and Bishop Talbert Swan.
CHAPTER 1: RODNEY KING
Lora Dene King
Craig Hodges
CHAPTER 2: THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
Raymond Santana
Abiodun Oyewole
Officer Carlton Berkley
CHAPTER 3: GEORGE FLOYD
Stephen Jackson
CHAPTER 4: DEFUNDING THE POLICE
Kori McCoy
Marc Lamont Hill
Officer Joe Ested
CHAPTER 5: BLACK WOMEN AND THE POLICE
Chikesia Clemons
Yamiche Alcindor
Captain Sonia Pruitt
CHAPTER 6: WHITE SUPREMACY AND THE US CAPITOL
Jemele Hill
Jake Tapper
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
CHAPTER 7: WHITE PRIVILEGE
Sue Bird
Rick Strom
CHAPTER 8: WHITEWASHED EDUCATION AND MEDIA
Cenk Uygur
CHAPTER 9: WHITEWASHED CHRISTIANITY
Bishop Talbert Swan
CHAPTER 10: WHITE ALLIES/ACCOMPLICES
Rex Chapman
Stan Van Gundy
CHAPTER 11: SISTERS OF THE MOVEMENT
Alissa Findley (Sister of Botham Jean)
Amber and Ashley Carr (Sisters of Atatiana Jefferson)
Michelle and Ashley Monterrosa (Sisters of Sean Monterrosa)
AFTERWORD: Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.
"What do you see when you look at me?" a poem by Malcolm Thomas
Etan Thomas, a former eleven-year NBA player, was born in Harlem and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has published multiple books including: We Matter: Athletes and Activism (voted a top ten best activism book of all time by BookAuthority), More than an Athlete, Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge, and Voices of the Future. Thomas received the 2010 National Basketball Players Association Community Contribution Award as well as the 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation Legacy Award—both honoring his advocacy for social justice. He is a senior writer for BasketballNews.com and a regular contributor to the Guardian and The Undefeated. He can frequently be seen on MSNBC as a special correspondent and cohosts a weekly show with Dave Zirin called, The Collision: Where Sports and Politics Collide.
"A relevant, occasionally eye-opening collection of Q&As on race and privilege."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Thomas speaks with athletes, activists, religious leaders, and family members of victims of police brutality about systemic racism, exploring such topics as Rodney King, the Central Park Five, and the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The strength of this book lies in its range."
--Booklist
"I admire Etan's passion, tenacity, and commitment to fighting for our people."
--Ben Crump, Trial Lawyer for Justice
Praise for We Matter: Athletes and Activism by Etan Thomas:
"In We Matter, Thomas strives to show the influence professional athletes can have when they join the conversation on race, politics and civil rights. Thomas conducted 50 interviews, which included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Laila Ali, Michael Bennett and Eric Reid, among many other athletes, as well as journalists, television personalities and family members of unarmed black men who were shot and killed. Thomas also explored his ties with the Wizards and spoke with John Wall, Bradley Beal and current majority team owner Ted Leonsis."
--Washington Post
"Former NBA player Etan Thomas releases the timely and necessary We Matter: Athletes and Activism, in order to add useful, relevant words to the conversation on athletes and their activism."
--The Root
"Thomas has spent his life examining inequities in America particularly as it relates to race and poverty. He's spoken out against war, helped Oklahoma prisoners write poetry and rallied against police brutality...But, Thomas says he's not alone: that social issues dominate what athletes talk about behind closed doors."
--Tulsa World
"In We Matter, former NBA player and poet Etan Thomas interviews a number of notable athletes, writers, and coaches in order to explore the world of athletes and activism...It is fascinating to read the thoughts of these figures that Thomas interviews and is a great primer on the intersection of sports and politics for beginners, while also containing much that will be revealing for those already well versed in these topics."
--Fansided
"Thomas interviews athletes, coaches, and sports personalities as he covers topics related to activism from the sporting realm and how it is perceived in America. A necessary read."
--Library Journal, A Best Book of 2018


Weekly Letter Bags- Letter bags will go home each Monday with our letter of the week. Please spend the week practicing the letter sound and looking for items that begin with that letter! Letter bags will be shared every Friday.
*Big Question- "How Do People Get From Here to There?"
**Please make sure your child has appropriate clothing and sneakers each week for Physical Education!
CES is implementing and getting really good at Responsive Classroom, which is "an evidence-based approach to teaching that focuses on engaging academics, positive community, effective management, and developmental awareness." The program will incorporate morning meeting activities, energizers and movement, games and activities, and other community building activities.
PBIS is a school wide behavior plan that focuses on rewarding students for positive behavior inside and outside of the classroom. We are asking our students to be a STARR in the classroom, hallways, bathrooms, playground, etc. Be on the lookout for additional information on this program throughout the year!
As part of PBIS, we are practicing mindfulness, or being aware of your own bodies and feelings. We will be developing strategies to help us when we are upset or not feeling well. Some of these strategies include deep belly breaths, yoga poses, draw and crumble, and a lot of GoNoodles! I hope the students will enjoy these strategies and practice them as needed!
Our classroom is part of the Scholastic Reading Club program, which allows teachers and parents to order books through magazines sent home monthly and the online website.
Each month, your child will bring home book order forms that provide a variety of different topics, interests, and reading levels. Each time you order through Scholastic Reading Club, our class earns points to add new books to our classroom library!


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Jonathan Wilson, Ellis Wilson Ltd, Director, London, 8 January 2021
In this edition we look at some of last month's developments in the run-up to the announcement of the deal that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson struck with the European Union – a deal that left financial services out almost entirely. The EU's second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive once again takes centre stage.
QCP 20/23: marketing, bearer shares and temporary absences
On 3 December the Financial Conduct Authority proposed to make some changes to its rules in QCP 20/23 (a 'quarterly' consultative paper) that ought to be of interest to asset managers in all sectors.
On the subject of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime's approach to temporary absences of more than 12 weeks, it states that if someone who performs an SMF (senior management function) is temporarily absent from his job "on long-term leave" and the firm intends to keep the job open for his return, the firm "need not notify the FCA that the individual's approval should be removed."
Instead, the FCA proposes to make such a firm notify it about the "long-term leave" on Form D within seven business days after the end of the 12-week period. The regulator intends to amend the form to include a reference to "taking leave or returning from leave" as well as an effective date for some kind of "change." It also wants the firm to tell it when the manager has returned by using the same Form D within seven business days of his return. It wants the firm to appoint someone else to do the job and no re-approval is required when the original man returns to his job. Conversely, if the firm is aware that somebody will not be returning, it should notify the FCA in the appropriate manner.
Firms that employ people who are temporarily absent and who have been allocated prescribed responsibilities ought, if the FCA has its way, to remove and allocate those responsibilities to other people who perform SMFs and to notify the FCA about it using Form J (the same process that exists today).
The abolition of bearer certificates in collective investment schemes (CIS) is also on the agenda in QCP 20/23. Legislation has been laid before Parliament that will, if passed, prohibit all CIS domiciled in the UK from issuing bearer shares. The FCA is proposing to remove any provisions relating to CIS bearer shares and to require firms to convert or redeem such certificates within 12 months. This is bound to affect Open-Ended Investment Companies authorised before June 2017 as well as all unregulated CISes. The FCA wants to introduce transitional provisions and end them on 1 January 2022. EEA UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities in the European Economic Area) operating under the TMPR (Temporary Marketing Permissions Regime) are to be exempt.
Marketing is another subject to be found in QCP 20/23. COBS 4.5 requires any authorised fund manager to explain its choice of the benchmark that it uses in any communication about an authorised fund. The FCA wants these rules to apply to fewer types of communication, only applying to those that might influence retail clients' decisions about investments. It wants to leave out communications that do not refer to the aims, benefits or risks of investing.
Other suggestions to be found in QCP 20/23 include changes to the "cancellation of permission application form" in SUP 6 Annex 6 and the 'recognition' of [presumably this means adherence to] the Global Precious Metals Code by the FCA.
This is an admission by the FCA that its existing rules and guidelines are not clear enough. It is now trying to be more consistent in its diktats by narrowing the application of the rules. Fund managers are bound to benefit, although the FCA's new policy towards bearer shares is unlikely to affect most of them.
On 3rd December there appeared a draft FCA "direction guide" for firms that are subject to its so-called Temporary Permissions Regime. This contains information about the ways in which EEA UCITS schemes can notify the FCA about new sub-funds.
In this direction guide, the FCA sets out the process that it expects a firm subject to the TPR to follow when a fund operator in its purview wishes a new sub-fund to be treated as a "recognised scheme" after IP Completion Day. A firm subject to the TPR will be required to send off a "specific notification letter" and provide additional fund-related documents such as the rules of incorporation, a prospectus and important information about investors.
This is relevant only to EEA UCITS that wish to market new sub-funds in the UK now that the "transitional period" (a time, now over, during which EU rules still applied in the UK) has ended. The information that the FCA expects seems to be standard fayre. A firm has to satisfy certain conditions if a new sub-fund is to be marketed in the UK. One such condition is that at the time when the new sub-fund's home state regulator authorises it, at least one other sub-fund of the new sub-fund's umbrella has to be a "recognised scheme."
A note about issuers
Compliance Matters rarely concerns itself with guidelines issued to the issuers of securities. Wealth managers, however, benefit mightily from their access to the National Storage Mechanism, the FCA's official mode of storing announcements and documents that the FCA requires issuers to give it in accordance with its Disclosure, Listing and Prospectus Rules. It is therefore worth them knowing that issuers that submit Annual Financial Reports (AFRs) that they have prepared in the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) must do so using the ESEF taxonomy and an ESEF reporting manual that the European Securities and Markets Authority has published.
The mini-bond ban
In January last year, in the wake of three high-profile scandals, namely London Capital & Finance, Basset & Gold and Blackmore Bond plc, the FCA introduced temporary provisions to prevent the marketing of speculative illiquid security (SIS) instruments to retail investors. In December the FCA extended this temporary ban to listed bonds that have features similar to those of SISs and are not traded regularly, effective a few days ago on 1st January. This is not a total ban; the FCA has combined the sale of SISs to certified HNW and self-certified sophisticated investors with preliminary assessments of suitability.
Of wider interest to all firms that promote non-mainstream pooled investments (NMPIs) is a rule that explicitly requires a firm to make a preliminary assessment of suitability beforehand. This was also effective on 1st January.
When it was consulting interested parties about this in the summer, the FCA said that it expected firms and products subject to such rules not to "allow open availability on a website of specific financial promotions or to provide these, even if they have been subject to an initial warning or 'tick box.'" The changes to the promotion of NMPI rules should re-state firms existing practices, although firms ought to check to see that they do.
Fenician Capital Management
On 15 December the FCA fined a partner and a portfolio manager at this firm $100,000 and banned them from performing a regulated activity in accordance with the European Union's Market Abuse Regulation. The case is an interesting one that Ellis Wilson uses in market-abuse training, not least because it reveals the things that the FCA does with the transaction reports that it receives. Firms and individuals need to be trained in market abuse and ought to monitor investment and trading activities and the importance of appropriate records that relate to investments.
The European Union's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive
More news emerged on 16th December about how the "MiFID secondary market transparency" will operate in 2021, the period of transition having ended. On that date, the FCA published a supervisory statement about "pre- and post trade transparency." It did so to cover the eventuality that HM Government could not strike a deal with the European Union on the subject of financial services – an eventuality largely fulfilled – and set out its intentions for overseeing the "MiFID transparency regime" in the UK. To this end, the UK has taken steps to duplicate those public registers and databases that the EU runs to help the regime continue. The statement covers various issues, including:
a Financial Instruments Reference Database (FIRDS);
a Financial Instruments Transparency System (FITRS);
an investment firm register;
a systematic internaliser database;
tick sizes;
commodity position limits; and
information for various people to receive about equities, bonds and derivatives.
The FCA will keep the new regime under review. It says that firms might still need to consult the European Securities and Markets Authority's databases in certain situations, while at the same time looking at British registers and databases of the same kind when gathering information to meet their obligations towards MiFID and MiFIR. By way of example, the average daily number of transactions (ADNTE) figures published by ESMA on 1 March 2020 will still apply in the UK until 31 March this year. By 8 March 2021, the FCA will publish new ADNTE figures for shares traded on British trading venues, except for shares of EU issuers traded on British markets for the first time. The FCA will be unable to publish the ADNTE of ESMA on its FITRS (see above) if that is larger than the ADNTE that the British regulator has calculated. Trading venues and firms will have to continue to take that data from the ESMA FITRS.
* Jonathan Wilson can be reached on +44 (0)20 3146 1869 or at jon@elliswilson.co.uk
PIMFA calls for the approval of unregulated financial promotions to be a regulated activity
Slovenian regulators to merge
Financial Services Bill introduced in UK
Former fund manager charged in Singapore for acts likely to defraud investors
Goldman to pay more than US$2.9 billion over 1MDB


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Jon from CHiPS (Larry Wilcox) busted in penny-stock scheme
You just couldn't retire to a quiet life in Mexican soap operas, could you?
SEC Press release:
Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2010 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged more than a dozen penny stock promoters and their companies with securities fraud for their roles in various illicit kickback schemes to manipulate the volume and price of microcap stocks and illegally generate stock sales. One of the schemes was perpetrated by an actor who starred as a police officer on the long-running television show CHiPs.
The SEC worked closely with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the separate schemes were uncovered through FBI undercover operations conducted in such a way that no investors suffered harm. The U.S. Attorney today announced criminal charges against some of the same individuals facing SEC civil charges.
According to the SEC's complaints filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the schemes generally involved the payment of kickbacks to purportedly corrupt pension fund managers or stockbrokers, who would use their clients' accounts to purchase the publicly traded stock of microcap issuers controlled or promoted by the individuals and companies charged today. What the promoters and insiders did not know was that the people with whom they arranged these illegal transactions were actually undercover FBI agents or confidential sources participating in undercover operations.
"These corrupt promoters meticulously planned their schemes down to the last detail, except for the possibility that they were walking into an undercover operation," said Robert Khuzami, Director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement. "This joint law enforcement effort is a stark warning to those who embark on securities fraud schemes that we may be listening and we may be watching."
Eric I. Bustillo, Director of the SEC's Miami Regional Office, added, "These penny stock promoters paid illicit kickbacks to people who they thought would help them profit at the expense of unsuspecting investors by manipulating the price of their stock or fraudulently selling their shares."
The SEC's complaints allege the following individuals and companies perpetrated various kickback schemes:
Larry Wilcox, who lives in West Hills, Calif., and played Officer Jonathan "Jon" Baker on CHiPs, perpetrated interrelated kickback schemes with two other penny stock company executives. Anthony Mellone, who lives in Fort Lauderdale and was CEO of Tri-Star Holdings Inc., began the process by paying an illegal kickback to a purported employee pension fund trustee who was to purchase 40 million restricted shares of Tri-Star stock. Days later, Mellone paid another kickback for a purchase of 50 million restricted shares of stock. Unbeknownst to Mellone, the corrupt trustee and the trustee's business associate were undercover FBI agents, and another middleman was an FBI cooperating witness. Mellone, satisfied how the deal worked for his own company, sought to implement the same fraud with others. He informed Wilcox and Alex Parsinia of Calabasas, Calif., about the purportedly corrupt trustee, and both agreed to replicate the scheme for their own companies. Mellone demanded and received a $1,000 kickback from the witness for each completed restricted stock transaction he initiated. In each instance, the three attempted to conceal the kickback by entering into a consulting agreement with a phony company the trustee purportedly created to receive the kickback. Parsinia's company is Zcom Networks Inc. and Wilcox's company is The UC Hub Group.
Full complaint here.
So will he be treated like a cop when he gets to prison?
SarahB said...
I'm crushed!


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I think this picture has a lot of potential for a caption competition, so please feel free to suggest captions through the comments block!
Well, it's fine and sunny today and if the weather doesn't put a spring in your step, hopefully this will. It's a lovely old tune and something of a jazz standard called Melancholy, but this is very probably the least melancholy version of it you'll ever hear. On top of that it's quite an interesting piece of jazz history, as it features legendary clarinet player Johnny Dodds (who played in King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band and later in the Hot Fives and Hot Sevens with Louis Armstrong in the 1920s) as did pianist Lil Hardin, but the rest of the band is from a younger generation, especially Charlie Shavers on trumpet and Teddy Bunn (a much underrated guitarist). The rhythm section has a define taste of the Swing Era rather than New Orleans, but the main thing about this is how well the different styles blend together. Enjoy!


'Communion' is otherwise called 'the Breaking of Bread' or 'The Lord's Table'. It has also been called 'the Eucharist' (which means 'Giving Thanks').
At the Ark, we eat and drink the symbols of the Lord's death as part of our Sunday Worship.
Communion is an opportunity for us to remember the suffering of Jesus, and worship Him with this as our focus. We thank God that Jesus was punished instead of us, we also thank Him that Jesus was raised from the dead and always lives to speak in our defence.
Why break bread together? We break bread because Jesus told us to do this in remembrance of Him.
Also it was the pattern in the early church.
The bread and the grape juice are symbols, but our obedience makes them a point at which God can minister blessing to us.
It is a place for believers We are declaring our acceptance and appreciation of the Lord's death when we partake of these emblems.
Examination Unless you can and do examine yourself you should not eat. If you have something in your heart against someone – don't eat – if they are in the room sort it out and then eat. If you can call them go out make the call and then come in and eat. If not, sort it out and eat next time.
The Lord's Table is a blessed place of worship, but also a place to be taken very seriously as we renew the covenant together with God.
Children For this reason we suggest that if a child is not old enough to examine themselves, their parents should not let them eat – this is a matter for parental discretion. If you are confident your child knows Jesus as Saviour and they are able to grasp simply what the table is for, they may eat. As parent it is your responsibility whether they eat or not and either way you will be given the opportunity to serve your child.


This apologetics Bible will enrich your trust in God and give you powerful and compelling evidence, not only for the existence of God, but for the inspiration of Holy Scripture. Commentary by Ray Comfort. NKJV.


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Giovanni Antoniano (died 1588) was a Dutch Patristic scholar, and writer and an opponent of Protestantism.

Works
Antoniano published (Cologne, 1537),  the work of Gregory of Nyssa on the creation of man and the Hexameron of Basil of Caesarea, both in the Latin translation of Dionysius Exiguus. He also published (Cologne, 1560) the writings of Paulinus of Nola, and the letters of St. Jerome in Antwerp, in 1568.

References

16th-century Dutch writers
1588 deaths
People from Nijmegen
Year of birth unknown

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This flea market is held at a beautiful, quiet and divine forest called Tadasu no Mori. Other than various kinds of hand-made crafts, the food booths and food trucks are gathered. In addition, a music festival is also held at the same place. October 5th & 6th 10:00 – 16:00.
Fee: 1000 yen for Special Public Opening and 500 yen for normal entrance fee (1500 yen in total). If you go for normal viewing, the cost is 500 yen.
Saigu Procession is an event in Arashiyama Area. This event commemorates a historical event where a girl from the Imperial court (Saio) was sent to Ise Shrine. Hundreds of people will walk with Saio (the girl) wearing gorgeous traditional cloths. October 20th, the procession starts at Nonomiya Shrine at noon.


I just want to give a shoutout to Harper Cury @ Alabama Rental Managers.
I had some questions about a property in the area and Harper answered my questions promptly and quickly, always a good sign. Definitely consider giving them a call if you need a PM in the area!


If you're really serious about learning the theory and practice of digital signal processing, you should not use this website as your sole resource. Wherever a compromise was necessary, I've erred in favor of simplicity over completeness, fun and engagement over rigor. This text is a piece of pop-science and you should treat it as such.
If you want a solid introduction to digital signal processing, I strongly suggest that you read Understanding Digital Signal Processing by Richard J Lyons. Lyons writes with a great deal of empathy for the reader, patiently explicating concepts that other authors might deem to be "obvious". Paolo Prandoni and Martin Vetterli periodically offer a course on digital signal processing through Coursera. Their course is free, and the lectures are really quite lovely. Martin and Paolo have also written Signal Processing for Communications, which is freely available online.6 Julius O. Smith III has an encyclopedic catalog of DSP writings freely available on his site. Smith's online text, The Mathematics of the Discrete Fourier Transform is of particular interest. Dan Ellis posts all of his teaching materials online for free and open access. Geoff Martin's delightful online book is recommended if you're interested in a less formal, but still very thorough resource on mathematics and DSP.
Contact me on twitter if you have any comments, questions, or complaints about this site. If you encounter an error in the mathematics or a technical issue with the presentation, please file this as an issue on the github site.
1. Almost always referred to as "DSP", especially if you're into the whole brevity thing.
2. I've attempted to avoid the gratuitous use of interactivity after reading the section titled Interactivity Considered Harmful in Bret Victor's "Magic Ink" essay. If you have strong feelings about interactivity and computer-centric presentations of information, I highly recommend this essay.
3. This sentiment and wording might be familiar to you if you've read Bret Victor's Kill Math . If you haven't already, you might also be interested in reading Evan Miller's critique of Kill Math.
4. See Seymour Papert's exceptional Mindstorms. Chapter two is all about "Mathophobia" where he writes, "It is not uncommon for intelligent adults to turn into passive observers of their own incompetence in anything but the most elementary mathematics." If you're a mathophobe (like me), I hope this text feels like a welcome respite.
5. I'm mentioning DFW here because he has an interesting take on technical writing. Everything and More wasn't received particularly well by mathematicians (See Michael Harris' review titled, "A Sometimes Funny Book Supposedly About Infinity"), but I think his comments about technical writing are totally relevant.
6. Prandoni and Vetterli are engaged in a concerted effort to make learning materials freely available to the community. They should be commended for this effort. If you've ever hit the, "Academic Paywall", you should thank people like Prandoni and Vetterli for not only writing, but also actively distributing their high-quality learning material for free. Their writings and lectures also incorporate philosophy, art, and history into the signal processing curriculum. It's education in the best sense.
7. Heavily inspired. If you suspect that I've cribbed anything, you're probably right. Any similarities between this text and their stuff can be attributed to my great admiration for these people and their work.
8. That being said, this is not a coding project. This project is primarily an experimental piece of educational art. Don't let my sloppy coding reflect poorly on the underlying technology.