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My friend Jonathan King has a new movie coming out! He made the brilliant killer sheep movie BLACK SHEEP, and now he's made an epic fantasy movie from a popular young adult novel... and I believe Disney has the film in the USA. They are going after that Potter crowd now that they are down to the last book.
Here's the trailer...
Today is a travel day, but by Monday I'll probably be able to send out CD orders, so click & order over the weekend if you want...
Classes On CD - Recession Sale!
TODAY'S SCRIPT TIP: Nice Antagonists and Ralph Bellamy.
Yesterday's Dinner: Some *other* Casino Hotel Buffett where I ate way too much.
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5 Minutes Of Raw Emotion
On 5 Blocks Of Video Screen
In downtown Vegas they have the Freemont Street Experience. The Freemont Street Experience probably used to mean drug addicts and really skanky hookers and people vomiting up free cut-rate casino drinks on the sidewalks, but downtown Vegas has had a major face lift and now it's like a big fun street fair. The old hotels have been given new facades and there are dozens of security people pushing the undesirables further south on Freemont Street and dozens of clean up folks who remove litter before you get a chance to see it. Downtown is clean... unless you stray from the tourist areas.
Now the Freemont Street Experience is a 5 block long overhead video screen on a section of street closed to car traffic and turned into a huge outdoor mall kind of thing... except instead of shops there are older casinos and one strip club. But even the strip club looks like something from Disneyland. This is now a family destination. There are street performers and a place to get your picture taken with a (tamely dressed) showgirl or a Chippendale type guy and two bandstands with live music... and that huge TV screen.
This year is the 40th anniversary of man landing on the moon, and the theme is Summer Of '69. Everything is tye-dyed! You can win a tye-dyed Teddy Bear if you win a slot jackpot. Another casino is giving away some 1969 vintage muscle cars if you win a jackpot. I bought a tye-dyed T shirt. They have the life-size prop Apollo space capsule used in Ron Howard's APOLLO 13 movie on display. Every Saturday night throughout summer they have a live band - and not just any bands, they have big groups who had hits in 1969. Last Saturday I saw JEFFERSON STARSHIP play... as a bunch of crazy people bounced beach balls through the crowd and threw frisbees through the crowd. Kind of cool to catch a frisbee thrown by a stranger on the opposite side of the audience and throw it back to... someone. These concerts are completely free, you just wander out of a casino and there you are! The kicked off the summer with GUESS WHO and BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS, wish I'd been here for that. A couple of years ago I watched The Beach Boys play while eating a hamburger in a casino McDonalds. John Stamos was playing with them at the time. The great thing about these free Saturday concerts throughout summer is that it hits a bullseye with their demographic. Lots of Baby Boomers go to the downtown casinos who may have seen Jefferson Starship in concert when they were kids. So you have this great nostalgia thing, and Starship is playing all of the hits (back when they were Airplane) and however many original members of the group who are still alive get to pay their mortgages. The cool thing for us old coots is - man, I've never been that close to the band! I did a bunch of Day On The Greens at Kezar (San Francisco) and you needed binoculars to see the bands... but on Freemont Street you could stand right on the edge of the stage (for free) and after the concert you could probably talk to Paul Kantner. Some people did. I just wandered into a casino to lose more money at blackjack.
And if you were away from the bandstand? Well, all you had to do was look up at the 4 block long TV screen and there was Starship. The music was blasted up and down the street through the sound system. Anywhere on Freemont Street was like being near the bandstand.
But that huge overhead screen isn't just for showing the band playing on stage, every hour after dark they have a show. A 5 block long music video. Since this is the largest video screen in the world, and 5 blocks long but only the size of the street wide, these music videos are unique. They can only play one place in the world - the Freemont Street Experience. Because the screen is so long, and people watching it on one end won't be able to see what is in the middle, let alone on the other end; the videos tend to have the main action in a couple of places on the screen, but some things blast down the whole screen to give you an idea of the size of the screen - really cool when they do that. One of the videos has dueling electric guitars on opposite sides of the screen - 5 blocks away from each other. I don't know the copyright and clearance issues with doing a one of a kind music video, but all of these are made of existing footage and some great CGI work and animation. They have to use what they've got for the most part, which makes these all the more amazing.
They have a song, around 5 minutes, to put images to. And not just any images - they need to make this an amazing experience that will make you come back every night (and lose money playing blackjack in the nearby casinos between shows). And that means, these images need to make you feel something. They need to tell you a story that is full of big emotional moments. And they only have the picture part - they are stuck with whatever words the song has and can't add their own. I strongly suspect whoever makes these is a music fan who owns all of the albums of the artist featured (partly because the album covers - vinyl album covers - are often used as part of the video, and also because they often seem to find hidden meanings in the lyrics that they can illustrate with images). I've seen a couple while I've been here - and both of them made me cry and also vocally cheer. And, when I looked around, I wasn't the only one. Imagine - you have around 5 minutes worth of images, and you have to make people cry and then cheer. Not easy to do.
AMERICAN PIE by Don Maclean just kicks ass. The song is great, but the images take us back to the early days of rock and roll, and take us through the events of the 60s... eventually coming to a roll-call of rock stars who died before their time: pictures of all of these great musicians whose songs are part of your personal soundtrack, who are dead now. And the video doesn't just show Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper - it would probably have shown Michael Jackson if they had made it today. And just when you've been taken back to your youth by the song and the images, and then see those iconic musicians from your youth who are no longer with us (and had a cry) the images take a cue from the song and bring us back to the great world we live in today, where that great music still lives on within us... and you can't help but cheer.
And all of that with about 5 minutes of images and a song you've heard a million times before.
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS by Queen gives us some great concert footage, some of which has been run through some animation program so that it's like the TRON version of the concert, and all kinds of great images... and when we get back to the We Are The Champions chorus, the screen shows us hundreds of every-day heroes: firemen, teachers, soldiers, nurses, police officers, doctors... some famous heroes in there, too. But the images celebrate just regular people who have made a difference, even if it's just a small one. And as these images tumble over us, danged if we don't cry (everyone around me was getting misty eyed) and then we go back to some great Queen rock to make us cheer. Sure, there's kind of a formula at work on these music videos, but you can't end with us crying - this is rock and roll. We really are the champions, my friend.
You know, I've seen hundreds of movies that never made me cry or cheer. I've seen hundreds of movies that never made me feel anything at all (other than a desire to have my $11.50 and 2 hours back). So here are a bunch of 5 minute music videos that make me cry and cheer - mostly due to some great images in conjunction with some old song I've heard a million times before.
And the big lesson here is that we have 110 minutes of images, the folks making these music videos have 5 minutes. They manage to find strong emotional images and combinations of images that make the audience feel something. We need to be able to make the audience feel something just with the image part of our screenplays - and do it as effectively as these music videos do. And if we can bring strong emotions to the audience every five minutes? I think they'll come back again and again to experience these emotions again.
At $11.50 a ticket.
Emotional images. They aren't just for Vegas street music videos.
TODAY'S SCRIPT TIP: Strange Devices and the HULK.
Today Man First Set Foot On The Moon
As I'm sure you have heard by now, the original NASA footage of man first setting for on the moon was taped over with episodes of SILVER SPOONS during Reagan administration cut backs. If they'd only had enough money to buy a new tape...
But, as I'm sure you have also heard, there were some other tapes of the first landing on the moon, and NASA has hired a bunch of Hollywood technical wizards to clean the footage up so that it fits today's HiDef broadcast standards.
Here is that original footage of the first lunar explorers - cleaned up by Hollywood. Some of this is never before seen footage, hidden in a top secret NASA vault until it was released under the Freedom Of Information Act. As you can see, the Hollywood tech guys have restored this historical event to it's natural state...
Today is also my birthday... partially ruined when I was a kid because everyone was more interested in the danged moon landing. Damn you NASA! You ruined my young life! Couldn't you have done it a day later and ruined some other kid's birthday?
Anyway - what is the proper way to celebrate Moon Day?
TODAY'S SCRIPT TIP: 3 Act Conflict and Tools Not Rules.
Yesterday's Dinner: Dude, I'm in Vegas - you stand in line for an hour at the Rio so that you can spend the next two hours eating more than you can eat. They need monitors who come by your table and tell you and your friends, "I'm sorry, that's all you can eat." (But, it's wafer thin...)
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Hitler Learns Michael Jackson Has Died
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Crispen Glover Sings Michael Jackson
It's crazy actor Crispen Glover's music video for Michael Jackson's BEN... which makes some kind of sense because Glover starred in the remake of WILLARD.
TODAY'S SCRIPT TIP: Man With A Plan and why it's good to be organized.
Yesterday's Dinner: Del Taco #6.
July Issue of Script Magazine out now!
THE JULY ISSUE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
First Time's a Charm: Away We Go
Knee-deep in serious solo projects, prose-stylist marrieds Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida took the plunge into screenwriting with a whimsical 1970's-style road movie brimming with heart. Learn how an offbeat take on relationships and parenthood turned into a darlin' screenplay.
Good Character: Dexter
It's not every day that the audience is encouraged to root for a serial killer, but Dexter Morgan isn't your typical murderer, and the characters that populate his show aren't your typical supporting players. Executive Producers Melissa Rosenberg and Scott Buck share their secrets for killing them with character on the award-winning Showtime series.
Scene Fix: Andromache
Greek tragedies are fertile ground for screen epics. But other than retread an existing story, Kellie Rice decided to pick up where Euripides left off -- after the fall of Troy. Screenwriting duo Derek Haas and Michael Brandt assist Rice with a pivotal scene from her prize-winning script Andromache.
Going Global: Screenwriting in the International Marketplace
Production -- check. Effects -- check. Screenwriting -- check? With all of the film-industry vocations that have seen an increase in outsourcing, can screenwriting be far behind? Ray Morton examines the possible globe-trotting trajectory of one of Hollywood's biggest exports: story structure.
Basterd's Father -- A History of Tarantino
Does Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming Inglorious Basterds fall in line with the rest of the auteur's canon, or is it a startling departure? Through examining QT's past works and influences, William Martell analyzes the devices at work in this World War II film.
How to Show, Don't Tell
A character doesn't feel sad; he curls up in the fetal position in his empty studio apartment next to a bottle of cheap tequila. Whether writing fantasy or nonfiction, poetry or screenplays, the most successful stories are shown, not told. Mystery Man explains how writers can put this age-old mantra to use.
The Days Before, The Days Before
The story of Chad St. John and his time-travel epic The Days Before offers a glimpse into the many people an players involved in a spec sale. From bartending to a position on a movie star's payroll to sold screenwriter, St. John's journey is the stuff of Hollywood happy endings.
Independents: Anatomy of an Action Scene, Part 2
In the last issue, "Independents" looked at how action develops character. This time learn how to search the set for weapons, add ironic twists, and create high-concept scenes as William Martell continues his exploration of effective action.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Deadline
It's do or die as the deadline looms like the embodiment of evil above the writer's head. But Don Handfield, equipped with the teachings of the great Michael Jordan, has another way to view the writer's worst enemy. Learn his secret to harnessing the power of the deadline -- a term with a fittingly depressing origin.
Writers on Writing: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
On the eve of the 2007 WGA writers strike, Stuart Beattie was asked to write a script for a movie about one of the most iconic action figures in American history. Read his account of what it took to pull together this action-packed, monster of a film that kept him writing past The End.
Writers on Writing: The Hurt Locker
As a journalist embedded with an Army bomb-squad unit during some of the most intense fighting of the war in Iraq, Mark Boal was an eyewitness to the horror and heroism of combat. After arriving Stateside, he was persuaded to turn his experience into a screenplay. Here, he relives his battle to turn solid reporting into effective film fiction.
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Blue Book Black Out In 2 Weeks!
I am going on vacation.
July is my birthday month. Ages ago when they had the Las Vegas Screenwriting conference in July, I would hang around in Vegas another week to celebrate my birthday. Hey, the Conference was paying for my plane ticket or gasoline & mileage. Sometimes friends would stop by for a weekend, sometimes I'd have a girlfriend who join me, sometimes it would just be me in Vegas. When the Screenwriting Conference self destructed, VSDA kind of took its place - I'd attend the event with some friends, and I had other friends who work for studios and would be there working. We'd grab dinners together and hang out in Vegas, and when the event was over I'd stick around for my birthday. Sometimes I'd be in Vegas for a little over a week after the event, and I'd do exactly what I do when I'm home in Studio City - find someplace and write all day. Big difference was - when I clocked out after finishing my pages, I was in Vegas, baby!
Last year, no VSDA... they haven't only changed their name, they've stopped the expensive party in Vegas every July! I wasn't in Vegas last year to miss it, because I thought I'd be spending my birthday month in Hawaii while they shot my movie... only that never happened. So last year? No vacation. Okay, I went back to the East Bay for Christmas and hung out with some friends, but that's the holidays... my parents have some chores waiting for me. Last year I *did* spend my birthday with a bunch of friends, we had dinner and saw DARK KNIGHT... on opening night.
But this year - I'm going to Vegas! For 2 weeks - much of that is going to be work with a change of venue, with a few days of celebration when some friend zip over for the weekend. But here's the thing - I also have a high school reunion in mid-August and some other family things. Though I'll be back in Studio City for about a week in between, I don't want to spend any of that week standing in line at the post office... and I don't want to lug a bunch of Blue Books with me. The CDs are fairly portable, the booklets are heavy and bulky and I don't want to drag them around with me.
So, no Blue Book orders will be processed after July 13.
They'll be available again around August 24.
So order them now or order them later.
Blue Book Order Page.
"Bill Martell is one of Hollywood's best action-adventure writers, with 17 produced films and TV shows to his credit. His "little blue books" on the art of screenplay writing are legendary," Best Selling novelist Dale Brown ("Strike Force", "Flight Of The Old Dog").
RIP: Karl Malden & Harve Presnell
Wow! Two more stars leave this earth...
When I was a kid living in the East Bay Area, San Francisco was that big city really close... that we never went to. When we took that once every two years trip to the zoo - we went to Oakland. But the big city was right there... only a BART train trip away. We listened to KSFO radio from San Francisco, and watched Channel 4 News from San Francisco. But we never went there. So as a kid most of what I knew about San Francisco came from TV shows like SAN FRANCISCO BEAT (syndicated version of the old B&W show THE LINE UP) and STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO with Karl Malden and Michael Douglas. Stone and Keller. I watched it every week. When I made my ill-advised Super 8mm feature a few years later, one of my actresses had been an *extra* on STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO! That was exciting! I also tracked down the novel STREETS was based on by Caroline Weston, which took place in... Santa Barbara! But still had that concept of generation gap detectives, each saw a different world and each had different ways of dealing with it. Hey, there were some sequel novels - read those, too. Still have 'em somewhere.
So Karl Malden came into my parent's home once a week, and because it was a cop show that took place in that big city close by, it was one of my favorite shows. And when there was some movie on with Karl Malden, I'd watch it. Now, he's gone.
Streets Of San Francisco:
The "Farrah" for today is great character actor Harve Presnell. He was in every movie you've ever seen as the crusty but clever old guy. I went to the evil IMDB to see if he was ever a guest star on STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO, but he wasn't doing movies and TV back then. Presnell was a big Broadway musical star who "retired" to film & TV work. So while STREETS was on, he was still singing on stage in some big hit musical that my parents may have had the Original Cast Recording album of.
When he retired to TV and movies, he ended up being in all kinds of films, from FACE/OFF as Travolta's FBI Chief boss to LEGALLY BLONDE to SAVING PRIVATE RYAN to... well, just think back to any big movie that had a crusty but charming old guy and he was probably the actor playing that role. He was gruff but there was always a twinkle in his eyes. The movie you'd instantly remember him from is FARGO, as William Macy's father in law. Macy's whole plan revolves around kidnaping his own wife and getting the money from Presnell... only Presnell isn't some weak idiot like Macy's character - he's more like Eastwood in GRAN TORINO... he wants to kick some kidnaper ass.
Fargo:
Both of these actors were big stars in their time, and could just steal the screen from any other actor in the scene. Both did all kinds of great chararcter work - not the star, but the actors who often end up doing the heavy lifting and real acting. And now, both are gone.
TODAY'S SCRIPT TIP: The Act One Fake Out and KING KONG.
Yesterday's Dinner: Dead Chicken at El Pollo Loco.
And I am very sorry to everyone in the UK for this...
7/2 - M4M2 - 19:05 - Steel Sharks - When a United States submarine is seized by terrorists, a rescue attempt by Elite Navy Seals goes awry. The submarine crew wages a silent war beneath the waves in this tense undersea thriller.
7/4 - M4M2 - 15:00 - Crash Dive - The crew of a nuclear submarine rescues supposed victims of a boat disaster, but the victims turn out to be terrorists intent on capturing nuclear weapons aboard the sub.
But it *is* Independence Day, so maybe it's part of that.
"My name is John Dillinger, and I rob banks."
Before Michael Mann's PUBLIC ENEMIES, John Millius made this great version of the John Dillinger vs. Melvin Purvis story that focused on the struggle between two powerful men. Millius was great at that - his WIND AND THE LION is one of my favorite films, and takes two larger than life men and pits them against each other. Here we get Dillinger working his press, and Purvis and the FBI trying to counter-act with their own press releases to the newspapers. And we get a great look at Depression Era America, where the real enemy was poverty and unemployment... and a guy like Dillinger could become famous for robbing the banks that foreclosed on farmers. Dillinger became a folk hero by *not* taking people's money, only the bank's.
I've used clips from the Millius film in my 2 day class - it has some great writing. The supporting characters are all really well drawn, even if they only spend a small amount of time on screen. One of the interesting things with Millius films is that his heroes and villains respect each other, even though they are coming from different sides. So instead of cardboard villains, you get fully formed characters who are not all bad. In RED DAWN the Cuban military leader allows Patrick Swayze to carry off his wounded brother - even though they are enemies. Millius villians respect the heroes... and vice versa.
And the great thing about DILLINGER is Warren Oates. This may be his finest role. Oates was a character actor of great charisma who stole many a scene from the movie's star. You might actually see a bad movie because he was in it - knowing he'd give a great performance. He's one of the reasons I saw Spielberg's flop 1941. Here he doesn't have to steal the film from the lead, because *he's* the star.
Dillinger (1973)
John Sayles wrote a John Dillinger movie for Roger Corman starring, um, Robert Conrad as Dillinger. Sayles took the story from the Lady In Red's POV, played by the always hot Pamela Sue Martin and showed Depression Era America's effect on women. But still, there were shoot outs and car wrecks and nekkid girls...
Hey, and here's the trailer for the 1945 movie starring Lawrence Tierney (from RESERVOIR DOGS):
Which brings us to Michael Mann's movie, which opens today. How will it compare?
TODAY'S SCRIPT TIP: Who's driving? (the story) and JUMPER.
Yesterday's Dinner: Tuna melt at Johnny Rockets.
Bicycle: Short bike ride on Sunday to see a play in NoHo.
5 Minutes Of Raw Emotion On 5 Blocks Of Video Scre...


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The colonial setup of Government functioning was based on efficient and meritocratic foundation of the civil service. This entire system was adopted on the basis of satisfactory results in the polity after India's independence. Thenceforth, the system got institutionalized in constitutional provisions with sufficient autonomy in their internal regulation. This way, the UPSC and PSC boards, at both the Centre and State levels respectively came into existence. While as the UPSC board succeeded in evolving as institution of credibility, the story of PSC boards is entirely different. These institutions are either stagnated due to lack of institutional capacity or hushed up procedures. The case of JKPSC is no different than other counterparts. Recent results of the 2014 notification of highest state cadre posts came as a bolt from blue for every aspirant who wishes that their exams see the light of day. It is against this backdrop that the JKPSC issued a notification of combined competitive exam in March 2106 for the modest number of seats in KAS cadre. Although the selection of candidates for the next level exam has been issued but the exam itself is in doldrums due to integrative factors. Half politics and half incapacity of JKPSC play with the highly intellectual capital of the state. What will be fate of exams slated to start from 15th of February? This question is a hotbed issue on social media now.
The present conundrum speaks volumes about normal functions of the institution which regulates its procedure with political interference. Where does the problem lie? There are multi dimensional issues to be sorted out for transparency and fast track recruitment. Whenever it comes to procedure of filling KAS posts, the erstwhile mechanism of ancient times is followed. If the UPSC evolves with time and refits the way and style of examination of civil service cadre, the credibility of JKPSC comes under scanner. In fact, ours is a tragedy whose nature lies in separate preparations for the UPSC and JKPSC despite the same nature of recruitment with respect to the civil service.
The central choice of doing away with the optional subject choice will open a reliable and impartial mechanism across subjects. This procedure would pave way to common standard for each aspirant in the nip and tuck tune to the UPSC style. On the second front, the meagre share of J&K in the IAS cadre will improve by this decision because the parity between style of examination varies a lot now which was not the case in the past. Our aspirants face an uphill task to prepare separately especially when the timing of both coincides.
Thirdly, the highly confidential produce raises eye brows on transparency thus worsening the cycle of court stays and political interference. This is the case with pending notification of JKPSC which awaits mains exam since the last two years. What will be its impact on youth? How can JKPSC defend its functionality? I am myself a liable witness to the thick and thins of JKPSC and its complex mechanism to get selected as coveted KAS Officer. There's a need to radically reform the public information wing or the grievance redressal mechanism.
It's of no use to continue the procedure of merit secrecy and confidentiality in the OMR sheets. The recent reform initiative of attaching carbon copy to the preliminary exam OMR is a step in the right direction. However, the result along with merit of candidates will enhance the transparency of board. In fact, this initiative will radically reduce the number of RTI queries. It will embark a new journey of UPSC style exam to do away with court interference in conducting examination. The recent petition of 429 candidates speaks volumes about complex procedure.
Although the candidates don't fall in merit but the grave injustice at the hands of JKPSC can't be ignored. They would have taken the other route in career or for that matter the other choice(s) which might have come in their way. While the court supported this argument, the reply of JKPSC couldn't get the support it expected. Hence, there is an urgent need of reforms in the style of post examination procedure with quick possible mechanism to redress grievance of aggrieved candidates in previous stages. Fourthly, the exam should be delineated from politics. To validate the credibility of autonomy, the JKPSC would have shown it by its functionality rather than submitting it in the Court for supporting exit of 429 candidates.
Unless and until, the overhaul of JKPSC is not undertaken, the collapse of the system is not far. It will be remembered for times to come if the 15th February exams are again deferred. The only way out is to completely refit the management of JKPSC. Everyone is in a confusing state of affairs when it comes to preparing for civil services in strife torn Kashmir. There's a grapevine buzz about the fate of examination from 15th February deferred on basis of elections. The politics of the day should not only abstain from interference but actively force JKPSC to streamline processes for fast track recruitment. We don't know how much time it will take but the surety of exams to be held from February 15th bangs the head of aspiring candidates. To regain the credibility of JKPSC is to show its impartiality in 15th February examination and to improve the transparency in institutional functioning. I rest my case on hope , inspite of my deep forebodings and misgivings.


Kevin Murphy is our choice for the best-ever No.59 in Buccaneer history, but almost by default as none of the other owners of the jersey did anything that memorable to warrant consideration.
Mike Lemon is always now going to be known for the description of his release ("camp cut" - see his profile picture!) and aside from Andy Hawkins briefly in the early 1980s, this was not a number of great distinction.
Jamie Duncan had the misfortune to replace a legend at middle linebacker in Hardy Nickerson and could never fulfill the hopes of the coaching staff in that role.
Elijah Alexander was another one of Sam Wyche's 1992 draft picks that did not necessarily pan out in Tampa, but who went on to a long and successful career elsewhere in the NFL.
And Justin Smith was probably the 53rd man on the roster when the Bucs went to the Super Bowl and provided the media with some memorable quotes as he and they knew his place at the event. Cato June spent two seasons never living up to expectations in the number or across the defense for the Bucs.
Mason Foster spent four seasons owning the jersey and calling the defensive signals for the Buccaneers but with his time in Tampa over, his career does not warrant enough to wrest the best 59 award from Kevin Murphy.


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Amid tensions linked to the Gaza conflict, Jewish restaurants in Paris and other cities have been attacked, and Jews say they have suffered verbal and physical abuse in the street.
Ariel Kandel, the director of the French office of the Jewish Agency for Israel, said 4,566 Jews had moved from France to Israel in the first eight months of this year.
A total of 3,252 moved from Ukraine, 2,632 from Russia and 2,218 from the US.
"France is today the leading country for emigration to Israel. It has never been before", Kandel said.
The figures already exceed the total number of emigrants in 2013 (3,228 people), which already displayed a sharp increase on the previous year, when fewer than 2,000 Jewish people left France.
By comparison, 524 Jews left Britain to set up home in Israel last year.
More than 1% of France's overall Jewish population is likely to leave this year – the first time in history this has ever happened in a modern developed country, said Kandel.
The Israeli 'Law of Return' allows Jews, or people with Jewish grandparents or spouses, to immigrate to Israel and gain citizenship.


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Kelly Ripa is set to make her Riverdale debut on Wednesday night, and she's already hyping up her fans. Just a day before the newest episode airs, Ripa posted a teaser photo of her Riverdale role on Instagram to give fans a little taste of her character, Mrs. Mulwray. From the looks of the photo, Ripa is going to be ditching the pleasantries we see when she's on Live and going a bit darker.
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"A good mistress always carries protection……..and Mrs. Mulwray is a good mistress. See for yourself tomorrow night on @thecwriverdale 8pm/7 central," Ripa wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of her as Mrs. Mulwray holding a gun. But who is she pointing that gun at? Why does she look so serious? And on a scale of 1 to completely, how juicy do you think it will be seeing Ripa play the mistress to a character who is played by her actual husband? Guess we'll just have to tune in to see what happens.
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Home » Publications » The Master and the Disciple: An Early Islamic Spiritual Dialogue
The Master and the Disciple: An Early Islamic Spiritual Dialogue
James W. Morris
I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2001, pp. xiii + 225 (English) + 180 (Arabic).
A New Arabic Edition and Translation of Ja'far b. Mansur al-Yaman's Kitab al-'Alim wa'-l-Ghulam, Ismaili Texts and Translations Series 3
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Ismaili Thought
Ja'far b. Mansur al–Yama
This volume presents a fully annotated English translation and critical edition of the Arabic text of the Kitab al–'Alim wa'l Ghulam (The Book of the Master and the Disciple), one of the earliest Ismaili Shi'i writings by the famous AH 4th/10th century CE Yemeni author, Ja'far b. Mansur al–Yaman. It preserves in authentic form a glimpse of the character of Ismaili thought and activities in the period prior to the establishment of the Fatimid state in AH 296/909 CE.
The Master and the Disciple is presented as an old and timeless story of one seeker's quest for and gradual realisation of the truth – the spiritual knowledge and eternal life of the true 'knowers, ' the 'friends of God' – and the ongoing story of their necessary return to this world in order to fulfil their responsibility to transmit that divine trust and discovery to their fellow human beings, to their family and other members of their wider community. Like its source of inspiration, the Qur'an and hadith , this story acts as a map, a guide and a reminder that readers must follow and interpret in their own way, in the light of their own experience and insight.
In addition to being a key source of pre–Fatimid Ismaili thought, this book is uniquely important as an elaborate example of the narrated dialogue form in Arabic literature. It consists of a series of dramatic dialogues between the 'Master' or 'Knower' ('alim) and his young disciple (ghulam), and their own encounters with other seekers of truth and justice. These archetypal encounters, reminiscent of the Platonic dialogues (although probably unknown to the author), underline the full variety of human capacities and the corresponding methods of spiritual pedagogy and guidance.
The Master and the Disciple also contains a number of similarities in its ideas and approaches with certain aspects of later Sufism , parallels which owe a great deal to their common sources and spiritual inspirations in esoteric Islam. In this respect, the work vividly illustrates the processes in which early esoteric Shi'i ideas and institutions eventually contributed to the evolution of the more familiar forms of Sufism in the Muslim world.
Within the Ismaili tradition, Ja'far b. Mansur al–Yaman is recognised as a master of ta'wil (esoteric interpretation of the Qur'an). This reputation is amply reflected in his complex integration and existential elaboration of Qur'anic themes illustrated throughout the dialogue. The numerous allusions to the Qur'an embedded in the text, both explicitly and implicitly, serve to illuminate the correspondence between the underlying principles of the sacred book and the structures of one's own spiritual life.
The work also provides a general understanding of the early stages of Ismaili Shi'ism and the Fatimid da'wa , which are still too often the subject of many highly inaccurate myths and stereotypes, as well as the still relatively unstudied religious history of the Musta'li branch of Ismailism.
The Master and the Disciple will be of interest to students and scholars of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religions, as well as individuals interested in esoteric and spiritual literature in general.
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I. General Presentation
II. The Historical Significance of the Kitab al–'Alim wa'l–ghulam
A. The Literary Form of the Text
B. Sufism and Esoteric Shi'ism
C. Early Ismailism and the pre–Fatimid Da'wa
D. Later Musta'li Ismailism
III. Ja'far b. Mansur al–Yaman and His Writings
IV. Reading a Qur'anic Dialogue
V. Manuscripts and Edition
The Book of the Master and the Disciple (English Translation)
Notes to the Translation
Index to English Parts
Kitab al–'Alim wa'l–ghulam (Arabic Text and Indices)
Works by Ja'far b. Mansur al–Yaman
Ja'far b. Mansur al–Yaman. Asrar al–nutaqa', ed. Mustafa Ghalib, Beirut, 1404/1984, pp. 121–264 in volume entitled Sara'ir wa asrar al–nutaqa'. Ms. no. 239 in the library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies: see Gacek, Catalogue, vol. 1, p. 8; ms. no. 51/984, and Cortese, Descriptive Catalogue, pp. 32–33. [The description in Poonawala, Biobibliography, p. 72, should be corrected: this work is a separate book from the Sara'ir al–nutaqa', continuing Ja'far's ta'wil of the prophets from the story of Abraham and Lot onward.] The concluding chapter on Shi'i sects after Ja'far al–Iadiq has been edited (pp. 81–106) and translated (pp. 275–304) in W. Ivanow's Ismaili Traditions.
–––Kitab al–Fara'id wa hudud al–din , ms. no. 520 in the library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies: see Gacek, Catalogue, vol. 1, p. 42; ms. no. 53/928, Cortese, Descriptive Catalogue, p. 34. It is followed by short extract from Ja'far's (otherwise lost?) K. al–Adilla wa'l–shawahid 'ala ma'rifat al–hudud min al–afaq wa'l–anfus.
–––Kitab al–Fatarat wa'l–qiranat. Ms. no. 726 in the library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies: see Gacek, Catalogue, vol. 1, p. 42.
–––Kitab al–Kashf, ed. R. Strothmann, London, 1952; ed. M. Ghalib. Beirut, 1404/1984. –––Kitab al–Rida' fi al–Batin . Ms. no. 167 in the library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies: see Gacek, Catalogue, vol. 1, p. 48.
–––Sara'ir al–nutaqa', ed. M. Ghalib. Beirut, 1404/1984, pp. 17–118, in volume entitled Sara'ir wa asrar al–nutaqa'. Manuscript no. 178, dated 1316/1898 (183 pp.), in the library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies: see Gacek, Catalogue, vol. 1, p. 111.
–––Sharh dalalat huruf al–mu'jam [Ta'wil al–huruf al–mu'jam], ms. no. 716 (ff. 48b–52b) in the library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies: see Gacek, Catalogue, vol. 1, p. 118.
–––K. al–Shawahid wa'l–bayan fi ithbat amir al–mu'minin wa'l–a'imam , ms. no. 734 in the library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies: see Gacek, Catalogue, vol. 1, pp. 118–119.
–––Sirat Ibn Hawshab. (For the sections preserved in later historians, see Introduction, Section IV above, and al–Qadi al–Nu'man, Iftitah al–da'wa ; Idris 'Imad al–Din, 'Uyun al–akhbar; Ibn Malik al–Yamani, K. Kashf al–asrar; and Ibn al–Walid, R. al–Wahida.)
–––Ta'wil al–zakat , ms. no. 216 in the library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies: see Gacek, Catalogue, vol. 1, p. 129; ms. no. 54/1028, Cortese, Descriptive Catalogue, pp. 34–35.
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Ja'far al–Hajib: see al–Yamani, M.
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–––K. Da'a'im al–Islam, ed. A.A.A. Fyzee. Cairo, 1951–60; Partial English tr. The Book of Faith (first chapter of Da'a'im al–Islam, on walaya ), tr. A.A.A. Fyzee. Bombay, 1974
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al–Razi, Abu Hatim. A'lam al–nubuwwa , ed. I. al–Sawi and G. R. al–A'wani. Tehran, 1397/1977.
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James W Morris is currently Professor and Chair of Islamic Studies at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. He has previously taught at The Institute of Ismaili Studies in London as well as in its earlier Paris branch and in departments of Religious Studies at Princeton, Temple and Oberlin Universities. Professor Morris lectures and offer seminars and workshops extensively throughout Europe, North America and the Muslim world. Professor Morris' interests in Islamic thought and religious studies date from his BA work at the University of Chicago. After further...Read more
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Second training workshop on "Integrated Watershed Management – need for hydro-meteorological monitoring" within the project "Integrated Watershed Management for Urban Water Security" was held from 17.11.2014-22.11.2014 in Uganda.
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Turns out the Irish capital is all kinds of cool. Here's where to eat, stay and explore.
Maybe I'm late to the party, but I had no idea Dublin was such a cool city until I made my recent pilgrimage. In celebration of it's coolness, I've rounded up a list of all my favourite spots.
After our Irish road trip (aka the road trip to end all road trips), Sam and I spent a few nights in Dublin, a city – in all on fairness – that I didn't know a whole lot about. It's not like anyone had ever suggested Dublin wasn't worth exploring, but nor had anyone suggested it was a city I should drop everything and visit. And I have to say, Dublin deserves way more props than it's given.
The restaurants and cafes rival London, minus the queues and moody vibes. There are so many incredible vintage and antiques stores, I almost (almost) don't want to let you in on the secrets. Plus the people are funny (not making fun of the accent, promise!) and there's plenty of great drinks on tap.
So we spent three days attempting to try out more cafes and restaurants than there were meals in the day, and seeing as much of the city as we could by foot (despite the rain). This is by no means a definitive guide; it's more like a quick introductory guide to a city that's more than worthy of your travel hit list.
Go antique shopping for pre-loved jewels and chic homewares, and rummage through the vintage stores and charity shops for pretty much anything your heart desires. If you like antique jewellery, Dublin's got your back.
Sam picked up some super cool vintage Hawaiian shirts (in all honesty we visited so many charity stores and vintage shops it would be a little ridiculous to list – just search 'vintage store' on Google), and I got two really beautiful necklaces from Monte-Cristo inside the Powerscourt Centre.
For gram-worthy breakfasts that taste even better than they look, Meet Me in the Morning was so good I went back two mornings in a row. An interesting with a focus on fresh ingredients, plus good coffee. What more could you want.
For homemade food that's as healthy as it hearty, make sure you head to The Fumbally. The warehouse style cafe is open for breakfast and lunch daily, as well as dinner per week. The open space is filled with newspapers, comfy chairs to lounge in and a neighborhood vibe so friendly you'll find yourself considering a move to Dublin.
At The Wilder, a newly-opened hotel which I chanced upon online and ended up being the perfect locale for a city stay. Chic interiors (aka highly Instagrammable). Quiet rooms. Slick bathrooms with the kind of skincare products you wish you had in your own bathroom. And within walking distance – or a quick cab when it's raining – to all the best restaurants and cafes.
You wouldn't think you'd go to Dublin for Indian food, but Pickle Restaurant served some of the best Indian I've ever had. Pickle offers up seasonal, thoughtfully prepared Northern Indian fare, and although it's not the cheapest meal you'll ever have, the servings are generous and it's worth every penny.
Head to Delahunt for an original, refined take on traditional Irish food. Make sure, before you sit down for a meal, to head upstairs to their secret bar (ring the bell on the blue door), for cocktails and a cheese platter.
See a live comedy show. There are few better ways to spend a night than howling with laughter, and as we know, the Irish know their humour. We went to The Comedy Crunch; check who's on the bill for that night at all the venues (as there's several) and make your decision from there.
Visit The Long Room at Trinity College. Yes ,the fee to enter feels pretty steep – we almost didn't go in, as we figured: really how good can a library be? Turns out, good. Learning about how some of the world's oldest books were created is pretty mind-blowing, as is walking through the impressive library itself.


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BA (Honours) Art History and Visual Cultures
This degree will equip you with the knowledge and critical skills to understand the histories and theories of visual, material and spatial cultures. This will be a rich and rounded experience as you go beyond the contextual study of art, architecture and design. You'll explore the power of images to influence debates, both historically and in the present day, and develop transferable skills in visual literacy. As you progress you'll acquire critical skills that address the subject area's place in the wider humanities and as a component of study in the creative and cultural industries.
Explore images and artefacts from a wide range of periods and places.
Become familiar with different approaches to the study of visual, spatial and material culture.
Gain skills in visual literacy, criticism and analysis that will make you highly employable.
Work on your own project, with the support of a tutor, for the final module of the degree.
We also offer a Diploma of Higher Education in Art History and Visual Cultures (W72) that is the same in structure as the first two-thirds of this degree.
You'll start Stage 1 with a broad introduction to the arts and humanities followed by a module to develop your knowledge and skills.
Next, at Stage 2, you'll study art and visual cultures from the medieval to the modern period.
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In Stage 1 you'll encounter a variety of different times and places and engage with fascinating people, art works, ideas and stories. As an art history student, this broad interdisciplinary foundation will help you develop the skills and the confident, open approach you need to tackle more specialist art history modules at Stages 2 and 3.
You'll study both of the following:
Discovering the arts and humanities (A111) 60
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Stage 2 introduces you to major artists and artworks starting in the Medieval period, and engages you thematically with the central questions of art history and visual cultures from the eighteenth century to the present day. You'll develop visual literacy skills through a cutting-edge exploration of different ways of looking and by analysing visual, spatial and material culture. Each module introduces art and visual cultures in the broadest sense, and in everyday settings, including the transfer of art historical concepts and knowledge to the wider public, curatorial, commercial and industrial contexts.
Exploring art and visual culture (A226) 60
Art and visual cultures in the modern world (A236) 60
Stage 3 presents a new history of art, highlighting the vital role that art has played in the stories that Europeans have told about the wider world, and suggests ways in which these stories might be challenged or revised.
For your final module you'll explore a broad art history and visual cultures topic that opens out the widest possible range of approaches, themes, periods and geographies. From this you'll select and develop an independent research project on a subject that interests you.
Art and its global histories (A344) 60
Art and its critical histories (A336) 60
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Question of the day.
What's the worst part about puberty?
Neither of these things are directly related to puberty, and they're problems that I still experience, but I think they fully developed for me when I was around puberty. I think for me that would have to either be the neverending social pressure that I felt, or my constant emotional swings, which were probably all the worse that I kept bottling everything up. Regarding social pressure, I'm talking about all the socialising that you're expected to do at school, in my case also at the boarding school 'cause obviously after you go back from school you're still surrounded by people pretty much all the time, in particular your peers, and you're expected to act at least more or less like them. Also you're supposed to make friends with people, which I didn't really know how exactly it works. I guess I was mostly liked by people in my class and boarding school group and I liked most people as well and got on well with them, I also called a few of them friends if I got along with them better than with the rest, but these were never particularly close or deep friendships. Generally all those people that I considered friends, they were of course friendly with me and all, we'd talk a lot, even have our insider language or stuff like that, but they actually had a wider friends circle that they mostly spent their time with, and I wasn't really part of that and they clearly didn't want more people in that circle or at least not full-time, so I was alone most of the time. I generally didn't mind as I really like being alone and not having to deal with people, I didn't necessarily feel like I needed someone to be happy or anything like that, I was also used to it by then, but sometimes I did wish I had one proper friend and wondered what that would feel like and whether it would make my life at the boarding school any easier, because people who said they liked it there usually said so because they had friends there and they missed them while being at home on school breaks, which to me was unthinkable. I also had a strong feeling that it really made me stick out in the eyes of our group staff or teachers, and my Mum sometimes said that she was worried about me and that she'd like me to have a "real" friend there. While I could deal with the casual interactions with my peers, anything even slightly beyond that, and especially if involving more than three people at once, felt really straining for my brain, I was never sure what I was actually supposed to do or say and felt totally out of place and really stressed out. Just thinking about it in depth now makes me feel mentally weary and like phew, I'm so glad I don't have to deal with that anymore, I've no clue how I did for so long and it's little wonder that I ended up being a freak. 😀
Where swings are concerned, like I said I think that was something more due to my way of handling emotions and feelings rather than being so extremely hormonal. I remember it was really challenging for me that when I was an adolescent, I could feel quite a lot of really intense emotions in a very short time. The intensity could be quite crushing. On one hand, these were interesting experiences, but on the other, it was difficult to live with, especially if you're determined to keep everything inside like I was, and I didn't really have much in terms of a space where I could let some of that out safely and privately. I did keep a diary, but our days at the boarding school were busy, and I was rarely completely alone, so if I wrote in it, it was usually at night, which came at a high cost for my already messed up circadian rhythm and daily functioning, but I felt it was necessary for my sanity to have some time just for myself and I treasured every such minute.
Like I said, I still experience both of these things, I still struggle with that kind of peopling and I'm still very moodswingy if a lot is going oon for me, so I don't really think these challenges were directly to do with puberty, but I don't think that any of the typical puberty issues was really a significant issue for me.
What was the worst part for you? 🙂
Posted on April 25, 2022 Author eirlysgwenllianCategories Diary, Mental HealthTags about me, adolescence, avoidant personality disorder, AVPD, blindness, boarding school, get to know me, mental illness, puberty, question of the day, readers, social anxiety, teenagers
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For me, the worst thing about puberty was getting my menstrual cycle. yuck! I hated it! Plus, I had no privacy at the boarding school. Xx
Oh yeah, getting some privacy at boarding schools can be really challenging. Mine had a separate bathroom for every three-people bedroom though so at least we were lucky in that bathroom privacy wasn't a big problem. And first periods are always yuck. I don't remember mine as particularly rough though, perhaps because it was initially questionable whether I'd have a period at all due to my hormonal difficulties and when I eventually did get it it was quite late so my Mum managed to explain it all to me at least in theory, I guess not every girl has that luxury and it's a lot more of a shock for many when it comes.
Menstrual cramps.
Yes, these always suck.
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Yes, I'd say that expectation is the worst part of puberty. I believe it's the phase when our potential peeks out but we don't yet know what we want or who we are. The expectations, social or personal, is quite overwhelming until we know ourself. It starts in puberty but can possibly be with us our whole life.
Yes, expectations can be hard to deal with during puberty. Especially that you're supposed to make some really important decisions during that time but you just don't necessarily always know yet where you want to go with your life long-term.
Ha ha! I wrote a book in response, but I'm struggling to use Sonya's device!
Oh good, access!
Ohhh such situations are the absolute worst!
HA HA HA! I'll try to write this again now. I couldn't master menstruation to save myself. I often bled all the way through my clothes and my ballet tights in ballet class. [Making faces at myself.] And my one ballet teacher was a man! Oh my. I think because I was raised in an emotionally abusive environment, I didn't have the intelligence (as weird as that seems) to understand menses. It fooled me time and time again. Also, my period has always gone into "hiatus" where it disappears halfway through the week but then comes back, not finished. In middle school, it just kept confusing me and taking me by surprise, and I'd be in the school's restroom stuffing toilet paper down there helplessly. [Really shaking my head at myself now.] I've never understood how most teens seem to get a grip on it right away. HA HA! Fun question!! I hope you're doing well!! ❤
A period with a hiatus in between would probably take me by surprise a lot too, I can totally see myself having all sorts of ridiculous situations if it worked this way for me. And getting a grip on how it all works took me a long time too. My Mum took a lot of time to explain things to me in theory far in advance so I knew everything about what a period looks and feels like, what happens during it etc. but had no idea how to deal with it in practice once it came and would often wonder as well how most teenagers seem to grasp it so easily so I feel you in this. Though I was very lucky in that I didn't really have any truly embarrassing accidents or at least have no such recollections.
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WISE data by Secrest et al. (2015) to select a sample of 1.4 mil lion AGN candidates. We note, however, that their criterion of w1, 2, 3snr 5 (signal to noise ratios in W1, W2 and W3) elim inates about 95% of AllWISE sources from the parent catalogue, mostly owing to a very low level of WISE detection in the W3 channel.
Persistent Thalamic Sound Processing Despite Profound Cochlear .
Aug 31, 2016 . Sound driven MGB units could decode moderate and high intensity sounds with accuracies comparable to sham treated control mice, but low intensity classification was near chance. Pure tone receptive fields and synchronization to broadband pulse trains also persisted, albeit with significantly reduced.
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Frontiers . Multivariate approaches to classification in extragalactic .
Chattopadhyay and Chattopadhyay (2006) also found two components in a PCA analysis of samples of spiral galaxies with extended rotation curves. They constructed new . (1996) applied PCA on spectra of low signal to noise ratio mainly as a dimensionality reduction technique. The few principal components are then.
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A Novel Sparse Classifier for Automatic Modulation Classification .
Oct 1, 2017 . In this paper, we propose a new classifier based on sparse signal decomposition using an overcomplete composite dictionary (constructed using cyclostationary coefficients) for the classification of modulation format of primary user or to identify noise. The basic principle of the classifier is to classify the.
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The transmission system uses spiral bevel gear, which is reliable, stable, low noise, and long life. e. All maintenances are operated from the upper part, facilitating inspection and maintenance;. f. Flexible to replace eccentric and adjust the eccentric distance, to meet different requirements of crushing;. g. Each type of cavity.
Automatic Classification of Decorative Patterns in the Minoan Pottery .
algorithm. Please, notice that in this way we are disregarding any 3D information: perspective deformation, and occlusions together with noise and artifacts due to low resolution are simply ignored at this stage. Contour extraction produces a collection of contours: some of them are not relevant for our application and should.
A Physiologically Motivated Approach to the Classification of Natural .
Aug 4, 2016 . Bishop, Brian B., "A Physiologically Motivated Approach to the Classification of Natural Sounds using High Order Sound Statistics". (2016). low computational cost to compute relative to other candidate sound features such as correlations between .. helicotrema, which is the apex of the cochlea's spiral.
Aug 8, 2004 . Error rate = Number of wrong predictions. Total number of predictions. = f10 + f01 f11 + f10 + f01 + f00 . (4.2). Most classification algorithms seek models that attain the highest accuracy, or equivalently, the lowest error rate when applied to the test set. We will revisit the topic of model evaluation in Section.
low noise prepolarized microphone (model 378A04) that measures to 6.5 dBA, and Univ. of Florida. Structural Acoustics and Vibration: J.G. McDaniel, Boston Univ. Noise: S.D. Sommerfeldt, Brigham Young Univ. Architectural Acoustics: N. .. was previously used to model propagation from a spiral wavefront beacon.
In the finer part we have to use classification with spiral classifiers, see section 4. Enrichment Washing. Washing Short retention time. Feed size restricted by operating gap, minus 90 mm depending on unit size. Low noise level. Low operating cost. Data sheet, see 3:24 .. two forces fluid drag (Fl) and gravity (Fg).
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Jan 31, 2018 . Empirical Mode Decomposition with Adaptive Noise and Power Based Intrinsic Mode Function. Selection Algorithm. Hyungseob Han 1, Sangjin Cho 1, Sundeok . for spiral bevel gearboxes diagnostics . .. Obtain the lower (upper) envelope emin(emax) using interpolation function (cubic spline) for rk.
Rotation and Gray Scale Transform Invariant Texture Classification .
Abstract This paper proposes a new texture classification algo rithm that is invariant to rotation and gray scale transformation. First, we convert two dimensional (2 D) texture images to one dimensional (1 D) signals by spiral resampling. Then, we use a quadrature mirror filter (QMF) bank to decompose sampled.
Apr 24, 1995 . Index Terms m Multiscale Classification, decision tree, inductive machine learning, tree pruning . that the selected split is fl agged as temporary since the split could have been made on another variable. to correctly classify the training data, so the noise added was bounded 5 to be less than or equal.
Automated morphological classification of APM galaxies by .
1988), the Tully Fisher relation for spirals (Tully & Fisher 1977) and the morphology density relation (Hubble 1936; Dressler 1980). . It subsequently used for training the ANN (five were rejected then tries to make its classification as similar to the desired due either to low picture quality or to being duplicates of one as.