Disastrous Atlas Rig is evidence of a marine park needed off WA's coast.
Thousands of litres of oil, gas and condensate has been leaking into the sea from the West Atlas rig since August 21 from a wellhead near PTTEP Australasia's West Atlas oil rig, 250km from shore.
The spill measured 70 by 20 nautical miles, with sheen visible in 25 per cent of that area, Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said.
It has been reported that the slick — measuring about 30 meters wide and 15 kilometers long — is about 250 kilometers northwest of the Kimberley coast.
An estimated 400 barrels of oil a day is leaking from the well head platform, according to the company.
Despite comments from Federal Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson and WA Premier Barnett playing down the impact of this spill it is clear that a disaster of this scale will have serious and ongoing impacts on a range of marine life.
A relief well being drilled 2.6km under the sea to plug thousands of tonnes of oil leaking from a rig off the West Australian coast has passed the halfway mark, the company responsible for the disaster saying yesterday that it had now drilled 1.6km without incident. But PTTEP Australasia, which owns the stricken West Atlas rig, extended the deadline for completing the complex repairs, admitting it would take at least another three weeks.
The region where this spill is occurring is a 'marine superhighway' for a range of species including over 19 species of Whales and Dolphins, including the Humpback Whale. Sea Snakes, many bird species, fish and other wildlife will also be impacted. Dr Gilly Llewellyn, WWF Australia's conservation director, says the affected area is home to many rare species.
The federal Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Department, Peter Garrett, confirmed some wildlife had been affected, although the full extent of the damage remains unclear. The Northern Territory Environment Centre says proof the oil slick is killing birds gives more weight to calls for new protected marine areas in the region.
The Opposition's environment spokesman, Greg Hunt, says it should pay for an independent organisation, such as Charles Darwin University or James Cook University, to carry out a survey of marine life.
The Australian Government says so far no whales or other marine mammals have been harmed by a large oil spill off the country's west coast despite the fact that fishermen are bringing in animals that have died as the result of the spill!
However, nine seabirds, four now dead, have been caught up in the slick, according to staff of the Environment Department working on Ashmore Reef.
There have been no checks so far around the rig on any effects of the oil on turtles, whales or sea snakes known to frequent the area. A private environmental consultant's report commissioned by the WWF has found 15 species of whales and dolphins, 30 seabird species and five turtle species could be affected by the oil slick. The report finds the spill could end up harming 30,000 sea snakes, which fisherman have already reported finding dead in the ocean nearby, and 16,000 turtles.
The diverse and ecologically crucial coral reef habitat of Ashmore Reef is also threatened should the spill reach this area 150km from the leaking rig.
The Kimberley region is home to one of the most significant coral reef provinces in the world. There is no good reason to put the Kimberley environment at further risk – certainly not economic. Mr Garrett is preparing to release areas in the resource-rich ocean north-west of Australia to become potential marine conservation zones.
In the 1970's Australia said 'No' to oil and gas mining in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and went on to implement what was then the world's largest marine park. The GBR now contributes well over $5 billion in sustainable income annually to the Australian economy and supports thousands of jobs.
The Marine Conservation Society's Prue Barnard says it is part of the Government's commitment to create a network of marine parks by 2012. She says the recent oil rig leak off the Kimberley coast underlines the need for sanctuaries.
"The region where this spill is occurring is a 'marine superhighway' for a range of species including over 19 species of Whales and Dolphins, including the Humpback Whale", TWS said in an open letter to federal environment minister Peter Garrett on August 28.
From June to November each year, humpback whales make their way home to calving grounds just north of Broome, where they stay for four months with their calves. The Kimberley coast is crucial habitat for the humpback whale, a protected species in Australia. We wouldn't plan a freeway through a maternity hospital and expect it to continue?
The Kimberley region of northern WA is one of the world's great natural and Indigenous cultural regions. Its vast savannah landscapes, wild rivers, extensive wetlands, spectacular coast and rich marine environments provide a multitude of habitats that are home to an extraordinary diversity of species.
The Wilderness Society is calling on the Federal Government to declare a moratorium on further approvals and expansion of the oil and gas industry in the region.
-Immediately place a moratorium on oil and gas development on the Kimberley coast until government planning processes are complete.
- to protect the globally significant marine biodiversity in this region, including Humpback whales in the vicinity of James Price Point.
The West Australian government is moving to protect the largest whale nursery in the southern hemisphere.
The Environment Minister Donna Faragher says the government is creating a marine park at Camden Sound, off the Kimberley coast. "The Government recognises the Kimberley as one of Australia's special places. That is why we are protecting Camden Sound, making it a marine park, and developing and implementing our Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy," the Premier Colin Barnett said. This is truly encouraging good news!
They don't expect much opposition! Is this enough? Maybe the whole EEZ around Australia should be a marine park!
HIgher profile if it impacted on Australia's fishing industry!
The disaster has now entered its ninth week after the failure at the weekend to plug the spill, which has seen oil spew into the Timor Sea at an estimated rate of up to 400 barrels a day. The operator of the well that has leaked tens of millions of litres of oil and will try again to stop the spill this week.
While the damage caused to wildlife in Australian waters is reportedly "small", Indonesian fisherman are saying the spill has killed thousands of fish.
Amhad Junaidi, the editor of an Indonesian publication with reporters in West Timor, says dead fish are turning up in large numbers.
This disaster would have a bigger impact in Australia's media if our fishing industry was suffering! The oceans are becoming sewers in the quest for economic benefits, power and jobs!


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Q: Datatable export to Excel Format Problems with random columns i am trying to export data from a datatable to an excel file.
But everytime i use the excel button it changes the format of my numbers.
For example a 0,023 is copied to excel as a 23.
Is there a way to use the excel export button so that excel isnt changing the format?
The other things is that i use the datatable on different data from a DB. So the column isnt always the same which has to be formated. Even the User can select which column should be exported. So the Format sould be used.
So possible Datatable could look like:

A
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A
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Thx in advance.
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I needed a rig for the BYOC at NVision 2008 and did not want to bring the Skully again . . .so I thought I would rebuild Order 66 to celebrate the new Star Wars movie . . .
I decided to competely gut the Alienware ALX chassis and rebuild it ala the new VooDoo (IO facing up).
Next I hope to get to Danger Den to get them to make new inner panels out of UV blue arcylic. I will cut the front and back panels out leaving only a frame so I can attach the outside painted panels. I have a nice SMooth Creations painted PA 120.3 for it already and will use a Bonetrail 2 board and my old QX9650 . . .


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Luke's Lobster CEO Luke Holden: With supply chain, short-term pains can lead to long-term gains
The founder and chief executive of the leading seafood fast casual explains how he's creating value for his system even as supply issues eat into profit margins.
Sam Oches 1 | Oct 19, 2021
The dominoes of the COVID-19 pandemic seem to keep on falling. Lately, the global supply chain has been severely bottlenecked as staffing shortages and other issues drag distribution networks to a crawl. Those bottlenecks are starting to threaten the restaurant industry's pandemic recovery.
But Luke Holden is doing his best to create value out of the disruption. The founder and CEO of Luke's Lobster has faced more unique challenges in the pandemic than other operators; his brick-and-mortars were almost exclusively in urban areas and had to close for a season, and his company is vertically integrated in that it owns its supply chain, purchasing seafood from fishermen and then processing and distributing it.
With lobster prices spiking during the pandemic, Luke's has been forced to raise prices for its lobster rolls by a couple of bucks. But Holden said the company has a duty to serve the best-quality lobster rolls at a value price point, and so he's not making any knee-jerk reactions to supply issues. Instead, he's letting the profit margin take a hit and trusting that the value Luke's offers today will create customer loyalty for the future.
"As we [make] one tough decision after the next, we're just staying grounded in that and not making any sacrifices that would ultimately move us against … building momentum toward our brand mission, which is to become the world's most respected seafood brand," he said. "So we're definitely taking a long-term approach on this, but definitely feeling a lot of short-term pains."
In this interview from Take-Away with Sam Oches, Holden shares how Luke's has invested in the success of its supply chain and how investing in CPG and direct-to-consumer channels have also created long-term value for the brand. Plus, Sam shares his five take-aways that listeners should take with them from the interview.
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A cross-section of leaders has joined together to promote the expansion of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita to a full, four-year campus. Civic leaders, business executives, university officials and medical professionals are working together to promote the expansion of the Wichita campus by forming a new board, named 4-Wichita.
Wichita attorney and KU alumnus Jeff Kennedy, who is the board's chair, said the dual purpose of the name, 4-Wichita, reflects the board's focus on expanding from a two-year to a four-year campus in Wichita as well as promoting the benefits of educating more medical doctors.
The school expansion represents KU School of Medicine's plan to address the state's shortage of physicians. As a result of the expansion, more physicians will be educated, many of whom will practice medicine in Kansas and improve healthcare access for Kansans.
The expansion will add the first and second years of coursework to the KU School of Medicine-Wichita, which was established in 1974 to provide hands-on, clinical training for third and fourth-year medical students.
With patient-centered care as their guiding principle, the first class of Wichita's four-year medical students will begin their studies in fall 2011. During the succeeding four years, the school's number of medical students will gradually increase to as many as 250 — up from the current 110.
"The economic impact of essentially doubling the size of KU School of Medicine-Wichita will be felt in all areas of Wichita," said Kennedy, noting that, in 2009, the KU School of Medicine-Wichita's economic impact on the metropolitan area reached $49.7 million. A recent study revealed the medical school expansion and the addition of the KU School of Pharmacy-Wichita may have an economic impact as high as $80 million.
The expansion of the school will provide additional careers for faculty and staff, as will the new school of pharmacy, said Kennedy. The KU School of Pharmacy will open its Wichita campus in fall 2011, with a new class of eight students and plans to have up to 80 pharmacy students by 2015.
Private philanthropy is critical to expanding the program. Already, area supporters have contributed more than $2.7 million toward the $5 million fundraising goal.
"This is an exciting time in the history of the medical school in Wichita," said Kennedy.
H. David Wilson, M.D., dean, KU School of Medicine-Wichita.
Institutional leadership for 4-Wichita will be provided by H. David Wilson, M.D., dean, KU School of Medicine-Wichita; Bernadette Gray-Little, chancellor, KU; Barbara Atkinson, M.D., executive vice chancellor, KU Medical Center and executive dean, KU School of Medicine; and Dale Seuferling, president, KU Endowment.


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Holiday home to swap close to Lake Rotoma, Rotorua. More photos to come soon.
Get away from it all here: walk through native forest, then swim or picnic at the lake . Visit Rotorua and experience all it has to offer.


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KISS – Love Gun (1977/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]
KISS – Love Gun (1977/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 32:48 | 780 MB | Genre: Rock
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"Love Gun" is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Kiss, released on June 30, 1977 by Casablanca Records. It was their first album to feature a lead vocal performance from Ace Frehley, making it the first Kiss album to feature lead vocal performances from all four band members. It was also the last studio album to feature Peter Criss on every song… Love Gun was certified platinum on June 30, 1977.
Love Gun was Kiss' fifth studio album in three years (and seventh release overall, peaking at number four on Billboard), and proved to be the last release that the original lineup played on. By 1977, Kiss merchandise was flooding the marketplace (lunch boxes, makeup kits, comic books, etc.), and it would ultimately lead to a Kiss backlash in the '80s. But the band was still focused on their music for Love Gun, similar in sound and approach to Rock and Roll Over, their previous straight-ahead rock release. It included Ace Frehley's lead vocals on "Shock Me," as well as one of Kiss' best and most renowned hard rockers in the thunderous title track. The album's opener, "I Stole Your Love," also served as the opening number on Kiss' ensuing tour, while "Christine Sixteen" is one of the few Kiss tracks to contain piano prominently. "Almost Human" is an underrated rocker and features a great Jimi Hendrix-esque guitar solo from Frehley (no doubt due to ex-Hendrix producer Eddie Kramer manning the boards again), while "Plaster Caster" is a tribute to the famous groupies of the same name. The only weak spots on an otherwise stellar album are an obvious "Rock and Roll All Nite" ripoff titled "Tomorrow and Tonight," and a pointless remake of the Phil Spector-penned classic "Then He Kissed Me" (reworked as "Then She Kissed Me").
01 – I Stole Your Love
02 – Christine Sixteen
03 – Got Love For Sale
04 – Shock Me
05 – Tomorrow And Tonight
06 – Love Gun
07 – Hooligan
08 – Almost Human
09 – Plaster Caster
10 – Then She Kissed Me
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One of the key performance indicators for town centre management is footfall.
There have been various ways to collect footfall data over the years. From basic clickers to beam counters; CCTV to snazzy dual-lens infrared setups. Most recently, phone counting has joined that mix.
Despite appearances and some degree of marketing influence, these various systems do not measure the same thing. Phone counting is not the same as footfall, even if it typically looks similar. Results can vary depending on multiple conditions, including events, time of year and type of location.
To demonstrate this point, we need to look at exactly what each does. Compare a footfall camera (the kind popular in many town centres) to a phone counting system, such as those you get from wifi networks (again, increasingly popular in town centres).
A footfall camera works by watching a specific area of the path below. As a person walks through this area, a computer 'sees' them and increases its count. Springboard has a very good demonstration video on their YouTube channel; seeing what the computer sees. The system can't tell one person from another.
Phone counting typically takes a different approach: This measures the number of mobile phones in a particular area 1, which gives us a rough estimate of people. They can spot the same person multiple times, and typically try to discount duplicates.
Both systems aim to give us a sense of how busy a place is, but they go about it in quite different ways. Crucially, footfall cameras can't tell if the same person walks past multiple times a day 2, whereas phone counters do. Footfall counting is also usually based on movement past a fixed point – in a high street this would be a virtual line between two shops 3. If people aren't moving, nobody crosses the line so the count doesn't change.
Footfall vs Phone Counting showing distinct peaks at different times (Christmas Lights Switch-on) – Footfall Camera in Orange, Phone Counter in Blue.
The above graph shows a footfall camera (orange) versus a phone counter (blue), per hour, throughout the day of the Christmas Lights Switch-On. There are two key points of interest here, at different times of the day.
In the evening, we see a marked increase in phone counts, which makes a lot of sense. At 6pm the Christmas Lights were turned on, followed by music and fireworks. The street was packed.
As a result, few people were moving, so the footfall camera had very little to count. Phone counting, however, could pick the phones out in the area irrespective of whether they were moving or not, and showed a far greater turnout – more in line with event organisers' reports.
Is phone counting the clear winner then?
The short answer is no. This is a very particular example of an event where conditions are exaggerated. The long answer is: it depends. And this is the crux of my point: they matter in different ways and at different times.
If I showed you a graph for most average days, it'd be quite boring. Under usual circumstances footfall cameras and phone counters tend to go up and down in the same way. Even though the methods are different, they're both aiming to capture the same thing: people. The fallacy is believing this applies all the time, as particular events and circumstances demonstrate this is quite untrue.
Phone counting has some benefits that line-based footfall counting does not. It doesn't rely on movement, so crowds are more readily counted. It can potentially track new vs. return visitors, movements and dwell time, which is handy. It's often a by-product of other systems, such as public wi-fi schemes (which again opens up even more data opportunities). Side note: if you're thinking of getting public wi-fi, consider systems that can count people as well.
But footfall also has strong advantages. It's consistent – typically unswayed by phone ownership rates or types of phone in hand. For this reason, towns have footfall data often going back a decade or more, providing valuable benchmarking unmatched to date in the phone sensor world. It's potentially more accurate – the jury's still out on this. I know some providers have done a lot of work here, but I remain unconvinced that phone counting can beat footfall cameras for general, long-term accuracy … and this matters a great deal for year-on-year trends.
In an average town with a clean slate, which would I choose? The answer is usually a combination of both 5. Footfall for the quality; phone counting for the breadth of data. If operated in the right way, they can be complementary.
The downfall comes – as major events often demonstrate – when we try to compare the two, like-for-like. They're simply not the same thing. While in many cases they'll trend up and down in the same way, for specific events they can give quite different results.
That said, they might not agree on the end figure, but they each tell us a story that contributes to the final result. In Christmas Lights, we saw high movement from relatively few people, followed by a large crowd of non-movers. This is significant and comes from combining the two sets of data.
The challenge, as ever when handling town centre data, is to understand the nuances, benefits and pitfalls of each, and use this to your advantage when creating the narrative.
There are also cameras that count areas, but these tend to be smaller coverage areas than phone counters.
I have a running theory (unproven) that people dart around shops more as Christmas closes in, thus giving inflated footfall counts.


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UPDATE: Arcuri talks about Iraq trip
Aug 31, 2007 at 12:01 AM Aug 31, 2007 at 12:10 PM
Following his return from Iraq, U.S. Rep. Michael A. Arcuri, D-Utica, held a 30-minute conference call this morning to talk about his trip.
He met with soldiers and Iraq and U.S. officials during the trip, he said.
During a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Salam al-Zuwba'I, Arcuri asked him what to tell people back in New York about why the troops should stay in Iraq.
"He did not answer my question at all," he said. "If the Deputy Prime Minister doesn't know why we should stay, what reason could there be?"
Arcuri said he visited soldiers and admired their dedication.
"If the Iraqi government were half as determined to make the present government work as our troops are, the job would be done today and all of our combat troops would be on their way home," he said.
He said the U.S. government must immediately begin a timely and responsible redeployment to bring the troops home.
In Saturday's Observer-Dispatch and at uticaOD.com: a question-and-answer session with Arcuri


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\section{Introduction}
The wave-averaged conservation of momentum can take essentially two forms, one for the mean flow momentum only, and the
alternative form for the full momentum, which includes  the wave pseudo-momentum  \citep[hereinafter `wave momentum', see][]{McIntyre1981}. This question is well known for depth-integrated equations \citep{Longuet-Higgins&Stewart1964,Garrett1976,Smith2006b}, but the vertical profiles of
the mass and momentum balances are more complex. The pioneering effort of \citet[][hereinafter M03]{Mellor2003} produced practical
wave-averaged for the total momentum that, in principle, may be used in primitive equation models to investigate coastal flows, such as the
wave-driven circulations observed by \cite{Lentz&al.2008}. The first formulation \citep{Mellor2003} was slightly inconsistent due to the
improper approximation of wave motion with Airy wave theory, which is not enough on a sloping bottom, however small the slope may be.
This question was discussed by \cite{Ardhuin&al.2008}, and a correction was given and verified. These authors acknowledged that
these equations, when using the proper approximation, are not well suited for practical applications because very complex wave models
are required for the correct estimation of the vertical fluxes of wave momentum, that are part of the fluxes of total momentum.

Although M03 gave correct wave-forcing expressions -- in terms of velocity, pressure and wave-induced displacement, before any approximation --
\citet[][hereinafter M08]{Mellor2008b} derived a new and different solution from scratch.
The two theories may be consistent over a flat bottom, but they differ at their lowest order over sloping bottoms, so that the M08 equations are likely to be
flawed, given the analysis of M03 by \cite{Ardhuin&al.2008}, and the fact that their consistency  was not verified numerically over sloping bottoms.

Instead, M08 asserted that the equations are consistent with the depth-integrated equations of \cite{Phillips1977}. Further,
about the test case proposed by \cite{Ardhuin&al.2008}, M08 stated that the
wave energy was unchanged along the wave propagation and that the resulting wave forcing whould be uniform over the depth.
Here we show that the M08 equations do not yield the known
depth-integrated equations \citep{Phillips1977}
with a difference that produces very different mean sea level variations when waves propagate over a sloping bottom. As for the
test case of proposed by \cite{Ardhuin&al.2008}, we show that a consistent analysis should take into account the small but
significant change in wave energy due to shoaling. In the absence of dissipative processes,
 the M08 equations can produce spurious velocities of at least 30~cm/s, with 1~m high waves over a bottom slope of the order of 1\% in 4~m water depth.

\section{Depth-integration of the M08 equations}
 For simplicity we consider motions limited to a vertical plane $(x,z)$ with constant water density
and no Coriolis force nor wind stress or bottom friction. The wave-averaged momentum equation in M08
takes the form
\begin{equation}
\frac{\partial U}{\partial t}+\frac{\partial U^2}{\partial x}+ \frac{\partial U W}{\partial z} =
-g \frac{\partial \widehat{\eta}}{\partial x}  + F,\label{M08_U}
\end{equation}
and the continuity equation is
\begin{equation}\label{M08_CONT}
\displaystyle\frac{\partial U}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial W}{\partial z}=0.
\end{equation}

Where $U$ and $W$ are the Lagrangian mean velocity components, which contains the current and Stokes drift velocities, $g$ is the
acceleration due to gravity and $ \widehat{\eta}$ is the time-averaged water level at the horizontal position $x$.
The force given by M08 on the right hand side of (\ref{M08_U}) can be written as the sum
\begin{equation}
F=F_{px}^{M08}+F_{uu}
\end{equation}
of a wave-induced pressure gradient
\begin{eqnarray}
F_{px}^{M08}&= & - \frac{\partial S_{px}^{M08}}{\partial x }  =  - \frac{\partial }{\partial x } \left(E_D -\overline{\widetilde{w}^2}\right) \\
& \simeq &  - \frac{\partial}{\partial x } \left( E_D - kE F_{SC}F_{SS}\right)
\end{eqnarray}
 and  the divergences of the horizontal flux of wave momentum,
\begin{eqnarray}
F_{uu}^{M08}&= &- \frac{\partial S_{uu}}{\partial x } = - \frac{\partial \overline{\widetilde{u}^2}}{\partial x} \\
& \simeq &  - \frac{\partial }{\partial x}\left(kE F_{CC}F_{CS} \right)
\end{eqnarray}
where $E$ is the wave energy, $k$ is the wavenumber, $\widetilde{u}$ and $\widetilde{w}$ are respectively the horizontal and vertical wave-induced (orbital)
velocities.
$E_{D}$ is defined by
\begin{equation}
E_{D}=0 \hskip5pt \hbox{if} \hskip5pt z\neq\widehat{\eta}\hskip5pt \hbox{and} \int_{-h}^{\widehat{\eta}^{+}} E_{D}dz=\frac{E}{2}.
\end{equation}

Using the  mean water depth $D$, and bottom elevation $-h$, $F_{CC}$, $F_{SS}$ and $F_{SC}$ are non-dimensional functions of $kz$ and $kD$,
\begin{eqnarray}
F_{CC}&=&\frac{\cosh(kz+kh)}{\cosh(kD)}, \\
F_{SS}&=&\frac{\sinh(kz+kh)}{\sinh(kD)}, \\
F_{SC}&=&\frac{\sinh(kz+kh)}{\cosh(kD)}.
\end{eqnarray}

\begin{figure*}[htb]
     \noindent\centerline{\includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth,angle=0]{Xe_matlab.eps}}\\

  \caption{Mean sea surface elevation induced by monochromatic waves propagating over the smooth bottom shown in figure \ref{f2}, with amplitude
 $H_{s}=0.34$~m and period $T=5.24$~s. The extra terms forcing terms in eq. (\ref{extra}) lead to an overestimation of the set-down by more than 50 \%  for this case.
ARB08 stands for quasi-Eulerian momentum equations of \cite{Ardhuin&al.2008}.}\label{f1}
\end{figure*}
The depth-averaged mass-transport velocity is \begin{equation}
\displaystyle\overline{U}=\frac{1}{D}\int_{-h}^{\widehat{\eta}} U {\mathrm d} z.
                                              \end{equation}
M08 correctly noted that
\begin{equation}
\int_{-h}^{\widehat{\eta}} \underbrace{\left(S_{px}^{M08} + S_{uu}\right)}_{\displaystyle=S_{xx}^{M08}} {\mathrm d} z   =S_{xx}^{P77}
                         \end{equation}
with $S_{xx}^{P77}$ given by
\cite{Phillips1977}. However, for a depth-uniform $U$, the depth integrated momentum equation in \cite{Phillips1977} is
\begin{equation}
 \frac{\partial (D\overline{U})}{\partial t}+ \frac{\partial }{\partial x}\left(D\overline{U}^2\right) =
-g D \frac{\partial \widehat{\eta}}{\partial x}  + \frac{\partial }{\partial x} S_{xx}^{P77}.     \label{P77}
\end{equation}

The forcing in the depth-integration of (\ref{M08_U}) differs from the forcing in (\ref{P77}), because the gradient is inside of the integral, namely,
\begin{eqnarray}
\int_{-h}^{\widehat{\eta}} \frac{\partial S_{xx}^{M08}}{\partial x} dz&=&\frac{\partial S_{xx}^{P77}}{\partial x} - S_{xx}^{M08}(z=-h) \frac{\partial h}{ \partial x}  \nonumber \\
 & & -  S_{xx}^{M08}(z=\widehat{\eta}) \frac{\partial \widehat{\eta}}{ \partial x}.\label{extra}
\end{eqnarray}
The depth integral of M08 thus includes two extra term. In particular $S_{xx}^{M08}(z=-h) \partial h / \partial x=-2 kE  (\partial h / \partial x) /  \sinh(2kD)$
can be dominant over a sloping bottom.
As a result the momentum balance in M08, unlike M03, does not produce the known set-down and set-up. This is illustrated in figure \ref{f1}.
We take the case proposed by \cite{Ardhuin&al.2008} with steady monochromatic
waves shoaling on a slope without breaking nor bottom friction and for an inviscid fluid, conditions in which exact numerical solutions are known.
The bottom slopes
smoothly from a depth $D=6$ to $D=4$~m. We added a symmetric slope back down to 6~m to allow periodic boundary conditions if needed.
For a wave period of 5.24~s the group velocity varies little from $4.89$ to 4.64~m~s$^{-1}$, giving a 2.7\% increase of wave amplitude on the shoal.
Contrary to statements in M08, $\partial E/\partial x$ is significant, with a 5.4\% change of $E$ over a few wavelengths.

From the Eulerian analysis of that situation \citep[e.g.][]{Longuet-Higgins1967}, the mean water level
should be 0.32~mm lower on the shoal (figure \ref{f1}). \cite{Rivero&Arcilla1995}
established that there is no other dynamical effect: a steady Eulerian mean current develops, compensating for the
divergence of the wave-induced mass transport \citep[see also][]{Ardhuin&al.2008}.

\section{Flows produced by the M08 equations}
Because the relative variation in phase speed is important,
from 6.54 to 5.65 ~m~s$^{-1}$, the Stokes drift accelerates on the shoal.
The Eulerian velocity $\widehat{u}$ is irrotational, thus nearly depth-uniform, and compensates the Stokes drift divergence
 by a convergence. The Lagrangian velocity $U$, shown in figure \ref{f2}, is the sum of the two steady
velocity fields.
\begin{figure*}[htb]
    \noindent\centerline{\includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth,angle=0]{UL_matlab.eps}}\\
  \caption{Lagrangian velocity $U$ for the inviscid sloping bottom case with $H_{s}=1.02$~m and $T=5.24$~s, obtained from the
quasi-Eulerian analysis as $U=\widehat{u}+U_s$. Contours are equally spaced from -0.01 to 0.025 m~s$^{-1}$. The thick black
line is the bottom elevation.}\label{f2}
\end{figure*}

We now solve for the equations derived by M08.
The numerical solution is obtained by coupling the WAVEWATCH~III wave model \citep{Tolman2009},
solving the phase-averaged wave action equation,
and the MARS3D ocean circulation model \citep{Lazure&Dumas2008}. This coupling
uses the generic coupler PALM \citep{Buis&al.2006}. The feedback
from flow to waves is negligible here and was thus turned off. MARS3D was implemented with 100 sigma levels regularly spaced,
and 5 active points in the transversal $y$ direction,
 with 2 extra wall points,
and 2 ghost points needed to define finite differences, it is thus a reall three-dimensional calculation although the physical situation is
two-dimensional. There are 78 active points in the $x$ direction. The time step was set to
0.05~s for tests with $H_s=1.02$~m  (1~s for $H_s=0.34$~m). For simplicity, the wave model forcing is updated at each time step.
We use Eq. (\ref{M08_U}) transformed to $\varsigma$ coordinates, with $\varsigma$ defined by
 $z=s(x,\varsigma,t)=\widehat{\eta}+\varsigma D + \widetilde{s}$ \citep{Mellor2003},
\begin{equation}
\frac{\partial U}{\partial t}+U\frac{\partial U}{\partial x}+\frac{W}{D} \frac{\partial U}{\partial \varsigma} = F-g\frac{\partial \widehat{\eta}}{\partial x}.
\label{Melloreq}
\end{equation}
where the advection terms are obtained by using Eq. (\ref{M08_CONT}).

The flow boundary conditions are open.
The monochromatic wave amplitude $a=0.12$~m translates into a significant wave height $H_s$ of $0.34$~m for random
waves with the same energy.  We also test the model with  $a=0.36$~m, i.e.
$H_s=1.02$~m, still far from the breaking limit in 4~m depth.
\begin{figure}[t]
     \noindent\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{M08_profiles.eps}
\caption{\label{CVP}Comparison of vertical profiles of $U$ at $x=200$~m given by different models: M08 without mixing (solid black line),
M08 with mixing (dashed green line), exact solution (dashed red line).
The wave parameters are $H_{s}=1.02$~m and $T=5.26$~s. All profiles are plotted after six minutes of time integration. The $x$-axis was clipped,
and the maximum velocities with M08 reached 0.8 m~s$^{-1}$.}
\end{figure}

The discontinuity  of the vertical profile in the forcing $F$, due to the $E_D$ term, is not easily ingested
by the numerical model, and generates a strongly oscillating
velocity profile (Fig. \ref{CVP}). These oscillations are absent at depths larger than 0.8~m, consistent
with the zero values of $F$ below the surface. A realistic constant viscosity $K_z=2.8.10^{-3}$~m$^{2}$~s$^{-1}$ removes
the oscillations by diffusing the negative  term $-\partial E_D/\partial x$ over the vertical. Yet this term is a momentum source that produces
velocities one order of magnitude larger than
the Stokes drift $U_s$, with an opposite sign (Fig. \ref{CVP}). The spurious velocities given by M08 with a realistic mixing
are  most pronounced for waves in not too shallow water (Table \ref{t2}), and comparable with those given by the M03 equations without mixing.
\begin{table}[t]\label{TM08}
\caption{\textbf{Model results with Mellor (2008):} Surface velocity at $x=$200~m (on hte up-slope) for different model settings. The settings corresponding to the test
 in \cite{Ardhuin&al.2008} are given in the second line. The surface
 velocity values are written for the time $t=900$~s except for the case without mixing ($t=360$~s).  }\label{t2}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ccccc}
\hline\hline
$H_s$(m) &$T_p$(s) & $K_z$~(m$^{2}$~s$^{-1})$ & $U$~(m~s$^{-1})$ \\
\hline
 1.02 & 5.6 & 0 & 0.6116 \\
 0.34 & 5.6 & 0 & 0.2127  \\
 0.34 & 13 & 0 & 0.3164  \\
 1.02 & 5.6 & 2.8$.10^{-3}$ & -0.1594  \\
 0.34 & 5.6 & 2.8$.10^{-3}$ & -0.0256  \\
 0.34 & 13 & 2.8$.10^{-3}$ & -0.0007 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{table}

\section{Conclusions}
We showed that the equations derived by \cite{Mellor2008b} appear inconsistent with the know depth-integrated momentum balances in the presence of a sloping bottom.
In the absence of dissipation, a numerical integration of these equation produce unrealistic surface elevations and currents. The currents may reach significant values for
very moderate waves, exceeding the expected results by one order of magnitude.
While we did not discuss the origin of the inconsistency, it appears that \cite{Mellor2008b} used a different averaging for the pressure gradient term
and for the advection terms of the same equation. We believe that this is the original reason for the problems discussed here.
The spurious velocities produced by M08 are likely to be dwarfed by the strong forcing
imposed by breaking waves in the
surf zone. Nevertheless, we expect that the M08 equations can produce large errors for continental shelf applications, such as the investigation of cross-shore transports outside of the surf zone.
Alternatively, equations for the quasi-Eulerian velocity can be used \cite{McWilliams&al.2004,Ardhuin&al.2008,Uchiyama&al.2009} which do not have such problems.

\begin{acknowledgment}
A-C. B. acknowledges the support of a post-doctoral grant from INSU and grant ANR-BLAN-08-0330-01. F.A.
is supported by a  FP7-ERC grant \#240009 ``IOWAGA'', and the U.S. National Ocean Partnership Program, under ONR grant N00014-10-1-0383.
\end{acknowledgment}

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Warpaint want to put you in a trance. Every tune on their first full-length, The Fool, is designed for maximum spaciness. As with their debut EP, 2009's Exquisite Corpse, it's not about the songs, it's about the vibe.
Warpaint are essentially a traditional rock band; guitars, bass, drums. Their roots are firmly in the 90's. "Undertow" explicitly grabs the melody from Nirvana's "Polly." The album is awash in reverb and stately tempos, recalling slowcore pioneers, Mazzy Star.
The Fool focuses on the moody, droning vocal and electric guitar interplay of Emily Kokal and Theresa Wayman. They swoop in and around each other with unorthodox harmonies, shared leads and ghostly chants. Their singing is rarely assertive and sometimes out of tune, but the girls deliver with a conviction and a blissed-out attitude that renders these issues just shy of irrelevant. The guitars cover a lot of space with chiming arpeggios and treble-heavy chordal riffs.
The rhythm section of bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg and new drummer Stella Mozgawa is extremely dynamic, full of stops and starts. Tempos swell and sag in a way that doesn't always feel intentional. But Lindberg plays with a deft, swooping funkiness and Mozgawa is extremely sensitive to the emotional peaks and valleys of the song, not content to simply lay a foundation, never overstepping her bounds.
The song "Warpaint," is a standout, and it had better be, considering it's also the name of the band. (See Wilco's "Wilco," Talk Talk's "Talk Talk," and Bad Company's "Bad Company.") It contains all the elements that make this band intriguing: unexpected melodic shifts, unpredictable beats, sllppery, low-end bass and enigmatic lyrics. "Composure" begins as a waltz, with stacked unison vocals that sound like a playground chant and then switches to a funk groove straight out of Melle Mel's "White Lines." It's this kind of odd juxtaposition that Warpaint somehow manage to pull off, despite the odds. "Baby" is a stripped-down acoustic guitar ballad that pleads "Don't you call anybody else baby/Cause I'm your baby still." It's so uncool it's cool. "Majesty" contains some welcome sequenced synths, again quoting Nirvana with the opening guitar riff from "Come As You Are." Though they come across as tough, there's a real vulnerability at the heart of these lyrics. They sing "You could've been my king," and it's clear that tough, rock-chick cliches don't apply here. These girls don't want to rule.
Warpaint traffic in mystery, which is more compelling than misery. Despite occasionally sloppy execution, they've made another dreamy, hard to categorize record. While there isn't anything here as immediately catchy as "Billie Holiday," from their EP, they've clearly outgrown their Cat Power stage and have successfully authored their own unique sound. The harder it is to define, the more you want to hear it.


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Tag Archives: Open Science
Introduction to Open-Science Panel Discussion at the 2012 National eXtension Conference
Note: This is the preface I wrote to kick off the "Open Science and the Future of Cooperative Extension" panel discussion, which was held Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the National eXtension Conference in Oklahoma City. Hopefully, it does an adequate job framing open science and it's implications for the future of Cooperative Extension work.
Extension educators and professionals intuitively understand that we will be called upon to build new models to compete and survive in this new communication and economic order.
The question remains: What should these models be and how should they function?
Perhaps part of the answer lies with Cambridge University mathematician Timothy Gowers.
Several years ago, Gowers set out to solve what seemed to be an intractably difficult math problem by crowdsourcing it.
Much to Gower's surprise, the problem was solved in a matter of weeks through this collaborative effort —and not exclusively by Oxbridge- and Ivy League-trained mathematicians. Many people with varying levels of training and academic perspective weighed in with insights that ultimately helped solve the problem.
Gowers dubbed this the Polymath Project, an undertaking that produced a whole series of new ideas and insights as well as several collaborative papers and publications under the collective pseudonym DHJ Polymath.
Yet, the effort kick-started something that in historical terms may be even more significant: The open-science movement.
The potential of open-science already has been foreshadowed in other areas of science, notably the human genome project, the culmination of a series of pioneering efforts to map and share DNA.
Yet, this only scratches the surface: Many of the most impressive strides have occurred in the computer industry.
What we're arguably discovering is that science is no more immune to the effects of Web 2.0 than any other facet of modern life. With the lowered transaction costs that have accompanied Web 2.0, it is now possible for of the research that once required heavily funded research departments to be considerably scaled down.
The economic downturn as certainly contributed its share too. Proponents of open science contend that this new scaled down approach to research may prove a more cost-effective alternative to conventional scientific discovery as many governments around the world slash conventional research funding.
Needless to say, the implications for Extension are profound. Arguably, we have been involved in open science form the very beginning of our history. So much of what we have done has foreshadowed this trend.
Even so, a number of Extension educators, many of whom balance research assignments with Extension responsibilities, would steadfastly maintain that the advent of open science portends the end of science as we know it.
Real research, they would contend, is not possible without the conventional methods of inquiry that have character science for centuries.
That's the purpose of this discussion today: to sort all of this out — to try and take the first steps to fleshing out Extension's place in this new order.
How should Extension function within this new free-wheeling information order?
How do we balance older, conventional forms of scientific inquiry and reporting with the emerging values of open science?
To what extent should we embrace this new order? If we opt for a full embrace, how will this be reflected over time in our defining principals and organizational structure?
Tagged Jim Langcuster, NEXC2012, Open Science, opensource, Science, Timothy Gowers
The Two Critical Concepts of the 21st Century: Generative Capacity and Collaboration
Cambridge University mathematician Tim Gowers's Polymath Project has inspired calls for a more open, collaborative scientific model.
Okay, pardon this passionate outburst but I want to reaffirm something — something I've banged on about ad nauseam for the past couple of years: the absolutely indispensable influences generative capacity and collaboration will play in our future.
An article I devoured earlier this morning confirms why these two concepts will likely provide the standard on which public and private entities alike will rise and fall within the 21st century knowledge economy.
Oh, and pardon the unwieldy term "generative capacity." I simply can't come up with anything that better describes what will likely be one of the two principal preoccupations for the foreseeable future. I owe Steven Johnson for this term.
Simply put, the massive sharing and social collaboration that has accompanied networking has enabled all forms of thinking, formal and informal alike, to be generated at vastly accelerated volumes.
Much like the 15th century Gutenberg Press, networking is changing all facets of how we develop and share knowledge. Even science, the principal source of refined, formal knowledge, is proving to be no exception.
A couple of years ago, Cambridge University Tim Gowers engineered a remarkable demonstration of the significance of generative capacity to scientific inquiry when he used his personal blog to solicit the help of people around the world in solving a highly complicated mathematical problem.
His effort, cleverly dubbed the Polymath Project, proceeded on the relatively straightforward premise that online tools can be used to enlist disparate brains into a temporary but greatly enhanced cognitive intelligence.
Within weeks Gowers's problem was solved as mathematicians from sundry perspectives and with varying levels of expertise weighed in with insights.
Granted, not all of Gowers's collaborative efforts have met with similar success, but his efforts have been successful enough to lead a number of observers to conclude that this networked approach to problem solving represents the future of science.
As the title of an Oct. 29 Wall Street Journal article aptly observed, "The new Einsteins Will Be Scientists Who Share" — or, in other words, collaborate.
In fact, that rather clever title underscores how these two factors, generative capacity and collaboration, will be inextricably linked in the future. Borrowing the lyrics from that beloved Sinatra classic, "Love and Marriage," what unfolds over the next few decades will only underscore that "you can't have one without the other."
Collaboration is the critical guarantee of generativeness (again, excuse my digression from standard English). They work hand in hand. Optimal generative capacity can only be ensured within open, fluid networks, which are secured only through optimal levels of collaboration. One of the principal preoccupation of all knowledge providers in the future will be building fluid learning environments — platforms as I prefer to call them — that strive to secure the highest levels of collaboration and generative capacity.
For what it's worth, I'm personally convinced that science will prove no exception. Yes, there is resistance. Proprietorship has been a defining characteristic of science for the last three centuries. It will take years to divest scientists of the increasingly antiquated notion that writing for professionally refereed journal articles is more valuable to the future of human progress than open sharing of knowledge within extended networks.
Even so, the advent of a new, open and networked scientific model that ensures the fullest measure of generative capacity by securing optimal levels of collaboration is inevitable. As the WSJ article stresses, the immense potential of "discoveries not yet dreamt of" is simply too valuable to ignore.
Generative capacity lies at the heart of this immense potential, and as growing number of scientists will learn, it will only be secured through maximum levels of collaboration.
Posted in Future of Cooperative Extension, Open-Source Platforms, Science, social media, social networking, Technology, The Passing Scene
Tagged collaboration, generative capacity, Jim Langcuster, networking, Open Science, Polymath Project, social networking, Tim Gowers
The Promise — and Peril — of Open Science to Extension
World renowned mathematician and Cambridge University researcher Timothy Gowers, who has pioneered part of the open science movement with his Polymath Project.
If you've been reading my weblog for a while, you've possibly garnered some appreciation for one of my driving professional preoccupations: the need for Extension to develop a new outreach model over the next decade.
I'm even more preoccupied after reading and rereading "Open Science: a Future Shaped by Shared Experience" an article by Bobbie Johnson that appeared recently in the Guardian, a British daily.
I'll even go out on a limb and predict that the open science movement may be every bit as far reaching to the future of humanity as the scientific method, first articulated by Roger Bacon in the 13th century.
Open science is interpreted in several ways, but it essentially boils down to making scientific research more open, more public. Open science proponents contend that the traditional approach to research is not only a retrograde approach to inquiry but is also hindering progress. Opening up research — in many cases, crowdsourcing it — not only would revolutionize scientific inquiry but also render it more efficient, they argue.
The article highlights eminent mathematician and Cambridge University researcher Timothy Gowers's efforts to solve a handful of highly complex mathematical problems by crowdsourcing them — inviting other people to weigh in with their own suggestions for resolving them. He dubbed it the Polymath Project, an undertaking that ultimately produced a series of new ideas and insights as well as several collaborative papers published under the collective pseudonym DHJ Polymath.
The potential of open science already has also been foreshadowed other areas of science, notably The Human Genome Project's pioneering efforts to map and share DNA.
Much of this parallels what has already unfolded within the computer software industry, Johnson says. Science is proving no more immune to the effects of Web 2.0 than any other facet of modern life. With the lowered transaction costs that have accompanied Web 2.0, much of the research that once required heavily funded research departments can now be conducted in a garage.
The economic downturn has contributed too. Open science may prove a cost-effective alternative as governments around the world slash conventional research funding, proponents contend.
Needless to say, the implications for Extension are profound. To a significant degree we've been involved in open science from the very beginning of our history. So much of what we've done has foreshadowed this trend.
Even so, a respectable number of Extension educators, many of whom balance research assignments with Extension responsibilities, will steadfastly maintain that the advent of open science portends the end of science as we know it.
Genuine scientific achievement, they would contend, is not possible without research — sometimes even centuries of research — which not only requires immense investments of time and manpower but, certainly in the case of many land-grant university researchers, mentally and physically taxing data collection, often in inhospitable research environments.
Even then, the fruits of this research are wasted efforts unless they are shared with other scientific peers in one or more refereed scientific journals — along with painstaking data collection, a crucial step in the refinement and advancement of scientific advancement.
For their part, many open science proponents freely concede that there is still a place for these rigorous research practices. But as Johnson observes, they are also right to point out that this highly formalized, institutional research is of relatively recent vintage and that some of the greatest advances in human history have come from autodidactic polymaths — self-taught gentlemen scholars such as Robert Hooke, Charles Darwin and Benjamin Franklin.
My take, for what it's worth: I see lots of promise and, yes, some peril in what's taking place. The promising part is the valuable role Extension educators can serve as subject matter curators and in helping refine discussion within this new open, freewheeling knowledge environment. In some respects, it's the same role we've played throughout the past century, although we will be dealing with a much more sophisticated audience who, by every conceivable measure, will no longer be clients in any conventional sense.
Our historical experiences uniquely equip us for many of the challenges that lie ahead. We were not only early forerunners of open science but also of applied research methods.
Now for the peril: I sometimes despair at the number of Extension professionals who fail to grasp the full implications of Web 2.0 and the imperative need to redefine our role as knowledge providers. To state it bluntly, I fear that we face the real risk of being sandbagged by the technological, social and cultural effects of Web 2.0. If we don't learn quickly how to become effective players in this new environment, we will be quickly bypassed.
We need to give serious thought to what it means to be a knowledge provider in the 21st century — and fast.
Posted in Future of Cooperative Extension, Open-Source Platforms, Science, social media, social networking, The Passing Scene
Tagged autodidact, Bobbie Johnson, Cooperative Extension, crowdsourcing, Guardian, Jim Langcuster, Open Science, polymath, Web 2.0


In response, it has adapted its advertising packages to give retail advertisers more flexibility to use outdoor ads to promote late night shopping, online sales, promotions and last minute purchases.
In place of its traditional, fixed two-week posting calendar JCDecaux will offer flexible pre and post Christmas campaigns that will allow advertisers to change design midway using the FastForward print hub.
FastForward was launched in January and cuts the time between artwork being submitted to appearing on poster sites by 24 hours.
JCDecaux says the flexibility of the package will make outdoor a key medium for brands wanting to drive sales and brand standout in over the Christmas period.
Earlier this year the media owner posted an 11.9% drop in revenues for the three months to 31st March compared to last year.
Beer band Beck's is claiming to have developed "a media first" with the launch of an interactive outdoor campaign that asks passers-by to create music-inspired bottle shaped art.


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using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace OpenCvSharp.CPlusPlus
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Class for extracting blobs from an image.
    /// </summary>
    public class SimpleBlobDetector : FeatureDetector
    {
        private bool disposed;
        private Ptr<SimpleBlobDetector> detectorPtr;

        internal override IntPtr PtrObj => detectorPtr.CvPtr;

        /// <summary>
        /// SimpleBlobDetector parameters
        /// </summary>
        public class Params
        {
            internal WParams data;

            /// <summary>
            ///
            /// </summary>
            public Params()
            {
                data = new WParams
                    {
                        thresholdStep = 10,
                        minThreshold = 50,
                        maxThreshold = 220,
                        minRepeatability = 2,
                        minDistBetweenBlobs = 10,
                        filterByColor = 1,
                        blobColor = 0,
                        filterByArea = 1,
                        minArea = 25,
                        maxArea = 5000,
                        filterByCircularity = 0,
                        minCircularity = 0.8f,
                        maxCircularity = Single.MaxValue,
                        filterByInertia = 1,
                        minInertiaRatio = 0.1f,
                        maxInertiaRatio = Single.MaxValue,
                        filterByConvexity = 1,
                        minConvexity = 0.95f,
                        maxConvexity = Single.MaxValue
                    };
            }

#pragma warning disable 1591
            public float ThresholdStep
            {
                get { return data.thresholdStep; }
                set { data.thresholdStep = value; }
            }
            public float MinThreshold
            {
                get { return data.minThreshold; }
                set { data.minThreshold = value; }
            }
            public float MaxThreshold
            {
                get { return data.maxThreshold; }
                set { data.maxThreshold = value; }
            }
            public uint MinRepeatability
            {
                get { return data.minRepeatability; }
                set { data.minRepeatability = value; }
            }
            public float MinDistBetweenBlobs
            {
                get { return data.minDistBetweenBlobs; }
                set { data.minDistBetweenBlobs = value; }
            }

            public bool FilterByColor
            {
                get { return data.filterByColor != 0; }
                set { data.filterByColor = (value ? 1 : 0); }
            }
            public byte BlobColor
            {
                get { return data.blobColor; }
                set { data.blobColor = value; }
            }

            public bool FilterByArea
            {
                get { return data.filterByArea != 0; }
                set { data.filterByArea = (value ? 1 : 0); }
            }
            public float MinArea{
                get { return data.minArea; }
                set { data.minArea = value; }
            }
            public float MaxArea
            {
                get { return data.maxArea; }
                set { data.maxArea = value; }
            }

            public bool FilterByCircularity
            {
                get { return data.filterByCircularity != 0; }
                set { data.filterByCircularity = (value ? 1 : 0); }
            }
            public float MinCircularity{
                get { return data.minCircularity; }
                set { data.minCircularity = value; }
            }
            public float MaxCircularity
            {
                get { return data.maxCircularity; }
                set { data.maxCircularity = value; }
            }

            public bool FilterByInertia
            {
                get { return data.filterByInertia != 0; }
                set { data.filterByInertia = (value ? 1 : 0); }
            }
            public float MinInertiaRatio{
                get { return data.minInertiaRatio; }
                set { data.minInertiaRatio = value; }
            }
            public float MaxInertiaRatio
            {
                get { return data.maxInertiaRatio; }
                set { data.maxInertiaRatio = value; }
            }

            public bool FilterByConvexity
            {
                get { return data.filterByConvexity != 0; }
                set { data.filterByConvexity = (value ? 1 : 0); }
            }
            public float MinConvexity{
                get { return data.minConvexity; }
                set { data.minConvexity = value; }
            }
            public float MaxConvexity
            {
                get { return data.maxConvexity; }
                set { data.maxConvexity = value; }
            }
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public struct WParams
        {
            public float thresholdStep;
            public float minThreshold;
            public float maxThreshold;
            public uint minRepeatability; // size_t
            public float minDistBetweenBlobs;

            public int filterByColor;
            public byte blobColor;

            public int filterByArea;
            public float minArea, maxArea;

            public int filterByCircularity;
            public float minCircularity, maxCircularity;

            public int filterByInertia;
            public float minInertiaRatio, maxInertiaRatio;

            public int filterByConvexity;
            public float minConvexity, maxConvexity;
#pragma warning restore 1591
        }

        #region Init & Disposal
        /// <summary>
        ///
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="parameters"></param>
        public SimpleBlobDetector(Params parameters = null)
        {
            if (parameters == null)
                parameters = new Params();
            ptr = NativeMethods.features2d_SimpleBlobDetector_new(ref parameters.data);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates instance by cv::Ptr<cv::SURF>
        /// </summary>
        internal SimpleBlobDetector(Ptr<SimpleBlobDetector> detectorPtr)
        {
            this.detectorPtr = detectorPtr;
            this.ptr = detectorPtr.Obj;
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Creates instance by raw pointer cv::SURF*
        /// </summary>
        internal SimpleBlobDetector(IntPtr rawPtr)
        {
            detectorPtr = null;
            ptr = rawPtr;
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Creates instance from cv::Ptr<T> .
        /// ptr is disposed when the wrapper disposes.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="ptr"></param>
        internal static new SimpleBlobDetector FromPtr(IntPtr ptr)
        {
            if (ptr == IntPtr.Zero)
                throw new OpenCvSharpException("Invalid cv::Ptr<SimpleBlobDetector> pointer");
            var ptrObj = new Ptr<SimpleBlobDetector>(ptr);
            return new SimpleBlobDetector(ptrObj);
        }

#if LANG_JP
    /// <summary>
    /// リソースの解放
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Chandler is a plant geneticist who has studied the molecular basis for a phenomenon known as "paramutation." She has thereby made important contributions to our understanding of why particular DNA sequences become silent or active, depending on their position within a genome or the type of cell in which they reside. Her discoveries had a profound impact on the field of gene expression and on the design of biologically engineered crop plants.
My research program investigates the regulation of gene expression using the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in maize. I use this system to investigate mechanisms of gene silencing, which has a fundamental role in development and is a genetic engineering impediment. We study paramutation, the regulation of transposable elements and transgene silencing. Paramutation is a mitotically and meiotically heritable change in gene expression that is induced by allele interactions. My laboratory has shown that the heritable change is accompanied by a ten-fold reduction in transcription, which is associated with chromatin differences. Using a combination of classical genetics, genomics, and molecular methods we mapped the minimal sequences required for paramutation, to 95-102 kbp upstream of the transcription initiation site. We identified multiple genes required for paramutation and showed that these genes are also involved in transposon and transgene silencing. Currently I am using cis- and trans-acting mutants to investigate the mechanisms underlying paramutation and transposon and transgene silencing. As heritable changes in chromatin structure are involved in the establishment and maintenance of distinct transcription states, my laboratory is also using functional genomics to investigate chromatin-level control of gene expression in both maize and Arabidopsis.


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Governor Cuomo Announces Return of 'Raven's Challenge' Bomb Squad Training to New York
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World's Largest Bomb Squad Training Exercise Brings Local, State, Federal and International Bomb Squads to Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany
Governor Cuomo today announced that the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany is hosting the 2019 Raven's Challenge, the world's largest training event for bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams. The annual event, held in four locations around the country, trains bomb technicians on how to counter the threat of improvised explosive devices to keep the public safe. This year's exercise will feature bomb squads from around the northeast, Canada and Europe.
"Public safety is our top priority, and it is critical that our first responders have access to the highest quality exercises and trainings available," Governor Cuomo said. "New York is proud to once again host the Raven's Challenge, and to welcome first responders and law enforcement from across the globe to our world-class preparedness training center right here in the Mohawk Valley."
Led by the United States' Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Center for Explosives Training and Research, the 2019 Raven's Challenge runs at four locations throughout the U.S. from March 10 to June 14. In addition to holding the event at New York's State Preparedness Training Center for the third time, exercises are also being held in Colorado, Florida and Indiana. During the week-long exercise, teams participate in scenario-based exercises developed with the current threat environment in mind.
During the Raven's Challenge, more than 100 bomb technicians from various law enforcement and military entities participate in scenario-based training, including a dignitary protection sweep coordinated by the United States Secret Service, a situation involving a 3D printed grenade that can be dropped by a drone or projected by a tube, and a courthouse checkpoint scene involving an explosive device uncovered during an X-ray.
"The Raven's Challenge provides invaluable training to the bomb technicians that have dedicated their lives to protecting their communities and there is no better place in the nation to hold such an exercise than New York's State Preparedness Training Center," said Patrick A. Murphy, Acting Commissioner of the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. "I would like to thank our federal partners for not only choosing New York to host this event once again, but for sharing their knowledge and best practices on how to combat the threat of new and emerging tactics used by those seeking to do harm."
"The long-standing partnership between the State of New York and the ATF led Raven's Challenge program will reunite for the third time in five years and will produce fantastic results," said John Simpson, program manager, Raven's Challenge Interoperability Exercise, ATF. "The exercise at the State Preparedness Training Center, the second venue of the year, is completely full and is a barometer for the demand for this type of advanced training among bomb technicians."
The Raven's Challenge began in 2004 as an ATF-led training exercise for both military explosive ordnance disposal team and public safety bomb squads in Seattle. Over the years, the exercise has matured into what is now the largest training exercise in the world for explosive ordnance disposal teams and bomb squads. The Raven's Challenge is funded by the U.S. Army and coordinated by the ATF and partner agencies including the U.S Army, United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the country.
About the State Preparedness Training Center
Operated by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, the State Preparedness Training Center's vast array of training venues give bomb squad and canine teams an opportunity to train in realistic environments. Located on 1,100 acres, the State Preparedness Training Center's training venues include a 45,000-square foot simulated city, a residential housing complex, collapsed building rubble pile, woodland structures, train cars and other settings. Now in its 13th year, the State Preparedness Training Center annually trains thousands of New York's first responders including law enforcement, emergency medical services and technical rescue personnel.
About the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services provides leadership, coordination and support for efforts to prevent, protect against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorism, natural disasters, threats, fires and other emergencies. For more information, visit the Facebook page, follow @NYSDHSES on Twitter, or visit dhses.ny.gov.


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Jean-Claude Izzo (Marseille 20 June 1945 – Marseille 26 January 2000) was a French poet, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who achieved sudden fame in the mid-1990s with the publication of his three neo-noir crime novels Total Chaos, Chourmo, and Solea (widely known as the Marseilles Trilogy), featuring as protagonist ex-cop Fabio Montale, and set in the author's native city of Marseille. All have been translated into English by Howard Curtis.

Jean-Claude Izzo was born on 20 June 1945 in Marseille, France. His father was an Italian immigrant from Castel San Giorgio (Province of Salerno) and his maternal grandfather was a Spanish immigrant. He excelled in school and spent much of his time at his desk writing stories and poems. But because of his "immigrant" status, he was forced into a technical school where he was taught how to operate a lathe.

In 1963, he began work in a bookstore. He also actively campaigned on behalf of Pax Christi, a Catholic peace movement. In 1964, he was called up for military duty in Toulon and Djibouti. He worked for the military newspaper as a photographer and journalist.

Bibliography

Poèmes à haute voix (P.J. Oswald, 1970)
Terres de feu (P.J. Oswald, 1972)
État de veille (P.J. Oswald, 1974)
Braises, brasiers, brûlures (poesie illustrate da E. Damofli, 1975)
Paysage de femme (Guy Chambelland, 1975)
Le réel au plus vif (Guy Chambelland, 1976)
Clovis Hughes, un rouge du Midi (J. Laffitte, 1978)
Total Kheops (Gallimard, Série Noire, 1995). Italian translation Casino totale (Editions and/or, 1998). German translation Total Cheops (Unionsverlag, 2000). English translation Total Chaos (New York: Europa Editions, 2005). Polish translation Total khéops (Warszawa: W.A.B., 2005) Irish Translation Kíor Tuathail (Contae na Gaillimhe:Leabhair Breac, 2017).
Chourmo (Gallimard, Série Noire, 1996). Italian translation Chourmo. Il cuore di Marsiglia (Editions and/or, 1999). German translation Chourmo (Unionsverlag, 2000). English translation Chourmo (New York: Europa Editions, 2006). Polish translation Szurmo (Warszawa: W.A.B., 2006)
Loin de tous rivages (Ed. du Ricochet, 1997)
Les marins perdus (Flammarion, 1997). Italian translation Marinai perduti (Editions and/or, 2001). German translation Aldebaran (Unionsverlag, 2002). English translation The Lost Sailors (New York: Europa Editions, 2007). Dutch translation Eindpunt Marseille (Breda: De Geus, 2007). Spanish translation Los marineros perdidos (Editorial Montesinos, 2010)
Vivre fatigue (Librio, 1998). Italian translation Vivere stanca (Editions and/or, 2001). German edition Leben macht müde (Unionsverlag, 2005)
Soléa (Gallimard, Série Noire, 1998). Italian translation Solea (Editions and/or, 2000). German translation Solea (Unionsverlag, 2001). English translation Solea (New York: Europa Editions, 2007). Polish translation Solea (Warszawa: W.A.B., 2007)
L'Aride des jours (Ed. du Ricochet, 1999)
Le soleil des mourants (Flammarion, 1999). Italian translation Il sole dei morenti (Editions and/or, 2000). German edition Die Sonne der Sterbenden (Unionsverlag, 2003). English translation A Sun for the Dying (New York: Europa Editions, 2008)
Un temps immobile (Filigrane Editions, 1999)
La Méditerranée en fragments (Maison méditerranéenne des sciences de l'homme, 2000). Italian translation Frammenti di Mediterraneo story in Rappresentare il Mediterraneo. Lo sguardo francese (Mesogea, 2000)
Marseille (Hoëbeke, 2000). German editions Izzo's Marseille (Unionsverlag, 2003) and Mein Marseille (Unionsverlag, 2010). Italian translation Aglio, menta e basilico (Editions and/or, 2006). English edition Garlic, Mint and Sweet Basil: Essays on Marseilles, Mediterranean Cuisine, and Noir Fiction (Europa Editions, 2013)

Awards
  for Chourmo.
 2001: Deutscher Krimi Preis in the category of International (1. Platz) for Chourmo.

Filmography as an author or screenwriter
Les matins chagrins, directed by Jean-Pierre Gallepe (1990)
Fabio Montale, series of three TV movies, directed by José Pinheiro (2001). The adaptation was controversial for Alain Delon in the lead since his politics and personality are the opposite of Izzo's.
Roger et Fred, TV movie (2001).
Total Kheops, directed by Alain Bévérini (2002)
Les marins perdus, directed by Claire Devers (2003)

See also
Mediterranean noir

References

External links
Guardian Books blog

1945 births
2000 deaths
Writers from Marseille
French people of Italian descent
People of Campanian descent
French people of Spanish descent
French male screenwriters
20th-century French screenwriters
French crime fiction writers
Writers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
20th-century French novelists
French male novelists
20th-century French male writers

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HILO, HAWAII – Augustana closed out the Vulcan Classic with an easy sweep over host Hawaii-Hilo 25-18, 25-15, 25-18. The Vikings set several season highs along the way to bringing their record to 2-2.
The Vikings pulled away from the Vulcans in the middle of the first set and won 25-18. With neither team able to create any early separation, Augustana used three Hawaii-Hilo errors to gain a four-point lead at 16-12.
The Vikings then stretched that lead to seven points after a Julia Witt ace and kills from Taylor Hrdlichka and Brooke Lewko. Holly Hafemeyer put the Vulcans away in the first with back-to-back kills. The Vikings forced nine errors for Hawaii-Hilo and cruised to an easy set win.
Augustana jumped on the Vulcans quick and didn't look back in the second set, winning 25-15. The Vikings scored the first six of seven points in the set and Augustana continued to expand on their early lead.
After the Vulcans notched the next point on a service error, they would get no closer as Taylor Hrdlichka continued her dominance with four kills to take the wind out of Hawaii-Hilo's sails and finish set two.
Hawaii-Hilo scored the first point but was unable to obtain another lead as Augustana finished out the match 25-18. The Vulcans did make a late charge, cutting the lead to one, but the deficit was too large to erase.
Senior outside hitter Jordan Spatenka returned to her old ways nailing 12 kills and Taylor Hrdlichka smashed 10 while swinging at a .474 clip.
Augustana set a season high for digs with 55, including season-high 19 from Grace Sanders and 10 for Kayla Wallerich.
Junior setter Katie Niesen saw her first action as a Viking totaling 14 assists after replacing Marissa Johnson in the second set. Johnson finished with 22 assists in her limited playing time.
As a team, Augustana held the Vulcans to a season-low .034 attack percentage topping their previous low from the first match with Hawaii-Hilo.
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FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a Mexican gray wolf leaves cover at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, N.M. Wildlife managers have confirmed that a record number of Mexican gray wolves have been reported dead this year, fueling concerns about the decades-long effort to return the endangered predator to the American Southwest. Officials say five wolves were found dead in New Mexico in November alone, bringing the total for the year to 17. It also marks one of the deadliest months in the history of the reintroduction program. (Jim Clark/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP, File)
Record number of Mexican gray wolves found dead in 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Wildlife managers have confirmed a record number of Mexican gray wolves have been reported dead this year, fueling concerns about the decades-long effort to return the endangered predator to the southwestern U.S. Five wolves were found dead in New Mexico in November,...
Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announces that new coal plants no longer have to meet planned, tougher, Obama era emissions standards, during a news conference at the EPA Headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Landmark environmental protections being rolled back
WASHINGTON (AP) — One after another, landmark U.S. protections for climate, air and land are in the crosshairs of the Trump administration as his agency leaders move past early fumbles and scandals to start delivering on a succession of promised environmental rollbacks. On Thursday, the Interior...
FILE - In this March 14, 2018 file photo, a California sea lion designated #U253 heads towards the Pacific Ocean after being released in Newport, Ore. A bill making it easier to kill sea lions that feast on imperiled salmon in the Columbia River has cleared the U.S. Senate. The measure would allow a more streamlined process for Washington, Idaho, Oregon and several Pacific Northwest tribes to capture and euthanize sea lions. The bill sponsored by Idaho Sen. Jim Risch and Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell cleared the Senate Thursday, Dec. 6. It's similar to legislation that the U.S. House passed in June. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
Senate passes bill making it easier to kill sea lions
SEATTLE (AP) — A bill that would make it easier to kill sea lions that feast on imperiled salmon in the Columbia River has cleared the U.S. Senate. State wildlife managers say rebounding numbers of sea lions are eating more salmon than ever and their appetites are undermining billions of dollars of...
In this photo released by New Zealand Department of Conservation, the department's workers clear perished pilot whales after a stranding in Owenga, Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. Fifty-one pilot whales died Friday in another mass stranding in New Zealand, less than a week after 145 pilot whales and nine pygmy killer whales perished in two other, unrelated stranding. (New Zealand Department of Conservation via AP)
51 pilot whales die in another mass stranding in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fifty-one pilot whales died Friday in a mass stranding in New Zealand, less than a week after 145 pilot whales and nine pygmy killer whales perished in two other unrelated strandings. In the latest stranding, up to 90 pilot whales beached themselves late Thursday at...
In this Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 photo, pilot whales lie beached at Mason Bay, Rakiura on Stewart Island, New Zealand. As many as 145 pilot whales have died after the mass stranding which was discovered by a hiker on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018.(Department of Conservation via AP)
145 pilot whales die in stranding on New Zealand beach
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — All of the 145 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a remote New Zealand beach have died. However, conservation workers are hoping to save some of the eight pygmy killer whales that remain stranded at the other end of the country in an unrelated event. A hiker...
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FILE - This Sept. 26, 2018, file photo provided by the National Park Service shows a 4-year-old female gray wolf emerging from her cage at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan. A gray wolf relocated from the Minnesota mainland to Isle Royale National Park this fall has died. The male wolf was among four taken to the Lake Superior island park as part of a multi-year effort to rebuild its declining wolf population. The other three relocated wolves are doing well. (National Park Service via AP, File)
Wolf taken to Isle Royale National Park this fall dies
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In this Oct. 17, 2018 photo, supporters of dam removals and other measures intended to help endangered orca whales stand near a giant inflatable orca outside a building in Tacoma, Wash., where the Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery Task Force was meeting for a two-day work session. Calls to breach four hydroelectric dams in Washington state have grown louder in recent months as the plight of the critically endangered Northwest orcas has captured global attention. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Breaching dams to save Northwest orcas is contentious issue
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FILE - In this June 13, 2017 file photo, the parents of a 7-week old red wolf pup keep an eye on their offspring at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, N.C. Conservationists told a judge Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, that an imminent federal plan to shrink the territory of the only wild red wolves would hasten the animal's extinction. Lawyers for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, however, countered that new rules for the red wolf program, set to be finalized next month, mean that the conservationists' current arguments are moot. The federal lawyers say a new lawsuit would need to be filed to halt new plans set to be finalized by the end of November. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Conservationists ask court to step in as red wolf plan looms
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Conservationists told a federal judge Wednesday that an imminent government plan to shrink the territory of the only red wolves living in the wild would hasten the animal's extinction in violation of federal law. Lawyers for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, however,...


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Women staff: WILD Wednesday lunch discussions return Aug. 31
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Faculty can now accompany students to meals in dining halls at discounted price
Faculty who wish to accompany a student to lunch or dinner in the residential dining halls, Leutner or Fribley, are now able to purchase a discounted $10 guest ...
Faculty: Sign up for Fall Convocation procession
Fall Convocation will be held at Severance Hall Aug. 31 beginning at 4:30 p.m., and faculty members are encouraged to take part in the procession. If you intend...
Information session for LEAD, leadership program for supervisors, to be held Aug. 31
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Become a match for new-to-campus international students through Friendship Family Program
Case Western Reserve University's International Friendship Family Program matches newly enrolled CWRU international students for a year with CWRU staff, faculty...
Faculty now have instant online access to more than 90 percent of core textbooks
Faculty members at Case Western Reserve University now have instant online access to more than 90 percent of the core textbooks used today through CourseSmart, ...
Memorial service to be held for Mandel School Emeritus Professor Edmond Jenkins
A memorial service for Edmond Jenkins will be held at 5 p.m. on Aug. 18 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (2172 E. 49th St. in Cleveland, just south of Cedar Ave...
Seminar on why play improves productivity in the office to be held Aug. 23
On Aug. 23, Organizational Development and Learning from the Office of Human Resources will host "Whistle While You Work," an interactive session to highlight S...
Voting for SAC elections closes Aug. 15
Online voting for the Staff Advisory Council (SAC) continues through Monday, Aug. 15, at 5 p.m. Representatives are being elected for the School of Dental Medic...
Petty cash session on Aug. 17 canceled
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