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Used to be called functional decomposition back in the old days.
So you have a set of business requirements and you need to work out what functions (user story, use cases, pseudo english, etc), workflow (BPMN, activity diagrams), rules (put them in the user story as acceptance criteria or in the use case as conditions), data (class diagram). I sometimes do a state-transition diagram to help with understanding of states in the workflow.
If you have time you can even mock up some screens and reports. I often use a state-transition diagram to show how the screens (states) and actions (transitions) to move between them.
I use the system of Critical To The Product, meaning if the product does not exhibit the feature or function, it will be useless. Important To The Product, meaning that the feature or function lends value to the product and the product would be less desirable or usable without it. Nice to Have In the Product, meaning that the feature or function is a good thing to have and will be extra furnishings on top of the important and critical parts. Those terms seem to resonate with the customers. If you drive the prioritization discussion on value, what features and functions provide the greatest value to the users and can that value be stated, it will help you along the way. I hope that helps you.


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Place the sherry in a pan and simmer for 3 minutes.
Add the stock and reduce on a high heat until you are left with about 100ml. Stir in the chutney and serve.
As with most things food-related I have strong memories of my mother's kitchen. If you had asked her what the secret to her luscious gravy was, she would have said to always use meat juices and add plenty of onions. Gravy was thick and thin gravy was a novelty when I grew up and went out and about.
I confess that I tend to take the easy option if I am making gravy and use gravy powder. I do add in the meat juices and these days frozen diced onions make everything a lot easier.
Him Indoors is very creative when it comes to sauces and gravy. He likes to experiment. This means sometimes you are in for a real treat and sometimes it does not quite work.
This recipe goes well with a Christmas main course whether turkey or roast poussin.
If you are a meat lover, I also advise you to check out a slow-cooked beef recipe with the addition of beer.


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\section{Introduction}
\IEEEPARstart{D}{igital} to analog converters are common in digital signal processing and communication systems to reconstruct an analog signal from its discrete time samples. Several methods with different names were introduced in the literature in 1970's and 1980's \cite{lehmann}. S\&H and LI were the dominant methods before that time; today, Polynomial interpolation and B-Spline are the usual interpolation functions \cite{cubicConv, unser, cubicSpline}.

These interpolators create some distortion at the Nyquist rate after low pass filtering, especially when S\&H or LI are utilized. The advantage of these types of interpolators is their simplicity which makes them proper for practical use. To alleviate this problem, several methods such as inverse Sinc filtering, over-sampling, nonlinear and adaptive algorithms \cite{edge,bayesian,SAI}, a modular method of the recovery of a signal from its sampled-and-held version
are described in \cite{marvastiModular} for the uniform samples, \cite{Marvasti2} for the nonuniform samples, and successive approximation using an iterative method \cite{marvastiNonuniform2,marvastiIterative,marvastiNonuniform} were introduced. The modular method is compared to the inverse Sinc filtering in \cite{marvastiModular} which shows that by using a few numbers of modules, the performance of the modular method excels the inverse filtering as far as noise is concerned. Over-sampling is not a practical solution due to its bandwidth requirements. The iterative method \cite{marvastiIterative} outperforms the modular method at the cost of more computation.

We propose an optimized modular method which enhances the performance of the classical modular method \cite{ICT2011}. \footnote{Part of this paper is presented in 18th International Conference on Telecommunication (ICT) 2011.} Our method is based on some optimum coefficients which are computed very simply by solving a least square problem. Indeed, these coefficients are calculated just one time for a specific interpolation system and are independent of signal to which the modular method is going to be applied. The coefficients themselves do not increase the complexity of the modular method and is very simple for practical usages. The simulation results show that the coefficients are well optimized and perform better then classical method.

The rest of this paper is organized as follows: Section \ref{Preliminaries}, describes our general framework and introduces the terms and concepts used throughout the paper. Section \ref{Proposed} introduces our proposed method and is a straight forward manner to find the optimum coefficients for the modular method. Simulation results and comparison with the classical modular method for various interpolation systems will be presented in section \ref{Simulation} and finally, section \ref{Conlusion} will conclude this paper.

\section{Preliminaries}\label{Preliminaries}
In this section we give a brief overview of the modular method \cite{marvastiModular} that compensates the distortion of any interpolator such as Sample and Hold (S\&H) and linear order hold by mixing the sum of cosine waves and then passing them through a lowpass filter.
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Suppose $x(t)$ is sampled at the Nyquist rate ($\frac{1}{T}$) and assume $s(t)$ is any interpolating function that fits the samples of $x(t)$. According to these assumptions it can be formulated as follows:

\begin{equation}
s(t) = h(t)*\sum_{n=-\infty}^{+\infty}{x(nT)\delta(t-nT)}
\label{1}
\end{equation}
where $h(t)$ is the impulse response of the interpolation function. The above equation can be written as shown below in frequency domain:

\begin{equation}
S(f) = H(f)\times\sum_{i=-\infty}^{+\infty}{X(f-i/T)}
\label{2}
\end{equation}

According to the modular method, an improved reconstruction of $x(t)$ can be derived from $s(t)$ by following process:

\begin{equation}
\hat{x}(t) = s(t)\left(1+2cos(\frac{2\pi t}{T})+\dots+2cos(\frac{2N\pi t}{T})\right)*\Pi(t)
\label{3}
\end{equation}

where $\Pi(t)$ is a lowpass filter with a bandwidth equal to the bandwidth of $x(t)$ ($W$). Eq. (\ref{3}) can be rewritten in the frequency domain as follows:

\begin{eqnarray}
\hat{X}(f) &=& \Pi(f)\sum_{j=-N}^{+N}{S(f-j/T)}\nonumber\\
&=& \Pi(f)\sum_{j=-N}^{+N}{H(f-j/T)\sum_{i=-\infty}^{+\infty}{X(f-i/T-j/T)}}
\label{4}
\end{eqnarray}

Since $X(f)$  is band-limited (\ref{4}) can be simplified as follows:

\begin{equation}
\hat{X}(f) = X(f)\times\Pi(f)\sum_{j=-N}^{+N}{H(f-j/T)}
\end{equation}

Therefore, it is obvious that as $N$ increases $\hat{x}$ will perfectly converge to $x$ if $\Pi(f)\sum_{j=-N}^{+N}{H(f-j/T)}$ becomes unity which always occurs for all interpolation functions since $\mathcal{F}^{-1}\{\sum_{j=-\infty}^{+\infty}{H(f-j/T)}\}=\delta(t)$, for instance this summation becomes summation of sinc functions which is unity for Sample and Hold (S\&H) interpolation function. However, practically it is not possible to apply infinite numbers of modules and only limited numbers of them are implemented by means of oscillators shown in Fig. \ref{fig:modular}. So the method will have distortion and to measure the distortion, let us define the mean-square error as:

\begin{equation}
e = \int_{-W}^{+W}{\left(\sum_{j=-N}^{+N}{H(f-j/T)}-1\right)^2}df
\label{5}
\end{equation}
and it is obvious that $\lim\limits_{N\rightarrow\infty}{e}=0$.

\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=90mm]{Modular.pdf}
\caption{The reconstruction block diagram using Modular Method}
\label{fig:modular}
\end{figure}

Another issue with this approach is that the signals are considered to be analog. In practice, most of the signals that we are dealing with are discrete especially in a computer for interpolation of images and audio files.

In the next section, we will drive all these relations again in the discrete domain and also minimize the mean square error using the optimization coefficients. The second part is the main part of this paper.

\section{Proposed Optimized Modular Method}\label{Proposed}
\subsection{Modular method in Diecrete Domain}
Consider $x[n]$ is band-limited discrete signal which is down sampled and interpolated at the Nyquist rate ($1/T$) by $h[n]$ and the result is $s[n]$. Therefore:

\begin{equation}
s[n] = h[n] * \sum_{k=-\infty}^{+\infty}{x[kT]\delta[n-kT]}
\label{6}
\end{equation}
and equivalently:

\begin{equation}
S(k) = H(k) * \sum_{i=-\infty}^{+\infty}{X((k-iN/T))_N}
\label{7}
\end{equation}
where $S(k)$, $H(k)$ and $X(k)$ respectively are N-point DFTs of $s[n]$, $h[n]$ and $x[n]$. Supposing that $N$ is divisible by $T$, the modular method can be formlated as follows:

\begin{equation}
\hat{x}[n] = \mbox{LPF}\big\{s[n]\left(1+2cos(2\pi n/T)+\dots+2cos(2M\pi n/T)\right)\big\}
\label{8}
\end{equation}
where LPF is a FFT lowpass filter. Also it can be shown that applying more than $[T/2]$ modules not only does not enhance the performance but also may distort it. Consider $T$ is even integer number and we have applied $k$ modules more than $T/2$, then we have:

\begin{eqnarray}
&1+\sum_{j=1}^{\frac{T}{2}+k}{2cos(\frac{2j\pi n}{T})}\nonumber\\
&=1+\sum_{ i=1}^{\frac{T}{2}}{2cos(\frac{2i\pi n}{T})}+\sum_{j=\frac{T}{2}+1}^{\frac{T}{2}+k}{2cos(\frac{2j\pi n}{T})}\nonumber\\
&=1+\sum_{i=1}^{\frac{T}{2}}{2cos(\frac{2i\pi n}{T})}+\sum_{j=1}^{k}{2cos(\frac{2(j+\frac{T}{2})\pi n}{T})}\nonumber\\
&=1+\sum_{i=1}^{\frac{T}{2}}{2cos(\frac{2i\pi n}{T})}+\sum_{i=1}^{k}{(-1)^n2cos(\frac{2i\pi n}{T})}
\end{eqnarray}
It is obvious that the third term in the above final result will distort previous modules; this effect can be shown for odd $T$s in the same way too. Hence, the maximum number of modules that is able to be applied is $[T/2]$.

Furthermore, in the case that the maximum number of modules are applied, if we put the multiplicand of last cosine $1$ instead of $2$, we will reach the impulse train. By means of Fourier series it would be proved as follows:
\begin{eqnarray}
\tilde{\delta}[n]&=&\sum_{i=-\infty}^{\infty}{\delta(n-iT)}=\sum_{T}{\frac{1}{T}e^{j2\pi kn/T}}\nonumber\\
&=&\frac{1}{T}\left[1+(-1)^n+\sum_{i=1}^{T/2-1}{2cos(2\pi in/T)}\right]\nonumber\\
&=&\frac{1}{T}\left[1+\sum_{i=1}^{T/2-1}{2cos(2\pi in/T)}+cos(2\pi \frac{T}{2}n/T)\right]
\end{eqnarray}
So, in this situation it will gather the original samples and if the filter is ideal, the output would be perfectly interpolated.\footnote{Also true for analog D/A where $2,2,\dots,2,1$ is not optimum but better than before.}

The equation (\ref{8}) will be rewritten in the frequency domain like below:

\begin{equation}
\hat{X}(k) = X(k)\times\Pi(k)\sum_{j=-M}^{+M}{H((k-jN/T))_N}
\label{9}
\end{equation}

Simultaneously, the error of the interpolation process would be formulated in the same manner performed in the pervious section:
\begin{equation}
e = \sum_{-N/T}^{+N/T}{\left(\sum_{j=-M}^{+M}{H((k-jN/T))_N}-1\right)^2}
\label{10}
\end{equation}

Again minimizing this error is our main goal and is related directly to the performance of our system. In next subsection, our proposed Technique will be introduced to achieve this purpose.
Again minimizing this error is our main goal and is related directly to the performance of our system. In next subsection, our proposed Technique will be introduced to achieve this purpose.

\subsection{Optimization Coefficients}
Our goal is to minimize (\ref{10}) and as a result reduce distortion in the modular method in order to reach more precise interpolation for $x$. Our idea is that modules could be applied with some coefficients shown in Fig. \ref{fig:Dmodular}. By choosing these coefficients appropriately, the performance of the method increases efficiently and we can achieve the same result with fewer modules.

\begin{figure}[b]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=90mm]{DModular.pdf}
\caption{The reconstruction block diagram using Discrete Modular Method and Optimazation coefficients}
\label{fig:Dmodular}
\end{figure}

Now consider modules are multiplied by $c_j$:

\begin{equation}
\hat{x}[n] = \mbox{LPF}\Bigg\{s[n]\left(1+2c_1cos(\frac{2\pi n}{T})+\dots+2c_Mcos(\frac{2M\pi n}{T})\right)\Bigg\}
\label{11}
\end{equation}
and therefore, (\ref{10}) becomes:

\begin{equation}
e = \sum_{-N/T}^{+N/T}{\left(\sum_{j=-M}^{+M}c_{|j|}{H((k-jN/T))_N}-1\right)^2}
\label{12}
\end{equation}

For convenience the following parameters are defined:

\begin{eqnarray}
H_j(k)&\triangleq& H((k-iN/T))_N+H((k+iN/T))_N\nonumber\\
&=& \text{FFT}_N\{h[n]\times 2cos(\frac{2j\pi n}{T})\}
\label{13}
\end{eqnarray}

\begin{equation}
\mathfrak{H}=
\begin{pmatrix}
H_1(0) & H_2(0) & \ldots & H_M(0)\\
H_1(1) & H_2(1) & \ldots & H_M(1)\\
\vdots & \vdots & \ldots & \vdots\\
H_1(N/T) & H_2(N/T) & \ldots & H_M(N/T)\\
\end{pmatrix}
\label{14}
\end{equation}

\begin{equation}
\mathfrak{C}=
\begin{pmatrix}c_1\\c_2\\\vdots\\c_M\end{pmatrix},
\mathfrak{B}=
\begin{pmatrix}1\\1\\\vdots\\1\end{pmatrix}-\frac{1}{2}\begin{pmatrix}
H_0(0)\\H_0(1)\\\vdots\\H_0(N/T)\end{pmatrix}
\label{15}
\end{equation}

Now from these new definitions the error function can be simply rewritten as follows:

\begin{equation}
e = \left(\text{norm}(\mathfrak{H}\mathfrak{C}-\mathfrak{B})\right)^2
\label{16}
\end{equation}

Hence, to minimize this error, we should solve:

\begin{equation}
\mathfrak{H}\mathfrak{C}=\mathfrak{B}
\label{17}
\end{equation}

Since the number of equations ($N/T$) are much more than the unknowns ($M$), we could find the optimum answer by considering the mean square error method and the pseudo-inverse:

\begin{equation}
\mathfrak{C}=(\mathfrak{H}^T\mathfrak{H})^{-1}\mathfrak{H}^T\mathfrak{B}
\label{18}
\end{equation}

Therefore, the problem can be solved and we have found some coefficients which minimize the error for the finite number of modules without any exception on interpolation function. Furthermore, we will show in next section that these coefficients cause dramatic results in comparison to the classical modular method which is a special case of our method by assigning the coefficients one. The main key in our method is that the coefficients are calculated very easy and fast and by only accessing impulse response of interpolation function ($h[n]$). Moreover the coefficients are calculated just one time for an interpolation function and are stored in a lookup table and does not need to find them again every time we need them.

\subsection{Optimized Modular Method for 2-D Signals}
Due to increasing need to analyze the two-dimensional signals like image and video, we want to generalize our proposed method to 2-D space. For this reason, consider $x(t_1,t_2)$ is band-limited discrete signal which is sampled at the Nyquist rate ($\frac{1}{T_1} , \frac{1}{T_2}$) Now consider that this signal is reconstructed by interpolating function $h(t_1,t_2)$ and the resulted signal is $s(t_1,t_2)$. With no doubt the amount of signal $s(t_1,t_2)$ is equal to $x(t_1,t_2)$ in sampled points. By knowing these assumptions we can formulate them as follows:

\begin{equation}
s(t_1,t_2) = h(t_1,t_2) * \sum_{n_1,n_2=-\infty}^{+\infty}{x(n_1T_1,n_2T_2)\delta(t_1-n_1T_1,t_2-n_2T_2)}
\label{19}
\end{equation}

Easily the above equation, by a simple Fourier transform and by means of its properties in frequency domain, can be written like below:

\begin{equation}
S(f_1,f_2) = H(f_1,f_2)\times\sum_{i_1,i_2=-\infty}^{+\infty}{X(f_1-i_1/T_1,f_2-i_2/T_2)}
\label{20}
\end{equation}

By considering the modular method for one-dimensional signals we can understand that the main concept in modular method is rooted from averaging in frequency domain. Using this idea in one-dimensional domain we can generalize the modular method to two-dimensional domain. By knowing this, $2-D$ modular method should include the shifted version of that in different directions and here we use Lattice pattern. With these information, the reconstructed compensated signal $x(t_1,t_2)$ by means of $2-D$ modular method can be written from signal $s(t_1,t_2)$ is:

\begin{eqnarray}
\hat{x}(t_1,t_2) = s(x_1,x_2)(1+2cos(\frac{2\pi t_1}{T_1})+2cos(\frac{2\pi t_2}{T_2})\nonumber\\
+4cos(\frac{2\pi t_1}{T_1})+4cos(\frac{2\pi t_2}{T_2})+\dots)*\Pi(t)
\label{21}
\end{eqnarray}

Similar to one-dimensional signal we can easily transform the equation (\ref{21}) to the frequency domain:

\begin{eqnarray}
\hat{X}(f_1,f_2)&=& \Pi(f_1,f_2)\sum_{j_1,j_2=-N}^{+N}{S(f_1-j_1/T_1,f_2-j_2/T_2)}\nonumber\\
&=& \Pi(f_1,f_2)\sum_{j_1,j_2=-N}^{+N}{H(f_1-j_1/T_1,f_2-j_2/T_2)}\nonumber\\
&\times&
\sum_{i_1,i_2=-\infty}^{+\infty}{X(f_1-i_1/T_1-j_1/T_1,f_2-i_2/T_2-j_2/T_2)}\nonumber\\
\label{22}
\end{eqnarray}

We know that $X(f_1,f_2)$ is band limited signal. So, because of $\Pi(f_1,f_2)$\ in the equation (\ref{22}) that is a lowpass filter, the combination of signal $X(f_1,f_2)$ and its shifted one, the signal itself is resulted. Through the explanation, equation (\ref{22}) is simplified and can be written as follows:

\begin{equation}
\hat{X}(f_1,f_2) = X(f_1,f_2)\times\Pi(f_1,f_2)\sum_{j_1,j_2=-N}^{+N}{H(f_1-j_1/T_1,f_2-j_2/T_2)}
\end{equation}

Just like the idea used in one-dimensional method, when one condition exists, the equation perfectly converges to x when N increases toward $\infty$.

That condition is that the equation $\Pi(f_1,f_2)\sum_{j_1,j_2=-N}^{+N}{H(f_1-j_1/T_1,f_2-j_2/T_2)}$ becomes unity. By a little study, it is clear that this equation is true about all the interpolation functions, like the one that is proved in the one-dimensional method. Therefore, by increasing $N$, $\hat{x}$\ goes nearer to $x$.
But as mentioned in the last section, $N$ is the number of implementation modules that because of practical limitations on that, it cannot be increased that much. In the cases with limited $N$ the amount of the distortion from the main signal is the difference between 1 and $\Pi(f_1,f_2)\sum_{j_1,j_2=-N}^{+N}{H(f_1-j_1/T_1,f_2-j_2/T_2)}$. Then, we can formulate the error as the equation below:

\begin{equation}
e = \int_{-W_1}^{+W_1}\int_{-W_2}^{+W_2}{\left(\sum_{j_1,j_1=-N}^{+N}{H(f_1-j_1/T_1,f_2-j_2/T_2)}-1\right)^2}df_1df_2
\label{23}
\end{equation}

In this case, the only difference between the $2-D$ and $1-D$ is that $\mathfrak{C}$ and $\mathfrak{B}$ will be matrixes and the $\mathfrak{H}$ will be a tensor. With these definitions equation (21) can be written for two-dimensional case and it can be solved, so the compensated coefficients will be found.

\section{Simulation Results and Discussion}\label{Simulation}
We utilized MATLAB\textsuperscript{\textregistered} simulation environment to evaluate and compare the performance of methods. To have fair comparison, initial band limited signals are produced randomly, and the performance of each method is averaged over 100 signals. The initial signal is FFT lowpass filtered version of white Gaussian noise signals. To show the significance of this method, the sampling rate is performed at the Nyquist rate.

The performance criterion for our simulations is the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) in dB. To avoid transient errors at the end points, SNR is calculated for interior points and 10\% of the end points are ignored. As illustrated in Fig. \ref{fig:SH}, the SNR increases monotonically in dB for classical method as the number of modules increases, while the optimum method increases exponentially as the number of modules increases. This means more than 250dB for simple S\&H interpolation and this is quite impressive in real engineering applications.

Fig. \ref{fig:Linear} shows similar results for the Linear Interpolation (LI). The difference between the classical method and the optimum at the first few numbers of modules is not very significant. However, as the number of modules increases, the difference becomes apparent. This shows that our method can find the optimum coefficients for any interpolation independently.

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=90mm]{SH.eps}
\caption{SNR vs. the number of modules for Classical Modular method and our proposed Optimized method for S\&H interpolation.}
\label{fig:SH}
\end{figure}

To study the effect of noise, we added a white Gaussian noise to the band limited signal. This is the model of the electronic devices that generate thermal noise. Fig. \ref{fig:Noisy} shows that for low SNR, the performance of our method is not so significant over classical method, however as much as the power of noise decrease our method give much greater SNRs.

These simulations show that using the modular method by means of optimized coefficients enhance its performance dramatically both in noisy and noiseless environments independent of the type of interpolation.

\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=90mm]{Linear.eps}
\caption{SNR vs. the number of modules for Classical Modular method and our proposed Optimized Modular method for Linear interpolation}
\label{fig:Linear}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[b]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=90mm]{Noisy.eps}
\caption{SNR after applying methods vs. SNR of the signals before applyibg the Classical Modular method and our proposed Optimized method for  5 method and the S\&H interpolation.}
\label{fig:Noisy}
\end{figure}

Because of the importance of the two-dimensional signals, similar simulations are performed on them and their results are shown in Fig. \ref{fig:SH2} As is clear in figure, addition of coefficients has boosted the speed and with fewer modules we can reach better results than previous one. This shows inclusiveness of our method in other dimensions.

\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=90mm]{SH2.eps}
\caption{SNR vs. the number of modules for Classical Modular method and our proposed Optimized method for S\&H interpolation for 2-D signals.}
\label{fig:SH2}
\end{figure}

As in \cite{parandeh} and \cite{ICT2010}, by combination of two Modular and Iterative method we can reach significant results in interpolation. Also, here we tried to show the modular method's inclusiveness by means of compensated coefficients that are derived from this Hybrid Method. For this reason, we compared three methods, Classical Iterative (without modular), Hybrid Method (Iterative with Modular) and Hybrid Compensated Method (Iterative with Compensated Modular) with each other in both one-dimensional and two-dimensional domain versus number of iteration. As shown in figure \ref{fig:Iterative1} and \ref{fig:Iterative2} there is a significant progress in Iterative Method, so with just 10 iteration in 1-D and 13 iteration in 2-D we can reach its maximum possible value and this means saving time and hardware in exchange for calculation of coefficients that needs to be calculated just once.

Now to have a more tangible example for our method, we apply it to image enlargements. For this purpose we use Lena's known image. First after a continuous sampling the $512\times512$ image is converted to $256\times256$ image. Then, this small image is going to be upsampled by means of various and up to date methods. Results are compared to the main image by performance criterion PSNR in dB. The results are written in the table \ref{tab:1}. According to these results our method in iterative case has better performance than all the existing methods, while it has less complexity in comparison with many of
these methods.

For a visual comparison, the upsampled images by various methods are shown in figure 8. With a little precision, these differences are apparent in the image, specially, in the edge of the hat and eyes the difference is obvious.
All the simulations show the capability of the recommended method in various fields.

\section{Conclusion}\label{Conlusion}
A novel Optimized Modular method is proposed for compensating error of any interpolation system. We add the optimized coefficients calculated in a very simple manner into the Classical Modular method in order to maximize its performance as much as it could be. Also, the proposed method is generalized to two-dimensional domain. The simulations show

\onecolumn
\begin{figure}[p]
\centering
\subfigure[]
{\label{fig:Original}\includegraphics[width=70mm]{Lena.eps}}%
~~~~~\subfigure[]
{\label{fig:Bilinear}\includegraphics[width=70mm]{Iterative_Mod_Opt.eps}}
\subfigure[]
{\label{fig:Bicubic}\includegraphics[width=70mm]{Iterative_Mod.eps}}%
~~~~~\subfigure[]
{\label{fig:WZPCS}\includegraphics[width=70mm]{Iterative_0.eps}}
\subfigure[]
{\label{fig:SAI}\includegraphics[width=70mm]{SAI.eps}}%
~~~~~\subfigure[]
{\label{fig:Opt}\includegraphics[width=70mm]{WZP.eps}}
\caption{Comparing various methods, (a) main image, (b) Optimized Hybrid, (c) Hybrid, (d) Iterative, (e) SAI and (f) WZP}
\label{fig:Lena}
\end{figure}

\twocolumn

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\subfigure[1-D]
{\label{fig:Iterative1}\includegraphics[width=90mm]{Iterative.eps}}
\subfigure[2-D]
{\label{fig:Iterative2}\includegraphics[width=90mm]{Iterative2.eps}}
\caption{Comparison of 3 method, Classical Iterative, Hybrid Method and Hybrid Compensated Method vs. iteration number for S\&H in (a)1-D and (b)2-D}
\end{figure}

very high improvements versus classical methods. This proposed method is also more favorable in terms of computational complexity with respects to other error compensating methods, since not only the modular method has very simple algorithm but also we could reach better SNR values with just 2 modules rather than 5 modules in the classical method. In addition, combining this method with Iterative Method can result in a more powerful method and has better performance in both one-dimensional and two-dimensional domain in comparison with many other interpolation methods exist in world.

\begin{table}[t]
\begin{center}
\caption{COMPARISON OF THE RESULTS OF LENA'S IMAGE BY VARIOUS METHODS VS. PSNR (DB)}
\label{tab:1}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline
\textbf{Method}&\textbf{Lena}\\\hline\hline
Bilinear&30.13\\\hline
Bicubic&31.34\\\hline
NEDI\cite{temizel}&34.10\\\hline
WZP-Haar\cite{temizel}&31.46\\\hline
WZP-Db.9/7\cite{temizel}&34.45\\\hline
Carey et al.\cite{Carey}&34.48\\\hline
HMM\cite{kinebuchi}&34.52\\\hline
HMM-SR\cite{zhao}&34.61\\\hline
WZP-CS\cite{temizel}&34.93\\\hline
SAI\cite{SAI}&34.74\\\hline
Iterative (2 iter.)\cite{marvastiIterative}&35.25\\\hline
Iterative (10 iter.)\cite{marvastiIterative}&37.39\\\hline
Hybrid (2 iter. and 1 mod.)\cite{ICT2010}&37.12\\\hline
\textbf{Opt. Hybrid (2 iter. and 1 mod.)}&\textbf{37.41}\\\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{table}

\nocite{*}
\bibliographystyle{IEEEtran}

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Rise of the Radical Middle
The fringes on both sides of the political spectrum have created a vacuum. The Radical Middle must rise and create a new Common Ground and move our country forward. Reasonable, Sensible, Balanced. Outrage does none of us good. Let us stop screaming at each other and get to work!
Debate Prep: Hillary, Trump and the Biggest Night
It's unlikely the debate will change the race much if at all. The only real chance for change are for independents and soft supporters of either candidate. Trump's hardcore supporters will still be there no matter what kind of performance he delivers. The same can be said for Hillary Clinton's hardcore base of support.
Currently, Hillary's lagging group of support is in the under 30 crowd. If one is to believe the polling data available, it fairly grim. 45% in some polls compared to President Obama's 2012 reelection numbers of 60%.
The remaining Bernie supporters are being split between Johnson-Weld, Jill Stein, and even Trump. It's about voting against the establishment for many. These voters are not going to be swayed by logic, Hillary, her supporters, or by a terrible Trump performance either.
+Wonderful World
This could be discouraging as Hillary has the toughest road in these debates. She can't make a mistake, and she has to get Trump to make colossal ones. No matter what she says or how she performs for many, it'll never be good enough.
Trump is graded by an entirely different set of criteria than her. And, the expectations for him couldn't be lower. All he has to do is minimally exceed them to be seen as winning the debate or at least matching her.
It's a rough road for her, but one I think she could and will rise to the challenge and meet.
Her internet haters will be out in full force during and after the debate. They will, as usual, flood the zone in those unscientific web polls in order to give the appearance that Trump won.
That is what we should anticipate.
If anything is accurate, millennials aren't the most reliable of voters. However, it should be of some concern that 66% and 60% respectively voted for Obama in his two elections. Hillary has made up for some of that in white college educated voters and women voters.
A lot of this is connected back to the behavior and rhetoric of Bernie, his campaign, and the hardcore of his base of support that still exists. It makes no sense why people would flock to Johnson-Weld, and Stein's only real issue is the Native American pipeline, where an arrest warrant was even issued for her.
It might be of some surprise, but the 20% of LGBT voters supporting Trump isn't off the mark. Trump did make a point of including Q in some high profile speeches.
However, Trump still opposes marriage equality, would appoint judges that would overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that made marriage equality the law of the land, and has an extensive and murky record and statements regarding the LGBT community, including supporting discrimination on the basis of religious beliefs, as Governor Mike Pence signed into law in Indiana.
Of course, 22% of LGBT voters supported Romney in 2012.
So, Trump certainly has the hardest path to 270 electoral votes. It can be done.
Best advice. Become more informed. Watch the debates. Talk about what's important to you.
These choices are difficult for those who have yet to make up their mind. Take the time to look at what these candidates have actually done with their lives. What work have they done, for whom did they do that work, how long have they been doing it.
I can't wait to see how this debate unfolds.
Bernie Sanders to Rebuild Democratic Party?
ObamaCare/Health Ins. Place High Risk at Risk
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Principles for Reform of Government, Justice, Business
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Trump Pledges to Sign Anti-LGBTQ Bill, FADA
Tulsa, BLM, the Anti-Reform Movement, and Coming T...
Johnson-Weld, the Libertarian Alternative for Bern...
In Trump's Own Words: Commander-in-Chief Forum
Hillary Clinton Competent and Defensive in Command...
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America's Suckers First
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The Attentive Gardner: Breaking the Reactivity Cycle
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How Rock & Roll Music Inspired Fashion Designer John Varvatos
Rock legends such as KISS have been photographed wearing his clothes.
byMaryelin Ramos
Fashion Designers everywhere draw inspiration from all kinds of places, whether it's music or art. All designers have their very own idea of where fashion is headed and what they want to create. Also, they draw inspiration from what they feel is missing in the industry or the industry is in need of. One designer who changed fashion is fashion designer John Varvatos, who creates amazing menswear pieces.
Ángela Peralta: The Mindblowing Opera Singer Who Captivated People in the 19th Century
John Varvatos designs clothes inspired by the styles of rock singers with a fun appeal so everyone can wear them. The designer seeks creativity from looking at the way his favorite singers dress for those who love that style. Within his campaigns, you will find different big names like Led Zeppelin, Nick Jonas, Kiss, Ringo Starr, and many more! But how exactly did music shape his career and lead him to be one of the biggest names in fashion?
John Varvatos's Love For Rock Music
John Varvatos and Steven Tyler From Aerosmith
As a kid growing up in Detroit, he was brought up with many types of music, especially Motown. For those who don't know, Motown is huge in Detroit, and singers such as Led Zeppelin, The Faces, and The Who launched tours there too. "When you grow up in Detroit and you have the biggest show on earth – Motown – you realize how important the stage show is," Varvatos tells Louder Sound. "It's not just about getting up in a pair of shorts and a T-shirt and playing like some young bands do today. Wardrobe became part of the persona of the artist."
Aside from growing up in a city of music, it was also a huge part of his life in his home life too. "I grew up in a little house, 800 square feet with seven people and one bathroom, and one way to transport myself was to put headphones on with my little portable radio and listen to music," he says. "I liked Keith Richards's scarfs, I liked Jimmy Page's coat, and I wanted to emulate them," Varvatos tells The National News.
Growing up listening to these kinds of sounds, leads to Varvatos admiring their styles. Just like many designers the passion and actual steps to becoming a designer didn't come for a while.
Launching His Menswear Line
Aside from his love for music actually going through with creating these clothes took a while. John Varvatos got his start in fashion by opening a menswear store in Michigan with some friends. The store immediately starts getting attention and even catches the eyes of big people in the industry including a team from Ralph Lauren. Ralph Lauren was so impressed that he was offered a sales job then gets promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Even though working in that job is a dream many have, Varvatos decides to think about other careers in fashion. While working at the time he took side classes in illustration and pattern making, which helps him in his next career move. Taking the skills he learns in his classes he moves to Calvin Klein as President of Men's Design at Calvin Klein, helping in the launch of Calvin Klein Collection For Men and CK.
Another change followed this and he returned to Ralph Lauren once more before launching his menswear line in 2000. Musicians everywhere love the brand especially right after launching which helps Varvatos decide how he wants to campaign. The best way to the campaign he feels is by using the musicians who love his clothing!
Rock Singers & John Varvatos
Led Zeppelin and John Varvatos Collaboration
Around 2005, Varvatos knew using these singers in his campaign is going to be a huge hit! This is proven in 2006 when using Iggy, "When we shot Iggy around 2006, it really changed everything. Everybody kind of got on board and that's when we had a line-up of people calling us wanting to be part of the campaign." He says. Also, singers such as Ryan Adams, Velvet Revolver, Green Day, ZZ Top, Chris Cornell, Willie Nelson, Ringo Starr, and even Kiss too.
"It's funny, but most of the others who were my icons, I have worked with in some shape or form. Like Jimmy Page, Ringo Starr, or Kings of Leon, whom I have known since they were little kids. Jack White wears our clothes." He says proudly to The National News. A recent campaign that is famous is with Nick Jonas posing in the brand's signature black and white style photos.
John Varvatos continues to design amazing leather jackets, denim, blazers, tees, and more in his new Fall collection!
Is Anna Sui Clothing Worth The Price? A Look Into The Designer Brand
Persia White from Girlfriends Is Also a Solo Singer and We Love Her Music
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A Helpful Guide To Safe And Satisfying Love Making During The Pandemic


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96-3= 93 first times so far in 2011
Here you will find the films I've seen so far this year. Some critics claim to see 800 films per year. I planned to see 200 films I've never seen before in 2010. For 2011, I wanted to keep this number and to see more films from the 1000 Greatest Films of All Time list.
However, I've only watched less than a hundred films. Excuses are my wedding in August, our two week honeymoon in Hawaii, and my new job. In 2012, there won't be any excuses!
* = Seen in Theater
// = Not my first time
1. (02-01) 35 rhums (Claire Denis, 2008) France
2. (02-01) The Crazies (Breck Eisner, 2010) USA
3. (02-01) / Mary Poppins / (Robert Stevenson, 1964) USA
4. (05-01) *Black Swan* (Darren Aronofsky, 2010) USA
5. (06-01) Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch, 1995) USA
6. (07-01) Boogie Nights (P.T. Anderson, 1997) USA
7. (08-01) The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer, 1995) USA
8. (11-01) Cannibal Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato, 1980) Italy
9. (18-01) Greenberg (Noah Baumbach, 2010) USA
10. (22-01) Green Zone (Paul Greengrass, 2010) USA
11. (22-01) *The Fighter* (David O. Russell, 2010) USA
12. (23-01) The Road (John Hillcoat, 2009) USA
13. (27-01) Bright Star (Jane Campion, 2009) UK
14. (28-01) Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, 2010) USA
15. (28-01) The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010) USA
16. (29-01) The Kids Are All Right (Lisa Cholodenko, 2010) USA
17. (30-01) Lightning Over Water (Werner Herzog & Nicholas Ray, 1980) USA
18. (16-02) The Hustler (Robert Rossen, 1961) USA
19. (17-02) The Naked Jungle (Byron Haskins, 1954) USA
20. (18-02) Sur mes lèvres (Jacques Audiard, 2001) France
21. (19-02) The Ghost Writer (Roman Polanski, 2010) UK
22. (23-02) Brick (Rian Johnson, 2005) USA
23. (23-02) Broken Embraces (Pedro Almodovar, 2009) Spain
24. (27-02) Cassandra's Dream (Woody Allen, 2007) USA, UK
25. (28-02) A Single Man (Tom Ford, 2009) USA
26. (01-03) Les Vampires (Louis Feuillade, 1915) France
27. (01-03) L'ami de mon amie (Eric Rohmer, 1987) France
28. (01-03) Allemagne 90 neuf zéro (Jean-Luc Godard, 1991) France, Allemagne
29. (01-03) The Long Voyage Home (John Ford, 1940) USA
30. (02-03) Histoire(s) du cinema: Une histoire seule (Jean-Luc Godard, 1989) France
31. (02-03) Histoire(s) du cinema: Fatale beauté (Jean-Luc Godard, 1997) France
32. (02-03) The Lodger (Alfred Hitchcock, 1927) UK
33. (02-03) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (David Hand, 1937) USA
34. (02-03) Che: Part One (Steven Soderbergh, 2008) USA
35. (02-03) Che: Part Two (Steven Soderbergh, 2008) USA
36. (07-03) Rescue Dawn (Werner Herzog, 2006) USA
37. (08-03) The Host (Joon-Ho Bong, 2006) Korea
38. (08-03) Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman, 2008) Israel, France, Germany
39. (09-03) Me and Orson Welles (Richard Linklater, 2009) USA
40. (20-03) The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Terry Gilliam, 2009) Canada
41. (27-03) Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (Terry Jones, 1983) UK
42. (31-03) The Man Who Would Be King (John Huston, 1975) USA
43. (31-03) Airplane! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, 1980) USA
44. (02-04) Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright, 2007) UK
45. (03-04) eXistenZ (David Cronenberg, 1999) Canada
46. (04-04) Top Secret! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, 1984) USA
47. (17-04) Crash (David Cronenberg, 1996) Canada
48. (24-04) /The Wedding Singer/ (Frank Coraci , 1998) USA
49. (01-05) /Easy Rider/ (Dennis Hopper, 1969) USA
50. (01-05) Made in U.S.A. (Jean-Luc Godard, 1966) France
51. (02-05) Une femme mariée (Jean-Luc Godard, 1964) France
52. (03-05) To Be Or Not To Be (Ernst Lubitsch, 1941) USA
53. (03-05) The Killer Inside Me (Michael Winterbottom, 2010) USA
54. (04-05) El secreto de sus ojos (2009) Brazil
55. (05-05) October (Sergei M. Eisenstein, 1928) USSR
56. (07-06) Un prophète (Jacques Audiard, 2009) France
57. (08-06) Something Borrowed (2011) USA
58. (12-06) Definitely, Maybe (2008) USA
59. (13-06) The Hangover Part II (Todd Phillips, 2011) USA
60. (14-06) Easy A (Will Gluck, 2010) USA
61. (15-06) The Tree Of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011) USA
62. (19-06) Julie & Julia (Nora Ephron, 2009) USA
63. (20-06) Going the Distance (Nanette Burstein, 2010) USA
64. (05-08) Duel (Steven Spielberg, 1971) USA
65. (25-09) Bridesmaids (Paul Feig, 2011) USA
66. (29-09) The Last Picture Show (Peter Bogdanovich, 1971) USA
67. (02-10) Land of the Pharaohs (Howard Hawks, 1956) USA
68. (04-10) Madame de... (Max Ophüls, 1953) France
69. (04-10) Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich, 1955) USA
70. (13-10) Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954) USA
71. (14-10) Malice in Lalaland (Lex Factor, 2010) USA
72. (18-10) Partie de campagne (Jean Renoir, 1936) France
73. (18-10) To Have and Have Not (Howard Hawks, 1944) USA
74. (20-10) The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966) Italy
75. (24-10) Les mistons (François Truffaut, 1957) France
76. (24-10) Antoine et Colette (François Truffaut, 1962) France
77. (27-10) Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater, 1993) USA
78. (03-11) L'année dernière à Marienbad (Alain Resnais, 1961) France
79. (03-11) Nanook of the North (Robert J. Flaherty, 1922) USA
80. (08-11) Les yeux sans visage (Georges Franju, 1960) France
81. (09-11) Le samouraï (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967) France
82. (09-11) L'argent (Robert Bresson, 1983) France
83. (10-11) Cléo de 5à 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962) France
84. (10-11) Mon oncle (Jacques Tati, 1958) France
85. (30-11) Pauline à la plage (Eric Rohmer, 1983) France
86. (02-12) Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen, 1981) Germany
87. (11-12) Rose Hobart (George Melford , 1936) USA
88. (12-12) The Last Detail (Hal Ashby, 1973) USA
89. (16-12) The Right Stuff (Philip Kaufman, 1983) USA
90. (16-12) Anatomie de l'enfer (Catherine Breillat, 2004) France
91. (19-12) Rio Grande (John Ford, 1950) USA
92. (19-12) Friends With Benefits (Will Gluck, 2011) USA
93. (23-12) Crazy, Stupid Love. (Glenn Ficarra & John Requa, 2011) USA
94. (28-12) *The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn* (Steven Spielberg, 2011) USA, Belgium
95. (29-12) Horrible Bosses (Seth Gordon, 2011) USA
96. (29-12) One Day (Lone Scherfig, 2011) USA
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That's a cool idea, I should start keeping a full list of all the movies I watch like this too. My blog does serve as something of a viewing diary, but there are several films I see throughout the year that I don't blog about for various reasons, I think I'll start keeping track of them in 2012.
MP January 3, 2012 at 9:54 AM
I like to keep a record of the films I watch so I can manage to know how many and which ones I actually watched. How many per country, director, etc.
Happy New Year to you too BT!


So it's been 5 days now since we started living in Bessie. We've had a few kinks to iron out and a little bit of drama, but for the first time in weeks we had a kind of "normal" day today.
The first night after the storm we settled in for the evening and I started to make dinner. It was the first time we've used the oven since moving in. I turned it on and lit the gas… within 30 seconds our carbon monoxide alarm went off! So, we bundled the kids outside, turned the oven off and opened all the windows. Once the air was cleared and the alarm quiet we settled back in for the night… with a not so satisfying meal of cheese sandwiches.
I also hate silent invisible gas that could kill us in our sleep so I was a little on edge for the rest of the night.
I may have cried. Twice.
Thankfully my sister hooked us up with a mean chili the next night at her house and I know a superstar gas engineer who squeezed us in to his busy schedule super quick and sorted us out with a working oven.
There's still loads to do but we're no longer working flat out and have started to get into a bit of routine with all the essential tasks. Our hot water pump isn't working yet so we've been using the shower in the block on site. It's alright but you have to pay for it otherwise it's cold.
Today was the first kind of "normal" day that we've had in weeks. We did normal stuff like maths, swimming lessons, food shopping and going to my physio appointment.
It's been the most stressful month of my life and due to physio treatment on an old foot injury I was forbidden from running. FORBIDDEN! Now, I know most of you are thinking that's a good thing. It's really not. In case you haven't noticed my life can be a little intense and the way I manage the stress that comes with it is through exercise. Being banned from running while moving house has been horrendous. It's made me… lets say a little intense.
So that's it for today. Nothing major to report, just that we're slowly settling in and getting used to a mobile life.


Fundamental concepts and current status of research on the physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of host-pathogen interactions. Topics include recognition, penetration and colonization, pathogenicity and virulence determinants, resistance mechanisms, signal transduction, programmed cell death, and other current topics. Information presented in context of viral-, bacterial-, fungal-and nematode-plant interactions.
Basic concepts of genetics, ecology, and physiology of fungi, with emphasis on saprophytic and plant and animal pathogenic mycelial fungi. Current literature on evolution, cell structure, growth and development, gene expression, metabolism, sexual and asexual reproduction and incompatibility systems.
Niu, C., Payne, G.A. and Charles P Woloshuk, C.P. 2015. Transcriptome changes in Fusarium verticillioides caused by mutation in the transporter-like gene FST1. BMC Microbiology. 15: 90. doi:10.1186/s12866-015-0427-3.
Payne, G. A. and Yu, J. 2010. Ecology, Development and Gene Regulation in Aspergillus flavus. Pages 157-171 in, Aspergillus: Molecular Biology and Genomics. Eds. Masayuki Machida and Katsuya Gomi. Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK. 238 pages.


The Audi A3 Cabriolet is the convertible coupe version of the entry-level A3 sedan. The A3 Cabriolet has been in production since 1996 globally but was launched in India in 2015. It is one of the cheapest luxury cabriolets available in the Indian market.
Once again the A3 cabriolet shares the same family traits as all other Audi cars. The new three-dimensionally carved out bonnet is rounded off by the Audi Singleframe in stone grey. Side air inlets and redesigned angular front fog lights fit in harmoniously with the overall image. The clear body-line defines the classic Saloon silhouette which gives a balanced and elegant appearance. The continuous shoulder-line and long bonnet visually stretch the car optically, whilst also giving a dynamic feel to the design.
The interiors of the A3Cabriolet are luxurious but simple and practical. They don't go overboard in terms of design and the ergonomics are spot on, making it a very enjoyable car to sit in and drive. There is not the best amount of room but there is still decent space for the front occupants and the seats are also quite comfortable. There are rear seats too, but there is low chance that anyone would want to sit in the back, where there is barely any space. The centre console and dashboard are setup very nicely and the craftsmanship is very good giving a sense of high quality throughout the cabin.
The A3 cabriolet comes with a 1798cc 4-cylinder TFSI petrol engine that produces 180bhp and 250Nm of torque and is mated to a 7-speed S tronic transmission.
The engine gives you good power and you can really feel the car pickup speed with just the slightest press of the throttle thanks to the torque. The A3 can easily reach a top speed of 215kmph.The petrol engine is even more brilliant and you can reach a top speed of 250kmph and race from 0-100 in 7.3 seconds. The engine is very responsive and gives you power at any time even at low revs. The acceleration is brilliant and the engine sounds quite good as well. The auto transmission is phenomenally responsive as well and if you want to be even more precise you can switch to manual. The suspension setup is very good and steering response just right for the perfect driving experience.
The A3 cabriolet comes with a Start-Stop system and a efficiency drive select mode that helps to reduce CO2 emissions and keep your mileage up, and you can expect to get around 13 to 14 kmpl.
The A3Cabriolet comes stocked with great features such as automatic climate control, power steering with mounted steering controls, an inbuilt audio system with a centre console screen, plus Bluetooth. There is also cruise control, auto wipers, electric parking brake and keyless entry.
The A3 is a one the cheapest luxury cabriolet available and for the Indian market it is priced very competitively so it's worth good value for your money spent.
The A3 Cabriolet is undoubtedly a great car. It is simple in design but it is the perfect small luxury sedan. This is definitely your choice, only if you want to drive it, because it also has loads of comfort and is lathered in luxury.


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Current: What Are the Key Characteristics of an Application Implementation Service Provider in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan)?
TECH SUPPLIER Nov 2021 - IDC Survey Spotlight - Doc # AP47381021
What Are the Key Characteristics of an Application Implementation Service Provider in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan)?
By: Rijo George Thomas Research Manager
Implementation service providers play a critical role in maximizing the value of an enterprise's application investments and managing the risks associated with new implementations. Enterprise buyers look for several key differentiators before selecting an implementation provider. This IDC Spotlight leverages data from IDC's 2021 Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) (APEJ) Enterprise Services and Security Sourcing Survey to identify the key differentiating characteristics of application implementation service providers according to APEJ enterprises.
Asia/Pacific Services Opportunities in the Digital Economy: Transformation and Acceleration
Oracle Corporation, SAP SE, Salesforce.com, Inc., Microsoft Corporation
Digital transformation, IT operations and implementation, Partner business model


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Upcoming shows at the Assembly Roxy
Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU. Phone booking: 0131 623 3030
Website: www.assemblyfestival.com/roxy/
As Scotland emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Assembly Roxy has re-opened in line with Scottish government guidance.
The decommissioned church is the year-round Edinburgh home of Assembly Festival. It has three main spaces. Roxy Upstairs is a theatre space with raked seating for up to 169 audience members and Roxy Downstairs is a more intimate studio space seating up to 60 people. Roxy Central retains the building's original features with added stage and a bar areas. It is a flexible space, seating up to 250.
Click on the name of the show or the Book Here link to go to its ticketing site.
The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns
Heartbroken author Emily Winters takes herself away to her aunt's old cottage in Ayrshire to get over her cheating ex. As she celebrates Burns night alone (wishing that the right man would show up), she gets a visitation slightly different than what she had hoped for… Book here.
A Brief History of the Fragile Male Ego – online
Sun 30 Jan – Sun 6 Feb 2022
On demand (online).
Andrea has been giving her lecture but it's not going well. Her previous events have been marred by protests and she's hoping the open-minded audience will hear her out. Jordan & Skinner's solo show cuts to the bone of the current conversation around gender politics and has been reworked as a performance for the screen. Book here.
I'm Grand Mam Presents Glory Holy
Thurs 10 Feb 2022
After two years of being confined to recording content at their kitchen table, Kevin and PJ are finally going back on tour with a live version of their iconic podcast I'm Grand Mam. Join the boys as they recount their fall from grace in the pursuit of glamour and question whether they should part ways with piety in order to have a scream. Book here.
Evening: 7.30pm
A powerful and evocative new aerial theatre production from acclaimed circus theatre company Paper Doll Militia. Weaving together personal testimony, live original music and stunning aerial artistry, the piece takes audiences on a deeply personal and political journey, following the true story of a woman who gave her eggs to her friend to have a child. Book here.
Tam O' Shanter and Other Tales
Fridays 15, 22 & 29 April 2022
A comic celebration of the 'Gothic' poems of Robert Burns from Stolen Elephant Theatre who perform Tam O' Shanter, Death and Dr Hornbook and Address to the Deil. Expect to encounter Witches and Death. Oh and the De'il himself of course. Book here.
Fri 25 May 2022
Maureen Parker is a hopeful romantic. She is also 55, twice divorced, single and the owner of 'Two's Company' Matchmaking Agency, a new Dating Service for those who prefer 'a more traditional approach' to finding love. New comedy from Gillian Duffy. Book here.


We've all had our funny moments in gaming, after I overthrew replaced Alexo as captain of the Mailbag, I thought about making an issue inviting you to mail in your "best moments� of C&C, but as they say: a picture says more than a thousand words.
So in 5,000 brush strokes or less, describe your funniest or best C&C moment; it could be the time you beat a cheater without cheating yourself, or that comic outro in Red Alert.
This is a paintmash competition, advanced image skills aren't necessary, the main points are earned for content, not style (but there will be a Best Art prize). This round will last 2 weeks until the 23rd October 2006.
Yeah, everyone goes through that stage, newbie vs. pro, you've got one harvester rolling in the dough to produce a handful of light-tanks, but your oppononent has more harvesters than you have tanks, moments later you type out "omg no rush 15!!1 fag"
Your idea of the end of the world involves giant green dildos sprining up accross the contintents?
We'd all love a psycic Yuri at the end of the phone to help us out, but the thing is: the Core Defender was a cyborg unit, and would be immune to Yuri's mind-reading abilities.
....in every Nod mission? What about the commando missions where GDI had no base?
It's a pain we all know too well, bhe "R" key on your keyboard is inanimate, swearing at it ain't gonna do squat. For those looking for a solution, you can change the keyboard commands in some of the later games, but in the earlier games, there are programs you can get that intercept the keystroke so the game never receives it. If you've got Winamp 5.x, you can use the Global Hotkeys feature to block keystrokes from other apps.


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Q: Issue in reading CSV files using Flask in Google Compute Engine I am reading a fairly large CSV file using pandas.
csvfile = pd.read_csv('static/somefile.csv', low_memory=False, chunksize=50)

The files are stored in a static folder on a Google Computer Engine.
I keep getting two errors:
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File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 182, in cb
File "/env/lib/python3.6/site-packages/gunicorn/workers/base.py", line 192, in handle_abort

2)
csvfile = pd.read_csv('static/somefile.csv', low_memory=False)
pandas.errors.ParserError: Error tokenizing data. C error: out of memory

I have increased the memory and CPU as much as I can on the Engine so I know it's not that.
In error (2) it is ignoring the 'chunksize' parameter. I'm not sure if this is an issue with flask?
Is there something you unique to flask you need to read a CSV file using pandas?
*note this is in a separate python file to the main flask app

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Famous Grouse je škotski blended viski, ki ga danes mešajo v destilarni Glenturret na Škotskem.

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Matthew Gloag, trgovec z vinom iz mesta Perth na Škotskem, je postal leta 1842, po obisku kraljice Viktorije v tem mestu, glavni dobavitelj dvora z alkoholnimi pijačami.

Leta 1860 je podjetje Matthew Gloag & Son Ltd., ki ga je ustanovil njegov oče, prevzel William Gloag in začel izdelovati viski. Glede na to, da sam ni imel destilarne, je viski kupoval po celi Škotski in ga začel mešati med seboj, da bi dobil edinstveno pijačo, ki bi bila takoj prepoznavna. V letu 1896 je posle predal sinu Matthewu, ta pa je leta 1897 naredil blended viski, ki ga je poimenoval The Grouse Brand blend. Kasneje je ime spremenil v Famous Grouse, po katerim se prodaja še danes.

Leta 1970, po smrti zadnjega iz družine Gloag, Mathewa Fredericka, je bilo podjetje prodano koncernu Highland Distillers.

Famous Grouse blend je sestavljen iz mnogih viskijev, od katerih sta najbolj prepoznavna Highland Park Single Malt in Macallan Single Malt.

Glej tudi
 Chivas Regal
 Ballantines
 Johnnie Walker

Zunanje povezave
 Uradna stran viskija Famous Grouse  (angl.)

Škotski viski
Blended viskiji

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AccuClear® Ultra High Sensitivity dsDNA Quantitation Solution utilizes a novel, next-generation DNA binding dye for highly sensitive and accurate quantitation of purified dsDNA samples across a broad range of DNA concentrations. The assay is linear between 0.03 ng and 250 ng of dsDNA per assay in microplate format making it the most versatile DNA quantitation assay. Unlike absorbance-based measurements, AccuClear® dye is highly selective for double-stranded DNA over single stranded DNA or RNA. This product a standalone AccuClear® Quantitation Solution that does not come with any DNA standards, intended for users that wish to use their own DNA standards. We also sell complete AccuClear® Ultra High Sensitivity dsDNA Quantitation Kits that come with a set of standards (catalog no. 31028) or a single 25 ng/uL standard (catalog no. 31029).
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AccuClear® technology is covered by granted U.S. and international patents. Qubit is a registered trademark of Thermo Fisher Scientific. QuantiFluor is a registered trademark of Promega.


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The Hazel River is a  tributary of the Rappahannock River in northern Virginia in the United States.  Via the Rappahannock, it is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.  It rises in Shenandoah National Park and flows generally eastwardly through Rappahannock and Culpeper counties.  It joins the Rappahannock River from the west about  northwest of Remington.  The Hazel's largest tributaries are the Hughes River, which joins it at the border of Rappahannock and Culpeper counties, and the Thornton River, which joins it in Culpeper County.

See also
List of Virginia rivers

References

Rivers of Virginia
Tributaries of the Rappahannock River
Rivers of Culpeper County, Virginia
Rivers of Rappahannock County, Virginia


One growth strategy used by successful companies is to expand sales of a product into a new channel of commerce, ( e.g., an existing industrial product also then being sold into the professional market). Transitioning a product into a new channel of commerce can trigger new compliance requirements or changes to existing requirements, both for the product itself and for the manufacturing facility. Careful consideration of new or changed requirements needs to be included in the business case for modifying channels of commerce. During this session, common market transitions and changes they may trigger will be explored, followed by several case studies regarding the transition of research-use-only products into the in vitro diagnostics market; industrial chemical products into the pesticidal application market; and industrial cleaning products into the professional market. The session will conclude with a Jeopardy-style team game to reinforce key concepts.
Presenter(s): Tina Armstrong, PhD, Principal Scientist/Associate Vice President, ARCADIS, Melinda Hemingway, PhD, Product Regulatory Affairs Manager, Agilent Technologies, Inc.


I want to thank you for reading my blog. Thanks also for buying my books, which is the best way to show your appreciation for my efforts. I also hope I was able to help you understand the market better, as well as warn you in advance of a volatile market.
I also urge you to read "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" by Edwin LeFevre, a thinly disguised autobiography of the greatest trader in history, Jesse Livermore. My success in the stock and options market is because I followed Livermore's strategies. His trend-following ideas work in bull and bear markets.


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Sugar production expected to increase by 15-20 lac tonnes: FBRBreaking
The Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) has predicted an increase of 15-20 lac tonnes in sugar production in the coming crushing season citing better growth of sugarcane crop due to monsoon rains. A Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) spokesperson said on Thursday that the country would have 12 lac tonnes of sugar at the start of the next crushing season. Sugar mills produced a total of 12 lac tonnes of excess sugar in the last season, they added. FBR said that the monsoon rains have caused a growth of 10 % in the sugarcane crops this season, which will result in increased sugar production.
People will have to bear the burden of the excess production if the government does not export the sugar, they added. The spokesperson added that $1 billion could have been earned if the government had not decided to ban sugar export. On July 30, the federal government retained the export ban on sugar despite having a surplus stock of 1.2 million tons. After lifting the export ban on sugar, the government could formulate a strategy to export the surplus stocks in phases to inject over $1 billion into the national exchequer. It was suggested to the government to allow mills for exporting 500,000 tons of sugar in the first phase.
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