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Daniel Susnjar Jazz Quartet featuring Jamie Oehlers, Kristian Borring and Soon Long Lee
Tuesday 11 June 7.00pm
Known internationally for his expertise and innovation in the field of Afro-Peruvian Jazz, multi award-winning Western Australian drummer/composer Daniel Susnjar offers a rare evening of original jazz quartet music featuring world-class musicians from around the globe Jamie Oehlers – sax (Aus), Kristian Borring – guitar (UK) and Soon Yong Lee – bass (Korea).
Daniel Susnjar has performed and recorded with world-renowned artists including Steve Miller, Gretchen Parlato, Greg Osby, Peter Bernstein, Sam Rivers, Danilo Perez, Dave Douglas, Dr G Yunupingu, Chris Potter, Hossam Ramzy, Mark O'Connor, Brian Lynch, Nicole Henry, Gary Burton, Pharrell Williams, Victor Wooten, Patti Austin, Steve Bailey, Ky-Mani Marley, Martin Bejerano, Gloria Gaynor, Geoffrey Keezer, Carmen Bradford, Wycliffe Gordon, Sammy Figueroa, Jon Secada, Kevin Mahogany, Paul Bollenback, Take 6, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Arturo Sandoval.
Alongside jazz legends Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin, Terence Blanchard and Dave Grusin, Daniel is featured prominently on the 2014 Sony CD/DVD release "Jazz and the Philharmonic."
As director of the Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group, he has released three critically-acclaimed albums ("Su Su Nje" in 2014, "Moth to a Flame" in 2016 and "Spark" in 2018), toured throughout Australia and the USA, and has won multiple awards including the 2017 APRA/AMCOS Art Music WA State Award, the 2017 and 2016 WAM awards for Best Jazz Act, the 2018 and 2016 WAM award for Best Drummer/Percussionist, the 2015 Australian Jazz Bell Awards (2 categories) and the 2015 WAM Jazz Song of the Year award. In 2018, Speedball (high-level Australian jazz group which Daniel co-founded in 2001) won the Australian Jazz Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Song of the Year.
His solo drum improvisations can be heard throughout the James Bogle-directed documentary film "Whiteley," winner in 4 categories at the 2017 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, and winner of the 2017 APRA/AMCOS Screen Music Award for "Best Music for a Documentary."
From 2008-2013, Daniel earned his Doctoral and Masters degrees from the University of Miami Frost School of Music – where he was a teaching assistant, full scholarship student, Henry Mancini Institute fellow, and drummer for the prestigious Frost Concert Jazz Band. His intensive research into Afro-Peruvian Jazz drumming during this time included performances and in-depth study throughout the Caribbean Islands, Peru and the USA – culminating in the publication of his Doctoral dissertation entitled "A Methodology for the Application of Afro-Peruvian Rhythms to the Drumset for Use in a Contemporary Jazz Setting."
Since returning to Australia, Daniel has maintained an active schedule comprised of creative, wide-ranging musical activities throughout Australia and the USA. His mission is to push forward with culturally diverse musical productions and workshops which openly welcome community participation and inclusion.
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Table top game that plays like a retro sidescroller!
Super Hazard Quest is a "board" game inspired by the classic age of video game side-scrollers.
While 8bit art and retro inspired card games continue to be a common theme in the world of tabletop gaming, Super Hazard Quest not only references classic video games, it plays like them too.
Heroes build and explore an ever-changing, randomly generated level. Along their adventure, they'll discover items, tackle enemies and beat bosses. But their most dangerous threat are other heroes. Who will be the first player to beat the final boss and take the glory?
It's all the fun of multi-player retro gaming without ever having to blow into a cartridge.
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An annual book festival for writers readers. Panels and interviews, workshops, keynotes, parties and more make this festival a great event and a bridge from winter into the warmer seasons. Woodstock's local independent bookstore, The Golden Notebook, supports the festival and the whole town is abuzz about books.


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Il fut nommé en hommage au navigateur français Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811).

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As a result of poltical and economic liveralization in Eastern Europe, there has been widespread speculation that Eastern European nations such as Poland and hungary May join the European Community.Discuss the potential economic costs of such an expansion of the European Community, from the point of view of 1.Western Europe;2.Easter Europe; and 3. other nations.
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Vijay sethupathi birthday; Gives His Fans An Advance Birthday Treat
Vijay Sethupathi is an Indian film actor, producer, lyricist, and dialogue writer who works predominantly in Tamil films besides few Telugu and Malayalam productions. Following a stint as an accountant, Sethupathi began considering an acting career.
The versatile actor who was last seen on the big screen in Sangathamizan has over a dozen of his films in his kitty. Post unveiling the first look poster of his upcoming film Laabam, the actor today morning on the auspicious occasion of Pongal took to his twitter to release Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir.
Vijay along with the first look poster tweeted:#YaadhumOoreYaavarumKelir First Look Poster.
Talking about the Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir first look poster, one gets to see Vijay Sethupathi amidst a crowd sporting a serious and intense look with a backpack on his shoulders, with a Mosque on the backdrop.
About Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir, the film is said to be a musical thriller with Megha Akash as its leading lady.
The musical thriller will have a filmmaker Magizh Thirimeni making his acting debut as the lead antagonist.
Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir is been helmed by debutant filmmaker Venkatakrishna Roghanth. The Vijay Sethupathi starrer is been bankrolled by S. Ezakki Durai under Chandarra arts banner.
The music department of the film is been handled by Nivas K Prasanna.
Apart from Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir and Laabam, Vijay Sethupathi also has two big films in his kitty in the form of Thalapathy Vijay's Master, and his Bollywood debut film Laal Singh Chaddha with Aamir Khan in lead.
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Often, whenever I suggest mindfulness in session, individuals who struggle with anxiety will respond with something like "but mindfulness can make my anxiety worse!" "It's so difficult!" and "I don't have the time." If this something that you experience, know that you are not alone!
Simply put, (and neatly outlined as a venn diagram in the following article), mindfulness is when concentration/awareness and acceptance meet. It can be intimidating when someone conceptualizes this. You may have thought, "concentrate on my anxiety? isn't that counterproductive?" Stick with me..
Imagine you are a bird and you can see everything below you. Specifically, you see your mind as well as the thoughts and feelings that exist within it. Thoughts and feelings can be confusing, overwhelming, or just downright uncomfortable; you know that and you have quite a bit of experience with these thoughts and feelings. So what do you do? If you were truly a bird flying above and looking down, you have the capability to avoid flying through the complexities of your mind. You are simply seeing that these complexities exist. That is, you are not denying their existence or your experience while observing their existence. You are acknowledging and being honest about what you are seeing and choosing not to get swept into the chaos of what you are seeing.
(And remember to be kind to yourself. Sometimes, all of this is easier said than done, but that's why mindfulness is called a PRACTICE).
I hope that the following article is not only affirming, but helpful in providing you with some realistic tips and ways to think about mindfulness and make it less anxiety provoking when you attempt it.
The benefits of practicing mindfulness are widely known and well researched. And a range of studies show that it can be an effective tool for people who struggle with stress and anxiety. That's why more and more people want to give it a try; many of them even try to meditate regularly.


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Q: Serializing/Compiling HMM MODEL in to FILE in Java I have successfully evaluated the Lingpipe's HMM implementation of POS Tagging with my own POS Corpus (accuracy of more than 90%).
The Ant File for Evaluating POS HMM on My Own POS Corpus is the same as Brown POS Corpus:
<target name="eval-brown"
        depends="compile">
  <java classname="EvaluatePos"
        fork="true"
        maxMemory="512M">
    <jvmarg value="-server"/>
    <classpath refid="classpath.standard"/>
    <arg value="1"/>                 <!-- sent eval rate -->
    <arg value="50000"/>            <!-- toks before eval -->
    <arg value="10"/>                <!-- max n-best -->
    <arg value="8"/>                 <!-- n-gram size -->
    <arg value="128"/>               <!-- num characters -->
    <arg value="8.0"/>               <!-- interpolation ratio -->
    <arg value="BrownPosCorpus"/>  <!-- corpus implementation class -->
    <arg value="${data.pos.brown}"/>    <!-- baseline for data -->
    <arg value="true"/>            <!--  smoothe tags -->
  </java>
</target>

The Class for Evaluating the HMM POS Tagger is: EvaluatePos.java is given as follows.
 public class EvaluatePos {

    final int mSentEvalRate;
    final int mToksBeforeEval;
    final int mMaxNBest;
    final int mNGram;
    final int mNumChars;
    final double mLambdaFactor;
    final PosCorpus mCorpus;

    final Set<String> mTagSet = new HashSet<String>();
    HmmCharLmEstimator mEstimator;
    TaggerEvaluator<String> mTaggerEvaluator;
    NBestTaggerEvaluator<String> mNBestTaggerEvaluator;
    MarginalTaggerEvaluator<String> mMarginalTaggerEvaluator;

    int mTrainingSentenceCount = 0;
    int mTrainingTokenCount = 0;

    public EvaluatePos(String[] args) throws Exception {
        mSentEvalRate = Integer.valueOf(args[0]);
        mToksBeforeEval = Integer.valueOf(args[1]);
        mMaxNBest = Integer.valueOf(args[2]);
        mNGram = Integer.valueOf(args[3]);
        mNumChars = Integer.valueOf(args[4]);
        mLambdaFactor = Double.valueOf(args[5]);
        String constructorName = args[6];
        File corpusFile = new File(args[7]);
        Object[] consArgs = new Object[] { corpusFile };
        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") // req 2 step
        PosCorpus corpus
            = (PosCorpus)
            Class
            .forName(constructorName)
            .getConstructor(new Class[] { File.class })
            .newInstance(consArgs);
        mCorpus = corpus;
    }

    void run() throws IOException {
        System.out.println("\nCOMMAND PARAMETERS:");
        System.out.println("  Sent eval rate=" + mSentEvalRate);
        System.out.println("  Toks before eval=" + mToksBeforeEval);
        System.out.println("  Max n-best eval=" + mMaxNBest);
        System.out.println("  Max n-gram=" + mNGram);
        System.out.println("  Num chars=" + mNumChars);
        System.out.println("  Lambda factor=" + mLambdaFactor);

        CorpusProfileHandler profileHandler = new CorpusProfileHandler();
        parseCorpus(profileHandler);
        String[] tags = mTagSet.toArray(Strings.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY);
        Arrays.sort(tags);
        Set<String> tagSet = new HashSet<String>();
        for (String tag : tags)
            tagSet.add(tag);

        System.out.println("\nCORPUS PROFILE:");
        System.out.println("  Corpus class=" + mCorpus.getClass().getName());
        System.out.println("  #Sentences="
                           + mTrainingSentenceCount);
        System.out.println("  #Tokens=" + mTrainingTokenCount);
        System.out.println("  #Tags=" + tags.length);
        System.out.println("  Tags=" + Arrays.asList(tags));

        System.out.println("\nEVALUATION:");
        mEstimator
            = new HmmCharLmEstimator(mNGram,mNumChars,mLambdaFactor);
        for (int i = 0; i < tags.length; ++i)
            mEstimator.addState(tags[i]);

        HmmDecoder decoder
            = new HmmDecoder(mEstimator); // no caching
        boolean storeTokens = true;
        mTaggerEvaluator
            = new TaggerEvaluator<String>(decoder,storeTokens);
        mNBestTaggerEvaluator
            = new NBestTaggerEvaluator<String>(decoder,mMaxNBest,mMaxNBest);
        mMarginalTaggerEvaluator
            = new MarginalTaggerEvaluator<String>(decoder,tagSet,storeTokens);

        LearningCurveHandler evaluationHandler
            = new LearningCurveHandler();
        parseCorpus(evaluationHandler);

        System.out.println("\n\n\nFINAL REPORT");

        System.out.println("\n\nFirst Best Evaluation");
        System.out.println(mTaggerEvaluator.tokenEval());

        System.out.println("\n\nN Best Evaluation");
        System.out.println(mNBestTaggerEvaluator.nBestHistogram());

    }

    void parseCorpus(ObjectHandler<Tagging<String>> handler) throws IOException {
        Parser<ObjectHandler<Tagging<String>>> parser = mCorpus.parser();
        parser.setHandler(handler);
        Iterator<InputSource> it = mCorpus.sourceIterator();
        while (it.hasNext()) {
            InputSource in = it.next();
            parser.parse(in);
        }
    }

    class CorpusProfileHandler implements ObjectHandler<Tagging<String>> {
        public void handle(Tagging<String> tagging) {
            ++mTrainingSentenceCount;
            mTrainingTokenCount += tagging.size();
            for (int i = 0; i < tagging.size(); ++i)
                mTagSet.add(tagging.tag(i));
        }
    }

    class LearningCurveHandler implements ObjectHandler<Tagging<String>> {
        Set<String> mKnownTokenSet = new HashSet<String>();
        int mUnknownTokensTotal = 0;
        int mUnknownTokensCorrect = 0;
        public void handle(Tagging<String> tagging) {
            if (mEstimator.numTrainingTokens() > mToksBeforeEval
                && mEstimator.numTrainingCases() % mSentEvalRate == 0) {

                mTaggerEvaluator.handle(tagging);
                mNBestTaggerEvaluator.handle(tagging);
                mMarginalTaggerEvaluator.handle(tagging);
                System.out.println("\nTest Case "
                                   + mTaggerEvaluator.numCases());
                System.out.println("First Best Last Case Report");
                System.out.println(mTaggerEvaluator.lastCaseToString(mKnownTokenSet));
                System.out.println("N-Best Last Case Report");
                System.out.println(mNBestTaggerEvaluator.lastCaseToString(5));
                System.out.println("Marginal Last Case Report");
                System.out.println(mMarginalTaggerEvaluator.lastCaseToString(5));
                System.out.println("Cumulative Evaluation");
                System.out.print("    Estimator:  #Train Cases="
                                 + mEstimator.numTrainingCases());
                System.out.println(" #Train Toks="
                                   + mEstimator.numTrainingTokens());
                ConfusionMatrix tokenEval = mTaggerEvaluator.tokenEval().confusionMatrix();
                System.out.println("    First Best Accuracy (All Tokens) = "
                                   + tokenEval.totalCorrect()
                                   + "/" + tokenEval.totalCount()
                                   + " = " + tokenEval.totalAccuracy());
                ConfusionMatrix unkTokenEval = mTaggerEvaluator.unknownTokenEval(mKnownTokenSet).confusionMatrix();
                mUnknownTokensTotal += unkTokenEval.totalCount();
                mUnknownTokensCorrect += unkTokenEval.totalCorrect();
                System.out.println("    First Best Accuracy (Unknown Tokens) = "
                                   + mUnknownTokensCorrect
                                   + "/" + mUnknownTokensTotal
                                   + " = " + (mUnknownTokensCorrect/(double)mUnknownTokensTotal));
            }
            // train after eval
            mEstimator.handle(tagging);
            for (int i = 0; i < tagging.size(); ++i)
                mKnownTokenSet.add(tagging.token(i));
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
        throws Exception {

        new EvaluatePos(args).run();
    }
}

My question now is that how to create the HMM model file to use it as a feature in Chain CRF based NER.
How was the pos-en-general-brown.HiddenMarkovModel in The Lingpipe ../../models folder created?
I'm using the BrownPosCorpus.java, BrownPosParser.java and EvaluatePos.java
Where shall I put the following code to create the pos hmm model file?
// write output to file
        File modelFile = new File(args[1]);
        AbstractExternalizable.compileTo(estimator,modelFile);

And what changes can be made to the Ant File so as to create the pos hmm model file?
I want to use the POS HMM MODEL FILE as a feature in the Chain CRF Feature Extractor:
...
    static final File POS_HMM_FILE
        = new File("../../models/pos-en-general-brown.HiddenMarkovModel");
...

Best regards.

A: To save trained HMMs, just serialize the trained object like any other Java object.
You need to write the feature extractor callback for HMMs.
You probably want to pack the HMM and CRF then into a new serializable object.  There's an AbstractExternalizable base class to make that easier and more forward compatible.

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It came down to the last rider, but Team Europe edged out the U.S. riders at the inaugural Riders Masters Cup of New York, the feature Saturday night class at the Longines Masters of New York at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The new competition format debuted at the Longines Masters of Paris and pitted five U.S. riders directly against five European riders in a two-round head-to-head competition. In the first round, over a standard Table A 1.45-meter track, the winning rider earned 1 point for his or her team. If both competitors accrued no faults over fences, the faster rider scored the point.
The European team of (center) Chef d'Equipe Philippe Guerdat and riders (from left) Harrie Smolders, Peder Fredricson, Gregory Wathelet, Kevin Staut and Olivier Philippaerts claimed the Riders Masters Cup of New York. Photo by Mollie Bailey.
After Round 1 Team USA had some work to do, with Beezie Madden (Con Taggio) as the only rider who put a point on the board.
The stakes went up as the points doubled in Round 2—a speed round—and U.S. Chef d'Equipe Robert Ridland's crew started to make up some ground, with Georgina Bloomberg (Paola) and Madden (Jiva) winning their head-to-head competitions against their opponents.
By the last match-up—McLain Ward (HH Gigi's Girl) versus Dutchman Harrie Smolders (Cas 2)—the stakes were high, as the winner would determine the team's outcome. While Ward left all the rails in the cups, Smolders turned on the afterburners to outrun him while staying clear to clinch the win for Team Europe.
Harrie Smolders topped the final matchup aboard Cas 2 to clinch the top spot for Team Europe. Photo by Mollie Bailey.
The novel format was praised as easy to understand by those in attendance, with crowds on their feet to cheer for their favorites—even if the hometown team lost.
Check out lots more photos from the class here.
"Strategically, I think the second round happened exactly the way we wanted," said Ridland. "We clawed our way back. That's what sport is about.
Beezie Madden put in two flawless rides, including a first round go on Con Taggio, to win both her rounds for Team USA. Photo by Mollie Bailey.
The Europeans, led by Chef d'Equipe Philippe Guerdat, won the competition at the Longines Masters of Paris as well, and were thrilled to take home the $15,000 check, and—perhaps more importantly—bragging rights. There was plenty of patriotism on display, with locals waving American flags and visitors hoisting European Union ones.


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Snapshot of VPS grad success: Ann Kao
In 1992, Ann Kao was a senior at Hudson's Bay High School and a National Merit Scholar, placing her among the top 2,000 high school seniors in the United States. At Bay, Kao edited the school's newspaper and was involved in Knowledge Bowl, student government, swimming and gymnastics. She also played violin in the Vancouver Youth Symphony, Portland Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and Washington All-State Orchestra. She hoped to major in medicine at Stanford University.
Fast forward to 2018, and Dr. Ann Kao is flourishing in the medical field. Recently, we caught up with her to learn about her career and asked her to reflect on her time in Vancouver schools.
Bachelor of Science, intensive double major in biology and international studies, Yale University
Doctor of Medicine with honors, University of Washington School of Medicine
Master of Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health
Diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Current job title/employer
Co-unit chief, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, MassGeneral Hospital for Children
Attending physician, internal medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Favorite K-12 moment, class or teacher that prepared her for her current occupation
Being an academic hospitalist in a big teaching hospital requires a lot of different skills, many of which I gathered along the way in my time in Vancouver Public Schools. I learned teamwork and perseverance from the sports I was involved in; leadership from Model U.N. and student government (Mrs. Duncan, Mr. Hoover); how to discuss difficult topics and interview anyone from my time in journalism at the Bay Window (Mrs. Anderson); and, most importantly, love of learning and how to be a good teacher from multiple teachers, including Mrs. Simonds in 5-6 grade at Truman [Elementary], Mr. Robb in math and Mr. Loucks in chemistry at Hudson's Bay.
Advice she would give to today's students
There's no one-size-fits-all advice or roadmap to life, and everyone faces their own unique sets of challenges. There are a few clichés, however, that I have found to hold true. Most worthwhile goals require tremendous persistence, sacrifice and hard work. There will be boredom, disappointment and difficulties along the way, and you will need to have the internal fortitude to persist through it all. Look everywhere for opportunities to learn. Get out from behind your screens and have real conversations face to face! Surround yourself with friends that challenge you, support you and push you to be the best version of yourself. Be that kind of friend.
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It's no secret that the corporate-controlled mainstream media is constantly exploited by vested interests in order to subliminally brainwash the absentminded masses and the BBC, aka the British Brainwashing Corporation is certainly no stranger to this form of mass mind control.
Here then, 'hidden' in plain sight within the opening titles of their coverage of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, we see a chemtrail-laden sky serving as an unsightly backdrop for the world's top tennis stars to inadvertently help program millions of viewers into accepting beautiful blue summer skies being broken up by thick, lingering chemical trails as something completely 'normal'.
What a ridiculous concept! Is the person who created this a high-school dropout? Or perhaps just a dim 16 year old with too much time on their hands? FFS, go back to school, learn how the world really works instead of this infantile 'chemtrail' and 'illuminati' hokum.
Eric Johnson, maybe you should do a little more research and stay openminded while doing so. Don't just accept the things they teach you in school, or what the government tells you. Do your own research and in time you'll discover the truth. You'll wake up some day, just like thousands of other people do every single day.
Not far off the mark. I thought exactly the same thing when watching I think it was also a BBC program, about historical properties, the sky was filled with chemtrails. The same also for photographs.
Other people are picking up on it too, so your not alone in your suspicions.
As for the idiot above, yes, I also would like to be enlightened. Please do!


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Shipbuilder Notifies Carnival Cruise Line That Carnival Jubilee Delivery Will Be Delayed
Carnival Cruise Line today notified guests booked on the first six cruises of Carnival Jubilee that because of shipyard delays, delivery of the ship has been postponed and the first cruise will now be the Dec. 23, 2023 embarkation from Galveston, Tex.
Carnival Jubilee is under construction at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. Meyer has notified Carnival that due to supply chain logistics and related matters, the October 2023 delivery date has been re-set for early December 2023. Carnival Jubilee will then transit directly to Galveston to operate the first guest cruise for the Christmas holiday, departing on Dec. 23, 2023.
Guests and travel advisors have been notified of the change. In total, the original Oct. 30, 2023 transatlantic journey from Southampton, UK to Galveston, and then five Caribbean sailings from Galveston have been cancelled.
"This is disappointing news, but with the notification from the shipyard, we are advising our guests as quickly as we can," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. "We appreciate their understanding as we work to deliver another spectacular ship that will provide a vacation experience our guests deserve and will absolutely love."
The Points Guy Readers Choose Carnival as 'Best Mainstream Cruise Line'
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Q: Verify that $(n-1)s^2(x) = \sum_{k=1}^{n}x_2^k − n\bar{x}^2$ Let $ θ$ be the mean of a normal distribution and $ aθ^2$ be the variance where $a$ in a known constant. That is $normal~ ( θ, a θ^2)$  How do i verify that:
$( − 1)^2 () = $$\sum_{k=1}^{n} _^2 −  \bar{x}^2$
I know that $s^2(x) = 1/(n-1)  \sum_{k=1}^{n} (X_ −  \bar{X})^2$ which is the sum of squares. But im not sure where the $\sum_{k=1}^{n}2x_k\bar{x}$ goes when expanding this.
Furthermore, how does $exp(\sum_{k=1}^{n}(x_k -  θ)^2)$ expand to becomes  $exp((n-1)s^2(x) + n(\bar{x} -  θ)^2)$.
I tried $exp( \sum_{k=1}^{n}((x_k - \bar{x} + \bar{x} - θ)^2) $ and that is suppose to become $exp(\sum_{k=1}^{n}(x_k - \bar{x})^2 + \sum_{k=1}^{n}(\bar{x} - θ)^2) $ but is that even possible without a transition step or something; is this correct?
Would really appreciate your help.

A: As you stated in the question text (I assume the $X$ were supposed to be $x$),
$$s^2(x) = 1/(n-1) \sum_{k=1}^{n} (x_k −  \bar{x})^2 \tag{1}\label{eq1}$$
Thus,
$$\begin{equation}\begin{aligned}
(n-1)s^2(x) & = \sum_{k=1}^{n} (x_k − \bar{x})^2 \\
& = \sum_{k=1}^{n} (x_k^2 - 2x_k\bar{x} + \bar{x}^2) \\
& = \sum_{k=1}^{n} x_k^2 - \sum_{k=1}^{n}2x_k\bar{x} + \sum_{k=1}^{n}\bar{x}^2 \\
& = \sum_{k=1}^{n} x_k^2 - 2\bar{x}\sum_{k=1}^{n}x_k + n\bar{x}^2 \\
& = \sum_{k=1}^{n} x_k^2 - 2\bar{x}(n\bar{x}) + n\bar{x}^2 \\
& = \sum_{k=1}^{n} x_k^2 - n\bar{x}^2
\end{aligned}\end{equation}\tag{2}\label{eq2}$$
Note in the second last line I used that
$$\bar{x} = \frac{\sum_{k=1}^{n} x_k}{n} \implies \sum_{k=1}^{n} x_k = n\bar{x} \tag{3}\label{eq3}$$
Regarding your additional question of

Furthermore, how does $exp(\sum_{k=1}^{n}(x_k -  θ)^2)$ expand to becomes  $exp((n-1)s^2(x) + n(\bar{x} -  θ)^2)$.

With the exponent expressions, you get that
$$\begin{equation}\begin{aligned}
\sum_{k=1}^{n}(x_k - \theta)^2) & = \sum_{k=1}^{n}\left(\left(x_k - \bar{x}\right) + \left(\bar{x} - \theta\right)\right)^2 \\
& = \sum_{k=1}^{n}\left(x_k - \bar{x}\right)^2 + 2\sum_{k=1}^{n}\left(x_k - \bar{x}\right)\left(\bar{x} - \theta\right) + \sum_{k=1}^{n}\left(\bar{x} - \theta\right)^2 \\
& = (n-1)s^2(x) + 2\left(\bar{x} - \theta\right)\sum_{k=1}^{n}\left(x_k - \bar{x}\right) + n\left(\bar{x} - \theta\right)^2 \\
& = (n-1)s^2(x) + 2\left(\bar{x} - \theta\right)\left(\sum_{k=1}^{n}x_k - n\bar{x}\right) + n\left(\bar{x} - \theta\right)^2 \\
& = (n-1)s^2(x) + n\left(\bar{x} - \theta\right)^2
\end{aligned}\end{equation}\tag{4}\label{eq4}$$
I used \eqref{eq3} to get that the middle term in the second last line above is $0$.


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Web Watch: Business management goes online
When Larry Fletcher explains the thinking behind the GoControls project management system to electrical contractors, he likes to describe his company's Web-based tool as a "fax machine" on steroids.The key difference, said Fletcher, the president of the Denver-based GoControls, is that while fax machines are great for sending and receiving requests for proposals (RFPs), bills of materials and other
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When Larry Fletcher explains the thinking behind the GoControls project management system to electrical contractors, he likes to describe his company's Web-based tool as a "fax machine" on steroids.
The key difference, said Fletcher, the president of the Denver-based GoControls, is that while fax machines are great for sending and receiving requests for proposals (RFPs), bills of materials and other paper-based documents, GoControls puts all of this paperwork into an electronic format so electrical contractors and electrical distributors can use it to manage their businesses more effectively.
"The data that used to be written on the page of a fax can now be manipulated," he said. "You can track your wins and track the orders."
Key features of this online scorecard for the electrical contractor include the ability to analyze their "hit ratio" on quotations by a wide range of variables; check on distributor performance such as delivery timeliness and pricing; and get timely analysis of purchasing trends by vendor, product type and job type.
To accomplish this, the system uses a task-based job management philosophy, Fletcher said. "The main theory here is to help electrical contractors manage their business by the task instead of how it was managed before, which was by the process," he said. "Guys aren't breaking their jobs down into manageable tasks. They don't know what they spend on materials on any single task. This system is going to tell them that."
The system allows electrical contractors to create a bill of materials with a few clicks of a mouse and to then track all transaction data online. This approach gives the contractor and the distributor online access to related purchasing data. Electrical contractors can use the system to automate the entire process of finding and bidding on projects and manage data such as project lists, request for information (RFI) and submittals.
Once the contractor selects a distributor to supply a job, the two companies rely on the online job ticket to tell them when to expect deliveries, job completion dates and other important information. Since it's Web-based, the system runs remotely on GoControls' hardware; users do not have to load it on their own computers. The system runs in parallel with users' existing business management software, but Fletcher said many users eventually will want to integrate it with their own business systems.
Tom Strauss, the company's senior vice president, says the GoControls system helps electrical distributors improve their inventory management by giving them better information on when their customers need the material on job sites. It also helps them track customer service variables such as timeliness of deliveries and ordering trends.
"Our system will allow distributors to log on and see exactly how they are doing by customer," adds Fletcher. "The flip side of that accountability is that the electrical contractor can log in and say, `Who is getting me my materials on time?'
"These things aren't intended to be hammers, they are intended to be business tools. Our industry right now is a reactive industry. Our system gives them proactive tools to truly manage what they are doing in a proactive fashion. The project manager can see from the job site what he is supposed to have delivered."
To help project managers do this, Strauss and Fletcher said the company will provide wireless access to this information so customers can manage their business from job sites via wireless modems connected to personal digital assistants or laptop computers. "Wireless communications in the field is a great piece, but you have to be able to consolidate that info to a hub," Fletcher said.
To develop a beta version of the system, GoControls relied heavily on members of Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC), Alexandria, Va., to see what they needed in a project management system. To gather this input, the company ran focus groups with dozens of IEC electrical contractors; recently GoControls has run focus groups with electrical distributors, too.
One of the ideas that the electrical contractors came up with is the system's cost structure. The system is free for all registered users until Jan. 1, 2001, but after that time it will cost electrical contractors a one-time fee of $40, and then $30 per project per month. Three free projects are included in the $40 initial fee. It will cost electrical distributors $150 per month per location. This includes five users per location; for companies that want to give more users access, it costs an additional $10 per user per location.
Fletcher said the system will cost much less than other project management systems now on the market, and that it's a reflection of the fact that most electrical contractors are relatively small companies. "You have to remember who your market is," he said. "Half of our industry probably can't afford to use a computerized estimating system." He adds that since electrical contractors can bill the use of the system as a pass-through job cost, it doesn't have to be an overhead expense.
In October, GoControls merged with SupplyWave.com, Salt Lake City, a developer of software that integrates with distributors' back-office systems such as pricing, project quotations and shipment tracking. The two companies plan to use the SupplyWave name in 2001.
TradePower launches B2B Digital Marketplace To simplify procurement processes and improve business efficiency, TradePower recently launched its B2B digital marketplace and integrated supply chain solution for the construction industry. TradePower's marketplace connects contractors and suppliers through a neutral, centralized and integrated environment that enhances information exchange and simplifies the purchase and sale of construction supplies. The exchange enables TradePower users to enhance customer satisfaction and improve business operations by reducing overhead costs and fulfillment errors.
More than just a Web site, the TradePower marketplace can be linked to distributors and contractors' existing desktop procurement, estimating and project management systems. This allows distributors and contractors to begin sharing information without having to overcome the challenges associated with training employees to use new methods of buying and selling construction supplies. For more information, visit www.tradepower.com.
VerticalBuyer launches portals for the electrical, datacom industries
VerticalBuyer, Inc., Billerica, Mass, a company involved in developing and publishing industry-specific Web sites, has launched online auction services and global news portals that address the business-to-business needs of the voice/data and commercial electrical industries. VerticalBuyer's two new Web sites, VoiceDataNews.com and ElectricalTimes.com, were introduced at NECA's show Sept. 24-26 in Seattle. Both sites will feature product searches, reverse auctions and a bulletin board on which companies can post press releases.
FindMRO.com selects bestroute.com as supplier
Find-MRO.com has selected bestroute.com LLC, Dewitt, N.Y., as a new supplier. FindMRO.com is a Grainger e-commerce procurement site specializing in hard-to-find indirect materials and sourcing solutions for businesses. The agreement will give FindMRO.com customers access to bestroute.com's stock of trade products, expected to reach up to 65,000 SKUs. In a separate announcement, bestroute.com said that electricalsearch.com, an industry-specific search engine, will be moved to bestroute.com's site.


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Q: Python: Acessing each frame within a while loop In Psychopy/Python: within a while loop, I need to read in some information (using pyserial) and append it to a list on every frame.
t = trialClock.getTime()
while True:

    line = ser.readline() #read in line
        if line:
        lines.append(line) #append to list

    ...

How can I access each frame using the trial clock? I need to read a line and append to the list every 0.016ms (60hz).
Thanks
Steve

A: You need to have a:
win.flip()

at the end of your code within the while loop so that the loop only iterates once per frame refresh. i.e. the code pauses at that point until the screen is actually redrawn, limiting your loop to 60 Hz (assuming your screen refreshes at that rate).
That way, you are using very precise hardware timing, rather than using a software timer.


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What it takes to make a hit TV show
By Lauren Moraski
November 23, 2015 / 5:31 AM / CBS News
What does it take to create a hit show today? Creators of "The Wire," "Transparent" and "CSI" weigh in on making magic of the small screen
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From "Better Call Saul" and "Orange Is the New Black" to the newly released "Master of None" on Netflix, there's no shortage of critically-acclaimed hit shows.
So, what does it take to make a successful series today? A lot, it turns out, especially in this digitally-focused, binge-watching and on-demand world.
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, is behind hit original streaming series "Transparent" and "Hand of God."
"There are two ways you can go about deciding to make a show. You can ask yourself how many millions of people are going to watch this show? I think that leads you into corners that aren't interesting," he told "CBS This Morning." "Or you can say is the creator of this show really passionate about this topic? Is the creator a great storyteller? Can they assemble an amazing cast? I think remarkable storytelling always finds an audience. "'
Jeffrey Tambor in a scene from "Transparent." Amazon Studios
Alan Sepinwall, TV critic and author of "The Revolution Was Televised," thinks there needs to be a "specificity" to a series -- whether it's a drama, comedy or reality show -- for it to have staying power.
"It just can't be some variation on something that's been done 50 times before. It has to have a specific point of view. It has to have characters who pop," he told CBS News.
Very good writing needs to be part of the mix, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Rentrak, a research company.
"[That's what it takes] to get people to stick it out for the long haul -- to binge watch something, to take 30, 40 hours out of their lives to watch something," he said, citing HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" as a series that had excellent writing.
Steve Buscemi in "Boardwalk Empire." HBO
"Transparent" is one of the many streaming shows with good writing that have resonated with viewers. The award-winning series, starring Jeffrey Tambor as a transgender parent, is about to enter season 2. Getting the show off the ground was smooth, said creator Jill Soloway.
"It went amazingly quickly and I think it's a tribute to the way they do business at Amazon. In the TV business, I've been sort of hustling for 10, 15 years and things really take forever. From the moment I pitched the show to them to this moment was probably only a couple of years," she told "CBS This Morning."
But that doesn't mean it's necessarily easy to shoot a full series for streaming or a network. "CSI" franchise creator Anthony Zuiker outlined to CBS News what the process is really like behind the scenes of a successful show.
"You're in a writer's room and you have four white boards and you begin with the character, the concept, an article or an inspiration -- and you'll sit in the room for 10 hours a day, literally for two weeks and beat by beat by beat put the episodes in a marker on the board," he said. "Then you go to outline, 15 pages, then you go to script -- 51 pages -- and then you get notes and then you shoot eight and half days. It takes three days to post and then you air. It's a very long and tedious process and everyone of them. It's hard!"
And networks, along with streaming services and cable are changing their approach.
"People who come from the filmmaking world who become showrunners on the small screen are bringing a big screen sensibility -- a cinematic vision to the small screen," said Rentrak. "It's not projected on a 50-foot screen, but they are tailoring this content to the small screen -- for this episodic nature of it. For the story arcs that you keep interested week after week."
David Simon has done just that. His critically-acclaimed shows "The Wire" and "Show Me a Hero" have also managed to spark conversations about race relations and inequality, serving as another marker of TV success.
"I want to contribute to the argument.," he said. "I think there are arguments that we need to have in this country and they need to be brought forward and they need to be brought forth as arguments. It's nice to be entertainment but if that's all you're doing then I feel like shame on me."
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Lauren Moraski is managing editor of entertainment at CBSNews.com
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If Nothing Else, Michael Beasley Is Exciting
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When all is said and done, the biggest move for the Minnesota Timberwolves this summer might be the easiest one they made. With three superstars incoming and the need for additional cap space, the Miami Heat in a sense handed the Wolves the No. 2 pick from the 2008 NBA Draft.
In two seasons with the Heat, Michael Beasley averaged 27.3 minutes, 5.9 rebounds and 14.3 points per game. At 21 years old, he still has a great chance to grow, and the acquisition by David Kahn has a lot of fans excited.
Sure Beasley has hit a few rough spots early on in his young career, but as he explained in his welcoming press conference, a lot of people don't know the real Beasley.
When asked if the Wolves have gambled on him, he said, "Yeah, definitely." But he also said people don't know the real Michael Beasley.
"People don't know I'm actually a good guy," he said. "I actually love kids and dogs and long walks in the park."
Whether the experiment works out or not, it should be a fun one to follow. Beasley was a true No. 2 talent, and he could make for a great story with his work both on and off the court.


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Tag Archives: Hercules
Today on the show, we go deep undercover with friend-of-the-show Arnold Schwarzenegger to review Sabotage! (0:10:00)
Also, we're on a boat! With our flippy-floppies! It's the Cinema Recon review of Noah! (0:54:00)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Reboot, now with more trailer!
FINALLY…The Rock…has come BACK to Cinema Recon!
Not to be left out, will Indiana Jones get the reboot treatment?!
Dumb and Dumber To gets eloquently positive reactions from CinemaCon!
Terminator: Genesis brings us wrinkly terminators!
Chris Evans hanging up the shield!
Prometheus 2 is off to a very scary start…
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First Trailer is Out For HERCULES Starring Dwayne Johnson!!!
Check it out! The first trailer is out for the Brett Ratner directed Hercules, starring none other than The Rock himself, Dwayne Johnson! I have been saying it for a long time, that this generation really lacks an action star with that true star power, like Arnold, Stallone, and Willis use to have… that's why those guys are still making movies, cause they are still bad ass, and there is nobody else to fill that void. Well, wait no more, I think he has been slowly creeping up on us all and I think Dwayne Johnson is a great actor to fill those (giant) shoes and step in as the action star of today…
Now don't get me wrong there are a lot of ways this movie can go south… I mean after all, Ratner did direct Tower Heist and X-Men: The Last Stand. You can check out our review of Tower Heist here, and that gives you a pretty good idea of what Paul and I think about Brett Ratner. And don't even get us started on X-Men: The Last Stand… ouch. But hopefully he has learned some lessons between then and now, and at least he has someone like The Rock starring in Hercules, who is entertaining enough on the screen that he can probably carry a bad movie if he needs to, hell he can probably carry a small elephant if he needs to.
But with that said, check out the first trailer for Hercules below…
The trailer introduces us to the story and sets up this version of Hercules, so there isn't a lot of action shown off here. But Johnson looks awesome as Hercules, and the effects looks pretty damn amazing if I do say so myself (I do, I do say so). Be on the lookout for more trailers down the road which are bound to showcase a lot more action! Let us know what you think about the trailer in the comments section!
Like action movies like Hercules? Be sure to check out our review of 300: Rise of an Empire here!
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The Rock as Hercules?
MGM is seeking a lead for Bret Ratner's Hercules, and they may have found him in The People's Champion.
Don't touch my Powerbar
Variety tells us today that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (no matter how many times I hear that full name, I laugh) is in discussions with MGM to be the titular (I laugh when I hear that too…don't judge me) half man, half god.
I know what you're thinking, and it's true: this would be a first in the portrayal of Hercules in cinema. What a bold move for the studio! I hope you'll join me in commending them for hiring an actor who, for the first time ever in the role of Hercules, was also the Tooth Fairy.
Hey, my kids gotta eat too!
Bravo, MGM. You've given inspiration for millions of other freakishly strong guys out there who have sold out for boatloads of cash.
In all honesty, I like The Rock (just not enough to see Journey 2). Remember his cameo in the Reno: 911 film? Hilarious. And I would be excited to see a new Hercules film. Is it wrong, though, if I really, really want it to look something like this?…
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It's spring, so we've fled our apartment in Italy for a few days in Tenerife, an island owned by Spain. We're juggling multiple cultures: we're staying in a Spanish resort that looks like Bali and serves fabulous Indian food, and where all the tourists are British. Our seven-year-old daughter Annalise is our designated Spanish speaker, her only qualifications are that she took Spanish in first grade and has a "Fun With Spanish" computer game that she plays in "English" mode. She keeps saying "Ola" to people who speak English, but last night she scored huge points with our waitress when she said "me gusta" about her spaghetti.
Yesterday we hit the beach. We stopped at a souvenir hut to buy beach supplies: hats, sunglasses, sandals. My son Alex closely monitored my hat purchase, vetoing one model with a shriek: "No, it's too geezer!!" and another with a groan: "No, it's too teenager." I found one that was juuust right, and was allowed to buy it.
I've traded jeans and a black turtleneck for an Italian bathing suit and a coverup. You're welcome, Europe, for my modesty. Europe is not returning the favor. We're at a geezer beach strewn with bellies stretched by sun and sundaes. And yet bikinis rule this land.
Most men seem to have gotten the memo: after the age of six, wear boxers. But alas, many males cling to Spandex long after Spandex should cling to them. For forty-somethings, crisp cotton suits suit. Speedo bathing suits are the beach equivalent of a screaming infomercial: you can't look away, and tight Spandex on a loose body makes you pity the sales guy, who is all pitch and no product.
Woefully, the women on this beach are no more discrete. Far too many bikinis have been sold to those who have no concern for the consequences. There are failures of software and hardware, a lot of sloshing and spillage, and body parts running amuck. Oh, the humanity. And then there are the grande dames who have forsaken tops completely: northern exposure in a southern climate.
I know that Europeans think Americans are prudes: Guilty. But while the trim young mother playing catch with her son (she's got quite an arm, that one) is pleasantly disconcerting, I don't need to see acres of flab interrupted by a nipple the size of a Frisbee.
Fluttering fabric in tropical shades celebrates the beauty of good years and long lives. But bikinis, like mopeds, should be sold only to those who will use them responsibly.
We left the beach for lunch. "Tapas!" I thought, but fell for a place with a balcony overlooking the water. The Breeze Inn had a tiny patio with umbrellas, and a set of steps leading up to apartments on the next floor. From afar, the waitresses looked like Twiggy, but it was hard to get a good look at them because they wouldn't come near our table. After they brought us drinks, further contact was prohibited. There were two waitresses, nine tables, and almost eight customers. No wonder they couldn't take our order.
Lord knows I tried. I tried to catch their eye as they passed our table, but they were absorbed with pressing emergencies: clearing a cup. Straightening a teaspoon. Or gazing at the sea. My seat was in the sun, and the ice in my water melted, and started to boil. But still I couldn't order.
A German couple sat down, ordered drinks, and received food. Then a group of young women sat to our left. Although they looked like the waitresses, they suffered from our affliction: they were entitled to drinks, but nothing more.
Twenty minutes in, I made a bold move: I said "Excuse me." Although people on the beach far below turned in their deck chairs to see what was the matter, our server, who passed so close that I inhaled polyester fibers from her dress, did not hear me.
Of course not. She was intent on smoothing a napkin at a neighboring table and not convinced that we merited assistance. In desperation, I attempted to excuse myself with the other waitress. But I was inexcusable.
I glanced at a pair of young lovers at the next table. They had food, they had each other, all was well. The young woman methodically dissected a hamburger with a knife and fork and the grim determination of an anaconda devouring a steer. Her swain stroked her arm tenderly, but he was a brave man; I would have been afraid to interrupt her at her feed.
Another German couple sat down, waited expectantly, and was sadly disappointed; apparently being German was not enough to ensure service.
Alex swatted at a bug, and won. It lay on the floor between the tables. The German man said: "Mosquito?" I wanted to answer: "Honey, it's fresh, and it's dead. Better eat that while you have a chance, because nothing else is coming." But I couldn't say that in German.
The abandoned young women developed hostile stares. The newly arrived Germans developed cricks in their necks from constantly turning to stare at the waitresses.
Bored, I watched people descend the stairs from the next level. A series of Adonises appeared. Trim, tan, muscled. They carried volleyballs. Or towels. Or volleyballs. They were mesmerizing, and the distraction carried me through the next stage of hunger: drooling. Or maybe the drooling was all about the Adonises.
The determined diner polished off her burger. The sight of her empty plate, or maybe her mordant knife, triggered in her lover an unexpected desire. He held her face in his hands. He cupped her chin in his fingers. He pulled her closer and then….
"OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!!" Let's just say what happened next was disgusting. If you'd like to hold onto your lunch, skip the next sentence. Well here you are, and it's your own darn fault: He…no, I can't say it. He…let's say that he relieved her pores of certain facial impurities. At the table. OH MY GOOOODDDDDD!!!
We were finally served, although by that time I was no longer interested in eating.
And then I understood. Maybe that couple were regulars. Every day they sat there, she ate her hamburger, he moved in for the kill, and everyone in the restaurant lost their appetites. What was the point of serving people who had lost their desire for food? The Twiggies were trapped in a Sisyphean struggle and had literally dropped the ball.
Thar she blows, indeed. And you thought I meant the bikinis.
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Storycorps: Grief in the Digital Age
By TalkDeath November 6, 2014
Here at TalkDeath, we take the mission of Storycorps to heart. We both believe that everyone's story matters, we both want to collect and archive the things that people find important and we both believe that digital technology is the best way to keep memories alive for future generations. Storycorps is a non-profit oral history project that broadcasts on NPR and as a podcast. It is in fact the largest oral history project of its kind with over 50,000 interview and 90,000 participants. Storycorps collects stories from across America, archives them on CD which are then preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. In their own words: "StoryCorps' mission is to provide people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve the stories of our lives."
"The understanding that everyone's story matters."
Storycorps recently began animating some of their most popular and touching stories. These animations, as you can see below, are simple yet powerful displays of emotion and storytelling. This is where the Storycorps magic really shines and where we, as an online memorial
website, believe in that magic. Storycorps is changing the landscape and the narrative of grief in the digital age. The four videos below highlight not only the importance of storytelling, but the power that sharing narratives of grief can have. We have written before that communication is an important way to help overcome the pain of losing someone. People throughout history have been sharing stories and creating myths as a way to come to terms with loss. As our lives are increasingly moving online we need to find new ways to externalize our grief and talk to the dead. Storycorp, along with online memorials(in our opinion) are creative ways to remember the dead and to externalize our grief at the loss of those we love. Importantly, it is the understanding that everyone's story matters. We can get behind that!
1. John and Joe
"John Vigiano Sr. is a retired New York City firefighter whose two sons followed him into service—John Jr. was a firefighter, too, and Joe was a police detective. On September 11, 2001, both Vigiano brothers responded to the call from the World Trade Center, and both were killed while saving others. Here, John Sr. remembers his sons and reflects on coping with his tremendous loss. "
2. Danny and Annie
"Danny Perasa and his wife, Annie, came to StoryCorps to recount their twenty-seven-year romance. As they remember their life together from their first date to Danny's final days with terminal cancer, these remarkable Brooklynites personify the eloquence, grace, and poetry that can be found in the voices of everyday people when we take the time to listen."
3. She Was the One
"When Richie Pecorella met Karen Juday, she captured his heart and changed his life. They were engaged and living together in Brooklyn when Karen was killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, where she worked as an administrative assistant. Here, Richie remembers Karen, his love and inspiration."
4. Germans in the Woods
"Joseph Robertson was an infantryman in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. The stark black and white images in this short haunt the viewer, just as Robertson is haunted by his memories from that battle."
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Fans Slam Chelsea Player For "Wasteful" Display That Cost Them UCL Semi-Final Berth. Chelsea fans were dissatisfied with Christian Pulisic's performance following their 3-2 win against Real Madrid in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final encounter. The victory was a difficult pill to swallow for the Premier League giants, who were eliminated after a 5-4 aggregate loss.
Pulisic entered the game in the 83rd minute but did not make an impact. Blues fans who were dissatisfied with the star's performance took to social media to attack him after he missed a couple of scoring chances.
The Chelsea supporters are naturally enraged by Pulisic's missed opportunities and have flocked to Twitter to express their displeasure. Here are a few illustrations of tweets.
Pulisic is so slow man.
— TweetChelseaUK (@TweetChelseaUK) April 12, 2022
Pulisic 4 chances mate. 4 chances. 4 chances. Get him gone
— Sean Quinn (@quinner12344) April 12, 2022
Pulisic is the worst player to ever put on a Chelsea shirt and nothing can change that
— Corñ 🦕 (@CornCFC) April 12, 2022
Total wasteful tonight.. so upset #RMACHE pic.twitter.com/emcDu1Hzqz
— Love letter (@nature_2131) April 12, 2022
Anyways, Pulisic wearing number 10 for Chelsea is criminal.
— Mod (@CFCMod_) April 12, 2022
Pulisic, on the other hand, will bear some of the blame for the loss because he botched two crucial chances to end the game. He also appeared to be slow on the night, despite the fact that he had joined the game late in regular time.
When the Blues resume their quest for the FA Cup this Saturday, the American will strive to pick himself up.
Chelsea have been eliminated from the Champions League as a result of Real Madrid's second-half comeback.
The Blues have long since dropped out of contention for the Premier League title, and they now sit in third place, a position they might possibly hold until the completion of the season.
Domestically, Thomas Tuchel's players have excelled in knockout games, reaching the Carabao Cup final and losing on penalties to Liverpool. They also won the FIFA Club World Cup in February and the UEFA Super Cup earlier in the season.
Chelsea can now focus on the FA Cup as the Premier League crown appears to be out of reach and they have been eliminated from the Champions League. The Londoners are set to meet Crystal Palace in the semi-finals this weekend, and a successful performance might see them advance to the final.
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Bitmain's IPO Filing Has Expired
By: Colin Harper
In: Bitcoin, Investing
Bitmain's long-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is officially a bust.
The mining titan's IPO expired on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Bitmain filed the application for its IPO on September 26, 2018, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange had six months to decide whether to reject the filing, graduate it to a hearing stage or let it lapse.
After half a year in limbo, the exchange's inaction means the filing has officially expired.
"Bitmain's listing application to [the Hong Kong Stock Exchange] HKex in September 2018 has reached its [six]-month expiration date," according to a press release that Bitmain shared with Bitcoin Magazine. "We do recognize that despite the huge potential of the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, it remains a relatively young industry which is proving its value. We hope regulatory authorities, media, and the general public can be more inclusive to this young industry. We will restart the listing application work at an appropriate time in the future."
Recent speculation surrounding the lofty IPO, which Bitmain reportedly hoped would raise a record $18 billion, assumed that the application would peter out as the deadline drew nearer without any indication that it would reach the next step in the filing process.
The release continued to note that "the listing process has made the company more transparent and standardized."
At the very least, it's brought the tenuous health of the mining firm's finances into the public light. And the state of these finances could be the very reason why the application never progressed past the filing phase.
Despite earning roughly $700 million in 2017, Bitmain lost $400 million in Q2 of 2018, according to an IPO prospectus. To make matters worse, the mining titan lost some $500 million in Q3 of 2018, more than neutralizing its 2017 gains. This isn't surprising given the industry's multi-year bear market, which has stressed the profitability of mining and the sale of mining equipment. For instance, Bitmain's Antmine S9 used to sell for $5,000. Now, it sells for just over $200.
The company's decision to stack reserves of bitcoin cash could also be partly to blame for waning finances. According to a pre-IPO investor deck, Bitmain held over 1 million BCH in March 2018 and it actively liquidated bitcoin in favor of the forked alternative. This information became public in August 2018 when BCH was valued at roughly $550 a coin, but following the Bitcoin SV chain split, the coin is now worth about $160. So, holdings that used to be worth $550 million are now worth $160 million.
Still, the press release Bitmain sent to Bitcoin Magazine maintains an optimistic outlook. Alongside the IPO process reinforcing a sense of the company's transparency, this period of growth has given it time to focus on improving its hardware and chips for both crypto mining and AI, Bitmain claimed. It also led to a restructuring of its executive positions, including co-founder Jihan Wu splitting a Bitmain board director position with fellow co-founder Micree Zhan.
As Bitmain's dominance has waned, competitors have had a chance to catch up. Canaan Creative, another Chinese mining hardware firm, for example, recently reached a valuation of $1 billion. Still a far cry off from Bitmain's alleged valuation of $14 billion (a figure that dates back more than half a year and is likely less following its 2018 losses), the company's sales have grown by a factor of three from 2015 to 2017. Even so, Canaan Creative's own IPO prospectus also expired after the six-month deliberation phase with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, indicating that Bitmain has by no means lost its pole position.
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