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Gov. Jay Inslee Says Washington State Is A 'Template For Success' For The U.S.
By Rachel Martin,
Published May 31, 2019 at 4:01 AM CDT
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announces his run for the 2020 presidency at A&R Solar on March 1 in Seattle. He says tackling climate change should be "Job 1" for the next president.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has not been shy about framing his candidacy to become the 2020 Democratic nominee for president around global climate change.
In his policy proposal he says that defeating climate change is the "defining challenge of our time," and that it is incumbent upon the next president of the United States to make that challenge a priority.
"It does call for a president to make this Job 1, because if it is not Job 1, it won't get done," Inslee told NPR. "We have to understand if we don't solve the climate crisis, it will prevent us from dealing with all of our other hopes and challenges."
Inslee also pointed to his state as a model for how economic growth and progressive policies like fighting climate change do not need to be at odds with one another.
"We have shown that we have developed the best economy in the United States which [has] the fastest GDP growth and the fastest wage growth, not despite the fact that we're embracing clean energy, but because we are embracing clean energy," he says.
Inslee spoke with Morning Edition as part of the show's Opening Arguments conversations, exploring the presidential candidates' core messages.
Interview Highlights
On why more people are paying attention to climate change
People are increasingly sympathetic because they're understanding. They're watching Paradise, Calif., burn to the ground; they're watching the Midwest be inundated by floods; they're watching Miami Beach having to spend taxpayer money building up the roads because of inundation, and it is the reality and the science that is convincing people rather than just rhetoric or ideology. ...
This is the existential threat and it does call for a president to make this Job 1, because if it is not Job 1, it won't get done. We have to understand if we don't solve the climate crisis, it will prevent us from dealing with all of our other hopes and challenges.
On why his record in Washington is a model for the United States
There are multiple tools in the tool box [and] there are many policies that we can adopt. We've seen them work in other jurisdictions and other nations. And now we've put them in place in the state of Washington. And my state I believe is a template for success for the United States in our climate policies as well as all the other progressive things we have done.
We have shown that we have developed the best economy in the United States which has the fastest GDP growth and the fastest wage growth, not despite the fact that we're embracing clean energy, but because we are embracing clean energy. But we're not done yet. There's more to do. Now we need it to repose in the White House.
On working with Republicans on climate change
The sad fact is [that] at the moment ... we're going to have to find a way to get this done without them, because right now we still have not seen the spirit of Teddy Roosevelt. We're seeing the spirit of Mitch McConnell, who will kill any climate change bill in its cradle if he has a chance. And that means we have to get rid of the filibuster, we have to prevent Mitch McConnell from stopping climate change and we have to let majority vote — one person one vote — be the Democratic rule in the U.S. Senate.
On why he can defeat President Trump
(Editor's note: This answer was cut from the final broadcast of this interview for time.)
I'm the only candidate that's beat him 21 times. I've sued him 21 times and we're 21 and 0 — it's not a bad record to start from. It shows my understanding of both the value system and the Constitution and the law. And those are good foundations to stand on to defeat Donald Trump. And frankly I think I'm a good match for him, because he is a very pessimistic, fearful person and I project a view of confidence and optimism and the can-do spirit of America.
Look at clean energy ... climate change is a template through which to look at this. He doesn't think we're smart enough to revolutionize our economy. He is too pessimistic about the capabilities of the American people. I think of the American people still having what we did when we went to the moon and we just need a spark of inspiration ... and I think America is ready and willing and able to create a whole new clean energy economy if they have that spark and inspiration.

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5 Ways Veterans Provide Community Value
U.S. military veterans have risked their lives to defend American freedom, served as political leaders and have built lasting organizations that have benefited communities throughout the nation. American citizens began taking a day to remember those who served following the Civil War, but the nation officially recognized a federal holiday in 1971 to honor all of those who died in American wars.
Today there are about 22 million veterans who have served in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Here are five ways those who have served have and continue to serve communities.
American Legion: The patriotic veterans organization was founded by Congress in 1919. Perhaps most well-known for sponsoring baseball leagues and Boy Scout troops, the American Legion is involved in a number of youth organizations. The group has invested millions of dollars and led millions of volunteer hours.
The Mission Continues: The nonprofit helps veterans use the skills they have developed in the military to serve communities throughout the nation. The nonprofit has won numerous awards and honors for their work throughout the nation.
VFW: The Veterans of Foreign Wars annually donates more than 11 million volunteer hours and $50 million to community projects, according to the nonprofit's website. March of Dimes and the Boy Scouts of America are two organizations that work with the VFW.
AmeriCorps: The program focuses on intense community service work to meet the needs of a community. Since its founding in 1994, AmeriCorps has a number of different functions from helping bring people out of poverty to developing leaders. Since its inception, more than 17,000 veterans have served in AmeriCorps.
Presidents: The nation has had 26 presidents with a military background, including the nation's first president, George Washington. Today, there are 80 members of the U.S. House of Representatives who served in the military.


Mammograms give women a crucial head start on finding breast cancer early, when treatment is often most effective. They can detect tumors that are still too tiny to feel and identify cancers before symptoms start.
Still, although they've saved countless lives, these breast X-rays may miss about 20 percent of all breast cancers, the National Cancer Institute reports. They can also cause false alarms by indicating abnormalities that turn out not to be cancer.
"It helps doctors catch more cancers at an earlier stage," says Karen Kish, MD, a Nazareth Hospital breast surgeon.
During a 3-D mammogram, a woman's breast is compressed, just as it is for a standard mammogram. An X-ray machine moves over the breast, taking multiple, slice-like pictures. Special computer software then creates a detailed 3-D image of the breast.


American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2009.
The free patient education website (Cancer.net) offers information about cancer and clinical trials in patient-friendly videos. The videos are produced by ASCO and posted regularly on their YouTube channel. The series includes a variety of cancer topics that patients will find helpful, including clinical trials. Information is presented by physicians and advocates and helps patients accumulate accurate information and formulate questions for their physician as they consider a clinical trial. This gives people with cancer, and their families and friends, an option of how they would like to receive oncologist-approved information.


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Hangin' With Thomas Vanek…
Hangin' With Thomas Vanek by Dan Rice
Recently I was able to obstruct Buffalo Sabres forward Thomas Vanek long enough to ask him about a few things off of the ice — like how big of a star he is back in Austria and his memories from his college days at the University of Minnesota. Vanek (6'2", 205 lbs.) is a 26-year-old from Vienna, Austria, who was drafted fifth overall in the 2003 NHL Draft by Buffalo. He is arguably the most talented player to make it to the NHL from Austria, and he was able to refine his skills here in North America while playing college hockey for the Golden Gophers from 2002-2004. Vanek became the first European to ever play hockey for Minnesota and he didn't disappoint by scoring 113 points (57g-56a) in his two collegiate seasons, while helping lead the Gophers to the 2003 NCAA title — he was also named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
During the NHL lockout of 2004-05, he continued to develop his game in the AHL with Buffalo's affiliate in Rochester (68 points, 42 goals), and by the time the work stoppage was over, he was certainly NHL-ready. His rookie season he appeared in 81 games and accumulated 48 points (25g-23a) and by the following season he really became a player worth watching. Vanek netted 84 points in 82 games (43g-41a) and was a plus-47 during the 2006-07 season.
To date, his career his still blossoming, despite his slow start this season. In 404 NHL games he has amassed 320 points (176g-144a) and is Buffalo's most lethal sniper on a nightly basis; he averages about 215 shots per season since he has been in the league and has led the Sabres in goals for four consecutive seasons. For more who Thomas Vanek is, read on:
Dan Rice: Describe what your experience was like at the University of Minnesota…
Thomas Vanek: "It was great; I love college hockey. It matured me off the ice a lot, especially as a person because you don't play as many games (as we do in the NHL). We had terrific facilities there and it is a great school. It was a great two years. I had some good memories there; we won the National Championship with Minnesota."
DR: What do you remember about your draft day?
TV: "It was exciting; obviously I was hoping to be chosen in the first round. It didn't really matter though; my dream was to play in the NHL. Once Buffalo selected me, that was it, I was in. I was happy to be a Sabre."
DR: Do you remember your first NHL goal?
TV: "It took a while, 15 games into my rookie year, it was against Carolina."
Vanek scored his first (and second) NHL goal(s) against Carolina on November 9, 2005 against Hurricanes goaltender Martin Gerber in a 5-3 Buffalo loss.
DR: How popular are you in your native Austria?
TV: "It's grown. With my development and sticking here (in the NHL) year after year, I think it has opened some eyes back home. It's nice, but for myself I don't really care about it too much; for hockey back home, it's great. I try to do as much as I can to help out any young guys that come over here. We are seeing more and more guys coming here and that's great."
DR: Who would you say is your best friend in the NHL?
TV: "Tough to say; I'm pretty good friends with most of the Minnesota guys around the league like Paul Martin, Alex Goligoski, Jordan Leopold, Phil Kessel, Keith Ballard and Blake Wheeler. We're all pretty close and we all work out together in the offseason. We all come back in the summer and hang out, work out, it's fun."
DR: Are you a big fan of soccer and do you play at all?
TV: "Yeah I am still a big fan of the sport. I don't play too much anymore; I don't really have time for that. Growing up I played a lot, but I still follow it very closely."
DR: What do you usually bring with you on a road trip?
TV: "It usually depends on how long of a trip it is; typically just my computer, iPod and my phone."
To learn more about Thomas Vanek you can check out his website: http://www.thomasvanek.at/index.php?id=2&L=1 or visit sabres.nhl.com. Hope you enjoyed his story and if there is a player you would like to see interviewed in the future please let me know.
Categories: Off the Ice with... . Tags: AHL, Alex Goligoski, Blake Wheeler, Buffalo Sabres, Carolina, dr diablo, Jordan Leopold, Keith Ballard, Martin Gerber, Paul Martin, Phil Kessel, Thomas Vanek, University of Minnesota . Author: Dan Rice . Comments: Leave a comment


Here I'll be explaining how one would go about defining macros to assert constant conditions and assert equal sized types at compile-time.
This post assumes some basic knowledge of Rust and it'll be using version 1.21.0. This code should work with some previous and all later versions.
If you'd rather not install Rust, you can follow along just as easily with a Rust playground.
The final result can be used here.
The main reason I wrote static_assertions was to have something similar to static_assert in C++ but available in Rust.
One common error in programming is integer overflow/underflow. What does Rust tell us when this happens within a constant?
warning: constant evaluation error: attempt to subtract with overflow.
error: constant evaluation error: attempt to subtract with overflow.
Note: You may be getting warnings about unused code. We can use #[allow(dead_code)] to disable these warnings.
Now how can we turn this into an assertion? Recall that bool can be converted into an integer primitive via an as cast.
Here $condition is our input and we let Rust know we're accepting it as any expression as denoted by :expr.
Awesome, it works! Now let's try asserting a more useful condition.
This compiles perfectly. If we change == to != or make the expression false in any way, it'll give us a compile error just like before.
Let's try asserting multiple conditions.
Hmmm. So it seems that Rust doesn't support anonymous constants. We could try using a let binding instead of const.
Aaahh!! What does this mean??
If you've been doing what I've been doing and have been using const_assert! within a global scope you'll get this error. What if we put it into main (or some other function)?
And because we're using _, we can have multiple assertions at once.
What if we don't want to define a function every time we need to use this macro? Fortunately, there's a solution. I call it "labeling".
Macros can accept expressions, but they can also accept other items such as identifiers. We can take advantage of this and have our macro accept an optional identifier to "label" a global assertion.
}; // <-- Notice the semicolon!
We have now defined a macro with two sets of input options. The second set will create a function with the given label as its name. It'll then recursively call const_assert! with the provided expression.
We can disable the warning by annotating our fn with #[allow(dead_code)]. Now it'll successfully build without any warnings or errors.
But wait, because we're using a let binding, our macro can also accept non-constants. Fortunately there's a trick to ensure const_assert! only accepts constants. We can do so by making our value be an array size.
In Rust, arrays are declared as [T; N] where N is some constant usize.
Here our array element type is the unit type: a zero sized type. The array's size is exactly the same as our previous value.
We can now remove the #[deny(const_err)] annotation since array sizes are never allowed to overflow. We may also remove #[allow(dead_code)] while we're at it since our variable is _ which can't be used anyway.
What if we want to assert multiple conditions? Sure we can use && but maybe we want to make our conditions be independent yet required.
My approach is to make the conditions comma-separated.
Here the first branch takes one or more comma-separated expressions as well as zero or more trailing commas. The second branch takes all tokens passed after $label and forwards them to the first branch.
When repeating $condition we can place && between each repetition since it's viewed as a single token.
Rust is a language that's suitable for working on systems at a low level. This may involve pointer casts between different types.
If we change our types' internal structures, their sizes may also change. This will lead to strange behavior if we're accidentally casting between differently-sized types.
What if we want to ensure usize has the same size as u64 within somewhere deep within our code? Maybe we can use something in conjunction with #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")].
One way of performing type casts is via std::mem::transmute. It takes the bits of a value of a given type and returns the same bits but with a different type.
Can we use this to our advantage in a general and ergonomic way? Of course!
This is Rust; we shouldn't have to be unsafe to get what we want. As it turns out, getting the function pointer will emit the same error.
You may have noticed the odd ::<> after transmute. This is unofficially referred to as turbofish syntax. It tells the compiler what generic parameters to use for transmute, which takes an input and output type.
Here $x and $y are annotated with :ty, which means that we can accept any type. Yes, Rust's macros are this powerful.
Similar to with how we initially defined const_assert!, we can only use this macro within the context of a function. We can apply the same labeling technique here!
This new definition can take a "label" and create a function that then recursively calls assert_eq_size! with the given types.
We're not done yet; we can make our macro even more awesome!
What if we want to check more than two types against one another? Yeah, that's very much possible.
Here the first branch takes some first type $x followed by one or more comma-separated types denoted by $xs. It can also have zero or more trailing commas. The second branch takes all tokens passed after $label and forwards them to the first branch.
Notice that we're repeating our statement over each type matched by $xs but we maintain the same initial $x type.
Evidently we can utilize Rust's powerful compile-time checks in a very elegant way.
Currently, assert_eq_size! can't be implemented via const_assert! because std::mem::size_of is not a constant function (yet).
Check out static_assertions for more functionality just like this! If you have any suggestions feel free to open an issue or pull request.


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Джеймс Мадисън (, р. 16 март 1751 – п. 28 юни 1836) е четвъртият (1809 – 1817) президент на САЩ. Той заедно с Джон Джей и Александър Хамилтън, като представители от страна на федералистите се смятат за бащи на Американската Конституция.

Биография

Младежки години
Мадисън е роден в Кинг Джордж Каунти, Вирджиния. Неговите родители, полковник Джеймс Мадисън старши (27 март 1723 – 27 февруари 1801) и Елеонор Роуз "Нели" Конуей (9 януари 1731 – 11 февруари 1829), са проспериращи собственици на тютюнева плантация в Ориндж Каунти, Вирджиния, където и Мадисън прекарва по-голямата част от детските си години. През 1769 г. той напуска плантацията и се записва да учи в Принстънския университет (по това време се нарича Колидж оф Ню Джърси) като завършва четиригодишния курс за две години, но това води до негово силно психическо и физическо изтощение. След като възстановява здравето си става протеже на Томас Джеферсън и в това си качество се превръща във влиятелна фигура в политическия живот на Вирджиния, като помага при писането на декларацията за религиозна свобода на щата и при прокарването на идеята Вирджиния да даде част от северозападните си територии (които сега включват Охайо, Кентъки и Тенеси) на Континенталния конгрес.

Баща на Конституцията
Осемдесетте години на 18 век Мадисън прекарва в опити да убеди тогавашните политически лидери да заменят неефективния Договор за Конфедерация. Така той се оказва най-добре подготвеният делегат на Конституционния конвент и неговото изключително силно влияние във Филаделфия през 1787 г. кара някои историци да го наричат бащата на Американската конституция. Мадисън е застъпник на идеята за силна централна власт и двукамерен парламент. Когато се поставя въпроса как щатите ще бъдат представени в парламента, Мадисън настоява това да става по броя на тяхното население.

Неговите бележки от Конституционния конвент са най-добрите писмени доказателства за мислите за тези, които Томас Джеферсън, който по това време е във Франция, нарича събрание на "полубогове". За да подпомогне ратификацията на Конституцията в Ню Йорк Сити, Мадисън изоставя съмненията си и работи заедно с Александър Хамилтън и Джон Джей върху създаването на "Федералистките документи", които се считат и до днес за най-убедителните коментари върху Конституцията на САЩ. Аргументите на Мадисън са силно повлияни от идеите на Шарл де Секонд и барон дьо Монтескьо.

Член на Конгреса
Когато конституцията е ратифицирана, Мадисън става представител на своя роден щат Вирджиния. Той успешно представя Вирджиния на Първия Конгрес на САЩ, където внася законопроект за първите 12 поправки към конституцията, десет от които станали известни с наименованието "Закон за правата" (Bill of rights), която е базирана на по-ранните разработки на Джордж Мейсън. Основната цел, която Мадисън преследва във времето, което прекарва в Конгреса, е да ограничи властта на федералното правителство. Когато заедно с други последователи на Томас Джеферсън отказват правото на федералното правителство да учреди собствена банка, това става повод за създаването на първите политически партии в САЩ – Федералистите, който споделят идеите на Хамилтън и са за силно централно правителство, и Демократично–Републиканската партия, която изповядва идеите на Джеферсън и е за силно ограничаване на правата на федералното правителство.

През 1797 г. напуска Конгреса и става Държавен секретар при Джеферсън.

Президентство

През изборите от 1808 г. Мадисън води независима кампания и печели преди всичко благодарение на качествата, които демонстрира в областта на външните отношения по време, когато Великобритания и Франция се намират на стъпка от война със САЩ. Всяка от страните в този конфликт блокира пристанища на другата, за да не допусне извършването на търговия. През 1810 г. е приет закон, според който ако някоя от страните не вдигне блокадата, това задължително води до прекъсване на всякакви отношения с нея. В резултат на това Франция вдига блокадите, а Великобритания – не.

В последвалата война от 1812 г. британските военни части печелят множество победи, включително и за кратко окупират Вашингтон и така принуждават Мадисън да напусне града. Британците също така въоръжават американските индианци на запад. Никоя от страните не е особено въодушевена, макар и британците да нямат особено голям шанс да печелят, федералистите от Нова Англия, заплашват с отцепване, ако войната не се прекрати. През 1814 г. войната е прекратена с договора от Гент. Битката при Ню Орлеанс, при която Андрю Джаксън извоюва голяма победа, се случва 15 дни след като вече мирният договор е бил подписан – новината за това не достига навреме Луизиана. Важният политически ефект е краят на Федералистката партия, която е обявена за предателска поради нейната съпротива на войната.

Мадисън е бил висок 163 сантиметра (5 фута и 4 инча), тежал е 45 килограма (100 паунда) като това го прави най-ниския президент на САЩ, освен това е бил и постоянно болен. Мадисън се жени за Доли Пейн Тод, която е негова противоположност със своя общителен и жив характер. Именно Доли е тази, която оформя статута на Първа дама.

Старост
След като напуска Белия дом, Мадисън се оттегля в Монпелие, неговата фамилна ферма във Вирджиния. Той за кратко е ректор на основания от Джеферсън Университет на Вирджиния, но прекарва повечето си дни във фермерство. Мадисън е първият президент на Американското колонизационно дружество, което купува правото за освободени американски роби да се заселят в основаната от дружеството колония – Либерия. Когато умира на 28 юни 1836 г. по силата на неговото завещание се даряват 2000 долара на колонизационното дружество, но собствеността върху неговите "негри и хора с цвят" преминава към жена му – Мадисън е бил робовладелец през целия си живот.

Портретът на Мадисън е на банкнотата от 5000 долара, като има повече от 20 разновидности на този тип банкноти, издадени между 1861 и 1946 година, като всичките с изключение на 3 са с образа на Мадисън.

Вижте също
 Американска революция
 Федералистът
 Първи Конгрес на САЩ

Източници

Външни препратки
  James Madison White House biography
  James Madison at MetaLibri

Президенти на САЩ
Държавни секретари на САЩ
Политически писатели
Хора от Американската революция
Класически либерализъм
Принстънски университет
Родени във Вирджиния
Починали във Вирджиния

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Mezoregion Bauru – mezoregion w brazylijskim stanie São Paulo, skupia 56 gmin zgrupowanych w pięciu mikroregionach. Liczy 26.790,1 km² powierzchni.

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05 October 2018 Current Affairs: Mukesh Ambani named as the richest Indian for the 11th consecutive year with a net worth of $47.3 billion, as per the 'Forbes India Rich List 2018'.
Reliance Industries' Chairman Mukesh Ambani is also the biggest gainer of the year, with a gain of $9.3 billion to his wealth.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the biggest percentage gainer of the year, with an increase in net worth by 66.7 % to $3.6 billion.
Mukesh Ambani named as the richest Indian for the 11th consecutive year with a net worth of $47.3 billion, as per the 'Forbes India Rich List 2018'.


It's not worth waiting for. Miriam wanted to know if Radek had a boyfriend. I haven't even begun. To our surprise, our son has suddenly shot up recently. I wouldn't say it that way. You must employ your capital well. I'm in Spain. Tell them everything I told you. I don't think my life is easy. It's certain that George will come.
It's an acquired taste. Wait till I finish eating. Ian tiptoed into the bedroom to avoid waking up his wife. Would King Albert have an affair with Princess Diana? I think not. He's too fat. It is difficult for foreigners to get used to Japanese meals. Do you mean you don't know? Is that wise? There below lies Germany, which was formerly covered by a very dense network of railways and canals. She dislikes going to school. She was not jealous.
We bike together. I know why he did it. Something very strange is going on. I'm going to tell you how to do that. These were his last words. He closed his eyes, opened his mouth, stretched out his legs, and hung there, as if he were dead. The company is turning to export markets to make up for a decline in domestic sales. Matt and Shyam coloured some eggs for Easter. I found that I could not study well with the radio on. She dyed her hair red. Could I see you when you have a moment?
He was making sheep's eyes at my daughter. Masanao was surprised to see Hank out jogging so early in the morning. Why is Gil avoiding me? It is abnormal to eat so much. Tired of always having the same style? I'm afraid I don't agree with you. He carried on business for ten years in Tokyo. Can we change the subject, please? The rumors were true. Why do you want this job?
I'm crazy to postpone. The weather is fickle. The people on board thrust their way toward the rear exit. If you want to stay, you can stay. I am available the whole day, therefore I can come at whatever time is more convenient for you. Eddie was pretty good tonight. The rain never let up all night. The Internet is so slow today. Guillermo pushed the gate open. His business is growing rapidly.
Jones returned Marty's smile. I am already acquainted with that situation. Tammy and Franklin enjoyed themselves. I have Blayne's key. You can do better on your tests. You can only see what you like the most. He went abroad in opposition to her ardent wishes. Good evening, Madam. He said his wife in unconscious. From his accent, I would guess that man is Scottish.
And then? Gerard can't help that. Hirotoshi is close to thirty. Rolf gave us everything we needed. Bucky has some good news. I should've stayed in bed. We need to cross the river. I know I probably won't win. He has more books than he can read in his entire life. How pathetic!
I'm sure Murph would like that. Lucius is always watching TV. The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the console. How is everybody doing? Several years ago, fashion was different. Girls, that just wasn't good enough. We just saw him. I think that it is really sad that someone could do that for money. Jack isn't the kind of person I want to deal with. Calvin was turned down.
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Don't be afraid to show yourself through speech and take every opportunity to speak to others in English and soon you will feel right at home in informal conversational situations. It takes a long time to convert. He hurried so he wouldn't miss the train. I don't think I could ever do that. I'm sure you're sleepy. Sega used to make video game consoles a long time ago. Sun and rain, rainbow. When I started using a computer I was taken in by Norton's CPU hungry software and had a lot of trouble. You have time. Do you really think you can do that by yourself?


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Baby abandoned at UK airport in 1986 tracks down father decades later
Posted 5:43 pm, May 15, 2019, by Tribune Media Wire
"Gatwick Gary" has found his biological parents.
It's the end of what the New York Daily News calls a "long and emotional journey" for 33-year-old Steven Hydes, a UK man who was discovered in 1986 as a 10-day-old newborn in the ladies' room at Gatwick Airport near London, swaddled in a shawl.
He'd been abandoned, and after he was adopted by John and Sandra Hydes, he decided upon turning 18 to attempt to track down his birth parents, reports the Crawley and Horley Observer.
However, Hydes was told the police files regarding his case had been destroyed, stymying his search for years, per the Independent. Then he decided to recruit DNA experts to help him in his efforts.
Those efforts paid off.
Man abandoned in Gatwick Airport toilet 33 years ago finally finds his parents https://t.co/6xRcbisLp2
— Metro (@MetroUK) May 13, 2019
"After 15 years of searching, I am happy to confirm that … we have been able to trace and confirm my birth family," the father of two wrote on his Facebook page.
Hydes found his birth father and siblings, all of whom he says had no idea he even existed. Sadly, and perhaps most frustratingly, his birth mother has since died, meaning "I am unable to find out exactly what happened and why," he wrote of his abandonment more than 30 years ago.
Still, he wants others to know about the possibilities available through DNA testing. "I hope this and my story can help raise awareness and prevent other babies from being abandoned," he says, per the Observer.
Hydes says he still has the stuffed "Gatwick Gary" bear (the airport's mascot) given to him by staff 33 years ago, per Yahoo.
(A baby abandoned at a California college in 1984 ended up graduating from there.)
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My polecam setup is made with a Canon G11, supported by a Hastings telescopic hotstick that can extend to 30′. The camera is triggered by a wireless remote while aiming is done through a wireless video camera and monitor.
For elevated photography, the polecam is a great replacement for a scaffolding – up to a point. It enabled me to a get a camera up to most of the places that the scaffold didn't cover and take photographs at close-range. The places I couldn't reach even with the pole were at heights of greater than 30′, but at least with the polecam I could close up the parallax gap that much further. However, because the pole sways proportionately to the height of the pole, I found it necessary to take photographs as a relatively fast speed – 1/125 of a second, which, because the wall was well lit, was not much of an issue. But in places with less light I might need to use the flash or rely on other forms of artificial lighting. The swaying pole also makes macro photography impossible.
I think it would be a good way to get overhead shots of excavated pits or small spaces, but I haven't tried anything on a larger scale yet. It should be said that the G11's shortest focal length of 24mm still feels a little too narrow for me. I might try experimenting with a wide-angle or fisheye lens later.
What do you think? Does the polecam work? Any suggestions to make it work better? If you're interested about assembling a polecam on your own, you can read about the parts I used in Part 3 of the series.
Did it wobble? And I hope you didn't damage the camera against the rock! The photo of the hole looks good considering the height above the floor. Pity there was no bird in the hole to smile at the camera!!!
A solution for the 'wobly' pole, would to make it more heavy, and put a more solid support for it (often the pole is attached to a car).
One of my favourites here in the UK is Aerial Cam, you really ought to check out their portfolio under 'archaeology various'.
Oh yes, it wobbles a fair bit, which is why I'm restricted to shooting at fast speeds and perhaps using the flash. The wobbling is to be expected, since the pole is lightweight. I expect if a stronger material was used (like say, aluminum) it might wobble less, but the setup would weigh a lot more.


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Modeling the polygenic architecture of complex traits
Rakitsch, Barbara
Rakitsch, Barbara Modeling the polygenic architecture of complex traits Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, November 2014 (phdthesis)
A Novel Causal Inference Method for Time Series
Shajarisales, N.
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, 2014 (mastersthesis)
Shajarisales, N. A Novel Causal Inference Method for Time Series Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, 2014 (mastersthesis)
A global analysis of extreme events and consequences for the terrestrial carbon cycle
Zscheischler, J.
Diss. No. 22043, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2014 (phdthesis)
Zscheischler, J. A global analysis of extreme events and consequences for the terrestrial carbon cycle Diss. No. 22043, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2014 (phdthesis)
Development of advanced methods for improving astronomical images
Schmeißer, N.
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, 2014 (diplomathesis)
Schmeißer, N. Development of advanced methods for improving astronomical images Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, 2014 (diplomathesis)
The Feasibility of Causal Discovery in Complex Systems: An Examination of Climate Change Attribution and Detection
Lacosse, E.
Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Germany, Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Germany, 2014 (mastersthesis)
Lacosse, E. The Feasibility of Causal Discovery in Complex Systems: An Examination of Climate Change Attribution and Detection Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Germany, Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Germany, 2014 (mastersthesis)
Causal Discovery in the Presence of Time-Dependent Relations or Small Sample Size
Huang, B.
Huang, B. Causal Discovery in the Presence of Time-Dependent Relations or Small Sample Size Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Germany, Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Germany, 2014 (mastersthesis)
Analysis of Distance Functions in Graphs
Alamgir, M.
University of Hamburg, Germany, University of Hamburg, Germany, 2014 (phdthesis)
Alamgir, M. Analysis of Distance Functions in Graphs University of Hamburg, Germany, University of Hamburg, Germany, 2014 (phdthesis)
Camera-specific Image Denoising
Schober, M.
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, October 2013 (diplomathesis)
Schober, M. Camera-specific Image Denoising Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, October 2013 (diplomathesis)
Modelling and Learning Approaches to Image Denoising
Burger, HC.
Burger, HC. Modelling and Learning Approaches to Image Denoising Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, 2013 (phdthesis)
Animating Samples from Gaussian Distributions
(8), Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Germany, 2013 (techreport)
Hennig, P. Animating Samples from Gaussian Distributions (8), Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Germany, 2013 (techreport)
Linear mixed models for genome-wide association studies
Lippert, C.
University of Tübingen, Germany, 2013 (phdthesis)
Lippert, C. Linear mixed models for genome-wide association studies University of Tübingen, Germany, 2013 (phdthesis)
Maximizing Kepler science return per telemetered pixel: Detailed models of the focal plane in the two-wheel era
Hogg, D. W., Angus, R., Barclay, T., Dawson, R., Fergus, R., Foreman-Mackey, D., Harmeling, S., Hirsch, M., Lang, D., Montet, B. T., Schiminovich, D., Schölkopf, B.
arXiv:1309.0653, 2013 (techreport)
Hogg, D. W., Angus, R., Barclay, T., Dawson, R., Fergus, R., Foreman-Mackey, D., Harmeling, S., Hirsch, M., Lang, D., Montet, B. T., Schiminovich, D., Schölkopf, B. Maximizing Kepler science return per telemetered pixel: Detailed models of the focal plane in the two-wheel era arXiv:1309.0653, 2013 (techreport)
Maximizing Kepler science return per telemetered pixel: Searching the habitable zones of the brightest stars
Montet, B. T., Angus, R., Barclay, T., Dawson, R., Fergus, R., Foreman-Mackey, D., Harmeling, S., Hirsch, M., Hogg, D. W., Lang, D., Schiminovich, D., Schölkopf, B.
Montet, B. T., Angus, R., Barclay, T., Dawson, R., Fergus, R., Foreman-Mackey, D., Harmeling, S., Hirsch, M., Hogg, D. W., Lang, D., Schiminovich, D., Schölkopf, B. Maximizing Kepler science return per telemetered pixel: Searching the habitable zones of the brightest stars arXiv:1309.0654, 2013 (techreport)
Modeling and Learning Complex Motor Tasks: A case study on Robot Table Tennis
Mülling, K.
Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, 2013 (phdthesis)
Mülling, K. Modeling and Learning Complex Motor Tasks: A case study on Robot Table Tennis Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, 2013 (phdthesis)
Intention Inference and Decision Making with Hierarchical Gaussian Process Dynamics Models
Wang, Z.
Wang, Z. Intention Inference and Decision Making with Hierarchical Gaussian Process Dynamics Models Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, 2013 (phdthesis)
Learning an Interactive Segmentation System
Nickisch, H., Kohli, P., Rother, C.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, December 2009 (techreport)
Many successful applications of computer vision to image or video manipulation are interactive by nature. However, parameters of such systems are often trained neglecting the user. Traditionally, interactive systems have been treated in the same manner as their fully automatic counterparts. Their performance is evaluated by computing the accuracy of their solutions under some fixed set of user interactions. This paper proposes a new evaluation and learning method which brings the user in the loop. It is based on the use of an active robot user - a simulated model of a human user. We show how this approach can be used to evaluate and learn parameters of state-of-the-art interactive segmentation systems. We also show how simulated user models can be integrated into the popular max-margin method for parameter learning and propose an algorithm to solve the resulting optimisation problem.
Nickisch, H., Kohli, P., Rother, C. Learning an Interactive Segmentation System Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, December 2009 (techreport)
Detection of objects in noisy images and site percolation on square lattices
Langovoy, M., Wittich, O.
(2009-035), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, November 2009 (techreport)
We propose a novel probabilistic method for detection of objects in noisy images. The method uses results from percolation and random graph theories. We present an algorithm that allows to detect objects of unknown shapes in the presence of random noise. Our procedure substantially differs from wavelets-based algorithms. The algorithm has linear complexity and exponential accuracy and is appropriate for real-time systems. We prove results on consistency and algorithmic complexity of our procedure.
Langovoy, M., Wittich, O. Detection of objects in noisy images and site percolation on square lattices (2009-035), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, November 2009 (techreport)
An Incremental GEM Framework for Multiframe Blind Deconvolution, Super-Resolution, and Saturation Correction
Harmeling, S., Sra, S., Hirsch, M., Schölkopf, B.
(187), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, November 2009 (techreport)
We develop an incremental generalized expectation maximization (GEM) framework to model the multiframe blind deconvolution problem. A simplistic version of this problem was recently studied by Harmeling etal~cite{harmeling09}. We solve a more realistic version of this problem which includes the following major features: (i) super-resolution ability emph{despite} noise and unknown blurring; (ii) saturation-correction, i.e., handling of overexposed pixels that can otherwise confound the image processing; and (iii) simultaneous handling of color channels. These features are seamlessly integrated into our incremental GEM framework to yield simple but efficient multiframe blind deconvolution algorithms. We present technical details concerning critical steps of our algorithms, especially to highlight how all operations can be written using matrix-vector multiplications. We apply our algorithm to real-world images from astronomy and super resolution tasks. Our experimental results show that our methods yield improve d resolution and deconvolution at the same time.
Harmeling, S., Sra, S., Hirsch, M., Schölkopf, B. An Incremental GEM Framework for Multiframe Blind Deconvolution, Super-Resolution, and Saturation Correction (187), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, November 2009 (techreport)
Efficient Filter Flow for Space-Variant Multiframe Blind Deconvolution
Hirsch, M., Sra, S., Schölkopf, B., Harmeling, S.
Ultimately being motivated by facilitating space-variant blind deconvolution, we present a class of linear transformations, that are expressive enough for space-variant filters, but at the same time especially designed for efficient matrix-vector-multiplications. Successful results on astronomical imaging through atmospheric turbulences and on noisy magnetic resonance images of constantly moving objects demonstrate the practical significance of our approach.
Hirsch, M., Sra, S., Schölkopf, B., Harmeling, S. Efficient Filter Flow for Space-Variant Multiframe Blind Deconvolution (188), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, November 2009 (techreport)
(2009-031), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, October 2009 (techreport)
Langovoy, M. Algebraic polynomials and moments of stochastic integrals (2009-031), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, October 2009 (techreport)
Kernel Learning Approaches for Image Classification
Gehler, PV.
Biologische Kybernetik, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany, October 2009 (phdthesis)
This thesis extends the use of kernel learning techniques to specific problems of image classification. Kernel learning is a paradigm in the field of machine learning that generalizes the use of inner products to compute similarities between arbitrary objects. In image classification one aims to separate images based on their visual content. We address two important problems that arise in this context: learning with weak label information and combination of heterogeneous data sources. The contributions we report on are not unique to image classification, and apply to a more general class of problems. We study the problem of learning with label ambiguity in the multiple instance learning framework. We discuss several different image classification scenarios that arise in this context and argue that the standard multiple instance learning requires a more detailed disambiguation. Finally we review kernel learning approaches proposed for this problem and derive a more efficient algorithm to solve them. The multiple kernel learning framework is an approach to automatically select kernel parameters. We extend it to its infinite limit and present an algorithm to solve the resulting problem. This result is then applied in two directions. We show how to learn kernels that adapt to the special structure of images. Finally we compare different ways of combining image features for object classification and present significant improvements compared to previous methods.
Gehler, PV. Kernel Learning Approaches for Image Classification Biologische Kybernetik, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany, October 2009 (phdthesis)
A PAC-Bayesian Approach to Structure Learning
Biologische Kybernetik, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, September 2009 (phdthesis)
Seldin, Y. A PAC-Bayesian Approach to Structure Learning Biologische Kybernetik, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, September 2009 (phdthesis)
Expectation Propagation on the Maximum of Correlated Normal Variables
Cavendish Laboratory: University of Cambridge, July 2009 (techreport)
Many inference problems involving questions of optimality ask for the maximum or the minimum of a finite set of unknown quantities. This technical report derives the first two posterior moments of the maximum of two correlated Gaussian variables and the first two posterior moments of the two generating variables (corresponding to Gaussian approximations minimizing relative entropy). It is shown how this can be used to build a heuristic approximation to the maximum relationship over a finite set of Gaussian variables, allowing approximate inference by Expectation Propagation on such quantities.
Hennig, P. Expectation Propagation on the Maximum of Correlated Normal Variables Cavendish Laboratory: University of Cambridge, July 2009 (techreport)
Consistent Nonparametric Tests of Independence
Gretton, A., Györfi, L.
(172), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, July 2009 (techreport)
Three simple and explicit procedures for testing the independence of two multi-dimensional random variables are described. Two of the associated test statistics (L1, log-likelihood) are defined when the empirical distribution of the variables is restricted to finite partitions. A third test statistic is defined as a kernel-based independence measure. Two kinds of tests are provided. Distribution-free strong consistent tests are derived on the basis of large deviation bounds on the test statistcs: these tests make almost surely no Type I or Type II error after a random sample size. Asymptotically alpha-level tests are obtained from the limiting distribution of the test statistics. For the latter tests, the Type I error converges to a fixed non-zero value alpha, and the Type II error drops to zero, for increasing sample size. All tests reject the null hypothesis of independence if the test statistics become large. The performance of the tests is evaluated experimentally on benchmark data.
Gretton, A., Györfi, L. Consistent Nonparametric Tests of Independence (172), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, July 2009 (techreport)
Semi-supervised subspace analysis of human functional magnetic resonance imaging data
Shelton, J., Blaschko, M., Bartels, A.
(185), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, May 2009 (techreport)
Kernel Canonical Correlation Analysis is a very general technique for subspace learning that incorporates PCA and LDA as special cases. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) acquired data is naturally amenable to these techniques as data are well aligned. fMRI data of the human brain is a particularly interesting candidate. In this study we implemented various supervised and semi-supervised versions of KCCA on human fMRI data, with regression to single- and multi-variate labels (corresponding to video content subjects viewed during the image acquisition). In each variate condition, the semi-supervised variants of KCCA performed better than the supervised variants, including a supervised variant with Laplacian regularization. We additionally analyze the weights learned by the regression in order to infer brain regions that are important to different types of visual processing.
Shelton, J., Blaschko, M., Bartels, A. Semi-supervised subspace analysis of human functional magnetic resonance imaging data (185), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, May 2009 (techreport)
Kernel Methods in Computer Vision:Object Localization, Clustering,and Taxonomy Discovery
Blaschko, MB.
Biologische Kybernetik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, March 2009 (phdthesis)
Blaschko, MB. Kernel Methods in Computer Vision:Object Localization, Clustering,and Taxonomy Discovery Biologische Kybernetik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, March 2009 (phdthesis)
Model selection, large deviations and consistency of data-driven tests
(2009-007), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, March 2009 (techreport)
We consider three general classes of data-driven statistical tests. Neyman's smooth tests, data-driven score tests and data-driven score tests for statistical inverse problems serve as important special examples for the classes of tests under consideration. Our tests are additionally incorporated with model selection rules. The rules are based on the penalization idea. Most of the optimal penalties, derived in statistical literature, can be used in our tests. We prove general consistency theorems for the tests from those classes. Our proofs make use of large deviations inequalities for deterministic and random quadratic forms. The paper shows that the tests can be applied for simple and composite parametric, semi- and nonparametric hypotheses. Applications to testing in statistical inverse problems and statistics for stochastic processes are also presented..
Langovoy, M. Model selection, large deviations and consistency of data-driven tests (2009-007), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, March 2009 (techreport)
Motor Control and Learning in Table Tennis
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Gerrmany, 2009 (diplomathesis)
Mülling, K. Motor Control and Learning in Table Tennis Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Gerrmany, 2009 (diplomathesis)
Hierarchical Clustering and Density Estimation Based on k-nearest-neighbor graphs
Drewe, P.
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, 2009 (diplomathesis)
Drewe, P. Hierarchical Clustering and Density Estimation Based on k-nearest-neighbor graphs Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, 2009 (diplomathesis)
Learning with Structured Data: Applications to Computer Vision
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, 2009 (phdthesis)
Nowozin, S. Learning with Structured Data: Applications to Computer Vision Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, 2009 (phdthesis)
From Differential Equations to Differential Geometry: Aspects of Regularisation in Machine Learning
Steinke, F.
Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany, 2009 (phdthesis)
Steinke, F. From Differential Equations to Differential Geometry: Aspects of Regularisation in Machine Learning Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany, 2009 (phdthesis)
Bayesian Estimators for Robins-Ritov's Problem
Harmeling, S., Toussaint, M.
(EDI-INF-RR-1189), School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, October 2007 (techreport)
Bayesian or likelihood-based approaches to data analysis became very popular in the field of Machine Learning. However, there exist theoretical results which question the general applicability of such approaches; among those a result by Robins and Ritov which introduce a specific example for which they prove that a likelihood-based estimator will fail (i.e. it does for certain cases not converge to a true parameter estimate, even given infinite data). In this paper we consider various approaches to formulate likelihood-based estimators in this example, basically by considering various extensions of the presumed generative model of the data. We can derive estimators which are very similar to the classical Horvitz-Thompson and which also account for a priori knowledge of an observation probability function.
Harmeling, S., Toussaint, M. Bayesian Estimators for Robins-Ritov's Problem (EDI-INF-RR-1189), School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, October 2007 (techreport)
Learning with Transformation Invariant Kernels
Walder, C., Chapelle, O.
(165), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, September 2007 (techreport)
Abstract. This paper considers kernels invariant to translation, rotation and dilation. We show that no non-trivial positive definite (p.d.) kernels exist which are radial and dilation invariant, only conditionally positive definite (c.p.d.) ones. Accordingly, we discuss the c.p.d. case and provide some novel analysis, including an elementary derivation of a c.p.d. representer theorem. On the practical side, we give a support vector machine (s.v.m.) algorithm for arbitrary c.p.d. kernels. For the thin-plate kernel this leads to a classifier with only one parameter (the amount of regularisation), which we demonstrate to be as effective as an s.v.m. with the Gaussian kernel, even though the Gaussian involves a second parameter (the length scale).
Walder, C., Chapelle, O. Learning with Transformation Invariant Kernels (165), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, September 2007 (techreport)
Scalable Semidefinite Programming using Convex Perturbations
Kulis, B., Sra, S., Jegelka, S.
(TR-07-47), University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA, September 2007 (techreport)
Several important machine learning problems can be modeled and solved via semidefinite programs. Often, researchers invoke off-the-shelf software for the associated optimization, which can be inappropriate for many applications due to computational and storage requirements. In this paper, we introduce the use of convex perturbations for semidefinite programs (SDPs). Using a particular perturbation function, we arrive at an algorithm for SDPs that has several advantages over existing techniques: a) it is simple, requiring only a few lines of MATLAB, b) it is a first-order method which makes it scalable, c) it can easily exploit the structure of a particular SDP to gain efficiency (e.g., when the constraint matrices are low-rank). We demonstrate on several machine learning applications that the proposed algorithm is effective in finding fast approximations to large-scale SDPs.
Kulis, B., Sra, S., Jegelka, S. Scalable Semidefinite Programming using Convex Perturbations (TR-07-47), University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA, September 2007 (techreport)
Sparse Multiscale Gaussian Process Regression
Walder, C., Kim, K., Schölkopf, B.
(162), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, August 2007 (techreport)
Most existing sparse Gaussian process (g.p.) models seek computational advantages by basing their computations on a set of m basis functions that are the covariance function of the g.p. with one of its two inputs fixed. We generalise this for the case of Gaussian covariance function, by basing our computations on m Gaussian basis functions with arbitrary diagonal covariance matrices (or length scales). For a fixed number of basis functions and any given criteria, this additional flexibility permits approximations no worse and typically better than was previously possible. Although we focus on g.p. regression, the central idea is applicable to all kernel based algorithms, such as the support vector machine. We perform gradient based optimisation of the marginal likelihood, which costs O(m2n) time where n is the number of data points, and compare the method to various other sparse g.p. methods. Our approach outperforms the other methods, particularly for the case of very few basis functions, i.e. a very high sparsity ratio.
Walder, C., Kim, K., Schölkopf, B. Sparse Multiscale Gaussian Process Regression (162), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, August 2007 (techreport)
Efficient Subwindow Search for Object Localization
Blaschko, M., Hofmann, T., Lampert, C.
Recent years have seen huge advances in object recognition from images. Recognition rates beyond 95% are the rule rather than the exception on many datasets. However, most state-of-the-art methods can only decide if an object is present or not. They are not able to provide information on the object location or extent within in the image. We report on a simple yet powerful scheme that extends many existing recognition methods to also perform localization of object bounding boxes. This is achieved by maximizing the classification score over all possible subrectangles in the image. Despite the impression that this would be computationally intractable, we show that in many situations efficient algorithms exist which solve a generalized maximum subrectangle problem. We show how our method is applicable to a variety object detection frameworks and demonstrate its performance by applying it to the popular bag of visual words model, achieving competitive results on the PASCAL VOC 2006 dataset.
Blaschko, M., Hofmann, T., Lampert, C. Efficient Subwindow Search for Object Localization (164), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, August 2007 (techreport)
Error Correcting Codes for the P300 Visual Speller
Biologische Kybernetik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, July 2007 (diplomathesis)
The aim of brain-computer interface (BCI) research is to establish a communication system based on intentional modulation of brain activity. This is accomplished by classifying patterns of brain ac- tivity, volitionally induced by the user. The BCI presented in this study is based on a classical paradigm as proposed by (Farwell and Donchin, 1988), the P300 visual speller. Recording electroencephalo- grams (EEG) from the scalp while presenting letters successively to the user, the speller can infer from the brain signal which letter the user was focussing on. Since EEG recordings are noisy, usually many repetitions are needed to detect the correct letter. The focus of this study was to improve the accuracy of the visual speller applying some basic principles from information theory: Stimulus sequences of the speller have been modified into error-correcting codes. Additionally a language model was incorporated into the probabilistic letter de- coder. Classification of single EEG epochs was less accurate using error correcting codes. However, the novel code could compensate for that such that overall, letter accuracies were as high as or even higher than for classical stimulus codes. In particular at high noise levels, error-correcting decoding achieved higher letter accuracies.
Biessmann, F. Error Correcting Codes for the P300 Visual Speller Biologische Kybernetik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, July 2007 (diplomathesis)
Data-driven goodness-of-fit tests
Langovoy, MA.
Biologische Kybernetik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, July 2007 (phdthesis)
Langovoy, MA. Data-driven goodness-of-fit tests Biologische Kybernetik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, July 2007 (phdthesis)
(163), Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, May 2007 (techreport)
Assume we are given a sample of points from some underlying distribution which contains several distinct clusters. Our goal is to construct a neighborhood graph on the sample points such that clusters are ``identified'': that is, the subgraph induced by points from the same cluster is connected, while subgraphs corresponding to different clusters are not connected to each other. We derive bounds on the probability that cluster identification is successful, and use them to predict ``optimal'' values of k for the mutual and symmetric k-nearest-neighbor graphs. We point out different properties of the mutual and symmetric nearest-neighbor graphs related to the cluster identification problem.
Maier, M., Hein, M., von Luxburg, U. Cluster Identification in Nearest-Neighbor Graphs (163), Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, May 2007 (techreport)
Nonparametric Bayesian Discrete Latent Variable Models for Unsupervised Learning
Görür, D.
Biologische Kybernetik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, April 2007, published online (phdthesis)
Görür, D. Nonparametric Bayesian Discrete Latent Variable Models for Unsupervised Learning Biologische Kybernetik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, April 2007, published online (phdthesis)
Exploring model selection techniques for nonlinear dimensionality reduction
Harmeling, S.
(EDI-INF-RR-0960), School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, March 2007 (techreport)
Nonlinear dimensionality reduction (NLDR) methods have become useful tools for practitioners who are faced with the analysis of high-dimensional data. Of course, not all NLDR methods are equally applicable to a particular dataset at hand. Thus it would be useful to come up with model selection criteria that help to choose among different NLDR algorithms. This paper explores various approaches to this problem and evaluates them on controlled data sets. Comprehensive experiments will show that model selection scores based on stability are not useful, while scores based on Gaussian processes are helpful for the NLDR problem.
Harmeling, S. Exploring model selection techniques for nonlinear dimensionality reduction (EDI-INF-RR-0960), School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, March 2007 (techreport)
Dirichlet Mixtures of Bayesian Linear Gaussian State-Space Models: a Variational Approach
(161), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, March 2007 (techreport)
We describe two related models to cluster multidimensional time-series under the assumption of an underlying linear Gaussian dynamical process. In the first model, times-series are assigned to the same cluster when they show global similarity in their dynamics, while in the second model times-series are assigned to the same cluster when they show simultaneous similarity. Both models are based on Dirichlet Mixtures of Bayesian Linear Gaussian State-Space Models in order to (semi) automatically determine an appropriate number of components in the mixture, and to additionally bias the components to a parsimonious parameterization. The resulting models are formally intractable and to deal with this we describe a deterministic approximation based on a novel implementation of Variational Bayes.
Chiappa, S., Barber, D. Dirichlet Mixtures of Bayesian Linear Gaussian State-Space Models: a Variational Approach (161), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, March 2007 (techreport)
Eichhorn, J. Applications of Kernel Machines to Structured Data Biologische Kybernetik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, March 2007, passed with "sehr gut", published online (phdthesis)
Sinz, FH. A priori Knowledge from Non-Examples Biologische Kybernetik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, March 2007 (diplomathesis)
Modeling data using directional distributions: Part II
Sra, S., Jain, P., Dhillon, I.
(TR-07-05), University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA, February 2007 (techreport)
High-dimensional data is central to most data mining applications, and only recently has it been modeled via directional distributions. In [Banerjee et al., 2003] the authors introduced the use of the von Mises-Fisher (vMF) distribution for modeling high-dimensional directional data, particularly for text and gene expression analysis. The vMF distribution is one of the simplest directional distributions. TheWatson, Bingham, and Fisher-Bingham distributions provide distri- butions with an increasing number of parameters and thereby commensurately increased modeling power. This report provides a followup study to the initial development in [Banerjee et al., 2003] by presenting Expectation Maximization (EM) procedures for estimating parameters of a mixture of Watson (moW) distributions. The numerical challenges associated with parameter estimation for both of these distributions are significantly more difficult than for the vMF distribution. We develop new numerical approximations for estimating the parameters permitting us to model real- life data more accurately. Our experimental results establish that for certain data sets improved modeling power translates into better results.
Sra, S., Jain, P., Dhillon, I. Modeling data using directional distributions: Part II (TR-07-05), University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA, February 2007 (techreport)
Automatic 3D Face Reconstruction from Single Images or Video
Breuer, P., Kim, K., Kienzle, W., Blanz, V., Schölkopf, B.
(160), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, February 2007 (techreport)
This paper presents a fully automated algorithm for reconstructing a textured 3D model of a face from a single photograph or a raw video stream. The algorithm is based on a combination of Support Vector Machines (SVMs) and a Morphable Model of 3D faces. After SVM face detection, individual facial features are detected using a novel regression-and classification-based approach, and probabilistically plausible configurations of features are selected to produce a list of candidates for several facial feature positions. In the next step, the configurations of feature points are evaluated using a novel criterion that is based on a Morphable Model and a combination of linear projections. Finally, the feature points initialize a model-fitting procedure of the Morphable Model. The result is a high-resolution 3D surface model.
Breuer, P., Kim, K., Kienzle, W., Blanz, V., Schölkopf, B. Automatic 3D Face Reconstruction from Single Images or Video (160), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, February 2007 (techreport)
Pfingsten, T. Machine Learning for Mass Production and Industrial Engineering Biologische Kybernetik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, February 2007 (phdthesis)
Raths, C. Development of a Brain-Computer Interface Approach Based on Covert Attention to Tactile Stimuli University of Tübingen, Germany, University of Tübingen, Germany, January 2007 (diplomathesis)


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Q: How should we count the number of distinct pairs / tuples in SQL? Suppose the schema is like this:
First Name | Last Name | Age | ID
====================================
John         Smith       18    123
John         Smith       21    234
John         Smith       19    123
Cathy        Zhang       20    144
Cathy        Zhang       20    144
Jackie       Chan        35    456

Suppose I want to count the number of distinct pairs after each (first name, last name). So that the output should be:
John         Smith       3
Cathy        Zhang       1
Jackie       Chan        1

I think I can first do:
SELECT FirstName,LastName,Age,ID,COUNT(*);

And then
SELECT FirstName,LastName,COUNT(*)

Is there a better approach?

A: Try using,
SELECT firstName, lastName, count(1) FROM name_tab GROUP BY firstName, lastName;

A: Please try:
SELECT
    FirstName,
    LastName,
    COUNT(*)
FROM (
        SELECT DISTINCT * FROM YourTable
    ) X
GROUP BY FirstName, LastName

A: To return the count of each distinct firstname lastname, you would use COUNT and GROUP BY:
SELECT FirstName, LastName, COUNT(*)
FROM TableName
GROUP BY FirstName, LastName

In your above example, I think you meant Zhang to have a count of 2 though.
--EDIT
If I'm understanding your latest comment correctly, you want to also use DISTINCT:
SELECT FirstName, LastName, Age, Id, COUNT(*)
FROM (SELECT DISTINCT FirstName, LastName, Age, Id FROM TableName) T
GROUP BY FirstName, LastName, Age, Id

Good luck.

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The history of the vineyards of the Santo Stefano Farm
Some historical facts about the Santo Stefano Farm.
The lands around the Farm, which we lovingly and patiently safeguard, have ancient origins. Our beloved olive tree groves and vineyards, which we produce our fine wines from, span all around the property.
The name of the property itself is a tribute to the Santo Stefano Church, which is found in the Collegalle countryside.
The construction of the small Romanesque Santo Stefano Church, which has been heavily restructured, dates back to 1152 and it is even mentioned in a document from 1260. Reports of the establishment of a small village on Mount Collegalle were as early as the 11th century. This is demonstrated by several sections of cobblestone from the Roman era, which then became Via Francigena in Medieval Times, and are still present at the top of the mountain.
The toponym Collegalle comes from the Latin Callis, (which comes from the expression ad collem Calli) which then became Collegalle. The place is also called Carpignalle because hornbeams (Carpinis Vitifera) are found along the gullies. These plants aid the growth of the grapevine. The countryside around Santo Stefano has always been an important agricultural area in the Greve in Chianti area, spanning 500 hectares.
Marquise Elisabetta, known as Elsa Sallier de la Tour, skilfully ran the Santo Stefano Farm until 1963. Marquise de la Tour, born in Turin on 25/09/1891, was very passionate about agriculture and wine, probably because of her French-Savoyard origins. It was thanks to this passion of hers that the first vineyards were planted and cultivation and farming methods were modernised. She introduced new wine-making practices in the cellars and approved the construction and consecration of the private chapel of Santo Stefano, connected to the Santo Stefano Church in Carpignalle.
In 1963 the ownership of the Santo Stefano property went from the hands of the Marquise to those of Mauro Bendinelli. When purchasing the estate, Mr. Bendinelli inherited the Marquise's love for our lands. As time has passed, Mother Nature has generously continued to give us her fruit, so much so that, in 2000 our farming business Fattoria Santo Stefano was established. Nowadays, all of Mr. Bendinelli's children are actively involved in the running of the farm.


Is Your Lover Secure In Your Love?
Some time back, a thought on love and lovers crossed my mind.
I was thinking about the way God loves us and how that He makes sure we are so secure in His love.
Like He goes the extra length to make sure we know that He really loves us and that His loving us has nothing to do with our behavior towards Him.
So we know that when we are on our best behavior, God loves us and even when we skip prayers in the morning sometimes or skip bible study times because we probably woke up late and have to be at work early that day, He still loves us.
There is a way that we feel knowing that there is nothing we can do that will make God love us any less.
I particularly love how John 3:16 puts it. God gave us Jesus even when we were sinners and unaware of the magnitude of this sacrifice.
Being secure in God's love helps our relationship with Him. It brings us closer to Him and it makes us unafraid of what the devil throws at us, because we just know that God really does love us.
God even said it in Romans 8:38 that nothing can ever separate us from His love. He said no death, life, angels, demons, not even our fears for today or our worries for tomorrow can ever separate us from His love.
Basically, this tells us that God loves us beyond a REASON. Like He just loves me without reason.
The book of John did not say, "For God so loved the world because they were super smart, wiling to serve Him whenever He calls, super obedient and so He gave them Jesus." He loves us SELFLESSLY.
This right here is the issue in most relationships. Most people in relationships love either because their partner has the money needed to sort their needs, or their partner is so beautiful that heads turn when she walks by.
So Bae knows that her partner loves her for her beauty because He has said that on several occasions and there is a BIG PROBLEM whenever a lady with really amazing body properties and fine face is just maybe gisting with her Boo or taking pictures.
Ok, let me go spiritual now.
So Boo knows that Bae loves him because He can speak in tongues, prophsy and can call down fire from heaven in a meeting and everyone will just feel the anointing so strong.
So he begins to feel insecure when Bae starts getting too close to another man of God with more fire and even very precise and accurate prophetic words and all. Lol! And that is where 'wahala' will now start. It will eventually become a full-blown jealousy situation.
I know some folks, Christian folks, who even go as far as making their partner jealous on purpose. Hmmm! If you are on this table, just gently come down. It makes absolutely no sense pleeez!
Now, I am not saying you shouldn't tell your partner that you admire His or Her qualities such as his or her intelligence, spirituality or any of those things. What I am saying is this: if you really want your partner to be secure in your love, then you have to love the way God does, BEYOND A REASON, SELFLESSLY because really, there will always be someone smarter, more beautiful, more spiritual and all of that.
I am going to say this, and it might not be popular opinion but I really don't care. Sometimes, the issue is not that a person is insecure. The issue might be they are in a relationship with someone who really doesn't care about making them feel secure in his or her love. And a relationship CANNOT thrive in INSECURITY.
I am committed to making my lover secure in my love.
Lord, help me to love my Bae or Boo selflessly and beyond a reason.
I am Oshams, writer, blogger, soon-to-be author and Word-Lover.
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Welcome to the Your Schools Spanish Web site. On this web site you will be able to do on-line practice, download vocabulary lists, get grammar tips and link to Spanish language and cultural sites. We hope this site increases your desire to learn more about the Spanish Language and the culture and customs of the people who speak the Spanish language. This web site is maintained by the Spanish Language Teachers of the Your School System, with technical assistance provided by a community volunteer.
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Bobby Jindal: President Obama Is A 'Science Denier'
Alex Pappas Political Reporter
WASHINGTON — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal referred to President Obama and his administration as "science deniers" on Tuesday.
Over lunch with a handful of reporters, the possible Republican candidate for president said: "We now face an administration that is composed and comprised of science deniers, when you look at their approach to science and the environment."
"You look at an administration that is holding our economy hostage to their radical views," Jindal said. "It really is an article of religious faith amongst this administration. It's tantamount to religious faith the way they approach these questions of policy."
Asked to specifically detail what makes Obama a science denier, Jindal first listed the administration's stance on approving the Keystone Pipeline.
"For five years, they've said they're studying this," Jindal said. "Their own state department says it'll have no discernible environmental impact."
The governor also took aim at the Obama's administration's attempts to regulate CO2 emissions.
"When you look at the EPA policies, again, even if you accept the premise behind their attempts to regulate CO2 emissions from power plants, not even the EPA's regional office can explain how they came up with their numbers," he said.
Jindal also said the result of shifting energy intensive industries overseas makes little sense.
"The idea that unilateral actions to hurt our economy are going to somehow benefit the environment make no scientific sense," he said. "Exporting those energy intensive industries, if that's what we succeed in doing, we'll actually make the environment worse. They'll now be performed in countries with weaker environmental regulations."
Earlier in the day, Jindal, through his group "America Next," unveiled an energy policy proposal titled: "Organizing Around Abundance – Making America an Energy Superpower." He also addressed conservatives during a speech at the Heritage Foundation.
This is Jindal's second major policy proposal he has released through his group, ahead of a possible White House campaign. Jindal in April unveiled a health-care proposal — "The Freedom and Empowerment Plan: the Prescription for Conservative Consumer-Focused Health Reform."
Asked about running for president, Jindal said: "I won't be coy. I am absolutely thinking and praying about running in '16. I wouldn't make that decision before, certainly before, November. I think every Republican, every conservative needs to be focused on the elections in front of us."
He argued that Republicans will be looking to nominate a candidate who can address Obama's shortcomings as president.
"I do think, in part, we tend to elect people either to governor or president who address some of the shortcomings of the person who came immediately before them," Jindal said.
"And so after the Clinton years, remember George Bush famously campaigned on bringing integrity and character back to the oval office? After eight years of President Bush, some said that they were looking for more eloquent President Obama, that he had these flowering speeches? I think after eight years of this president, I think voters are going to be looking for competence," he said.
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We have competed successfully in the real estate investment market notwithstanding the fact that many traditional lenders, such as banks and other institutional lenders, also service this market. We believe our primary competitive advantage is our ability to approve and fund loans quickly and efficiently. We believe we are well positioned to capitalize and profit from the supply-demand imbalance for financing existing in our industry.
We believe there is a significant market opportunity for a well-capitalized "hard money" real estate finance company to originate attractively priced loans with strong asset based fundamentals. We operate in the Northeast where real estate values in many neighborhoods are either stable or increasing and substandard properties are being improved, rehabilitated and renovated, we believe there are many opportunities for a "hard money" lender providing capital for these purposes to small scale developers. We further believe that our flexibility to structure loans to suit the particular needs of our borrower and our ability to close quickly make us an attractive alternative to banks and other large institutional lenders for small real estate developers and investors.


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Mr. and Mrs. Nikolos Linnenkugel of Lubbock, a boy weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces at 11:31 a.m. March 17 at University Medical Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Zuniga of Lubbock, a boy weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces at 7:30 p.m. March 17 at University Medical Center.
Mr. Javier Galindo of Slaton and Ms. Ashley Ivy of Southland, a boy weighing 7 pounds, 6 ounces at 5:18 p.m. March 17 at University Medical Center.
Mr. Cedrick Holland and Ms. Destiny Mochado of Lubbock, a boy weighing 4 pounds, 15 ounces at 8:24 p.m. March 20 at University Medical Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Cervantes of Lubbock, a girl weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces at 6:38 p.m. March 21 at University Medical Center.
Ms. April Williams of Lubbock, a girl weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces at 2:06 p.m. March 21 at University Medical Center.
Mr. Paul Martinez and Ms. Sonia Rodriguez of Lubbock, a girl weighing 5 pounds, 12 ounces at 8:11 a.m. March 22 at University Medical Center.
Ms. Diana Carillo of Littlefield, a boy weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces at 3:21 p.m. March 22 at University Medical Center.
Dr. Sean Revell and Ms. Jessica Reuben of Lubbock, a girl weighing 5 pounds, 3 ounces at 5:32 a.m. March 22 at University Medical Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam V. Behnke of Slaton, a girl weighing 8 pounds, 12 ounces at 10:44 a.m. March 22 at University Medical Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Valerie Martinez of Lubbock, a girl weighing 7 pounds, 10.5 ounces at 12:07 a.m. March 22 at University Medical Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Ashley Reyes of Lubbock, a girl weighing 5 pounds, 4 ounces at 1:25 a.m. March 22 at University Medical Center.
Mr. Michael Dorsett and Ms. Terri Johnson of Lubbock, a girl weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces at 11:48 p.m. March 23 at University Medical Center.
Mr. Randy Flemons and Ms. Natasha Young of Lubbock, a girl weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces at 4:49 p.m. March 23 at University Medical Center.
Ms. Whitney Carr of Lubbock, a girl weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces at 3:09 p.m. March 23 at University Medical Center.
Mr. Axle Dilliard and Ms. Christina Harkey of Lubbock, a girl weighing 5 pounds, 7 ounces at 11:32 a.m. March 23 at Covenant Women's and Children's.
Mr. Simon Cantu and Ms. Dianca Puga of Lubbock, a boy weighing 4 pounds, 4 ounces at 1:21 p.m. March 23 at University Medical Center.
Mr. Christopher Soliz and Ms. Michelle Salinas of Lubbock, a boy weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces at 6:39 a.m. March 23 at University Medical Center.
Mr. Ray Garcia and Ms. Cynthia Villarreal of Lubbock, a boy weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces at 12:35 a.m. March 24 at University Medical Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hernandez Jr. of Lubbock, a boy weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces at 3:10 p.m. March 24 at University Medical Center.
Mr. Jared Jester and Ms. Patricia Haymes of Lubbock, a girl weighing 7 pounds, .06 ounce at 2:01 p.m. March 24 at University Medical Center.


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Rudolph Friedrich Wasmann (8 August 1805, Hamburg – 10 May 1886, Merano) was a German-born painter in the Biedermeier style. He spent most of his life in a part of the Tyrol that is now in Italy.

Life
At the age of seventeen, he began an apprenticeship with the painter Christoffer Suhr. Then, after several years of study at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, he spent two years in Merano. From 1832 to 1835 he lived in Rome, where he came under the influence of Friedrich Overbeck, Joseph Anton Koch, and other members of the Nazarene movement. He eventually converted to Catholicism.

After six more years spent in Merano and Bolzano, where he worked as a portrait painter, he returned to Hamburg, where he was introduced to his future wife, Emilie Krämer. They married in 1846 and went to live with her step-mother back in Merano. In addition to portraits, he produced landscapes and religiously-themed works in Nazarene style as well as a popular autobiography. Many of his works are on display at the Kunsthalle Hamburg. A street in the Barmbek-Nord district is named after him.

His son was the Jesuit priest and entomologist, Erich Wasmann.

References

Autobiography
 Ein deutsches Künstlerleben, von ihm selbst geschildert. Edited by Bernt Grønvold,  Verlagsanstalt F. Bruckmann Aktien-Gesellschaft (1896), "Popular edition" by Insel-Verlag (1915)

Further reading
  Friedrich Wasmann und vier andre deutsche Meister seiner Zeit. Ausstellungskatalog 1922. Mit einer Einführung von Hans Wolff, Hegner u. Päßler, Dresden 1922
 Friedrich Wasmann, Sein Leben und Werk. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Malerei des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts von Peter Nathan, F. Bruckmann Verlag, München 1954
 Hans Eckstein: Ausstellungsrezension Sammlung Bernt Grönvold in der Ludwigsgalerie München in: Kunst und Künstler; illustrated monthly for the fine arts and crafts, Vol.30, 1931

External links

 ArtNet: More works by Wasmann
 Tirolerland TV: Der Maler Friedrich Wasmann (video)

1805 births
1886 deaths
German male painters
Portrait painters
Nazarene movement
19th-century German painters
19th-century German male artists


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Sierra Leone calls time on petty corruption
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/memuna-forna/sierra-leone-corruption_b_11830250.html
Sierra Leone is launching a major citizen action campaign against petty corruption in its public sector. The country's new Pay No Bribe process hinges on an online reporting platform which makes it easier for people who are asked for a bribe by a public servant, to report it to the country's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Pay No Bribe, is part of the President's Recovery Priorities – Sierra Leone's recovery process which is intended to address the socio-economic effects of Ebola and the iron ore price slump. The Recovery Priorities take the form of a coordinated series of development initiatives across education, energy, health, social protection, water, the private sector and governance, to be delivered by June 2017. Governance has the over-arching objective of improving delivery in all the priority areas and the inclusion of Pay No Bribe recognises the extent to which corruption has rooted itself within Sierra Leone's public sector. Figures from Transparency International's 2015 global corruption index reveal the scale of the problem - 48% respondents reported that they or members of their households had paid a bribe to access medical and health services, 62% to education and 57% to utilities. Reducing corruption in these areas would represent a significant and direct benefit for a substantial number of Sierra Leone's people - more money in their pockets, improved access to services that are vital in the literal sense of the word, and the satisfaction of knowing they can be part of the solution to the problem. Less immediately obvious, are the benefits that reducing corruption would have on culture and society in Sierra Leone. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General has said that: "Corruption is a key element in economic under performance and a major obstacle to poverty alleviation and development." The truth of this observation is profoundly evident in Sierra Leone's stunted development. Research also demonstrates that encounters with corruption impair citizens' confidence in government and public services, and promote dishonest practices in people's interactions with government. In effect, corruption begets corruption. But despite the obvious benefits, Sierra Leoneans will still have to buy into Pay No Bribe for it to work. This won't be quite so straightforward. Corruption in Sierra Leone is a cunning, complex process. It most affects society's poorest and this is the very group who will be wary about reporting and put off by the technology involved. A freephone number, the assurance of anonymity and a system or reporting for those with no access to a phone or internet will go some way towards addressing these concerns. Nevertheless, building the confidence to participate will be an ongoing process of reassurance. For the affluent, the petty sums that oil creaky public service processes are deemed money well spent or are small enough to be easily overlooked. On that subject, Ady Macauley, the Commissioner of the ACC is unequivocal saying that petty corruption means that "children do not get the education they need to build a better future for themselves and our country; and the sick die because they are denied life-saving treatment or vital medication … It destabilises our society and contributes towards creating the conditions for conflict." Cultural nuances are another, often overlooked barrier to buy-in. As Isha Johansen, President of the Sierra Leonean Football Association, says of her own campaign for good governance in Sierra Leone's football industry, "definitions of corruption vary depending on location. Individuals in countries where there aren't rigid structures in place are not necessarily aware that they're breaking the rules." Take for example, the issue of gifts. In Sierra Leone, like much of Africa, acts of giving are woven into social, business and cultural life. Formal meetings with traditional leaders are preceded with the giving of a cash gift, however nominal and 'transport' money is appropriate if they attend meetings outside their community, it. The giving works both ways. At a recent conference on community engagement, one chief explained that he was expected to give his people food, when he called community consultation meetings, "otherwise he would be considered a greedy chief, and his people would refuse to attend." Noticeably, the language of corruption reflects a bastardised version of these traditions, with the public sector official as a quasi-authority figure, asking for transport, water or 'chop' money. Sierra Leone is not unusual. Davide Torsello, of the University of Bergamo has written about the custom of exchanging favours in Italy and Turkey, and informal economic transactions in Bosnia, Kosovo and Tanzania that facilitate corruption without breaking social norms. The very nature of corruption is to hide, adapt, minimise, trivialise or normalise its deviance. The Pay No Bribe system is an important step, but to successfully call time on petty corruption, it it will need to be matched by clear results and an ongoing process of engagement with the public to build awareness of corruption, its causes, its guises and its truly destructive effect on our country's development.
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