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template <class InIter1, class InIter2, class OutIter>
void
test()
{
    {
    unsigned N = 100000;
    int* ia = new int[N];
    int* ib = new int[N];
    int* ic = new int[2*N];
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < N; ++i)
        ia[i] = 2*i;
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < N; ++i)
        ib[i] = 2*i+1;
    std::reverse(ia, ia+N);
    std::reverse(ib, ib+N);
    binary_counting_predicate<std::greater<int>, int, int> pred((std::greater<int>()));
    OutIter r = std::merge(InIter1(ia), InIter1(ia+N),
                           InIter2(ib), InIter2(ib+N), OutIter(ic), pred);
    assert(base(r) == ic+2*N);
    assert(ic[0] == static_cast<int>(2*N-1));
    assert(ic[2*N-1] == 0);
    assert(std::is_sorted(ic, ic+2*N, std::greater<int>()));
    assert(pred.count() <= (N + N - 1));
    delete [] ic;
    delete [] ib;
    delete [] ia;
    }
    {
    unsigned N = 100;
    int* ia = new int[N];
    int* ib = new int[N];
    int* ic = new int[2*N];
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < 2*N; ++i)
        ic[i] = i;
    std::random_shuffle(ic, ic+2*N);
    std::copy(ic, ic+N, ia);
    std::copy(ic+N, ic+2*N, ib);
    std::sort(ia, ia+N, std::greater<int>());
    std::sort(ib, ib+N, std::greater<int>());
    binary_counting_predicate<std::greater<int>, int, int> pred((std::greater<int>()));
    OutIter r = std::merge(InIter1(ia), InIter1(ia+N),
                           InIter2(ib), InIter2(ib+N), OutIter(ic), pred);
    assert(base(r) == ic+2*N);
    assert(ic[0] == static_cast<int>(2*N-1));
    assert(ic[2*N-1] == 0);
    assert(std::is_sorted(ic, ic+2*N, std::greater<int>()));
    assert(pred.count() <= (N + N - 1));
    delete [] ic;
    delete [] ib;
    delete [] ia;
    }
}

int main()
{
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<input_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<input_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<input_iterator<const int*>, const int*, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, const int*, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, const int*, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, const int*, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<input_iterator<const int*>, const int*, int*>();

    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, const int*, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, const int*, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, const int*, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, const int*, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<forward_iterator<const int*>, const int*, int*>();

    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, const int*, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, const int*, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, const int*, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, const int*, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, const int*, int*>();

    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, input_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, const int*, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, const int*, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, const int*, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, const int*, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<random_access_iterator<const int*>, const int*, int*>();

    test<const int*, input_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, input_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, input_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, input_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<const int*, forward_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, forward_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, forward_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, forward_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, forward_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<const int*, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, bidirectional_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<const int*, random_access_iterator<const int*>, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, random_access_iterator<const int*>, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, random_access_iterator<const int*>, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, random_access_iterator<const int*>, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, random_access_iterator<const int*>, int*>();

    test<const int*, const int*, output_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, const int*, forward_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, const int*, bidirectional_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, const int*, random_access_iterator<int*> >();
    test<const int*, const int*, int*>();
}

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The second round of the Hawkesbury Sporting Champions grants have been awarded by Member for Macquarie, Susan Templeman MP. The grant was awarded to 12 local sporting talents from the Hawkesbury under the Federal Government's Local Sporting Champions Program. The recipients of the grant will receive between $500 and $700 to go towards their sporting activities. The grants were awarded to the young sporting champions at a special afternoon tea hosted by Ms Templeman at her office in Windsor on Monday, February 25. "These talented Sporting Champions were selected to compete in their chosen sport, at either a state, national or international level," said Ms Templeman. "It was an absolute pleasure to meet some of them and their families to celebrate their successes. "Competing at these levels is not cheap and it's great to be able to help them out with some of the associated costs." The reciepients of the grants include; Grace Allen, Jordan Perkins and Jack Donalson, who all participated in the Australian National Polocrosse Championships in Western Australia. Thomas Moncreiff who played in the National Sydney Tange Ice Hockey Tournament. Elena Koudasheva participated in the Australian Cross Country Championships in Queensland. Ashley Cutler, Fiona Campbell and Lucy Batten received their grants for achievements in equestrian at the Marcus Oldham Australian Interschool Championships. Baseball player Darcy Williams was awarded the grant for achievements at School Sport Australia's Under 12's National Championships. Janaya Lee, Renee Hardy and Robbie Cullen all received grants for achievements in their selected events at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships in Queensland. Ms Templeman congratulated all of the Hawkesbury Local Sporting Champions on their achievements. She encourages every sportsperson, coach or official aged 12 to 18 to start applying for round one of the 2019/20 grants.
The second round of the Hawkesbury Sporting Champions grants have been awarded by Member for Macquarie, Susan Templeman MP.
The grant was awarded to 12 local sporting talents from the Hawkesbury under the Federal Government's Local Sporting Champions Program.
Champions: Ms Templeman with (from left) Ashley Cutler, Janaya Lee, Thomas Moncrieff, Jordan Perkins and Jack Donaldson. Picture: Supplied.
The recipients of the grant will receive between $500 and $700 to go towards their sporting activities.
The grants were awarded to the young sporting champions at a special afternoon tea hosted by Ms Templeman at her office in Windsor on Monday, February 25.
"These talented Sporting Champions were selected to compete in their chosen sport, at either a state, national or international level," said Ms Templeman.
"It was an absolute pleasure to meet some of them and their families to celebrate their successes.
"Competing at these levels is not cheap and it's great to be able to help them out with some of the associated costs."
The reciepients of the grants include; Grace Allen, Jordan Perkins and Jack Donalson, who all participated in the Australian National Polocrosse Championships in Western Australia.
Thomas Moncreiff who played in the National Sydney Tange Ice Hockey Tournament.
Elena Koudasheva participated in the Australian Cross Country Championships in Queensland.
Ashley Cutler, Fiona Campbell and Lucy Batten received their grants for achievements in equestrian at the Marcus Oldham Australian Interschool Championships.
Baseball player Darcy Williams was awarded the grant for achievements at School Sport Australia's Under 12's National Championships.
Janaya Lee, Renee Hardy and Robbie Cullen all received grants for achievements in their selected events at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships in Queensland.
Ms Templeman congratulated all of the Hawkesbury Local Sporting Champions on their achievements.
She encourages every sportsperson, coach or official aged 12 to 18 to start applying for round one of the 2019/20 grants.


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America : Le Film (America: The Motion Picture) est un film d'animation pour adultes américain réalisé par Matt Thompson et sorti en 2021 sur Netflix. Il s'agit d'un film parodiant l'histoire des Pères fondateurs des États-Unis et de la révolution américaine.

Synopsis

Dans une ligne temporelle alternative, George Washington  fait notamment équipe avec Sam Adams, Paul Revere, Thomas Edison (qui est une chinoise), le chef amérindien Geronimo et le "Fort Jeuron" (ou John Henry). Ensemble, ils vont affronter les Anglais (ou comme ils les appellent, les Pisse-froid).

Fiche technique

 Titre original :
 Titre français : America : Le Film
 Réalisation : Matt Thompson
 Scénario : Dave Callaham
 Montage : Christian Danley
 Musique : Mark Mothersbaugh
 Production : Will Allegra, Jeff Fastner, Neal Holman, Phil Lord, Chris Miller et Eric Sims
 Producteurs délégués : Dave Callaham, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan, Adam Reed, Channing Tatum et Matt Thompson
 Sociétés de production : Lord Miller Productions, Floyd County Productions et Free Association
 Sociétés de distribution : Netflix
 Budget : n/a
 Pays d'origine :
 Langue originale : anglais
 Format : couleur
 Genre : animation, comédie, parodie, action, uchronie
 Durée : 98 minutes
 Dates de sortie :
 Monde :  (sur Netflix)
 Classification :
 États-Unis : Rated R

Distribution

Voix originales
 Channing Tatum : George Washington
 Jason Mantzoukas : Sam Adams
 Olivia Munn : Thomas Edison
 Bobby Moynihan : Paul Revere
 Judy Greer : Martha Washington
 Will Forte : Abe Lincoln
 Raoul Max Trujillo : Geronimo
 Killer Mike : Forgeron (Blacksmith en VO) / John Henry
 Simon Pegg : le roi Jacques
 Andy Samberg : Benedict Arnold

Voix françaises
 Donald Reignoux : George Washington
 Frédéric Souterelle : Samuel Adams
 Geneviève Doang : Thomas Edison
 Jérémy Prévost : Paul Revere
 Pierre Jacques : Géronimo
Damien Ferrette : Abraham Lincoln
 Thierry Gondet : Benedict Arnold
 Michel Vigné: Le roi Jacques
 Ingrid Donnadieu : Martha Washington
 Boris Rehlinger : Transporteur / Clyde
 Marc Arnaud : Thomas Jefferson
 Jean-Michel Vaubien : Forgeron (Blacksmith en VO) / John Henry

Production

En , Phil Lord et Chris Miller annoncent un film d'animation classé R pour Netflix, intitulé America: The Motion Picture. Ils développent ce projet avec Will Allegra, Matt Thompson, Adam Reed, Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin et Peter Kiernan. Le scénario est écrit par Dave Callaham et le film sera mis en scène par Matt Thompson.

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 George Washington dans l'art et la culture
 Pères fondateurs des États-Unis
 Révolution américaine
 Uchronie

Liens externes

Film américain sorti en 2021
Film d'animation américain
Comédie américaine
Film d'animation parodique
Film uchronique
Film satirique
Film de Netflix
George Washington dans l'art et la culture

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Original plantation lands were located in the vicinity of Hagley Boulevard, northwest of US 17.
Origin of name – Called Hagley after a park with the same name near London (4).
1801 – William Alston obtained the property from the Pawley family. William purchased it to give to his son Joseph Allston as a gift for Joseph's impending marriage to Aaron Burr's daughter Theodosia (4).
The Alstons' named the plantation Hagley after a park near London (4).
Joseph and Theodosia lived the house at Hagley but not for very long. They soon moved to the larger house at Brookgreen Plantation (4).
1847 – The plantation remained in the Alston family until this year when Francis Marion Weston became the owner (4).
1854 – Plowden C.J.Weston, Francis's son, became Hagley's owner this year although he had been managing the property for his father for several years (4).
Plowden combined Hagley with adjoining Weehawka Plantation (4).
1864 – Plowden C.J.Weston died and left the plantation to his wife Emily F. Weston. Emily was from England and wanted to return there after her husband's death. As was stipulated in Plowden's will, Emily conveyed all her husband's landholdings, including Hagley Plantation, to William St. Julien Mazyck (4, 5).
It is unclear what St. Julien Mazyck did with the plantation but at some point it was left to deteriorate (4).
? – The Atlantic Coast Lumber Company purchased the Hagley property. The company built a railroad, logged the lands and constructed a hunting lodge on the property (4).
1942 – Atlantic Coast Lumber Company had finished logging the land and sold Hagley to the Tyson family (4).
1965 – Robert L. Walker purchased the property from the Tyson family. Walker had the property subdivide into 1,200 lots with hopes of selling them for the creation of a housing community (4).
? – Walker's auction was not successful and Frank Adamson became Hagley's next owner. Adamson was more successful with the plantation's property being developed into Hagley Estates, Founders Club golf course and Signature Boutique Inn (4).
The house had been abandoned after the Civil War, was heavy damaged by a fire around 1900 with its remains demolished in the 1930s (4).


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I then went on to win two (out of three) further games of doubles, each time with me getting the final winning dart. The opposition were quite astonished.
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Paris Court tries Anti-Racism Activist for Statue Attack
Written by John Leicester
A worker from Paris' City Hall cleans the statue of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, in Paris. Trial began on Monday for Franco Lollia, accused of covering in graffiti a statue that honours Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a 17th century royal minister who wrote rules governing slaves in France's overseas colonies and stands in front of the National Assembly, a prominent landmark overlooking the Seine River in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Franco Lollia, a Black activist, is on trial for defacing a statue of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a 17th century Royal Minister who was responsible for creating laws that governed slaves in France's colonies. Commonly referred to as Colbert's "Black Code", these laws included allowing slaves to be branded, executed for attempted escapes and have their ears cut off.
Lollia sprayed "state Negrophobia" in red paint on the statue. He stated that it was a political act to expose France's deep-seated racism, which was demonstrated by erecting a statue in honour of Jean-Baptiste Colbert outside the National Assembly. The penalty for defacing property is a fine or community service. The prosecution has demanded Lollia pay a fine of 800 euros.
Lollia's legal team argued that the defendant acted in self-defence and implored the judge to consider France's past colonial atrocities as "a criminal state" in considering Lollia's actions. Lollia's legal team have put France on trial, exposing France's past colonial injustices. The trial has taken place during the national annual commemoration of the abolishment of slavery.
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I have a list of genes that are different expressed between tumor and normal tissue. I have two drugs that block two different transcriptional factor (let's say TF1 and TF2). What I want to do is to find which of these genes have in their promoter a TF binding site for TF1, for TF2 and for both.
I have around 100 genes I think that this approach is impraticable.
First of all, what you aim to find is a transcription factor motif. If a motif is also a binding site needs to be determined by experiment, because not every motif automatically means that a TF will bind there. For example, a motif in heterochromatin (and there a thousands of "unused" motifs for every factor across the genome) is unlikely to ba bound by a TF. You should have a look at FIMO from the MEME suite. It takes as input a fasta file with sequences, e.g. your promoter sequences, and a motif position frequency matrix, e.g. from JASPAR, and then scans the sequences for motif occurrence, outputting a GFF file.
thank you, I will give a look to FIMO. I am not sure it is what I need. If I understand well I have to provide the FASTA for each gene I want to scan, right? Meaning that I have to manually download 100 genes and their promoters in the FASTA format. With FIMO can I automize this process?
Export the list of genomic coordinates to disk, and then use bedtools getfasta to make the multifasta. This can be fed into FIMO, which is fully automated from this point on.
If I understood well, I get the genomic coordinates for my list of genes and with bedtools getfasta I obtain the fasta, I take all the fasta in one multifasta that I feed to FIMO, right?
This multifa you feed into FIMO.
how I can generate a BED file just for the promoter regions of a list of genes?
By querying a database of promoter regions if available, and if not available, creating one.
For simplicity, you could take a window upstream of your genes, say 250bp.
I think you do not need a database. A promoter is always upstream of the first exon. When you do ATAC-seq (scan for open chromatin), a typical peak from a nucleosome-free region is hardly larger than 200bp. For motif scanning, in order to avoid matches by change, you anyway should limit the size of the regions you scan. I would go for e.g. 50bp downstream and 200bp upstream of the first exon, resulting in the 250bp, and then run the analysis. See if it works out, which I think it should.
How can I create a more accurate PWM?


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McCollum again searches for savings in defense budget
WASHINGTON — McCollum is reviving old efforts to limit miltary spending on things like sports sponsorships.
By Devin Henry
The pit crew refueling and checking the Army Chevy during a break in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
Photo by U.S. Army Racing
WASHINGTON — U.S. House lawmakers will vote on more than 170 amendments to the massive defense policy bill debate this week.
Only one of them has to do with NASCAR.
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum is making her annual push to stop federal spending for sponsorships of things like NASCAR and pro wrestling. Her efforts last time were defeated — her amendment failed 202-216 — and though the U.S. Army would eventually drop its NASCAR sponsorship, she's looking to end the spending once and for all, through the policy authorization bill, this year.
"We have to make some smart and tough choices with our defense spending and where we put our dollars, and NASCAR and professional wrestling is not the best use of taxpayer dollars," she said.
It's only the most recent McCollum effort meant to cut what she says is wasteful spending from certain small programs in the defense budget. Last year, she introduced an amendment meant to cap spending on military bands at $200 million, an $188 million cut. The House passed the measure but it was later dropped. Last year's NASCAR amendment would have saved $72.3 million, according to her office. Taken together, the cuts didn't amount to too much — about $260 million out of a $512 billion budget. But proving a point is just as important to McCollum as anything else.
"It just goes to show, as a Congress, if we can't be serious on scaling back the size of our military bands, if we can't eliminate pilot programs which aren't living up to the expectations of what they were supposed to do in bringing in qualified recruits, if we cant do that, how are we ever going to tackle the tough decisions that need to be made on the size of our fleet, on procurement of aircraft?" she said.
Drone proposal defeated
McCollum has pitched two defense proposals this year. The first, to cut off funding for CIA drone strikes in the defense budget, died in committee on Wednesday thanks in part to opposition from the White House.
The program is part of the shrouded defense "black budget," which means its funding levels are confidential. But McCollum said the provision was about providing more oversight of drone strikes than anything else, by ensuring drone programming comes from the Pentagon and not the CIA. McCollum said she'll bring up the amendment again during floor debate on the budget.
As for NASCAR, she's looking to add an amendment to the defense policy bill to cut off the Army National Guard's recruiting budget for motorsports (like NASCAR) and pro wrestling. In the past McCollum has looked to just cut that funding; this year, she's trying to divert the $54 million devoted to those two things elsewhere.
Such an effort stalled on the floor last year, when lawmakers voted to preserve the funding for NASCAR sponsorships. On the floor last June, Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry said it would be "highly inappropriate for this Congress to get into the business of specifying how best the National Guard, or whatever branch, should spend their dollars on recruiting," despite opponents' insistence that NASCAR sponsorship is simply ineffective at winning new recruits.
McCollum focus 'feeding a larger narrative'
McCollum's amendments, even if they were to be approved, would do very little to reduce the overall defense budget. The House is looking to appropriate $512 billion in defense spending in 2014, a $28 billion increase from the post-sequestration budget currently in place.
Even so, the focus on small budgetary line-items has increased in recent years. After the economic crisis and the Tea Party ascension on the Hill, some lawmakers have given more scrutiny to individual programs within the overall defense budget, American Enterprise Institute policy analyst Mackenzie Eaglen said.
That process has obviously had mixed results — the budget is increasing next year, after all — but it has helped drive the idea in Washington that the defense budget has grown increasingly bloated.
"It has been very successful at feeling a larger narrative that the defense budget is too big," she said.
But observers say trying to zero-out individual budget line-items like spending on military bands, secret drone programs or NASCAR sponsorships makes fiscal sense as well, if lawmakers are willing to tackle big reforms along the way.
"There's nothing wrong with it, but you can't use it as an excuse not to deal with the big issues," said Larry Korb, a former Pentagon official now at the liberal Center for American Progress.
McCollum said hers is a two-part mission. On one hand, she's trying to find ways to save money through even the smallest defense programs. On the other, she's trying to prove a point, that Congress should look to preserve domestic spending by finding savings within the of the defense budget.
"If we can't do this, if we can't come together on this, I think it just shows that people are willing to talk [about cutting the budget], but not put their votes where it really can make a difference," she said.
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McCollum again searches for savings in defense budget

By Devin Henry

June 13, 2013

WASHINGTON — U.S. House lawmakers will vote on more than 170 amendments to the massive defense policy bill debate this week.

Only one of them has to do with NASCAR.

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum is making her annual push to stop federal spending for sponsorships of things like NASCAR and pro wrestling. Her efforts last time were defeated — her amendment failed 202-216 — and though the U.S. Army would eventually drop its NASCAR sponsorship, she's looking to end the spending once and for all, through the policy authorization bill, this year.

"We have to make some smart and tough choices with our defense spending and where we put our dollars, and NASCAR and professional wrestling is not the best use of taxpayer dollars," she said.

It's only the most recent McCollum effort meant to cut what she says is wasteful spending from certain small programs in the defense budget. Last year, she introduced an amendment meant to cap spending on military bands at $200 million, an $188 million cut. The House passed the measure but it was later dropped. Last year's NASCAR amendment would have saved $72.3 million, according to her office. Taken together, the cuts didn't amount to too much — about $260 million out of a $512 billion budget. But proving a point is just as important to McCollum as anything else.

"It just goes to show, as a Congress, if we can't be serious on scaling back the size of our military bands, if we can't eliminate pilot programs which aren't living up to the expectations of what they were supposed to do in bringing in qualified recruits, if we cant do that, how are we ever going to tackle the tough decisions that need to be made on the size of our fleet, on procurement of aircraft?" she said.

Drone proposal defeated

McCollum has pitched two defense proposals this year. The first, to cut off funding for CIA drone strikes in the defense budget, died in committee on Wednesday thanks in part to opposition from the White House.

The program is part of the shrouded defense "black budget," which means its funding levels are confidential. But McCollum said the provision was about providing more oversight of drone strikes than anything else, by ensuring drone programming comes from the Pentagon and not the CIA. McCollum said she'll bring up the amendment again during floor debate on the budget.

As for NASCAR, she's looking to add an amendment to the defense policy bill to cut off the Army National Guard's recruiting budget for motorsports (like NASCAR) and pro wrestling. In the past McCollum has looked to just cut that funding; this year, she's trying to divert the $54 million devoted to those two things elsewhere.

Such an effort stalled on the floor last year, when lawmakers voted to preserve the funding for NASCAR sponsorships. On the floor last June, Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry said it would be "highly inappropriate for this Congress to get into the business of specifying how best the National Guard, or whatever branch, should spend their dollars on recruiting," despite opponents' insistence that NASCAR sponsorship is simply ineffective at winning new recruits.

McCollum focus 'feeding a larger narrative'

McCollum's amendments, even if they were to be approved, would do very little to reduce the overall defense budget. The House is looking to appropriate $512 billion in defense spending in 2014, a $28 billion increase from the post-sequestration budget currently in place.

Even so, the focus on small budgetary line-items has increased in recent years. After the economic crisis and the Tea Party ascension on the Hill, some lawmakers have given more scrutiny to individual programs within the overall defense budget, American Enterprise Institute policy analyst Mackenzie Eaglen said.

That process has obviously had mixed results — the budget is increasing next year, after all — but it has helped drive the idea in Washington that the defense budget has grown increasingly bloated.

"It has been very successful at feeling a larger narrative that the defense budget is too big," she said.

But observers say trying to zero-out individual budget line-items like spending on military bands, secret drone programs or NASCAR sponsorships makes fiscal sense as well, if lawmakers are willing to tackle big reforms along the way.

"There's nothing wrong with it, but you can't use it as an excuse not to deal with the big issues," said Larry Korb, a former Pentagon official now at the liberal Center for American Progress.

McCollum said hers is a two-part mission. On one hand, she's trying to find ways to save money through even the smallest defense programs. On the other, she's trying to prove a point, that Congress should look to preserve domestic spending by finding savings within the of the defense budget.

"If we can't do this, if we can't come together on this, I think it just shows that people are willing to talk , but not put their votes where it really can make a difference," she said.

Devin Henry can be reached at dhenry@minnpost.com. Follow him on Twitter: @dhenry

This article first appeared on MinnPost and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.


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SIMPDA 2014
Fourth International Symposium on Data-driven Process Discovery and Analysis
19-21 November, 2014 - Milan, Italy
About SIMPDA
Main Call
PhD Seminar
Post-Proceedings
Industrial Talks
Visiting Milan
All activities will take place take place at Palazzo Greppi, a palace of Milan in neoclassical style, located in via Sant'Antonio, 10.
Palazzo Greppi is close to the main building of the University of Milan, in via Festa del Perdono, inner city.
Buses (54, 60, 73, 84, 94) trams (12,14,15, 16, 23, 24, 27) and the underground (Duomo station- line 1; Missori station- line 3) all stop nearby.
If you are arriving from abroad:
Linate Airport is about 10 km from Milan city centre.
Take bus N° 73 to the city centre and get off at Piazza San Babila (close to the underground station - line 1/red line), a 10 minutes walk from via Festa del Perdono.
Malpensa Airport is about 50 km from Milan city centre.
There are links to the Central Station and to Cadorna Railway Station - by Malpensa Express train. Once you are at Cadorna station take Bus 94 (destination P.ta Nuova) if you go to via Festa del Perdono.
The Central Station (Stazione Centrale), Milan's main railway station, is located at the hub of the transport network. This is also where two of the main underground lines intersect (line 2/green line; line 3/yellow line).
Timetables for the public trasportation in Milan are available at the ATM web site. For the regional public trasportation you can access this planner.
A block of discounted rooms is being held for conference attendees at the hotels listed below. Room reservations should be made directly with the hotel. Be sure to ask for the discounted conference rate refering to the conferece acronym -SIMPDA-, mentioning that the conferece is organized by the University of Milan.
1. HOTEL BRUNELLESCHI - 4 stars -
Via F. Baracchini, 12 – 20123 Milano
Tel. 02/88431, Fax 02/804924, sito: http://www.MilanHotel.it e-mail: prenotazioni.brunelleschi@milanhotel.it
Hotel Brunelleschi offers Standard single room at 181 EUR and Superior single rooms at 204 EUR.
2. HOTEL CANADA - 3 stars -
Via Santa Sofia, 16 – 20122 Milano
Tel. 02/58304844, Fax 02/58300282, sito: info@canadahotel.it
Hotel Canada offers Standard single room at 100 EUR and Superior single rooms at 180 EUR.
3. HOTEL ZURIGO - 3 stars -
Corso Italia 11/a– 20122 Milano
Tel. 02/72022260, Fax 02/72000013, sito:zurigo@brerahotels.it
Hotel Zurigo offers Standard single room at 108 EUR and Superior single rooms at 153 EUR.
Please check here Italian regulations in order to apply for your visa.
Expo Milano 2015 is a non-commercial Universal Exposition with some very unique and innovative features. It is not simply an exhibition but a process of active participation among a large number of players around the theme of Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. Even if the exposition is open from May 1 to October 31, 2015, the Expo will host many other activities running since 2014 to 2016.
You can get more information on EXPO 2015 from the official web site of this event.
Milan is a singular city. The urban landscape is not dominated by monuments and works of art, as it is in Venice, Florence or Rome, but by the many faces of the city, which conceal many unique treasures and mysteries. Two web sites, providing updated information and resources to pick up ideas about what to see, are: tourism.milan.it and visitamilano.it
Milan is famous for fashion, for theatre and for the international scope of its trade fairs – and will become even more so in view of Expo 2015 – but to discover the city you must know where to look or simply wander around, venturing into the internal courtyards of the private palazzos in the city centre or visiting the numerous historic buildings that are open to the public.
At one time, Milan was a navigable city, full of canals and waterways (several of which are still uncovered and famous for their nightlife).
It was Leonardo Da Vinci, during his long stay in the city, who was responsible for improving the canals with a system of locks, while he worked on dozens of other works, including his famous fresco, The Last Supper.
Sights to see include the numerous masterpieces preserved in the museums (the Brera Picture Gallery, the Ambrosiano Museum, the Museum of Modern Art) and the wonderful Romanesque churches, such as the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio and the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio (which is said to hold the remains of the three Magi, brought by the Saint from Constantinople).
It is also advisable to visit the striking gothic structure of the Duomo, the age-old symbol of the city, and pass beneath the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele that leads to the Scala, the temple of opera and symphonic music.
There are also many possibilities for excursions to the outskirts of the city and to other places in the region.
Milan is not far from Lake Como, Lake Maggiore and Lake Garda, the Alps, the Ligurian Sea (90 minutes away) and Venice (a 2 ½ hour train journey).
Those who wish to sample Milanese nightlife can partake in the ritual of the aperitif (happy hour) in the city centre or by the Navigli canals, before moving on to the cinema, a club or a concert.
To find out what's going on in the city on a daily basis you can consult Vivi Milano, (Italian text) published by the Milanese newspaper Il Corriere della Sera or Repubblica Milano, compiled by the Milanese editorial staff of the newspaper La Repubblica, which sometimes features a section known as -Centodieci- dedicated entirely to university life in the city.
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This is for folks who are new to this business.
You should NOT be taking low ball fees for FULL MORTGAGE Signing, FHA LOANS, VA LOANS Or ANY signing. You are undercutting yourself, and working for nothing, once you deduct your gas, mileage, paper, and ink.
These signing companies get paid $100's of dollars for a signing, and it's a slap in the NOTARY'S face to even be offered $30 for a full loan, even if it was next door with no drive time.
Pretty sure they don't get $100's for a loan mod, but agreed $30 is unreasonable - especially since I've heard you have to print 3, get two signed.....$30 barely covers the travel in my county...note the word "barely"
You should be hearing from Lisa shortly about this post..
Your right, the signing company don't get $100's like the old days. But they can do much better than $30-$40. That's insulting!
When I lived in Nebraska, I took a few signings from this company, but I soon learned the professionalism & rudeness from their staff was 'Thumbs Down.'..... and the fees were low balled then, but better than $30.
A friend sent this to me because we talk about signing companies we won't work for.
Not sure why I would be hearing from someone soon.
I agree that $30 is a ridiculous offer for anything and that we should never agree to anything below $100...you still have to consider the job in question and counter with a fee that is sufficient to cover ALL your expenses, time and allow for PROFIT. How many pages? Paper, toner not cheap. Scanbacks? TIME...and probably 'wait for approval or label', so another trip to drop. And, of course, travel time & mileage are huge cost factors. However, I have, thus far, been OK with subject company. Tho' I do have to counter offer and they do take longer than usual to pay, they do pay.
Lisa follows the forums - you cited her company; I'd be very surprised if she didn't respond to your post. That's all I meant.
You know that's a Loan Mod. Maybe 4-10 signatures. They should pay at min. $50.
I don't sign for them Ever! C2C & Socal They love newbies.
I started the beginning of January and I've only accepted one signing because of the low ball offers. Every offer that I've received except for the one, I've counter-offered with a higher fee and of course, no response. I will not lower my standards because I know how much these companies receive.
As an experienced Certified Notary Signing Agent for more than 15 years, I can tell you some of the fees offered as long ago as 2005 were $85/$95 for a refinance package [more if directly from the Title Co], that was drop shipped to the Notary for signings the next day! The truth is the fee offered by Title Companies is generally $150 and above depending on the TC. If a Signing Service, Title Co. or Lender is using SnapDocs.com, they are being charged a fee between $10-$15/signing to cover the cost of SD's maintenance of the credentials of thousands of Notary Publics around the country. These vendors would otherwise incur enormous costs maintaining their own cadre of Notary Signing Agents while severely limiting their national reach. These 1st, 2nd, or 3rd party vendors, who sit safe and secure in an office, working a phone and a computer, feel justified deducting the SD fee from the $150 fee, which is their "cost of doing business" that is is being subsidized by the Notary. Conversely, the Notary Public absorbs ALL the costs of doing of the business [paper, toner, time prepping, sometimes QC the package when errors are discovered, gas, time traveling, safety concerns, auto wear & tear] from what remains, which is often times less than half!!! Its been necessary to eliminate working with such companies who won't budge from the $60-$75/ signing fees they offer. The down side of this practice is less work. It is also not clear if SD, which allows the Notary to opt out of working with specific vendors, offers the same option to vendors regarding specific Notaries. Food for thought, especially since there is not way to speak to anyone at SD. NNA advises that as we can not unionize since we are self-employed individuals and not employees. We might be able to form an association of independent contractors at a local level, similar to a chamber of commerce, that would offer incite and best practices for newly minted Notary Publics to help curb the further erosion of the fees.
Yes, I've been getting a slow amount of traffic from Snapdocs as of late (better than most of my 2018 SD experience). I fell for the lowballing offer, mainly so I can get my name out there with experience. Right after, I read some advice on this forum about accepting an offer and when they call to confirm (or you call them), renegotiate the fee. I had an offer of 99 pages for $45, what? I accepted and immediately called back to renegotiate to $125. They ended up offering the job to someone else lol. I felt justified though. 99 pages that would have required multiple signatures, copies of the whole package, travel, printing, scanbacks, time, etc. So yes, do not take these low ball offers for full packages, renegotiating is key!
I actually spoke to Jeremiah from Coast to Coast. They are getting 100-180 of these loan modifications a day right now since interest rates are so high. They are only getting paid $60 each, because the docs are only 20 pages - (print 3 copies). There are maybe 8 signatures, 2 notary stamps, and no fax backs. You can ask for more if you are traveling a distance. I recently got $100 from them, but 45 miles traveling.
You are definitely wasting your time here if you accept these low signing fees. For example, FHA Refinance loans in California depending on the institutions, there are 150-175 pages (legal size papers); 120 signatures (6-signatures to notarize); 2-acknowledgment forms; 4-Jurat forms (Sworn). Do the math for $15/signatures plus the printing costs and travel fee per mile. Signing companies takes half of the fees (50% for you and 50% for the signing company) from the title companies, lenders or other direct companies who hired them. In this case, it looks like Coast to Coast Signings Inc. offers 10% - 20% of the fees they have collected from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.
180 per day sounds huge. If that is distributed across 50 states it is 3.6 per state which doesn't sound huge for an individual notary. What is 3.6 divided by the number of notaries in your state doing/accepting these loan modification assignments.
I don't even look at or consider a fee that is less than $50 for this type of document and quite frankly it would have to be within walking distance to my home. I consistently receive these types of offers for $30 dollars which I turn down. It's not worth my time or expense. I also get offers for "hybrid" closings or "loan modifications" for $50. That's a no go for me as well. I state what I want to get paid and if they don't come up to what I want, I simply move on. You should be getting at least $100 per closing. If you accept closings for $30 or $50, you may as well go flip burgers as you not making any money once you consider your time, travel, paper and toner and the 25% income tax bracket. If only ALL notaries would stick to their guns and demand a decent wage for the work performed, we wouldn't have these low ball offers.
I saw these signings and I took one or two outta desperation but then decided I'm shortchanging myself. There was one where doc's were overnighted to me but still $30 is way too low for mileage, gas, and depreciation on your vehicle.
I've actually done these signings for this company. The signing required 15 minutes of my time at the table and only 30 pages to print, 3 signatures, 1 notary section and with no scanbacks. It was easy and nearby so I felt comfortable accepting it.
$30?? It better be ONE piece of paper that require one signature and stamp. The location has to be literally right across the street from me. I see why they keep offering $30!!!


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TV Trick
TV That Excites You
Click on the models picture for their clip page
Ben DiChiara / Perry Ullmann
MMAS: Night Walk
In episode ten of Make Me A Supermodel, it was all about using goth fashion as a backdrop for the murder of Shannon Pallay's future on the show. While some of it was self-inflicted, there was definitely a strong effort by the show's editors to set her up for defeat. She would have had a hard time anyway being up against some of the more popular players in the game, but just to be sure, TPTB gave her the coup de grace.
With the bottom three from the week before being Ben DiChiara, Ronnie Kroell and Casey Skinner, it was pretty clear that Casey would be the one going home. A person like him is not going to be quite as popular as a Ben or a Ronnie would be. It is not hard to predict the relative popularity of the models when you consider the likely demographics of the audience and what type of characters will be regarded as more favorable by them. As everyone knows, this show is a popularity contest, and the voting public are not going to start basing their votes on merit yet. I hope in the final vote that people will base their selection on who is the best model, but I understand that everyone first wants to get their favorite into the last group. Therefore, no matter what they may do badly in front of the camera or on the catwalk, and no matter how much the judges point out that they are not the best models, Ben and Ronnie are going to be carried to the finals by their fans.
When Ben and Ronnie returned to the townhouse, the fake welcome home ceremony occurred as always, followed by the models' real reactions spoken to the camera or to each other. In this case, Holly told Shannon that she had wished that Ronnie would have gone home because "he's really getting attitude." She's just too polite to say that Ronnie is an ass and maybe slightly retarded. The judges have patiently been telling Ronnie week after week as they put him in the bottom three that he is not supermodel material, but he doesn't seem to get the message. Instead he misinterprets Bravo's big ol' gay audience's voting to save him as some educated determination that he has what it takes.
I for one think that bad character and personality can negate what otherwise might be an attractive appearance. Ronnie's manipulative methods of trying to turn the models against each other and his baseless cocky attitude leave me cold. Besides that, Ronnie doesn't even start off with a foundation of having good looks. I know that there are some people who say he is good looking and I know that what appeals to one person can be greatly different than what does to someone else, but compare him with any professional model that is widely viewed as good looking and you should be able to see what Ronnie lacks. Take your favorite photo of him and put it next to a photo of, say, Chad White. Night and day.
The models found out that they were going to New Orleans. The models were pretty excited but Perry Ullmann's happiness was short-lived as Tyson Beckford pulled him aside to show him the National Enquirer article about his girlfriend, Amanda Pagel. It seemed to be a cheap trick to capitalize on someone's personal misfortune and it shouldn't have been put on the air.
The models travel to the Big Easy and in their hotel rooms they find gift baskets. Ronnie had a voodoo doll in his and not surprisingly tried to use it to curse Perry and Ben. Perry goes to bed thinking about how he is now alone and that he intends to "come with a vengeance". Not sure why the editors showed him stroking his private area while that comment was played on the voice-over.
For the photo assignment, the models went to Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, where they got dressed and made-up full goth. As usual Perry and Holly looked the best in the clothes, but since one of Ben's two looks is "scary", he took a good photo also.
It was in the cemetery that it became crystal clear that the show's editors had decided to do a major offensive to get rid of Shannon. Usually, if there is hint of bias in a show, it is so subtle or so ambiguous that it can be ignored. In this case it was very blatant and objectively measurable. Play back the episode and count the anti-Shannon comments and/or use a stopwatch to measure how much air time was given to bashing her. There are several possible theories for why they would do this, but my guess is that TPTB had decided that Holly is the most deserving to win. The best way to ensure that is to make sure that she is the only female in the finals. That way all the votes for a woman would go to her, while the boy votes would be split between the three remaining guys.
While in New Orleans the models did some home building for hurricane victims. Holly showed what a great person she is with the way that she became emotionally distraught by the suffering of others. Ronnie joked about using power tools and how they were not like the ones in his bedroom.
Back in New York, the models did their catwalk assignment, which was "goth drama". Collectively, the models had to express a story that fit the genre. Holly is far and away the best actress and she really shined in it. Shannon was the worst, which made all of the negative comments about her that were intended to get rid of her seem really like overkill. Shannon and Ronnie were clearly the worst performers and accordingly they ended up in the bottom two and subject to the mercy of the public.
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Dan Vidmar, also known by his stage name Shy Girls, released his new album on March 1, 2019. Shy Girls is known for his alternative R&B music that blended with lo-fi beats. This 11-track album is crafted with smooth rhythms and warm tones, both vocally and instrumentally. Shy Girls put this album together with full creative control, as he recorded and mixed the music himself. This unique facet of Shy Girls gives his sound a more personal feel because it captures the full artistic vision of his craft. The album's mood is very relaxed and it's pleasant to listen to, especially when you're in the mood for some easy-going music. The overall production of the album is solid, earning it a four-out-of-five rating.
At the forefront of Bird On The Wing is Shy Girl's soft vocals, which float above the deeper lo-fi beats. The execution of the beats are well-balanced and don't overpower Shy Girl's voice. The first recommended song, "Hallelujah," opens with soft keys that match the higher tone of the vocals before added lo-fi beats contrast, giving a layer of richness and depth. The tempo is slow throughout the entire song, reestablishing the laid-back tone of the album as a whole.
Track 10 on the album, "What Do You Do When You've Found Love?" is one of the most enjoyable songs on the album. From a creative standpoint, everything about it flows cohesively. Lyrically, vocally, and instrumentally, it shows the capabilities of Shy Girls' musical talent. The song is placed toward the end of the album's tracklist, and, by this point, Bird On The Wing simmers down to the perfect pace. If you were to listen to one song off of this record, I would suggest this one. It opens with drum machine beats and a subtle bassline in the background. The orchestration creates an atmospheric quality that the other tracks on the album sometimes achieve, but this one lands perfectly. One highlight is during the last 54 seconds of the song, when there's a brief pause that makes it seem like the song is over, but then the lo-fi beats fade back in for the remainder of the song, providing the perfect payoff.
Shy Girls delivers a well-made sophomore album Bird On The Wing, experimenting with different styles of sound. If you find yourself gravitating toward lo-fi or soft R&B, give this album a listen.


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Sagebrush from Nataniel Berens and Ratalaika Games is a first-person game in which you explore a cult compound, is now out on PS4. Learn more about it in our Sagebrush review!
In Sagebrush from Nataneil Berens, you set out on a first-person narrative experience to investigate what happened in the mass suicide of the Perfect Heaven cult. You will visit the Black Sage Ranch in New Mexico, where Father James, the prophet of the Perfect Heaven cult, used to live. The game's 3D world is presented in a lo-fi setting, with a pixelated look that will remind you of games from many moons ago. The would have needed to also add some significant pop-in (or fog!) to completely simulate the look of the era, but it does a nice job at making players feel a bit nostalgic as they take on Sagebrush.
Controls are simple to understand. With this being a first-person exploration game, you'll move your character with the left analog stick and look around with the right stick – run by pressing and holding down the L2 or R2 buttons. You can interact with things, such as the trunk of the car that is next to you when you start, to search for items that can help you in this adventure. For example, a pair of wire cutters is in the trunk, which you will use by examining a nearby fence and cutting a hole that will allow you to enter the ranch. Your inventory can be opened with the Triangle button. You'll gain access to a map, which you can open up with the Square button. There is also a flashlight you can use once you get some batteries, which you can use to light your path in dark areas.
In this game, you will get some insight into what was going on within the cult by way of audio recordings in cassettes that are conveniently already slotted into a tape deck so that you only have to press the X button to interact with it to replay it. Once you do this, the whole screen will change into black and white, and the audio recording will play with full voice acting. You'll use these tapes to get an idea of why some people were motivated to join the cult in the first place, filling in some of the blanks.
You will also be able to find notes, diaries, journals, scriptures left behind by the people that lived at the ranch, and you'll learn more about how the community interacted, and how Father James was basically brainwashing everyone so that they could do what he wanted them to do… women in particular. He was a sick man, preying on the weak, on those that needed help to find their way, corrupting them instead to act as he pleased, all in the name of their fanatic religion understanding and their beliefs.
This one, as expected, has a full trophy list with a Platinum trophy. The game has eleven Gold trophies and one Silver trophy to unlock to make that Platinum for your collection. Many of the trophies are unlocked as you progress through the game's story, but there are some missable trophies in the game as there is a point of no return, but as long as you explore all areas and interact with all items, you should be good to go. One of the trophies will ask that you find all of the tapes, two are related to specific collectibles, and one is… baseball-related.
Sagebrush is a first-person exploration game – what some could call a walking sim – that deals with a very interesting and serious topic, which leads players down a dark path to come crashing down into the reality of things. Exploring the cult's home in Black Sage Ranch will grab your attention from start to finish as you uncover more and more information, with a couple of interesting twists thrown in towards the end. It will take you around two hours or so to explore all of the locations in the ranch in this $5.99 indie release with a lo-fi retrotastic look.
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The Present and Future State of Breast Cancer Screening
The results were inadequate so he asked her to come in for another visit. This time, she was given anesthesia so he could surgically remove the suspicious tissue for examination.
Many shake it off as a small sacrifice for peace of mind. After all, one in nine women eventually develops breast cancer . It is the second leading cause of cancer death in females after lung cancer.
Some methods promise to make breast cancer screening more comfortable for women. A number pledge better accuracy, or less chance of an inaccurate report. Still others are whispered to be borne out of entrepreneurial motivations.
There are doctors who dream of someday being able to take a simple blood test to determine whether a woman definitely has breast cancer, or will develop it in the future. Thus, in determining the threat, they hope to be able to tell a woman when she likely will have breast cancer, and what can be done about it.
But word on the scientific street is that such diagnostic wizardry will not be available anytime soon. Experts can only be optimistic that the present crop of newly improved or experimental screening techniques will improve what's out there now.
Recently, the accuracy of mammograms has been called into question and experts don't even agree on the appropriate use of this test -- some recommend starting routine mammograms at 40 while others say 50. So researchers are furiously looking for a better approach to diagnosing breast cancer than the standard X-ray mammogram.
Digital mammography, which takes the X-ray image on computer rather than on film, is creeping into the breast-imaging landscape. There are now about 300 such units in use around the country, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).
The instrument "offers enormous potential" because the pictures can be manipulated, says the ACS director of cancer screening, Robert A. Smith, PhD.
However, the gadgets are not known to be more successful in finding cancers than their conventional counterparts, and the cost of each machine tends to be prohibitive.
Smith says the digital imaging technology could especially improve with better programming of computer-aided detection (CAD) devices, which are now used by some labs to analyze standard mammograms and act as second-opinion readers for radiologists.
Similar schemes are now under investigation, such as magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), which draws an image of the breast tissue based on the way it responds to vibration.
Positron emission tomography (PET): This technology makes use of the notion that a tumor has a higher metabolism than normal tissue. When a radioactive substance is injected into a patient's vein, it travels to rapidly dividing cancerous cells, which have greater nutrient needs. Ideally, a PET scanner would detect the activity and produce an image of it.
Ductal lavage and ductoscopy: The idea behind these two methods is that certain cancers begin in the milk ducts of the breasts. In ductal lavage, a catheter is inserted through the nipple and into the milk ducts. A saline solution is emptied into the ducts, and then withdrawn. Then the cells washed out from the ducts are checked under a microscope.
In ductoscopy, a catheter with a light at the tip is inserted through the nipple into the ducts and a dye is injected. The dye outlines the shape of the duct and an X-ray ideally shows whether there is an abnormal growth in the area.
Electrical impedance spectral imaging (EIS): Low-frequency electrical currents are applied to the breast, and an image is formed based on the theory that normal tissue and cancerous masses conduct electricity in different ways.
Microwave imaging spectroscopy (MIS): An MIS device uses microwave energy that is similar to cell phone frequencies (but at a much lower level). The technique is particularly sensitive to water, and can detect areas where there is more of it. Tumors are thought to have more water and blood than regular tissue.
Near infrared (NIR) spectral imaging: This laser method creates an image based on the idea that infrared light is sensitive to blood.
Researchers at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire are currently studying the effectiveness of the NIR, MIS, EIS, and MRE in detecting breast cancer. If one or two of the methods are found to be more promising, it's possible that scientists could integrate technologies into a single technique.
The team has not yet begun clinical trials, but hopes to do so in the next couple of months.
Several studies are currently looking into the possibility of diagnosing breast cancer at the cellular level. The National Cancer Institute alone has funded research into at least a half-dozen tests that involve studying typical and irregular proteins, molecules, genes, and other biological matter.
Researchers hope these investigations could someday identify a point when biological substances become cancerous, and lead to development of methods for detecting warning signals.
The technology to screen for genetic mutations is already available, but it is recommended only for women who have reason to believe they are at high risk for developing the disease, such as a strong family history.
In the early 1990s, it was found that women with certain mutated genes -- BRCA1 and BRCA2 -- tend to have a 50 to 85% risk of developing breast cancer.
Since then, the issue of genetic testing has been controversial. Some people say the presence of the mutated gene does not necessarily mean a woman will develop breast cancer, so a positive result could cause unwarranted concern. Plus, overall, these genes account for few cases of breast cancer. Also, there is fear that insurance companies and employers could discriminate against women who have the mutation.
Women who do decide to go through with this test are advised to undergo genetic counseling to help them deal with the information, and to determine a possible cause of action or inaction.
Judy Garber, MD, director of cancer risk and prevention at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, says in the future, genetic information and counseling could be more useful with better technology for early detection and prevention.
As an example, she says, "Instead of deciding at [age] 30 to have your breasts removed because you might get breast cancer sometime in the next 50 years, maybe you could wait until you're 60, or you've had your children, and you've gone through your life."
Originally published Sept. 30, 2002


LIBERTY – The day of any high school cross country state meet can be both challenging and emotional for the athletes and their families, obviously more so when multiplied by four.
Four students, three boys and a girl from the Balawi family, will step onto the cross country course at the Sandhills Research Center in Columbia on Saturday as members of the Liberty High cross country team. The family and the team will be led by senior Abraham Balawi and junior Hanan, along with eighth-grader Adam and seventh-grader Mismeh.
Abraham is considered among the favorites to take the SCHSL State Class AA championship tomorrow based on his first-place finish last weekend at the Upper State Championships at Hillcrest High, while his younger sister, Hanan, should do well on the girls' side after finishing 11th at Upper State.
Having four of their children competing at State this season is obviously special for the Balawi parents, Abballah and Shannon.
"It's a dream come true," Shannon recently told scrunners.com.
The Balawi family has "always been active" in sports – cross country, track and others – interests they certainly picked up from their parents.
Shannon, who now teaches at Liberty High, lettered in four sports at the school, including track. The couple met in Liberty in 1995, married and moved to Virginia in 1997. The family moved back to Abballah's native Amman, Jordan, in 2002 before returning to Liberty four years ago.
"While we lived in Jordan, the kids played team sports with the Amman Little League; baseball and soccer," Shannon said. Abraham started running track after the family returned to Liberty and picked up cross country in ninth grade. Since then, the younger siblings have essentially followed that path, though Adam has played football and Mismeh summer basketball.
Though Liberty's cross country program has lacked consistency over the past several seasons, Shannon said her kids received support over the years from coaches at nearby schools and from former Spartanburg Methodist College and Blue Ridge High coach Mike Foley.
"Mike knew the kids back when they were first running and he has always supported us," Shannon said, holding summer workouts with them and putting together training schedules.
"They've all been influential with support, motivation and building a mutual respect between runners and teams," she said.
Shannon said having four children competing in the same sport, on the same team and in the same season "has been rewarding and challenging," but manageable with a healthy mix of humor.
She said the experience has brought the family closer together.
"We have our pre-race pasta meal together at the crack of dawn, and traveling together and eating out is really a lot of fun and helps to unwind after a stressful meet or a long trip," she said.
The family typically will let the child who runs a PR at an event choose the restaurant that evening, she said, "and their dad always chooses his "hero" of the race.
"This has nothing to do with running times, but with their performance, attitude and heart," Shannon said.
This season, Abraham's last as high school competitor, has been one the family has been waiting for and dreading. "It is bittersweet for me," Shannon said. "I'm sure we will be filled with all kinds of emotions on Saturday.


Most amazing place ever (I just wish I had enough money to buy lots of ridiculously cool things there!) Huge thanks to Julie at the incredible Unitiquities Architectural Salvage!
What more can I say about these two incredible people? I've had the honor now of photographing them for a few different occasions, most recently for their amazing wedding at the Quaaout Lodge (you can see their photos here). The first day that I met Jordi I could tell instantly how sweet, adorable and wonderful she was, and I knew that we would become friends for sure! When we decided to do her "trash the dress" session in the winter, I was ecstatic! We both thought it would be the perfect season seeing how we had already shot in the Spring, Summer and the Fall! I knew their session would be extra fun because they are both always up for anything I suggest. I swear I could say, "okay for this one, let's try swimming through the snow" and they would trust me enough to do it! Totally my kind of clients :) One of my favorite shots that I've ever taken is of the two of them in the middle of a bramble bush on their wedding day, and to get to that spot they had to climb through prickly bushes, dodge pokey branches and trek through a bunch of other stuff to make it to this impossibly hard to get to "perfect spot" that I always manage to want for the shot! So I knew when I wanted to incorporate fire, water and ice (oh and a bit of natural winter wind) for their shoot, there would be only excitement from them both! We had so much fun braving the cold (Jordi is a TROOPER!), trudging through the snow, and just having a great little day!!! Love you two to bits!
Thank you Dad for the amazing fire and thank you Mom for shoveling a suitable walk way for us to get to the lake!
This cake cutting knife has been passed down for generations, which made cutting this custom Danish cake (which was DELICIOUS) all the more special!
I can't wait for your amazing wedding!!!


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function [u, FE_SPACE, MESH, DATA] = CSM_POD_Solver(dim, elements, vertices, boundaries, fem, data_file, param, vtk_filename, InitialGuess, Training_Options, V_POD)
%CSM_POD_SOLVER Static Structural POD-Galerkin Solver
%
%   Training_Options should be a struct with fields:
%      - Training_Options.h5_filename
%      - Training_Options.InternalForces.h5_section
%      - Training_Options.ExternalForces.h5_section
%
%   V_POD is a POD basis ( i.e. matrix of size #InternalDoFs x #PODmodes )

%   This file is part of redbKIT.
%   Copyright (c) 2016, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
%   Author: Federico Negri <federico.negri at epfl.ch>

if nargin < 6
    error('Missing input arguments. Please type help CSM_Solver')
end

if isempty(data_file)
    error('Missing data_file')
end

if nargin < 7
    param = [];
end

if nargin < 8 || isempty( vtk_filename )
    vtk_filename = [];
end

if nargin < 9 || isempty( InitialGuess )
    InitialGuess = [];
end

if nargin < 10 || isempty( Training_Options )
    export_h5 = false;
else
    export_h5    = true;
end

%% Read problem parameters and BCs from data_file
DATA   = CSM_read_DataFile(data_file, dim, param);
if nargin < 7
    DATA.param = [];
else
    DATA.param = param;
end
t      = [];

%% Set quad_order
if dim == 2
    quad_order       = 4;
elseif dim == 3
    quad_order       = 5;
end

%% Create and fill the MESH data structure
[ MESH ] = buildMESH( dim, elements, vertices, boundaries, fem, quad_order, DATA, 'CSM' );

%% Create and fill the FE_SPACE data structure
[ FE_SPACE ] = buildFESpace( MESH, fem, dim, quad_order );

fprintf('\n **** PROBLEM''S SIZE INFO ****\n');
fprintf(' * Number of Vertices  = %d \n',MESH.numVertices);
fprintf(' * Number of Elements  = %d \n',MESH.numElem);
fprintf(' * Number of Nodes     = %d \n',MESH.numNodes);
fprintf(' * Number of Dofs      = %d \n',size(V_POD, 2));
fprintf('-------------------------------------------\n');

if export_h5
    Fint_h5  = HDF5_DenseMultiCVector(Training_Options.h5_filename, ...
        Training_Options.InternalForces.h5_section, length(MESH.internal_dof));
    Fext_h5  = HDF5_DenseMultiCVector(Training_Options.h5_filename, ...
        Training_Options.ExternalForces.h5_section, length(MESH.internal_dof));
end

%% Generate Domain Decomposition (if required)
PreconFactory = PreconditionerFactory( );
Precon        = PreconFactory.CreatePrecon(DATA.Preconditioner.type, DATA);

%% Newton Method
tolNewton  = DATA.NonLinearSolver.tol;
resRelNorm = tolNewton + 1;
incrNorm   = tolNewton + 1;
maxIter    = DATA.NonLinearSolver.maxit;
k          = 1;
backtrackMaxIter   = DATA.NonLinearSolver.backtrackIter;
backtrackFactor    = DATA.NonLinearSolver.backtrackFactor;

[~, ~, u_D]   =  CSM_ApplyBC([], [], FE_SPACE, MESH, DATA);
dU             = zeros(FE_SPACE.numDof,1);

% Initial Guess
if isempty( InitialGuess )
    U_k            = zeros(FE_SPACE.numDof,1);
    U_k(MESH.Dirichlet_dof) = u_D;
else
    if size(InitialGuess,1 ) == FE_SPACE.numDof && size(InitialGuess,2 ) == 1
        U_k = InitialGuess;
    else
        error('InitialGuess should be of size FE_SPACE.numDofs x 1')
    end
end

SolidModel = CSM_Assembler( MESH, DATA, FE_SPACE );

% Assemble matrix and right-hand side
fprintf('\n -- Assembling external Forces... ');
t_assembly = tic;
F_ext      = SolidModel.compute_volumetric_forces();
[~, F_ext] = CSM_ApplyBC([], F_ext, FE_SPACE, MESH, DATA, [], 1);
t_assembly = toc(t_assembly);
fprintf('done in %3.3f s\n', t_assembly);

if export_h5
    Fext_h5.append( F_ext );
end

% Assemble Robin BC
fprintf('\n -- Assembling Robin BC... ');
t_assembly = tic;
A_robin = SolidModel.assemble_ElasticRobinBC();
t_assembly = toc(t_assembly);
fprintf('done in %3.3f s\n', t_assembly);

fprintf('\n -- Assembling internal Forces... ');
t_assembly = tic;
F_in      = SolidModel.compute_internal_forces(U_k);
t_assembly = toc(t_assembly);
fprintf('done in %3.3f s\n', t_assembly);

F_in = F_in + A_robin * U_k;

if export_h5
    Fint_h5.append( F_in(MESH.internal_dof) );
end

Residual = F_in(MESH.internal_dof) - F_ext;
res0Norm = norm(full(Residual));
resNorm_old = norm(full(Residual));

LinSolver = LinearSolver( DATA.LinearSolver );

fprintf('\n============ Start Newton Iterations ============\n\n');
while (k <= maxIter && incrNorm > tolNewton && resRelNorm > tolNewton)

    fprintf('\n -- Assembling jacobian matrix... ');
    t_assembly = tic;
    dF_in     = SolidModel.compute_jacobian(U_k);
    t_assembly = toc(t_assembly);
    fprintf('done in %3.3f s\n', t_assembly);

    % Apply boundary conditions
    fprintf('\n -- Apply boundary conditions ... ');
    t_assembly = tic;
    A   =  CSM_ApplyBC(dF_in + A_robin, [], FE_SPACE, MESH, DATA, [], 1);
    t_assembly = toc(t_assembly);
    fprintf('done in %3.3f s\n', t_assembly);

    % Solve
    fprintf('\n   -- Solve J x = -R ... ');
    A_N = V_POD' * (A * V_POD);
    Precon.Build( A_N );
    fprintf('\n        time to build the preconditioner: %3.3f s \n', Precon.GetBuildTime());
    LinSolver.SetPreconditioner( Precon );
    dU_N                  = LinSolver.Solve( A_N, -V_POD' * Residual );
    dU(MESH.internal_dof) = V_POD * dU_N;
    fprintf('\n        time to solve the linear system: %3.3f s \n', LinSolver.GetSolveTime());

    % update Zero Normal Displacement condition
    %dU = MESH.DirichletNormal_R * dU;

    % update solution
    U_k_tmp     = U_k + dU;

    % Assemble residual
    fprintf('\n   -- Assembling internal forces... ');
    t_assembly = tic;
    F_in       = SolidModel.compute_internal_forces(U_k_tmp);
    t_assembly = toc(t_assembly);
    fprintf('done in %3.3f s\n', t_assembly);

    F_in = F_in + A_robin * U_k_tmp;
    Residual = F_in(MESH.internal_dof) - F_ext;
    resRelNorm = norm(Residual) / res0Norm;

    % backtracking if needed
    alpha          = 1;
    backtrack_iter = 0;

    while ((norm(full(Residual)) > 2 * resNorm_old || isnan( norm(full(Residual)) )) && backtrack_iter < backtrackMaxIter )

        alpha = alpha * backtrackFactor;
        backtrack_iter = backtrack_iter + 1;

        % update solution
        U_k_tmp     = U_k + alpha * dU;

        % Assemble residual
        fprintf('\n    -- Backtracing alpha = %1.2e: Assembling internal forces... ', alpha);
        t_assembly = tic;
        F_in       = SolidModel.compute_internal_forces(U_k_tmp);
        t_assembly = toc(t_assembly);
        F_in     = F_in + A_robin * U_k_tmp;
        Residual = F_in(MESH.internal_dof) - F_ext;
        resRelNorm = norm(full(Residual)) / res0Norm;
        fprintf('done in %3.3f s, Residual Rel Norm = %1.2e\n', t_assembly, full(norm(resRelNorm)));

    end

    U_k = U_k_tmp;
    incrNorm   = norm(alpha*dU)/norm(U_k);
    resNorm_old = norm(Residual);

    if export_h5
        Fint_h5.append( F_in(MESH.internal_dof) );
    end

    fprintf('\n **** Iteration  k = %d:  norm(dU)/norm(Uk) = %1.2e, Residual Rel Norm = %1.2e \n\n',k,full(incrNorm), full(norm(resRelNorm)));
    k = k + 1;

end

u = U_k;

%% Export Displacement to VTK
if ~isempty(vtk_filename)
    CSM_export_solution(MESH.dim, u, MESH.vertices, MESH.elements, MESH.numNodes, vtk_filename);
end

%% Compute Von Mises Stress
if DATA.Output.ComputeVonMisesStress
    fprintf('\n   -- Compute Element Stresses... ');
    t_assembly = tic;
    [Sigma]  =  SolidModel.compute_stress(U_k);%CSM_Assembler_function('stress', MESH, DATA, FE_SPACE, full(U_k));
    t_assembly = toc(t_assembly);
    fprintf('done in %3.3f s\n', t_assembly);

    if MESH.dim == 2
        Sigma_VM = sqrt(  Sigma(:,1).^2 + Sigma(:,4).^2 - Sigma(:,1) .* Sigma(:,4) + 3 * Sigma(:,2).^2 );
    elseif MESH.dim == 3
        Sigma_VM = sqrt( 0.5 * ( (Sigma(:,1) - Sigma(:,5)).^2 + (Sigma(:,5) - Sigma(:,9)).^2 + (Sigma(:,9) - Sigma(:,1)).^2 + 6 * ( Sigma(:,2).^2 + Sigma(:,6).^2 + Sigma(:,7).^2 ) ) );
    end
    CSM_export_VonMisesStress(MESH.dim, Sigma_VM, MESH.vertices, MESH.elements, [vtk_filename, '_VMstress']);
end

return


RIO FERDINAND claims that if he could sign one player for Manchester United it would be Virgil van Dijk.
The Liverpool defender has made a monumental impact since arriving at Anfield just over 12 months ago.
Jurgen Klopp had to be patient to land the Dutchman after the Reds were initially accused of an illegal approach in August 2017.
But now the world's most expensive defender has helped transform Liverpool into serious title challengers.
And former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has passed a huge complement in Van Dijk's direction.
During a Twitter Q&A, he was asked if he could bring one player to Man United, who would it be?
His response brought music to the ears of Liverpool supporters.
Van Dijk has been held back by illness since Liverpool returned from a mid-season training camp in Dubai.
He is expected to start tonight's clash with Leicester City as the Premier League returns.
His former boss Claude Puel will be in the opposition dugout, and like Ferdinand he praised Van Dijk in the build up to the game.
"When I came in at Southampton he was, of course, a good player and I said at the time that for me he was the best defender in the world, but he was in comfort and had habits," he said.
"At Liverpool, he has took another dimension. He is a fantastic player. My feeling about him doesn't change with Liverpool.
"He is strong, powerful, fast, technical, he can play under pressure without a problem.
A win against the Foxes puts the Reds in pole position to land their first ever Premier League title.
They will go seven points clear at the summit after Manchester City were beaten 2-1 by Newcastle on Tuesday night.
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With the deadline day underway, clubs are intent on making swift and vital signings, with top European teams facing the headache of trying to replace lost talent. Borussia Dortmund, however, seem to have been able to do just that, by signing a replacement for Ousmane Dembélé, who just last week, departed for Barcelona.
The German club's official twitter account revealed the signing as Manchester City youth academy product Jadon Sancho, who had emerged as a target for Arsenal in the past few weeks. The deal is believed to be worth about £10 million, including a sell-on clause.
The English teen, who is merely 17 years old, will occupy the No.7 shirt left behind by Dembélé – another youngster to have just completed his teenage years.
Sancho functions as a winger and an attacking midfielder, and gained prominence amongst the Mancunian youth academy. However, after having given no chance to break into the senior team as well as being dropped out of the team's pre-season squad to the USA, he decided to force a move.
In another parallel to the Frenchman who he will be replacing, the youngster achieved the move by missing out on training sessions for the English side, citing illness as his reason.
This had provided hope for Arsenal, who have been keenly observing the emerging talent. However, reports suggest that City only allowed the player to negotiate with foreign clubs over a potential switch.
Elsewhere in London, even Tottenham were hoping to secure his services, and a move to the capital was reportedly hinted at through the player's social media. Supporters believed that his friendship with Reiss Nelson would sway him towards joining the Gunners instead, which wasn't to be.
Dortmund will be happy with this signing, as he has been described 'amongst the top emerging talents in Europe' – the kind of title the likes of Mbappe and Dembele received in the past as well. Will this move mark a swift session with the German side that will act as a gateway season to a big money move elsewhere? Time will tell.