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History and Description
Stirlingshire, Scotland - History and Description, 1868
"STIRLING, an inland county of Scotland, occupying the isthmus in the middle of Scotland between the rivers Forth-and Clyde, and at nearly mid-distance between the German and Atlantic oceans. It lies between 55° 56' and 56° 16' N. lat., and between 3° 35' and 4° 40' W. long., on the mutual borders of the Highlands in the W. and the Lowlands in the E. The figure of the county is singular, and has been likened to a fish or eel. Its length from E. to W. is 36 miles, but following the curvature of its form from Linlithgow-bridge on the E.S.E. to Loch Lomond, near Inversnaid in the W., 45 miles; and its greatest breadth from N. to S. is 18 miles, but its average breadth does not exceed 10 miles, and in the N., where it tapers, the distance across is under 5 miles. On the northern side are two small detached portions, consisting of the parish of Alva and part of the parish of Logie. It comprises 462 square miles, or 295,875 acres, of which nearly two-thirds are under cultivation, besides 15 square miles of lake and 40,000 acres of carse land near the Forth. Its boundaries are for the most part distinctly marked by watercourses or lakes, the principal boundary line on the N. and E. being the Forth, which separates it from the counties of Perth and Clackmannan, the Avon and one of its tributaries on the S.E. separating it from Linlithgowshire, the Kelvin on the S. from Lanarkshire, and Loch Lomond on the W. from Dumbartonshire, besides for 5½ miles the lake of Loch Katrine, and numerous small streams, tributaries of the rivers above named. This county is one of the most important in Scotland. Lying in the direct passage from the northern to the southern parts of the island, it has been the scene of many memorable transactions, and there are few counties in which more monuments of antiquity are to be met with. In the earliest times it was the seat of the Damnii, and was subsequently incorporated in the Roman province Vespasiana. In the lower division of the county are still some slight traces of the wall of Antoninus, built for the purpose of protecting the Roman conquests on the S., and along the same line remains of Roman forts, weapons, and coins have occasionally been met with. After the overthrow of the Pictish sovereignty, Stirlingshire, with all the country S. of the Forth, was overrun by the Saxons, and formed part of the Strathclyde and Northumbrian kingdoms; and at a later date it passed quietly under the government of the Scottish sovereigns. In the 12th century it was much benefited by David I., who established religious houses, particularly that at Cambus-Kenneth. Stirling Castle commanded the most important pass betwixt the northern and southern districts of the kingdom, adding greatly to the importance of the county. In 1297 Wallace defeated the English near Stirling, and in the following year was himself routed at Falkirk. In 1314 Robert Bruce gained a decisive victory over Edward at Bannockburn, in which above 30,000 English perished. In 1488 James III. was defeated by his rebellious nobles at Sauchieburn, near Stirling, and afterwards murdered at Beaton's Mill. In 1645 the Duke of Montrose defeated the Covenanters under Baillie at Kilsyth, and in 1745 the Royalists were defeated by the Pretender near Falkirk. The surface in the western part, adjacent to Loch Lomond, is extremely mountainous, including Ben Lomond, which attains an elevation of 3,195 feet above sea-level, and constitutes the watershed between the streams which flow eastward to the German Ocean, and those which flow westward to the Atlantic. Immediately E. of this Highland district the land becomes flatfish, or gently inclining towards the vale of the Endrick on the S. and the rivers Kelty and Forth on the N. In the centre of the county the land is again elevated into a series of hills, which under various names, as Campsie Fells, Kilsyth, Fintry, and Gargunnock hills, run from near the north-eastern border towards the S.W. through the middle of the county-those of greatest altitude ranging from 1,300 to 1,600 feet in height. From one of these eminences, called Kilsyth Hill, there is obtained a view embracing an extent of near 12,000 square miles. In a line parallel with these hills run the Lennox, Stirling, and Ochills, forming the eastern screen of the large central plain, and having their sides and summits clothed with a green sward, which affords excellent pasturage for sheep. All E. of these hills, the country, comprising nearly one-third of the whole county, consists of carse land, in many parts flat, and in others, presenting a succession of inclined planes gradually rising towards the S. from the vale of the Forth. In this quarter the country has experienced extensive improvements, and now comprises a rich and varied tract, exhibiting a constant alternation of fields in the highest state of tillage, meadows, plantations, pleasure grounds, gardens, and orchards. The Forth, which is the principal river, traverses a large part of the county; it takes its rise from a spring near the summit of Ben Lomond, and flows by a winding course of 20 miles, through the links of Stirling to the estuary called the Firth of Forth. In its course it receives the waters of the Avon, Carron, Pow, Bannockburn, Touch, Allan, Devon, and other small streams. The Carron, which is the largest of these tributaries, has its source near the centre of the county, and is navigable for vessels of large burden for about two miles above its junction with the Forth. The other rivers are the Finglen, or Kelvin, which runs to the Clyde, and the Blane and Carrock waters, tributaries of the Endrick, which last has a fall of 91 feet before it falls into Loch Lomond. Besides these waters, the county enjoys the advantage of the Forth and Clyde canal and the Union Navigation. The lakes, exclusive of Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine, which only touch the boundary, are lochs Airthrey, Arklet, Black, Coulter, Craig-End, and Ellrig. Almost every variety of soil to be met with in Scotland occurs in Stirlingshire, but the lands are provincially classified into carse, dryfield, hill, moor, and moss. Of these the carse or alluvial lands are the most common and the most fertile, embracing thousands of acres on the banks of the Forth, and stretching from Buchlyvie to the eastern limits of the county. This soil is composed of argillaceous earth, inter-seamed with beds of shells, marl, and clay, having in some places a depth of more than 20 feet, and lying generally from 12 to 25 feet above sea-level at high water. The dryfield comprehends the lower or arable declivities of the hills, and the greater part of the valleys in the central and western districts, and is in general of a light and gravelly description, with some patches of rich loam interspersed. The hill division is chiefly a light sandy soil intermixed with till, and in places peat earth, and is wholly in pasture. The moorland comprises the heathy tracts now chiefly confined to the parish of Buchanan, on the borders of the Highlands, but formerly occupying about one-fourth of the county. The moss, which has also been largely reclaimed, prevails now chiefly in Slamannan, where it rests upon a fine clay, and affords good pasture for sheep. Agriculture is in a highly improved condition, but from the variety of soils the system pursued cannot be uniform, nor its produce equally abundant in different parts. On the fertile lands of the eastern district large crops of wheat, beans, barley, turnips, and potatoes are raised, and the culture of clover and artificial grasses has been generally adopted; but on the poor and thin soils of the Highlands in the W. bear and oats are chiefly grown. The ranges of moor in the upland districts are exclusively devoted to the feeding of numerous flocks of sheep and highland cattle, the former being of the Linton, Cheviot, and old black faced varieties. The size of the farms in the Lowlands varies from 25 to 300 acres, but in the Highlands often exceeds 4,000 acres. The greater part of the surface was anciently covered with forests and mosses, but the woods and plantations now comprise only about 23,000 acres, and the mosses have generally been drained and brought under tillage. The geological formation of the underlying strata may be grouped into three classes: the metamorphic rocks in the Highland district of the W., comprising chiefly micaceous schist, chlorite, and mica slate; the carboniferous formation, including the coal measures of the S. and S.E., with the Old Red sandstone in the N.W.; and the igneous formation of the central district, comprising the trap and basaltic rocks which protrude through the superincumbent coal and limestone, and form the broad mass of the Lennox hills. Stirlingshire excels in the quantity and variety of its mineral productions, the most abundant of which are coal, ironstone, limestone, freestone, and sandstone, all occurring in the same districts comprised by the great coal-field which extends from Kintyre to Fifeshire. The principal coal pits are in the southern base of the Lennox hills, and in the vicinity of the Forth and Clyde canal, by means of which, and the Union canal, vast quantities of coal are exported to London, Edinburgh, and other places on the eastern coast. Veins of silver were discovered and wrought in the last century, but the working of them has long since been discontinued, also copper, lead, arsenic, and cobalt have been raised at different periods, but not to any considerable amount. A bed of slate, occurring between the seams of coal and the upper stratum of limestone, furnishes the Campsie chemical works with materials for the manufacture of alum and copperas, and at Ballagan some thin strata of alabaster and rich specimens of antimony have been found. The staple manufacture of this county is iron goods, both cast and malleable, the chief seat of which is at Carron, near Falkirk. Other manufactures are the making of carpenters' nails at St. Ninian's, paper at Denny, leather at Falkirk and St. Ninian's; cotton, woollen, tartan, and worsted goods at Stirling, St. Ninian's, Ballindalloch, Dunipace, Fintry, and Alva; calico printing and chemical works at Campsie, Denny, East Kilpatrick, and Strathblane, and carpets at Bannockburn; while at Lillyburn, Milton, and other towns are distilleries, tanneries, and breweries. The old valued rent of the county was £9,042, and the new valuation for 1861 £302,087, exclusive of canals and railways. The assessment on lands and houses is at the rate of 2½d. in each £100 of real rental. The population in 1851 was 86,237, inhabiting 11,312 houses and in 1861 it had increased to 91,926, inhabiting 12,196 houses. The number of separate families in 1861 was 20,305, and the children from five to fifteen attending school 14,669. The county contains 22 complete parishes, and portions of 4 others. The burghs and chief towns are Stirling, the capital, a royal and parliamentary burgh, with a population in 1861 of 13,846; Falkirk, a parliamentary burgh, with a population of 9,029; Kilsyth, a burgh of barony, and six other towns with a population over 2,000, viz:, Balfour, Drymen, and Lennoxtown, where small debt courts are held; and Alva, Bannockburn, and Denny, besides about 100 villages and hamlets. It returns one member to parliament for the county, the parliamentary constituency in 1860 being 1,639. Stirling and Falkirk are also specially represented, the former being joined with Culross, Queensferry, Dunfermline, and Inverkeithing in returning one member; and the latter with Linlithgow, Lanark, Airdrie, and Hamilton in returning one member. The county is governed by a lord-lieutenant, vice-lieutenant, 21 deputy-lieutenants, a sheriff, and two substitutes. The commissary court is held at Stirling every Tuesday and Friday. The sheriff small debt courts twice a week, alternately at Stirling and Falkirk during session; also on fixed days at Drymen, Lennoxtown, and Balfron. The general quarter sessions are held at Stirling on the first Tuesdays in March, June, and August, and, on the last Tuesday in October. Nineteen parishes are returned as assessed, and five as unassessed, for the poor. For ecclesiastical purposes it comprises, besides the 22 civil parishes, one quoad sacra parish and eight chapelries, belonging to the presbyteries of Stirling, Linlithgow, Dumbarton, Glasgow, and Dunblane, and in the synods of Perth, Glasgow, and Lothian. The number of clergy are 25, with average stipends of £240, and the number of Established churches 31, with 21 Free churches, 19 United Presbyterian churches, 2 Episcopalian chapels, and four Roman Catholic chapels, besides places of worship belonging to the Independents, Baptists, Wesleyans, and other dissenting congregations. There are about 106 public day schools, 70 private day schools, and 17 evening schools for adults, within the county. The county is traversed by numerous good roads, and the North British, the Caledonian, and the Forth and Clyde railways unite here. The principal seats are Buchanan House, of the Duke of Montrose, who has large estates in this county, and has bestowed much attention to the rearing of plantations; Dunmore Park, of the Earl of Dunmore; Kerse House, of the Earl of Zetland; Airthrey, of Lord Abercrombie; Stenhouse, of Bruce, Bart.; Duntreath and Colzium, of Edmonstone, Bart.; Stirling Park, of Hay, Bart.; Touch-House, of Stewart, Bart.; besides mansions of the private gentry. The antiquities are numerous, and some of those attributed to the Romans of high interest, as Antonine's wall, the great causeway from the W. of England to the Grampians, the two stations at Castle Cary and Roughcastle; the ruin resembling a great tun called Arthur's Oven, attributed to the Romanized Britons; Arthur's Lift cromlech, with the cairns near it; British strengths and tumuli at Dunipace; also the baronial castles of Almond, Airth, Baldernock, Dunmore, Duntreath, Inversnaid, Mugdock, Powfonts, and Stirling, which last is probably the most interesting, as the others are so demolished and transmuted as to convey but an inadequate impression of their original construction. The ecclesiastical antiquities are Cambus-Kenneth Abbey, Emmanuel nunnery at Muiravonside, the Dominican and Franciscan friaries of Stirling, and the chapel royal in Stirling Castle."
Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
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After DiSS at Edinburgh, I took a train ride west one hour to Glasgow to take part in the International Congress for Phonetics Sciences (ICPhS). This was an extremely well-organized conference from start to finish. The organizers did a good job of keeping everyone informed in advance of the conference as well as choosing a highly competent convention center for the venue: Even when it became apparent that rooms were exceeding capacity, the organizers and convention center made rapid accommodations. That resulted in some room changes for some presentations, but convention center staff were well-placed and well-informed so that it wasn't at all difficult to find the correct room. Thanks to the organizers!
I recently returned from Scotland where I attended the Disfluency in Spontaneous Speech (DiSS) conference at University of Edinburgh. First, though, a word about Edinburgh: What a lovely city! I arrived at Edinburgh in the early afternoon of my first day, so I had a few hours to walk around town. The central park was filled with families enjoying the summer weather (and the ongoing "Fringe" festival). Old town was fantastic, and the view of Arthur's Seat from Calton Hill was fantastic. I hope I get a chance to go back there soon!
I had a really great winter vacation: I spent most of it coding! All right, so that's a bit nerdy, but I finally set myself down to work on a project I'd been thinking about for several years. The basic idea is that I've been wanting to see an application that gives some kind of real-time feedback to a second language learner while they are speaking. There are many applications that can give latent feedback, some as early as moments after a pre-set sentence is spoken. But I can't find any that give immediate feedback (or nearly immediate). Of course, some ideas for using speech recognition technology for second language speech practice are good and the feedback is close to real-time (often 1-2 seconds latency). But I have wanted to see about the possibility of immediate feedback that would be comparable to the kind of audiovisual feedback one would get from an interlocutor during a face-to-face conversation.


Driverless cars may be six months or so from being trialled on the UK's streets but the European Union has today outlined plans for self-parking and retrieving cars, designed to save you time at the lot.
The V-Charge system is receiving €5.6m (around $7.5m) in funding and has already been developed by researchers from Germany, Italy, the UK and Switzerland and early tests took part at Stuttgart airport earlier this year.
"There are only a few minutes before your flight check-in closes, or before your train departs, but you now have to spend precious time hunting for a free space at the airport or station car park. Imagine leaving your vehicle at the main entrance and letting the car do the rest on its own," the EU said.
In order to trigger this process, the driver can use the connected smartphone app to connect their car with the car park's central server and drive itself to an appropriate space. It's the same deal for returning the car too; simply stand out the front, hit a button and out comes your fully charged electric car ready to go. As GPS isn't always reliable inside garages, the team has also had to develop a camera-based system for avoiding unexpected obstacles.
The study is due to conclude next year, after which we will see "its results available to be progressively commercialised in the coming years," the EU said.


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package org.apache.druid.indexing.overlord.setup;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Objects;

public class WorkerCategorySpec
{
  // key: taskType, value: categoryConfig
  private final Map<String, CategoryConfig> categoryMap;
  private final boolean strong;

  @JsonCreator
  public WorkerCategorySpec(
      @JsonProperty("categoryMap") Map<String, CategoryConfig> categoryMap,
      @JsonProperty("strong") boolean strong
  )
  {
    this.categoryMap = categoryMap == null ? Collections.EMPTY_MAP : categoryMap;
    this.strong = strong;
  }

  @JsonProperty
  public Map<String, CategoryConfig> getCategoryMap()
  {
    return categoryMap;
  }

  @JsonProperty
  public boolean isStrong()
  {
    return strong;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean equals(final Object o)
  {
    if (this == o) {
      return true;
    }
    if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
      return false;
    }
    final WorkerCategorySpec that = (WorkerCategorySpec) o;
    return strong == that.strong &&
           Objects.equals(categoryMap, that.categoryMap);
  }

  @Override
  public int hashCode()
  {
    return Objects.hash(categoryMap, strong);
  }

  @Override
  public String toString()
  {
    return "WorkerCategorySpec{" +
           "categoryMap=" + categoryMap +
           ", strong=" + strong +
           '}';
  }

  public static class CategoryConfig
  {
    private final String defaultCategory;
    // key: datasource, value: category
    private final Map<String, String> categoryAffinity;

    @JsonCreator
    public CategoryConfig(
        @JsonProperty("defaultCategory") String defaultCategory,
        @JsonProperty("categoryAffinity") Map<String, String> categoryAffinity
    )
    {
      this.defaultCategory = defaultCategory;
      this.categoryAffinity = categoryAffinity == null ? Collections.EMPTY_MAP : categoryAffinity;
    }

    @JsonProperty
    public String getDefaultCategory()
    {
      return defaultCategory;
    }

    @JsonProperty
    public Map<String, String> getCategoryAffinity()
    {
      return categoryAffinity;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(final Object o)
    {
      if (this == o) {
        return true;
      }
      if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
        return false;
      }
      final CategoryConfig that = (CategoryConfig) o;
      return Objects.equals(defaultCategory, that.defaultCategory) &&
             Objects.equals(categoryAffinity, that.categoryAffinity);
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode()
    {
      return Objects.hash(defaultCategory, categoryAffinity);
    }

    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
      return "CategoryConfig{" +
             "defaultCategory=" + defaultCategory +
             ", categoryAffinity=" + categoryAffinity +
             '}';
    }
  }
}

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Q: What does python itertools recipe consume() mean at all? I was learning the itertools through python docs:
https://docs.python.org/3/library/itertools.html
And at the very end there are recipes that use itertools commands to do simple things, one of them, the consume(), I don't understand it at all:
from itertools import *
def consume(iterator, n):
    """"Advance the iterator n-steps ahead. If n is none, consume
        entirely."""
    if n is None:
        # feed the entire iterator into a zero-length deque
        collections.deque(iterator, maxlen=0)
    else:
        # advance to the empty slice starting at position n
        next(islice(iterator, n, n), None)

first of all, this function claims argument to be an iterator, but I found that an iterable will do as well. I think there is a difference between iterable and iterator, right? Because islice() needs no iterator, an iterable could be used
Secondly, When I tried it:
aa = iter([1,2,3,4,5])
print(consume(aa, 2))

it give me None, because islice(iterator, n, n) will always be None no matter what, as (n, n) has no range to be sliced.
And of course if n is None, then I will definitely get None
So it seems like no matter what I do here, I get None as the output anyway, what is the purpose of this function at all?

A: consume is not supposed to return anything useful.  Like the docs says, its purpose is to advance the existing iterator.  If you look at aa after your example, you will see it has been advanced:
>>> aa = iter([1,2,3,4,5])
... print(consume(aa, 2))
None
>>> next(aa)
3

Because the use of consume is in its side effect, you can use it on an a "re-iterable" object, but doing so will be useless.  What happens is that islice will create an iterator over the object, and advance that iterator, but that won't affect subsequent iteration over the iterable, because a new iterator will be created:
# consuming an iterator
aa = iter([1,2,3,4,5])
consume(aa, 2)
print(list(aa))
# [3, 4, 5]

# "consuming" an iterable
aa = [1,2,3,4,5]
consume(aa, 2)
print(list(aa))
# [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

In the latter case, all you consumed was a temporary iterator that was created inside consume itself but not returned, so it had no observable effect.
(I use the term "re-iterable" to refer to iterable objects which generate a "fresh" iterator over some stable base data each time iter is called.  Lists, for instance, are re-iterables.  Every re-iterable object is iterable, but you can write an iterable object which is not re-iterable.)

A: Iterating through a list is kind of pointless unless you do something with its elements, but advancing through an iterator can execute code; for example, you might be iterating through the values returned by a function with side effects. consume() walks through several elements and throws them away. The general idea (if you don't consume everything) is that it works like seek() in a file handle: When you try to get something out of the iterator afterwards, you will be at a different position.

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SEC Awards More Than $5 Million to Whistleblower
Award is SEC Program's Third Highest to Date
Washington D.C., May 17, 2016 —
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will award between $5 million and $6 million to a former company insider whose detailed tip led the agency to uncover securities violations that would have been nearly impossible for it to detect but for the whistleblower's information.
"Employees are often best positioned to witness wrongdoing," said Andrew Ceresney, Director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement. "When they report specific and credible tips to us, we will leverage that inside knowledge to advance our enforcement of the securities laws and better protect investors and the marketplace."
Today's award is the SEC's third highest to a whistleblower. In September 2014, the agency announced a more than $30 million whistleblower award, exceeding the prior highest award of more than $14 million announced in October 2013. Since the inception of the whistleblower program in 2011, the SEC has awarded more than $67 million to 29 whistleblowers, including one for more than $3.5 million announced last week.
"The whistleblower program has seen tremendous growth since its inception and we anticipate the continued issuance of significant whistleblower awards in the months and years to come," said Sean X. McKessy, Chief of the SEC's Office of the Whistleblower.
By law, the SEC protects the confidentiality of whistleblowers and does not disclose information that might directly or indirectly reveal a whistleblower's identity.
Whistleblowers may be eligible for an award when they voluntarily provide the SEC with unique and useful information that leads to a successful enforcement action.
Whistleblower awards can range from 10 percent to 30 percent of the money collected when the monetary sanctions exceed $1 million. All payments are made out of an investor protection fund established by Congress that is financed through monetary sanctions paid to the SEC by securities law violators. No money has been taken or withheld from harmed investors to pay whistleblower awards.
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Michael Chilton and Kristan Yates of Harrodsburg announce the birth of their daughter at 7:58 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2012 at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
Charley Elise Chilton weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 18.5 inches in length.
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I am trying to Get subfolders/files that are older than x minutes. I have noticed that if the root folder modify date has changed and there are subfolders/files that are older than x, no files are downloaded.
Is there a way to still get the subfolders/files that are older even if the root folder modify date has changed.
Directory timestamps are not even considered for the synchronization. Only file timestamps.
What does it even mean when a directory timestamp changes?
When I create either a subfile or subfolder under the root folder the time stamp of the root folder changes to the date/time of the lastest file/folder that was created.
If I run the script at 11:17, looking for files/folders modify time > 1 minute, I would expect folders test1 and test2 should be downloaded and not test3. No files are downloaded until the root folder's (/Data/Test) modify date > 1 minute.
I made a mistake when I posted the script.
It makes WinSCP recuse into all subdirectories (the *), but download only the files that are at least one minute old (the -filemask=*<1N).


Radford, Virginia-based artist Alison Pack's work is based on telling stories through imagery that present stereotypes, misconceptions and clichés of womanhood. Her intimately scaled copper and sterling silver sculptures are created by the traditional metal working processes of shell forming, raising, fabrication and casting to create humorous fantasies referencing femininity and food.
As a traditional southern girl, Pack was told that tools were considered inappropriate for a female. Ironically, the development of her hand skills through sawing, filing and forming proved to be powerful expressions of her femininity and sexuality as well as commemorative pieces enabling her to remember some of her life experiences. Combining sly humor and playful sensuality, Pack suffuses her metal sculptures with bright color using Prismacolor pencils and acrylic paints that allude to luscious surfaces such as fabric and cake icing.
Alison Pack is an associate professor of metalsmithing and jewelry design at Radford University where she has been teaching since 2003. She received a BS in art education with teaching certification from Appalachian State University and an MFA in metalsmithing from East Tennessee State University. Her work has been displayed nationally and recently was featured in Refined IX Humor, the ninth Biennial Exhibition and Competition for Artists working in the metalworking and jewelry field, at Stephen F. Austin University. She received a 2016 Niche Award in the Holloware/Cast Category. Her work also has been featured in several books, including Humor in Craft, Art Jewelry Today 3, Art Jewelry Today 2 and About Art.
Alison Pack: Metal Delicious is curated by Amy G. Moorefield, Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Collections, and Eva Thornton, Curatorial Coordinator, for the Taubman Museum of Art. This exhibition is on view December 3, 2016 - June 15, 2017, in the David R. and Susan S. Goode Gallery.


lol I started the difficult course of Probabilistic Graphic Models on Coursera.
If I could keep going…yes I will.
I am planning to cover the whole 9 weeks following the schedule. Maybe not going to do all the assignments. I will post on some of the key points but not all of them in my blog. Currently, I am reading DL textbooks and blogs, and working on other projects as well.
Bayesian Networks are directed graphs. It is natural that you can think of the Causality, like X -> Y, which means X is the cause and Y is the effect (X leads to Y). We will use this notation to mark.
In the example given here.
When can X influence Y?
Here we assume we can not observe W.
But what if W can be observed? Or W's children can be observed?
If Letter can be observed, then we would say if prob of Difficulty is changed, then it can influence the prob of Intelligence.
NBM is efficient in domains with many weakly relevant features, and very easy to construct.
And it is the Naive Bayes Classifier.
Considering a document classifier. A document contains a list of words, we infer the class label from those words. Say a financial document has a higher probably of containing "buy" or "sell", rather than "cat" and "dog", shown in the top right CPD.The words are document features, and the states are all binary, that is appear or not.
In this model, we will have the same number of features with the whole dictionary, regardless how long the document is.
The features are words. But the number of features is depending on the size of a document. W1 stands for the 1st word, Wn stands for the last word. For each word, the number of state is the same size with the whole dictionary. So basically all features are sharing a same CPD. For each row in the CPD, sums up to 1.
Let's think about dynamic events. In the real word, things are happening in an order, like the weather forecast, stock prices, etc. Those data has timestamps, or in data science we use "time-seise" data.
We use to denote the variable X at time t.
represents for the states from X at time t to X at time t'. This is a series.
We want to represent for any given two time points t and t'.
shows when time flows forward.
is the initial state. The conditional probability, , denotes the state at t+1, given the condition of the states of all past states.
where when given the condition of the present state, the next step and the past steps are independent.
This is a weather model, we assume the weather on Monday could affect directly on the weather on Tuesday, and so on. Given the Markov Assumption, we say if today Tuesday can be observed, then Monday and Wednesday are independent, which means if you want to know the weather for Wednesday, it can only be inferred from Tuesday, and has nothing to do with Monday.
But if Tuesday can not be observed, then Monday and Wednesday are not conditionally independent.
We will have yellow nodes that could be observed.
From S to S', there is a transaction matrix, showing probabilities from one state to another.
Here is an example illustrating a word HMM.
From the start state 0, to a whole progress of "nine".


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Standards of behaviour in society
Behaviour with parents
Conversational etiquette
In theatre, museum and restaurant
Clothing and appearance
The rules of business etiquette
Network etiquette
Travelling etiquette
Ethics use mobile communication
The good old tradition of courtesy underlined intelligence and communication in the family, in society and among people.
Previously, girls were less cared about their education because they did not have good chances to get decent work. At some territories these tradition persists until today. But now, because of emancipation, most recent boys, that didn't clearly set some goals in their life, are very quickly discarded by society and replaced by more active girls, which have life position, good manners and right conduct, knowledge and desire to achieve the goal. Modern pace of life leaves no chance for inert people - the future belongs to the courageous and knowledgeable.
The father and mother have to be the highest authority, power and example for their children. Communication with parents does not allow using so-called "youth slang". Use of slang words in any case doesn't make you a "cool guy" in society.
Love is connected with a feeling of respect for human. People have to be always courteous to parents, grateful for them for the things they did for you: for teaching to love life, for advices, for providing an opportunity to learn, get a profession, to be a member of society. With that in mind, children later have to help and support their parents, who with age often need their support and care.
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Features / January 9, 2017
Animated Views' 2017 Animated Movie Guide
Dacey Booker
2016 has come and gone, so now we have an entire new year ahead of us…which also means a whole new calendar full of new animated movies!
2017 has a lot on its plate, with two new films from Pixar, two Lego movies, a big screen adaptation of one of the most popular cartoon shows on television, more Minions, more Smurfs, and Alec Baldwin as a talking baby. For those who have trouble keeping track of them all, we present you with our site's first ever Movie Guide!
For the sake of simplicity, we're only covering movies getting a wide release in the United States, with official plot summaries, websites and trailers where available, as well as some reasons that audiences should bother (or not) to see them in the first place. Remember, of course, that all release dates are subject to change, and don't forget to check out our handy Upcoming Animated Movies Calendar to count down the days to the ones you're looking forward to most!
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Entertainment
Storyboard: Big changes are brewing in Gotham, and if Batman (Will Arnett) wants to save the city from The Joker's hostile takeover, he may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.
Why Should I Worry?: If The Lego Movie proved anything, it was that you should never underestimate the value of a good time. Sure, it managed to pack an emotional punch, but it was also an absolute blast to watch, making it an instant hit with both critics and audiences. This spin-off is attempting to continue in that tradition, with Arentt's hilariously self-righteous caped crusader taking center stage for an adventure that also throws Robin and Batgirl into the mix. DC Entertainment is often accused of taking themselves too way seriously (a fair enough argument after last year's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), but as three studio-approved Robot Chicken TV specials have proved, they're also more than capable of making fun of themselves. And The Lego Batman Movie looks like it will be doing that in spades.
Official Website:: LegoBatman.com
Release Date: February 10th.
Studio: Lionsgate Entertainment, Reel FX
Storyboard: For the Tibetan Mastiffs living on Snow Mountain, a dog's life has a simple riff: guard a peaceful village of wool-making sheep from the thuggish wolf Linnux (Lewis Black) and his rabid pack. To avoid distractions, Mastiff leader Khampa (J.K. Simmons) forbids all music from the mountain, but when Khampa's son Bodi (Luke Wilson) discovers a radio dropped by a passing airplane, it takes just a few guitar licks for his fate to be sealed: Bodi wants to be a rock 'n' roll star. Yet that means defying his father's wishes, heading to the city, and locating the legendary – and reclusive – musician Angus Scattergood (Eddie Izzard), who needs to write a new song and fast.
Why Should I Worry?: Lionsgate had a pretty dismal year when it came to cartoon features in 2016, releasing the critically loathed Norm Of The North and almost instantly forgotten The Wild Life to theaters with very little fanfare (or financial returns). The studio needs an animated hit if they want to be able to play with the big boys, and unfortunately, Rock Dog…doesn't seem like it will be that hit. A Chinese/American co-production, the film looks like a convoluted version of Sing, although the visuals are at least decent for a movie of this (probably quite small) budget. And director Ash Brannon was behind Toy Story 2 and Surf's Up (as all of this film's marketing will tell you), so there may be a reason for some cautious optimism here.
Official Website: RockDogMovie.com
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Storyboard: Paris, 1884. A orphaned girl arrives in Paris from Brittany. Félicie Milliner is 11 and has no money but one big, passionate dream: to become a dancer. With nothing left to lose, Félicie takes a big risk: she 'borrows' a spoiled brat's identity and enters the Opera Ballet School. But how long can she be someone else? Mentored by the tough and mysterious cleaner, Odette, Félicie learns that talent is not enough – it takes hard work to be better than her ruthless, conniving fellow students. That and friendship. Felicie's inventive, exhausting and charismatic best friend Victor also has a dream: becoming a famous inventor. Together, they both encourage each other to reach for the stars.
Why Should I Worry?: Released as Ballerina internationally, this French film gets an English dub with the always dependable Elle Fanning in the leading role. Foreign animated movies don't have the best track record in the States (Doogal, a previous Weinstein title, bombed badly when it came out in 2006), with 2015's Underdogs being ditched for a theatrical run only days before its intended opening. But a positive critical response overseas might help give this one a slight boost, and the lively trailer indicates that it will be better than similar releases.
Official Website: Currently not available.
Release Date: March 3rd.
Studio: DreamWorks Animation, 20th Century Fox
Storyboard: DreamWorks Animation and the director of Madagascar invite you to meet a most unusual baby. He wears a suit, speaks with the voice and wit of Alec Baldwin, and stars in his own animated comedy. The Boss Baby is a hilariously universal story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.
Why Should I Worry?: Babies who talk and act like adults – whether it's Stewie Griffin on Family Guy or the cigar-chomping Baby Herman in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? – are usually amusing by default, so it's perhaps somewhat surprising that it's taken this long for a major animated movie to be centered around one of them. Loosely based on a children's book of the same name, The Boss Baby feels like something of a financial gamble, as its plot – which apparently involves bringing down the CEO of an evil puppy company – might be just a bit too silly for some audiences. Still, Baldwin appears to be in top comedic form here, and any trailer that ends with a Glengarry Glen Ross reference earns a gold star in my book.
Official Website: DreamWorks.com/TheBossBaby
Release Date: March 31st.
Studio: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation
Storyboard: In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her best friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting and thrilling race through the Forbidden Forest filled with magical creatures to find a mysterious lost village before the evil wizard Gargamel. Embarking on a rollercoaster journey full of action and danger, the Smurfs are on a course that leads to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history!
Why Should I Worry?: Many of you might remember that Sony was toying with making a fully animated Smurfs movie as far back as ten years ago, before the project ultimately became the live-action/animated Neil Patrick Harris comedy that came out in 2011. While that movie ended up being a blockbuster, its sequel didn't perform nearly as well as the studio had hoped, resulting in the cancellation of a planned third outing. Now we have a reboot of the reboot – this time much more in the style of the classic Hanna Barbara cartoon show – but is it happening too soon for moviegoers to care? The animation certainly looks nice (even if I personally don't understand the need to replace the entire voice cast from the last two films), and the trailers have been pleasantly Smurfy so far, but opening just one week after The Boss Baby seems like a risky decision to say the least. Then again, The Lost Village is probably counting on a foreign audience rather than a domestic one, as the Smurfs remain much more popular internationally than they are in the States.
Official Website: SmurfsMovie.com
Release Date: April 7th.
Storyboard: Based on the worldwide sensation and bestselling book series, and boasting an A-list cast of comedy superstars headed by Kevin Hart and Ed Helms, DreamWorks Animation brings audiences the long-awaited global movie event, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. This raucously subversive comedy for the entire family tells the story of two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold, who hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
Why Should I Worry?: When DreamWorks Animation was bought by Comcast last year, the decision seemed more inevitable than inspired, with many wondering what creative interests – if any – the cable giant had in the purchase. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie will be their last film before Comcast's Universal takes over all of their future projects, and it certainly seems like an…interesting note for them to go out on as an independent company (although the title, interestingly enough, hints at a franchise). The film's villain is named Professor PoopyPants – which probably tells you something about the kind of humor to expect here – and I haven't really noticed the books (which originated in the late 90s) take a surge in popularity in recent years. On the other hand, DreamWorks Animation has taken ideas that sound questionable on paper and managed to make them work in the past (see last's years Trolls, which was a healthy money-maker), and director David Soren did turn Turbo into a reasonably fun ride. But Captain Underpants may need to offer more than potty-related puns (even if they're funny) if it doesn't want to get flushed down the box office toilet.
Release Date: June 2nd.
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Storyboard: Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician, Cruz Ramirez, with her own plan to win, plus inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn't through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage!
Why Should I Worry?: Most people probably weren't expecting for the Cars 3 teaser trailer to be by far the most ominous and intense preview Pixar has ever released, promising a violent ending to a wreck involving Lightning McQueen. The main goal here seems to be to let audiences know that this won't be like Cars 2, the Mater-centric sequel that became the studio's first film to crash critically. That's sort of an odd marketing move when a good portion of your target demographic is children (the trailer was shown before my screening of Moana, with the kids getting audibly excited when it began before becoming dead silent), and still might not be enough to convince adult naysayers that another Cars movie was necessary. Having said that, this does seem like it's making an effort to recapture the spirit of the first Cars, so hopefully this will end up being the emotional follow-up that many wished the last one would be.
Official Website: Cars.Disney.com
Release Date: June 16th.
Studio: Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment
Storyboard: Trey Parker voices the role of villain Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who's grown up to become obsessed with the character he played in the 80s, and proves to be Gru's most formidable nemesis to date.
Why Should I Worry?: Illumination returns to the franchise that made them huge after having a great 2016, with the surprisingly terrific Sing becoming a crowd-pleasing Christmas blockbuster, and The Secret Life of Pets succeeding simply because it was cute. The Minions are curiously absent for most of the first trailer (possibly because early promotional material suggests they've been sent to prison), with Gru taking the spotlight for what is technically supposed to be his film series. The Despicable Me flicks may not be the most demanding ones out there, but they deliver on the wacky shenanigans they promise, and there's no reason to assume this one will be any different. Also, this is probably the first time South Park co-creator Parker's name has been associated with anything even remotely family-friendly, which should make his involvement a treat for the adults sitting in the theater.
Official Website: Despicable.Me
Storyboard: The Emoji Movie unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone. Hidden within the messaging app is Textopolis, a bustling city where all your favorite emojis live, hoping to be selected by the phone's user. In this world, each emoji has only one facial expression – except for Gene (T.J. Miller), an exuberant emoji who was born without a filter and is bursting with multiple expressions. Determined to become "normal" like the other emojis, Gene enlists the help of his handy best friend Hi-5 (James Corden) and the notorious code breaker emoji Jailbreak (Ilana Glazer). Together, they embark on an epic "app-venture" through the apps on the phone, each its own wild and fun world, to find the code that will fix Gene. But when a greater danger threatens the phone, the fate of all emojis depends on these three unlikely friends who must save their world before it's deleted forever.
Why Should I Worry?: Before we collectively call this the stupidest idea for any animated movie this year, we should remember that Sony got the rights to this after an apparently intense bidding war, so they must've had faith in the project. And, to be fair, there was a time when The Lego Movie – clearly the main reason this is getting made – was met with a similar amount of speculation. But that film had established comedic duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller at the helm: The Emoji Movie is being directed by Tony Leondis, whose last film, DreamWorks Animation's B.O.O., has yet to be released despite reportedly being completed for years. That…doesn't exactly inspire much confidence. Still, Sony managed to steer the similar Angry Birds Movie to moderate success last year, and the first trailer for this ("best viewed on your phone!") is funny enough, so fingers are crossed that this will be worthy of more than a poop emoji at the end of the day.
Official Webiste: Currently not available.
Release Date: August 4th.
Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature
Studio: Open Road Films, Toonbox Animation
Storyboard: The evil mayor of Oakton decides to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place. Surly and his ragtag group of animal friends need to band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park.
Why Should I Worry?: This sequel was announced only days after The Nut Job opened in 2014, and was immediately given a January 2016 release date. After that, there wasn't any news for years (to the point where we wondered if it was even still happening), but it turned out it was just delayed – a year and a half. So now we are finally getting the follow-up that at least someone has to be looking forward to. I'll say this much: the trailer – which doesn't seem to be available online despite playing before screenings of Sing – was better than I anticipated, but that may be because the concept of woodland animals trying to take down a theme park is pretty funny (Jackie Chan joining the voice cast also helps). But with a late August release date, it doesn't seem nuts to prematurely say this could become another Hoodwinked Too! at the box office.
Official Website: TheNutJob.com
Release Date: August 18th.
Storyboard: The story of six young ninjas tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they're gifted warriors, using their skills and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they're ordinary teens struggling against their greatest enemy: high school.
Why Should I Worry?: Unlike The Lego Batman Movie, which is almost guaranteed to be a hit, this one is a bit more of a wild card. Although a popular toy line and TV series, Ninjago isn't a household name like Batman is, and it remains to be seen if audiences will really go for two Lego movies in the same year. Though no official trailer is available yet, Warner Bros. did begin marketing the film last September with a short shown before Storks, which would imply they have high hopes for it. And to the studio's credit, this does sound more ambitious than the would-be straight-to-video film it may initially feel like, with the story potentially offering room for splashy action in addition to the comedy.
Official Website: Lego.com/en-us/Ninjago
Release Date: September 22st.
My Little Pony: The Movie
Studio: Lionsgate, Allspark (Hasbro Entertainment)
Storyboard: A new dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane 6 – Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity – embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship and save their home.
Why Should I Worry?: When Hasbro released the "original" My Little Pony: The Movie in 1986 – during the same summer their ultra-violent Transformers: The Movie came to theaters – it was a flop, barely making it to $1 million at a time when such films would only be shown for matinees. Of course, the franchise has a big advantage now that it didn't have back then: legions and legions of adult fans. Of all of the pop culture phenomenons of the last decade, TV's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic program is arguably the most unexpected, with the show earning broad appeal for its multi-faceted characters and sly sense of humor. Not much is known about the movie beyond its voice cast, which includes Emily Blunt, Kristen Chenoweth and Sia (who will also contribute two new songs to the soundtrack). But Lionsgate can't look at the popularity of the series and think that will be enough to sell the film: they'll have to promote it in a way that makes "big kids" comfortable buying tickets as well.
Official Website: MyLittlePony.Hasbro.com
Release Date: October 6th.
Studio: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, The Jim Henson Company
Storyboard: A small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free, and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth, a lovable sheep who has lost her flock and Dave, a dove with lofty aspirations. Along with three wisecracking camels and some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his new friends follow the Star and become accidental heroes in the greatest story ever told – the first Christmas.
Why Should I Worry?: Sony rolls the dice with a rare mainstream faith-based animated movie, although part of me suspects this won't be particularly religious per se in order to be more accessible to wider audiences (hence the "three wisecracking camels"). The real reason to be interested, though, might be the involvement of The Jim Henson Company, which has only just recently gotten back into producing motion pictures (I bet you didn't know they helped make Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day). Also curious: no voice cast members have been announced yet, but it's worth noting that first-time feature film director Timothy Reckart has done well for himself with smaller projects, with his critically acclaimed short film Head Over Heels getting an Oscar nomination.
Release Date: November 10th.
Storyboard: Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (Gael García Bernal), and together they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
Why Should I Worry?: It's Pixar making the closest thing they've ever come to a musical to date (just don't call it that!), so course you want to see it! Comparisons to 2014's (actually really great) The Book Of Life are to be expected, naturally, but the studio rarely disappoints when they have a strong concept to work with, and Lee Unkrich's previous directing efforts include Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo, so the man knows his way around a Pixar show by now. I suppose it could be seen as slightly concerning that Disney is releasing a Day of the Dead film almost an entire month after the holiday is over, but with the track record the company has with opening over Thanksgiving weekend, can you really blame them?
Release Date: November 22nd.
Studio: 20th Century Fox, Blue Sky Studios
Storyboard: An adaptation of the classic children's book, The Story Of Ferdinand, published in 1936 from author Munro Leaf and illustrator Robert Lawson, which tells the story of a bull whose only desire in life is to smell flowers and refuses to fight when placed in a bullfighting arena.
Why Should I Worry?: After their brilliant work on Horton Hears A Who! and The Peanuts Movie, I couldn't think of anyone better to bring the beloved tale of a pacifist bull to the big screen more than Blue Sky. Although they had a rough time with their latest (and last?) Ice Age film last year – the first in the company's history to not cross the magical $100 million mark domestically – when these guys get it right, they get it so right, and Ferdinand's whimsical nature could fit perfectly with their animation style. Previously made into an animated short film by Walt Disney in 1938, the story is charming and sweet, and should work wonderfully with the Christmas season release…even with it opening a few days after a little movie called Star Wars: Episode VIII.
Release Date: December 22nd.
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Yesterday morning, the Emigration Metro Township Planning Commission met to review a conditional use application, #30473, by Mr. John Walsh for commercial and private recreation on his property at 2348 Pinecrest Canyon Rd.
The application has been in review by Salt Lake County Planning and Development Services for about the last year. The Emigration Metro Township Planning Commission became aware of this application two weeks ago, when they were notified by the County of the need for a meeting to consider this application.
At the Planning Commission meeting yesterday, the Emigration Canyon Community Council Chair, Steve Borst, submitted a statement on behalf of Canyon residents (read below). More than 20 Canyon residents expressed concerns including wildfire hazards, limitations of the narrow road in Upper Pinecrest, noise from the proposed firing ranges, impingement on rights of way for trails, stress on water resources, and lead hazards from discharged ammunition.
We thank the Commissioners for allowing each person to speak and for their thoughtful consideration of all comments.
The County will post the minutes and a recording of the meeting on the Public Meeting Notification website: https://www.utah.gov/pmn/sitemap/publicbody/1562.html. On that page, you can click "Email Subscription" to receive future meeting notices by email.
The Planning Commission deferred a decision until more information can be obtained and all citizen's concerns can be expressed. A Planning Commission meeting in December will be a "site visit" to the Walsh property. Information about that meeting will be posted on the Public Meeting Notification page above.
The Emigration Metro Township Planning Commission and the Salt Lake County Planning and Development will continue to receive community input. You may write a letter regarding this application and email it to Curtis Woodward at cwoodward@slco.org.
I am writing to represent the Emigration Canyon Community Council in communicating on behalf of those Canyon residents who strongly oppose a Conditional Use approval to the plan (Application Number 30473) being developed for recreational and commercial use of property located at 2350 Pinecrest Canyon Road belonging to John Walsh.
Yesterday evening, the Emigration Canyon Community Council held its monthly meeting. This conditional use application, and the process that has accompanied it, was an agenda item that attracted considerable and intense interest from Canyon residents.
Wildfires are a visceral concern for all canyon residents who live at this drought-stricken urban / wildland interface. Human-triggered wildfires from accidents, automobiles, camping, cooking, construction, carelessness, fireworks, or firearms quickly burn property and homes in Utah communities every year. This year, California wildfires have reportedly moved at rates of 80 football fields per minute in conditions that are often replicated in Emigration Canyon. This leaves no time for residents or Mr. Walsh's customers to evacuate, much less for response teams to mobilize to the wildfire location and to the residential neighborhoods of Pinecrest, Killyon Canyon and Emigration Oaks. The subject property is located at the end of Pinecrest Canyon Road, with no alternate evacuation route in the event of a fire at the property, and no evacuation route at all if a fire blocks the road. There are no apparent solutions being brought forward to mitigate this already concerning situation.
Residents and visitors alike hike on trails surrounding the property (established as part of a Trails Master Plan) could be injured or worse from a fire, an accidental or intentional firearms discharge, or archery misfire. These and other types of accidents either on the subject property or surrounding it would require mobilization of first responders.
The negative impact on property values resulting from the proposed commercial uses and the associated traffic and noise also need to be considered. A primary reason people move into Emigration Canyon is to live in and enjoy a quiet environment. Increased commercial traffic, not to mention the sound of gunfire, certainly brings a variety of disturbance to residential neighborhoods. It is difficult to imagine any circumstance under which the sound of nearby gunfire or the impact of additional traffic could be adequately mitigated.
The commercial use of the subject property is incompatible with the residential nature of the surrounding properties and with the Emigration Township General Plan regarding commercial development in the Canyon.
Accessing the upper reaches of Pinecrest canyon requires navigation of a narrow, single-lane road over which cars, buses, fire trucks or emergency responders, can pass in only one direction at a time. The use of this road for commercial purposes of any kind is incompatible with the local infrastructure. An already challenging roadway would be certainly made worse with increased traffic of any volume. This situation would worsen further during the winter months when clients for sledding would be attracted from outside the Canyon. The limitations this road places on the ability of first responders to adequately fight fires or respond to other emergencies while enabling customers and residents to evacuate would be difficult to mitigate.
These and other concerns have been raised by the Emigration Canyon community and are detailed in letters to Salt Lake County Planning and Development. Examples are attached and should be reviewed in detail. Questions about both the content of the conditional use application and the seemingly opaque process that has kept this from view of residents until now are abundant. The Community Council is not aware of any voices of support for granting the conditional use. We respectfully ask that Emigration Canyon Planning Commission carefully consider the clear merits of the concerns expressed by Emigration Canyon residents and their request to deny the Conditional Use application.


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I tried really hard to write a post where I was all La-dee-da about something that happened today, but I just can't gaslight you all that way. I've got to be honest, it's just not fair otherwise. Last night I took a guess at a needle size, and knit a swatch for Elliot's sweater. Then I washed it (because unwashed swatches are total lying arseholes) and because it's colourwork. (Remember from a post or two ago? I want to see dye problems now, not in the finished sweater.) Then I laid it tidily out to dry, and went about my life. I returned, not too much later and measured it.
Knitters, I have both stitch and row gauge on the first try. Like I said, I was going to try and pretend to be all casual about that BUT I CAN'T BECAUSE IT IS LIKE FINDING A FRIENDLY SPARKLE UNICORN IN YOUR BATHTUB.
But swatches still lie. I'm going to guess a nice rouse game of Yarn Chicken awaits.
You got gauge? Yeah, that swatch is totally lying to you. I suppose if it produces a too-big jumper, that'll be fine, what with the child growing thing.
Totally unrelated to the post.
Every year about this time I start thinking about you gearing up for your ride. I admire your gumption, and envy your riding schedule. I was wondering, when you start to ride (hopefully after the snow goes away) if you could share your Riding Diary with me.
Something like that. I would love to ride along, even though I am in the Pacific Northwest.
Do you think that is do-able?
DudeDudeDude. You said it out loud. You have now taunted the Yarn Gods. Beware. They're vindictive little assholes.
This! A flag has been raised and some nasty twist of fate is going to notice. I will hope for the best, but I've seen how evil unicorns truly are (those horns are POINTY and right.out.front for stabbing purposes).
Sparkling unicorns are good– if they stick around.
I hope that swatch isn't playing an April Fool's joke on you!
More likely Steph is playing an April Fool's joke on us!
Or else the yarn she is attempting to use has been discontinued and she only has the two balls … which will turn out to be enough for exactly 94.2% of a sweater in Elliot's size.
are sparkle unicorns ever unfriendly? or is that just an American thing?
enjoy your unicorn sweater. adventure awaits!
This is when my swatch gauge is not the gauge that shows up when I actually knit the sweater. Hope that doesn't happen here.
Golly, people are skeptical! I believe that the sweater will continue to be in the correct gauge, and that Eliot will love it!
I'd say less skepticism and more realism. We all know swatches are fickle and can lull you into a fall sense of security.
Pretty sure the gauge swatch is correct, but a skein of yarn will be lost at the airport and then recovered by another knitter, but not until after his birthday of course.
Just out of curiosity what could you do if you get say stitch gauge but not row gauge?
Most of the times I don't try to match pattern's gauge, since they are not usually to my taste (i.e. too loose, fishnet style). I knit a swatch with my preferred feeling of fabric and then re-calculate the stich count with my gauge or pick a size which gives me the size I aim for with my gauge.
This would probably be be too much math for Steph. She can do it but would rather get gauge by adjusting needle sizes.
Quick, buy a lottery ticket.
Congratulations! What luck, but in your case I suspect that knowledge and skill had more to do with the happy outcome. It's important that we celebrate all of the joys in our lives.
Yay! May the force be with you!
Brava Steph, may the unicorn force stay with you! Elliot will love it!
I'm just here for the comments. I've got my bowl popcorn by my side.
Even sparkly unicorns have to excrete sometime.
Madam, I salute you for that stylish comment.
I kept waiting for you to say that you now have no idea of what size needles you had used. Maybe i am a skeptic after all.
Enjoy the moment and I hope it sticks with you the whole way through! Good luck with the knitting and with your trip and I hope it just flies nicely off the needles for you!
I'll keep my fingers crossed that you haven't jinxed yourself. Only once in my life have I gotten both stitch gauge and row gauge, so if it were me, I'd be afraid I'd just doomed myself somehow. Here's hoping it's smooth knitting ahead for you!
Surely the odds are that it will happen sometime. This is your time! Hurray!
Unrelated, what are you doing for work these days?
I pray the goddesses of yarn to bless you through this journey and that yarn chicken is not in your future.
You probably already did this – but you should definitely go check the bathtub – just in case!
Whoo hoo! You get to show that it can happen sometimes! There is majik in yarn!
Only a knitter would understand!
You just hit one of those moments when all those years of knitting experience pay off!! Good on ya.
Good one. We own calendars.
In other news, why are you messing with me? I've been compassionate about several months of blog-drought, then I go to a Tues-Sun writing conference and in exactly that time there are four (4) plump, juicy posts. Working on not seeing this as personal is tuckering me out. (By the way, I saw what you did with sliding that Mary Oliver quote in a few days ago. Smooth.) Conferences do help the in-house sock club, though.
Almost anyone else, we'd say, "Hey, it's really not ABOUT you!!", but you, Lady Rams of the Comments: maybe it actually IS!!! Did you happen to mention your away-ness-at-conference to Stephanie???!?
You LIE! Or, you're a witch.
But for your sake, I hope not!
Looking forward to a new Elliot Sweater!
I have been at the mercy of the leaky dye fairy and the gauge fairy. Boy was that a mistake. I thought I was knitting a sweater until I gave it it's celebratory soak. I even pretended it would all be OK when it dried. Oh boy! Now I own a family garment that I can wear with my husband and daughter inside too – it's great for keeping us warm – right down to our knees!
Enjoy that sparkle unicorn for all its worth!!!! Somebody gets to win the game & this time it's you so celebrate it!!
If the have a lottery in Canada you really should buy a ticket before your magic wears off.
Check the date of the post, all you quick congratulate-ers. The date was April 1. The day of pranks. Nobody, not even the vaunted Yarn Harlot, gets stitch and row gauge on the first try. Nice one, Steph.
Zow-Wee! Batman! You are amazing!
Well you know we all think that already … Maybe the planets aligned and the sun is shining on your yarn and needles at just the right angle and all is good in the universe or our solar system. The universe might be too big an ask.
HOORAY!!! (honestly, the sweater KNOWS Elliot's birthday is right around the corner and wants to be done in time, so the yarn and needles probably chatted and said things like, "ok, friend, we need to get this gauge thing bang on for her…") Here's to finishing the sweater in less than a week!
You know that you have challenged the Knitting Goddess, right? You even spit in her eye. I am afraid for you, and am making sacrifices on your behalf in hopes of warding off calamity.
That's awesome. I haven't done much knitting in the last year, but every time I read your blog, I want to make more time to pick up my needles.
this is an April Fool prank, yes?
What in the name of Arachne is going on around here??? This is either an awesome April Fool's post or…..it's a sign of the Apocalypse.
Never mind the gauge, the colours are gorgeous. It's a good thing you knit blindingly fast because now I can't wait to see Elliot's sweater.
Ok just so you know? I'm totally adding "sparkly unicorn in my bathtub" to my lexicon. I completely cracked up!
Now the other question is: did you have any dye issues?
Dang it, why didn't it ever occur to me that "Stripes" equals "colorwork"? Somehow I was only thinking stranded, patterned knitting was colorwork. Oh, the obvious things that escape me….
OMG, I use that phrase " gaslighting". No one ever knows what I am talking about. Love Love that you know what it is.
I always have to tell people about the movie, and what it mean.
Totally a knitter's miracle! The powers that be must have you in their sights. Take as much advantage as you can of their good graces!!
Your titles are the best!
I suddenly really really need to go knit a sweater, fast, for my grandson Mathias turning two the end of the month. In Alaska, so you know it will go to good use. Thank you for the hey-you-wake-up!
It's either fate, or The Universe is just effin with you to lull you into that false sense of security.
Yay for knitting Unicorns. That's going to be lovely. I've been working this year on adapting my knitting pattern to the gauge in my swatch (a la Cheryl Brunette) and was wondering if you ever do that or do you keep swatching until you nail the gauge in the pattern.
Wow! You just took the Gold for Canada!
I'm taking this as a sign for more wonderfulness on its way!!!!
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Or is it more like finding a friendly sparkle unicorn CLEANING your bathtub?
Well, miracles do happen…even to knitters. Just can't can it and put it away for next time.
*snort!* If I found a friendly sparkly unicorn it would be in my fridge, right before dinner time. Just sayin'.
Epic, wish me luck with mine!
Now that DFW is in the rear view mirror I cannot wait to find out if Elliot opened a completed sweater today!
PS If I found a friendly sparkly unicorn I hope mine cleans house!
Ohh I want to find a sparkly unicorn in my bathtub…or get gauge like that just once!
Good response in return of this query with solid arguments and explaining the whole thing about that.
Nothing to do with this post (nor that I have been absent for these many months) but a You Tube video I've just seen – an explanation of the picture of the first black hole even seen, the picture that has just been shown to all and sundry – brought me to you.
The fellow talked about the bending of the space-time continuum at the black hole. It certainly got my attention – but he did not mention – or even hint at – any other knitting terms.
Unfortunately I did not take not of the exact video times he talked about the s-t continuum, so you may have to watch it all the way through. OR, just read the blurb underneath the video (for a lesser mentioning of the bending of the continuum).
I am nearly as excited as the scientists have been about this. Hope you will be too.
All Yarns are beautiful and some like the shine of the metallic Yarn. Me too!


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Travis's Tuesday Tidbit: How Low Can Earth Go?
Posted by Travis Gerhardt on October 9, 2012
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If you ask "What's the highest point on Earth?" most people will correctly answer "Mt. Everest". If you ask "What's the lowest point on Earth?" you'll get answers of "Death Valley" (the lowest land in North America at 86m below sea level), "The Dead Sea" (the lowest point in Asia at 423m below sea level), or maybe even "Marianas Trench" which is the lowest point on Earth. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it's almost 11 km at its deepest, a place known as Challenger Deep. First explored in 1960 by humans, there wouldn't be a return trip by man until 2012.
Just before Christmas in 1872, the HMS Challenger left Portsmouth, England on its four year mission of oceanography. It had nets for retrieving biological samples from different depths, housed six scientists, and travelled 127,000 km over four years. The mission discovered more than 4000 new species of plants and animals, but also discovered the Marianas Trench. Using a sounding line (a line with a weight on the end which is then lowered into the water) they were able to measure the deepest part of the trench. This point was then Challenger Deep after the HMS Challenger.
In 1953, a Swiss physicist named Auguste Piccard constructed and launched the Trieste, named after the Italian city in which it was built. With his son Jacques, the ship made its first dive on August 11. Over the next three years it would complete many more dives in the Mediterranean. These successes lead the United States government to investigate the craft in 1957, and it was recommended as the ideal craft to explore the Challenger Deep. It was bought for $250,000 in 1958 (worth approximately $1.6 million in 2012).
The dive to the Challenger Deep was uneventful. Manned by Lt. Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard, the submersible took nearly five hours to descend on January 23, 1960. During that time, the two occupants had little to do beside check gauges and look at the occasional bioluminescent sea life that swam by. At ~9.5 km they heard a bang which turned out to be the breaking of a secondary Plexiglass window in the entry tube, a non-fatal event. Once they reached the bottom they only stayed there for 20 minutes before returning up by dropping their ballast; the return trip only took 3 hours and fifteen minutes.
In March of 2012, James Cameron descended to the bottom of the Challenger Deep in a one-manned submersible. His descent took 2.5 hours and he spent 3 hours at the bottom, only half of his scheduled 6 hours which were cut short due to a hydraulic fluid leak. He brought multiple 3D cameras with him and recorded footage of his journey, and the team is eager to work out the kinks and try again. With only three people even reaching the bottom, Challenger Deep is one of the most remote places on the planet.
Today's Tangent: As stated above, Mount Everest is the highest point in the world. But the highest point does not the tallest mountain make. Mount Everest is anywhere from 3.6 to 4.6 km high (3.6 on the south face and 4.6 on the north face) and is only the highest point because it's in a mountainous region, raising its base more than 4 km. For the tallest mountain, look to Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa in Hawaii, both of which are 10.2 km tall though partly underwater. The tallest mountain on land is Mount McKinley in Alaska at 5.3 to 5.9 km tall.
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