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The Wise Man S Fear
Book Title : The Wise Man s Fear
Author : Patrick Rothfuss
Publisher : Penguin
Pages : 1120
Discover #1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss' epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle. "I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss." —Lin-Manuel Miranda • "He's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy." —George R. R. Martin • "Rothfuss has real talent." —Terry Brooks DAY TWO: THE WISE MAN'S FEAR "There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man." My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me. So begins a tale told from his own point of view—a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in The Wise Man's Fear, Day Two of The Kingkiller Chronicle, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time. Praise for The Kingkiller Chronicle: "The best epic fantasy I read last year.... He's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy." —George R. R. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire "Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous." —Terry Brooks, New York Times-bestselling author of Shannara "It is a rare and great pleasure to find a fantasist writing...with true music in the words." —Ursula K. Le Guin, award-winning author of Earthsea "The characters are real and the magic is true." —Robin Hobb, New York Times-bestselling author of Assassin's Apprentice "Masterful.... There is a beauty to Pat's writing that defies description." —Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling author of Mistborn
The Wise Man S Fear A Novel By Patrick Rothfuss Trivia On Books
Book Title : The Wise Man s Fear A Novel by Patrick Rothfuss Trivia On Books
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Trivia-on-Book: The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss Take the challenge yourself and share it with friends and family for a time of fun! The second of The Kingkiller Chronicle, The Wise Man's Fear takes off from where The Name of the Wind ends. In this book, Kvothe continues his study at the university for a second year but has to leave midway when he courts a scandal. He serves at the court of a nobleman, foils a murder attempt, chases bandits, meets the Fae people, and trains in martial arts with the Adem. When he returns to the university after his travels, he is a changed man. In the meantime, things are happening in the current time as well, and Kvothe seems to have lost all his remarkable powers, while Bast has assumed full control of the Chronicler. How does the past narrative tie up with the present? You may have read the book, but not have liked it. You may have liked the book, but not be a fan. You may call yourself a fan, but few truly are. Are you a fan? Trivia-on-Books is an independently curated trivia quiz on the book for readers, students, and fans alike. Whether you're looking for new materials to the book or would like to take the challenge yourself and share it with your friends and family for a time of fun, Trivia-on-Books provides a unique approach to The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss that is both insightful and educational! Features You'll Find Inside: • 30 Multiple choice questions on the book, plots, characters and author • Insightful commentary to answer every question • Complementary quiz material for yourself or your reading group • Results provided with scores to determine "status" Promising quality and value, come play your trivia of a favorite book!
Author : Hanzo Adem
Publisher : dgfhj
In The Wise Man's Fear, Kvothe searches for answers, attempting to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, forced to reclaim the honor of his family, and travels into the Fae realm. There he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist, and who no man has ever survived...until Kvothe. Now, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.
The Name Of The Wind
Book Title : The Name of the Wind
Publisher : Hachette UK
'I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me' So begins the tale of Kvothe - currently known as Kote, the unassuming innkeepter - from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin. The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read title.
Book Title : The Slow Regard of Silent Things
The University, a renowned bastion of knowledge, attracts the brightest minds to unravel the mysteries of enlightened sciences like artificing and alchemy. Yet deep below its bustling halls lies a complex and cavernous maze of abandoned rooms and ancient passageways - and in the heart of it all lives Auri. Formerly a student at the University, now Auri spends her days tending the world around her. She has learned that some mysteries are best left settled and safe. No longer fooled by the sharp rationality so treasured by the University, Auri sees beyond the surface of things, into subtle dangers and hidden names. At once joyous and haunting, THE SLOW REGARD OF SILENT THINGS is a rich, atmospheric and lyrical tale, featuring one of the most beloved characters from Rothfuss' acclaimed fantasy series.
The Living Bible
Book Title : The Living Bible
Author : Tyndale
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Celebrating 40 years and over 40 million lives touched, Tyndale is releasing The Living Bible as an eBook. The Living Bible is a paraphrase of the Old and New Testaments. Its purpose is to say as exactly as possible what the writers of the Scriptures meant, and to say it simply, expanding where necessary for a clear understanding by the modern reader.
Book Title : City of God
Author : Saint Augustine
St Augustine, bishop of Hippo, was one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and City of God is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the way forward to a citizenship that transcends the best political experiences of the world and offers citizenship that will last for eternity, City of God is one of the most influential documents in the development of Christianity.
The Complete Collected Works Of Dr Phineas Parkhurst Quimby Hardcover Edition
Book Title : The Complete Collected Works of Dr Phineas Parkhurst Quimby Hardcover Edition
Author : Phineas Parkhurst Quimby
Publisher : Seed of Life Publishing
Dr. Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802-1866) was a lifelong resident of Belfast, ME and a clockmaker, by trade. From the late 1840s until the time of his transition, he wrote down his own particular philosophical, psychological and metaphysical views on life, death, health, religion and the mind. His early studies of hypnosis, then called mesmerism, led him later on to develop his unique method of healing for both mental and physical affirmities. Proud of his New England heritage, passionate in his love of liberty and equality for all, outspoken in his admonitions against what he considered aristocracy and priestcraft, empathetic toward the sick and suffering, he recorded his experiences, experiments and case studies of his own life journey's explorations into humanity and spirituality, in order to leave behind, for us, what he found, for himself, to be universally applicable truths, for the benefit of all mankind. For this reason, he wrote this book. (Hardcover Edition) (700 pages)
Creative Pet Project
Book Title : Creative Pet Project
Author : Rob Snow
Publisher : Rob Snow
With 111 well-known artists from around the world, this unique and beautiful PDF version of the Creative Pet Project will draw you to understand the passions that artists have to breathe life into their works. This has been achieved through the connections they have with their companion animals. Almost 70% of the artists in the book have rescue animals, and their love for these animals extends to the beautiful artwork they create, that also contain animals. Well-known artists and illustrators such as Yuko Shimizu, Anita Kunz, Martin Wittfooth, Sas Christian, John Brophy,Lola Gil, Raffaele Bafefit, Ana Bagayan, Dilka Bear, Chet Zar, Heiidi Tailleferr, Jackie Morris, and many more, all have that great thing in common. They love animals and they love their creative work. That is what makes this book a great piece to have and explore. If you love animal and love art, this book is for you! It comes with full interactive menu, and bookmarks, as well as 240 pages of art, profiles and pet stories that will make you love the works even more. 240 Pages 111 artworks 111 biographies/pet bios Follow us at: http://www.creative-pet-project.com https://twitter.com/CreatePetProj https://www.facebook.com/CreativePetProject http://createpetproj.wordpress.com https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115260259276234429438/+Creativepetproject2014/posts http://createpetproj.tumblr.com http://instagram.com/creatpetproj/ http://www.pinterest.com/creativepetproj/ https://vimeo.com/user25931039 http://society6.com/CreativePetProject
The Rithmatist
Book Title : The Rithmatist
Author : Brandon Sanderson
Publisher : Tor Teen
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson: his debut novel for the young adult audience More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master in a mysterious inception ceremony, Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity's only defense against the Wild Chalklings—merciless creatures that leave mangled corpses in their wake. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the American Isles. As the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students study the magical art that he would do anything to practice. Then students start disappearing—kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving trails of blood. Assigned to help the professor who is investigating the crimes, Joel and his friend Melody find themselves on the trail of an unexpected discovery—one that will change Rithmatics—and their world—forever. Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings his unique brand of epic storytelling to the teen audience with an engrossing tale of danger and suspense—the first of a series. With his trademark skills in world-building, Sanderson has created a magic system that is so inventive and detailed that that readers who appreciate games of strategy and tactics just may want to bring Rithmatics to life in our world. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013 A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013 At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Home SPORT Formula 1 Vettel unfazed by lack of mileage ahead of Aston Martin debut
Vettel unfazed by lack of mileage ahead of Aston Martin debut
While AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly topped the mileage count for 2021 pre-season testing with his 237 laps of the Bahrain International Circuit, a series of technical hiccups meant that Aston Martin new recruit Sebastian Vettel managed less than half that number. But ahead of his Bahrain Grand Prix debut with the team, the four-time champion was refusing to get flustered by his lack of seat time.
A gearbox issue on day two of testing, followed up by a loss of boost pressure on day three, culminated in Vettel recording just 117 laps in Bahrain – the lowest count of anyone bar Williams test driver Roy Nissany. And while it wasn't the ideal way to prepare for his first season with his new Aston Martin team – Vettel having joined from Ferrari for 2021 – the German didn't seem unduly bothered when asked about the lack of milage after the test.
"I'm not too preoccupied," said Vettel. "Maybe it's the age, maybe it's the experience. But probably 10 years ago I would slightly panic now.
"We still got some running and for me it was super useful, the laps [on Sunday], so it could be worse – it could be better but it could be worse. I think it's about remaining calm, doing one thing at a time and moving forward when it's time to.
"Even I think the people that had no trouble at all and did lots of laps, I don't think you can acquire all the information about the new cars, the new tyres, the changes over the winter," he added. "So if anybody steps out of the car and says that after one and a half days he's up to the speed that he was after 17 races in 20 weeks last year sort of thing, I think that's not possible."
Overall, Vettel and new team mate Lance Stroll managed just 314 laps between them – their tally better only than Mercedes' 304. Despite that, data analysis from the three days gave hints that Aston Martin may have a potentially very strong package on their hands with their AMR21 – although Vettel refused to be drawn on where exactly he thought the team stood in the pecking order.
"I think it's very difficult to say in terms of competitiveness," he said. "We haven't done many runs that probably equal other people's runs to give a bit of a comparison – but I don't think that's too important because we'll find out in two weeks anyway.
"Every lap is extremely important to me to understand the car, to understand how the car wants to be driven, to figure out the differences of my past and my future, so to say. So really interesting and I enjoy it. I think there's still a lot that I can improve and still a lot that we can improve.
"It would have been [useful to do a qualifying simulation run]," he added. "I didn't, but to be honest, more important than one lap is to really understand the car, and for that, I think just doing more and more laps helps. Then doing a push lap is just putting the things together, all the lessons that you learn or acquire. I'm not worried about that.
"I think for us, the first couple of races will be, especially for me, a steep learning curve. But we'll take it from there."
Vettel's next date with the Aston Martin AMR21 will be at the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 26-28, as the 2021 season gets under way.
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"Staff Favorites of 2016" lists The Day's staff members' favorite moments in the arts this year, from local exhibits and concerts to new releases on film, in music and print, and on television. Here, we share our favorite recorded music from 2016.
Inspired by the collective national mindset that resulted in "Brexit," the atmospheric British band Marillion released this conceptual recording in the fall, and that its message and narratives eerily foretold what happened with America's recent presidential election only adds to the anger and despair. At the same time, Marillion's musical DNA is organically predisposed to beauty and majesty rather than discord or freneticism. Three extensive suites, "El Dorado," "The Leavers" and "The New Kings," are connected by three shorter pieces, and the overall melodic and narrative flow saturate your ears and an enveloping sense of time and space in oddly therapeutic fashion. One of Marillion's tongue-in-cheek merch T-shirts reads, "Maybe the best band in the world." Well, maybe it's not tongue-in-cheek. Maybe they really are the best band in the world — and "F.E.A.R." is a persuasive argument in support.
If you know Andy Timmons — and I'm proud to be a pal — his gentle and down-to-earth demeanor is exactly the opposite of the stereotyped indulgent Rock Dude. These qualities saturate his music, too, which adds a very accessible component to music that might otherwise be shelved in the "guitar hero" bin alongside work by Joe Satriani, Steve Vai or Angel Vivaldi. Make no mistake: Timmons IS that great of a player. In fact, on this latest collection of 10 instrumental songs, Timmons and his equally amazing rhythm section — bassist Mike Daane and alternating drummers Rob Avsharian and Mike Marine — are effortlessly virtuosic. But the tunes are melodic in the finest compositional sense, and that the scope of Timmons' structures from Utopia and Robert Fripp to the Beatles and Brian Wilson means the appeal ranges far and beyond the average shred-head. That the two most beautiful and elegaic songs here are in memory of beloved cats speaks worlds about Timmons and his emotional depth.
This world-class Alabama roots band has always walked the tightrope of "Southern duality" with wisdom, empathy and open-minded passion, and the collective worldview and craft of songwriters Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley is the equivalent of Flannery O'Connor and James Dickey if they'd played in the Clash and lived in South Carolina. As the title suggests, though, "American Band" sees the Truckers broaden their focus from Dixie to the whole nation, and their rage about what's happening is artfully and passionately expressed throughout. An interesting note: I heard some of these songs delivered on NPR's "Tiny Desk" concert — and the switch in dynamics from brash electricity to spare acoustic instrumentation demonstrated that the songs can convey sorrow just as much as anger.
36 is the artistic identity assumed by electronic musician Dennis Huddleston — and it's only my opinion that this might be the case because "Dennis Huddleston" sounds like the leader of a Cub Scout troop or perhaps the boyish and genial algebra teacher at a Midwestern middle school. In any case, "The Infinity Room" is an exercise in which Dennis consciously limited his tonal options and sound palette and then, within those parameters, set out to use each composition to inspire the next and so on. What he ends with, then, is a hypnotic, chiming, endlessly spiraling and always beautiful journey through 10 musical "rooms." If you've enjoyed Tangerine Dream, Olafur Arnalds, Peter Chilvers, Erik Satie or the soundtracks of John Carpenter, you need to hear this.
The older I get, the more formulaic modern music sounds. I don't discount the "snore-worthy old guy" quality, but it IS true that mainstream pop, country and rap is incredibly formulaic. So there. Which is why this album is so refreshing to me. Both veterans of prison time in Angola, hip hoppers Boosie Badazz and C-Murder (still incarcerated after a murder conviction) are intimately familiar with the peculiarities of the criminal justice system. I don't know enough of their respective histories to know how "guilty" they've been in terms of criminal behavior. But this album is so dark — with harsh, hoarse and melancholy vocal deliveries and brutally moody backing tracks that sound lifted from a horror movie — that their combination of indignation, regret and abject despair is as thought-provoking as it is musically compelling.
I will confess that Swedish mezzo soprano Anne Sofie von Otter is one of my favorite singers on the planet and the alt-classical hipsters Brooklyn Rider are my favorite string quartet these days. This CD of 13 tracks of songs by some of the best contemporary songwriters and composers — Rufus Wainwright, John Adams, Caroline Shaw, Björk, Elvis Costello — is a model for where classical music ought to be going. The arrangements are contrapuntal and evocative, swinging from Baroque gestures to cinematic sonic spikes, and Otter's singing is as lush and knowing as ever — she is a true chameleon. For me the high points were Otter's portrayal of Kitty's cri de coeur "Am I Your Light?" from the Adams opera "Dr. Atomic," and the wonderful, multi-colored string quartet arrangement of Björk's "Cover Me." Once they called this stuff "crossover," but who is doing the crossing? Does anyone think that Björk is a pop star? The entire set is calmly atmospheric, and this CD will wear well through the years, I'm sure.
After a five-year album hiatus, in which he seemed to perform duets with anyone who would ask, Gill is back, showcasing his mix of incredible vocals, lyrics and guitar playing. There's not another "Go Rest High on That Mountain" or "When I Call Your Name," but there are plenty of heartbreaking ballads, including "Reasons for the Tears I Cry." Have you heard this on country radio? Of course not.
Last year, Chris Stapleton took Nashville by storm and this year it's brothers TJ and John. TJ even sounds a bit like Stapleton (with some Jamey Johnson and Trace Adkins thrown in). Add the guitar wizardry of brother John and you have a heck of a duo. Mega-hit "Stay a Little Longer" was this year's best not-in-love song.
James Leg's "Blood on the Keys" has the kind of enthusiasm that's mostly disappeared from rock music these days. It's just a shame my album of the year came out so far beyond its time; it could have swept the scene in 1970, evoking MC5 and Stooges but with preternatural shrewdness.
On the pop side of things, Kanye West's wildly overanalyzed "The Life of Pablo" was a treat. That such a simple yet masterful set of songs generated so much controversy upon its release is a testament to how great he really is, as much as we don't want to admit it sometimes. It narrowly beats out David Bowie's "Blackstar" for me, which had the year's two best songs in "Blackstar" and "Lazarus," but was dragged down a bit by some pedestrian cuts.


At least that is what I told the ladies in the antique store as the skeleton key I was buying rolled over in the open palm of my outstretched hand.
My wife and I were wandering through an antique mall just before it was closing. In the back of the store I found a bunch of skeleton keys less than five dollars each. One of my favorite effects from my magic days is a little something called the, Haunted Key. A skeleton key is laid across my palm and all on its own it slowly turns as if it is in a lock. It is an incredibly haunting effect that always gets a great response. The effect does not work with any skeleton key so once you know the secret you just have to keep trying them until you find one that does. I always buy the keys when I find them because I am always losing them.
"No" my wife instantly responded, "It is not your job, they can believe what they wish" and we laughed all the way home.
In 1974 my father opened up Perfect Magic. 42 years later that shop still exits both brick and mortar and on the web with my parents at the helm. Why not pay them a visit at PerfectMagic.com and if you want the Haunted Key which they still carry, tell them Brian sent you.


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The Warriors (5-13-1, 3-4-1) were outshot 33 to 2 for the game against the Falcons (19-0, 7-0).
Rosemary Montalvo started in goal for the Warriors and made 10 saves. Christina Johnson also played in goal for the Warriors and made two saves.
Cerritos led 9-0 at halftime and scored three more goals in the second half.
The Warriors will conclude the season on Friday afternoon against Pasadena City College. Kick-off is schedueld for 1:00 PM.


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Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Fusion Connect, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSNN) from May 11, 2018 through April 2, 2019, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for Fusion Connect investors under the federal securities laws.
If you purchased Fusion Connect securities between August 14, 2018 through April 2, 2019, and would like to join the action, please click "Join This Class Action," above.
EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Announces Filing of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Fusion Connect, Inc. – FSNN
New York, N.Y., Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Fusion Connect, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSNN) from May 11, 2018 through April 2, 2019, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for Fusion Connect investors under the federal securities laws.
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According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Fusion Connect's earnings for the quarters ended June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018 were overstated due to the insufficient precision in the process by which certain of its Birch Communications Holdings, Inc. subsidiaries capitalized costs; and (2) as a result, Fusion Connect's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 17, 2019. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. If you wish to join the litigation, go to https://www.rosenlegal.com/cases-register-1557.html or to discuss your rights or interests regarding this class action, please contact Phillip Kim, Esq. of Rosen Law Firm toll free at 866-767-3653 or via e-mail at pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com.
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The Black Hole (1979)
Maximilian Schell in one of his quieter moment, planning a journey into The Black Hole
Director: Gary Nelson
Cast: Maximilian Schell (Dr Hans Reinhardt), Anthony Perkins (Dr Alex Durant), Robert Forster (Captain Dan Holland), Joseph Bottoms (Lt Charle Pizer), Yvette Mimieux (Dr Kate McCrae), Ernest Borgnine (Harry Booth), Roddy McDowell (VINCENT), Slim Pickens (BOB)
When Star Wars became a massive smash hit, every single studio assumed all they needed to do was to search out any damn space-set saga it could find, dress it up with a few Star Wars-feeling elements (usually shooting and funny robots) and, Bob's Your Uncle, you would have a box-office smash of your very own. Well that turned out not to be the case – and Disney's The Black Hole was a case in point.
At the end of a long mission, the crew of the USS Palomino is on the way back to Earth, when they discover a black hole with a spaceship hovering around it. The ship is the long-lost USS Cygnus, commanded by legendary genius Dr Max Reinhardt (Maximilian Schell). The crew are at first welcomed by the Cygnus – but is there a dangerous secret on board? You bet there is.
The Black Hole feels like several different types of story all very unsuccessfully stapled together. There are elements in there of a 2001-style intellectual, "what does life mean" science fiction saga. But every time we start to get near those tones, up jumps a funny robot, or a bit of shooting, or an odd "haunted-house-in-space" sequence, or a mad scientist ranting. None of these stories, by the way, are particularly good or unique. They are all rather clumsily assembled. The tone of the film is also all over the place – so we get a comedy robot with funny bug eyes getting up to hi-jinks, closely followed by Anthony Perkins being ruthlessly killed by a drill (even if it is mostly offscreen blood and guts). Who is this film for? Too dark and grim for kids, too stupid and childish for their parents.
Robert Forster and Anthony Perkins look barely interested in the events around them (Perkins must have been wondering by this point in his life where it had all gone wrong). Ernest Borgnine plays the sort of blow-hard he could do standing on his head. Perhaps aware that most of the rest of the performers weren't really engaged in it, Maximilian Schell acts for everyone. Never one to be afraid of going overboard, Schell's wild-eyed enthusiasm leaves no scenery unchewed. It's the sort of performance that seems to capture the wildly uneven tone of the film: so one minute Schell is a sort of space Byron, the next minute he's literally slapping his head over the incompetence of his minions like some sort of Space Skeletor.
There really isn't any actual plot in The Black Hole – it takes no more than about 40 minutes to hit the final "we gotta get off this ship" run around. There are some vague ideas bandied around about the spiritual meaning of touching the edge of God's creation – but these barely get any air time. The last 30 minutes are a hurried dash through the ship, before we finally fly through the wormhole. This wormhole flight is left obliquely unclear (it's crammed with odd imagery inspired by Dante), and I suspect there were more ideas in the original script that were cut when they basically decided to make this a kids' film.
But then that's like the whole film. It's a 2001 wannabe that has been retrofitted into something as Star Warsy as possible. VINCENT and BOB are a low-rent R2-D2 and C3P0 (they even have basically the same personalities) and Dr Reinhardt's robot followers are nothing more than imitation storm troopers with the Cygnus like some sort of Death Star. That's not even mentioning odd touches, such as the ESP powers given to Kate McCrae. None of these elements fit well together at all. The special effects have dated very badly (surely they can't have looked too impressive back then either?).
It's also of course possibly one of the least scientifically accurate films ever made. Most of the black hole physics are errant nonsense (at least so I'm told, I'm not qualified to comment). But I know enough about science to know that if anyone ever spent as much time in the cold vacuum of space as most of these characters do, they would all be frozen and dead. Most of the last chase sequence sees the crew moving through the Cygnus as parts of the ship break off, with holes to space all over the place. One character even drifts out into space only to be dragged back in absolutely fine. I guess it's for kids but it still immediately stands out as odd.
And then there is that ending. As our heroes head down into the wormhole, the film makes a play for some sort of cult classic status. Angles distort and bend. Bizarre imagery is thrown at us. Reinhardt merges with his robot Maximilian and seems to go to hell. Angels fly across the screen. Lights and whizzbangs. What is going on? I don't think the film knows: its the sort of cult classic stuff where it's left open to the viewer to give it more meaning than it probably has. The final emergence from the black hole is a total let down - hard not to have a "what was all that about?" feeling...
The Black Hole is just, to be honest, a little too rubbish. I mean there are elements in there I don't mind: some people hate VINCENT, but I find him probably the most engaging hero (that's probably a pretty damning statement). Schell's scenery chewing ("MAXIMILIAN!!!!!") is reasonably entertaining. Some of the chasing around is fun. Villainous robot Maximilian is very well designed and looks creepy. But it's not enough. There is too much damn nonsense everywhere. It's a film with no spiritual or intellectual depth, which means when it does try to leave questions answered it merely frustrates rather than making you think.
Labels: 1979, Anthony Perkins, Box office bombs, Disney, Ernest Borgnine, Joseph Bottoms, Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Roddy McDowell, Science fiction, Slim Pickens, Yvette Mimieux
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Exciting sounds
Self-made producer Dave Middleton helps Sacramento find its voice
By Jason Roberts
Dave Middleton can't scream, but he can engineer your next album without leaving this chair.
Photo By Larry Dalton
"This is going to be a damned dorky interview, my friend," announced Dave Middleton. It was a chilly December evening, and we were sitting under a spire-like heat lamp on the porch of the Golden Bear. It was loud inside; it was cold outside. And, we soon realized, it was loud outside, too. Music blared from overhead speakers. We could see our breath as we chatted.
Middleton looks like the boy next-door: mild-mannered with wire-frame glasses and a barbershop haircut. Middleton is an unassuming musical savant. He is always smiling and seems constantly happy to be wherever he is, though he seems unsure of himself as the topic of an article.
We're both guitar players, so the conversation first meandered toward guitar-geek topics: why guitar solos are mostly bad, the qualities of Yngwie Malmsteen (neither of us could think of one), his favorite guitar player (Billy Corgan) and the "lip pout and art-school haircut" style of current garage-rock bands and their unison-bend playing technique, or what Middleton refers to as "wankery."
"If you have technique, it gives you freedom," Middleton said. "Your entire life as a musician should be about choices. It shouldn't be about 'Can I do it?' It's about 'Should I do it?'"
You may not know Middleton, but you surely know his work. Middleton has produced or engineered records for Dustin Aaron, Mike Rofé, Adam Varona, Deluxe, Steven Chance and Kristen Jones. As a guitar player and drummer, he has played with SquishTheBadMan and the Famous Celebrities, and he currently performs with both Deluxe and Scott McChane's new band, the Ghosts of California.
After being kicked out of a "really crappy band" when it decided to go hardcore (Middleton was ousted because he couldn't scream), he attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. "I actually graduated," Middleton stated solemnly. "It's kind of a shameful thing. You're supposed to get a gig before you graduate."
The talent pool at Berklee taught Middleton many lessons about songwriting and arranging. Music school instructs, he said, "but when you're out, you realize that other musicians who don't know anything are still way better than you."
Middleton feels especially at home in a recording studio. "I really like arranging and being able to play instruments," he said. "When I started, the recording was incidental. It was like a scam. It was like, 'Oh, I can get them to pay me to play instruments.'"
He has succeeded as a producer mostly by word of mouth in Sacramento, working primarily from his Pro Tools home studio. "I felt like a hack," he admitted. "I still kind of do."
Nonetheless, Middleton is drawn to producing and engineering. "Chris Woodhouse [of FM Knives] is one of my favorite engineers," he explained. "He was the first person who made me realize it was an art.
"There are exciting sounds and non-exciting sounds," Middleton continued. "As an engineer, it's your job to get exciting sounds." He cited the Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream and Radiohead's OK Computer as his favorite records. "Siamese Dream was my introduction to rock," he said.
"I'm a perfectionist as a producer. I like things that are built, things you could never create live. What [Siamese Dream producer] Butch Vig and [OK Computer producer Nigel Godrich] did was capture the essence of the music. They were engineers who were sympathetic to the integrity of the musicians, the creativity of the artists.
"It's all about texture and layers for me, when you're not hearing a part consciously, but it's there," Middleton said. He believes an engineer's task is to find the artist's identity and voice. Sacramento recording artists—and fellow guitar geeks—have Middleton. "With all of this experience, I hope to become an actual engineer at some point," he quipped modestly.
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International Seminar Series: Chocolate and Vanilla, Dialogues of Race
Wednesday, October 11th 2017
https://internationalstudies.illinoisstate.edu/internationalization/seminar-series/
Title of Presentation: Chocolate and Vanilla: Dialogues of Race
Speaker: Katie Sampeck, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anthropology (SOA) at Illinois State University
Presentation Overview: Both cacao (from several species and varieties of the tropical Theobroma tree) and vanilla, an orchid with many species across the tropics, were both Mesoamerican cultivars with potent symbolic and social meanings and economic importance. This pre-Columbian cultural ecology took a dramatic turn within the context of early modern medicine and theories of sustenance, ingestion, identity, and morality. Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century humoral theory and folk theorizing understood phenotypic characteristics, the environment, and particularly food as a dynamic set of relationships that created, maintained, and crafted the corporeal and spiritual self. Early modern ideas about the fluidity of physical features such as skin tone and mental or psychological abilities such as industriousness found an anchor in food and climate; environmental context and ingestion rather than bloodline generated personal qualities. People ate not just to sustain, but to craft the self, as ingestibles had much to do with who and how they were. The development of racialized ideologies of blackness and whiteness became linked in the seventeenth through eighteenth century with chocolate and vanilla, respectively, through multiple, recursive ways that illustrate the linkages of colonial process as a deployment of taste both to incorporate and establish difference. This topic is global in its genesis and its continuing legacies.
Speaker Bio: Kathryn E. Sampeck (BA, MA, University of Chicago; PhD Tulane University), an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Illinois State University, is a specialist in the archaeology and ethnohistory of Spanish colonialism.
Series Overview: The International Seminar Series offers the Illinois State campus and Bloomington-Normal communities weekly opportunities to learn about a wide range of international topics. Guest speakers are usually experts in their fields across a range of disciplines who cover a wide array of cultural, historical, political and social topics.
Series events have become one of the most popular internationally focused events on campus and continue to draw ever-growing crowds of students, faculty and community members. Audience members are given time at each event to raise questions to enable a two-way participation and learning.
International Seminar Series events are free and open to the public, and occur every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in the Bone Student Center. The fall 2017 series will focus on food justice and sustainability.
Office of International Studies and Programs
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David A. Benjamin
January 31, 1976 ~ August 9, 2018 (age 42)
ATHOL- David A. Benjamin, 42, of Pleasant Street, died on August 9, 2018.
Born in Greenfield on January 31, 1976, he was the son of Albert E. and Bonnie (Berger) Benjamin and spent all of his life in the Athol-Orange area, graduating from Athol High School in 1995.
Dave was very active in sports. He participated in school and Athol Area YMCA sports including basketball, soccer and Little League baseball.
He started in scouting as a Cub Scout and attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank of Boy Scouts. He was an avid hiker. He attended National Jamborees as well hiked High Adventure High Peaks of New York and Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico.
Dave was a member of the Athol Congregational Church.
He was married to Stephanie (Guilmette) in 2005.
A self employed painting contractor, he owned and operated Benjamin Painting for over 10 years and was skilled in bringing out the beauty of his work.
He lived for and enjoyed time with his family. Family and friends meant the world to Dave.
Survivors include his parents, Al and Bonnie Benjamin of Athol; his wife, Stephanie Benjamin of Warwick; a son, Seth Benjamin of Warwick, a step son, Demetri Guilmette of Orange; a sister, Rebecca Schultzberg and her husband, Glen, of Brookline; nieces, Lena and Viola Schultzberg; uncles and aunts John and Mary Benjamin of Sunderland and; Carl and Gail Berger of New York; cousins, relatives and many friends.
Dave was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, John and Antonia Benjamin and his maternal grandparents, Warren and Dorothy Berger, and his beloved dog, "Tikka".
A calling hour will be held on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 from 10-11 a.m. at the Athol Congregational Church, 1225 Chestnut Street, Athol.
A celebration of life will follow at 11 a.m. in church with Rev. Beverly Prestwood-Taylor officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations for Seth Benjamin's education. Checks may be made to Fidelity Advisors, c/o Kessler Investments, to the attention of Seth Benjamin Education Fund, 2070 Main Street, Athol, MA 01331.


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Police arrest four, look for Ozi over murder of PKR Youth member
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08 Jan 2019 / 13:51 H.
SHAH ALAM: Police have detained four individuals and are looking for a 25-year-old man over the brutal murder of a factory operator here.
The detainees are three men and a woman.
Thiyahu Marimuthoo, a PKR Youth member who contested a committee member post during last year's party election, was stabbed at an apartment at Section 7 here yesterday.
Selangor CID chief SAC Fadzil Ahmat said police picked up the four suspects around Klang and Shah Alam and are looking for Ozziram M. Devan (Pix).
"He also goes by the name Ozi, whose last known address is Taman Karupiah, Padang Jawa, Klang, is being sought by the police.
"Anyone with information on the man should contact Asst Supt K. Vignesh Kumar at 03-5520 2222 immediately," he said.
The 30-year-old man was slashed to death by a group of assailants in what is believed to be a revenge attack at an apartment.
The victim suffered serious injuries to his face, head, hand and leg, and was rushed to the Shah Alam Hospital by members of the public.
It is believed that he was stabbed by three suspects who drove a silver car. The motive for the attack is currently being investigated.


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what is stochastic control
A constructive approach of adding and removing links either deterministically or stochastically allows us to control the connectivity and rigidity of kirigami. In the 1950s they were used at Los Alamos for early work relating to the development of the hydrogen bomb, and became popularized in the fields of physics, physical chemistry, and operations research. DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING NSW 15 6 2 0 2 7 0 3 7 1 1 R There are a number of ways to solve this, such as enumerating all paths. These techniques use probabilistic modeling to estimate the network and its environment. Stochastic (from Greek στόχος (stókhos) 'aim, guess'[1]) refers to the property of being well described by a random probability distribution. [16] It is also used in finance, due to seemingly random changes in financial markets[17][18][19] as well as in medicine, linguistics, music, media, colour theory, botany, manufacturing, and geomorphology. Edited by: Chris Myers. 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Though this conception has been contested,[38] it has also provided the foundation for modern statistical natural language processing[39] and for theories of language learning and change.[40]. There are three versions of the Stochastic Oscillator available on SharpCharts. This includes systems with finite or infinite state spaces, as well as perfectly or imperfectly observed systems. $\endgroup$ – … A stochastic system is a system whose future states, due to its components' possible interactions, are not known precisely. Stochastic social science theory is similar to systems theory in that events are interactions of systems, although with a marked emphasis on unconscious processes. This assumption is largely valid for either continuous or batch manufacturing processes. Of course there is a multitude of other applications, such as optimal In this case the stochastic process $X_t$ is fixed and the only control is the choice of the time when to stop it. 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Tamer Basar, Math. 1999. The Monte Carlo method is a stochastic method popularized by physics researchers Stanisław Ulam, Enrico Fermi, John von Neumann, and Nicholas Metropolis. Earlier, John Cage and others had composed aleatoric or indeterminate music, which is created by chance processes but does not have the strict mathematical basis (Cage's Music of Changes, for example, uses a system of charts based on the I-Ching). Introduction to stochastic control, with applications taken from a variety of areas including supply-chain optimization, advertising, finance, dynamic resource allocation, caching, and traditional automatic control. Instr. Stochastic resonance: In biological systems, introducing stochastic "noise" has been found to help improve the signal strength of the internal feedback loops for balance and other vestibular communication. The formation of river meanders has been analyzed as a stochastic process, Non-deterministic approaches in language studies are largely inspired by the work of Ferdinand de Saussure, for example, in functionalist linguistic theory, which argues that competence is based on performance. Bertsekas and S.E. There are many variants of this problem. Gene expression, for example, has a stochastic component through the molecular collisions—as during binding and unbinding of RNA polym… It is a form of terrorism. "Usage-based phonology." Moreover, it is at the heart of the insurance industry. "Scripted Violence" rhetoric can result in an act of "Stochastic Terrorism." We need to describe the control set, U, … This page was last modified on 29 January 2012, at 10:00. This is a stochastic games with two players. stochastic: 1) Generally, stochastic (pronounced stow-KAS-tik , from the Greek stochastikos , or "skilled at aiming," since stochos is a target) describes an … [36][37] This distinction in functional theories of grammar should be carefully distinguished from the langue and parole distinction. It is usually the value of some given function evaluated at the end point of the stochastic process. Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics: General papers. Polynomial chaos expansions are used to quantify the effect of uncertainties in model parameters on the predicted model output. John Benjamins Publishing Company, Chomsky (1959). The random variable to optimize is computed in terms of some stochastic process. [35] Many biochemical events also lend themselves to stochastic analysis. One of the simplest continuous-time stochastic processes is Brownian motion. Please help improve the article by merging similar sections and removing unneeded subheaders. The first player chooses a control $\alpha$ to minimize the final expectation, whereas the second player chooses a control $\beta$ (knowing the choice of $\alpha$) to maximize the expectation. Next, classical and state-space descriptions of random processes and their propagation through linear systems are introduced, followed by frequency domain design of filters and compensators. When color reproductions are made, the image is separated into its component colors by taking multiple photographs filtered for each color. Review of Skinner's Verbal Behavior, Language, 35: 26–58, Bybee (2007) Frequency of use and the organization of language. TA office hours: Wednesday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. (Firestone 212). If we call this maximal possible expected value $u(x)$, in terms of the initial point $X_0 = x$, the function $u$ will solve the Bellman equation. 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ISBN 978-953-307-121-3, PDF ISBN 978-953-51-5938-4, Published 2010-08-17 A Mini-Course on Stochastic Control∗ Qi Lu¨† and Xu Zhang‡ Abstract This course is addressed to giving a short introduction to control theory of stochastic systems, governed by stochastic differential equations in both finite and infinite di-mensions. Dual control in Stochastic optimal control suggests that control input has probing action that would generate with non zero probability the uncertainty in measurement of state. The classical example is the optimal investment problem introduced and solved in continuous-time by Merton (1971). When stochastic disturbances are present, there is a funda mental difference between open-loop control (that is, where the control is not a function of the observations) and feedback control (where is a function of past observa tions). Testing and monitoring of the process is recorded using a process control chart which plots a given process control parameter over time. A problem itself may be stochastic as well, as in planning under uncertainty. The terms "Scripted Violence" and "Stochastic Terrorism" are linked in a "cause <> effect" relationship. Fast, Slow or Full. One topic covers the problem of estimating the parameters describing the system (system identification) and its disturbances as well as estimating the state of the system (Kalman filtering). The word stochastic is used to describe other terms and objects in mathematics. [1] In his work on probability Ars Conjectandi, originally published in Latin in 1713, Jakob Bernoulli used the phrase "Ars Conjectandi sive Stochastice", which has been translated to "the art of conjecturing or stochastics". We consider the following dynamic programming setting: the parameter $\alpha$ is a control that can be changed at any period of time. † Control process "(¢). 1.1. The Fast Stochastic Oscillator is based on George Lane's original formulas for %K and %D. [25][22][a] Further fundamental work on probability theory and stochastic processes was done by Khinchin as well as other mathematicians such as Andrey Kolmogorov, Joseph Doob, William Feller, Maurice Fréchet, Paul Lévy, Wolfgang Doeblin, and Harald Cramér. If the stochastic processes involved are diffusions, the PDEs involved are classical second order equations. Specific examples of mathematics, statistics, and physics applied to music composition are the use of the statistical mechanics of gases in Pithoprakta, statistical distribution of points on a plane in Diamorphoses, minimal constraints in Achorripsis, the normal distribution in ST/10 and Atrées, Markov chains in Analogiques, game theory in Duel and Stratégie, group theory in Nomos Alpha (for Siegfried Palm), set theory in Herma and Eonta,[41] and Brownian motion in N'Shima. STOCHASTIC CONTROL, AND APPLICATION TO FINANCE Nizar Touzi nizar.touzi@polytechnique.edu Ecole Polytechnique Paris D epartement de Math ematiques Appliqu ees Stochastic control refers to the general area in which some random variable distributions depend on the choice of certain controls, and one looks for an optimal strategy to choose those controls in order to maximize or minimize the expected value of the random variable. One resultant film or plate represents each of the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black data. [20] This phrase was used, with reference to Bernoulli, by Ladislaus Bortkiewicz,[21] who in 1917 wrote in German the word stochastik with a sense meaning random. [24], In the early 1930s, Aleksandr Khinchin gave the first mathematical definition of a stochastic process as a family of random variables indexed by the real line. The financial markets use stochastic models to represent the seemingly random behaviour of assets such as stocks, commodities, relative currency prices (i.e., the price of one currency compared to that of another, such as the price of US Dollar compared to that of the Euro), and interest rates. In general, feedback control will lead to a lower cost than open-loop control. In music, mathematical processes based on probability can generate stochastic elements. [33] The use of randomness and the repetitive nature of the process are analogous to the activities conducted at a casino. The expected value of this random variable, in terms of the starting point of the stochastic process, is a function which satisfies some fully nonlinear integro-differential equation. Stochastic control refers to the general area in which some random variable distributions depend on the choice of certain controls, and one looks for an optimal strategy to choose those controls in order to maximize or minimize the expected value of the random variable. Stochastic control, the control of random processes, has become increasingly more important to the systems analyst and engineer. Monte Carlo methods were central to the simulations required for the Manhattan Project, though they were severely limited by the computational tools of the time. When the operators $L^\alpha$ are second order and uniformly elliptic, the solution is $C^{2,\alpha}$. … Note that any fully nonlinear PDE of second order $F(D^2u, Du) = 0$ for $F$ (degenerate) elliptic and Lipchitz can be written as an Isaacs equation, and therefore derived from a zero sum game, for some appropriate choice of the linear operators $L^{\alpha \beta}$. Statistical models are used to define limit lines which define when corrective actions must be taken to bring the process back to its intended operational window. Uses of Monte Carlo methods require large amounts of random numbers, and it was their use that spurred the development of pseudorandom number generators, which were far quicker to use than the tables of random numbers which had been previously used for statistical sampling. Manufacturing processes are assumed to be stochastic processes. [28], In mathematics, the theory of stochastic processes is considered to be an important contribution to probability theory, [29] and continues to be an active topic of research for both theoretical reasons and applications.[30][31][32]. We will mainly explain the new phenomenon and difficulties in the study Stochastic Model Predictive Control: An Overview and Perspectives for Future Research Abstract: Model predictive control (MPC) has demonstrated exceptional success for the high-performance control of complex systems. In contrast to the deterministic effect, severity is independent of dose. The event creates its own conditions of possibility, rendering it unpredictable if simply for the number of variables involved. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Douglas Hubbard "How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business" p. 46, John Wiley & Sons, 2007, Newmeyer, Frederick. Stochastic control plays an important role in many scientific and applied disciplines including communications, engineering, medicine, finance and many others. To the extent that linguistic knowledge is constituted by experience with language, grammar is argued to be probabilistic and variable rather than fixed and absolute. Author David Neiwert, who wrote the book Alt-America, told Salon interviewer Chauncey Devega: Scripted violence is where a person who has a national platform describes the kind of violence that they want to be carried out. Abstract: Here we discuss the sense of the classical notion "Sliding Mode Control" (SMS) in the case of stochastic external perturbations acting to the dynamic of a class of nonlinear systems together with deterministic bounded internal uncertainties and disturbances. [34] It has been found to help diabetic and stroke patients with balance control. "Distributed ray tracing samples the integrand at many randomly chosen points and averages the results to obtain a better approximation. \[ \sup_{\alpha \in A} L^\alpha u = 0 \qquad \text{in } D.\]. described through an ordinary or a stochastic differential equation. Therefore, it was only after electronic computers were first built (from 1945 on) that Monte Carlo methods began to be studied in depth. Material out of this book could also be used in graduate courses on stochastic control and dynamic optimization in mathematics, engineering, and finance curricula. We also incorporate stochastic optimal control theory to find the optimal policy. The resulting MPC allows for fast setpoint tracking of systems with high state dimension and uncertain parameters. The phrase "scripted violence" has been used in social science since at least 2002.[43]. Stochastic social science theory can be seen as an elaboration of a kind of 'third axis' in which to situate human behavior alongside the traditional 'nature vs. nurture' opposition. [citation needed] Xenakis frequently used computers to produce his scores, such as the ST series including Morsima-Amorsima and Atrées, and founded CEMAMu. Lejaren Hiller and Leonard Issacson used generative grammars and Markov chains in their 1957 Illiac Suite. Stochastic effect, or "chance effect" is one classification of radiation effects that refers to the random, statistical nature of the damage. This is a fully nonlinear convex equation. This is an authoratative book which should be of interest to researchers in stochastic control, mathematical finance, probability theory, and applied mathematics. He identifies the targets and leaves it up to the listeners to carry out this violence. fully nonlinear integro-differential equation, https://web.ma.utexas.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=Stochastic_control&oldid=590. This book offers a systematic introduction to the optimal stochastic control theory via the dynamic programming principle, which is a powerful tool to analyze control problems. Stochastic modeling is also used in social science. [citation needed], The term "Stochastic Terrorism" has fallen into frequent use [42] with regard to Lone wolf (terrorism). Shreve, Stochastic optimal control: the discrete time case, Academic press, 1978. As is well known, Pontryagin's maximum principle and Bellman's dynamic programming are the two principal and most commonly used approaches in solving stochastic optimal control problems. The Stochastic Indicator is based on the observation that as prices increase, closing prices tend to accumulate ever closer to the highs for the period. [1] For the term and a specific mathematical definition, Doob cited another 1934 paper, where the term stochastischer Prozeß was used in German by Aleksandr Khinchin,[22][23] though the German term had been used earlier in 1931 by Andrey Kolmogorov. Doob, when citing Khinchin, uses the term 'chance variable', which used to be an alternative term for 'random variable'. Dy-namics given by partial differential equations yield infinite dimensional problems and we will not consider those in these lecture notes. This is the result of the Evans-Krylov theorem. If the Levy processes contain jumps, the corresponding equation will be a fully nonlinear integro-differential equation. office hours: By appointment; email me or drop by at W. Bridge 259. In recent years, stochastic control techniques have been applied to non-life insurance problems, and in … Though examples of an "inverted" approach do exist historically, they were not considered a general method until the popularity of the Monte Carlo method spread.
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Review: The Virgin Huntress by Victoria Vane (e-novella)
Vesta wasn't expecting her first Season to happen the way it did -- her father comes home with a new bride after spending three days in London looking for a townhouse. Unhappy with her new situation (and new stepmother), she and her aunt, Diana, escape to London by themselves.
London isn't what Vesta thought it would be -- she didn't expect there to be so many people and for the streets to smell -- and she didn't expect to fall in love with the first man she sees.
The unfortunate object of her love is Captain Hewett DeVere, younger brother of Ludovic DeVere -- who has just been charged (and bribed) by his older brother to marry and secure the DeVere line.
Vesta's not happy that Hewett's attentions are focused on her aunt and so the hellion conspires with the Devil and a plan is made.
There's drugging, a kidnapping, a locked door with no key and the unauthorized use of a yacht -- and it's not Vesta who's in peril but Hew!
According to my reading schedule, I wasn't supposed to read this book yet but, after I finished reading the first book, I didn't feel I was ready to leave Victoria Vane's Georgian-era London just quite yet. ^_^
So I started reading The Virgin Huntress , which is the second installment in her The Devil DeVere series.
And I finished the e-novella in one sitting. ^_^
I love how Victoria Vane has skillfully used gender role reversal to tell the love story of Vesta and Hew -- we usually have the heroes pursuing the heroines by fair means or foul -- but Vesta is not one to simper and wait for a man. Vesta is spoiled but incredibly focused and, when she set her sights on Hew, she didn't rest until she caught him.
This was my favorite scene:
(Hew wakes up after being drugged a little by Vesta in his brother's boat. They are out at sea.)
"...I've never been on a sailing ship before and would very much like to be above deck," she said wistfully.
"Then what is to stop you?"
Vesta considered the question and suddenly brightened. "Well, I hadn't considered it until now, but given we are well at sea, there's nothing. I suppose! It's not likely that you would jump into the ocean now, is it?"
"Then you can open the door."
She grinned. "I only needed to ring the bell."
He looked flummoxed. "The bell?"
"Over there." She indicated the bell pull he had overlooked in his agitation. Before Vesta could even rise, Hew had already given the cord a violent tug. "Et tu, Brute?" Hew exclaimed when the elderly jockey answered the call. "Even you knew about this?"
"Aye, Cap'n Hew," Pratt said, looking mighty green about the gills. "But when my lord commanded I was to be Man Friday to the little miss, I ne'er imagined 'twoud be shipboard."
"You get no sympathy from me, old fellow. Let the punishment fit the crime, I say. Now, pray bring me my clothes!"
Pratt handed the captain a bundle with a rueful look. "I was expectin' ye might be callin' for 'em."
Hew snatched them with a glare and then turned back to Vesta. "Some privacy, please?"
"But I've already seen--"
"Out with you!" he bellowed.
"Fine then." She threw her cards down with a scowl. "I'll be up on deck with Pratt."
Hew mumbled, "And may a great whale come and swallow you up."
This was a light and diverting read -- one filled with pleasant surprises. It is a bit outrageous at times but, then, this is a romantic comedy and succeeds in what it ought to do: tell a fun love story between an odd couple and giving them a happy ending.
This is the second book in Victoria Vane's The Devil DeVere series. The series continues with the third installment, The Devil You Know is scheduled for release July 29, 2012.
A print edition that compiles the first two novellas, The Devil DeVere Volume 1, will be released this August 2012.
To find out more about the author and her works, visit her website. She's also on Facebook.
Disclosure: Review copy provided by the author. Yes, this is an honest and sincere review.
Final Note: Here's a quote from Shakespeare In Love, one of my all-time favorite movies.
"You see - comedy. Love, and a bit with a dog. That's what they want. "
- Philip Henslowe, Shakespeare in Love (quote copied from IMDB)
Labels: book review, ebook, Finished reading, Victoria Vane
Christopher July 27, 2012 at 9:14 PM
Nice review, the storyline sounds excellent :).
Tin July 28, 2012 at 6:32 AM
Hi, Christopher! Taken as it is, it's a great short read -- but it seems the author really did have "the big picture" in mind, so I'm curious how all four books will fit together. ^_^
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Sandra Kingsley - Apr 23
Bring on the babies, Pippa is pregnant
Another Middleton baby and four other stories in this week's While You Were Weekending.
Baby madness
The Duchess of Cambridge just welcomed a new little Prince, and it looks like the Middleton family has another reason to celebrate: Kate's younger sister, Pippa, is reportedly expecting her first child with husband James Matthews. Bring on the babies!
The Sun reports the couple told their loved ones the good news "after her 12-week scan" last week.
"When Pippa found out she was pregnant, she was obviously thrilled and utterly overjoyed," a friend told the paper. "Naturally, big sister Kate and parents, Carole and Michael, were the first people she told — James aside — and they could not have been more delighted."
The friend added: "Pippa and James have always known they wanted children. They have made the most of their first few months of marriage and felt the time was right to expand their family."
Congrats! Hmm, wonder if their baby will get any royal hand-me-downs.
Shania apologizes for saying she would've voted for Trump
In an interview with The Guardian that was published on Sunday, the country singer said that if she were able to vote for president of the United States, she could see herself voting for Trump.
"I would have voted for him because, even though he was offensive, he seemed honest," she explained. But that didn't impress many much, so in a series of tweets, so she took to Twitter to write an extensive apology.
I would like to apologise to anybody I have offended in a recent interview with the Guardian relating to the American President. The question caught me off guard. As a Canadian, I regret answering this unexpected question without giving my response more context (1/4)
— Shania Twain (@ShaniaTwain) April 22, 2018
I am passionately against discrimination of any kind and hope it's clear from the choices I have made, and the people I stand with, that I do not hold any common moral beliefs with the current President (2/4)
I was trying to explain, in response to a question about the election, that my limited understanding was that the President talked to a portion of America like an accessible person they could relate to, as he was NOT a politician (3/4)
My answer was awkward, but certainly should not be taken as representative of my values nor does it mean I endorse him. I make music to bring people together. My path will always be one of inclusivity, as my history shows. (4/4)
Shania shouldn't have to apologize for her opinion, but from this moment on, she might be thinking twice about discussing American politics.
Grey's Anatomy has been renewed for a record 15th season
In a move that surprised no one, ABC has renewed Grey's Anatomy for a 15th season, making it the longest-running primetime drama in the network's history, reports Variety.
"Grey's Anatomy has a special place in my heart and millions of viewers feel the same way," said President of ABC Entertainment Channing Dungey. "Thanks to fiercely loyal fans who have been on this journey since the beginning, and new generations of viewers who continue to discover the joy and drama of Grey Sloan Memorial, the show is as strong as ever."
The renewal comes as longtime stars Jessica Capshaw and Sarah Drew — who play Arizona Robbins and April Kepner, respectively — officially wrapped their runs on Grey's.
Today, in the midst of scheduled mania of #scandal series finale, two beautifully talented women filmed their last scenes at #greysanatomy. Having these things happen at the same time is almost impossible to process. I need to devote a whole day just to celebrate Jessica and just to celebrate Sarah. To tell you stories about their talent and to tell what I know about what their roles have meant. A social media post won't cut it and I will not minimize their magic by pretending it will. I have more to say. I will do so. For now I will just say how lucky we were to witness their talents and the magic they brought to their characters. @jessicacapshaw @thesarahdrew
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Grey's joins ABC's other previously announced renewals The Good Doctor, The Goldbergs, Roseanne and Modern Family.
A stalker broke into Taylor Swift's home to shower and sleep
Taylor Swift has many homes to hang her hat in, so thankfully, she wasn't in her Manhattan townhouse on Friday. A stalker, identified as 22-year-old Roger Alvarado, successfully gained access to her home with the help of a ladder. He smashed a window to gain entry, take a nap in her bed, and showered in her bathroom.
According to Page Six, the man was charged with felony stalking, along with burglary, criminal mischief and criminal trespass.
It's not the first time Swift has had to deal with stalkers. Last week, a Colorado man was arrested outside the singer's Beverly Hills home with a knife, rope and ammunition. And a week before that, another guy allegedly robbed a bank in Connecticut, drove to Tay's Rhode Island home and began throwing money over her fence. That happened on the same day another man was arrested trying to scale the wall of her Beverly Hills mansion. Um, please say her security team is stacked.
Verne Troyer passed away
Verne Troyer, best known for playing Dr. Evil's Mini-Me in the Austin Powers movies, died on Saturday at the age of 49. A statement of the sad news was posted on his official Instagram.
It is with great sadness and incredibly heavy hearts to write that Verne passed away today. Verne was an extremely caring individual. He wanted to make everyone smile, be happy, and laugh. Anybody in need, he would help to any extent possible. Verne hoped he made a positive change with the platform he had and worked towards spreading that message everyday. He inspired people around the world with his drive, determination, and attitude. On film & television sets, commercial shoots, at comic-con's & personal appearances, to his own YouTube videos, he was there to show everyone what he was capable of doing. Even though his stature was small and his parents often wondered if he'd be able to reach up and open doors on his own in his life, he went on to open more doors for himself and others than anyone could have imagined. He also touched more peoples hearts than he will ever know. Verne was also a fighter when it came to his own battles. Over the years he's struggled and won, struggled and won, struggled and fought some more, but unfortunately this time was too much. During this recent time of adversity he was baptized while surrounded by his family. The family appreciates that they have this time to grieve privately. Depression and Suicide are very serious issues. You never know what kind of battle someone is going through inside. Be kind to one another. And always know, it's never too late to reach out to someone for help. In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a donation in Verne's name to either of his two favorite charities; The Starkey Hearing Foundation and Best Buddies. Photo by @paulmobleystudio
A post shared by Verne Troyer (@vernetroyer) on Apr 21, 2018 at 12:58pm PDT
Many actors paid tribute, including Mike Myers, Ludacris and Vanilla Ice.
Mike Myers' statement on the death of 'Austin Powers' actor, Verne Troyer: pic.twitter.com/FshPaZSTqP
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) April 21, 2018
R.I.P. Verne Troyer aka Mini Me. You made it to that #1 Spot 🙏🏽 Glad we got to make history together. #goontosoon #love
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#RIPVerneTroyer sad to loose a #LEGEND and friend — LONG LIVE my little Buddy @VerneTroyer #VerneTroyer
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RIP, Verne.
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