text:
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <cstdio>

#include "OpenImageIO/strutil.h"
#include "OpenImageIO/dassert.h"
#include "OpenImageIO/thread.h"

#include "oslexec_pvt.h"

#ifdef OSL_NAMESPACE
namespace OSL_NAMESPACE {
#endif

namespace OSL {

namespace pvt {   // OSL::pvt

std::vector<shared_ptr<StructSpec> > &
TypeSpec::struct_list ()
{
    static std::vector<shared_ptr<StructSpec> > m_structs;
    return m_structs;
}

TypeSpec::TypeSpec (const char *name, int structid, int arraylen)
    : m_simple(TypeDesc::UNKNOWN, arraylen), m_structure((short)structid),
      m_closure(false)
{
    if (m_structure == 0)
        m_structure = structure_id (name, true);
}

int
TypeSpec::structure_id (const char *name, bool add)
{
    std::vector<shared_ptr<StructSpec> > & m_structs (struct_list());
    ustring n (name);
    for (int i = (int)m_structs.size()-1;  i > 0;  --i) {
        ASSERT ((int)m_structs.size() > i);
        if (m_structs[i] && m_structs[i]->name() == n)
            return i;
    }
    if (add) {
        ASSERT (m_structs.size() < 0x8000 && "more struct id's than fit in a short!");
        int id = new_struct (new StructSpec (n, 0));
        return id;
    }
    return 0;   // Not found, not added
}

int
TypeSpec::new_struct (StructSpec *n)
{
    std::vector<shared_ptr<StructSpec> > & m_structs (struct_list());
    if (m_structs.size() == 0)
        m_structs.resize (1);   // Allocate an empty one
    m_structs.push_back (shared_ptr<StructSpec>(n));
    return (int)m_structs.size()-1;
}

bool
equivalent (const StructSpec *a, const StructSpec *b)
{
    ASSERT (a && b);
    if (a->numfields() != b->numfields())
        return false;
    for (size_t i = 0;  i < a->numfields();  ++i)
        if (! equivalent (a->field(i).type, b->field(i).type))
            return false;
    return true;
}

bool
equivalent (const TypeSpec &a, const TypeSpec &b)
{
    return (a == b) ||
        (a.is_vectriple_based() && b.is_vectriple_based() &&
         a.is_closure() == b.is_closure() &&
         a.arraylength() == b.arraylength()) ||
        (a.is_structure() && b.is_structure() &&
         equivalent(a.structspec(), b.structspec()));
}

}; // namespace pvt
}; // namespace OSL

#ifdef OSL_NAMESPACE
}; // end namespace OSL_NAMESPACE
#endif

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Was Jesus Really a Rabbi?
Posted Jan 27, 2013 by Michael L. Brown
The answer is, "Yes, no, and it depends on what you mean by 'rabbi.'" Sound confusing? Actually, it is fairly simple.
We know from the gospels that Jesus was sometimes called "Rabbi" by His followers (the term literally means, "My teacher, my master"), just as John the Immerser (John the Baptist) was called "rabbi" by his followers (for the latter, see John 3:26). So, in that sense we can answer in the affirmative and say, Yes, Jesus really was a rabbi, and quite a rabbi at that—a rabbi who opened blind eyes (Mark 10:51; John 9:2), raised the dead (John 11:8), walked on water (John 6:25) and had power over nature (Mark 11:21; He is also addressed as rabbi in Matthew 26:25, 49; Mark 9:5; 14:45; John 1:38, 49; 3:2; 4:31).
This underscores both the Jewishness of our Savior and the Jewish roots of our faith, especially when we remember that:
• He was called rabbi, not reverend.
• He went to synagogue, not to church.
• He celebrated Passover, not Easter.
• He knew all about the story of His miraculous birth but never heard of Christmas.
In one sense of the word, then, it is right to say that Jesus was a rabbi. On the other hand, official rabbinic ordination (called s'mikha) had not yet been established in Jesus' day and so, there was no way to become arabbi in any formal sense of the word. The term rabbi was an informal title of honor and esteem used in Jewish circles, reflecting the way in which a disciple would address his teacher, rather than signifying a formal title associated with public ordination. In that sense of the word, there were no rabbis in Yeshua's day.
And this leads to the last part of our answer—"It depends on what you mean by 'rabbi'"—since there is quite a difference between what "rabbi" meant in the early first century and what it means today. Judaism has come a long way in the last 2,000 years, developing thousands of traditions and producing hundreds of sacred books, most of which would have been unknown in Jesus' day. More importantly, Judaism as a religion does not recognize Yeshua as Messiah and Lord.
A rabbi today, especially in traditional Jewish circles, is primarily a scholar, expected to give himself to study and to be responsible for teaching and for making judgments in Jewish law, along with being—at least on some level—an inspirational leader by example and even a shepherd of his flock. Although Jesus fulfilled some of these roles, He does not fit the mold of a traditional Jewish rabbi, nor would He endorse some of the manmade traditions of Judaism that, in His words, make the Word of God void (see Mark 7:8-9).
It would therefore be misleading to think of Jesus as being a rabbi in the traditional Jewish sense of the word. But I hasten to add that it would be wrong to think of Him as a member of the Christian clergy! We do well, then, to put Yeshua in a special class of His own, never forgetting that from a historical perspective, He was more of a "rabbi" than a "reverend," and it was out of Jewish soil that the roots of our faith grew.
For more on this and related subjects, read Dr. Brown's book, 60 Questions Christians Ask About Jewish Beliefs and Practices.
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Weight loss with help from green tea – truth or myth?
One of the methods that you might have heard about is to lose weight with help from green tea. So is this just a myth or is it possible to lose weight with help from this method? This depends on how many kgs you'd like to lose and what you're willing to do in order to succeed.
It's possible to burn more calories when you drink green tea than you would do without drinking any tea, but the difference isn't huge. The best way to reach your weight loss goal is to combine green tea with exercise. Take quick walks, play tennis with a friend or do whatever you find fun. Remember that you will need to drink 5-6 cups of green tea per day in order to see any difference. It's very important that you drink plenty of water as well and you shouldn't stop eating either, just make sure to eat healthy food.
Green tea is also healthy in other ways. It makes you more relaxed and calm, benefits that can be really useful in the stressful society that we live in today. It also tastes good, which is of course a big bonus. It doesn't contain any calories if you avoid milk and sugar in it and it does contain some vitamins which makes it even better for your health. This means you can drink green tea in order to become healthy, but don't expect any miraculous weight loss results.
I totally have the same opinion with you about this matter. Nice post. Already bookmarked for future reference.


Nick Fanti, 20, Phils 31st round pick in 2015; 21 starts, 9-2 with a 2.54ERA; 120.1IP 87H 28BB 121K; .200 opp avg; 0.96 WHIP; 0.70GO/AO; 2.1BB/9.1K per 9; 10 starts Post All Star game, 2.88ERA and .221 opp avg; After spending two seasons in the GCL, Fanti moved to Lakewood and was tremendous, allowing 2 runs or less in 12 of his 21 starts. There was concern that he would slow down in the second half but proved the doubters wrong, including throwing a no hitter July 17th. Grade: A; Certainly Clearwater…I see one of the Medina/Falter/Fanti trio double bumping to Reading.
Alejandro Requena, 20, Acquired from Colorado in 2017; 21 starts in South Atlantic League between Ashville and Lakewood; 9-4 with a 2.74ERA; 128IP 109H 25BB 104K; .235 opp avg; 1.05WHIP; 1.8BB/7.3K per 9; .263 vs LHH, .223 vs RHH; Not enough work with Lakewood to pass educated judgment but early returns were as positive as his numbers this year. The Phils will have a glut of starters with the numbers to move to Clearwater from Lakewood and Requena is in that mix with a double jump not outside the realm of possibility.
Andrew Brown, 19, Phils 13th round pick in 2016; 13 games (10 starts); 4-4 with a 3.11ERA; 63.2IP 56H 19BB 47K; .236 opp avg; 1.18 WHIP; 2.7BB/6.6K per 9; .274 vs LHH, .206 vs RHH, .260 last 30 days; Brown threw very well this year as a starter after appearing exclusively as a reliever in the GCL in 2016. Grade: B; 2018: Lakewood but cognizant of likely innings limitations.
Wow…about dozen quality arms that have the opportunity to get to the show.
And every time I see Falter reminds me of Cole Hamels…delivery and physical profile.
Hope the stuff comes around like Hamels.
Great to see control the stike zone is paying off in drafting . I'd like to see Medina get a nice winter ball season. Jim be careful God bless be safe.
This is what this generation needs. Guys who have control. I'd rather have a guy who throws 90 with control and can last 15 years then a guy who can throw 103 but can't stay healthy for 5 full seasons.
Exactly. Stuff matters. It matters a lot. If you throw 89 or 90 and are a righty, your career is virtually over before it starts. For every Kyle Hendricks there are 200 Jake Thompsons. You don't build a pitching staff with guys who throw 90.
Or Rick Porcelllos……leads the majors in HR given up this year…last year he was lights out.
Consistency is the key…year to year with low velo RHPs there is too much risk.
Even Greg Maddux was just barely average pitcher…..play-off pitcher that is….come playoffs when facing great offensive teams who had seen him enough.
Greg Maddox World Series stats 2 and 3 ,1 & 1 2.25 era in 95 . 1996 WC he was 1& 1 with an 1.72 era .1999 WS 0 & 1 with a 2.57 . Maddox was 3&1 in 95 post Maddox usually throw over 220.00 ings so teams seen him multiple times. Plus he was 29 when The Braves really started there run . He was 11 and 14 with a 3.27 era in the playoffs. That's just barley avg maybe when he was 38 to 42 yrs old.
Tim…so lets not count his Cubs (23) and Braves (27) first playoff experiences 20 innings pitched….24 hits and 24 runs……ok.
So we will just go from prime years of 29 thru 33, nothing from 34 on up…..and just by your criteria…wins and losses…..8-8…… .500, average to me.
So from 23 thru 33…….9 wins and 19 losses.
A great regular season pitcher…a less than great playoff pitcher.
He pitched in his First playoff Game at 23 so . He actually was dominate before 29 . you say his Win & lose but not his Era .he was 0 and 2 with 1.37 era in the 1997 NLCS . He was 35 when he was 0 2 5.40 era. To put in a better way Maddox carrier 11 & 14 3. 27 era in post season .
I really don't think 11 & 14 3.27 era is run of the mill type Pitching. If the that is the pitchers above stink.
Have seen 97 mph FB since high school.its when the pitcher can put any of this pitches anywhere he wants.
I was talking about Falter. I'm not very good at explaining things. I'm just trying to say imo stuff and consistancy is a lot more valuable long term than speed. If you throw hard but have little movement you won't last. But if you throw slower (in todays game it seems like 93 is slow) but have great movement you'll be around awhile.
I'm guessing that Medina has enough IP on his arm this year and won't play winter ball. He had an excellent season though. Looking forward to seeing what he does in Clearwater, and possibly Reading, next year.
There are definitely some interesting arms in the lower minors. They're at least 2-3 years away, but really, all we need is maybe 2 of them to stick in the show as starters.
I agree. I'm very optimistic given the number of young arms from Clearwater A and lower. But given they are at least 3 years away from débuting in Philly and making an impact after getting some experience, how do we improve the pitching in Philly in meantime.?
Gregg, nice work, thanks. Can you start a thread on rotations for next year? I count at least 8 arms for Cwatercand close to that for Lakewood. It's time to weed the herd for the best arms. I don't love double jumping guys unless they're older and have been dominant. I don't see that ami g any of our arms. Taveras already double jumped during the year but did well enough to probably stay there.
Yeah, I came up with 7 guys for the Clearwater rotation and I was being pretty aggressive in assuming certain guys are going to Reading.


text:
\section{Introduction}
\label{sec:intro}
Neural network-based vocoders have been rapidly improved in recent years, which have obvious advantages over the traditional parametric vocoders~\cite{morise2016world, kawahara2006straight} in the aspect of naturalness of speech.
Since the emergence of WaveNet~\cite{van2016wavenet}, the neural vocoder has developed dramatically, whose quality is closer to human voice.
However, due to autoregressive modeling method and very deep structures, the generation efficiency of WaveNet is inherently low.
To this end, in ~\cite{kalchbrenner2018efficient}, a model named WaveRNN has been proposed, which models waveform with single GRU layer and has much smaller complexity than WaveNet.
Also, LPCNet~\cite{valin2019lpcnet} greatly increased the synthesis speed on the premise of guaranteeing voice quality by combining linear prediction coding with neural vocoder.
What's more, many signal processing technique has been introduced in neural vocoder for smaller complexity,
such as Multi-band WaveRNN~\cite{yu2019durian} and FeatherWave~\cite{tian2020featherwave}.
Obviously, autoregressive vocoders are easy to get good quality, but engineered optimizations are required for achieving corresponding inference speed.
Parallel WaveNet~\cite{oord2017parallel} and ClariNet~\cite{ping2018clarinet}) made steps to generate waveform in parallel with inverse normalizing flow~\cite{kingma2016improved}, which required to distill from a autoregressive WaveNet model.
Other flow-based models, such as WaveGlow~\cite{prenger2019waveglow} and  WaveFlow~\cite{ping2019waveflow}, removed the distillation and trained with maximum likelihood directly, but the quality is still not good enough.
Parallel WaveGAN~\cite{yamamoto2020parallel} and MelGAN~\cite{kumar2019melgan} adopt non-autoregressive architecture and adversarial training,
they can generate waveform in parallel at inference stage.
Therefore, the synthesis speed is greatly accelerated without extra engineered work.

Although the synthesis speed of GAN based model is quite charming, the generated quality of speech synthesis is not satisfactory.
Currently, there is no efficient time-domain loss for generator and discriminator only model the audio in time domain.
As a result, the synthesized audio has obvious artificial traces in the high frequency and there are discontinuous phenomena in the phase, which lead to the problems of metallic sense and lag in hearing sense, such as in MelGAN.
What's more, the widely adopt upsampling mechanism with transpose convolution could introduce artifacts in breathing part of speech.
In this paper, we propose the TFGAN vocoder based on MelGAN, which encourage generator and discriminator learn waveform both in time and frequency domain.

We summarize the contributions of proposed TFGAN as follows:
Firstly, we propose a ResNet18~\cite{he2016deep} based frequency discriminator to improve the reality of phase and offer more consistency guarantees compared to only by time-domain discriminator.
Secondly, multiple time-domain waveform loss are proposed to help generator to learn directly and reduce metallic noise caused by overdependence of STFT Loss.

\section{Related Work}
\label{sec:format}

\subsection{MelGAN}
\label{ssec:melgan}

 In basic MelGAN, a stack of transposed convolutional layers are used to upsample the mel-spectrogram to match the waveform sequence and each transposed convolutional layer is followed by a stack of residual blocks with dilated convolutions whose receptive field increased exponentially with the number of layers.
 To solve the metallic sound problem, discriminator adopt a multi-scale architecture which have identical network structure but operate on different audio scales.
 Multiple discriminator at different scales are motivated from the fact that audio has structure at different levels.
 Specifically, with K discriminators, basic MelGAN conducts adversarial training with objectives as:

\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
    D_{loss} = \min_{D_k} \mathbb{E}_x \left [\min(0, 1 - D_k(x)) \right]\\
    + \mathbb{E}_{s,z} [\min(0, 1 + D_k(G(s,z)))], {\forall}k = 1,2,3,
\end{split}
\label{eq:melgan1}
\end{equation}

\begin{equation}
    G_{loss} = \min_{G} \mathbb{E}_{s,z}[ \sum_{k=1}^{3}-D_k(G(s,z))],
\label{eq:melgan2}
\end{equation}
where $x$ represents the raw waveform, $s$ represents the acoustic features(eg., mel-spectrogram) and $z$ represents the gaussian noise vector.

In addition to the discriminator's signal, the feature matching objective is also been used to train the generator. This objective minimizes the L1 distance between the discriminator feature maps of real and synthesized audio.

\subsection{Multi-resolution STFT Loss}
As proposed in~\cite{yamamoto2020parallel, yang2020multi, yang2020vocgan}, STFT Loss can help model generate higher quality speech and fast convergence.
The single STFT loss contains $L_{sc}$ and $L_{mag}$ which denote spectral convergence and log STFT magnitude loss respectively, they are defined as follows:
\label{ssec:mr_stft}
\begin{equation}
    L_{sc}(x, \widetilde{x})= \frac{\left \|  \left |STFT(x) \right | - \left | STFT(\widetilde{x})\right |\right \|_{F}} {\left \| \left | STFT(x) \right |\right \|_{F} },
\label{eq:loss_sc}
\end{equation}

\begin{equation}
    L_{mag}(x, \widetilde{x})= \frac{1}{N} \left \| log\left | STFT(x)\right | -log\left | STFT(\widetilde{x})\right | \right \|_{1},
\label{eq:loss_mag}
\end{equation}
where $\left \| \cdot \right \|_F$ and $\left \| \cdot \right \|_1$ represent the Frobenius and $L_1$ norms, respectively. $\left |STFT(\cdot) \right |$ indicates the $STFT$ function to compute magnitudes and $N$ is the number of elements in the magnitude.
The multi-resolution STFT loss~\cite{yamamoto2020parallel} is the sum of M single STFT losses with different analysis parameters and the loss($L_{stft}$) is represented as follows:
\begin{equation}
    L_{stft}(G)=\mathbb{E}_{x, \widetilde{x}} [ \frac{1}{M}\sum_{m=1}^{M}\left ( L_{sc}^{m}(x, \widetilde{x}) + L_{mag}^{m}\left ( x,\widetilde{x}\right )\right ) ].
\label{eq:L-mr-stft}
\end{equation}

\section{TFGAN}
\label{sec:TFGAN}

In order to figure out the artificial sound appear in MelGAN\cite{kumar2019melgan} and MB-MelGAN\cite{yang2020multi}, we model speech in both time and frequency domain.
Fig.~\ref{fig:TFGAN} illustrates the proposed TFGAN. The model consists of three trainable components: a generator $G$ and two discriminators: time discriminator and frequency discriminator.

\begin{figure}[htp]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{images/TFGAN_v2.pdf}
    \caption{The architecture of proposed TFGAN}
    \label{fig:TFGAN}
\end{figure}
 Similarly to basic MelGAN we also use s stack of transpose convolutional layers to upsample the mel-spectrogram, but in order to remove periodic artifacts in breathing part of speech, we improve the upsampling structure as shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:UpSample_block}.
 Firstly, we feed the input sequence into a sinusoidal activation function, the results of which add to themselves.
 Then, in addition to using transpose convolution, we also repeat the output of the first step by the up-sample factor directly and following a convolutional layer.
 Finally the outputs of transpose convolutional layer and repeat structure are added as the up-sample block output. And 240x upsampling is conducted through 3 upsampling layers with 8x, 6x and 5x factors respectively.
 Expanding the receptive field appropriately is helpful to improve the quality of speech generation~\cite{yang2020multi}, we increase the depth of the residual dilated convolution stack from 3 layers to 4 layers with dilation 1, 3, 9, 27.

\begin{figure}[htp]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{images/upsample.pdf}
    \caption{The UpSample and ResStack Block}
    \label{fig:UpSample_block}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Frequency Discriminator}
\label{sec:fd}

In order to generate high quality speech without the issues(e.g., vibrations) occurred with single time domain discriminator, we propose the Frequency Discriminator to correct the output of generator both in the time domain and frequency domain.

In frequency discriminator, we use the the short-time Fourier transform(STFT) to get the characteristics of the audio in the frequency domain, then the real and imaginary parts are fed into four F-Discriminators ($D^{(F)}_{1}, D^{(F)}_{2}, D^{(F)}_{3}, D^{(F)}_{4}$) respectively. Each F-Discriminator consists of two Residual Blocks, each of which contains a stack of convolutional layers. In order to avoid the problem of gradient disappearance caused by too many convolutional layers, $D_{1}^{(F)}$ contains only two convolution layers, but $D_{2}^{(F)}$, $D_{3}^{(F)}$, $D_{4}^{(F)}$ have a residual connection. Basically, we adopt ResNet18~\cite{he2016deep} as frequency discriminator.

The time domain discriminator adopt a multi-scale architecture operating on different audio scales which is similar to that in basic MelGAN: D1 operates on the scale of raw audio, while D2 and D3 operate on raw audio down-sampled by a factor of 2 and 4 respectively.

\begin{figure}[htp]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{images/resblock_d.pdf}
    \caption{The Residual Block of F-Discriminator}
    \label{fig:residual_block}
\end{figure}

\begin{table}[]
\centering
\caption{The parameters for Multi-resolution audio loss in time domain.}
\begin{tabular}{l|l|l|l|l}
\hline
             & 1 & 2   & 3   & 4   \\ \hline
frame length & 1 & 240 & 480 & 960 \\ \hline
hop length   & 1 & 120 & 240 & 480 \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\label{tb:dy-loss-param}
\end{table}

\subsection{Time domain audio loss}
\label{ssec:audio_losses}

We find that although the multi-resolution STFT loss helps with convergence, but its periodicity makes the synthesized speech sound artificial in high frequency.
In order to solve this problem, we design a set of loss functions in time domain called Multi-scale dynamic loss, which can help model learn audio in time domain directly. Multi-scale dynamic loss consists of three parts in four resolution scales: $loss_e$, $loss_p$ and $loss_t$ which are designed to capture energy, fast convergence and remove high-frequency metallic noise respectively.

\noindent $a)$~\textbf{Energy loss}:
\begin{equation}
    loss_e = \left \| \mathbb{E}{(x^{2})} - \mathbb{E}{( \widetilde {x}^{2})} \right \|_{1},
\label{eq:energy_loss}
      \end{equation}
where $ \left \| \cdot \right \|_{1}$ is the $L^{1}$ Frobenius norm, $x$ and $\widetilde{x}$ represent the target audio signal and synthetic signal which are processed by frames with window size and hop size showed in Table~\ref{tb:dy-loss-param}.

\noindent $b)$~\textbf{Time loss}:
\begin{equation}
    loss_t = \left \| \mathbb{E}{(x)} - \mathbb{E}{(\widetilde{x})} \right \|_{1},
\label{eq:time_loss}
\end{equation}
where $x$ and $\widetilde{x}$ represent the target audio signal and synthetic signal processed by frames with window size and hop size showed in Table~\ref{tb:dy-loss-param};

\noindent $c)$~\textbf{Phase loss}:
\begin{equation}
    loss_p = \left \| \Delta x - \Delta \widetilde{x}\right \|_{1},
\label{eq:phase_loss}
\end{equation}

where $\Delta x$ represents the signal $x$ processed by the method of first difference. Due to the addition of a frequency domain discriminator, the final objective becomes:

\begin{equation}
 L^{T}(G) = loss_e + loss_t + loss_p,
\label{GLoss_time}
\end{equation}

\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
    \min_{G} \mathbb{E}_{s,z} [\lambda_1 \sum_{k=1}^{3} -D_k(G(s,z))] + \lambda_2 \mathbb{E}_{s}[L_{stft}(G)]\\
    + \lambda_3 \mathbb{E}_{s,z}^{f}[-D( stft(G(s, z)), x)] + \lambda_4 \sum_{k=1}^{4} \mathbb{E}_{s}[L_{k}^{T}(G)].
\label{eq:generator_loss}
\end{split}
\end{equation}

As shown in Eq.~\ref{eq:generator_loss}, We also adopt the multi-resolution STFT loss to speed up the adversarial training and stability as an auxiliary loss.

\section{Experiments}
\label{sec:experiments}
\subsection{Data Set}
\label{ssec:exp_setup}
In our experiments, the training and testing data we used are ground truth aligned(GTA) data from a well-trained Tacotron2~\cite{shen2018natural}. And the origin data is a Mandarin corpus of 20 hours of recordings, which were recorded by a professional broadcaster. All the recordings were down-sampled to 24 kHz sampling rate with 16-bit format. About 19 hours of recordings were used for model training and the rest were used for validation. We set $\lambda_1$, $\lambda_2$, $\lambda_3$ as 1.0 and set $\lambda_4$ as 20.0 specially.

\subsection{Experimental Setup}
\label{ssec:comparison_models}
To demonstrate that the proposed model can synthesize high-fidelity audio, we chose MelGAN and an autoregressive vocoder, Multi-band WaveRNN~\cite{yu2019durian} as the baseline. In the MelGAN baseline system,
we used the open-source implementation\footnote{https://github.com/kan-bayashi/ParallelWaveGAN} and the configuration was exactly the same as its original version.
For WaveRNN we use 4 bands, 10-bit $\mu$-law quantization for dual softmax layers and the dimension of FC layer is 256~\cite{tian2020featherwave}, the preemphasis parameter is 0.85.

\textbf{Generator} In our proposed TFGAN, we use three upsampling and residual stack combinations to realize $240$x upsampling, where the up-factor is (8, 6, 5). The output channels of the first convolution is 512 and the upsampling network are (256, 128, 64).
The transposed convolution's kernel-size in each upsampling block is twice of the stride, which in the convolution after the repeating layer is 1.

\textbf{Discriminator} We adopt ResNet18~\cite{he2016deep} as the frequency discriminator, which performs in frequency domain.
The waveform passes through a STFT using the hanning window whose fft size, hop length and window length are (512, 240, 512), then the real and imaginary parts of the frame-level results obtained by the STFT are fed into the frequency discriminator respectively. The time domain discriminator is the same as that in Multi-Band MelGAN~\cite{yang2020multi}, each time domain discriminator block has 3 strided convolution with stride 4.

\textbf{Training and inference} In the training phase, the Adam \cite{kingma2014adam} optimizer was adopted with a learning rate of 0.0002 for both generator and discriminator. The proposed model was trained on a single GPU with mini-batch size of 16 audio clips(24000 samples). The weights of the neural vocoders were randomly initialized with fixed random seed and all the networks were trained with 2000k iterations.

\begin{table}
\centering
\caption{Mean Opinion Score (MOS) with $95\%$ confidence intervals for different models.}
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\toprule
 & {\textbf{MOS on speech quality}} \\
\midrule
MelGAN & 3.95 $\pm$ 0.05 \\
WaveRNN & 4.34 $\pm$ 0.04 \\
\textbf{TFGAN} & \textbf{4.35 $\pm$ 0.04} \\
Ground Truth & 4.42 $\pm$ 0.03 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\label{table:mos}
\end{table}

\subsection{Ablation study}
\label{ssec:ablation}
This experiment was an ablation test on TFGAN. In order to avoid indistinguishable error caused by too many audio samples, we use Short-Time Objective Intelligibility(STOI) and Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality(PESQ) as objective indicators to evaluate the model~\cite{adiga2018use}.
We conducted four groups of ablation experiments, and the experimental results are shown in Table~\ref{table:STOI-PESQ}.
All the models were trained to 2 million steps. On the basis of $B_0$, Multi-resolution STFT Loss and the modified upsampling structure were added in $P_1$ and $P_2$ respectively, which all improved on the metric PESQ. Periodic artifacts were removed in breathing part with the modification of upsampling layer, especially under TTS context. $P_3$ is an improved combination of $P_1$ and $P_2$ without the addition of a frequency discriminator, with overall improvement in STOI and PESQ, where PESQ surpassed WaveRNN. $P_4$ is our proposed model, which achieved the best in both indices and exceeded Multi-band WaveRNN.

\subsection{Comparison on MOS}
\label{ssec:mos_test}
Subjective evaluation was conducted to evaluate the perceptual quality of the proposed TFGAN vocoder by MOS.
In order to perform fair comparison, we randomly selected 40 utterance from test set for MOS testing and 30 native Mandarin speakers participated in the listening test.
The results\footnote{https://wavecoder.github.io/TFGAN/} of the subjective MOS evaluation is presented in Table~\ref{table:mos}.The result show that the proposed TFGAN can generate high quality 24 kHz speech with a slightly better MOS than MelGAN and Multi-band WaveRNN.

\begin{table}
\centering
\caption{The objective result of ablation study with STOI and PESQ. The higher is better.}
\begin{tabular}{cccc}
\toprule
  & & {\textbf{STOI}} & {\textbf{PESQ}} \\
\midrule
$B_0$ & Baseline(MelGAN) & 0.94  & 2.77 \\
\midrule
$P_1$ & + STFT loss & 0.94 & 2.92 \\
$P_2$ & \hskip  1em + Residual and sine activation & 0.94 & 2.93 \\
\midrule
$P_3$ & TFGAN w/o F-Discriminator & 0.95 & 3.14 \\
$P_4$ & \textbf{TFGAN} & \textbf{0.95}  & \textbf{3.24} \\
$P_5$ & WaveRNN & 0.92 & 3.02 \\
\midrule
$P_6$ & Ground Truth & 1.00 & 4.50 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\label{table:STOI-PESQ}
\end{table}

\section{Conclusion}
\label{sec:conclusion}
In this work, we proposed TFGAN, an improved MelGAN neural vocoder.
By the proposed time domain audio loss, the generator could capture waveform efficiently combining with STFT Loss.
What's more, we proposed the frequency discriminator to score the distance between real speech and generated speech.
Also, we improved the transpose convolution based upsampling mechanism by integrating nearest interpolation to reduce periodic artifacts.
The proposed neural vocoder has the same inference speed as MelGAN, but the fidelity of generated speech is much improved.
Our experimental results shown that TFGAN was slightly outperformed than WaveRNN, which is a strong autoregressive neural vocoder.

\vfill\pagebreak

\bibliographystyle{IEEEbib}

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Bredové (Bredau, či z Bredova, německy von Bredow) byli příslušníci starého šlechtického původně nizozemského rodu pocházejícího ze Střední marky ze stejnojmenného místa Bredow (dnes součást obce Brieselang, Zemský okres Havolsko, Braniborsko). Prvním zmíněným byl roku 1251 Arnoldus de Bredow, statkář z Bredova, kterým zároveň začíná přímá rodová linie. V 15. století se rod usadil v Braniborsku, především v okolí Špandavy. Odtud přišli mnozí jeho členové do Čech.

Historie české větve
Po porážce českých stavů na Bílé hoře, která v Čechách znamenala vítězství katolicismu nad protestantstvím, došlo v Čechách ke konfiskacím majetků nekatolické šlechty. Zkonfiskované Lemberské panství, podobně jako většinu panství v severních Čechách, koupil v roce 1623 Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna, vrchní císařský vojenský velitel. Připojil jej ke svému vévodství frýdlantskému a zámek Lemberk uděloval v léno svým důstojníkům. V roce 1633 se jako leník uvázal v držení Lemberka Valdštejnův první důstojník Jan Rudolf Breda, který do Čech přišel v roce 1620 s vojskem kurfiřta bavorského a účastnil se bitvy na Bílé hoře. Po Valdštejnově násilné smrti v roce 1634 mu bylo panství dědičně ponecháno.

Po smrti Jana Rudolfa Bredy v roce 1660 se panství ujal jeho syn Kryštof Rudolf Breda, který se rozhodl vybudovat ze zámku honosné sídlo, jež by reprezentovalo jeho postavení u císařského dvora. Všechny tyto stavby byly velice nákladné a Kryštof Rudolf Breda si prostředky na jejich výstavbu opatřoval různými způsoby. Nechával prý dokonce stříhat ženám na svém panství vlasy a prodával je vlásenkářům. V roce 1680 se Lembersko, stejně jako jiná místa v Čechách, připojilo k velkému nevolnickému povstání, které mělo centrum v sousedním frýdlantském panství. Povstání bylo nakonec vojensky potlačeno. V době rebelie zemřel v Praze Kryštof Rudolf Breda a panství pak spravovala jeho manželka Benedikta z Ahlefeldu a její syn Hartvík Mikuláš. V roce 1726 prodali Bredové Lemberské panství včetně poplužního dvora a okrasné zahrady hraběti Filipovi Josefu Gallasovi.

Před rokem 1700 byla k lemberské primogenituře, kterou vlastnil Hertvík Mikuláš, vytvořena sekundogenitura na Tachlovicích, která se dostala do majetku Hertvíkova bratra Karla Jáchyma. Primogeniturní panství Lemberk nebylo schopno dělení a po smrti Hertvíka Mikuláše jeho tři synové založili své linie. Nejstarší Jan Václav koupil roku 1725 z dědického podílu Kyšperk, prostřední Jan Antonín Baltazar se přiženil na Stračov a třetí Karel Josef převzal předlužený otcovský Lemberk. Roku 1726 byl Lemberk prodán. Karel Josef se oženil s Marií Josefou von Pissnitz, která koupila od svého strýce panství Hartenberg (Hřebeny). Sekundogenitura, známá krídou v roce 1728, nevytvořila až do svého vymření žádný větší majetek. Finanční ztráty byly způsobovány hlavně spekulačními koupěmi panství na splátky.

Nejstarší linie primogenitury byla usazená osobou Jana Václava Bredy na Kyšperku. Jan Václav se narodil 4. ledna 1688 v pražském paláci Bredů jako nejstarší syn Hertvíka Mikuláše. Roku 1724 se oženil s vdovou Františkou Sylvií Strakovou. První manželství, mající pravděpodobně majetkové pozadí, skončilo záhy v roce 1725 smrtí manželky. Podruhé se Jan Václav oženil roku 1728 s Františkou Josefou Bořitovou z Budče, původně moravského a pak rakouského vojenského rodu. Jan Václav se dožil 52 let a zemřel 20. července 1740 v Kyšperku, kde byl také pochován. Z druhého manželství, po úmrtí dvou dětí v nedospělém věku, zůstaly dvě dcery, starší Kateřina (provdána za J. Leonarda hraběte Hotze), mladší Josefa (provdána za Václava Ignáce Klenovského) a syn Jan (1734–1756), který zdědil po smrti Jana Václava celý Kyšperk.

Představitelé rodu
 Hartwig Mikuláš Breda (* 1692, † 19 .6. 1723 Praha, pohřben v Lemberku), manželka Adelheid Novohradská z Kolovrat  (křest 30. 11. 1664 Praha, † 14. 12. 1732, pohřbena v Praze; svatba 6. 2. 1686)
 Joachim von Bredow (1441–1507), biskup
 Jan Václav Ignác Breda (4. 1. 1688 – 20. 7. 1740)
 Jan Nepomuk Čenek Breda (15. 4. 1734 – 19. 7. 1766)
 Karel Jáchym Breda (1663–1740)
 Jan Rudolf Breda (1595 – 15. 11. 1640), oženil se s Kateřinou baronkou z Donína. Od roku 1631 byl ve službách císařské armády a bojoval na začátku 30. let 16. století pod velením generála ottavia Piccolominiho. Po vraždě Valdštejna (1634) získal panství Jablonné v Podještědí a Lemberk. Po mnoha letech války byl v roce 1640 jmenován poručíkem polního maršála. V listopadu 1640 Jan Rudolf pronásledoval Francouze se svým plukem z Kirchheimu do Kasselu. Byl smrtelně zraněn výstřelem 14. listopadu 1640 poblíž Ziegenhainu a následující den zemřel.
 Ludwig Breda (1800 Bohnice-1882 Vídeň ) otec Viktorův
 Augusta a Filipína Stefanie Bredovy - kapitulářky Tereziánského ústavu šlechtičen v Praze, v 19. století
 Viktor Breda (* 1856 Bohnice–1938  Vídeň), Ludwigův syn, poslední mužský potomek  této linie rodu

Památky

 Bredovský letohrádek (zámek Lemberk)
 Bredovský dvůr v Praze, čp. 935/II,  třída Politických vězňů č. 3,  hlavní průčelí do Olivovy ulice 2;  roku 1691 Benedikta Terezie z Bredy zakoupila pět domů včetně parcely domu čp. 936/II a společné zahrady, její syn Mikuláš Hartwig Breda zde vystavěl dvoupatrový palác, roku 1869 zbořený a nahrazený domem U Rossmüllerů, který projektoval architekt Josef Maličký.
 Obchodní dům Breda v Opavě , postaven v Opavě v letech 1927–1928 firmou Breda & Weinstein, projektoval vídeňský architekt Leopold Bauer
 Zámeček Vásárhélyi-Bréda v obci Lőkösháza v jihovýchodním Maďarsku, klasicistní stavba ze 40. let 19. století, roku 1922 jej vyženil Viktor Breda s Ilonou Bohus-Vásárhély
 Bredovský dům ve Vídni - Ludwig Breda si v letech 1851–1853 dal v obci Mauer (nyní místní část Vídně) přestavět dům od architekta Ludwiga Förstera
 Kaple sv. Jana Nepomuckého Na kopečku; barokní z roku 1734 (na Kopečku nad městem Letohrad)
 Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého v obci Stračov, na přední straně soklu je alianční znak hrabat z Bredy a Bechyňů z Lažan, obklopený fafrnochy a s korunkou v klenotu. Pod erbem nápis s chronogramem 1730
 Zámek Malešov

Erb

Původním erbem rodu byl válečný žebřík se zlatými příčkami na stříbrném poli. Po povýšení byl štít rozčtvrcen a k žebříku (1. a 4. pole) přibyl korunovaný bílý kozel se zlatými rohy a korunkou, stojící na červeném cimbuří věže na modrém poli (2. a 3. pole). Uprostřed jako polepšení byl černý štítek, v němž byla mezi zlatými iniciálami CM zlatá císařská koruna na červené podušce. K původnímu klenotu, lvu držícímu žebřík, přibyly další dva – s korunovanou orlicí (ve středu) a s kozlem (vlevo).

Ostatní
 Bredůvka (původně nazývaná Bredovka) je malá vesnice, část obce Nekoř v okrese Ústí nad Orlicí. Byla založena roku 1734 Janem Václavem Bredou, majitelem Kyšperského panství.
 Bořitava je část obce Studené v okrese Ústí nad Orlicí. Byla založena v roce 1734 hrabětem Janem Václavem Brédou. Jméno Bořitov dostala osada na počest Brédovy manželky Josefy Františky z Brédy, rozené Bořitové z Martinic.
 Peklov: roku 1725 založil Karel Jáchym z Bredy jižně od Hřebče nový zemědělský dvůr. Vznikl na polích, která zabavil vzbouřeným sedlákům. Ještě do roku 1730 byl dvůr beze jména, pojmenování Peklov se ujmulo až po jeho odchodu (1732), prý v upomínku na pekelné období jeho panování.

Odkazy

Reference

Literatura
 Ottův slovník naučný

Související články
 Seznam českých, moravských a slezských šlechtických rodů

Externí odkazy

 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505235012/http://www.zamek-lemberk.cz/historie/
 https://web.archive.org/web/20170116165507/http://www.moh.cz/pdf/ohp/199.pdf
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/2073112886265162/

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Irfan Razack, chairman and managing director of Prestige Group
Image: Selvaprakash Lakshmanan
Prestige: E for expansion
Realty major Prestige is getting out of its comfort zone in south India and laying the groundwork for projects in Mumbai and the NCR.
By Debojyoti Ghosh, Nov 29, 2018
It's got the works. The penthouse that crowns Kingfisher Towers at UB City in Bengaluru has a wine cellar, an indoor heated pool, an outdoor infinity pool, a gym, a salon and spa, a parking lot for 100 cars, and to top it all, helipads on the roof. It is grand and extravagant— much like the persona of the man for whom it was built. "It was designed according to the whims and fancies of Mr VJM (Vijay Mallya)," says Irfan Razack, chairman and managing director of Prestige Group. Razack's Prestige Estates Projects partnered with Mallya's United Breweries Holdings to build the ultra-luxury residential project. "Who's going to live there now, only God knows," Razack muses. Mallya, who is facing charges of fraud over loans he availed for his now defunct Kingfisher Airlines, is in London holding out extradition attempts by authorities in India.
Though uncertainty hangs over the embattled liquor baron and his group's share of apartments in the project because of a court ban on their sale, Prestige has sold most of its units. The most recent sale was in April when two flats went at about ₹35 crore each. It has kept six units to be sold later once the community is up and running, hoping to sell them at a premium and recover some of the cost overruns. Prestige Estates Projects owns 45% in the luxury property and United Breweries Holdings 55%.
Things could have gone better with the project anchored on 4.5 acres of land in the heart of the city where Mallya's ancestral home once stood. "Kingfisher Towers is ready, and yet I have not gotten the same satisfaction and happiness with its completion as I usually do with my projects," says the 65-year-old Razack. However, such thoughts do not weigh on his mind anymore. Instead, the builder is focussing on bigger plans to expand to newer markets in India. After years of focussing on the country's southern region, the Bengaluru-based firm is looking to expand to the north and the west. It is in the process of laying the groundwork for residential and commercial projects in Mumbai, the country's most expensive and competitive real estate market, the National Capital Region (NCR), and Pune.
The strategy adopted by Prestige Estates Projects is to expand at a measured pace and not go in for big bang expansion. The company is set to launch two projects in Mumbai: one in Pali Hill, a residential area in the suburb of Bandra, and another in Byculla, a neighbourhood in south Mumbai. The one in Pali Hill is a small redevelopment, while the Byculla property is a larger residential project to be jointly developed with Jasdan Construction. The realty firm has also signed up for a project in Airoli, a residential and commercial area in Navi Mumbai, one of the city's fastest growing areas.
Several real estate consultants agree that setting up shop in Mumbai won't be easy for the builder as the city has been struggling with a huge number of unsold units, accounting for a third of unsold inventory across India's top seven cities (see chart). The real estate market has been in the throes of a downturn across the country since demonetisation. According to data from Anarock Property Consultants, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR)—which comprises Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, and Powai— had 210,000 unsold residential units as of the second quarter of 2018. Club figures from the NCR and this becomes 410,000 units worth ₹3.6 lakh crore.
From Left: Zayd Noaman, executive director - CMD's Office, Prestige Group, Zaid Sadiq, executive director, Liaison & Hospitality, Prestige Group, Uzma Irfan, director, Prestige Group, and Faiz Rezwan, executive director, Contracts and Projects, Prestige Group.
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That's not all. Cash-rich Lodha Developers already has a stronghold in the city. Making inroads into a market which has an entrenched incumbent as Lodha Developers won't be easy. In 2005, India's largest builder, DLF, bought about 17 acres in the city's prime Worli area for ₹703 crore and ultimately sold it to Lodha in 2013 for over ₹2,700 crore. Some might say it was an impressive return on investment for DLF, but the builder had to shelve its plans of establishing a foothold in the nation's most coveted real estate market.
Besides, skyrocketing prices and the pile-up of unsold inventory have made buyers wary—another possible bump in the road for Prestige, points out Mayank Saksena, managing director, land, and also head, South India, Anarock Property Consultants. Saksena adds that Prestige, which has so far mostly dealt with working professionals in the information technology services sector, would have to cater to Mumbai's wide mix of service and business class customers with diverse requirements. "It is certainly a major challenge to enter such markets and capture them," he says.
But Prestige is unfazed by the downturn and other challenges in the market. Its confidence stems from the fact that the company understands the market dynamic in Mumbai is different from other metros and it has found ways of being competitive. "The Mumbai real estate market works very differently," says Venkat K. Narayan, CEO of the company. "There is no uniform pricing. A developer's selling price in Thane will be very different from south Mumbai. Instead of making 40% returns, we can make less returns and make the product a lot more competitive. I think anybody who plays this game will be a differentiator." A veteran Prestige executive, Narayan was the company's executive director of finance and chief financial officer before taking over the CEO's mantle last year.
Razack, who has been thinking of moving into newer markets such as Mumbai for close to four years now, says he has done his homework. "We are evaluating property by property. We have got our foothold in cities such as Hyderabad and are also building properties in Chennai. In both the cities we currently have malls. Both are doing extremely well. We have also worked in tier II cities such as Mangaluru and Mysuru," says Razack. However, the learning has been that tier II cities do not have the momentum of metros. Hence, the decision to focus on larger markets such as Mumbai and the NCR. "We decided to use the same energy and effort in larger markets," he says, adding that the company won't be looking at new residential projects in tier II cities after wrapping up the ones on hand.
Prestige expects two things from its decision. "It gives us a lot more visibility nationally and acceleration in terms of revenue growth," explains Razack. His own reading of the market is that sales of villas and luxury apartments are slowing, but mid-segment apartments are doing well. "There is not much of stress in selling mid-segment residential properties," he says. Juggy Marwaha, executive managing director, Jones Lang LaSalle India, a real estate consultancy, who has been working closely with Razack on deals for the last five years, says Prestige would be looking at mid-size markets in these cities.
Instead of making 40% returns, we can make less returns and make the product a lot more competitive. I think anybody who plays this game will be a differentiator
Venkat K. Narayan, CEO, Prestige Estates Projects
The company's NCR plans involve a residential project aimed at mid-income buyers in Noida, and a commercial office complex in Gurugram by the end of the current financial year. In the NCR, Prestige will be up against a host of established developers such as Tata Housing Development, Mahindra Lifespace Developers, Godrej Properties, and Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate. The key to cracking these markets, according to analysts, is right pricing and small ticket sizes. Many cite the success of Bengaluru-based Sobha Developers, which launched its first luxury apartment project in Delhi-NCR in 2016. In Pune, Prestige is looking at building a tech park in Kharadi, a city suburb known for its IT business parks.
We didn't realise that property development will be the core business.Currently, we are doing about 68 developments—abou 64 million sq. ft. is under construction.
Rezwan Razack, joint MD, Prestige Group
In a market spooked by news of unsold inventory, shaken buyers' confidence, delays in projects, and cash crunch, a good name and track record mean a lot. Marwaha of Jones Lang LaSalle India believes that Prestige's ability to deliver projects on time will stand it in good stead. About 80% of Prestige's residential projects get sold in the first 12- 18 months of their launch, giving it much required capital cushion. As of September, the real estate major has completed over 102 million sq. ft. of total construction since it began more than 30 years ago and has some marquee projects in south India to its credit that include luxury hotels such as Conrad and Sheraton Grand in Bengaluru and Forum mall across six cities. In FY18, Prestige Estates Projects reported ₹411 crore in profit, up 14% from the previous year. For the first quarter of 2018-19, the company's revenue was ₹893 crore with a profit after tax of ₹130 crore. With sales like that, it's not surprising that the company's market capitalisation has grown from ₹4,800 crore before it listed in 2010 to nearly ₹11,000 crore now with a compound annual growth rate of 12.5%. The company plans to deliver 10,000 residential units in FY19. It has completed about 3,500 homes this fiscal year and has two more upcoming projects.
It is interesting that Prestige did not begin as a real estate developer. Razack's father, Razack Sattar, opened a 600 sq. ft. men's clothing and tailoring store, Prestige House for Men, in 1956 on Commercial Street in Bengaluru which has now grown to a 20,000 sq. ft. retail store.
The property business was started in 1981 by Razack along with his brother, Rezwan Razack. They initially just bought and sold land pieces in Bengaluru. In 1985, the brothers moved to real estate development from just trading of land and started what is today Prestige Estates Projects. "At that time, we didn't realise that property development will be the core business. Today it is our prime focus. Currently, we are doing about 68 developments—about 64 million sq. ft. is under construction," says Rezwan Razack, 63, joint managing director, Prestige Group.
Prestige has nine family members taking care of the core business and other businesses under the group. The promoters hold 70% stake in Prestige Estates Projects as of September 2018. Razack's younger brother, Noaman, director at Prestige Group, is managing director at Prestige Fashions. Younger sister Anjum Jung, 48, is the executive directorinterior design and heads Morph Design Company, which is part of the Prestige Group, and her husband Omer Bin Jung, 50, is executive director of the hospitality business. Razack's daughter, Uzma, 39, is director, corporate communications, and also heads Falcon Property Management Services, a group company in the facility management space. Her cousins—39-year-old Faiz Rezwan, executive director, contracts and projects; and Zayd Noaman, 28, executive director, CMD's office—also play important roles in running the show.
"At some point in time we have to fade out and they have to come to the forefront," Razack says about the next generation, which he hopes will ultimately take over the business.
It is only natural that Prestige should look for newer pastures to grow after establishing itself in the south, for, according to Razack, "change and growth are two things that you can't stop". Razack is also sure about another thing: "Real estate is a long-term play. Whoever stays invested will always benefit in the long term, if it is a good property." Razack should know: He's been in the business long enough.
(This story was originally published in the November 2018 issue of the magazine)
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When she cuddles tiny baby Noah, it is a bittersweet moment for young mum Kimberley Bunn, who knows she can never take him home.
Kimberley Bunn Just moments after he was born, doctors noticed problems with his breathing, and he has since been diagnosed with a muscular disease which will confine him to hospital for most of his short life.
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'The Fix' on Netflix: A New Show Where Comedians Propose Solutions For All The World's Problems
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We're not sure why we never thought of this before, considering we all know that comedians all think they can fix everything…
On Netflix's new comedy show The Fix, premiering December 14, two teams of comedians take on the biggest issues of the day, from global warming, the gender pay gap, social media issues and more, and propose fixes for them. Jimmy Carr, always good for a dry remark on whatever show he's on, is the host and moderator, and comedians D.L. Hughley and Katherine Ryan serve as "team captains."
On their teams will be another comedian — in the trailer above, we see Howie Mandel, Aparla Nancherla, Michael Ian Black, Fortune Feimster and more. With the help of a data expert and some well-placed pre-recorded bits, each team comes up with their fix. If they're along the lines of D.L.'s proposal for ads for opioids, accompanied by a fake Oxycodone ad with a guy saying "I have no idea where I am," then these fixes should be funny.
The audience votes on the best solution, which becomes "The Fix" for that particular massive worldwide problem.
Is it a bit of a convoluted premise for a comedy show? Sure. But considering how much power comedians have gotten with regards to bringing us a clear-ish picture of the news, then why not have them fix what's wrong with the world? We can't do any worse than we're doing now.
Joel Keller (@joelkeller) writes about food, entertainment, parenting and tech, but he doesn't kid himself: he's a TV junkie. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, Salon, VanityFair.com, Playboy.com, Fast Company's Co.Create and elsewhere.


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NYSE:CAT - Caterpillar Stock Price, Forecast & News
Adding Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar, Inc engages in the manufacture of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. It operates through the following segments: Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Energy and Transportation, Financial Products, and All Other. The Construction Industries segment supports customers using machinery in infrastructure and building construction applications. Read More…
Industry Construction machinery
Sub-IndustryConstruction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks
SectorIndustrial Products
Current SymbolNYSE:CAT
CIK18230
Webhttp://www.caterpillar.com/
Price / Cash Flow8.96
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Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Caterpillar's stock symbol?
Caterpillar trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CAT."
How often does Caterpillar pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Caterpillar?
Caterpillar announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 21st will be paid a dividend of $1.03 per share on Thursday, February 20th. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. View Caterpillar's Dividend History.
How were Caterpillar's earnings last quarter?
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) released its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The industrial products company reported $2.66 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.82 by $0.16. The industrial products company had revenue of $12.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $13.49 billion. Caterpillar had a net margin of 10.99% and a return on equity of 42.51%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.86 EPS. View Caterpillar's Earnings History.
When is Caterpillar's next earnings date?
Caterpillar is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, January 31st 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Caterpillar.
How can I listen to Caterpillar's earnings call?
Caterpillar will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, January 31st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What price target have analysts set for CAT?
21 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Caterpillar's stock. Their forecasts range from $100.00 to $178.00. On average, they anticipate Caterpillar's stock price to reach $147.69 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Caterpillar.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Caterpillar?
21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Caterpillar in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Caterpillar.
Has Caterpillar been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about CAT stock have been trending negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Caterpillar earned a news impact score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Caterpillar.
Are investors shorting Caterpillar?
Caterpillar saw a decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,050,000 shares, a decrease of 8.3% from the December 15th total of 8,780,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,360,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.4 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Caterpillar's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Caterpillar's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Caterpillar include Deere & Company (DE), PACCAR (PCAR), Cummins (CMI), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB), Toro (TTC), WABCO (WBC), Oshkosh (OSK), AGCO (AGCO), Navistar International (NAV), Trinity Industries (TRN), Federal Signal (FSS), Terex (TEX), Meritor (MTOR), Alamo Group (ALG) and Douglas Dynamics (PLOW).
What other stocks do shareholders of Caterpillar own?
Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Caterpillar investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Alibaba Group (BABA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), AT&T (T), Bank of America (BAC), Micron Technology (MU), General Electric (GE) and Tesla (TSLA).
Who are Caterpillar's key executives?
Caterpillar's management team includes the folowing people:
Donald James Umpleby, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Robert John Bonfield, Chief Financial Officer
Julie A. Lagacy, Chief Information Officer & Vice President
Michael A. McGuire, Co-Chief Compliance Officer
Thomas A. Pellette, Senior Vice President
Who are Caterpillar's major shareholders?
Caterpillar's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hexavest Inc. (0.08%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.05%), Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. (0.05%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.04%), Heritage Investors Management Corp (0.04%) and Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. (0.03%). Company insiders that own Caterpillar stock include David L Calhoun, Denise C Johnson, Gary Michael Marvel, Joseph E Creed, Lange Bob De, Suzette M Long and Thomas A Pellette. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Caterpillar.
Which major investors are selling Caterpillar stock?
CAT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Calamos Advisors LLC, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Cozad Asset Management Inc., Grassi Investment Management, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Boenning & Scattergood Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Caterpillar company stock in the last year include Denise C Johnson, Gary Michael Marvel and Suzette M Long. View Insider Buying and Selling for Caterpillar.
Which major investors are buying Caterpillar stock?
CAT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Manning & Napier Group LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, Huntington National Bank, AE Wealth Management LLC, Cumberland Advisors Inc. and Hoey Investments Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Caterpillar stock in the last two years include David L Calhoun and Lange Bob De. View Insider Buying and Selling for Caterpillar.
How do I buy shares of Caterpillar?
Shares of CAT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Caterpillar's stock price today?
One share of CAT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $144.02.
How big of a company is Caterpillar?
Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $79.59 billion and generates $54.72 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $6.15 billion in net income (profit) each year or $11.22 on an earnings per share basis. Caterpillar employs 104,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Caterpillar.
What is Caterpillar's official website?
The official website for Caterpillar is http://www.caterpillar.com/.
How can I contact Caterpillar?
Caterpillar's mailing address is 510 Lake Cook Road Suite 100, Deerfield IL, 60015. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 224-551-4000 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Caterpillar (NYSE CAT)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Caterpillar and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe CAT will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe CAT will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
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UNM Newsroom / News / Renowned artist Sonya Clark visits UNM
Renowned artist Sonya Clark visits UNM
Categories: Inside UNM College of Fine Arts Art & Art History
The University of New Mexico (UNM) Art Department, through the generosity of the Sylvia and David Gale Memorial Lecture Series, invites the public to attend a presentation by Sonya Clark on Monday, Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in Dane Smith Hall, room 120.
A native of Washington D.C., and the daughter of a Jamaican mother and a Trinidadian father, Clark is an internatioanlly-acclaimed artist who addresses the complexity of American culture, founded through colonization, slavery and immigration. Her exquisitely crafted works transmit a heightened sense of critical awareness through the generosity of hand labor and use of materials rich in meaning such as hair, combs, pennies and flags.
Clark's socially engaged works include The Hair Craft Project, which honors the creative integrity of everyday, unrecognized artists, and the Kente Flag Project, which explores ideas of cultural symbols and hybridized identity. Her performance piece Unraveling invited the general public to work side by side with her to unravel the Confederate flag, a potent symbol of racism, a thread at a time.
Clark holds a BA from Amherst College, a BFA from The Art Institute of Chicago, and an MFA from Cranbrook. Honors include Cranbrook 's Distinguished Alumni Award and an honorary doctorate from Amherst. Clark's works have been exhibited in over 350 museums and galleries in America, Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia.
Numerous awards include the United States Artist Fellowship, a Pollock Krasner Award, an 1858 Prize, an Art Prize Grand Jurors Award, an Anonymous Was a Woman Award, a Red Gate Residency in China, a Camargo Residency in France, a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency in Italy, a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, a Knight Foundation Residency at the McColl Center, a Civitella Rainer Residency in Italy, an A/D/O Residency, and a Carts Affiliate Fellowship in Rome.
Her work has been reviewed in publications such as the New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Los Angeles Times, Vogue Italia, Hyperallergic, and the Huffington Post. Clark has taught as a Visiting Professor of Art and Art History, Amherst College, and as a Distinguished Research Fellow in the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. She served as Chair of the VCU Craft/ Material Studies and received VCU's Distinguished Scholars Award.
A public reception, location TBA, will be held following Ms. Clark's presentation. For more information, contact Gina Voelker Bobrowski and the UNM art department at: gmvbobrowski@unm.edu, art@unm.edu
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Open Door: China in Indiana reveals how this ancient Asian culture has evolved into a relationship that will be a defining force in Indiana's future. The state's economic experts explain why direct relationships with China are crucial to business here at home. Students from Indiana's premier medical school share clinical hours with their Chinese counterparts. Learn why Mandarin is one of the top language courses now embraced by public schools, and see how Chinese and Hoosiers alike are flocking to classes and camps that teach everything from dance to art to calligraphy.


Ah, of course, Medal of Honor! I hadn't heard that in awhile. Thanks for providing the midi. I'm really excited for this section of the forum.
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You should try to simulate the stage microphones by putting the trumpet section in the background.
Thanks for the feedback, and yours is obviously a couple step ahead.
I'm struggling with the stereo imaging indeed, since in this one I'm using altiverb's virtual stage function to get the ER, and then another instance to try and put that further back.
The problem being that Altiverb has this obnoxious tendency to clutter the stereo field right away. I've tried to reduce the stereo imaging after either instance a couple different ways, but doing in that you're actually squashing down a virtual room, and it starts to sound weird right away, aside from accentuating the unpleasant harmonics there is in SM (I'm still on the old version without the harmonics control function).
I've been tinkering again with this. Had some more luck I think but still doesn't sound quite right. Any tips?
I was previously using breeze but this was just with convolution within kontakt.
EDIT: Listening back later, it sounds like I've overcooked my EQ. Doesn't sound rich enough, particularly the trumpets. Mobile phone effect. Could be to do with the close signal I have blended in?


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Valencia hosts Real Sociedad
Valencia hosts Real Sociedad at the Estadio de Mestalla in a game from the first round of the Spanish La Liga. Let's take a look at this game in our vip soccer predictions today.
Valencia aim for another successful season in La Liga. In May the club finished pretty well the previous campaign, managing to finish in the Top 4 and to qualify again for the Champions League. The manager Marcelino knows his players pretty well already, so now Los Che will try to keep this level.
During the summer Valencia decided to change their starting goalkeeper, signing the Dutch international Jasper Cillessen from Barcelona. But most probably the most exciting summer signing for the club is the Uruguayan striker Maxi Gomez, who arrived at the club from Celta. Gomez is a proven goalscorer, so now everybody expects some goals from him. Meanwhile the French centre back Eliaquim Mangala returned to the club as free agent, while the left back Jaume Costa was loaned from Villarreal until the end of the season.
New season, new hopes for Real Sociedad. Last season the Basques didn't qualify for the European competitions, finishing 9th in the league. Now the main goal is to do much better.
During the summer transfer window La Real invested 10 million euro in Girona's Portu, who will boost the team's midfield. Meanwhile the club also signed the Swedish teenager Alexander Isak from Borussia Dortmund, who plays as a striker. Lens' centre back Modibo Sagnan also arrived at the Anoeta. But arguably one of the club's most exciting summer signings is the Norwegian wonderkid Martin Odegaard, who arrives on loan from Real Madrid. Meanwhile the winger Juanmi moved to Real Betis, while the Mexican international Hector Moreno left the club as free agent.
These are our vip soccer predictions today for the La Liga fixture between Valencia and Real Sociedad at the Mestalla.
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Android 5.0 Lollipop was recently by Google on an official basis where people were flawed with the Material Design and Battery Performance. The Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 are purely based on Android 5.0 Lollipop out-of-the-box. In line, the Nexus 4, Nexus 5 among others will be receiving the update soon. We do not have the exact dates but will be able to state that some of the Android OEM's have come ahead and announced support for Google's latest Android version.
Below is a list of all the Android devices that we know of so far that will get the Android 5.0 Lollipop update. The list below includes only HTC, Sony, NVIDIA, Motorola and Google. LG and Samsung are yet to confirm the update release. No doubt, more devices will be added to this list in the future and it is our job to get your notified. We also hope you have checked out the Best Buy Smartphones below Rs.5,000/- and Rs.10,000/- for November 2014.
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Le cheval de selle luxembourgeois est un stud-book de chevaux de sport, ne répondant pas à la définition d'une race. Il est membre de la WBFSH. Ce stud-book a été sélectionné au Luxembourg à partir de chevaux Selle français, et de Hanovrien et Holsteiner allemands.

Histoire
Ces chevaux sont également nommés Saddlebred en anglais. L'abréviation de ce stud-book au sein de la WBFSH est « SL ». Comme de nombreux chevaux de sport européens, le SL ne répond pas à la définition d'une race.

Il provient d'une trentaine de reproducteurs Pur-sang, ainsi que de croisements entre chevaux de sport français et allemands. En particulier, des juments de race Hanovrien sont importées entre 1958 et 1970, puis croisées avec des étalons Holsteiner.

La Fédération des Stud-Books Luxembourg Elois (FSBL) est créée le  à Mersch, avec une section pour le cheval de selle. En 1986, 615 individus sont recensés dans ce stud-book selle. Une étape importante dans la création de ce stud-book fut la convention de coopération signée entre la FSBL et le stud-book Zangersheide, le , qui prit fin le . Cette même année, la FSBL est dissoute au profit de stud-books autonomes sous le statut d'associations sans but lucratifs. Le stud-book du Cheval de selle luxembourgeois (SCSL) est ainsi officiellement créé le .

Description
Le guide Delachaux indique une taille de  à , tandis que la base de données DAD-IS fournit des mesures de référence allant de  en moyenne chez les femelles à  en moyenne chez les mâles, pour un poids de  à . Ce cheval de sport est musclé, et doté de solides membres. Le garrot est sorti, l'encolure est musclée et longue.

Toutes les robes sont admises par le stud-book, sauf le pie, les plus fréquentes étant le bai sous toutes les nuances, et l'alezan.

Le caractère est considéré comme bon, le SL étant réputé par ailleurs pour son intelligence.
Les chevaux sont marqués d'un « L » depuis le début des années 1990. Ce marquage au fer a été agréé le  à Alicante. L'association gestionnaire du stud-book organise des championnats de poulains et expertises d'étalons.

Utilisations
C'est un cheval de sport, particulièrement adapté au saut d'obstacles et au dressage.

Diffusion de l'élevage
Ces chevaux sont présents dans tout le Luxembourg. Ils sont signalés comme race en danger d'extinction (2018) sur DAD-IS. Les relevés d'effectifs indiquent une croissance de la population jusque dans les années 2010, le recensement de 2013 ayant permis de dénombrer , avec une tendance à la baisse. D'après le guide Delachaux, les naissances annuelles sont de 150 à 200 poulains.

Notes et références

Annexes

Liens externes

Articles connexes
Liste de races chevalines
Cheval au Luxembourg

Bibliographie

Cheval de sport
Sport au Luxembourg
Race chevaline originaire d'Europe


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De WTA organiseerde in het seizoen 1995 onderstaande tennistoernooien.

Winnaressen enkelspel met meer dan twee titels

WTA-toernooikalender 1995
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Speelsters die in 1995 hun eerste WTA-enkelspeltitel wonnen:
 Iva Majoli (Kroatië) in Zürich, Zwitserland
 Ludmila Richterová (Tsjechië) in Bournemouth, Engeland
 Joannette Kruger (Zuid-Afrika) in San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Armed with his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo visits Birmingham, then travels on to Cradley Heath and Landywood, before reaching the Potteries at Stoke-on-Trent.
Armed with his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo reaches Birmingham and discovers how a radical reformer would make his mark on the city of a thousand trades.
At Highbury Hall, he finds Joseph Chamberlain's splendid mansion home and hears how he established a political dynasty including a prime minister and a foreign secretary.
Next stop is Cradley Heath, at the time of his Bradshaw's one of five chain-making towns in the West Midlands. Michael learns how 90 per cent of the chain workshops in England and Wales were located here and that female workers earned a pittance to produce goods in their homes. He discovers how discontent came to a head in 1910 and a Scottish woman led workers to strike for the first time.
A book on Railway Law for the Man in the Train is required reading for Michael as he travels to Landywood, where he engages in some detective work on behalf of its author, one George Edalji. Michael follows an investigation carried out by Arthur Conan Doyle in the early 1900s into a miscarriage of justice.
At the centre of Britain's ceramic industry in Stoke-on-Trent, Michael visits Wedgwood, established by the Queen's Potter Josiah Wedgwood in 1759 and visited in 1913 by King George V and Queen Mary. He hears how the royal couple used their visit to forge links with working people and thereby strengthened the monarchy. Touring the factory, Michael admires the exquisite decoration of the ceramic painters and tries his hand at clay spinning.


It's Monday--Picture Books Past. Author and illustrator Richard Scarry created enormously popular books for young readers. Starting in 1949, he published many individual books with Little Golden Books, followed by the lively Busytown books with characters like Lowly Worm. For an overview, read his 1994 obit here and on Wikipedia here. For an interesting comparison of pages in the 1963 and 1991 editions of The Best Word Book Ever, look here, and see a peek at how changing values in society can be reflected in picture books over time.


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Minnesota Man Charged with Kidnapping and Killing 5-Year-Old
Posted: Aug 22, 2016 12:20 PM CST
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Charges are expected to come down Tuesday against the man suspected in the kidnapping and violent death of a 5-year-old Minnesota girl.
Twenty-five-year-old Zachary Anderson, Coon Rapids, was arrested in connection to the weekend death of Alayna Ertl. According to the medical examiner's report, the girl died of "homicidal violence."
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says that Anderson helped lead officials to Ertl's body, which was found Saturday in Cass County.
Earlier in the day, Ertl was reported missing from her home 70 miles south in Watkins. An Amber Alert was issued for Ertl and Anderson, and authorities eventually found Anderson near his cabin in Cass County.
From there, he led investigators to the girl's body in a swampy area.
Anderson was a friend of the girl's family and worked with her father. He had spent the night at her home on Friday, something he'd done in the past.
Records show Anderson's only run-ins with the law prior to Saturday had been minor traffic violations.
He is being held in jail pending charges from Cass County.
16-year-old charged as adult in the fatal shootings of his mother and 3 siblings in Utah
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NBA trade news: Lakers face major Anthony Davis issue, Celtics and 76ers ultimatum | Other | Sport
That's according to a report from Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus, who quotes one former NBA executive who believes the 76ers and Celtics have more to offer than the Lakers.
There is set to be a fight among a number of NBA teams trying to land Davis this summer.
It is widely expected that he will reject the $240million supermax contract that the New Orleans Pelicans can offer him at the end of the season in favour of forcing a move.
The Celtics and Lakers have been the frontrunners to make a move for some time now.
But recent reports have suggested a number of teams will be hoping to be in the mix.
And one former NBA executive believes the 76ers and Celtics will be able to offer a better package than the Lakers.
"I'd say if the [Philadelphia 76ers offer Ben] Simmons, or with the [Boston] Celtics' package of picks and young players, the Lakers would probably be third," he told Bleacher Report.
"One would think that [Pelicans general manager] Dell [Demps] would want a deal done around the draft [with Boston's picks]."
He added: "After Simmons, I love Tatum. He'd have to be the deal-maker in the Anthony Davis sweepstakes.
"If he's in the package, AD to the Celtics. To each his own in the NBA, and certainly others would value differently, but on average, based upon body of work, I think the 30 teams would value Philadelphia/Boston talent over the Lakers."
But he believes the fact that Davis is represented by the same agent as LeBron James and Ben Simmons could work in the favour of the Lakers.
"Boston [wants] to keep Tatum," the former executive added.
"If Rich Paul is trying to control [Davis' fate] until 2020 [when he's an unrestricted free agent], then likely Tatum isn't made available by Boston and the Lakers probably get it done.
"That Paul also represents Ben Simmons has to help the Lakers too."
The report adds that Paul may be able to "scare off" potential rivals by promising to link Davis up with LeBron James.
And that may lead the Pelicans to accepting a deal from the Lakers which includes Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball.
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Find the top rated atv trails in Newark, whether you're looking for an easy short atv trail or a long atv trail, you'll find what you're looking for. Click on a atv trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.
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Gloucester Township Health and Fitness Trail (aka Blackwood Railroad Trail)
safe + walkable
January, 2022 by julescicadap
The only reason I didn't give it a 5/5 is because expected it to be more through trees. It felt like I was walking through people's back yards
Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail
very nice trail
December, 2021 by lowtoyonair
I hopped on this trail somewhere around the mid point and headed towards Lititz. Very nice maintained. I even enjoyed a few alternative routes around a park and a school. I was hoping it would go farther towards the pleasant downtown area in Lititz but feel that the streets are safe enough to travel to all of the shopping attractions in Lititz. I the returned back to the trail and followed it back all the way to Ephrata and was pleasantly surprised to see that that end of the trail leads to downtown. I even caught a glimpse of a small BMX style practice track that I was tempted to try. I also want to mention that there are bike rental options at either end of the trail that makes for a great option for non-owners.
North End of Trail
November, 2021 by brisaunders
The North End of Trail is on Oak Avenue in Blackwood, NJ.
Ben Cardin C&D Canal Recreational Trail
C & D Trail
November, 2021 by prhelt
This is really a 15 mile trail 30 miles round trip. It runs from Delaware City to Chesapeake City. The Ben Cardin is the short MD part and the Michael Castle is the DE part. If it was not for a sign you would not know you were going from one trail to the other at the state line. It is well paved and in very good shape. I few good hills where it had to take a detour for one reason or another, but not many. There is a short road (More Like a Parking lot) section when you go through a marina. That is the sharp turn on the map. There is another short road section in Delaware City but only because the signs say not to ride on the sidewalk which is really the trail at that point. No traffic at either. The canal is nice, but not a whole lot to see. Worth the trip. Only 4 stars as there was not much to see but the trail itself was great. If I lived near I would ride it a lot.
Schuylkill River Trail
Stellar trail ride in the Fall
November, 2021 by richardsj1
Rode from Valley Forge (Pawlings Rd Access) to end of the trail in Philadelphia and back for around 49 miles or so. It was a weekday morning and the conditions were ideal. The only challenges heading into Philadelphia are figuring out where to go around Manayunk (canal trail or through town) and then connecting to the paved trail at or past Lincoln (?). Easier coming back. Well worth the ride from York.
Lovely Setting
November, 2021 by emfref_tl
Discovered this park on my way back to Delaware from another hike. Nice local hike or bike (some hills). It's nice for a local quick afternoon adventure.
Monroe Township Bike Path
nice ride on a Sunday morning in October
October, 2021 by rbraungroup
Great ride with the fall colors in full-affect. Nice easy 12 mile ride
Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail
October, 2021 by beachbum25
I've ridden this Trail many times, done the whole thing in stages over the years as far North as New Freedom PA. Very enjoyable, but can get VERY busy in the Summer. Traffic lightens up as you go North, peaceful ride once you get out on the Trail away from of the Busier Parking Areas. Avoid the Monkton Lot at all costs....Particularly in the Summer!
October, 2021 by rosejacquelynn
This is the first huge trail I've been able to find. It's great! I love how easy it is to walk. I usually start where the parking lot is on pawlings or on station and I walk towards oaks near mill road. I'm just starting out walking and it's great for a beginner.
Enola Low Grade Trail
Beautiful Fall Bike Ride
October, 2021 by kdenikend
Nice (approx 20 mile) out and back bike ride on a beautiful fall day. Appreciated the well maintained mostly level gravel pathway. Left from Quarryville area parking lot and rode to the Martic Forge closure. Many birds crossed the path as well as woolly bear caterpillars. Nice to know that there are 2 bike stations along the way if needed. We'll be back!
Big Woods Trail
Scenic trail coming together
October, 2021 by jmcginnis12@gmail.com
Situated in the rolling hills of southeast Berks and northwest Chester County, the Big Woods Trail will link several parks and historic sites when completed.
A work in progress, the trail will connect the Schuylkill River Trail to the borough of Elverson when completed. As of 2021, three, disconnected segments of the multi-use trail are finished.
The northern segment begins at the Schuylkill River Trail in the village of Monocacy and winds its way up a grassy hillside to Crusher Road. This section is noted for its rolling pasturelands and panoramic views of the valley below.
The middle segment starts a few miles to the south at the Hopewell Iron Furnace National Historic Site off Park Road. The centerpiece of this site is a restored 19th century-era furnace, which was fed by charcoal produced from the trees of the surrounding Big Woods and used to smelt iron from nearby mines. Trail users should check out the grounds before heading southwest on the greenway, which passes through the woods and connects the Historical Site to the adjacent French Creek State Park. This section also connects to the Horseshoe Trail and the State Park's own network of footpaths and follows the south shoreline of Hopewell Lake, ending at the park's main parking lot and recreation complex.
A shorter, southern segment of the trail extends for about a quarter mile along an abandoned rail line in the borough of Elverson. This segment begins at Park Ave. and extends to Route 23 (Main Street), and is noted for several restored historical buildings.
When the trail is eventually completed, it will link the Schuylkill River and Horseshoe trails as well as several other historical sites and open space areas. It may also be extended further south into Chester County via the old Reading to Coatesville rail line.
Chester Valley Trail
Chester Valley Trail Extension
October, 2021 by claudeboddy
I can't wait for winter 2022 for extension to Sckuylkill river trail in Norristown
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