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Sunday's Seahawks game was most-watched TV show since the Super Bowl
Sunday's Seahawks victory over the Eagles was the most-watched televised event since Super Bowl LIII.
Published: 8:51 PM PST January 6, 2020
Updated: 8:59 PM PST January 6, 2020
When the Seattle Seahawks beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, they did so in front of the largest television audience since the Super Bowl.
NBC Sports reports an average of 35.1 million people watched the NFC Wild Card game, peaking at 38.5 million viewers by the end.
That makes Sunday's Seahawks game the most-watched show in television since Feb. 3, 2019 during Super Bowl LII.
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The largest audience came from Seattle, with an 82 share, followed by Philadelphia, with a 65 share.
The same-day data comes from Nielsen ratings, with digital data from Adobe Analytics.
NBC Sports Digital also had the most viewers for any NFL game, excluding Super Bowls. Around 702,000 viewers streamed the game, up 32% from last year's Wild Card game that drew 533,000 viewers.
On Saturday, NBC will bring another NFL playoff game to viewers. The San Francisco 49ers will host the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday at 1:40 p.m.
You can watch Saturday's NFL playoff game on KING 5.
The outcome has big implications for the Seahawks.
If the Vikings pull off another upset and defeat the 49ers, and the Seahawks defeat the Packers, the Hawks would be spared from having to travel and the two teams would play each other at CenturyLink Field on Jan. 19.
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Amy You, a Laguna Beach High School senior and treasurer of the Art Club, had just finished her AP art portfolio on environmental issues when she and other students began to gather information about sea level rise.
One of three student-painted murals depicting the fate of downtown Laguna Beach due to sea level rise installed last week at Main Beach. Photos by Bridget Beaudry-Porter.
Students reviewed data from the California Coastal Commission on sea level rise, the 2017 United States Geological Survey, and Calmatters.org to see how an expanding coastline might impact Laguna and its landmarks.
Mounted on posts in a grassy area by the Main Beach lifeguard tower, three 4' x 6' wood panel murals embodied the students' dark vision of the future. They showed the sea at its worst: ravaging a waterfront home, covering Main Beach, and filling the streets near the downtown shops.
Beaudry-Porter said her goal was for the dramatic scenes to heighten awareness and prompt discussion within the community.
LBHS senior Joseph Ravenna scouted locations for the mural scenes. He suggested presenting a flooded downtown intersection as a symbol of the dangers that may face Laguna.
"I hope the installation jars people into realizing the potential impact and how it could affect us if we don't change," Joseph said. The project showed him how political agendas can be woven effectively into art. As Joseph envisions future collegiate studies in political science, he said he likes knowing that visual, creative ideas can be used to shape opinions and help people.
Over the past several months, Amy and Joseph were joined by dozens of LBHS art students during class periods, free periods, and afterschool. Beaudry-Porter said a total of 45 high schoolers participated in the murals, which were painted free hand and then coated to protect them from the elements.
After receiving installation approval from the city, Beaudry-Porter mounted the three pieces during Art Walk on Thursday, Nov. 2, at Main Beach, where they remained through the weekend. They complemented the Laguna Art Museum's Art & Nature symposium, which also was to feature an artwork symbolizing sea level rise. That work has yet to be installed due to unforeseen regulatory hurdles.
Seniors Amy You and Joseph Ravenna led the Sea Level Rise project.
Zander, an interdisciplinary artist, said his work is "related to empty space and its connection to him." He had two architectural pieces and one abstract piece on display and said he enjoyed sharing them.
"It was really fun talking to the other artists at the Cove Gallery and meeting people who were attending Art Walk," Zander said.


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House of Windows
By Jeremiah Cook February 15, 2021 February 15, 2021 Reviews
If you like a spooky story woven through with themes of fatherhood, references to Charles Dickens, and the occasional eruption of Hellraiser-like aesthetics, then House of Windows is the novel for you. John Langan is one of my favorite authors, and I was delighted to get a copy of his first book, House of Windows, from my wife for Christmas. This novel did not disappoint my high expectations.
Spoilers Below
Much like Langan's other work, House of Windows contains a kind of Russian Nesting Doll narrative. On the top level, there is Veronica telling a horror writer the story of how her husband disappeared. The level below that is Veronica's tale itself, and within that level, there are several digressions into other sub-levels. Some of these sub-levels are about Belvedere House, the spooky home that plays a major part of the tale, and others are backstory related to Veronica or her husband's history. Each piece fits perfectly into the tapestry of House of Windows.
While House of Windows seems like a haunted house story at first glance, it's actually more of a haunted father story. The novel's primary conflict stems from a curse that Veronica's husband, Roger, places on his son, Ted. Roger places the curse on Ted after the two get into a physical fight over the fact that Roger left Ted's mother to marry Veronica, his college student. Due to Ted's death soon after the curse, Roger is unable to reconcile with his son, and Veronica is soon haunted by visions and reminders of Ted, figuratively and literally. Ted's death breaks Roger, and to try to be closer to his lost son, Roger decides to move him and Veronica into the home where he raised Ted, Belvedere House. Once in Belvedere House, Roger becomes increasingly obsessed with his lost son's death, and Ted's haunting of Veronica gets progressively more intense until the novel's climax, where Roger disappears during a supernatural event. There's a lot I'm leaving out, but that's the bare-bones summary of the book.
Having just completed my own house hunt, and thinking an awful lot about fatherhood these days, made House of Windows the perfect novel for me to read this month. I was enthralled by the history of Belvedere House, which is implied to have contributed to and empowered Ted's haunting, and I was attuned to the cycles of trauma Langan illustrated with Roger and Ted's relationship. I was also fascinated by Langan's craft choices in House of Windows. Most of the novel is told in two long sections without chapter breaks. This is done to reflect Veronica telling her tale in long narrations over the course of two nights. I thought this was a clever choice, and I found myself turning the pages quicker because of the lack of interruption.
House of Windows is an excellent read, with a ton of moments that will please horror genre fans as well as insights into the human condition that will please literary genre fans. Langan excels at balancing these two group's expectations in his work. While I felt that his second novel, The Fisherman, leaned more toward the horror side of the genre seesaw, House of Windows leans a little more to the literary side. Regardless of which side of the genre seesaw you prefer to sit on, House of Windows is worth your time.
If you like John Langan's work as much as I do, you might be interested in checking out my reviews of The Fisherman, The Wide Carnivorous Sky, or Sefira.
Tagged Charles Dickens, Hellraiser, House of Windows, John Langan, Sefira and Other Betrayals, The Fisherman, The Wide Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies
Summer Reading Roundup
By Jeremiah Cook September 8, 2020 September 8, 2020 Reviews
I tend to read a lot in the summer and slow down in the fall. The extra sunlight fuels my desire to escape, and books provide the easiest way to slip off to another place for a little while. There's also no football in the summer. Without further ado, here is a roundup of some of the books I enjoyed this past season.
The Invention of Ghosts by Gwendolyn Kiste
Gwendolyn Kiste is one of my favorite writers, and I was delighted to have gotten the 100th copy of The Invention of Ghosts. The proceeds for this chapbook went to the National Aviary, and the book has fantastic illustrations throughout. Like the previous work I've read by Kiste (And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe and The Rust Maidens), the prose is imbued with poetic beauty, and the story contains a moving emotional core. Anyone who has ever had a friend they've lost touch with will be wanting to call that person after reading this. It will also get Donovan's Season of the Witch stuck in your head.
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
By pure chance I happened to watch Deer Woman, an episode of Showtime's Masters of Horror, not long ago. I was writing a werewolf short story, and I had revisited An American Werewolf in London and happened across Deer Woman as a result. Both works share John Landis as a director, and I should note that Deer Woman is set in the same universe as An American Werewolf in London because the protagonist of Deer Woman references the events of An American Werewolf in London. Anyway, Deer Woman was at least part of the reason why I decided to check out The Only Good Indians, which focuses on similar mythological elements. This novel by Stephen Graham Jones is a lovely, weird romp. Basketball, Native American Reservations, and youth's sins all factor into why this book is so good. The point of view changes a lot in here, and you even get some chapters from the monster's perspective. This keeps you feeling uncomfortable and stops you from being able to blindly root for the monster's demise. These choices by Jones make this book unique.
Reanimators by Pete Rawlik
For a while, I'd been thinking, why hasn't anyone done a story that pulls together a bunch of Lovecraft's connected mythos into a singular tale? Well, I had somehow foolishly missed out on Reanimators existence until recently. The novel weaves the tale of Dr. Stuart Hartwell, a contemporary of Herbert West, as he moves through the years in and around Arkham. In the narrative, Hartwell encounters several of Lovecraft's most famous characters and even intersects with several of Lovecraft's best tales. This was a ton of fun to read, and I can't wait to dive into the sequel. Maybe one day I'll do a post trying to diagram out all the references and Easter eggs. Indiana Jones even pops up in the text.
Sefira and Other Betrayals by John Langan
I've already written pieces on two of John Langan's previous works, The Fisherman, and The Wide Carnivorous Sky. I loved both of those, and I also enjoyed Sefira. In this collection, some of my favorites were In Paris, in the Mouth of Kronos, The Third Always Beside You, and At Home in the House of the Devil. At Home in the House of Devil was particularly fun because I happened to be writing a paper about Young Goodman Brown while I read it, and there are connections to be made between the two tales. I should also say I'm currently reading John's latest collection, Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies, which was recently released from Word Horde.
The Croning
Laird Barron weaves an interesting tale of dark fantasy and horror here. I especially loved the opening, which is a retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin story in cosmic horror fashion. The protagonist in this novel has memory problems, to say the least, and that makes the narrative intentionally disjointed, but when the ending comes, it makes all the reader's disorientation serve a ghoulishly good finale where the secrets are revealed, and the debts must be paid.
Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King
Silver Bullet is one of my favorite horror films of all time. A big part of why I love this movie so much is tied to the fact that I saw it at a young age, but I also think it's a brilliant gem. The way the movie builds dread as it slowly progresses toward the climax, the excellent performances, and the way the werewolf's killings impact the small town of Tarker's Mill combine to make Silver Bullet special. So, it was only a matter of time until I read Cycle of the Werewolf. While I enjoyed the novella, I felt the story worked better as a screenplay. The close bonds between Marty and his sister, and Marty and his uncle, weren't present in Cycle of the Werewolf, and they're a major reason why I love Silver Bullet. The story felt hollow without them. Although, the movie didn't have the stellar art by Bernie Wrightson.
Three other books I read this summer were The Color Out of Time, The Ancestor, and A Cosmology of Monsters, but you can find my thoughts on those tales by checking out the links above. It was an excellent summer for horror. Now here's to the spooky season.
Tagged An American Werewolf in London, And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe, Children of the Fang, Cycle of the Werewolf, Deer Woman, Gwendolyn Kiste, H.P. Lovecraft, John Langan, Laird Barron, Pete Rawlik, Reanimators, Sefira and Other Betrayals, Silver Bullet, Stephen Graham Jones, Stephen King, The Croning, The Fisherman, The Invention of Ghosts, The Only Good Indians, The Rust Maidens, The Wide Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies
By Jeremiah Cook January 9, 2020 January 9, 2020 Reviews
Yesterday, I finished my third book of the new year. I enjoyed John Langan's short story collection, The Wide Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies, so much that I wasted almost no time reeling in his most recently published novel, The Fisherman. After consuming the work in under a week, I can safely say that it includes everything I enjoyed in his short fiction while adding new layers of horrifying goodness.
The narrative follows Abe, an extremely likable widower, as he recounts the haunting experiences and myths surrounding the mysterious Dutchman's Creek. Here I must pause to deliver an amusing anecdote. While listening to The Fisherman via audible, en route to Philadelphia with my wife, I couldn't help adding my own soundtrack of "Dun Dun DUN" to the story as Abe recounted the first time he heard about Dutchman's Creek from his friend, Dan. Immediately after I finished my theme, the narration stated, "If this had been a movie, I guess this would've been the moment ominous music boomed on the soundtrack." My wife and I had quite a laugh, but I think that perfectly illustrates how well Langan knows his own story.
While Abe is the primary protagonist, most of the story is relayed by a different character. He is a cook who bears a striking similarity to H.P. Lovecraft. Besides both people being named Howard, the cook is also described as having a lantern jaw, being a writer, and coming from Providence. Putting all those things together paints a very particular picture, and I loved it. Howard relays the spooky story about Dutchman's Creek's origin that he was told by a minister, who heard the story from one of his parishioners in a nursing home. Much like a real fishing story, this one comes via several degrees of separation from the teller. As for the origins of Dutchman's Creek, you'll have to read The Fisherman yourself to get all the horrifying details, but I can't help telling you that the antagonist of the novel is a kind of supernatural Ahab set on capturing a sea creature that would put Moby-Dick to shame.
During the novel, there were at least two references to some of Langan's short fiction that I loved. The first was a kind of magical right of passage that two characters must make to a city patrolled by bird-like figures who should be familiar to those who read Outside the House, Watching for the Crows in The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu. The second was when Abe passes by the headless statue of a pregnant woman, which readers of Mother of Stone, the closing tale in The Wide Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies should recognize. These connections deepened my reading experience and made me hoot with amusement when I came across them.
Alright, I better stop rambling about how much I liked this novel, or we'll be here forever. In summary, The Fisherman is a great read. It has a protagonist you love (imagine if Pet Sematary was told from the perspective of the kindly neighbor instead of the doctor), a classic Weird narrative (with enough spooky fish to please a resident of Innsmouth), loads of intricately detailed references (to other horror works, Moby-Dick, and more), emotional resonance (anyone who's ever lost someone will find themselves connecting with the novel's portrayal of grief), and lastly, it will keep you turning pages toward its appropriately disconcerting ending. I can't recommend this novel enough if, like me, you're a horror reader who leans toward the Weird.
Tagged H.P. Lovecraft, John Langan, Moby-Dick, The Fisherman, The Wide Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies


JEDDAH: The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) unveiled in Riyadh on Thursday the strategic drone program Saqr 1.
Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed, president of KACST, said the techniques used in this aircraft put it in the list of the world best UAVs.
"Saqr 1 is equipped with a KA satellite communication system that gives superiority and privilege to this aircraft to fly at a range of more than 2500 km," he said.
He also stressed the ability of the aircraft to fly low and high when necessary, as well as the ability to carry missiles and guided bombs by the laser system and launch from different heights of 500 to 6,000 meters and up to 10 km with accuracy of less than 1.5 m.
Prince Turki pointed out that sensitive technologies were transferred to this project, such as rocket techniques and sensor systems including high-temperature thermal cameras and laser systems from several international companies with global experience.
The strategic UAV is characterized by its ability to fly at an average altitude of 20,000 feet and a flight time up to 24 hours. It also features automatic takeoff and landing.
It can also use parachutes in case of emergency. It can carry day and night cameras and can be equipped with radar techniques, electronic warfare techniques, electronic jamming and eavesdropping.
He pointed out that work is being undertaken on the third generation of this aircraft through the manufacture of four aircraft and an operating room ending in 2018.


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Belize (formerly British Honduras), is a country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, composed of many cultures and speaking many languages. Although Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, Guatemala to the south and west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.
It is a small country, comprised of a mere 8,867 square miles (22,960 km²) of territory, with a population of a little over 350,000 people. The population density is the lowest in the Central American region and one of the lowest in the world. Belize is culturally unique among Central American nations. It is the only nation in Central America with a British-colonial heritage, and is the only constituent nation of the Commonwealth of Nations in its region. Culturally, Belize considers itself to be Central American but keeps ties to the Caribbean Islands.
The origin of the name Belize is unclear, but one idea is that the name is from the Maya word belix, meaning "muddy water", applied to the Belize River. However Belize came upon its name, it is now widely known as Mother Nature's Best Kept Secret, and is a major tourism magnet, with a magnificent reef system, lush flora and amazing fauna, and friendly people.
BELIZE – Mother Nature's Best Kept Secret
With one foot planted in the Central American jungles and the other dipped in the Caribbean Sea, Belize blends the best of both worlds. Offshore, kayakers glide from one sandy, palm-dotted islet to another, while snorkelers swim through translucent seas, gazing at a kaleidoscope of coral, fish, dolphins and turtles. Inland, explorers investigate ruins of ancient civilizations, and birders aim their binoculars at some 570 species. Between national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and marine reserves, more than 40% of the country's area is protected in one form or another, creating a haven for countless creatures of land, sea and sky.
Belize attracts more than 850,000 annual visitors eager to explore the mysteries of Maya sites such as Altun Ha or Lamanai, spot a toucan in the bird-watcher's paradise that is Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, snorkel the reef off Caye Caulker or the Northern Cayes, and otherwise partake of paradise. Tourism is the country's top source of employment and investment. The irony is that it is also the country's biggest environmental threat.
Belize does not yet have the infrastructure to support the massive numbers of tourists that arrive, especially by way of cruise ships. It does not have the resources to truly protect its sanctuaries and reserves and their inhabitants. And it does not have the political will to stop the rampant coastal development, which would mean turning down millions in investment dollars. According to sources such as Tropical Conservation Science, as much as 80% of coastal land has already been sold to foreign interests with the intention of building condos and resorts. Fortunately, Belizeans are environmentally aware and indefatigably active. Thanks to a progressive populace, Belize offers myriad ways for travelers to tread lightly, from beach resorts powered by solar energy to jungle lodges built from reclaimed hardwoods. Licensed guides not only direct, but also educate their clients – about the fragility of the reef, the medicinal uses of flora and the threats to the jaguar's habitat.
It's never easy to maintain the delicate balance between preserving natural resources and cashing in on economic opportunity. But most Belizeans are proud of their natural heritage and they recognize that the goals of environmental conservation and economic prosperity are not mutually exclusive. This is the enlightened approach that has earned Belize its reputation as a paradigm of ecotourism.
Sub Umbra Florero reads the motto on the Belizean flag. It refers to the mighty mahogany tree, and it means 'Under the shade, I flourish.' The mahogany may not be as prevalent as it once was, but with its loss has come an understanding of its value. Belizeans recognize that their country's greatest asset must be respected and protected, and that tourists have an important role to play.
It's no wonder that Belizeans extend such a warm welcome to travelers. These easy-going people are eager to share – the staggering scenery, the bountiful biodiversity, all that exists in the shade of the mahogany tree.
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/** @file AABB2D.h
	@author Jukka Jylänki
	@brief 2D Axis-Aligned Bounding Box structure. */
#pragma once

#include <stdio.h>

#include "../Math/float2.h"
#include "../Math/float3.h"
#include "../Math/MathConstants.h"

MATH_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

struct AABB2D
{
	AABB2D() { }
	AABB2D(const float2 &minPt, const float2 &maxPt)
	:minPoint(minPt),
	maxPoint(maxPt)
	{
	}

	float2 minPoint;
	float2 maxPoint;

	float Width() const { return maxPoint.x - minPoint.x; }
	float Height() const { return maxPoint.y - minPoint.y; }

	float DistanceSq(const float2 &pt) const
	{
		float2 cp = pt.Clamp(minPoint, maxPoint);
		return cp.DistanceSq(pt);
	}

	void SetNegativeInfinity()
	{
		minPoint.SetFromScalar(FLOAT_INF);
		maxPoint.SetFromScalar(-FLOAT_INF);
	}

	void Enclose(const float2 &point)
	{
		minPoint = Min(minPoint, point);
		maxPoint = Max(maxPoint, point);
	}

	bool Intersects(const AABB2D &rhs) const
	{
		return maxPoint.x >= rhs.minPoint.x &&
		       maxPoint.y >= rhs.minPoint.y &&
		       rhs.maxPoint.x >= minPoint.x &&
		       rhs.maxPoint.y >= minPoint.y;
	}

	bool Contains(const AABB2D &rhs) const
	{
		return rhs.minPoint.x >= minPoint.x && rhs.minPoint.y >= minPoint.y
			&& rhs.maxPoint.x <= maxPoint.x && rhs.maxPoint.y <= maxPoint.y;
	}

	bool IsDegenerate() const
	{
		return minPoint.x >= maxPoint.x || minPoint.y >= maxPoint.y;
	}

	bool HasNegativeVolume() const
	{
		return maxPoint.x < minPoint.x || maxPoint.y < minPoint.y;
	}

	bool IsFinite() const
	{
		return minPoint.IsFinite() && maxPoint.IsFinite() && minPoint.MinElement() > -1e5f && maxPoint.MaxElement() < 1e5f;
	}

	AABB2D operator +(const float2 &pt) const
	{
		AABB2D a;
		a.minPoint = minPoint + pt;
		a.maxPoint = maxPoint + pt;
		return a;
	}

	AABB2D operator -(const float2 &pt) const
	{
		AABB2D a;
		a.minPoint = minPoint - pt;
		a.maxPoint = maxPoint - pt;
		return a;
	}

#ifdef MATH_ENABLE_STL_SUPPORT
	std::string ToString() const
	{
		char str[256];
		sprintf(str, "AABB2D(Min:(%.2f, %.2f) Max:(%.2f, %.2f))", minPoint.x, minPoint.y, maxPoint.x, maxPoint.y);
		return str;
	}
#endif
};

inline AABB2D GetAABB2D(const float3 &pt) { return AABB2D(pt.xy(), pt.xy()); }

inline bool Contains(const AABB2D &aabb, const float3 &pt)
{
	return aabb.minPoint.x <= pt.x &&
	       aabb.minPoint.y <= pt.y &&
	       pt.x <= aabb.maxPoint.x &&
	       pt.y <= aabb.maxPoint.y;
}

MATH_END_NAMESPACE

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Swan Hill (region)
The Australian Geographical Indication "Swan Hill" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 11 June 1996 in response to a direction received by the Registrar from the Presiding Member of the Geographical Indications Committee acting under Section 40Z of the WAC Act 1980.
Swan Hill SI 54-16 1:250,000 topographic map Edition 1, 1987
Balranald SI 54-12 1:250,000 topographic map Edition 1, 1982
Authority Published by authority of the Minister for Resources and Energy 1987
Minister for National Development and Energy 1982
Produced and distributed by the Division of National Mapping of the Commonwealth Government
The Geographical Indication "Swan Hill" is located partly within the Geographical Indication of "North West Victoria" within the State of Victoria, Australia, and partly within the Geographical Indication of "Big Rivers" located within the State of New South Wales, Australia.
The beginning point is the north west corner of the proposed geographical indication "SWAN HILL" which is defined by the railway station 'Kooloonong' and is located at map grid reference XG9638 (Map SI 54-12) and proceeds thence in a generally easterly direction following the Kooloonong-Hayesdale Road to Hayesdale and proceeds thence in a generally north easterly direction following the vehicle track to grid reference YG1340 and proceeds thence easterly along grid line 614 to the intersection of the Rivers Murray and Wakool at grid reference YG1440 and proceeds thence into the State of New South Wales in a generally south easterly direction following the River Wakool to the township of Kyalite at grid reference YG2729 and proceeds thence in a generally south westerly direction following the Kyalite-Tooleybuc Road to the place where three roads meet at grid reference YG2427 and proceeds thence in a generally south easterly direction following the Kyalite-Swan Hill Road to its intersection with the Moulamein-Swan Hill Road at grid reference YF3893 (Map SI 54-16) and proceeds thence in a generally south westerly direction following the Moulamein-Swan Hill Road to the point where this road crosses the River Murray via a road bridge at grid reference YF3386 and proceeds thence in a generally south easterly direction following the River Murray along the New South Wales and Victorian border to grid reference YF6070 and proceeds thence southerly into the State of Victoria along grid line 760 to grid reference YF6050 and proceeds thence westerly along grid line 605 to grid reference YF2050 and proceeds thence northerly along grid line 720 to intersect with the Swan Hill-Kooloonong railway line at grid reference YF2093 and proceeds thence in a generally north westerly direction following the Swan Hill-Kooloonong railway line to its intersection with the Chillingollah Road at grid reference YF0096 and proceeds thence in a northerly direction along grid line 700 to intersect the Swan Hill-Kooloonong railway line at grid reference YG0034 (Map SI 54-12) and proceeds thence in a generally north westerly direction following the Swan Hill-Kooloonong railway line to the beginning point at Kooloonong.


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Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems
Updated Thursday 27th August 2015
The reintroduction of lions to Rwanda after twenty years might seem like a conversation success story - but it's a little more compliacted, explains Laura Bertola.
Recently seven lions made a 4,000 kilometer long journey from South Africa to Rwanda. They have been translocated to Akagera National Park, as the foundation of a new population. Lions have been extinct in Rwanda since 1994, a fate of many populations in recent decades.
Local extinctions affect ecosystems and can lead to instability, because certain roles in the ecosystem change as a member of the food chain is lost. In addition to the ecological aspect, there is an evolutionary one. Local extinctions may also lead to the disappearance of evolutionary lineages within species. These evolutionary lineages, visible as differences in the DNA, represent diversity below the species level.
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Translocations and reintroductions may be able to bring back previously lost species and functions. This makes them a promising tool for conservation. On the negative side if genetics are not considered when translocating, the evolutionary line of a species can be affected.
Taking the Rwanda lion translocation as an example, researchers and managers spent a lot of time and effort in finding a suitable source population. Many arguments were taken into account. Prevalence of diseases need to be known and selecting individuals for the translocation cannot negatively influence the source population. One of the guidelines for this is that priority should be given to a source population in close geographic proximity to the destination.
Genetics are hugely important
During the evolutionary history of the species, populations in distant regions will have accumulated genetic differences. This leads to genetic diversity. On the species scale, genetic diversity can be seen as different genetic clades, or different branches on the lion-tree. These patterns of genetic diversity are disrupted when two populations from different regions are mixed.
The seven lions used in this translocation came from two parks in South Africa. They have ancestors from several South African regions and Namibia. All African lions are considered to belong to a single subspecies. However, there is a clear genetic difference between populations from Namibia, South Africa and East Africa. For that reason the selected source populations are less than ideal, at least from a genetic perspective.
Disruption of existing patterns of genetic diversity occurs particularly when individuals from different genetic clades start hybridising. This will have a homogenising effect. The loss of genetic diversity that comes from this is a cause for concern for two reasons.
First, genetic differences may translate into local adaptation. Examples of local adaption are resistance against certain diseases or tolerance for harsh climatic conditions. But it is difficult to quantify potential local adaptation. Lions are generally known to be fairly resilient. Studies on other species have found effects on fitness only after gathering long term data over many generations, illustrating the risk of certain interferences.
Second, genetic diversity on the species level can be considered as its evolutionary potential. It contains the blue print on which selective pressures can act. It therefore functions as the insurance for long term survival of a species, which is exceptionally important in a changing environment.
Contrary to popular belief, mixing of genetic lineages does not lead to higher genetic diversity. This would only be the case when dealing with highly inbred populations, where generations of breeding between direct relatives has led to loss of genetic diversity. This is often visible as the loss of heterozygosity, the state in which an individual has two dissimilar copies of any hereditary characteristic.
This loss of heterozygosity may ultimately lead to inbreeding depression, also affecting birth rates and mortality. Due to these effects a small population can be pushed into an extinction vortex, where small populations tend to suffer more strongly from negative genetic effects, resulting in an even smaller population.
In such a case, the introduction of individuals of a distant population may have a beneficial effect, as it can increase the heterozygosity when translocated individuals start breeding with the original population.
But in the context of translocations, scientists refer to another type of genetic diversity. The scale is not the population, where levels of heterozygosity may be reason for concern, but the different genetic clades within the entire species. When distinct genetic clades are lost due to the homogenising effect of hybridisation, levels of diversity are eroded rather than increased.
Of course, species and populations are dynamic entities which may move around and change in time. It is important to recognise this and not try to conserve everything as a strict status quo. On the other hand, when conservationists intervene to manage populations and species, it is advisable to maintain the patterns and processes that were shaped during the animals' evolutionary histories.
Despite a clear role for genetics in translocation operations, I do not want to preach an overly puristic approach. A certain degree of pragmatism is needed to get things done and to move forward. These projects often have to deal with long procedures, including complex local politics, which may eliminate a preferred source population as a candidate.
But genetics should play a role as it can guide management strategies for the future, by giving insights into the evolutionary past. For now, I hope that the seven lions in Rwanda can pave a road for stable lion populations in the region and that this is another step to ensuring the lion's future in its full diversity.
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Laura Fraser (Glasgow, 24 de julho de 1976) é uma atriz escocesa. Trabalhou como atriz em vários filmes de renome como O Homem da Máscara de Ferro (1998), Vanilla Sky (2001), Nina's Heavenly Delights e  O Escocês Voador (2006). Mais recentemente interpretou Lydia Rodarte-Quayle, em Breaking Bad e no spin-off Better Caul Saul.

Filmografia parcial
 Small Faces (1996)
 Neverwhere (1996)
 Left Luggage (1998)
 The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
 Divorcing Jack (1998)
 Virtual Sexuality (1999)
 Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)
 A Christmas Carol (1999)
 Titus (1999)
 Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000)
 A Knight's Tale (2001)
 Vanilla Sky (2001)
 Den of Lions (2003)
 Devil's Gate (2003)
 16 Years of Alcohol (2003)
 Coney Island Baby (2003)
 Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
 Casanova (2005)
 Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)
 The Flying Scotsman (2006)
 Talk to Me (2007)
 The Passion (2007)
 Cuckoo (2008)
 Florence Nightingale (2008)
 The Boys Are Back (2009)
 Lip Service (2010) TV
 Single Father .... Rita (4 episódios, 2010) TV
 You Were Perfectly Fine (2010) .... Girl 1
 Wish you Well (2013)
 Breaking Bad (2012 - 2013)
 Better Caul Saul (2017-2020)

Ligações externas
 Laura Fraser no imdb

Atrizes do Reino Unido
Vencedores do Prémio Screen Actors Guild de melhor elenco em série dramática
Naturais de Glasgow

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Are there too many startup meetups?
Founders are spoiled for choice when it comes to startup community meetups, but time is precious, so how do you decide which meetups are worth it?
Some nights, I'm sure you'd rather chill on the couch with a glass of wine and catch up on some Netflix.
But with the sheer number of meetups around the ecosystem, it can be mind-boggling to figure out which one will suit your needs.
It's enough to make you give up before you've begun.
Luckily, we've curated a list of some of Australia's best meetup groups and events to get your startup off the ground and into the stratosphere.
Whether you are looking for inspiration, connection with other founders or to upskill, we've got you covered.
So, here are some reasons to ditch that glass of red and get amongst the community on a weeknight.
Running a startup is tough. It requires long hours and dedication.
Amid the day-to-day grind, it's crucial to keep your eye on the bigger picture. A great way to do that is to hear from founders who have done it all before.
Startup Grind is the largest startup community network in the world with large communities in every state of Australia.
They host monthly fireside chats with well-known founders.
If you're looking to hear from the big names in the startup ecosystem, this is a meetup not to be missed.
Or, maybe you're looking to turn that idea or side-hustle into a business and need that little bit of inspiration.
The Masters Series by WeTeachMe in Melbourne provides just that.
It's is a series of workshops for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs and a great way to pick up some tips and tricks from founders of successful startups.
Meetups are the perfect place for you to widen your network, and you never know when a new connection can open up a new business opportunity.
You might be on the hunt for a co-founder with a specific skillset. You may be looking for new clients.
Or, maybe you just want to 'talk shop' with like-minded people.
READ: Face to face v social media: what's better for networking?
You can achieve all of that at a startup meetup, and co-working spaces are a great place to start.
Wherever you are across the country, check out your local co-working space's meetups.
Some well-known spaces include: Fishburners, Tank Stream Labs, WeWork, Creative Cubes, Inspire 9 and The Commons.
Innovation Bay is a community that exists to help accelerate the Australian technology ecosystem.
They aim to provide opportunities for founders to network and raise capital by hosting breakfasts, founder dinners and workshops.
If you're a female founder, check out LMBDW.
It's a community network of over 80,000 members, started by Showpo founder, Jane Lu and Oneshift founder, Gen George.
It's a place to have that glass of wine and a frank discussion with likeminded business owners.
So, you want to broaden your skillset as a founder?
Look no further than educational institutions like General Assembly , Academy Xi and WeTeachMe.
They run courses and meetups where you can to upskill yourself and connect with others in the community.
Whether it be digital marketing, UX design, coding or something entirely different, you'll be able to find the course you're looking for.
Girl Geek Academy runs hackathons and workshops, and is on a mission increase the amount of women in tech, and back female founders.
You'd be hard-pressed not find a meetup that aligns with your upskilling goals.
Pitch nights are the hot thing in the startup space right now – it seems like there's at least one every week.
If you want to avoid burnout, I wouldn't recommend attending all of them.
They do, however, provide great opportunities to perfect your pitch or see how it's done.
In Melbourne, independent body, Startup Victoria run monthly industry themed pitch nights, where four startups pitch for prizes.
They're also a great place to connect with the wider community.
Silicon Beach Australia are a network of different communities aimed to connect the Australian startup ecosystem.
They run regular networking events and pitch nights.
It's an informal and supportive environment where anyone can pitch and connect with the community.
So, while it may seem there are too many meetups, the key is finding what you're after and focusing on the ones which meet your goals.
Next time you're deciding between a glass of red and Netflix on the couch or attending a meetup, go with the latter.


Who May Attend: You must be a paid member of the BPC to participate in this event.
This event was originally scheduled for March 30 and was cancelled due to bad weather.
8 AM – Leave for INDY from the Sam's Club Lot on the West Side of Bloomington. We will park near the gas pumps. If you don't wish to caravan, meet the group at 9:30 AM at the Morton Statue of the Indiana Statehouse/Capitol Building (200 W Washington St). The Morton Statue is at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Market Street in Indianapolis.
Best Parking: 151 W Wabash. A surface lot (with just a ticket writer – bring cash) charging $10 for up to three hours. Other possibilities are Hilton at 120 W Market or 33 Capital but they are a much more expensive (hotel lots).
EVENT 1 - 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM. Historic Downtown Tour with guide. Meet the group at the Morton Statue (see above). Cost is $5 per person. The guide wants to cover all the material and that takes about 75 minutes. If you see a building of interest, feel free to photograph and catch up with the group later. Alternatively, take your own pictures of buildings and people and skip the tour.
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM. Free time to photograph missed buildings or people opportunities. Then drive to Newfields – the Indianapolis Art Museum (4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis).
11:30 AM. Arrive and park at Newfields. Pay the reduced entrance of $15 per person then meet in the café. You can either eat a quick lunch or take deep breaths to clear the brain, warm up and virtuously lose weight.
EVENT 2 - 12 PM – 1 PM. Docent presentation about the Gardens and Greenhouse Flowers. This is a walking tour in the Greenhouse (1/4 hr.) and Gardens (3/4 hr.). Tripods may not be used in the Greenhouse but may be used anywhere on the museum grounds.
1 PM – 3:00 PM. Free time to photograph interesting opportunities and/or visit the museum and/or hit the café again!
EVENT 3 - 3:15 PM to 6 PM. Crown Hill Cemetery. Go from Newfields to 34th & Boulevard Place (South Gate of the Cemetery). Guided Tour from 3:30 – 5 PM ($10 per person / min $75 per group). Group has free time to photograph 5 – 6 PM. Note: South Gate closes at 5 PM, North Gate at 8 PM. So, be prepared to enter South and exit North Gates.
EVENT 4 - 6:30 PM. Dinner at Gray's Brothers Cafeteria, 555 S Indiana St, Mooresville, IN 317-831-7234. After dinner, back home.
To reserve your place, please contact Howard Lodge, howard97home@gmail.com.
Program: Geoff Conrad will do a travelogue on his trip to South Africa.
Tech Tip: Zolt Levay will demonstrate the Pluto-Trigger which is a device that aids in the release mode for the camera.
Photoshare: Just a reminder that we'd like you to limit the number of your photos for the photoshare to 10. Please have them in a folder labeled LAWN-May-[Your last name], and please size the photos to 1400 pixels on the long side.
Our Bloomington Photography Club exhibit will again be held at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, during the month of July.
Submission of images will take place Wednesday, May 15, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Club's regular meeting room at the First Presbyterian Church.
You may submit up to four digital images on a flash drive or cd. Entry fee is $2.00 per image, and you must be a paid BPC member to submit. Click HERE for more complete information.
Parking and entrance at the rear. All members are encouraged to attend.
Program: Three BPC members, Eddie Relick, Paula Stapely, and Beau Vallance, will share their portfolios.
Each print that has been accepted by the judges for the John Waldron Exhibit should be printed, matted, and framed .
Drop off prints at the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut St, Bloomington, IN. Click HERE for more complete information.
The 2019 BPC Waldron Juried Exhibition is open to the public for viewing.
Waldron gallery hours are Mon - Fri 9AM - 7PM; Sat 9AM - 5PM.
Program: Jonathon Wilson will present "Photo Adventures in India".
The John Waldron Arts Center is closed over the July 4th weekend, so this is the opening Reception for the 2019 BPC Exhibition. Everyone is welcome. Please bring friends and family to enjoy the Bloomington Photography Club Juried Exhibition.
Artists pick up their art from the Waldron Arts Center. When you pick up your art, if you have not made an appointment to de-install with the gallery director, then Ivy Tech security staff must see at least one photo ID and feel confident that you are who you say you are. This is for your protection and that of the College. If you are sending a person, or persons, other than yourself to de-install you must let the gallery director know their names and their relationship to you in advance. They, too, must present photo ID to the satisfaction of staff. Ivy Tech will not ship art under any circumstances.
Photoshare: Silhouette; Self Portrait; Found; Alphabet; One Shape.
For landscape orientation: 1400 pixels width.
For portrait orientation: 1050 pixels height.
If you want the images shown in a particular order, rename so as to add numbers at the start of the file name, e.g., 01-IMG_567, 02-IMG_428.
Please put your images in a separate folder using this format: !BPCAug-YourName. The exclamation point serves to put the folder at the top of any other folders you may have on your flash drive, making the loading process much easier for the person doing that task.
Please sign up to spend a couple of hours booth-sitting at the club's booth in the Fourth St,. Festival. We will have a sign up sheet posted here soon. This is actually fun!
Also, we will need prints (matted and preferably shrink-wrapped, but not framed, and definitely no glass) to display at the booth. Prints cannot be for sale (because we are listed as a community organization), but they attract viewers and often bring new members to the club. Prints should be delivered by 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, and picked up by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Please put your images in a separate folder using this format: !BPCOct-YourName. The exclamation point serves to put the folder at the top of any other folders you may have on your flash drive, making the loading process much easier for the person doing that task.
Photoshare: Selective Color; White on White; Elements (Earth, Wind, Water, Fire).
Please put your images in a separate folder using this format: !BPCNov-YourName. The exclamation point serves to put the folder at the top of any other folders you may have on your flash drive, making the loading process much easier for the person doing that task.
This is the Annual Planning Meeting where the club's entire calendar of events for the coming year is determined. Photoshare topics, speakers, field trips, tech tips, exhibits, and more are proposed, discussed, and selected.
Kip May's Studio, 141 N. Adams St. (off W. 5th St. near Kleindorfers Hardware).
Room 1C, Monroe County Public Library.
Program: Richard Darling will do a travelogue on his trip to Alaska and his shots from a biplane.
Tech Tip: Walt Sterneman will demonstrate a Platypod, ultra lightweight and ultra small tripod. He uses it for hiking long distances and in the mountains.
Photoshare: Just a reminder that we'd like you to limit the number of your photos for the photoshare to 10. Please have them in a folder labeled LAWN-April-[Your last name], and please size the photos to 1400 pixels on the long side.
Tech Tip: Kevin MacDowell from the Monroe County Public Library will review the technology that is available to photographers.
Please put your images in a separate folder using this format: !BPCApril-YourName. The exclamation point serves to put the folder at the top of any other folders you may have on your flash drive, making the loading process much easier for the person doing that task.
Tech Tip: Walt Sterneman will give a short demonstration of On1Photo Raw 2019. This is an image processing software that does everything that both Lightroom and Photoshop do, plus more.
Program: Gary Zakian will present a travelogue on his trip to Seattle.
PhotoShare: Just a reminder that we'd like you to limit the number of your photos for the photoshare to 10. Please have them in a folder labeled LAWN-Mar-[Your last name], and please size the photos to 1400 pixels on the long side.
Program: Sam Hill presents "Sierra Leone: On foot in the African Bush"
Room 2A, Monroe County Public Library. Photoshare.
Topic: Juliet Frey will give a travelogue on the Shetland islands.
PhotoShare: Just a reminder that we'd like you to limit the number of your photos for the photoshare to 10. Please have them in a folder labeled LAWN-Feb-[Your last name], and please size the photos to 1400 pixels on the long side.
Tech Tip: Bob Wrenn will present strategies for converting color images to black and white.
Speaker: Benedict Jones, "Shooting on Scene--and Behind the Scenes" Mr. Jones will talk about his experiences photographing at occasions such as the music festival South by Southwest, among other arts-related events. His work is shaped by unique perspectives, as well as the many connections that give him an "in" behind the scenes.
Location: We will meet in Room 1C, of the Monroe County Public Library.
Techtip: Bob Wrenn will give a short tip about adjusting the tone on B&W conversions using color adjustments.
Photoshare: Please limit the number of your photos to 10 and put them in a folder labeled LAWN-Jan-[Your last name]. The photos should be sized to 1400 pixels on the long side.
Don't forget to renew your BPC membership for 2019. Happy New Year!
Photoshare: "Outside Looking In"--Through a window, a glass, or where there is a barrier or frame between the camera and the subject.
The BPC Board does not meet in December.
Room 2A, Monroe County Public Library. Room 2A is on the second floor. It's on the left, down an aisle of stacks, if you are coming up the stairs, or on the right if you come in from the library parking lot. We will be meeting there for the next two months.
Photoshare: Please limit the number of your photos to 10 and put them in a folder labeled LAWN-Dec-[Your last name]. They should be sized to 1400 pixels on the long side.
Meet in the University Room at the Indiana University Memorial Union for our annual gathering with friends and family. Bring food items, but no drinks. Drinks, both soft and hard, will be provided at minimal cost by the Indiana Memorial Union. A photoshare is included for all who would like to bring images.
If you have photos you would like to share with the group this evening, please bring them. Also, please bring your six photos for the Year-end Focus Groups Presentation that will take place at the December 4th regular club meeting. The photos should be approximately 11 inches on the long side if in landscape format, or 7 inches on the long side if in portrait format. The resolution does not matter much as the images will be in a Powerpoint. Please put them in a folder labeled with your name, and numbered in the order in which you want them shown.


Carlton Hall Residential Village is situated in the village of Carlton Colville, on the edge of Lowestoft in Suffolk.
The Village is made up of a variety of accommodation choices, set in the beautiful and well maintained grounds of the 18th Century Carlton Hall. All of our residents are invited to participate in a wide range of daily activities and annual events which are well attended by the local community.
Find out more about The Village, or explore our range of accommodation below.
The original Granary and Bakehouse, adjacent to The Hall, have been fully restored and converted into 15 luxury, ensuite bedrooms with outdoor courtyards and patio areas.
Fully accessible to wheelchair users, the Granary provides upstairs areas offering beautiful views over the grounds.
We are regulated by the Care Quality Commission. Our current rating is Good.
We are delighted to report that our recent CQC inspection has rated us Good (Green) in every category. Our thanks go to all the staff for their hard work and dedication to the continued care & well-being of our residents.
There are many lovely comments within the report – a copy of which is attached. Please feel free to have a look.


March 20, 2017 April 4, 2017 | LizT.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a girl surrounded by her bestest of friends is the happiest of people. UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED. And I'm not talking about your run of the mill acquaintance here…I'm talking deep, unfailing friendship.
There were a lot of options going into Ladies Weekend 2017. Last year (Ladies Weekend 2016) we ended up in sunny Orlando, Florida. Home of the happiest place on Earth, Hogwarts and yours truly. And we had a blast, check it out. So…the bar was pretty high. We waffled between New Orleans, Las Vegas, Mexico and even Paris made an appearance as a viable option, given that flights were only $400 round trip when we were looking. But in the end we decided to hit up Cristina's home town…Miami! Another sunny vacation…not too shabby.
We also hit Coral Gables, Coconut Grove and of course… SOUTH BEACH!! Erin's mother-in-law got us a SICK deal on a casita (way better than a cabana) at The Diplomat and let me tell you something, we felt like Queens! We had a personal server and about 5 other employees that made the rounds to check on us throughout the day (Thanks Leo, Cassandra, Jeff, Josh and Danny!) We ordered drinks and fancy lunch and swam and laid in the sun. This is the best way to spend any day, I am convinced. And a day spent like this in the presence of beautiful friends…well that's where the Paradise Found part comes in!!
All in all, there were so many things that made it a perfect weekend, but the thing that will stay with me is hanging with my squad for a full 3 days. We each live in a different state these days and quality time is hard to come by. We do our best with phone calls, Google Chat, texting, Snapchat (life saver), Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. But who are we kidding…it's never going to be enough. Our lives have us moving in circles far from the ones we moved in when we lived in New York together and tore the town upside down whenever possible.
Does our current reality diminish what was? Of course not. I think it just serves to make those shining moments of "togetherness time" shine a little bit brighter and causes us to hold onto the new moments we create a little big tighter.
See you in London next February, my beautiful friends!!
OMG totally meant FUN there. . .not gun. Yikes. ha.


Recent campaign finance reports show 2nd Congressional District candidates Joe Bock and Jackie Walorski managed to gather about the same amount of money in the fourth quarter of 2013, but U.S. Rep. Walorski maintains a comfortable lead in total campaign cash on hand.
The reports, submitted to the Federal Election Commission Jan. 31, show Bock, a teaching professor at the Eck Institute for Global Health at the University of Notre Dame, with $173,420.86 in total contributions between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, compared with $172,743.05 for Walorski.
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En teoría de probabilidad y estadística direccional, una distribución normal envuelta es una distribución de probabilidad envuelta que resulta de "envolver" la distribución normal alrededor de la circunferencia goniométrica. Se aplica en la teoría de movimiento browniano y es una solución a la ecuación del calor con condiciones de frontera periódicas. Es aproximada por la distribución de von Mises, la cual, debida a su simplicidad matemática y tratabilidad, es la distribución comúnmente más utilizada en estadística direccional.

La función de densidad de probabilidad de la distribución normal envuelta es

donde μ y σ son la media y la desviación estándar de la distribución normal no envuelta, respectivamente. Expresando la función de densidad de probabilidad de arriba en términos de la función característica de la de distribución normal resulta en:

donde  es la función theta de Jacobi, dada por

 Y

La distribución normal envuelta también puede ser expresada en términos del producto triple de Jacobi:

donde  y

Momentos
En términos de la variable circular  los momentos circulares de la distribución normal envuelta son la función característica de la distribución normal evaluada en argumentos enteros:

donde  es un intervalo de longitud . El primer momento es entonces el valor promedio de z, también conocido como la media resultante, o vector resultante promedio:

El ángulo medio es

y la longitud de la media resultante es

La desviación estándar circular, la cual es una medida útil de dispersión para la distribución normal envuelta y su pariente cercano, la distribución de von Mises, está dada por:

Estimación de parámetros
Una serie de N mediciones zn = e iθn muestradas de una distribución normal envuelta pueden usarse para estimar algunos parámetros de la distribución. La media de la serie  está definida por

Y su esperanza es el primer momento:

En otras palabras,  es un estimador imparcial del primer momento. Si  suponemos que la media μ se encuentra en el intervalo [−π, π), entonces Arg  será un estimador (parcial) de la media μ.

Viendo el zn como un conjunto de vectores en el plano complejo, el estadístico es el cuadrado de la longitud del vector promediado:

y su valor esperado es:

En otras palabras, el estadístico

Será un estimador insesgado de e−σ2, y ln(1/Re2) será un estimador sesgado de σ2

Entropía
La entropía de la distribución normal envuelta está definida como:

donde  es cualquier intervalo de longitud .Definiendo  y , el producto triple de Jacobi para la distribución normal envuelta es:

donde  es la función de Euler. El logaritmo de la densidad de la distribución normal envuelta puede ser escrita:

Utilizando la expansión de Taylor para el logaritmo:

Las sumas logarítmicas pueden ser escritas como:

de modo que el logaritmo de la densidad de la distribución normal envuelta puede ser escrita como:

lo que es esencialmente una serie de Fourier en . Utilizando la representación de función característica para la distribución normal envuelta en el lado izquierdo de la integral:

La entropía puede ser escrita como:

y cuya integral resulta en:

Véase también

 Distribución envuelta
 Distribución Shah
 Distribución de Cauchy envuelta
 Distribución de Von Mises

Referencias

Bibliografía

Enlaces externos

 Matemática de Valores circulares y Estadística con C++11, Una C++11 infraestructura para valores circulares (ángulos, tiempo-de-día, etc.) matemática y estadística

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108 students from Bethel and Northwestern attended our Winter Retreat hosted in North Branch, MN. The retreat included snow tubing on Wild Mountain, hot tub and pool at the hotel, group games, and key note speak Marshall Segal, writer for DesiringGod and author of Not Yet Married.
The goal of the retreat was to gather students around fun activities and introduce the gospel through a topic that is usually fascinating to the college age student. Students were engaged over the topics and the retreat seemed to serve to foster like minded community and new friendships. Several mentioned a big takeaway being how God loves them perfectly and specifically and has a plan for their lives in relationships.
Marshall spoke three times on the topic of relationships encompassing dating, friendship, and relationship with the Lord. He started the weekend painting the picture that "Love is looking for you," that relationship with God is the point of our existence and where we are headed for eternity. Further, all of what we believe about this affects how we date and marry. Marshall challenged the students that no one can love someone well if they do not love God more than that person. He also highlighted the importance of community and having people who know you to be present in your dating relationship.
In following up with students after the retreat, it was encouraging to hear about the Lord has used the retreat in clearer understanding of what it means that God really loves them and that our relationships here on earth are imagery of God and his character. Our student leaders were also very inclusive and engaging with new students which was a definite blessing on top of an impactful 20 hours away!


Rainbow Magic Fairy Cake for Isabella's Birthday!
I did a Rainbow Magic Fairy Cake or Isabella's Birthday Party. I made the castle cake topper and happy birthday plaque out of cookies. I threw in some fluffy clouds made out of mini marshmallow. The fondant was painted with light blue sky background and a big rainbow, and then I piped on a few stars with royal icing. I added edible sparkly glitter to the stars and rainbow. This was a pretty big cake, with 6" and 10" round tiers. They are both ~5" tall, mostly because of the 6 layers of cake inside... Why 6 layers you ask??? I'll tell you later. Let's just get a closer look at this cake first.
Mark, Vale, Oscar, and Lucy were going to the birthday party, so they did Maria the favor of delivering the cake and did me the favor of driving oh so carefully. Thank you, Mark! Also, Vale also brought her camera and took some pictures. Yay! They rest of these photos are taken by Vale at Isabella's Gymnastics Party!
Thanks to Vale, I can now tell you why this is a 6-layer cake, too. TA-DA!!! Magic.


Happy Monday!! I'm coming into this Monday in a great mood because we had such a productive weekend and it's such a wonderful feeling!
I can't believe I already have another Trunk Club box to go through. The time between them seems to fly by. When I first started blogging and was figuring out what I wanted to write about, I knew I wanted to write reviews on Stitch Fix and Trunk Club boxes but used to worry that they'd be space too far apart. Now I actually have an entire list of post ideas I haven't gotten to yet just because there aren't enough hours in a day. So I think it's funny now that I used to think that. Funny how things change huh?
Jake and I spent the whole weekend together and it was fantastic. We did a couples project together, which is the clothes rack you'll see below. I'm going to do a tutorial on how to build it as it was SO easy and under $50 for the whole thing!! I think it was actually even cheaper than that but I want to get together the pricing so I tell y'all the right thing haha.
I did get a new stylist again this box. This is my third one, and I know my first one got promoted but I have no idea what happened to the last one. I was curious what this new stylist would send me just based on reading other peoples notes about me and my profile I submitted with what I like. I also send along IG names of other bloggers whose style I love in hopes they send me some of their pieces.
My new clothes rack!! How To guide coming soon!!
For this being my first trunk from this stylist, I thought she did a decent job. I wanted to keep about half of what I got, so I had to do some serious pros and cons haha. Also, you see the puppies made their way in. They can't NOT be involved in pictures.
I knew I wasn't going to keep the Vince Camuto tank. Although I love the style and it's great for work, I can't justify $60 for a blue tank when I have one very similar to it. I do love the material though, and keep in mind if you're buying this brand it runs large. I wear an XXS in Vince Camuto instead of an XS.
The black jeans I wasn't expecting to like for some reason, I guess typically because black jeans aren't very exciting? Not sure. But I LOVED these. They were very high waisted, which is my one reservation on keeping them. I'm not sure if they're too high for me yet. But they fit like a glove and are a great length.
I wore the Ugg wedges with every outfit because they looked great and I just was not feeling the Born sandals she sent. They were the one item that just did not fit in with the rest. The wedges were extremely comfortable and I could definitely wear them all day and be comfortable. They were just a bit too casual looking and on the pricey side.
I liked the puff sleeve top more than I thought I would at first glance. I typically don't like boxy puffy sleeve tops, but this had a little bit of a glittery sheen to it and I liked the subtle stripes. I grew more fond of it the longer I wore it. Weird how that happens huh?
The striped tank was pretty big and ill fitting so it was a pretty clear 'no'. I also wasn't overly in love with the design or material.
The Madewell jeans felt like butter. They were so soft and stretchy. But they fit weird at my ankles and were a little big in the waist. They also were a little lighter wash than I would have liked. So back they went.
The necklace was very simple and dainty. I loved the quality of it, even the clasp was beautiful. But I prefer longer necklaces most of the time and have one sort of similar, so I decided to pass.
The long sleeve lace top was very pretty! Such a pretty lace design. It had cute little tie details at the bottom of the sleeves that I liked as well. It is all lace with no under layer, so I added a tank underneath. The lace was soft and not itchy which was a plus. I decided not to keep it as there were other things I liked more and I wasn't 100% in love with this one.
Now, for the pieces I LOVED: the cardigans and the tassle bottom tank.
The drape front cardigan was an instant yes. I've actually been eyeing it in the ivory color, and literally have it sitting in my cart waiting to buy it when this one came along and confirmed my decision. I love the material, the lightweight feel, the color. All of it. A million times yes, I looove cardigans.
The Barefoot Dreams Cadigan almost killed me with the price tag. $116 for a cardigan is a bit much, but y'all. You HAVE to feel this sweater. It is so buttery soft, I can't even tell you. When I put it on there was just no going back. This was definitely a treat-yo-self moment because it literally is probably the softest, most comfortable thing I now own.
And finally, the tassle bottom tank! How cute is this and only $39!! I love the detail on the front, and the back has a slight peplum look to it. I love this top for summer. Can't even with the cuteness.
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Here's to a fabulous week!


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Franklin De Costa - Two Remain One Ep
Franklin de Costa started as a drum player when he was just a teenager, in bands ranging from metal to big-band sound. He began producing music in his father's home studio. Also known as R-Type or Tichy he produced techno music and released it on labels like: Propaganda, Karmarouge Noir, Trapez, Overdrive and the last one is Einmaleins, a German label from Berlin.
Two Remain One EP has two tracks that fit perfectly into the label's philosophy. Tech-house, minimal and techno: To Remain and Kill Your Cat.
A side: To Remain has a groovy bass-line as a skeleton, over which the producer constantly builds up new sounds, but never to many. It's just like he's creating order through a bunch of naughty modulated overtones. It's perfect for clubs at a peek hour
On the other side we have a more dynamic track called Kill Your Cat. With the help of a powerful deep bass Mr. De Costa has created a bouncy rhythm surrounded by some nice snares. With a minimal composition this track is forcing you to dance.
Franklin De Costa has released another great EP., capable of creating chaos on any dance floor. He is a producer we want to keep an eye on.
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Brief description: Photograph taken in a huge storm with my iPhone 4s camera. (I wouldn't get my Nikon camera out of it's bag as the weather was too bad). I've applied a grayscale effect to bring out how I felt on the day (very wet, cold and shivery). A great memory of the English southern coast on New Years Day.
Aim of the work: I felt the strength of the storm (with howling winds and lashing rain) and wanted an image that captured the moment. Using dramatic black and white I wanted to draw people into the strength and power of the elements so they could feel the strength of the storm for themselves.
Brief description: Stood close the Eye looks big but through the wide angle lens of my Sony Alpha a100 camera it felt like a huge bike wheel in the sky ….very sureal.
Aim of the work. Looking at life from a different angle.
Brief description: One of my very first photos taken as blind photographer. Taken with a Fugi F10 camera. I was visiting Hampton Court Palace and was struck by the contrast between the heat in the sunny parts and the cool in the the shadows when walking down this corridor. I wanted to reflect this in the patterns made by sunlight playing though the arches. I used black and white in this image to capture this feeling.
Aim of the work. To demonstrate the amazing effects sunlight can have on it's surroundings.
Brief description: Walking along a peaceful, tranquil path by the canal I was taking shots of different things around me with my Sony Alpha a100 camera. I heard the rumble of this boats engine and took photos as it passed. On returning home and zooming into the images with my computer this one stood out, as when seen in detail there was much more in it than I had first thought. It captures a story of the man with his dog living a laid back lifestyle on the boat … all the materials of his life surrounding him. The photo I felt encompassed this mans life and told his story whilst also conveying the peace of the day and tranquility of my surroundings.
Aim of the work. A single photo that tells the story of this mans life – the more you zoom in the more you see.
Brief description A dramatic image of Portsmouth Cathedral on a hot but cloudy day.Taken with my iPhone 4 camera at a friends ordination ceremony.
Aim of the work. The ceremony was very grand and I wanted to capture the feeling of the spendour and grandeur of the ceremony and Cathedral in a photo. From experience I know that using black and white on architecture creates a dramatic feel, especially on a cloudy day.
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Online Application Start Date : 31 December 2017.
Application Last Date :20,28 January 2018.
Age Preferred: 18 to 30 Years.
1/ Application form,Admit card of written and Viva exam will be published on Bangladesh railway's official website www.railway.gov.bd.
2/Three copy photo(passport size) must attach with the application form.
3/Before submitting application paper applicant should mention there position's name and their district name on the top left side of the stamp.
4/About all information of this job will be published on the Bangladesh railway's official website.
5/Overwriting is not allowed.If do this your application paper will be completely banned.
6/Written exam will be held on Rajshahi and Chittagong centre.
7/You can't keep your any information secrete.
Bangladesh Railway is the state-claimed rail transport organization of Bangladesh. Kamalapur Railway Station, the focal railroad station in Dhaka.BR is regulated by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Railway under the Ministry of Railways alongside Bangladesh Railway Authority (BRA) and which works for approach direction of BR. Railroad operation in today's Bangladesh started on 15 November 1862.You are reading Bangladesh railway(BR) job circular 2018 which is much demanding and comfortable jobs among most other government jobs in Bangladesh.
After achievement of our independence, the railroad was initially administered by a Railway Board which was annulled in 1982.BR is partitioned into two zones, East and West, each under control of a general chief who is responsible to the Director General of Bangladesh Railway.Each zone is isolated into two parts that contain offices for Personnel, Transportation, Commercial,Finance Mechanical, Way and Works Signaling and Telecommunication, Electrical, Medical, etc.BR deals with its own Railway Training Academy.It works and keeps up the whole railroad system of the nation.
Bangladesh Railway gives different sorts of administrations running from transport administration for college understudies to cargo and payload service.But BR does not make a benefit for its services.It gives a decent traveler administrations in Bangladesh.During 2004–2005, around 42 million travelers were transported by Bangladesh Railway.The Maitree Express is a worldwide train in operation since 2008 and connections Dhaka and Kalkata. There are bi-week by week traveler train administrations to India.So,you can apply for Bangladesh railway job(BR) job circular 2018 without any hesitation or fear.


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The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in conjunction with Millennium Health is pleased to offer a Post-doctoral Research Fellowship. The Fellowship program was initiated in 2016 and is offered in collaboration with Millennium Health, located in the Northern San Diego area, in close proximity to numerous research institutes, pharmaceutical and biotech companies. The program is two years in duration and designed to develop health outcomes research- focused scientists, with an emphasis in personalized medicine applications, who seek to work in managed care, health policy, government/public service, the pharmaceutical industry, or academia.


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Children of Gaza Terrorized and Terrified
By Mohammed Asad with Eileen Fleming
On Thursday three more Palestinian children were killed in the Gaza Strip according to Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qodra, "The three children, aged 7, 8 and 11, were killed in an Israeli strike in eastern Gaza City."
beachfront Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on July 28, 2014. At least 10 Palestinians are killed and more than 40 are injured in two Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, medics say, adding that most of the casualties are children.
Photo Copyright (C) 2014 Mohammed Asad. All Rights Reserved. Permission to republish given with full credit to Mohammed Asad and The Arab Daily News.
Israel also killed 17 Palestinians including three commanders of the Ezzeddin al-Qassam, the armed wing of Palestinian faction Hamas on Thursday.
Since July 8, Israel has killed over 2060 Palestinians including more than 450 children.
Over 10,000 Palestinians have also been injured according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
According to Israeli figures, 64 soldiers and three Israeli civilians-have been killed.
On Wednesday, Pernille Ironside the top Unicef official for the Palestinian enclave told The New York Times:
If you're 7 years old, you've now gone through three wars.
Already before this conflict, the situation in Gaza for children was extraordinarily dire.
There was a major water and energy crisis, massive unemployment, 80 percent of the population on some kind of aid.
The future was pretty bleak, if you're a young person in Gaza.
People underestimate the toll that has on little people.
I would say they're both terrified and terrorized.
Ms. Ironside also said that if Israel's trade constraints on Gaza were not relaxed, a preliminary analysis showed it could take 18 years to rebuild destroyed housing, furthering the prospect that young Gazans would reach adulthood in deprivation, anger and despair.
Palestinian relatives mourn the body of Palestinian of Al-Quds brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, Shaban Al-Dahdouh, during his funeral in Gaza City, 06 August 2014. For the first time in nearly a month, the guns went silent in the Gaza war after the ceasefire agreement a day earlier. Israel had brushed off international criticism of the high civilian death toll in Gaza, saying the operation was necessary to destroy rockets and a network of tunnels built by Hamas to attack Israeli communities and army bases near Gaza.
Can we truly believe we are civilized if we allow the children of Gaza to be denied a childhood?
Obama, Kerry silent on murdered Gaza children, civilians in latest war crime
In 2005, Eileen Fleming established WeAreWideAwake.org in response to her first of 8 trips to both sides of The Wall as a public service.
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photographer Mohammed Asad's photo of Dalia Khalifa won an award in March 2015 at a competition organised by the UN.
'Unbreakable' - is the photo of 9yr old Dalia Khalifa, taken at Al-Shifa Hospital on Aug 9th, 2014. Dalia was badly injured in an Israeli air strike during Operation 'Protective Edge'.
'Unbreakable' is the Grand Jury Winner in the photography competition, organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Middle East and North Africa (UN OCHA).
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Mohammed Asad's home in Shujaiyya was destroyed by Israeli missiles, mortars and tank fire on Friday August 1, 2014 while he was documenting the Israeli massacre of civilians in the Gaza Strip. He is now living in temporary housing as he scrambles to find Internet access to share his photographs when possible.]
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Facebook-backed Unacademy eyes unicorn club; in talks to raise $100-150 million
The funding bid comes less than four months after Unacademy raised $110 million in a financing round spearheaded by Facebook and New York-headquartered private equity firm General Atlantic, which are the existing investors in the online platform
Updated Jun 05, 2020, 12:57 PM IST
Gaurav Munjal, co-founer of Unacademy had in March said that the online platform surpassed a watch time of 1 billion minutes, whilst educators took 1 lakh live classes
Education technology startup Unacademy is holding talks with investors to raise $100-150 million in fresh funding.
The Facebook-backed startup is eyeing to enter the coveted unicorn club with the said valuation.
General Atlantic and Steadview Capital, with stakes in Unacademy, are expected to double their holding, while several global strategic and financial investors, comprising US-based hedge funds and Chinese game giant Tencent have already booked interest in the ed-tech firm at a likely valuation of over $1 billion, sources told The Economic Times.
The funding bid comes less than four months after Unacademy raised $110 million in a financing round spearheaded by Facebook and New York-headquartered private equity firm General Atlantic, which are the existing investors in the online platform.
Also Read: Coronavirus: Unacademy to offer free classes for UPSC, banking, railways till March 31
"At this point, there are multiple funds in the mix. The final contours will be finalised in four to six weeks," a source told the news daily.
Gaurav Munjal, co-founer of Unacademy had in March said that the online platform surpassed a watch time of 1 billion minutes, whilst educators took 1 lakh live classes.
The company has also started subscriptions for class 9-12, recruiting teachers across India. An investor told the news daily that ed-tech firm has witnessed massive growth in the past few months "and the belief is that Covid-19 can structurally change consumption of education to online" in the country.
Unacademy boasts of the likes of Blume Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Steadview Capital, Sequoia Capital, Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, and co-founder of B2B ecommerce platform Udaan, Sujeet Kumar among its list of investors.
Also Read: Unacademy invites educational institutions to conduct classes for free
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Corsair Launches Builder Series CX430, CX500 and CX600 PSUs For PCs With Single GPUs
Written By Sam on 30 September 2010
Looking for an 'affordable, quiet, and energy efficient' PSU? Well, Corsair, claims to have an answer. This supplier of components to the PC gaming market has now announced the new Builder Series range of power supplies. The new CX430 (available for a suggested retail price of $49.99), CX500 ($64.99) and CX600 ($74.99) power supplies aim to provide continuous power output, and hassle-free compatibility with your home or office PC.
Designed for PCs with single GPUs, the Builder Series boasts features typically reserved for premium power supplies. These include a dedicated single +12V rail, and "up to 80% energy efficiency". With their "ultra-quiet" 120mm temperature-controlled fan and compatibility with the latest ATX12V V2.3 specification, the company feels they a great choice for systems where power delivery and low noise are essential. In addition, the Builder Series PSUs are compliant with the European ErP Directive on the eco-design of energy-related products.
Corsair Builder Series PSUs are available from Corsair resellers worldwide, and come with a two year limited warranty.


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The Guild of Photographers - Fujifilm's new medium format camera available now.
Fujifilm's new medium format camera available now.
The GF670 Professional, Fujifilm's new medium format film camera is now available to UK photographers.
This is a stunning folding camera offering 6" x 6" and 6" x 7" format shooting, selectable via a simple switch, with 120 and 220 roll film. The GF670 features a Fujinon EBC 80 mm lens and coupled rangefinder. It produces sharp, high quality images and is ideal for photographers who enjoy the unique look that film offers as well as the ability to produce high resolution photographs in very large sizes.
The GF670 has manual shutter speed control and offers a setting for aperture priority automation. With manual film advancement, exposure counter display, and an ISO setting dial, the camera also provides -2/+2 exposure compensation and includes a hot shoe flash mount and a PC sync connection socket. The 'whisper quiet' shutter mechanism is an Electronic Leaf shutter with speeds ranging from 4s~1/500s including bulb with flash sync at all speeds.