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Testing Tip of the Week: should you skip prices in email communications?
Testing Tip of the Week: should you skip prices?
This week, we're encouraging you to challenge best practice.
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San Francisco, California: Cupid's Span
2002 work of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, with an arrow right to the old ticker of San Francisco.
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Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA
In Rincon Park, on the Embarcadero at the foot of Folsom St. Right beside the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge.
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There's a tip that says SF has "a giant bow and arrow." Man, I'll say. It's 60 feet tall and 140 feet long. It's called Cupid's Span and made out of fiberglass and stainless steel. It was installed in 2002 and is the work of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, who have created lots of other big things around the country and around the world.
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Giant Bow and Arrow
On the Embarcadero, just south of the Ferry Building, is a giant bow and arrow.
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Hills Brothers Coffee Man, San Francisco, CA - < 1 mi.
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Banker's Heart, San Francisco, CA - < 1 mi.
Super-Swank Blackhawk Automobile Museum, Danville, CA - 26 mi.
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Each of the three movements involves a Hebrew text derived from two psalms—one in its entirety, one selectively—which may support each other's ideas or provide contrast: Psalms 100 (complete) and 108 (fragmentary) in the first movement, Psalms 23 (complete) and 2 (fragmentary) in the second, Psalms 131 (complete) and 133 (fragmentary) in the third. Movement One opens in a rather Coplandesque spirit, infused with rhythmic punch and wide melodic intervals. This yields to music that is sparkling and snazzy, dancing giddily in 7/4 meter, its effect strikingly reminiscent of material in Candide. Near the movement's end falls an irresistible section with pizzicato strings, staccato brasses, and delicate percussion, an expanse of surpassing charm that precedes a final statement from the solo vocal quartet and chorus.
In the second movement, a boy soloist sings the famous 23rd Psalm to a harp accompaniment, just as the original psalmist presumably would have done. Bernstein also sanctioned that this vocal part, with its bluesy overtones, might be sung by a countertenor. The women's chorus takes up the thread but is interrupted by the savage male chorus (this is the Psalm 2/West Side Story section). The women's chorus and the boy soloist return with their placid melody as the men recede into the distance, though the violent underpinnings still get the last word.
Movement Three begins in a spirit of rugged Americanism against which is juxtaposed a somber allusion (in the deep strings) to "Tonight" from West Side Story. This orchestral prelude gives way to a song of comfort and tenderness, its warm embrace unrolling leisurely in unusual 10/4 meter. As it approaches its end, the a cappella chorus sings a hushed chorale giving thanks for peace and unity, with the orchestra adding its gentle voice at the very conclusion.


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AMSTERDAM (AP) European soccer clubs are working with UEFA to control ticket prices for traveling fans in the Champions League, amid escalating charges for visiting Barcelona and Manchester United fans in the quarterfinals next month.
The dispute between Barcelona and Man United has exposed a loophole in UEFA's current rule which prohibits two-tier pricing, and saw Bayern Munich fans get compensation from trips to play Anderlecht and AEK Athens.
The price-cap proposal can be approved by UEFA's executive committee meeting on May 29 at the Europa League final in Baku, Azerbaijan.


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Bhupendra Patel to Be Gujarat Chief Minister
Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat later today.
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Two days after Vijay Rupani"s resignation from the top post in the state months before the Assembly elections, Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat today.
It is believed that Patel holds a strong influence in the Patidar community in Gujarat which the BJP party has banked upon to win the upcoming elections.
With Vijay Rupani"s resignation on Saturday as the Chief Minister, he became the fourth CM in the BJP-led state government in the country this year to opt for this move. Earlier, former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat and Trivendra Singh Rawat tendered their resignations.
Fondly addressed as "Dada" by his supporters, Bhupendrabhai Rajnikanthbhai Patel is set to become the 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat.
The announcement of the 59-year-old BJP leader's name as the Chief Minister-elect at a legislative party meeting of the BJP on Sunday came as a surprise for many as the low-profile MLA was not seen to be among the top contenders for the post.
However, BJP said the selection of Patel, a man known for his gentle personality and is said to be a protege of former chief minister Anandiben Patel was a unanimous decision by all leaders present in the party"s legislative meeting.
Till early Sunday morning, Patel was just another MLA attending small party events in his constituency, where he was panting saplings and planning next organizational programs.
Born in Ahmedabad, Patel is a first-time MLA from the Ghatlodia seat, a post previously held by Anandiben Patel, who is currently serving as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh with an additional charge of Madhya Pradesh.
He had won his maiden seat by a margin of 117,000 votes in 2017, the largest margin in that poll defeating Congress candidate Shashikant Patel. He grabbed more than 72 per cent of the vote share in the Ghatlodia constituency during the 2017 assembly polls.
Patel is, however, not a new face in politics and has served as the Ahmedabad municipal councillor. Patel, who holds a diploma in civil engineering, also served as the chairman of the Standing Committee of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA).
With Assembly polls in the state scheduled to be held in 2022, BJP went with Patel, a Patidar face for the Chief Minister. He is also a trustee at Patidar organizations Sardar Dham and Vishwa Umiya Foundation.
The Patidars are a dominant caste in Gujarat with a sizeable control over the electoral votes. The community also dominates the political economy with a stronghold over education, realty and cooperative sectors.
The choice of a Patel name is important for BJP because besides being a Patidar, he is also a Kadva Patel. He will be the first Chief Minister in Gujarat from the Kadva Patel community which forms nearly 12.4 per cent of the state"s population. Till now all the other "Patel" chief ministers of Gujarat were from the Leuva Patel community.
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Pax Romana: War, Peace, and Conquest in the Roman World
By Adrian Goldsworthy
Yale University Press, 2016, 528 pp.
Reviewed by Lawrence D. Freedman
In the introduction to this engaging and consistently informative assessment of the methods the ancient Romans used to expand and control their empire, Goldsworthy insists that he is not trying to draw lessons that might be useful to contemporary powers. He is quite defensive on the Romans' behalf, noting that the idea of empire went out of fashion only rather recently, and argues that the Romans deserve credit for managing to rule disparate lands for centuries, and most of the time without too much trouble. At the same time, he does not deny that the emperors' motives were hardly altruistic or that their methods were often cruel and brutal. And at no point did the Romans ever doubt their right to dominate: the question was how others would accommodate themselves to Roman rule. But the Romans understood the value of alliances, and they treated the tribes that were prudent enough to surrender to the empire with relative grace; indeed, many of the conquered peoples adopted the conqueror's ways.
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Scouting has changed massively over the last 90 years, as has 105th Sheffield (High green) Scout Group.
High Green Scout group was formed in 1926, which back then fell in to the catchment area of Wentworth District (now Don District). Tom Whittaker formed the group, and below are some extracts from Tom's Early Memories of Scouting.
Tom Whittaker's Early Memories of Scouting
"I had to leave 148 troop and took on as Cub master with 3rd Wentworth Group Chapeltown. This was successful for a time but the troop moved to Chapeltown from the Tenore and I decided to form High Green Troop, which was registered in May 1926. The Tensore was a field of old iron stone mines with a stone building in the middle which had been the home of a long extinct troop of militanen, but as it was owned by Newton Chambers, it was rent free. Mr. Newton Drew, the managing director, …. kindly laid on works and we had electrical lighting and had improvements on lamps and candles."
So why a mucky grey neckerchief?
"I was accused of copying the Gilwell scarf… as we called them then, but this was only true by accident. My feeling was for a single colour, not too obtrusive when playing tracking games such as "Bob up" in the woods, and the general poverty around contributed to the rest. It should be noted that this was 1925 when miners were looked out and so many could not afford the extra clothes represented by Scout uniform."
How were the neckers made?
"Twill bedsheets which had become "more holy than righteous" down the middle, still cut up in to 8 or 10 scarves… These were then boiled in an army dirie with several blue paper bags which were always used to supply sugar, and they came out grey.
If we could have dyed them bright green it would have fitted the war cry or trybal yell…
"Is it red – Muff Said,
Is it blue – Sez said,
It's green – High Green."
The picture above shows High Green Scouts with their Scoutmaster Eric Gale in 1953.
High Green in the 21st Century
Quite a lot, you'd be surprised. There are now more than 28 million Scouts all over the world meeting in 216 countries. Scouting is an internationally recognised organisation for boys and girls, in this country aged between 6 and 25. At 18 you can become an adult leader, and/or; you can join Scout Active support, which is in place to support Scouting at a number of different levels.
So back to home, at High Green the group now meets in its own headquarters based on Packhorse Lane in our worn yet functional Scout hut. Wenow have two Beaver colonies, a Cub pack and Scout troop. Girls have been Scouting for the last decade which is starting to be reflected at 105th.
The main framework of Scouting though has always stayed the same, but activities are now regulated in a safe environment that still enables youngsters to have a great time. Each section meets weekly and takes part in many other activities out of the hut, from camping, to go-kart racing and many more exciting activities.
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#Rstats gets into Enterprise Cloud Software
Here is an excellent example of how websites should help rather than hinder new customers take a demo of the software without being overwhelmed by sweet talking marketing guys who dont know the difference between heteroskedasticity, probability, odds and likelihood.
It is made by Zementis (Dr Michael Zeller has been a frequent guest here) and Revolution Analytics is still the best shot in Enterprise software for #Rstats
Now if only Revo could get into the lucrative Department of Energy or Department of Defense business- they could change the world AND earn some more revenue than they have been doing. But seriously.
Check out http://deployr.revolutionanalytics.com/zementis/ and play with it. or better still mash it with some data viz and ROC curves.- or extend it with some APIS 😉
New book on BigData Analytics and Data mining using #Rstats with a GUI (decisionstats.com)
rstat.us – a rival to Twitter? (i-programmer.info)
Slides: "Accessing Databases from R" #rstats (r-bloggers.com)
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Scoring SAS and SPSS Models in the cloud
An announcement from Zementis and Predixion Software– about using cloud computing for scoring models using PMML. Note R has a PMML package as well which is used by Rattle, data mining GUI for exporting models.
Source- http://www.marketwatch.com/story/predixion-software-introduces-new-product-to-run-sas-and-spss-predictive-models-in-the-cloud-2010-10-19?reflink=MW_news_stmp
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Oct 19, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Predixion Software today introduced Predixion PMML Connexion(TM), an interface that provides Predixion Insight(TM), the company's low-cost, self-service in the cloud predictive analytics solution, direct and seamless access to SAS, SPSS (IBM) and other predictive models for use by Predixion Insight customers. Predixion PMML Connexion enables companies to leverage their significant investments in legacy predictive analytics solutions at a fraction of the cost of conventional licensing and maintenance fees.
The announcement was made at the Predictive Analytics World conference in Washington, D.C. where Predixion also announced a strategic partnership with Zementis, Inc., a market leader in PMML-based solutions. Zementis is exhibiting in Booth #P2.
The Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML) standard allows for true interoperability, offering a mature standard for moving predictive models seamlessly between platforms. Predixion has fully integrated this PMML functionality into Predixion Insight, meaning Predixion Insight users can now effortlessly import PMML-based predictive models, enabling information workers to score the models in the cloud from anywhere and publish reports using Microsoft Excel(R) and SharePoint(R). In addition, models can also be written back into SAS, SPSS and other platforms for a truly collaborative, interoperable solution.
"Predixion's investment in this PMML interface makes perfect business sense as the lion's share of the models in existence today are created by the SAS and SPSS platforms, creating compelling opportunity to leverage existing investments in predictive and statistical models on a low-cost cloud predictive analytics platform that can be fed with enterprise, line of business and cloud-based data," said Mike Ferguson, CEO of Intelligent Business Strategies, a leading analyst and consulting firm specializing in the areas of business intelligence and enterprise business integration. "In this economy, Predixion's low-cost, self-service predictive analytics solutions might be welcome relief to IT organizations chartered with quickly adding additional applications while at the same time cutting costs and staffing."
"We are pleased to be partnering with Zementis, truly a PMML market leader and innovator," said Predixion CEO Simon Arkell. "To allow any SAS or SPSS customer to immediately score any of their predictive models in the cloud from within Predixion Insight, compare those models to those created by Predixion Insight, and share the results within Excel and Sharepoint is an exciting step forward for the industry. SAS and SPSS customers are fed up with the high prices they must pay for their business users just to access reports generated by highly skilled PhDs who are burdened by performing routine tasks and thus have become a massive bottleneck. That frustration is now a thing of the past because any information worker can now unlock the power of predictive analytics without relying on experts — for a fraction of the cost and from anywhere they can connect to the cloud," Arkell said.
Dr. Michael Zeller, Zementis CEO, added, "Our mission is to significantly shorten the time-to-market for predictive models in any industry. We are excited to be contributing to Predixion's self-service, cloud-based predictive analytics solution set."
About Predixion Software
Predixion Software develops and markets collaborative predictive analytics solutions in the public and private cloud. Predixion enables self-service predictive analytics, allowing customers to use and analyze large amounts of data to make actionable decisions, all within the familiar environment of Excel and PowerPivot. Predixion customers are achieving immediate results across a multitude of industries including: retail, finance, healthcare, marketing, telecommunications and insurance/risk management.
Predixion Software is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California with development offices in Redmond, Washington. The company has venture capital backing from established investors including DFJ Frontier, Miramar Venture Partners and Palomar Ventures. For more information please contact us at 949-330-6540, or visit us atwww.predixionsoftware.com.
About Zementis
Zementis, Inc. is a leading software company focused on the operational deployment and integration of predictive analytics and data mining solutions. Its ADAPA(R) decision engine successfully bridges the gap between science and engineering. ADAPA(R) was designed from the ground up to benefit from open standards and to significantly shorten the time-to-market for predictive models in any industry. For more information, please visit www.zementis.com.
Event: Predictive analytics with R, PMML and ADAPA (r-bloggers.com)
Lyzasoft Integrates Low-cost Predictive Analytics into its Data Analytics and Collaboration Platform (eon.businesswire.com)
Predixion Software Introduces Self-Service, Cloud-Based Predictive Analytics Solution (eon.businesswire.com)
SAS Rolls Out Predictive Analytics for Business Users (nytimes.com)
Rattle Re-Introduced (r-bloggers.com)
Predixion Software Finalizes Series A Financing – Raises $5 Million (eon.businesswire.com)
Taking R to the Limit: Large Datasets; Predictive modeling with PMML and ADAPA (r-bloggers.com)
Interview Dean Abbott Abbott Analytics (r-bloggers.com)
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Interview Michael Zeller,CEO Zementis on PMML
Here is a topic specific interview with Micheal Zeller of Zementis on PMML, the de facto standard for data mining.
Ajay- What is PMML?
Mike- The Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML) is the leading standard for statistical and data mining models and supported by all leading analytics vendors and organizations. With PMML, it is straightforward to develop a model on one system using one application and deploy the model on another system using another application. PMML reduces complexity and bridges the gap between development and production deployment of predictive analytics.
PMML is governed by the Data Mining Group (DMG), an independent, vendor led consortium that develops data mining standards
Ajay- Why can PMML help any business?
Mike– PMML ensures business agility with respect to data mining, predictive analytics, and enterprise decision management. It provides one standard, one deployment process, across all applications, projects and business divisions. In this way, business stakeholders, analytic scientists, and IT are finally speaking the same language.
In the current global economic crisis more than ever, a company must become more efficient and optimize business processes to remain competitive. Predictive analytics is widely regarded as the next logical step, implementing more intelligent, real-time decisions across the enterprise.
However, the deployment of decisions based on predictive models and statistical algorithms has been a hurdle for many companies. Typically, it has been a complex, costly process to get such models integrated into operational systems. With the PMML standard, this no longer is the case. PMML simply eliminates the deployment complexity for predictive models.
A standard also provides choices among vendors, allowing us to implement best-of-breed solutions, and creating a common knowledge framework for internal teams – analytics, IT, and business – as well external vendors and consultants. In general, having a solid standard is a sign of a mature analytics industry, creating more options for users and, most importantly, propelling the total analytics market to the next level.
Ajay- Can PMML help your existing software in analytics and BI?
Mike- PMML has been widely accepted among vendors, almost all major analytics and business intelligence vendors already support the standard. If you have any such software package in-house, you most likely have PMML at your disposal already.
For example, you can develop your models in any of the tools that support PMML, e.g., SPSS, SAS, Microstrategy, or IBM, and then deploy that model in ADAPA, which is the Zementis decision engine. Or you can even choose from various open source tools, like R and KNIME.
Ajay- How does Zementis and ADAPA and PMML fit?
Mike- Zementis has been a avid supporter of the PMML standard and is very active in the development of the standard. We contributed to the PMML package for the open source R Project. Furthermore, we created a free PMML Converter tool which helps users to validate and correct PMML files from various vendors and convert legacy PMML files to the latest version of the standard.
Most prominently with ADAPA, Zementis launched the first cloud-computing scoring engine on the Amazon EC2 cloud. ADAPA is a highly scalable deployment, integration and execution platform for PMML-based predictive models. Not only does it give you all the benefits of being fully standards-based, using PMML and web services, but it also leverages the cloud for scalability and cost-effectiveness.
By being a Software as a Service (SaaS) application on Amazon EC2, ADAPA provides extreme flexibility, from casual usage which only costs a few dollars a month all the way to high-volume mission critical enterprise decision management which users can seamlessly launch in the United States or in European data centers.
Ajay- What are some examples where PMML helped companies save money?
Mike- For any consulting company focused on developing predictive analytics models for clients, PMML provides tremendous benefits, both for clients and service provider. In standardizing on PMML, it defines a clear deliverable – a PMML model – which clients can deploy instantly. No fixed requirements on which specific tools to choose for development or deployment, it is only important that the model adheres to the PMML standard which becomes the common interface between the business partners. This eliminates miscommunication and lowers the overall project cost. Another example is where a company has taken advantage of the capability to move models instantly from development to operational deployment. It allows them to quickly update models based on market conditions, say in the area of risk management and fraud detection, or to roll out new marketing campaigns.
Personally, I think the biggest opportunities are still ahead of us as more and more businesses embrace operational predictive analytics. The true value of PMML is to facilitate a real-time decision environment where we leverage predictive models in every business process, at every customer touch point and on-demand to maximize value
Ajay- Where can I find more information about PMML?
Mike- First there is the Data Mining Group (DMG) web site at http://www.dmg.org
I strongly encourage any company that has a significant interest in predictive analytics to become a member and help drive the development of the standard.
We also created a knowledge base of PMML-related information at http://www.predictive-analytics.info and there is a PMML interest group on Linked
In http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=2328634
This group is more geared toward a general discussion forum for business benefits and end-user questions, and it is a great way to get started with PMML.
Last but not least, the Zementis web site at http://www.zementis.com
It contains various PMML example files, the PMML Converter tool, as well links to PMML resource pages on the web.
For more on Michael Zeller and Zementis read his earlier interview at https://decisionstats.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/interview-michael-zeller-ceozementis-2/
Author ajayohriPosted on October 5, 2009 October 19, 2009 Categories InterviewsTags ADAPA, data mining, michael zellerLeave a comment on Interview Michael Zeller,CEO Zementis on PMML
Interview Ron Ramos, Zementis
Here is an interview with Ron Ramos, Director , Zementis. Ron Ramos wants to use put predictions for the desktop and servers to the remote cloud using Zementis ADAPA scoring solution. I have tested the ADAPA solution myself and made some suggestions on tutorials. Zementis is a terrific company with a great product ADAPA and big early mover advantage ( see http://www.decisionstats.com/?s=zementis for the Zementis 5 minute video and earlier interview a few months back with Michael Zeller, a friend, and CEO of Zementis. )
Ajay- Describe your career journey. How would you motivate your children or young people to follow careers in science or at least to pay more attention to science subjects. What advice would you give to young tech entrepreneurs in this recession- the ones chasing dreams on iMobile Applications, cloud computing etc.
Ron- Science and a curious mind go together. I remember when I first met a friend of mine who is a professor of cognitive sciences at the University of California. To me, he represents the quest for scientific knowledge. Not only has he been studying visual space perception, visual control of locomotion, and spatial cognition, but he is also interested in every single aspect of the world around him. I believe that if we are genuinely interested and curious to know how and why things are the way they are, we are a step closer into appreciating and willing to participate in the collective quest for scientific knowledge.
Our current economic troubles are not affecting a single industry. The problem is widespread. So, tech entrepreneurs should not view this recession as target towards technology. It is new technology in clean, renewable fuels which will most probably define what is to come. I am also old enough to know that everything is cyclical and so, this recession will lead us to great progress. iMobile Applications and Cloud Computing are here to stay since these are technologies that just make sense. Cloud Computing benefits from the pay-as-you-go model, which because of its affordability is bound to allow for the widespread use and availability of computing where we have not seen before.
The most interesting and satisfying effect one can have is transformation – do that which changes people's lives, and your own at the same time. I like the concept of doing well and doing good at the same time. My emphasis has always marketing and sales in every business in which I have been involved. ADAPA provides for delivering on the promise of predictive analytics – decisioning in real-time.
Ajay- How do you think Cloud Computing will change the modeling deployment market by 2011. SAS Institute is also building a 70 million dollar facility for private clouds. Do you think private clouds with tied in applications would work.
Ron- Model deployment in the cloud is already a reality. By 2011, we project that most models will be deployed in the cloud (private or not). With time though, private clouds will most probably need to embrace the use of open standards such as PMML. I believe open standards such as PMML, which allows for true interoperability, will become widespread among the data mining community; be used in any kind of computing environment; and, be moved from cloud to cloud.
Ajay- I am curious- who is Zementis competition in cloud deployed models. Where is ADAPA deployment NOT suitable for scoring models – what break off point does size of data make people realize that cloud is better than server. Do you think Internal Organization IT Support teams fear cloud vendors would take their power away.
Ron- Zementis is the first and only company to provide a scoring engine on the cloud. Other data mining companies have announced their intention to move to cloud computing environments. The size of the data you need to score is not something that should be taken into account for determining if scoring should be done in the cloud or not. In ADAPA, models can uploaded and managed through an intuitive web console and all virtual machines can be launched or terminated with the click of a mouse. Since ADAPA instances run from $0.99/hour, it can appeal to small and large scoring jobs. For small, the cost is minimal and deployment of models is fast. For large, the cloud offers scalability. Many ADAPA instances can be set to run at the same time.
Cloud computing is changing the way models are deployed, but all organizations still need to manage their data and so IT can concentrate on that. Scoring on the cloud makes the job of IT easier.
Ajay- Which is a case where ADAPA deployment is not suited. Software like from KXEN offers model export into many formats like PMML, SQL, C++ , SAS etc. Do you think Zementis would be benefited if it had such a converter like utility/collection of utilities on its site for the PMML conversion say from SAS code to PMML code etc. Do you think PMML is here to stay for a long time.
Ron- Yes, PMML is here to stay. Version 4.0 is about to be release. So, this is a very mature standard embraced by all leading data mining vendors. I believe the entire community will benefit from having converters to PMML, since it allows for models to be represented by an open and well documented standard. Also, since different tools already import and export PMML, data miners and modelers are the set free to move their models around. True interoperability!
Ajay – Name some specific customer success stories and costs saved.
Ron – As a team, we spent our early development time working on assignments in the mortgage business. That's what gave rise to the concept of ADAPA – enabling smart decisions as an integral part of the overall business strategy. It became obvious to us that we were in fact totally horizontal with application in any industry that had knowledge to be gained from its data. If only they could put their artful predictive models to work – easily integrated and deployed, able to be invoked directly from the business' applications using web services, with returned results downloaded for further processing and visualization. There is no expensive upfront investment in software licenses and hardware; no long-term extended implementation and time-to-production. The savings are obvious, the ROI pyrotechnic.
Our current users, both enterprise installations and Amazon EC2 subscribers report great results, and for a variety of good reasons we tend to respect their anonymity:
Zementis ADAPA Case Study #1:
Financial Institution Embraces Real-time Decisions.
Decision Management: A leading financial company wanted to implement an enterprise-wide decision system to automate credit decisions across Retail, Wholesale, and Correspondent business channels. A key requirement for the company�s Enterprise strategy was to select a solution which could execute and manage rules as well as predictive analytic
s on demand and in real-time. With minimal prior automation in place, the challenge was to execute guidelines and pricing for a variety of business scenarios. Complex underwriting and intricate pricing matrices combined present obstacles for employees and customers in correctly assessing available choices from a myriad of financial products. Although embracing a new processing paradigm, the goal for integration of the solution with the existing infrastructure also was to ensure minimal impact to already established processes and to not jeopardize origination volume.
Following a comprehensive market review, the financial institution selected the Zementis ADAPA Enterprise Edition because of its key benefits as a highly scalable decision engine based on open standards. The ADAPA framework, they concluded, ensures real-time execution capabilities for rules and predictive analytics across all products and all business channels.
Working directly with senior business and IT management, Zementis efficiently executed on an iterative deployment strategy which enabled the joint project team to roll out a comprehensive Retail solution in less than three months. Accessed in Retail offices across the country, the ADAPA decision engine assists more than 700 loan officers to determine eligibility of a borrower with the system instantly displaying conditions or exceptions to guidelines as well as precise pricing for each scenario. The Wholesale division exposes the ADAPA decision engine to a large network of several thousand independent brokers who explore scenarios and submit their applications online. While rules were authored in Excel format, a favorite of many business users, predictive models were developed in various analytics tools and deployed in ADAPA via the Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML) standard. Extending its value across the entire enterprise, ADAPA emerged as the central decision hub for vital credit, risk, pricing, and other operational decisions.
Delivering Predictive Analytics in the Cloud.
A specialized consulting firm with a focus on predictive analytics needed a cost-effective, agile deployment framework to deliver predictive models to their clients. The firm specializes in outsourcing the development of predictive models for their clients, using various tools like R, SAS, and SPSS. Supporting open standards, the natural choice was to utilize the Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML) to transfer the models from the scientist�s development environment to a deployment infrastructure. One key benefit of PMML is to remain development tool agnostic. The firm selected the Zementis ADAPA Predictive Analytics Edition on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) which provides a scalable, reliable deployment platform based on the PMML standard and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
With ADAPA, the firm was able to shorten the time-to-market for new models delivered to clients from months to just a few hours. In addition, ADAPA enables their clients to benefit from a cost-effective SaaS utility-model, whereby the Zementis ADAPA engine is available on-demand at a fraction of the cost of traditional software licenses, eliminating upfront capital expenditures in both hardware and software. The ADAPA Predictive Analytics Edition has given the firm a highly competitive model delivery process and its clients an unprecedented agility in the deployment and integration of predictive analytics in their business processes.
Assessing Risk in Real-Time for On-Line Merchant.
An on-line merchant with millions of customers needed to assess risk for submitted transactions before being sent to a credit-card processor. Following a comprehensive data analysis phase, several models addressing specific data segments were built in a well-know model development platform. Once model development is complete, models are exported in the PMML (Predictive Model Markup Language) standard. The deployment solution is the ADAPA Enterprise Edition, using its capabilities for data segmentation, data transformation, and model execution. ADAPA was selected as the optimal choice for deployment, not only because PMML-based models can easily be uploaded and are available for execution in seconds, but also because ADAPA Enterprise edition offers the seamless integration of rules and predictive analytics within a single Enterprise Decision Management solution.
ADAPA was deployed on-site and configured to handle high-volume, mission-critical transactions. The firm not only leveraged the real-time capabilities of ADAPA, but also its integrated reporting framework. It was very important for the merchant to assess model impact on credit card transactions on a daily basis. Given that ADAPA allows for reports to be uploaded and managed via its web administration console, the reporting team was able to design new reports, schedule them for routine execution, and send the results in PDF format for analysis to the business department with the required agility. During the implementation of the roll-out strategy, the ADAPA web console and its ease of use allowed for effective management of rules and models as well as active monitoring of deployed models and impact of decisions on the business operation.
For More on Zementis see here www.zementis.com
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Zen living rooms usualy provide a peaceful environment, where people can relax. With furniture repositioning and simple lighting adjustments, the Zen living room look can be achieved easily.
To achieve the perfect Zen look for your living room, use neutral colors instead of bright colors. Neutral colors create a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere.
Zen designs make use of dim lighting to create a relaxing mood.
This living room is a blend of Zen and open living room designs. The aquarium provides a peaceful and calming environment.
Zen interior designs usually use natural wood window frames. They are a great design idea because of the simplicity and natural appeal they bring.
Most Zen living room designs usually incorporate simple wall art.
Zen design style usually keeps furniture and decorative elements at a minimum.
Hanging lights are used in the kitchen segment to set it apart from the adjoined living room.
The white-colored walls and ceiling contrast beautifully with the dull tone of the floor.
The low seats and low coffee table provide an inventive area where you can sit and have tea. Those who do not want to sit on the floor can sit on the low seat.
A Zen living room has an even greater appeal if it offers the view of the outside environment, with beautiful trees and plants.
Zen living room designs usually incorporate potted indoor plants. Here, beautiful glass pots are used, creating a fresh twist.
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In Conversation With Kwesi Botchway
Kwesi Botchway, is the Founder of worldfaze art studio. He was born in Accra-Ghana and studied Art, at the (Ghanatta College of Art and Design). His Paintings help create an intriguing dialogue between the subject's message and the viewer. Botchway work compels the viewer to become physically and emotionally invested in the subject's story. He aims to capture the spirit, essence and heritage of his subjects and use this as an opportunity to lend the world a glance into the lives and struggles of people whose stories are yet to be fully told. These paintings are meant to trigger emotions of pride or shame, honor or disgust and sometimes even humor, It's all about the story of his subjects, which words cannot fully explain. He spoke to us – from partially a locked down Accra in Ghana – about his practice and his submission to our upcoming online exhibition Drawn Together.
UL Could you start by telling us a little bit about your practice?
KB I am an impressionist and a portrait artist. I'm more focused on the human face, I believe that is where our souls display their emotions and I think I'm the kind of artist who wants people, or my viewers, to have a feel of my subjects, get a sense of their stories. Even though I don't have to tell them, they have to feel it by having a dialogue with the works. That's one of my focuses.
My exhibition [Dark Purple Is Everything Black at Gallery 1957 in Accra, Ghana] went well, even though the coronavirus pandemic situation made it difficult, the attention I'm having is more positive and for me I think it's my most successful exhibition. It's also my first solo exhibition in Ghana, I've only done group exhibitions before.
UL When you say this exhibition is more positive, do you mean in terms of how it has been received?
KB Yeah well collector wise, how collectors are reacting to it and collecting the works is very positive. Most of the works were sold, we kept some personal ones that we didn't want to sell. I had African collectors, US and UK as well, and Spanish.
UL Your work is concerned with eyes and conveying the story of the subject, do you know everyone you paint?
KB Well not everyone, I'm the kind of artist who loves to challenge himself so sometimes I sketch from imagination, you know, but mostly I like to work with pictures. But sometimes I get in the mood where I want to paint from my imagination.
UL And when you paint from imagination are you creating a story for that character in your mind?
KB Yeah, when it comes to stories, I have a lot of friends and I kind of investigate in life, so I enthuse myself with a lot of stories about people. So when I paint from my imagination I just have to attach the story to the work.
Bald Head King (David Nii Otoo Lartey), 2020,79 x 79 cm
UL Do you see the work changing in the near future? Or have you settled into this style?
KB I love my new body of work because of how resilient it is and how flexible it is. In terms of working with the colour purple instead of black is very interesting and more challenging you know, so working with it is more interesting to me. But I'm looking at addressing certain issues with the same bodies of work.
UL Why do you choose to work in purple?
KB Well you know purple is an ancient colour which has been linked to royalty. The Queen of England, in the past, had to ban people from wearing purple. It was mainly used by people with power or authority. I took that inspiration. Instead of painting black people with purple clothes or putting crowns on them I would rather depict it through their skin.
UL So it's a way of expressing or redefining black power, transposing the idea onto the figure itself. Have you been following the developments of the Black Lives Matter movement around the world?
KB Yeah most definitely, because I'm black and I've been to the States so I know what is happening and as a black artist I need to also engage myself in that, because we are looking to elevate our own people and make sure we give them the kind of courage they have to have, because in this time it's not easy.
UL Do you find the debate differs much in Ghana to somewhere like America?
KB It's all the same, racism is everywhere. You know I don't see myself and think I'm in Ghana and I'm not in the States, maybe what is happening in the States is not happening in Ghana but as far as I'm a black artist I need to be involved. It's not about Ghana it's about black people.
UL Could you finish by talking a little about Wary Black Youth – the piece you have submitted to Unit London's show?
KB That piece is an imaginative piece. We are in very difficult times and it was inspired by the current issues that are happening in the States, I'm worried because I believe that as a black youth you have to be very cautious because of the situation we are in right now. So we have to be very very cautious because people are being killed, I think it's very dangerous. It is painted with purple skin and orange eyes, I love intensity and white eyes for me are a bit plain, there isn't as much of a story behind them. I wanted my viewers and art lovers to invest their time, you know, to get a feel of the work, so the orange eyes create an intensity in the work. It's kind of like you're looking at someone who is staring at you intensely, posing their stories to you. The hot orange eyes signify a kind of superiority, I want to put black people in this state, to see themselves as not normal human beings but something more powerful, because you know for me I feel like black is the presence of everything.
Wary Black Youth, 2020, Acrylic on paper, 30 x 42 cm


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Batúan es un municipio de la provincia de Bohol en Filipinas. Según el censo del 2000, tiene 11 835 habitantes. La localidad es una de las donde se encuentran las Colinas de Chocolate.

Barangayes
Batúan se divide administrativamente en 15 barangayes.
 Aloja
 Behind the Clouds (San José)
 Cabacnitan
 Cambacay
 Cantigdas
 García
 Janlud
 Población Norte
 Población Sur
 Población Vieja (Longsudaan, Sawang Daan)
 Quezon
 Quirino
 Rizal
 Rosariohan
 Santa Cruz

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Localidades de Bohol

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Syrian Drug Sales Fuel Country's Civil War Audie Cornish talks with Aryn Baker, Middle East bureau chief for Time magazine, about her recent article on the use of illegal drug Captagon in the Middle East and its role in the Syrian civil war. Different groups involved in the conflict have been selling the amphetamine to fund their respective operations.
Audie Cornish talks with Aryn Baker, Middle East bureau chief for Time magazine, about her recent article on the use of illegal drug Captagon in the Middle East and its role in the Syrian civil war. Different groups involved in the conflict have been selling the amphetamine to fund their respective operations.
Drug money has fueled insurgencies all over the world, from Afghanistan to Central and South America. And now, the war in Syria may be seeing the beginning of a similar trade. This time, it's not opium or cocaine, it's Captagon, a powerful amphetamine and highly sought after street drug in countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In just one month, Lebanese authorities seized more than $200 million worth of Captagon. Other raids have yielded more than six million loose pills at a time.
Aryn Baker is the Middle East bureau chief for Time magazine. And she's been covering the role that Captagon is playing in the Syrian War. She joins us now. Welcome to the program, Aryn.
CORNISH: To begin, what exactly is Captagon? We've heard that it, once upon a time, was used to treat ADHD. And we want to know where it's popular, what its street value is?
BAKER: Well, yes, that's what it was used for. It's a mild stimulant in the original form. But it was banned in 1986 nearly in every country in the world. And it has come back as a counterfeit Captagon, which is basically cheap amphetamines mixed with caffeine and a few other adulterants to make a very cheap and powerful street drug that's still sold in little white or brown caplets, about the same shape and color as the original Captagon.
More than half of all addicts that are undergoing treatment in Saudi right now are addicted to Captagon. It's a quite, quite addictive drug and it takes a toll on the nervous system. And it can retail for anywhere from $10 to $20 a pill.
CORNISH: Now, where have you seen it pop up in Syria? And is this production or smuggling? What are you seeing?
BAKER: It's not clear yet exactly what the situation is. I have been hearing one or two accounts of factories in cities like Homs, where they're produced and where they've been actually confiscated by the Syrian government. The family that was running the factory appears to be a Sunni family aligned with the rebels fighting the Assad government.
But, of course, it's not just the Sunni rebels that are dabbling in Captagon. It's also Hezbollah operatives and supporters here in Lebanon. And Hezbollah, of course, is fighting on the side of the Syrian government.
CORNISH: Aryn, I just want to make something clear here. Right now, it sounds like you're saying it's too early to tell what are all the different factions who could be involved here. I mean, is there any sense that the Syrian government is involved, or soldiers connected to the Syrian government is involved as well? Or is this all about kind of rebel groups and militants who are working in Syria now?
BAKER: There are some indications that the Syrian government is working on the sidelines in terms of taking bribes, turning a blind eye for the trafficking of the drugs across Syrian borders. The most common route for Captagon to get from Lebanon into Saudi, for example, is across Syria, across Jordan, and then into Saudi.
And I've spoken to a very major drug smuggler here in Lebanon, who tells me that he loves to traffic across Syria because it's so easy to buy-off Syrian officials and government soldiers because they're eager cash and they don't care about rule of law. So he prefers to goes that route rather than the sea route to Saudi.
CORNISH: As you've written, the drug trade is not new to the region, looking at Afghanistan, looking at Lebanon in the past. What's the concern here for the U.S. and other countries who are trying to engage in some sort of peace process in Syria?
BAKER: That you're going to start seeing more and more funding going to various rebel groups, led by warlords not necessarily unified or aligned with American interests or Saudi interests or Western interests; not necessarily aligned with the Syrian government for that matter, either. So what you can see is a devolution into warlord war down in Syria, where different factions are fighting not just for ideology but also for turf and trafficking and power and money.
CORNISH: Aryn Baker is the Middle East bureau chief for Time magazine. Aryn, thank you for speaking with us.
BAKER: Thank you very much.


The Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) being organized by Google India this Dec'10-12 will see some of the country's top property portals and developers including Realtycompass, Tata Housing, Godrej Properties, Puravankara Projects, Brigade Group, and Mahindra Lifespaces participating.
Realtycompass.com log on to Google GOSF'2014 online shopping fairs !!
"A large part of online real estate purchases are made by non-resident Indians and people who are buying in cities they aren't residing in," said A Sankara Srinivasan, founder of property portal realtycompass.com. Log on participation in GOSF 2014, facilitating the sales of below listed residential projects in Chennai.
And consumers get to evaluate projects online through master plans, floor plans, ebrochures, and videos. To buy a home, they would need to pay a booking amount online through a credit/debit card or through online bank transfers; the remaining part of the transaction would be done offline.
GOSF, in its third year, is aimed at boosting the adoption of online shopping in India and typically sees companies offer discount deals for a period of 72 hours.
Google India estimated that last year GOSF received 2 million users. Rajan Anandan, MD of Google India, said, "The consumer confidence to shop online has grown considerably in the last 12 months, boosting the growth of both large multinational and homegrown companies." He said that a recent report by the company showed that the e-commerce sector in India would be a $15 billion industry in the next two years.
RealtyCompass.com is a one stop solution for buy properties in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Coimbatore. If you want to buy a property in Chennai, or buy a house in India (in any of the 4 cities), you can search, sort and compare the most suitable properties in one window.


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David Alan Martin, 32, of the 6600 block of Monroe Avenue, was charged with one count each of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment.
David Alan Martin, 32, of the 6600 block of Monroe Avenue, was charged with one count each of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. He was held at Carroll County Detention Center over the weekend.
Around 2:30 a.m. April 13, outside a residence in Sykesville, a 31-year-old man from Finksburg arrived and began "verbally threatening" Martin and his juvenile daughter, the Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Martin allegedly fired the crossbow, striking the victim in the left forearm.
The victim was transported to the hospital for his injuries, according to the news release.
Sheriff Jim DeWees said he had never seen a crossbow used or allegedly used in any other incidents in Carroll County.
"In the hands of someone that knows how to use one it's very accurate and deadly!" DeWees wrote in a text message.
Martin did not have an attorney listed in online court records. He was released on his own recognizance after a bail review hearing, court records show.


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The first brazilian Saab Gripen E has flown in Brazil
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Yesterday, September 24, the first Brazilian Gripen E, designated by Brazilian Air Force (FAB) as F-39 Gripen, concluded its first flight in Brazil. The aircraft flew from the airport in Navegantes to Embraer´s facility in Gavião Peixoto. The official presentation of the aircraft is scheduled to take place during the Aviator's Day and the Brazilian Air Force Day ceremony in Brasilia, celebrated on the 23rd of October.
"Gripen's arrival in Brazil and its first flight are major milestones in the Brazilian Gripen programme. We are proud of this journey alongside so many qualified and committed professionals from both countries," said Micael Johansson, President and CEO of Saab. "We are following the delivery schedule for the aircraft and we continue to maintain our long-term commitment to Brazil."
The President and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security, Jackson Schneider, highlighted the scope of this partnership: "Embraer will play a leading role in the execution of the Gripen programme in Brazil and will be responsible for systems development, integration, flight testing, final assembly, and delivery of the aircraft in support of Brazilian Air Force operations. In terms of technology transfer, the Gripen is a great opportunity to increase our knowledge in the development and manufacturing of advanced combat aircraft."
The Brazilian Minister of Defence, Fernando Azevedo e Silva also highlighted the importance of sharing experiences arising from cooperation between Brazil and Sweden: "Gripen increases the operational capacity of the Brazilian Air Force and promotes a partnership that fosters research and industrial development in both countries," the Minister of Defence declared.
For the Brazilian Air Force Commander, Lt. Brig. Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez, the arrival of the first F-39 Gripen aircraft is a major milestone for the project: "It is an immense satisfaction for the Brazilian Air Force to see this aircraft flying on national territory. The F-39 Gripen, the new Brazilian Air Force multi-mission aircraft, will be the backbone of Fighter Aviation and it reaffirms the FAB's commitment to maintaining the country's sovereignty and to defend the twenty-two million square kilometres under its responsibility", Lt. Brig. Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez points out.
The flight test programme will be expanded to include the Gripen Flight Test Center at Embraer in Gavião Peixoto, which will be fully integrated with the test programme already running at full phase at Saab in Linköping since 2017. Activities in Brazil will include testing of flight control system, environmental control system as well as tests in the aircraft in tropical climate conditions.
In addition to the testing that is common for the Gripen E Programme, unique features of the Brazilian aircraft, such as weapons integration as well as the Link BR2 communication system – which provides encrypted data and voice communication between the aircraft – will be tested in Brazil. The production aircraft will be delivered to the Brazilian Air Force, at Wing 2 in Anápolis (Goiás State), by the end of 2021.
The Brazilian Gripen E programme
The partnership with Brazil began in 2014 with a contract for the development and the production of 36 Gripen E/F aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force, including related systems, support and equipment. A comprehensive technology transfer programme, which is being delivered over a period of ten years, is driving the development of the local aeronautics industry through the partner companies participating in the Brazilian Gripen programme.
The Brazilian Gripen E/F fighters are developed and produced in collaboration with Brazilian technicians and engineers. This joint effort is part of the technology transfer programme which aims to produce the practical knowledge needed for the execution of these same tasks in Brazil. As of 2021, the complete assembly of 15 aircraft will commence locally. The development of the two-seat Gripen F is advancing with numerous activities at the Gripen Design and Development Centre (GDDN) in Gavião Peixoto.
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The name Broward County is a thing of the past! This bustling South Florida region is known as BroCo to the Gen-Y. Not only is it famous for its natural beauty, but also for its sun-kissed beaches as well as a melting pot of varied cultures. This quaint and peaceful county has an old world charm with urban amenities in equal measures. But Broward County has been through a series of ups and downs to become the thriving region that it is today. At least a century ago, this piece of land was nothing more than a swamp. But when Napoleon Bonaparte Broward saw this marshy land, he knew that it wasn't as unsalvageable as the world thought it was. It was his foresightedness that gave this land a chance to become a vivacious province in the modern times.
Success stories notwithstanding, history of Broward County is not as neat as we would like to believe. There have been enough instances of natural disasters to call it even unstable to a certain degree. South Florida is largely built on wetlands that were responsible for absorbing and draining excess rainwater. But with constant urbanization, these marshlands kept decreasing, thereby exposing Broward County to a series of natural catastrophes, with events like hurricanes of 1926, 1947 and the devastating Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Even a seasonal summer shower can cause localized flooding in the region!
Most recently, Hurricane Irma in 2017 once again shook the locals' life out of balance, reminding them that how powerless they are in front of nature's wrath. Irma went on for days, hurling storms and gushes of wind as strong as 109mph. The trees were uprooted from their spot, cars marooned, and homes and offices were flooded.
By the time Irma left, Broward County was reduced to a pile of rubble and the damage done appeared to be irreparable. But the county didn't give up in the face of crisis and slowly got back on its feet again. Much of it can be attributed to the great job done by damage restoration companies like Hallandale Beach Restoration Company that provided persistent services and helped restore the lives of the people.
South Florida is extremely prone to flooding, Broward County being no exception. You never know what storm will hit you next. Hallandale Beach Restoration Company has been serving the area for more than two decades and knows that it is working in a geographically-vulnerable location. This simple realization played a huge role in shaping our work ethic. We understood that in our business, time is of essence and working 9-5 will not make the cut. This is why we provide round-the-clock service so that the customers always have a professional's help when they need it.
When Irma happened, we don't remember not working for even a single day when our clients required our help in getting their lives back together. Right from water extraction to reconstruction of damaged sections, we did all!


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Hillsborough Park is adjacent to the Hillsborough Football Ground, home to Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. It is at this football ground where on April 15, 1989 the aptly named Hillsborough Disaster took place where 96 Liverpool Football Club supporters lost their lives.
The large park near the stadium was where I was flying my kite and camera gear for this session. Although the wind was blowing away from the stadium, and although the winds were very light forcing me to use less productive autokap, there are nevertheless a couple of reasonable shots of the stadium. Thankfully I did have my autokap rig with me - the light winds would have never lifted my remote-controlled rig this day.
These photographs were taken using a remote-controlled camera suspended below a kite line (Kite Aerial Photography - KAP).
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, Hillsborough Football Ground.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, Hillsborough Football Ground. This image was taken from a camera suspended below a kite (Kite Aerial Photography - KAP). © Rob Huntley
Hillsborough Park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
The duck pond in Hillsborough Park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. A pink ice cream van is parked and the junction of several park pathways. I squeezed through that gap in the trees to walk my kite over to the far section of the park. This image was taken from a camera suspended below a kite (Kite Aerial Photography - KAP). © Rob Huntley
Aerial view of Housing near to Hillsborough Park
Housing near to Hillsborough Park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Note - the kite line is visible in this image. This image was taken from a camera suspended below a kite (Kite Aerial Photography - KAP). © Rob Huntley
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Housing near to Hillsborough Park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. This image was taken from a camera suspended below a kite (Kite Aerial Photography - KAP). © Rob Huntley
Housing near to Hillsborough Park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
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Lawn bowling greens in Hillsborough Park in Sheffield, UK.
Lawn bowling greens in Hillsborough Park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. This image was taken from a camera suspended below a kite (Kite Aerial Photography - KAP). © Rob Huntley
Lawn bowling greens in Hillsborough Park in Sheffield
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The duck pond in Hillsborough Park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. This image was taken from a camera suspended below a kite (Kite Aerial Photography - KAP). © Rob Huntley
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Hillsborough Arena Sports Association at Hillsborough Park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. This image was taken from a camera suspended below a kite (Kite Aerial Photography - KAP). © Rob Huntley


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UltimateGuitar.com Interviews Ghost
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UltimateGuitar.com had the privileged to interview a Nameless Ghoul about "Meliora", anonymity, Black To The Future Tour, & of course Papa Emeritus III.
"Do I address you as Nameless Ghoul?" I asked. "Yes, please," responded the voice on the other end of the phone line. I still wasn't sure which Nameless Ghoul I was speaking to – there are five of them in Ghost – so I asked, "Each of the Nameless Ghouls has an element you represent. Which element are you?" "I'm fire," said the nameless, faceless voice speaking from his home in Linkoping, Sweden. "I'm the lead guitar player. The one that usually sports a white guitar."
Now I knew who I was speaking to though I didn't know his name. Nobody does. Swedish proto-metal band Ghost has built its image on anonymity. The members of the band are all known as Nameless Ghouls while the singer goes by Papa Emeritus I, II or III [he has changed his moniker on each of the band's three successive albums though each new Papa has a startlingly similar voice]. Still, the European metallers have created a recognizable sound that embodies everything from lumbering guitar riffs and doom-laden organ patches to pop melodies and even '70s classic rock vocals. On "Meliora," the band's third and newest album, they bring these various elements together on what is certainly their most realized and defined record to date.
Here, amidst the sound of little children talking in the background whom Nameless Ghoul described as "The kidnapped slaves of the ministry," Ghost's lead guitar player talked about the image, the sound, the new record, and oh, yeah, the devil.
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To which one may add – not only is Corbyn entitled to feel his speeches in parliament over Iraq were wholly justified, they have been vindicated entirely. And a majority of people in Britain agree with them. But we were denounced as traitors at the time.
It is absolutely clear to what political purpose the incident in Salisbury is being put.
It is not for the British government to "do something" serious over Vladimir Putin – because it cannot, even as it goes beyond the evidence it itself puts forward to claim a state-sponsored plot.
It is certainly not to do anything about peace and the international rule of law because it has just signed over more arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
It is being used to bomboozle working people in Britain and to attack the left, Corbyn and the prospect of him coming to office.
That's where the major effort of the Tories and their supporters is going – as they say that the Royal Family will not be visiting the World Cup in Russia, as if that is going to change anything.
For all the farce of Theresa May's response, this is a serious moment.
It is a reminder that the British establishment will stop at nothing to turn any issue into a single-minded effort to throw back the left advance.
Anyone who thought that the cohort of Labour MPs who follow the lead of the establishment would be contained by intra-party manoeuvres must think again. They are once again mounting an offensive against their own leader. And it is more often than not over foreign affairs that they do this. That's because they can marshall the old reactionary saw about "national interest" and uniting the nation against its "foreign enemies".
The whole left needs to rally in response. There is no triangulation or nickel-and-dime stuff on this. Calling for higher defence expenditure or a "stronger line against Putin" is not only wrong, it is fantastical.
How is supporting the immense and dangerous waste of Trident renewal going to deal with the possibility of something like the Salisbury event? Ending drone assassinations and making a radical turn to a foreign policy of peace, not killing and spying, can.
The class lines are clear, a day after the Tories cut free school meals to a million children.
There is no room for artful equivocation. The forces of the left and for peace need to hit back.
And as you look at the backstabbers on the Labour benches it is also clear why there needs to be a left that is not constrained by that or by the inner dynamics of the Labour Party.
One that can unite people beyond itself, but can maintain a principled politics that can systematically focus on opposing the Tory government and the ruling class interests it represents.
And do that under all circumstances.
– Tories out, and no to May's sabre-rattling.
– The government lies on the NHS, why trust it on Russia?
– We want peace and an anti-war government.
Friends in Britain should know they are not alone in this. From the Balkans connected in a stream of blood to the terrible wars in the Levant, socialists are having to confront governments and reactionary forces trying to use the crisis to promote a path that leads to greater conflict and war.
You cannot concede to that and to hysteria over international crises today in the hope of tomorrow returning to the domestic class confrontation.
The Labour Party under the leadership of Michael Foot did that 36 years ago over the Falklands crisis. And it suffered catastrophic defeat at the general election a year later.
Jeremy Corbyn and team are to be commended for spurning that line in parliament today.
The left – all the left – should rally to bolster that position and take it out into the wider working class movement.


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Home / 2010 / December / 08 / Greenland ice sheet flow driven by short-term weather extremes, not gradual warming: UBC research
Greenland ice sheet flow driven by short-term weather extremes, not gradual warming: UBC research
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Sudden changes in the volume of meltwater contribute more to the acceleration – and eventual loss – of the Greenland ice sheet than the gradual increase of temperature, according to a University of British Columbia study.
The ice sheet consists of layers of compressed snow and covers roughly 80 per cent of the surface of Greenland. Since the 1990s, it has been documented to be losing approximately 100 billion tonnes of ice per year – a process that most scientists agree is accelerating, but has been poorly understood. Some of the loss has been attributed to accelerated glacier flow towards ocean outlets.
Now a new study, to be published tomorrow in the journal Nature, shows that a steady meltwater supply from gradual warming may in fact slow down glacier flow, while sudden water input could cause glaciers to speed up and spread, resulting in increased melt.
"The conventional view has been that meltwater permeates the ice from the surface and pools under the base of the ice sheet," says Christian Schoof, an assistant professor at UBC's Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences and the study's author. "This water then serves as a lubricant between the glacier and the earth underneath it, allowing the glacier to shift to lower, warmer altitudes where more melt would occur."
Noting observations that during heavy rainfall, higher water pressure is required to force drainage along the base of the ice, Schoof created computer models that account for the complex fluid dynamics occurring at the interface of glacier and bedrock. He found that a steady supply of meltwater is well accommodated and drained through water channels that form under the glacier.
"Sudden water input caused by short term extremes – such as massive rain storms or the draining of a surface lake – however, cannot easily be accommodated by existing channels. This allows it to pool and lubricate the bottom of the glaciers and accelerate ice loss," says Schoof, who holds a Canada Research Chair in Global Process Modeling.
"This certainly doesn't mitigate the issue of global warming, but it does mean that we need to expand our understanding of what's behind the massive ice loss we're worried about," says Schoof.
A steady increase of temperature and short-term extreme weather conditions have both been attributed to global climate change. According to the European Environment Agency, ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet has contributed to global sea-level rise at 0.14 to 0.28 millimetres per year between 1993 and 2003.
"This study provides an elegant solution to one of the two key ice sheet instability problems identified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their 2007 assessment report," says Prof. Andrew Shepherd, an expert on using satellites to study physical processes of Earth's climate, based at the University of Leeds, the U.K.
"It turns out that, contrary to popular belief, Greenland ice sheet flow might not be accelerated by increased melting after all," says Shepherd, who was not involved in the research or peer review of the paper.
The research was supported by the Canada Research Chairs Program, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences through the Polar Climate Stability Network.
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DVD Release: Damages Final Season
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DVD Release Date: July 16, 2013
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Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) has her last showdown with Rose Byrne (Insidious) in Damages: The Final Season.
The thriller TV show that debuted on FX got kudos from critics for being smart, engrossing and intense. Close's lawyer Patty Hawes and Byrne's protegee Ellen Parsons battled for three seasons on FX then moved to DirecTV for its last two runs.
In the fifth and final season, Patty and Ellen fight it out in court as opposing lawyers in a wrongful death case against a charismatic international cyber hacker (Ryan Phillippe, The Lincoln Lawyer) and a custody battle pitting Patty against her own son.
Guest stars in the fifth season include Jenna Elfman (Friends With Benefits), Michael Gaston (TV's Last Resort), Janet McTeer (The Woman in Black), Judd Hirsch (Tower Heist) and John Hannah (The Words).
The three-DVD set includes all 10 episodes and these special features:
PSA directed by Ron Howard for Bring Change 2 Mind, the organization founded by Glenn Close that works to end the stigma and discrimination against those with mental illness.
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Sam Clark is the former Managing Editor/Online Editor of Video Business magazine. With 19 years experience in journalism, 12 in the home entertainment industry, Sam has been hooked on movies on since she saw E.T. then stared into the sky waiting to meet her own friendly alien. Thanks to her husband's shared love of movies, Sam reviews Blu-ray discs in a true home theater, with a 118-inch screen, projector and cushy recliners with cup holders.


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Q: Missing classes defined in window when eval in Sandbox I have a problem trying to evaluate some source code in Sandbox. I added some classes to the window (DOM) object and I really need these classes to be included in Sandbox. Eg:
window.BaseClass = function(){this.someProperty = "bla bla";}

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var ctx = new Components.utils.Sandbox(window);
    ctx.BaseClass = BaseClass; //This is neccesary

var src = "function SubClass(){}; SubClass.prototype = new BaseClass();";

var evaluation = Components.utils.evalInSandbox(src, ctx);
var res = new evaluation[className];

alert(res);

The problem is these new classes are not always the same, so I can't just to ctx.BaseClass = BaseClass; all the time. So is there a way to include in SandBox all the classes window has defined?

A: I was trying to get the new class from the evalInSandbox result. That was the problem: I had to do it from the context:
Components.utils.evalInSandbox(src, ctx);
var res = new ctx[className];

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