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Prospects Tourney Game 4 Review
Thomas Drance
September 15 2011 04:22PM
Four of these Prospects will be in Canucks main camp opening on Saturday.
Early this afternoon the Canucks prospects closed up the young stars tournament with a shutout loss at the hands of the Winnipeg Jets. The tournament ran all week (from Sunday through the end of today's game) and though the quality of the hockey wasn't great, it was still fun to watch. Of course it was, it's hockey! The Red Wings have hosted a similar prospects style tournament for years - and based on the Canucks explicitly stated desire to emulate Detroit's success, and the success of the event in Penticton - we can expect the "Young Stars Tournament" to become a mainstay for years to come.
Today the Canucks gave their invitees one last shot to impress, so they were short the likes of Sweatt, Schroeder, Longpre and Sauve. The Jets on the other hand dressed the bulk of their talent. Klingberg, Schiefele and Shayne Wiebe were very impressive and dominated play all game. The Canucks were steeply outshot - especially in the first and second periods - and were only kept in the game thanks to the stellar play of Karel St. Laurent. St. Laurent has been solid all tournament, but today was his best game. The Jets managed two goals, and also hit a post, as St. Laurent stopped thirty-three shots - many of his saves coming off of quality opportunities.
With the end of the prospects tournament, twenty members of the prospects team will be invited to main-camp - which, opens on Saturday - and the rest of the group will be returned to their junior clubs with a pat on the back. The Canucks formally announced who was cut following the game, and for the most part there were few surprises. Sent back to their junior teams were: Michael Curtis, Craig Duininck, Ryan Harrison, Steven Janes, Brendan Jensen, Jonathan Lessard, Ian Saab, Andrew Smith. A number of invitees showed really well in the tournament - and four invitees: Marc-Andre Zanetti, Antoine Roussel, Karel St. Laurent and Nathan Longpre were invited to main-camp largely on the strength of their performance in the tournament.
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Mark Scheifele
The number eight overall pick in the 2011 draft demonstrated his skill today, and put on something of a puck-handling clinic. He looked like a man among boys at times, especially in the first period when his line with Wiebe and Gregoire man-handled the Canucks defenders for extended periods of time in the offensive end. Scheifele looked very comfortable quarterbacking the powerplay from the side boards and made a number of creative plays to teammates who were unable to finish. His goal was a gimme off a really ugly turnover by the Canucks prospects - but he did well to finish it. That wrist-shot he has is a serious weapon.
Shayne Wiebe
When I googled Wiebe's name in the first intermission and found out he was listed at 5,10 I couldn't believe it. The Brandon Manitoba native "played big" for his listed size, and was a much more effective running mate for Scheifele than Gregoire in this game. He made the most of his opportunity with Scheifele, beat Corrado cleanly in the first and a number of other Canucks defenders whose numbers I didn't recognize throughout the game. He won puck battles with consistency and made a nice deke and pass while sitting on his arse in the third period.
Karel St. Laurent
This is an easy one - St. Laurent is the major reason today's game wasn't a repeat of Sunday's blow-out. The two goals allowed were the result of an awful defensive turnover and off of a rebound where St. Laurent made a terrific first stop on Scheifele before Wiebe tapped in the rebound.
Because the Canucks are so deep at the position - St. Laurent is still unlikely to be signed by the Canucks, but to his credit, he's earned an invite to main camp and even if he isn't offered an ELC - he has impressed a number of observers (Canucks brass and goalie scouts alike) with his calm, composed play.
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Michael Curtis
Curtis was just flat out bad today. Two plays in particular underscore this - first of all, in the middle of the second frame right after the Jets had changed goaltenders, the puck took a funny bounce off of the end boards, landing right in front of the net. Michael Curtis was there, and had what should've been a gimme, or at least, a dangerous shot on net. Literally this puck may as well have had a sparkly red bow on it. Curtis flipped it over the net. He was also the receiving player on the giveaway that led to the Schiefele goal in the third, and boy was that ever an ugly play. It's not all on Curits, the pass from Duininick was weak as well, but that wasn't the sort of play where you can say "it was on that guy" and excuse the other - it was an example of poor communication, and bad decision making from both players.
Sebastian Erixon had a solid first period. Early in the game, Erixon looked great at four-on-four, and he used his speed, and positional intelligence extremely well. Though he's rather small, he wins puck battles and is surprisingly strong on the boards. He had a giveaway in the second period of today's game, but in general Erixon reads the forecheck very well, and has no issue "breaking it" against this level of competition. Erixon had one bad shift in the second period, when he got beat off the boards cleanly by Klingberg, his lost battle resulting in two quality opportunities for forward Michael Kirkpatrick. Erixon is guaranteed to be at main-camp and he'll likely play this season in Chicago - but I really like his skill-set, and think he could become a serious point producer at the AHL level. In general, I thought he was the best Canucks defender in Penticton this week.
Not that Surrey born Prab Rai had a particularly bad game, or a particularly bad tournament, but he didn't stand-out and certainly doesn't look like a future NHL-level scoring forward. He even had a couple of good moments. One, when he forced a turn-over while the Jets were on the power-play, skated into the opposition end and then wisely wasted time rather than go for a big play. For a prospect - fighting to be noticed - to make that sort of smart "team play" in a situation like this is refreshing. He also had a big hit on Jets defender Cody Sol, and he gets bonus points for the hilarious way his helmet fell off of his head following the hit - that was awesome. Despite that fine play, Rai simply doesn't do anything that particularly impresses me, his passing is average at best and he didn't flash the finish he probably needed to this week. Sure he scored a goal, but that was a really ugly goal, and was probably incorrectly credited as well. Frankly, with the Canucks current organizational depth I don't see where Rai slots in on the Wolves this season. If you look at the competition for a fourth line wing spot in Vancouver you've got names like: Pinnozotto, Mancari, Duco, Ebbett, Oreskovich. Now consider that only one, maybe two of those guys will make the big club, and the other will all be considered ahead of Rai on the depth chart in Chicago. Throw in Schroeder, Sweatt, Haydar and others - and I just don't see where Rai fits in long-term.
Frankie Corrado had another good game today, and looks like the type of smart, quick defender the Canucks seem to be infatuated with at the moment. Corrado was beaten badly once in the game (by Wiebe) but was otherwise solid and memorably stuffed a Schiefele rush that really frustrated the highly-touted Jets first rounder (Schiefele gave him a face-rub and some shots after the play). Corrado's defensive game is reasonably steady and calm, and on the offensive side of the puck he's got a lot of tools. Corrado can carry the puck into the offensive zone and set up possession, he has a good hard-shot that sticks to the ice (though he should use it more - he passed up a couple of good opportunities to shoot) and he's a pretty decent passer. What a great find for Gillis in the fifth round - I'm legitimately excited about this kid and will be watching his performance closely in Sudbury this season. His confidence has to be sky high after his performance this week.
Adam Polasek turned in another strong performance as well, particularly on special teams. The Jets went 0-6 on the PP and Polasek's play down low was a major reason why. On one particular sequence in the first, Scheifele and Gregoire made a couple of nice plays, attempting to draw Polasek out of position, but Polasek stood his ground and battled effectively against two very talented players. On the power-play - even though I doubt Polasek will ever be relied on to quarterback a power-play as a professional - the big Czech looked polished. He's got a hard shot, and not only does he use it well as a weapon - but he really likes the shot fake, and when you've got a hard shot, the defense has to respect that. Great tournament for Polasek, who I very much expect to slot onto the bottom pairing in Chicago this season.
I know that some in the media, and some fellow bloggers were impressed by the play and size of Alexandre Grenier this week - but I don't see it. Maybe it's because he's old for a draft pick - I tend to dislike when Gillis drafts older players - or maybe it's because his lanky frame reminds me of Marc-Andre Chouinard... Whatever it is - hockey looks really difficult for Grenier, and nothing he does on the ice is crisp. Perhaps he'll grow into his height, but at the moment the skill level is just not very high.
I thought this was Nicklas Jensen's worst game of the tournament by a fair margin. Against the Jets prospects, Jensen struggled mightily to win the sort of puck-battles he'd been winning with consistency earlier in the tournament. In the third period he turned an odd-man rush into a drawn penalty - which is an alright result, but I think it was pretty lucky - his puck handling on the play was way out of control. On his best shift of the game with Alex Friesen and Steven Anthony - Jensen demonstrated some nice velocity on his wrist shot, which, we didn't really get to see this week. More of that please!
Anton Rodin has improved in every game he played this week, and looked pretty good today - especially when he was skating around everybody at the end of the game with Karel St. Laurent on the bench. He also had a really nice pass to set up a Frank Corrado point shot, and though he had one brain-fart where he tried to get fancy in the neutral-zone, his skating ability was one of the few things in this game that Winnipeg's defense had no answer for.
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September 15 2011, 04:49PM
reason why you saw the big names of WPG was that WPG only brought 22 players to the tournament, as opposed to CGY, VAN and EDM who all bought over 30 (don't know about SJ).
Good review, but I disagree on a couple points.
Michael Curtis, other than the two plays you mention, actually had a decent game, much better than his performance in the rest of the tournament. Those two moments, however, overshadowed the rest. I would not put any blame whatsoever on Duininck on that giveaway, though. There was absolutely nothing wrong with that outlet pass. It was right on Curtis's tape and he flubbed it. That one's entirely on Curtis.
I would actually put Erixon third in terms of performance this week, behind Polasek and Corrado. Sauve was right up there as well. When it comes to Erixon, he has great offensive instincts and skill and when he's in the defensive zone he's solid. The problem is, he's not in the defensive zone enough, if you get my meaning. He has a tendency to get caught up ice too often, meaning he's not always reading the play effectively.
The thing I like about Grenier is that he's a superb skater for a taller player. I'm hopeful that he can add some heft to his lanky frame and still keep that smooth skating stride. It's very rare to see someone that tall skate that well. You're right that his hands have some catching up to do, but he can still make some good passes and he does good work in front of the net. I was sceptical of the pick after the draft, but I thought he looked good in the tournament.
Completely agree on Jensen. Still, he had a good tournament. I'm interested to see what he does in pre-season play against pseudo-NHL opposition.


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2012 Emerson International Business ConferenceEvent Details: 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., November 16, Busch Student Center, Wool Ballroom, 20 N. Grand Blvd., Rooms 170-173, Lower Level, St. Louis, MO, 63103
The Boeing Institute of International Business at Saint Louis University's will host the 2012 Emerson International Business Conference Friday, Nov. 16, in the Wool Ballroom in Busch Student Center.
The event, which begins with a continental breakfast, networking and exhibitor displays at 7:30 a.m., includes morning and afternoon sessions featuring noted speakers discussing key international business topics. The conference concludes at 2 p.m. Lunch, parking and conference materials also are included.
Morning Session
Competing on a Global Scale: Missouri Companies and Today's World Economy
Morgan McGrath: Managing Director and Head of International Banking-Commercial Bank at JPMorgan Chase in New York
Organized Chaos: Is Supply Chain Resiliency Achievable in Today's Global Business Environment
Gary Lynch: Managing Director and Global Leader of Supply Chain Risk Management at Marsh in New Jersey
Global Innovation in Research
William Odell: Senior Vice President and Director of Science and Technology at HOK in St. Louis
Delivering Our Energy Needs: Downstream's Evolving Role
Stacy Methvin: Vice President of Refining Margin Optimization at Shell in Houston, Texas
Afternoon Session
Ever-changing World of Food Retailing
John Gialouris: Chief Operating Officer at Hussman in St. Louis
Reservations are available through Friday, Nov. 9. Tickets are $105 per person or tables of eight are available for $800. Visit slumarketplace.slu.edu to register. For additional information, contact the Boeing Institute of International Business at (314) 977-3898 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Fiji captain Netani Talei starts in the only change to the Edinburgh starting side for this Sunday's Heineken Cup clash with Saracens.
Netani Talei starts in the only change to the Edinburgh side for Sunday's Heineken Cup clash with Saracens.
Talei's selection means David Denton begins the match on the bench, where he is joined by Lee Jones, whose welcome return from injury (ribs) completes the changes to the 23-man squad.
The reselection of the entire starting back division and remainder of the pack is a vote of confidence in the side who were beaten 26-17 by Munster at Murrayfield in the previous round.
"The boys showed real grit and determination against Munster and, while we earned the rewards late in the match, they showed elements of the controlled, territorial performance that we're looking to deliver in these big games," said Edinburgh head coach, Michael Bradley.
"Tactically I think they played some smart rugby and this reselection is another chance for them to up their game once more and tighten up the elements which follow, like increasing the accuracy and effectiveness of our set-piece and our composure in attack.
"Saracens have shown that they are one of the top team teams in Europe at controlling matches and keeping cool under pressure, so this will be a fantastic test for us as we seek to end this season's campaign with a win."
Meanwhile, Pool leaders Saracens have made three changes to the side that beat Racing.
Prop Mako Vunipola, second-row George Kruis and fly-half Charlie Hodgson all come into the starting line-up. That means Rhys Gill, Mouritz Botha and Joel Tomkins all revert to the bench with last week's star performer, Owen Farrell, switching to outside centre.
Botha will make his 100th appearance for Saracens should he take to the field for what is the club's final game at Vicarage Road ahead of their move to new home Allianz Park.
The teams:
Saracens: 15 Chris Wyles, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Owen Farrell, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 David Strettle, 10 Charlie Hodgson, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 8 Ernst Joubert, 7 Will Fraser, 6 Kelly Brown, 5 George Kruis, 4 Steve Borthwick (capt), 3 Matt Stevens, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Mako Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 John Smit, 17 Rhys Gill, 18 Petrus du Plessis, 19 Mouritz Botha, 20 Nick Fenton-Wells, 21 Neil de Kock, 22 Joel Tomkins, 23 Duncan Taylor.
Edinburgh: 15 Greig Tonks, 14 Dougie Fife, 13 Ben Cairns, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Greig Laidlaw, 9 Richie Rees, 8 Netani Talei, 7 Dimitri Basilaia, 6 Stuart McInally, 5 Sean Cox, 4 Grant Gilchrist, 3 Willem Nel, 2 Steven Lawrie, 1 Allan Jacobsen.
Replacements: 16 Andy Titterrell, 17 Robin Hislop, 18 Geoff Cross, 19 David Denton, 20 Roddy Grant, 21 Piers Francis, 22 Ben Atiga, 23 Lee Jones.
Date: Sunday, 20 January
Venue: Vicarage Road
Kick-off: 12:45 GMT
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Assistant referees: Sébastien Cloute (France), Jérôme Lamirand (France)
Television match official: Jean-Marie Piraveau (France)


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Eldon L. Miller will be turning 80 on Sept. 19. Eldon has five children from his marriage to Carole Jean Gordon, of Hiawatha, who passed away March 15, 1995. The children are Ben Miller, Kathy Castanon, Lory Mattucci, Tim Miller and JJ Birthold. They are all living in Utah.
Miller is a 1959 graduate of Carbon Junior College and the College of Southern Utah in Cedar City. He taught in grades one through eight in California. Upon retirement in 1991, they moved to Helper where he also taught at the Castle Valley Center in Price.
In 1996, Eldon married Arlean Crawford Watts. He has been active and is still active in the Boy Scouts for more than 60 years. He is a past president of the Carbon County Historical Society and is presently serving as the vice president.
Miller has two living sisters in Utah and one brother, Frank Miller, who resides in Wellington. Miller has also lived in eight of Carbon County's communities and in one Emery County town, Clawson City. Eldon will celebrate his birthday with family and friends in Kaysville on Sept. 11. All are welcome to attend.


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Danville Dans at Historic Danville Stadium
Built in 1946 as part of the Brooklyn Dodgers farm system, during the summer the field is home to the Danville Dans, a college summer wooden bat team. This NCAA-sanctioned, Major League-sponsored wooden bat collegiate league plays at Danville Stadium.
Kickapoo State Park Campgrounds
Kickapoo has two major campgrounds for tent and trailer camping, with 184 sites. About half the sites have electrical hookups, two shower buildings are available to all campers and a sanitary dump station is available. Campers occupying electrical sites are required to pay for the availability of electricity even if the service is not used. A limited number of walk-in sites are available for primitive campers. The shower buildings are closed by November 1 (may be earlier if bad weather) and reopen May 1 (may be earlier - weather depending).
Middle Fork State Fish & Wildlife Area
The Middle Fork State Fish & Wildlife Area consists of 2,700 acres of grass, forest and cropland, and wildlife habitat. The area also includes a portion of the Middle Fork River, a State and National Scenic River, with over 1,000 feet of scenic corridor for canoeing and fishing. The area also allows for hunting, hiking, picnicking, and camping.
Guests can tour the farm, watch how several types of cheese are made and sample some of Ludwig's products for just $5.00. Tours can be scheduled for groups of 10 or more throughout the week or on Saturdays for groups of less than ten or individuals. The Creamery sits on Feathercreek Farm, a 150-acre, fifth-generation family farm originally settled in 1866. The Ludwig family's primary business is the care and breeding of high pedigree, purebred Holstein dairy cattle.
The 3000 acre park includes a seven mile backpack trail among its 15 miles of trail system. Boats and canoes are available for rental in season, and seven lakes are available for fishing. Hunting of pheasant, rabbit, squirrel, dove, waterfowl, goose, mushrooms, turkey, and deer is permitted (Illinois and Vermilion County Conservation District regulations apply).
At Sugar Shack Antiques, you'll find a specialized mix of antiques, primitives, handmade quilts, old hunting and fishing items, western items and antlers, horns, and hides. Also featured is packaged meat from the KD Farm including bison, deer, elk, and Texas longhorns.
Visitors to Danville can watch special events such as concerts, trade shows, circuses and other performances throughout the year. The arena hosts the annual Dustbowl basketball tournament, Danville Dashers hockey and public ice skating.
Sleepy Creek Vineyards offers more than just great wine. Experience live entertainment, unique shopping, and tastings from local farms. Group tours of the vineyards can be scheduled, and rental space is available for special events including business meetings, parties, and weddings.
Wyldewood Cellars Winery is one of the largest and acclaimed wineries in the Mid-West. Wyldewood Cellar's - St. Joseph - is the latest in addition to the Wyldewood Family of Wineries. All our locations offer free wine tastings and samples of our delicious jellies and fudge. Family owned since 1995, Wyldewood Cellars takes pride in offering quality wines at an affordable price.
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Pike's Peak Ocean to Ocean Road
One of the first transcontinental highways, Pike's Peak Ocean to Ocean Road is one of the most unchanged of all early highways. Pick up a map to travel the Edgar County route at local Chrisman, Hume or Metcalfe shops.
The 1840s Lamon House is believed to be the oldest framed residence in the Danville Area. The home was constructed by Joseph Lamon, cousin of Ward Hill Lamon, President Abraham Lincoln's law partner and presidential bodyguard. The Lamon House is open Sundays, 1:30 - 4:30 PM, throughout the summer and by appointment.
Historic Fischer Theatre, owned by the Vermilion Heritage Foundation, was built as the Grand Opera House in 1884. From Lillian Russell to silent movies, this theater provided entertainment to the community until it's closing in 1982. As work continues toward the goal of complete restoration, the lobby is used for many public events. The theater also houses the "Stage Presents The Fischer Gift Shop" where you will find creations by local artists and artisans, as well as products highlighting the area's famous stage, movie and vocal artists.
Salt Kettle Rest Area/Pioneer Salt Mines
The Salt Kettle Rest Area is accessible from the westbound lands of I-74, between Danville and Oakwood, and is located near the original pioneer salt mines. A monument stands at the site in honor of the area's first industry.
Heron County Park Wetlands Boardwalk
950 foot floating boardwalk. Songbirds, season migratory birds, and waterfowl such as Canadian geese, mallards, wood ducks, kingfishers, green herons, and American egret all flock to the area. Also includes an observation tower to take in the "wide-angle" view.
Lake Vermilion County Park includes a boat ramp, dock complex, concession building, playground, and an open shelter. The park is open year round and considered 'high-use' during summer weekends with power boating (unlimited HP), jet skiing, water skiing, and fishing tournaments. Wildlife observation includes herons, river otters, and eagles. Lake Vermilion, 1,000 acres in size, is one of Illinois' most heavily stocked fishing lakes with bass, tiger muskies, catfish, crappie, and walleye being frequently fished.
The 1855 Victorian mansion was the home of Dr. William Fithian, a friend of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln spent two nights here in 1858.
Homer Lake Forest Preserve contains 892 acres for fishing, boating, hiking picnicking, cross-country skiing and sledding. Also available is an exciting Homer Lake Interpretive Center, which hosts thousands every year through programs like "Homer Lake Take Me Fishing" and the unique Natural Playscape.
Anchored by Sears, Carson's, Dunham's Sports, and Burlington Coat Factory, the Danville Village Mall features Ross Dress For Less, Book World, Christopher & Banks, Clair's Boutique, Deb Junior & Plus, Cellular One, Bath and Body Works, Maurices and others. Dining options include Garfield's Restaurant and Pub and Buffalo Wild Wings. The AMC Village Mall 6 is open daily for movie-goers.
The Vermilion County Museum was built as a replica of the 1833 county courthouse where President Abraham Lincoln practiced law from 1841-1859. Exhibits include the Lincoln Law Office in Danville, a schoolhouse, coal mine shaft and more.
Close to the heart of historic downtown Danville, discover the warmth and charm of the Yorkshire Bed and Breakfast. Choose from two beautiful rooms for your stay at The Yorkshire Bed and Breakfast. Each traditional style bedroom room features comfortable beds with luxury linens, cable TV, DVD player, Internet access, hair dryers, fluffy towels and robes.
Primarily a picture framing destination with thousands of framing choices, Images also serves as a gallery for 2-D and 3-D artists. With 30+ years in business, Images Framing and Fine Art provides you with expert advice that will help you select the correct frame and mats to compliment you and your art.
Resh Frame Shop offers quality custom framing for every budget and every style and professional, friendly service. All custom picture framing work is done on site, and uses archival materials to insure that your work is properly preserved. The frame shop has over 5,000 traditional, Italian & contemporary frame samples to choose from.
The Vermilion County War Museum, housed in a former Carnegie Library, contains over 25,000 artifacts and memorabilia ranging from the Revolutionary War to Operation Iraqi Freedom. The museum enjoys a steady stream of both U.S. and foreign visitors who appreciate the ever-increasing collections of artifacts and research materials.
Middle Fork Forest Preserve, 1600 acres in northeast Champaign County, offers visitors a campground (53 of 65 campsites have electricty), brand new playground, swimming beach, fishing, hiking, boat rentals, cross-country skiing, picnicking, a Waterfowl Management Area, renovated meeting facility and programs. The campground now accepts online reservations.


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Map of Ravello Map of Villa Rufolo Ravello photo gallery
Famous for its tranquil and serene atmosphere, Ravello offers architectural gems of rare elegance. The 11th
century Duomo, dedicated to San Pantaleone, is rich with artistic treasures like the grand bronze central door
adorned with 54 panels. To the right of the Cathedral a square tower marks the entrance to Villa Rufolo.
Immersed in a verdant park of exotic and mediterranean flora, the original structure dates back to the 13th century; and even today some of its arab-sicilian architecture is evident. The polychromatic arabesque colonnade is splendid. The garden is one of the most beautiful in Campania.
Nature and men's touch compete to create a highly evocative atmosphere: villas lined by limes trees and cypresses, cascades of flowers. From the belvedere the sea seems infinite. Each summer, in the gardens of the villa, the concerts of the Ravello Festival are held. Wagner's inspiration for the Klingsor Garden , in his opera Parsifal, came from the gardens of Villa Rufolo.
Villa Cimbrone was, originally, a simple hut. It was bought in 1904 by Ernest William Beckett who transformed into an exceptionally fascinating Villa. It has hosted many celebrated personalities, from Winston Churchill to Greta Garbo.
There is a very special feeling in the cloister of the villa, still showing elements of the ancient arab-sicilian style it was built in.
The belvedere is a terrace that gives on to infinity, and has no equal in this world.
San Giovanni del Toro and Santa Maria a Gradillo churches, both built in the 12th century, also merit a visit. The San Giovanni del Toro church has a pulpit rich in mosaic decorations.
The Coral Museum, which exhibits coral, cameos, decorated mother-of-pearl and shells from Roman times to the 1900's, is also interesting. Scala is close to Ravello, one of the most picturesque site of the coast. Its Cathedral has a wooden Deposition from the Cross dating back to the 1200's.
A charming seaside village, Minori, with its little pink houses over the beach, also offers splendid scenery. For its lovely position along the coast, it was where the ancient Romans dedicated themselves to relax, as witnessed by the many ruins, amongst which the Villa Romana, from the 1st century BC, a 2,500 sq mt archaeological complex containing a viridarium (garden), a nymphaeum-triclinium, and the splendid mosaics. At the Antiquarium Museum there are relics dating back to the 1st century BC.
In the centre of the village, near to the little port, is the Basilica di Santa Trofimena, patron of the city, built in the 12th century. Many others little churches and towers dot the area.
With its long beach and lovely shoreline, Maiori boasts the best hotels of the area. Ruins of castles and towers give testimony to its medieval splendour, when it was encircled and defended by walls and fortifications. The church of Santa Maria a Mare dominates the town and every year on August 15 festivities commemorate an event dating to 1204, when fishermen pulled a statue of the Virgin from the water after it had been dumped by a boat from Costantinople that was in trouble and had sought refuge in the Maiori bay during a tempest.
On the main altar there is a wooden sculpture of the Madonna and Child and a collection of art is cared for in the Sacristy Museum and the crypt below it.
The popular sanctuary dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie has medieval origins, but was restructured in the 1700's.
The unusual stone complex of Santa Maria Olearia, a benedictan abbey built around the year 1000 is worth a visit. In the buildings that hug the rock cliff, in one of the natural grottoes of the area, there are halls, chapels and small frescoed porticos.
A boat trip will take you for a visit to the Grotta Sulfurea and the Grotta Pandora. The first one is rich in sulfuric-magnesic water with therapeutic properties; in the second one the emerald-green scene, the stalactites and stalagmites create an unforgettable scenario.
Also around Minori one can find many signs of the past, a lovely seaside resort as well as a grand Roman villa.
A few kilometres from Maiori is Erchie, with a tower on a boulder which separates the two beaches. The benedictine monastery Santa Maria di Erchie, founded in 980 and destroyed in 1451, gave this place its name. This small village with the characteristically white houses, the delightful beaches and the crystaline sea is ideal for a moment of relax in contact with nature.
Just before Vietri is Cetara. This has always been a fisherman's village and its name comes from the latin word "cetaria" or tuna fishing net. This village with its picturesque white architecture and its intimate beach is one of the jewels of the coast. In between the little square houses the church of San Pietro stands out with its majolica cupola and its bell tower from the 13th century.
At the base of the Amalfi Coast, on the side facing the Gulf of Salerno, Vietri sul Mare dominates from the small Valle di Bonea above, erected on the bastions of limestone and sloping down to the coast. With its small churches , their majolica-covered domes, and the small tile-covered houses, Vietri seems suspended between heaven and earth. In ancient times the town was Etruscan, but it was later dominated by the Samnites, the Lucanians and finally by the Romans. The church of San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist), dating to the 17th century, with its majestic dome and high bell tower, is located at the highest point of the old centre of town. The ceramics industry, for which Vietri is world famous, was already a booming business in the Middle Ages. Over the centuries artisans and artists have created prized works, a part of which can be admired in the Ceramics Museum , which is located in the belvedere-tower of the Villa Guariglia in Raito.
Villa Cimbrone is renowned for its exciting lookout terrace: Gore Vidal, the famous American writer and honorary citizen of Ravello, says it is the most beautiful panorama in the world. This villa had been bought in 1904 by Ernest William Beckett who in 15 years, with the help of local authorities, transformed it into a museum with both ancient and modern pieces of art. Among the most famous guests if his villa we cite: David Herbert Lawrence (author of the novel "Lady Chatterley's Lover") and Greta Garbo, during her elopement with Leopold Stokowski, as remembered by a marble inscription at the beginning of the path. In the garden, near the lookout terrace there are: a bronze statue of Mercury, the tea pavillon, several marbles and statues. Going on, there are the Eve's Grotto and the Baccus' Temple, where are the mortal remains of Lord Beckett.
Villa Rufolo was initially owned by some local noble family: the Rufolo, the Confalone, the Muscettola and The D'Afflitto. Finally it was bought by the Scottish Francis Neville Reid, who called to restructure it Michele Ruggiero, who after became the director of Pompeii Ruins. In 1975 it has passed under the control of the Provincial Office for Tourism of Salerno. Since 1953 in the garden of Villa Rufolo, which inspired Wagner for the magic garden of Klingsor in the 2nd act of the music drama Parsifal, is hosted a prestigious music festival, held each year in the first half of July. For the occasion it is active a service of buses joining all hotels on the Amalfi Coast.
At the town entrance we find the Romanic church of Santa Maria a Gradillo (12th century) where it was the noble parliament of Ravello. After the Arch of the Castle (a fortified palace form 13th century) we arrive in the large Piazza Vescovado (Bishop's Square) with its imposing pinewood. At the end of the square there is the wonderful cathedral of San Pantaleone built in 1087 by the noble family Rufolo. And also: the Confalone Palace of the 13th century, with a beautiful courtyard with point arches; the Town Hall, in the former Palace Di Tolla of the 11th century; the lookout terrace of the Princess of Piedmont, which overhangs the coast between Minori and Capo d'Orso.
Among the suggestive entanglement of narrow streets in the centre of Ravello we find also: the church of San Giovanni del Toro (St.John of the Taurus) with its pulpit covered with mosaic by Alfano da Termoli; the convent of San Francesco (St.Francis) built in the 13th century with its cloister and seat of a library; Piazza Fontana Moresca (Saracen Fountain Square). Unique and extraordianary is the Museum of the Coral: it has been founded in 1986 and collects coral manufats from the Roman Age up to the last century: and also cameos, inlaid pearl works, shells, all done in the centuries by the local craftsmen.
Other than Boccaccio (who in the Decameron spoke about the natural and artistic beauties of Ravello, giving evidence of the magic of this place) and Wagner, many artists have been inspired by this extraordinary atmosphere, especially during Romanticism. For example in 1819 the great English painter William Turner came here during his journey to Italy and his drawings of places in the Amalfi Coast are exhibited in the Tate Gallery in London. Today Ravello is also seat of the Europen University Centre for the Arts and Culture.
Villa Rufolo
Villa Rufolo is very ancient, it was built approximately in 1280 by the ho-monymous family, one of the richest and most important families in Ravello. Even though it has been rearranged, the building still completely expresses an interesting Arabian-Norman style. Through a luxuriant garden, which is steeper and wilder than the well-arranged and elegant gardens of Villa Cimbrone, we arrive at roof-gardens hanging over the sea. Here, every year Wagner's concerts are celebrated as a memento of Richard Wagner's stay.
Apart from the musical quality, that is exceptional, the audience is enchanted to see the orchestra that plays as if it were suspended half-way up on a uniformly blue setting, represented by sky and sea.
This is the so-called Klingsor's Tower, traditionally named this way as memento of Richard Wagner's visit to Ravello. In fact it was Villa Rufolo's splendid gardens that inspired the very famous Klingsor's garden which
played a great role in the German culture and imagination in the twentieth century. As matter of fact, subsequently Mann, Hess and other writers will refer to it.
The architectonic pattern of arches is very much present on the Coast and above all in Ravello. We have both lancet arches with three-lobed columns in the Arabian tradition, or arches with a short curve, of Byzantine or going further back, of Roman origin.
However, there are elements that are present in almost all the monuments of Ravello's glorious and rich past. On the other hand even in nature, due to wind and sea erosion, this architectonic element is present: along the entire Coast there are, in fact, many natural arches both along coasts and inside steep gorges.
Villa Cimbrone
We cannot but visit the already-quoted Villa Cimbrone. It was built in the twentieth century and was commissioned by the English nobleman William Bechett. This villa imitates classicized and medieval styles and forms. Its celebrity is due to the already-quoted "Terrace of infinity", that is really one of the most charming places on the Coast. But the beauty of the Villa consists in its gardens, decorated by statues, busts and marble groups, among them we have to remember the temple in Doric style with the marble statue of Cerere; Bacchus's temple, with a bronze sculptural group and a reproduction of David by Vernocchio. In the cloister, just on the left of the entrance, there is a bas-relief reproducing the seven deadly sins.
...it is like one of those cities in the Holy Land , disputed between Rome and the Islam with the iron of man , then is the style of the stone : silent
solemn, with a thousand year old soul which inspires awe …which narrates ..
When you get to the tunnel turn right and carry on until you reach the church , here turn right again and keep going until you get to the car park. Return to the roadway by foot and go towards the church of Santa Maria a Gradillo which , because of an ancient privilege of Ravello , was the church in which the Dukes of Amalfi used to be queathed their Dukedom . Upon leaving the building turn left and carry on until you reach the roadway. As you walk you will come across the church of Sant'Angelo
Dell'Ospedale which is home to a 3rd Century pulpit and a painting of the Madonna with Child and then the 18th Century fountain in the piazza that bears the same name as the church.
At the far end of the piazza, Via Lacco leads to the ancient city gate , to the church of Santa Maria del Lacco and then to the Monte neighbourhood where you will find the church of San Martino ( St Martin ) Vescovo . Via
Santa Margherita ( to the right of the Hotel Parsifal ), on the other hand , is where you will find the D'Affitto Mansion ( now a Hotel ) , whose portal comes from the Basilica of Sant'Eustachio in Pontone , and the church of San Giovanni del Toro founded in 975 and later restored in the 13th Century , it is home to a mosaic decorated pulpit, work of Alfonso da Termoli which dates back to the end of the 12th Century and, in the crypt , to some 4th Century frescoes which depict Christ surrounded by angels Saints and evangelist symbols .
After leaving the church the road leads pasta number of medieval buildings which have been transformed into hotels. Here follows the Belvedere Principessa di Piemonte ( Princess of Piemonte's lookout ) and the Casa di Tolla , the town hall. When you get to the crossroad, turn right onto Via Riccardo Wagner , which leads to Piazza Duomo . Originally Ravello was known as Toro , it was not only the seat of the nobility but was also the cradle of the opposition in the heart of the Amalfitan alliance
a role which carried a substantial amount of political and commercial autonomy and therefore caused it to develop a strong presence along the coast of Calabria , Sicily and Puglia . It became incredibly wealthy …
a cost looking out over the sea , full of gardens and fountains, of rich and
astute merchants …
( Boccaccio : Decameron , fourth novella of the second day ), and ever more independent , in 1096 it did not hesitate in siding with " The Guiscardo" , in opposition to the Amalfitans who had rebelled against the
Norman King . Overpowered , the rebels were harshly punished , Toro , by that time known as Rebello, on the other hand , was lavishly rewarded by the king and earned a number of privileges , amongst other the Episcopal seat . Its fortunes continued under the rule of the Angioini who granted privileges and guarantees to the people of Ravello so that in their gardens they could continue producing the rose water which was so well appreciated in the French Courts .
Successively , the conflict between the Angioini and the Aragonese and also between the opposing internal hamlets ( Angiò and Durazzo ) , caused the village to engage in the most ruthless feuds , which determined its political self-destruction . And therefore the Nobile families abandoned their land and moved to Naples and Puglia , hereby allowing the darknees and the oblivion to envelope its glorious stones until the first half of the 19th Century , where the great Romantic travellers restored them to their former charm and international renown . precious Byzantine influenced mosaics.
Duomo di Ravello
( Cathedral of Ravello ) , Built in 1087on request of Rufolo family its has magnificent bronze doors , shinning with cooper and decorated with 54 panels depicting saints and scenes of the Passion of Chist Barisano da Trani invented the technique of embossment for their creation ( until that moment the technique of inlay had been used to work with metals) a technique that was replicated on the doors of the Duomo of Trani and the Cathedral of Monreal in Palermo . The inside is formed by three naves divided by eight pairs of columns ; originally it was entirely decorated with frescoes , as the few surviving fragments of the contra facade demonstrate .
The right hand nave is home to a 4th Century sarcophagus and the polyptych of San Michele ( St. Michael painted in water colour in 1583 by Giovan Antonio d'Amato . In the central nave there are two very precious ambones ( raised stands ); to the left is that of the Epistle , datable between the 11th and the first half of the 12th Century , it is beautifully decorated with precious Byzantine influenced mosaics which depict two peacocks and the prophet Giona being swallowed by the whale , that of the Gospel , on the other side , dates back to 1272 and is the work of Nicolò di Bartolomeo of Foggia . There couples of lions support mosaic decorated twisted columns, upon which stands a cage , this too is mosaic decorated , over which towers the eagle of Svevia . At the far end of the left hand nave in the chapel of San Pantaleone , you will find an ampoule containing the blood of the saint .
About halfway down the nave is entrance to the Chatedral's museum .
It occupies two floors ., on the first floor are cinerary urns columns and findings from the Roman era , on the lower floor are holy vestments , fragments of works that have been destroyed , the bust of Santa Barbara , a silver reliquary that holds the head of the saint and lastly the bust of the noble lady Sigilgaida Rufolo, an object of rare beauty , this too is the work of Niccolò da Foggia … Lastly , the sacristy is home to a 14th Century plate depicting the Madonna Vetrana , a San Sebastiano and a Santa Maria
Maddalena which is the work of Criscuolo from the half of the 16th Century . Upon leaving the Cathedral turn left in the direction of the square tower which acts as the entrance .
Villa Rufolo
Built in the second half of the 13th Century by the Rufolo family , where they left Ravello it was left in a state of abandonment until 1881, when it was bought by the Scotsman Francis Neville Reid who gradually restored it to its ancient splendour.
The vestibule of the tower is decorated with little bows entwined with nature motives and adorned with statues depicting "Charity " and " Hospitality", virtues assiduously practised by the Rufolo" .
A tree lined street leads to this distinguished building and to the main tower . To the right is the cloister in Arabic – Sicilian style and futher on the gardens.. enchanting and wonderful place .. where Richard Wagner , on 26 may 1880, imagined .. the magic Garden of Kingsor , where he set the second act of Parsifal . From July to October the villa is the backdrop to Ravello Festival .
Upon leaving Villa Rufolo , turn left and after passing the arch on the right turn onto Via San Francesco which leads to both the like named convent and the church of San Francesco da Assisi ( St. Francis of Assisi). The convent was founded in 1222 by San Francesco who arrived in Ravello following upon his stay in Amalfi , where he had already founded that which is now the Hotel Luna . Kept in the church is the body of the blessed Bonaventura of Potenza and a marble sarcophagus which dates back to the 3rd century . On leaving the convent carry on up hill and then turn left at the next crossroad, onto Via Santa Chiara , keep going until you reach
Villa Cimbrone Hotel
This history of this villa is tied to the meeting between Nicola Mansi , a Tailor from Ravello who had migrated to England , and Lord Ernest William Beckett . The noble man, after hearing from Mansi that the most panoramic spot in Ravello was falling into a state of utter ruin , decided to came and see it, at which point he succumbed to its beauty , bought it and moved there . With the help of Mansi and the local workers he transformed that spot into a marvellous villa which stupefies the visitor with its unique beauty and the variety of its furnishing .
As soon you enter you will find the cloister and the crypt to the left . After which the "Viale dell'immenso "leads to the "Tempietto di Cerere "and to
the "Terrazza sull'infinito" ( The Terrace over Infinity) : leaning out over this balcony you have the sensation of vertigo , but when you eye makes
contact is where you feel that you no longer wish to step back from the endless contemplation .
the ideal rout will take you in succession to "Poggio di Mercurio" (Mercury's Moundi), the "Tempietto di Bacco " ( Temple of Bacchus) , the "Grotta di Eva "( Eve's Grotto ) and the "Giardini delle Rose ( Rose Gardens) which bring you back to the entrance . Upon leaving the villa go back to the monastery of Santa Chiara , here you turn left and follow Via dei Fusco until the roadway , Via della Repubblica . If you wish to continue by going to the right you will reach the sanctuary of the Saints Cosma and Damiano . If . on the other hand , you turn left, you should follow the road back up –hill until the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie , here you turn right onto Via San Pietro a Costa . After passing the church of San Pietro turn left at the end of the roadway and follow the steps which lead to Torello, a magnificent medieval hamlet which rises around the church of San Michele Arcangelo. The wonderfully panoramic steps of Via Torello lead to Minori…
Not to be missed is the feast of Torello on 20 September , Beautiful luminaries , set out around the houses , provide the little hamlet with a fairytale atmosphere , which in turn is the backdrop to an evocative pyrotechnical display which alternates between fountains of light and classical music.
Go back the way you came and upon reaching the roadway take the flight of steps .
Village of Pontone ( Scala , ss 373)
On the internal side of the road which lead you back up to the main road , ss 373 ( the street comes from the coast , skirts Ravello through the tunnel and continues towards Tramonti and the Valico di Chiunzi ) . At this point turn left onto Via Giovanni Boccaccio which leads you back towards Piazza Duomo .
The steps on the outside of the piazza lead to the car park . Once back in your car leave Ravello by Following the road down hill for roughly a couple of kilometres , turn right at the first crossroad and keep going until you get to a little car park. Leave you car here and take the steps to the right which will take you to the Piazza San Giovanni , in the heart of Pontone.
A commercial and artisan centre , famous for the production of woollen cloth , in medieval times Pontone was appreciated by the clergy and the nobility for its wonderful position and the peace which even nowadays governs the area . Numerous aristocratic building and three bell towers dominate the little village , the first to the right is the bell tower of the church of San Giovanni Battista
( St. John the Baptist ) Founded in the 12th Century but renovated more than once, the column which is embedded in the facade guaranteed the protection of the Church in medieval time, and therefore impunity from the empire , to those who sought refuge in its shadow.
Another peculiarity of this church , as with all of the other churches of Pontone , is the "peacocks tail" plasters which are visible at the base of its vaults. Within you will find numerous paintings , amongst which a beautiful Circumcision by Aniello Iannicelli (1590) take first place , Filippo Spina's tomb stone ( 1346) , and , behind the high altar , an impressive screen decorated with Episodes of the life of San Giovanni and a beautiful statue of the Saint .
The steps in front of the church lead to the Casa Vescovile ( Episcopal House ) and to the church of San Filippo Neri. Built in the 10th Century and later renovated in the Baroque period , within you will find a plaster Crucifix which dates back to the 14th Century . If you were to keep climbing you would reach Minuta , instead by turning back and taking a right onto Via Noce you will reach Palazzo Campanile and Casa (Verone Mansion ) , with facades inlayed with black and yellow tuff ( volcanic rock) A little further on you cross Via Fritto which leads to the ancient towered houses. Carrying on along Via Noce in succession you will come across ; the ancient city gate , the agricultural area of Pestrofa and , after about an hour's walk the Valle delle Ferrerie ( Ironworks 'Valley), the road comes out near the hydropower station.
From the Piazza San Giovanni pass under the bell tower then continue to the right until you get to the roadway . On the other side of the road the steps of Via Torre lead to the church of Santa Maria del Carmine .
Of Romantic foundations , later renovated in the Baroque period , this church represents the only example along the coast of a portico covered by vaults . After passing the church the road leads to the Tower of the Ziro and the ruins of the Castello di Scalelle ( Scalelle Castle), and then converges with the flight of steps which leads to Amalfi . The Scalelle Castle indicated the lower limit of the fortifications of Scala , which was protected to the north by the Castello dell'infratta or " Scala Grande"on Monte Castello .
Torre dello Ziro
( Tower of the Ziro ) The period of its construction and the origins of its name are unknown , but in the era of the grand Tour this palace became the target of a true and proper pilgrimage for foreign writer and artists who had heart of it thought literature.
Upon leaving Pontone continue down hill and once you get back to the "bivio di Castiglione " go to the left. Pass Marmorata , one ,of Ravello's hamlets , and after a series of curves you enter Minori…
Founded in the 6" century, its history is strictly linked to that of the Sea Republic of Amalfi. It is the birthplace of the blessed Gerardo de Saxo, who founded the order of the Knights Hospitallers, the present Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta.


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This example shows a number of ways to look for patterns in gene expression profiles. This example uses data from the microarray study of gene expression in yeast by DeRisi, et al. 1997.
The authors used DNA microarrays to study temporal gene expression of almost all genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae during the metabolic shift from fermentation to respiration. Expression levels were measured at seven time points during the diauxic shift. The full data set can be downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus website, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE28.
Start by loading the data into MATLAB®. The MAT-file
yeastdata.mat contains the
VALUE data or
LOG_RAT2N_MEAN, or log2 of ratio of
CH2DN_MEAN and
CH1DN_MEAN from the seven time steps in the experiment, the names of the genes, and an array of the times at which the expression levels were measured.
load yeastdata.mat
To get an idea of the size of the data you can use
numel(genes) to show how many genes there are in the data set.
ans = 6400
genes is a cell array of the gene names. You can access the entries using MATLAB cell array indexing:
ans = YAL054C
This indicates that the 15th row of the variable
yeastvalues contains expression levels for the ORF YAL054C. You can use the web command to access information about this ORF in the Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD).
url = sprintf(... 'http://www.yeastgenome.org/cgi-bin/locus.fpl?locus=%s',... genes{15}); web(url);
A simple plot can be used to show the expression profile for this ORF.
plot(times, yeastvalues(15,:)) xlabel('Time (Hours)'); ylabel('Log2 Relative Expression Level');
The values are log2 ratios. You may want to plot the actual values instead.
plot(times, 2.^yeastvalues(15,:)) xlabel('Time (Hours)'); ylabel('Relative Expression Level');
The gene associated with this ORF, ACS1, appears to be strongly up regulated during the diauxic shift. You can compare this to other genes by plotting multiple lines on the same figure.
hold on plot(times, 2.^yeastvalues(16:26,:)') xlabel('Time (Hours)'); ylabel('Relative Expression Level'); title('Profile Expression Levels');
The data set is quite large and a lot of the information corresponds to genes that do not show any interesting changes during the experiment. To make it easier to find the interesting genes, the first thing to do is to reduce the size of the data set by removing genes with expression profiles that do not show anything of interest. There are 6400 expression profiles. You can use a number of techniques to reduce this to some subset that contains the most significant genes.
If you look through the gene list you will see several spots marked as
'EMPTY'. These are empty spots on the array, and while they might have data associated with them, for the purposes of this example, you can consider these points to be noise. These points can be found using the
strcmp function and removed from the data set with indexing commands.
emptySpots = strcmp('EMPTY',genes);
yeastvalues(emptySpots,:) = [];
genes(emptySpots) = [];
ans = 6314
In the yeastvalues data you will also see several places where the expression level is marked as NaN. This indicates that no data was collected for this spot at the particular time step. One approach to dealing with these missing values would be to impute them using the mean or median of data for the particular gene over time. This example uses a less rigorous approach of simply throwing away the data for any genes where one or more expression level was not measured.
The function
isnan is used to identify the genes with missing data and indexing commands are used to remove the genes with missing data.
nanIndices = any(isnan(yeastvalues),2); yeastvalues(nanIndices,:) = []; genes(nanIndices) = []; numel(genes)
ans = 6276
If you were to plot the expression profiles of all the remaining profiles, you would see that most profiles are flat and not significantly different from the others. This flat data is obviously of use as it indicates that the genes associated with these profiles are not significantly affected by the diauxic shift; however, in this example, you are interested in the genes with large changes in expression accompanying the diauxic shift. You can use filtering functions in the Bioinformatics Toolbox™ to remove genes with various types of profiles that do not provide useful information about genes affected by the metabolic change.
You can use the
genevarfilter function to filter out genes with small variance over time. The function returns a logical array of the same size as the variable genes with ones corresponding to rows of yeastvalues with variance greater than the 10th percentile and zeros corresponding to those below the threshold.
mask = genevarfilter(yeastvalues);
% Use the mask as an index into the values to remove the filtered genes.
yeastvalues = yeastvalues(mask,:);
genes = genes(mask);
ans = 5648
The function
genelowvalfilter removes genes that have very low absolute expression values. Note that the gene filter functions can also automatically calculate the filtered data and names.
[mask, yeastvalues, genes] = genelowvalfilter(yeastvalues,genes,... 'absval',log2(3)); numel(genes)
ans = 822
geneentropyfilter to remove genes whose profiles have low entropy:
[mask, yeastvalues, genes] = geneentropyfilter(yeastvalues,genes,... 'prctile',15); numel(genes)
ans = 614
Now that you have a manageable list of genes, you can look for relationships between the profiles using some different clustering techniques from the Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox™. For hierarchical clustering, the function
pdist calculates the pairwise distances between profiles and
linkage creates the hierarchical cluster tree.
corrDist = pdist(yeastvalues, 'corr'); clusterTree = linkage(corrDist, 'average');
cluster function calculates the clusters based on either a cutoff distance or a maximum number of clusters. In this case, the
maxclust option is used to identify 16 distinct clusters.
clusters = cluster(clusterTree, 'maxclust', 16);
The profiles of the genes in these clusters can be plotted together using a simple loop and the
subplot command.
figure for c = 1:16 subplot(4,4,c); plot(times,yeastvalues((clusters == c),:)'); axis tight end suptitle('Hierarchical Clustering of Profiles');
The Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox also has a K-means clustering function. Again, sixteen clusters are found, but because the algorithm is different these will not necessarily be the same clusters as those found by hierarchical clustering.
% Initialize the state of the random number generator to ensure that the % figures generated by these command match the figures in the HTML version % of this example. rng('default'); [cidx, ctrs] = kmeans(yeastvalues, 16, 'dist','corr', 'rep',5,... 'disp','final'); figure for c = 1:16 subplot(4,4,c); plot(times,yeastvalues((cidx == c),:)'); axis tight end suptitle('K-Means Clustering of Profiles');
Replicate 1, 21 iterations, total sum of distances = 23.4699. Replicate 2, 22 iterations, total sum of distances = 23.5615. Replicate 3, 10 iterations, total sum of distances = 24.823. Replicate 4, 28 iterations, total sum of distances = 23.4501. Replicate 5, 19 iterations, total sum of distances = 23.5109. Best total sum of distances = 23.4501
Instead of plotting all the profiles, you can plot just the centroids.
figure for c = 1:16 subplot(4,4,c); plot(times,ctrs(c,:)'); axis tight axis off % turn off the axis end suptitle('K-Means Clustering of Profiles');
You can use the
clustergram function to create a heat map of and dendrogram from the output of the hierarchical clustering.
clustergram(yeastvalues(:,2:end),'RowLabels',genes,... 'ColumnLabels',times(2:end))
Clustergram object with 614 rows of nodes and 6 columns of nodes.
Principal-component analysis(PCA) is a useful technique that can be used to reduce the dimensionality of large data sets, such as those from microarray analysis. PCA can also be used to find signals in noisy data. The function
mapcaplot is used to create a plot of the principal components of a data set. Try dragging the mouse around in one of the figure windows. You will see that the selected elements are highlighted in the other window. This allows you to look at multiple dimensions at once. Notice that the scatter plot of the scores of the first two principal components shows that there are two distinct regions. This is not unexpected as the filtering process removed many of the genes with low variance or low information. These genes would have appeared in the middle of the scatter plot.
mapcaplot calculates the principal components and creates scatter plots of the results. If you want to look at the values of the principal components, the
pca function in the Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox is used to calculate the principal components of a data set.
[pc, zscores, pcvars] = pca(yeastvalues);
The first output, pc, is a matrix of the principal components of the yeastvalues data. The first column of the matrix is the first principal component, the second column is the second principal component and so on. The second output, zscores, are the principal component scores. That is, the representation of yeastvalues in the principal component space. The third output, pcvars, contains the principal component variances.
The values of pcvars give a measure of how much of the variance of the data is accounted for by each of the seven principal components. It is clear that the first principal component accounts for a majority of the variance in the model. You can see the exact percentage of the variance accounted for by each component using this command:
pcvars./sum(pcvars) * 100
ans = 79.8316 9.5858 4.0781 2.6486 2.1723 0.9747 0.7089
This shows that almost 90% of the variance is accounted for by the first two principal components. You can use the
cumsum command to see the cumulative sum of the variances.
cumsum(pcvars./sum(pcvars) * 100)
ans = 79.8316 89.4174 93.4955 96.1441 98.3164 99.2911 100.0000
If you want to have more control over the plotting of the principal components, you can use the
scatter function.
figure scatter(zscores(:,1),zscores(:,2)); xlabel('First Principal Component'); ylabel('Second Principal Component'); title('Principal Component Scatter Plot');
An alternative way to create a scatter plot is with the function
gscatter from the Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox.
gscatter creates a grouped scatter plot where points from each group have a different color or marker. You can use
clusterdata, or any other clustering function, to group the points.
figure pcclusters = clusterdata(zscores(:,1:2),'maxclust',8,'linkage','av'); gscatter(zscores(:,1),zscores(:,2),pcclusters) xlabel('First Principal Component'); ylabel('Second Principal Component'); title('Principal Component Scatter Plot with Colored Clusters');
The function
gname from the Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox can be used to identify genes on a scatter plot. You can select as many points as you like on the scatter plot. Hit Enter when you have finished selecting points.
gname(genes) % Hit enter when you have finished selecting genes.
If you have the Neural Network Toolbox™, you can use a self-organizing map (SOM) to cluster the data.
% Check to see if the Neural Network Toolbox is installed if ~exist(which('newsom'),'file') disp(sprintf(['The Self-Organizing Map section of this example\n'... 'requires the Neural Network Toolbox.'])); return end
newsom function creates a new SOM network object. This example will generate a SOM using the first two principal components.
P = zscores(:,1:2)'; net = newsom(P,[4 4]);
Train the network using the default parameters.
net = train(net,P);
plotsom to display the network over a scatter plot of the data. Note that the SOM algorithm uses random starting points so the results will vary from run to run.
figure plot(P(1,:),P(2,:),'.g','markersize',20) hold on plotsom(net.iw{1,1},net.layers{1}.distances) hold off
You can assign clusters using the SOM by finding the nearest node to each point in the data set.
distances = dist(P',net.IW{1}'); [d,cndx] = min(distances,[],2); % cndx gives the cluster index figure gscatter(P(1,:),P(2,:),cndx); legend off; hold on plotsom(net.iw{1,1},net.layers{1}.distances); hold off
[1] DeRisi, J.L., Iyer, V.R. and Brown, P.O., "Exploring the metabolic and genetic control of gene expression on a genomic scale", Science, 278(5338):680-6, 1997.


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March 17, 2011
In Reply Refer To:
Instruction Memorandum No. 2011-086
Expires: 09/30/2012
To: All Field Officials
From: Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning
Subject: 2011 Grazing Fee, Surcharge Rates, and Penalty for Unauthorized
Program Area: Livestock Grazing Administration.
Purpose: This Instruction Memorandum transmits the grazing fee charged for grazing use on public lands for grazing fee year 2011.
Policy/Action: The following fees are to be charged as of March 1, 2011.
2011 Grazing Fee
The fee for livestock grazing on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) during the 2011 grazing fee year (March 1, 2011, through February 28, 2012) is $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM).
Surcharge for Authorized Grazing
In accordance with 43 CFR 4130.8-1(f), the BLM adds a surcharge to the grazing fee bill for authorized grazing of livestock owned by persons other than the permittee or lessee, except as provided by 43 CFR 4130.7(f). Regulation 43 CFR 4130.7(d) specifies the requirements that apply to pasturing agreements. When pasturing agreements are in effect, the BLM adds the surcharge to the permittee's or lessee's grazing fee billing based on the number of AUM's being billed. The surcharge must be paid before grazing use begins, except where "after the grazing season" billing occurs under the terms of an approved allotment management plan or other activity plan intended to serve as a functional equivalent.
Table 1 lists the grazing fee surcharge rates in effect for the 2011 grazing fee year. The surcharges vary by state and equal 35 percent of the difference between the 2011 grazing fee and the 2010 private land lease rate for the state where the pasturing agreement occurs. Surcharge rates are calculated automatically by the BLM's Rangeland Administration System (RAS) and the appropriate geographic state rate(s) are assessed based on the geographic state distribution entered in RAS.
Table 1: 2011 Surcharge Rates
Penalty for Unauthorized Grazing Use
The value of forage consumed for unauthorized grazing is the average private grazing land lease rate per AUM for the state where the unauthorized grazing occurs. The National Agricultural Statistics Service publishes the state rates annually in January.
In cases where the BLM has approved a permittee or lessee taking control of livestock that they do not own and allow them to be grazed under its permit or lease pursuant to a pasturing agreement under 43 CFR 4130.7(d), and those livestock make unauthorized use of public forage, the regular nonwillful and willful penalty amounts will apply.
Where unauthorized grazing occurs in an allotment located in multiple states, RAS automatically calculates the value of forage consumed by calculating the AUMs that were grazed in each state and applying the applicable state unauthorized use rate to that amount.
Nonwillful Unauthorized Grazing Use: The value of forage consumed rates that the BLM will use for nonwillful unauthorized grazing during the 2011 grazing fee year are listed in Table 2.
Table 2: 2011 Rates for Nonwillful Unauthorized Grazing Use
(Average private grazing land lease rate per AUM by state)
Under 43 CFR 4150.3(a), the BLM may approve nonmonetary settlement of nonwillful unauthorized use violations if the BLM determines that the unauthorized use occurred through no fault of the livestock operator, the forage use is insignificant, the public lands have not been damaged, and that nonmonetary settlement is in the best interest of the United States.
Willful Unauthorized Grazing Use: As per 43 CFR 4150.3(b), the rates the BLM uses for the value of forage consumed for willful unauthorized use is twice the nonwillful rate as shown in Table 2.
Repeated Willful Unauthorized Grazing Use: As per 43 CFR 4150.3(c), the rate the BLM uses for the value of forage consumed is three times the nonwillful rate (shown in Table 2).
43 CFR 4150.3 requires that settlement for willful and repeated willful violations include the value of the forage consumed, the value for damages to the public lands and other property of the United States, and all reasonable expenses in detecting, investigating, and resolving violations, including livestock impoundment costs. The BLM determines the latter two amounts on a case-by-case basis.
Penalty for Unauthorized Leasing or Subleasing Violations
Any person found to have violated the subleasing prohibition under 43 CFR 4140.1(a)(6) will be required under 43 CFR 4170.1-1(d) to pay twice the value of the forage consumed rates for the respective state where the violation occurred as listed in Table 2 and are subject to other appropriate penalties under these regulations.
Timeframe: This policy is effective on March 1, 2011.
Budget Impact: No additional costs or savings result from implementing this policy.
Background: Livestock grazing fees are calculated annually and administered in accordance with 43 CFR 4130.8.
Coordination: The United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, collects the data to support the grazing fees and related computations. The BLM's Division of Science Applications, National Operations Center, enters the fee and related charges into RAS.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact Kimberly Hackett (WO-220) at 202-912-7216, or Leon Pack (OC-580) at 303-236-0156.
Signed by: Authenticated by:
Lynda L. Boody Robert M. Williams
Acting, Assistant Director Division of IRM Governance,WO-560
Renewable Resources and Planning
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The suspect is described as a 30 to 40-year-old black male of average height and build. He was last seen driving an older white pickup truck.
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text: Nicole Konakis and Travis Manus will be wed on June 5 in Price. Nicole is the daughter of Angelo and Pam Konakis of Price. Travis is the son of Peter Manus of Salt Lake City, and Nanette Alberts of Grand Junction, Colo. Travis and Nicole are currently working in Rock Springs, Wyo.


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The island of Ireland, or the Emerald Isle, whose most common symbol is the shamrock, is famous for the Book of Kells and for being the birthplace of many talented musicians and writers: from U2 to the Cranberries, from Enya to the Pogues, from Sinead O'Connor to God Is an Astronaut, from Damien Rice to Lisa Hannigan, from Stiff Little Fingers to Van Morrison, from George Berkeley, James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, W.B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett, Jonathan Swift and Seamus Heaney to the great Oscar Wilde.
In this legendary country peopled by fairies, elves and gnomes, the most famous of which is the leprechaun, dressed in green, often drunk, who lives by springs sewing shoes for the fairies and looking after his pot of gold, you must absolutely visit: Dublin, the historical capital that is as lively as the taste of its famous Guinness beer; Cork in the south, Galway and Limerick in the west and Waterford in the southeast; the wild region of Connemara; the Aran islands; the chalk karst landscape of Burren; the spectacular Cliffs of Moher; the island of Carrick-a-Rede with the famous rope bridge hung 25 meters above the sea; the Ring of Kerry; and the jagged coastline of Connacht. A few events that shouldn't be missed: St. Patrick's Day, the Dublin Film Festival, the Six Nations Rugby tournament, Bloomsday, the Dublin Horse Show and the Ireland Football Final.
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