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Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Ahmadov said he believes young members of the ruling party will contribute to President Ilham Aliyev's victory in the upcoming presidential election.
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Samuel and Margaret Irvine Todd are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Sarah Armina Todd to Joseph Russell Donaldson, son of William and Catherine Scott Donaldson. Joseph and Sarah were married 19 November 1862 in Pittsburgh, Frontenac, Ontario.
We really do not know much about this family in terms of personality. We do know a few things about their lives from documents left behind. I thought I would write this article in hopes that other photos may be found, but at least I can share this picture of Joseph and his second wife, Agnes.
Sarah Armina Todd was born the first of five children born to Margaret Irvine and Samuel Todd 13 April 1839 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson, New York. We think the family had just barely arrived from Ireland. The family then settled in Pittsburgh where her father worked as a blacksmith and farmer. We also believe Margaret was of the Irvine Clan in Northern Ireland, but have yet to verify any of that. We do not even know if Margaret and Samuel knew each other before leaving to emigrate to Canada. They may have met in the United States or on the ship over the pond. No pictures of her to date have appeared, hopefully one will arise at some point.
Joseph Russell was born seventh of nine children we know of born to Catherine Scott and William Donaldson 12 April 1836 in Bredie, Tyrone, Northern Ireland. We still have to confirm the exact location, but this is from family history sources stretching to Joseph and Sarah's sons. Joseph's parents emigrated to Joyceville, Frontenac, Ontario we believe around 1842. We have yet to verify much of the information related to this family. I have posted some information on Joseph's sister, Mary Hutton. I have also made mention of Joseph's double nephew, William John.
Anyhow, Joyceville and Pittsburgh are about 1.25 miles apart and it is easy to imagine how Joseph and Sarah met. Both families were in the area long enough they were probably well acquainted with each other and the myriad of cousins living in the vicinity. However they met, the two were married in Pittsburgh in 1862 and went on to have eight children. Joseph worked as a farmer his entire life in the Pittsburgh area.
Margaret Emma Donaldson was born 6 February 1864 in Joyceville and died 11 June 1916. We do not know where she died or if she ever married.
William Scott Donaldson was born 18 June 1865 in Joyceville and died 12 September 1913 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad, which took him west. There he met and married Mary Elizabeth Williams. I have written of their life at this link: Donaldson-Williams Wedding.
Samuel Gordon Donaldson was born 23 February 1867 in Joyceville and died 22 October 1933 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. He married Catherine Joyce 18 January 1899.
Joseph Russell Donaldson was born 15 September 1868 in Joyceville and died 19 October 1922 in Toronto, York, Ontario. He married Mary Elizabeth Connell 1 May 1899 in Joyceville.
George Donaldson was born 10 October 1871 in Joyceville and died 8 December 1943 in Watertown, Jefferson, New York. He married Florence Martha Carey 9 January 1896 in Clayton, Jefferson, New York. Here are photos of their family.
Sarah Gertrude Donaldson was born 15 July 1873 in Joyceville. We do not know anything really more about her other than she married Harry Joseph Houghton 22 April 1903. As far as we can tell, they moved to Lakewood or Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Harriett Edith Donaldson was born 10 September 1875 in Joyceville. We do not know anything more about her other than she married Arnold Lovell 25 July 1903.
Robert John Donaldson was born 26 July 1877 in Joyceville and died 24 May 1878 in Pittsburgh.
Sarah then died 4 October 1880 in Pittsburgh and was buried in the Sandhill Cemetery in Joyceville.
Joseph remarried 15 July 1891 in Ernestown, Lennox and Addington, Ontario. We do not know a whole lot about her other than it appears she was born 14 June 1842 in Quebec and died 20 February 1925. Her parents are listed on her death certificate as Henry Quirts and Ann Jane Farquar. The family used the name of Henry Quirt and Ann Jane Farquhar. Dunlop was the name of a previous husband, Robert.
When retirement came, Joseph moved to Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario. It is here we presume he met Agnes. He lived in Kingston until he passed away in that city 19 January 1925. He was buried next to Sarah in Sandhill Cemetery in Joyceville.

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You don't see any difference when changing the no_chdir parameter because you are just printing $File::Find::name which is the full path of the file, and no_chdir does not change that. If you print $_ instead, you can see the difference: with no_chdir set to 1, the filename will be relative to the directory you specified for find() to begin the search (since it will not change dirs as it traverses the filesystem tree). If no_chdir is set to 0, then find() will chdir into dirs as it traverses the tree, giving you the filename (relative to that file's directory) in $_.
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Urging the restive farmers of Singur not to lose hope, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said she would keep her promise of giving back their land, acquired for a Tata Group plant.
"I believe not keeping promises is a crime. I have given my word to you that the people in Singur will get their land back. The matter being in court, we are unable to return their land. The people will get their land back," Banerjee said at a rally in Polba of neighbouring Hooghly district.
Singur in Hooghly district was the centre of the then opposition Trinamool Congress' volatile peasant movement led by Banerjee against the Left Front government's land acquisition for the Tata's Nano car plant in 2006-08.
However, a large section of Singur farmers, who had been the heart of Banerjee's agitation and not accepted the cheques from the Left Front government at in return for their land at her prodding, are now aggrieved with the present regime over not getting back their land.
"The matter is being heard before the Supreme Court. You will have to be patient. You will have to keep hope," Banerjee said.
She had then promised the farmers that 400 acres of the acquired land would be returned to them if her Trinamool Congress came to power.
The intense movement resulted in the automobile major Tata shifting the plant to Gujarat while the Trinamool trounced the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) led Left Front in the 2011 assembly polls.
But 20 months into Banerjee's rule, the farmers are yet to get back their land due to a legal row between the Tata Group and the state government.
Banerjee reiterated the government would not oppose if an industry is set up on 600 acres of the acquired land.
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We use smartphones nearly every minute of every day, and that can be an issue, specifically for batteries. If there's one area in tech that we haven't seen any innovation – not for lack of trying – it's batteries. Sure they've grown in size and chipsets have become more power efficient, but for the most part, charging is still charging in 2014.
Now, an Israeli firm named StoreDot has demonstrated their new Nanodot technology, which is described as 'bio-organic peptide molecules that change the rules of mobile device capabilities'. The take away from the tech is that you can charge your smartphone in 30 seconds. The technology was demonstrated in a video with the Samsung Galaxy S4. And although it's still years off (late 2016), and it's a bit bulky (the size of a laptop charger), we're sure that if and when this technology lands in our stores, things will change for the better.
The news was announced Microsoft's Think Next conference in Tel Aviv, and it certainly looks promising, as that video doesn't lie. StoreDot also reportedly has a parallel effort in place to reduce the size of the contraption, and it's expected to cost twice as much as a standard charger today. That seems fair though for what could be a remarkable piece of engineering, so long as it's not just vaporware. Regardless, someday, someone has to reinvent the battery and today, we may be that much closer.
Source: StoreDot; Via: Wall Street Journal
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
On Nerfing of Dargon Soles
That's not a wrong opinion, but it is a bad mindset!
Blizzard, with their raid development, are in a position now where they want the time they spend crafting these raids to be seen by more players - many supporters like to bandy about the "1% of players saw the Sunwell" statistic, when arguing for the opening of content to more levels of play skill; much of the opposition throw the argument that "the challenge is the fun" and that "in the old days you'd spend many raid lock outs on a single boss!"
Both sides have legitimate arguments; both sides are legitimately right. But, both sides are unable to find equal ground - it's the scene from Reservoir Dogs where the mob boss hands out the nicknames: Nobody knows each other, so nobody wants to back down.
Bashiok is Nice Guy Eddie in this analogy. The KBilly Radio DJ is the gentleman who runs MMO Champion. Stealer's Wheel is thus replaced with Rebecca Black. (I am bad at analogies)
The side that wants it easier isn't necessarily bad players, but on a limited time frame. The side that wants everything "left alone" aren't necessarily on a limitless schedule, but they have a drive and determination that leaves them wanting to achieve MORE.
They may be the side that heavily romanticizes the days of yore, where you'd spend weeks wiping to a boss because everybody hadn't farmed enough Nature Resist gear - they may just feel like this is what they want to to do with their time. The side that supports the nerfs may have been those players too, who remember the Chambers of Suppression in Blackwing Lair - may have been the rogue tapping all the traps so people can pass, even!
Let's get past the idea that there's only two "kinds" of people playing World of Warcraft.
But before that happens, there needs to be an across the board understanding between two very emotionally charged parties.
To the people who support the nerfs: It's okay. You'll see the content.
To the people who are against the nerfs: It's okay. You've seen the content.
I'm over simplifying this. It needs to be simple. Maybe it needs to be overly simple.
There will never be a clear conversation about anything if we're constantly going to war with ourselves about what side of the bread we put the butter on.
Lets have a discourse on the topic with respect for each other. Don't instantly kneejerk about "Bads in mah raids killin' mah dragons" - don't get butthurt over "special snowflakes don't want us in their sandbox!"
Be excellent to each other. Just to mix it up a little, for once.
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There's another subset. There's time limited raiders who have the skill to progress in raiding, but don't have the 3, 4, or 5 day a week schedules. My guild raids 5 hours a week, and we're 2/8 heroic. We have the ability to continue progressing, and were we to commit to a more demanding raid schedule we would be further progressed. We don't want these nerfs not because we don't want other players to see the content yet. We don't want these nerfs because we're not finished yet, and despite that, Blizzard is going to essentially invalidate every kill we get from jan 31st onwards, regardless of weather we actually use the buff or not, every kill past that date willl be irreperably stained. It hurts us in terms of recruiting, it devalues raid teams like ours. Back in T11, when the 5 day a week guilds rushed to 5/13H and got stuck there, while we overtook them and ended the tier with 7/13H, it did wonders for our recruiting, and it showed accurately just how good we were in terms of bang for your buck. In T12, we were 3/7H before the nerf, and after the nerf we were 6/7H, but everyone was 6/7H, and as such, we suffered because we didn't have the time to outpace the guilds that could simply commit more time to raiding. We're the guilds that are getting squeezed out by these short sighted nerfs, precisely because we aren't done yet.ReplyDelete
And on that note, wasn't lfr introduced to allow people to "see the content"? Actually, weren't normal modes introduced to allow people to "see the content"? Why are they hitting heroics with the nerf bat, and devaluing the achievements of the casual progressive guilds if they already implemented two distinct difficulties to allow players to see the content? This was exactly what they assured us would not happen with the introduction of lfr.Replies
May I ask what size of a raid team you run? And how many people you generally kept for an active roster?Delete
Do you see the Dragon Soul nerfs as more of a threat to your recruitment than the possibility of Cross Realm Real ID enabled raiding?
These aren't unrelated questions to your point, but you highlight concerns that need to be highlighted for your raid core: "It hurts us in terms of recruiting."
What other ways have you to separate from the pack of 6/7H raid teams? Are we in a point where the Golden Cow of raid success as a status symbol is over?
If so, how do raid groups like yours (which is pretty well progressed for a minimal amount of time raiding) and mine (which is fairly casual and lost a lot of time raiding in December to holiday/family obligations) stand out to recruit?
Lets leave LFR out of this though - we lose sight of the concern when we consider LFR, and it makes people lose their focus. LFR is LFR, it's not for us. It dilutes our true focus, which is normal and hard mode raids.
You have a good perspective, from the "middle of the road" though - now, why would the nerfs be good for you guys?
We run a ten man raid team that never carries more than 11 active raiders at any given time. Recruiting is extremely important for us because when a raider needs to step back, we need to replace him immediately, or we run the risk of compromising the integrity of our group.Delete
I definitely see the current nerfs as a bigger threat than the possibility of cross realm raiding, because right now, cross realm raiding isn't possible on current content, and it won't be until MoP. That's the future, we'll deal with that problem when we come to it. These nerfs are starting in less than two weeks.
There's literally nothing beneficial for my group in these nerfs. We were going to down the content without them, so all it does is shorten the lifespan of the tier for us. It acts as an artificial boost to progression, but it's not one that raises all boats evenly. It diminishes the ability of our raid group to stand out, which is what allows us to sustain our progress. We're going to wind up in boring farm mode earlier than we should, and there's no way to avoid it. We can turn off the buff, but we can't prove that we turned off the buff to potential recruits, nor can we prove that our competitors didn't, so there's no benefit to us in terms of recruiting there, and doing so would simply exacerbate the problems that the nerf is already introducing. This is effectively forcing us to potentially trade the long term health of our raid group for a little extra short term progression. I don't want to make that trade, and I don't like that Blizzard is forcing my hand on this matter.
Snack, I couldn't agree with you more on your points. Last night when I saw the announcement of the changes coming to Dragon Soul on Twitter, I just rolled my eyes and said to myself here we go again. And true to form the vitriol started up shortly thereafter.ReplyDelete
My only thoughts regarding it were that Blizzard is probably seeing most normal and hard mode guilds getting to a point and hitting a wall, thus the changes. I myself have never been overly passionate about seeing the end bosses in any given raids, I raid because I enjoy playing the game and the company of the people that I raid with, so it's a expected change that's coming and doesn't concern me. I'd love to see the viewpoints of people who are against it with their reasoning as well, but in civil, non-diatribey way.


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Institutional priorities have been medical relief, medical education and research. The glory of an institution rests on is traditions. Good traditions are difficult to establish and harder still to sustain. In spite of having much zeal for the new, there has not been contempt for what is old and therefore, it has been possible for us to offer a balanced blend of preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative services to the society. The stress has been on software rather than the hardware, health rather than disease, ethics and equality rather than concern only for a few elite and decentralisation and dissemination of services to the unreached rather than centralisation of sophistication within the walls of hospital.


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NEWS- Bomb plotters?: Suspects to be tried as juveniles
Three of the four teens facing felony charges for an alleged plan to blow up Albemarle and Western Albemarle high schools appeared in court February 22.
Judge Susan Whitlock ordered more psychological assessments and set a trial date of March 8 for all four teens. And the prosecution announced that the 16-, 15-, and two 13-year-old teens would not be tried as adults.
More than a dozen supporters of the 15-year-old Albemarle High student crowded the courtroom benches. One young man sobbed when his shackled and handcuffed friend appeared. The AHS student, who stood facing the judge with his parents and attorney, repeatedly turned around for glimpses of his friends.
Fairfax attorney Bill Hick moved for a separate trial for the 15-year-old, who faces felony charges of conspiring to use explosives to blow up a schoolhouse and conspiring to commit murder.
The youth went back to Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention Center, where he has been held since February 1.
The courtroom cleared out, and only reporters remained when the 16-year-old from Western Albemarle student appeared and stood before the bench with his mother, stepfather, his attorney from the Public Defender's office, Llezelle Dugger, and Greene County attorney Waverly Parker, who is representing the teen's parents. A deputy edged the mother a few inches farther away from her son when they appeared to stand too close.
That youth was arrested January 31 and charged with communicating a threat in writing to kill or do bodily harm, and for persuading another to commit a felony. He picked up a third felony charge February 15 for conspiring to use explosives to blow up a schoolhouse.
The 13-year-old from Jack Jouett Middle School arrested February 2 appeared before the judge behind closed doors.
The second Jouett teen, who was arrested at school February 15, did not appear in court, but will stand trial with the other three March 8, according to the prosecution.
Commonwealth's Attorney Jim Camblos refused to say whether the fourth teen's house had been searched, allowing only, "Several search warrants have been executed."
Camblos was equally close-mouthed when asked what sort of evidence would be presented at the trial.
At a February 3 press conference, police said they executed three search warrants and confiscated three computers, two shotguns, and other items not identified. Chief John Miller declined to say whether any explosives were found.
Earlier, Camblos had considered trying the teens as adults, but settled on juvenile court.
"We think this is the proper forum," said Camblos. "We want all of them to get services. We have the same goals as the defense attorneys– to get them to be productive citizens."
Camblos said his office looked at the defendants' ages and prior records in determining where to try them. "None of these juveniles ever had use of the juvenile system," he said.
If convicted as juveniles, the accused could be held until their 21st birthdays.
Police say the teens plotted in an online chat room to blow up Albemarle and Western high schools before the end of the school term.
The night after their court appearance, more than 80 people turned out for a previously scheduled program at Western Albemarle High School on "Internet Uses and Abuses: How the Internet Can Hurt Teens and How It Can Help Them."
Assistant Attorney General Gene Fishel did not comment about the alleged online bomb plot, but he did describe how teenagers feel safe sitting at home behind the keyboard. "The perception is, this isn't real, that the cyber world is a fantasy."
Martha Redinger was one of the parents in attendance.
"I just have tremendous faith in the people who run Western Albemarle, where my son is," she says. "They have a very close relationship with the student body. I think that's reflected in the kids' attitude. I don't think they're worried, and they're confident it will be addressed by competent people."
Redinger says some students are concerned about the way the suspects may have been treated. "I think they should look into how those students were part of the community– or not– at Jack Jouett, Albemarle, and at Western," she suggests.
One thing that has bugged Redinger: the media coverage. "I didn't like that it was on the front page five days in a row," she says.
"It could happen at any private school," she says. "It could happen anywhere."
Last May, two students at the private Covenant School–- a 16-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl– were arrested and charged with felony counts for holding an alleged hit list and threatening "to Columbine" fellow students. After a couple of newspaper articles, the story pretty much disappeared.
Those two students were convicted, according to Camblos. He says the boy was committed to juvenile detention, and the 15-year-old girl released on probation.
Commonwealth's Attorney Jim Camblos: The handling of this case was "absolutely colored by Columbine. We should be very thankful to the people who came forward with this."


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We're holding a little competition for the Uncle Art Kickstarter for you to win the £250 reward which is a Sit In On The Mix reward where you get to be Mix Consultant for the day in the studio with us, and you also get the £80 reward of your choice which is basically everything: CD, Vinyl, T Shirt plus you can get including the Bonus CD signed by Jez San as well as Dave Lowe which is a really nice collector's item!
OK so the competition is based on the original Uncle Art Starglider 2 piece of music which was the extended piece of studio music you got on the bonus cassette with the game. It's a fantastic piece – one of my personal favourites in fact – and hear it is in its full re-mastered glory.
And you might notice there's some beeping toward the end… well this isn't just random beeping! It's a secret Morse Code message! My dad asked my Grandad on my mum's side who was a Master Pilot and flew Spitfires and Hurricanes (and Mosquitos as you can see his little Mosquito badge on the game box in the photo) and he told my dad the speed at which proper morse code messages are sent and so this was recreated. As a test they played him the final version and he got it in one listen straight off! So the competition is for you to tell us what the secret Morse message is!
So any Morse Coders out there – this could be your chance to win!
To enter: You must be a backer at £15 or above on the Kickstarter and first person to correctly state what the Morse says in the Comments section of the Kickstarter wins the prize! There may be some lower level rewards for good efforts if they're not quite bang on too!
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Tonbo Tobitake (飛竹トンボ, Tobitake Tonbo) is a chūnin of Konohagakure and a member of the Analysis Team in the village's Intelligence Division.
Tonbo, at first glance, gives off a very collected and cool personality. He is described as being very confident in his abilities, although not haughty enough to not acknowledge someone else's talent. He is also somewhat rash and quick-tempered by nature as witnessed when he roughed up Komaza to get his point across.[3]
The upper half of his face is completely wrapped in bandages and his forehead protector is drawn all the way over his eyes. He usually has a cigarette in his mouth and wears the standard uniform of the Intelligence Division, which comprises of a grey suit. He also wears bandages around his legs and the standard Konoha shinobi sandals.
Not much has been seen in the way of Tonbo's abilities but he is skilled enough to aid Inoichi in delving into the minds of the enemy in order to retrieve potentially valuable information. He is also very fast and strong, able to rush towards Komaza in the blink of an eye and easily restrains him with one single arm, stating that "elite" chūnin like him would not miss anything the genin would try.[4]
Part I
Chūnin Exams
Tonbo made his first appearance during the written section of the Chūnin Exams as one of the various shinobi looking out for cheaters. When he caught Komaza cheating five times, Komaza protested saying there it was impossible they could keep an eye on everyone and accurately keep track of the number of times they were caught. This caused Tonbo to knock him into a wall, telling him that the people there were "elite" chūnin chosen for this task specifically and that they wouldn't miss a single thing they did.
Mizuki Tracking Mission
In the anime, Tonbo and Iwashi Tatami alerted Tsunade about Mizuki and the Legendary Stupid Brothers having escaped prison together.
Peddlers Escort Mission
Later in the anime, he accompanies Iwashi, Mozuku, Shizune, and Shikamaru Nara to take the Land of Vegetables from Renga.
Konoha Plans Recapture Mission
Tonbo, alongside other shinobi, was told by Tsunade to watch the village in case of an attack.
Part II
Pain's Assault
Tonbo, along with Shimon Hijiri and Mawashi Dokuraku, aided in Inoichi Yamanaka's Psycho Mind Transmission of Yūdachi. He complimented the speed at which Inoichi could read his memories, although Mozuku harshly scolded him for not concentrating on probing Yūdachi. When Pain's Assault on Konoha starts, they help distract the Animal Path to give Inoichi a chance to analyse what he has learned.
In Other Media
Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison
During Naruto's flashback to the members of the village when he was gathering natural energy to enter Sage Mode, Tonbo can been seen amongst the villagers.
- "Tonbo" (蜻蛉) is Japanese for "dragonfly". Dragonflies are famous for their 360° vision, which is ironic considering that Tonbo's eyes and upper face are covered with bandages. While "Tobitake" means "lying [through] the bamboo". A taketonbo (竹とんぼ) is a small bamboo toy that flies when spun between the palms of your hands. So Tonbo's full name could also mean "flying taketonbo".
- According to the databook(s):
- His favourite food is yakitori and grilled onigiri while his least favourite food is crème fraîche.
- He is Mawashi Dokuraku's junior.[5]


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This page lists software, web services and tutorials that are developed and maintained as part of our research at RBO Lab, and which are publicly available for private use and research.
Online Interactive Perception
Our code of our perceptual system for Online Interactive Perception of articulated objects. It includes our methods presented in at IROS14 and ICRA16. The system extracts patterns of motion at different levels (point feature motion, rigid body motion, kinematic structure motion) and infers the kinematic structure and state of the interacted articulated objects. It uses an RGB-D stream of an interaction as input. Optionally, it can reconstruct the shape of the moving parts and use it to improve tracking. More info at omip wiki.
Repository: https://github.com/tu-rbo/omip and https://github.com/tu-rbo/omip_msgs
Accompanies papers: Online Interactive Perception of Articulated Objects with Multi-Level Recursive Estimation Based on Task-Specific Priors and An Integrated Approach to Visual Perception of Articulated Objects
Maintainers: Roberto Martín-Martín
Project: Interactive Perception
Learning State Representations with Robotic Priors
This simple python script contains the essence of our work on learning state representations with robotic priors and complements the paper to provide sufficient detail for reproducing our results and for reusing the method in other research while minimizing code overhead.
Repository: github.com/tu-rbo/learning-state-representations-with-robotic-priors
Accompanies paper: Learning State Representations with Robotic Priors
Maintainers: Rico Jonschkowski
Project: Representation Learning
Probabilistic Multi-Class Segmentation for the Amazon Picking Challenge
This repository includes the code and data for the object perception method of our winning entry to the 2015 Amazon Picking Challenge. The object segmentation method and the analysis from the accompaning paper are implemented in python. The data can be used to develop and benchmark new perception methods in this setting.
Repository: gitlab.tubit.tu-berlin.de/rbo-lab/rbo-apc-object-segmentation
Accompanying paper: Probabilistic Multi-Class Segmentation for the Amazon Picking Challenge
Original author: Rico Jonschkowski
Contact person: Vincent Wall
Project: Amazon Picking Challenge 2015
concarne: Learning with Side Information
concarne is a lightweight python framework for learning with side information (aka privileged information). concarne implements a variety of different patterns that enable to apply side information. As it builds upon Theano and lasagne, you can use neural network structures that you have developed yourself and easily combine them with the side information learning task.
Repository: https://github.com/tu-rbo/concarne
Accompanies paper: Patterns for Learning with Side Information
Maintainers: Sebastian Höfer, Rico Jonschkowski
Research project: Representation Learning
RBO Aleph: A Web Service for Automated Protein Structure Prediction
RBO Aleph provides a fully automatic protein structure prediction pipeline. The focus of our system is ab initio structure prediction.
RBO Aleph has been evaluated to be one of the leading ab initio structure prediction methods in CASP11.
A web interface of to RBO Aleph is available here:
Contact: Mahmoud Mabrouk
EPC-map: Combining Evolutionary and Physicochemical Information for Contact Prediction
Our approach integrates decoy-based contact prediction with machine learning and evolutionary information from multiple-sequence alignments, called EPC-map (using Evolutionary and Physicochemical information to predict Contact maps).
This method ranked 2nd for long+medium range contacts and 5th for long-range contacts in CASP11.
A web service implementing this method is available here:
Contact: Kolja Stahl
EPSILON-CP v2: Predicting protein contacts by combining information from sequence and physicochemistry
EPSILON-CP v2 utilizes a deep neural network to effectively combine different information sources (sequence-based, physiochemical, evolutionary). A key contribution is the refined feature set with drastically reduced dimensionality. EPISLON-CP ranked 5th in the final ranking of the CASP12 contact prediction assessment (group name RBO-EPSILON).
EPSILON-CP v2 is also part of the structure prediction pipeline RBO Aleph that is constantly evaluated in CAMEO.
Contact: Kolja Stahl
Tutorial on building PneuFlex actuators
PneuFlex actuators are a version of so called soft pneumatic continuum actuators. Their production process is relatively simple, and can accomodate complex actuator shapes. This tutorial explains how to build them.
Contact: Raphael Deimel, Vincent Wall
Pneumaticbox Control System
The Pneumaticbox is a specific hardware combined with an embedded software system to provide a complete control solution for PneuFlex actuators:
- The Hardware consists of valves, pressure sensors, common I/O interfaces (USB, SPI, I2C), and an embedded computer.
- The pneumaticbox-airserver runs on the Pneumaticbox to abstract hardware I/O and runs real-time controllers on behalf of networked clients. It includes controllers for straight forward control of valve opening times, but also more advanced controllers for air mass and air mass flow control. Additionally, safety measures in the form of a pressure limiter and a pressure watchdog (emergency stop) are implemented.
- The python-pneumaticbox is the Python client library. It can be used for easy integration into existing systems or direct scripting of experiments.
Related publications:
- Raphael Deimel and Oliver Brock. Soft Hands for Reliable Grasping Strategies. Soft Robotics, Soft Hands, Grasping. Springer-Verlag, chap. Soft Hands for Reliable Grasping Strategies, 211–221, 2015.
- Raphael Deimel and Oliver Brock. A Novel Type of Compliant and Underactuated Robotic Hand for Dexterous Grasping. The International Journal of Robotics Research 35(1-3):161-185, 2016.
- Raphael Deimel and Marcel Radke and Oliver Brock. Mass Control of Pneumatic Soft Continuum Actuators with Commodity Components. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 774–779, 2016.
Contact: Raphael Deimel, Vincent Wall


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TWO OF THE MOST INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE ME/CFS VIDEOS WE'VE SEEN are now offered free online by the Massachusetts CFIDS/ME & FM Association – a record of the April 16 event they sponsored in Boston. The videos are:
1. Dr. David Bell's Hour-Long Presentation, "25 Year Follow-up on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Rising Incapacity." Go to http://www.masscfids.org/resource-library/3/309. (Allow the video ample time to download.)
Dr. Bell discusses trends in the health of the mid-'80s Lyndonville Outbreak patients (then youngsters) as they enter their 40's, and his theories about what may be happening. Some people remain disabled, some got well, some improved to various extents, and some of the latter are less well as they age. He's never identified any factor that might differentiate the recovered patients from the others, except less severe onset in some. He theorizes that 'fibromyalgia' is a term that people use when they're able to be up and around, but their pain is considerable.
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2. Dr. Bell's 45-Minute Audience Q&A. Go to http://www.masscfids.org/resource-library/3/309. He expounds on XMRV research, retroviruses, different protocols, post exertional malaise, exercise, the ongoing Myhill/Booth/McLaren-Howard mitochondrial work & tests, and many other questions most patients wonder about. He's convinced there is something that causes this illness, and is optimistic that the mystery will be solved by top scientists working on it "quietly."
Do any treatments make a difference? Dr. Bell still believes daily high dose B-12 taken indefinitely is worthwhile for many, possibly because as a major antioxidant it aggressively sops up free radicals, which he believes are a major factor in the illness. Roughly 30% to 40% of patients seem to improve on this regimen (meaning at least a 20% improvement). What about Provigil (modafinil), a narcolepsy drug? Some people do better on it, but don't think about it if you're not one of those who "feel better drinking a pot of coffee."
TEXT TRANSCRIPTS OF THE VIDEOS are also posted on the Massachusetts CFIDS & FM Association website.
Our sincere thanks to the Massachusetts CFIDS/ME & FM Association for posting this very high-quality video coverage of their April 16 event.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Nuclear Security Administration, a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, has released photographs and video of its Consequence Management Response Teams deploying from Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, to assist Japanese efforts in the response to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
On March 15, 33 experts from NNSA and the Department of Energy arrived in Japan and have been deployed to U.S. consulates and military installations in Japan. These teams have the skills, expertise and equipment to help assess, survey, monitor and sample areas for radiation. They include smaller groups that could be sent out to gather technical information in the area. The 33 team members joined another six DOE personnel already in Japan.
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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
Two years ago Microsoft started a certification program called SSAS Maestro, which was intended to be as a step towards a broader certification such as a Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) or Microsoft Certified Solution Master (MCSM) for Business Intelligence (so the names MCA:BI and MCSM:BI). Analysis Services is not the only part of the skillsets in such a solution, but it's one of the more complex in this stack. I think that an MCA:BI certification should include also SSIS, SSRS, Data Warehouse data modeling, PerformancePoint and in the near future also Power BI. But SSAS is a key part, and the SSAS Maestro certification has a level of difficulty that is comparable with the requirements for MCA. An MCSM:BI should have a strong commitment on Analysis Services too, and it could get benefit of much of the existing SSAS Maestro training, even if it would not include the case study preparation.
Unfortunately, Microsoft didn't push on MCA/MCSM:BI until now, and the only certification available is SSAS Maestro, which is also not valid as part of the credentials for a Microsoft Partner. It's not a good situation for all those people who invested time passing the exam (requiring the writing of a case study that oftentimes was days of work). It's not an incentive for companies in investing on such a training and certification for their employees, since nothing is returned to the company as a direct benefit.
I and others already pinged Microsoft several times at several levels in order to ask putting some attention on that. But, until today, nothing happened. Microsoft is a big company, and it only cares about big numbers. I see the numbers of visitors of this blog, of the SQLBI web site, of the books sold, of the questions I receive by e-mail. I can say I am not alone, the community around is large, and for some reasons I think its importance is underestimated in Redmond. Maybe we need to send a signal.
So here is the call to action: please, write an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and tell them you would be interested in Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) and Microsoft Certified Solutions Master (MCSM) for Business Intelligence certifications. Make your voice heard!
The certification situation does seem kinda strange lately. It's been so quiet that I've been wondering if we're going to get an announcement at the PASS Summit. If that comes and goes with still no word for the MCM upgraders or the BI folks, I'll be sad.
I'm worried we'll be sad this fall. This is the reason for this post.
Hi Marco,
pretty good post and - as Brent mentioned - the current situation is a dissatisfactory one.
When I started with the preparation to the MCM I carefully read all about the program and it's - IMPORTANT - information about the "upgrade" to MCSM.
Now the situation is that nobody really knows what the next steps for the "upgrade" as MCSM is! We'll see :)
Its a great topic to start a discussion on so I thought I might as well add my opinion.
The original Masters program (Ranger) was created for products like Exchange and SQL Server because that's where the most support cases were being raised and in SQL Server's case, large mission critical deployments weren't as successful as they could be due in part to the availability of experts.
The origins of these programs came from a business problem that Microsoft needed to fix and that's why they had investment. Now that need is less, the budgets have gone and they're just in maintenance mode. The MCSM programs are very expensive to run and have a limited audience whereas the MCITP programs touch millions of people.
I'm all for an MCSM program for Business Intelligence but I feel like if it happened it would be Microsoft giving a gift to the community rather than something Microsoft needs to do for its business -- and that's why it will take a long time (if ever) to be released.
In better news though, we don't need a new MCA program; its technology agnostic because you will have already proved your technical skills by passing the MCSM. You could pass the MCSM: Data Platform today and present a BI project for your board review -- its all about how you made decisions and led the project to success rather than the technical implementation of it.
Hi Marco. I'm very happy to hear that you and the community are very still passionate about the SQL BI Masters certification and/or SSAS Maestros. And I'm glad you wrote this post so I have an opportunity to clear some things up.
When I was running the SQL MCM program at Microsoft Learning, I was very excited at the prospect of taking over the SSAS Maestro program and creating a SQL BI Master certification. So was my boss, the director of advanced certification. So was her boss (I forget his exact title). Though I've been gone for more than a year, I suspect that all of those involved still want this very much.
I can think of 3 reasons it hasn't come to fruition yet, and none of them are because of the Advanced Certification program.
1) Unable to get SQLCAT to participate in transitioning the SSAS Maestro program. In the very beginning, the SQLCAT members who ran the program were gung ho about having us take it over because they imply did not have the time to spend on it.
But when it came time to actually deliver stuff to us so we could take it over, the program administrators virtually disappeared. I would email them over and over trying to get info about their budget, their guidelines, their processes, etc. and would go months without a response at all. When they finally did respond, it would be a terse reply like, "I'll get that for you soon."
I spent a lot of my own time helping them to formalize aspects of their program that they had no clue about how to handle, like properly notifying candidates of their results. I created the email templates for them, I merge the results into the templates, and I sent the results out for them. I created email distribution lists so that the Maestros had some way to communicate with each other. And frankly, I stopped them from doing several things that would have gotten them in big trouble with Microsoft Legal (like telling people that they would give them rights to use the SSAS MAestro name for their own training in exchange for free labor in the program). Trust me, Microsoft Legal would never allow someone to "give away" rights owned by Microsoft.
Sadly, it got to the point that I had to tell the Maestro program administrator that their massive fail in participation meant that we could not proceed with taking over the Maestro program. We still fully intended to create the SQL BI Master certification though.
Everyone out there that went through the program and begged over and over again for their results or for info on redoing a case study or lab knows what I'm talking about.
2) I had creating the SQL BI Master certification program built into my budget for the fiscal year. It was all planned and budgeted. Then right after I left, the budget went away. I learned right before I left that the lower Data Platform certifications (MCSE and below) had overspent their budget by a tremendous amount all the while telling the SQL Server marketing contact that we as a whole were within budget (because Advanced Certification had not spent their budget for creating the new MCSM exams yet).
I called BS on that as loud as I could when I discovered it, but I was already headed out the door and wasn't in a position to follow up on it. Next thing I heard was that the budget for the SQL BI program was taken away. I can't say with 100% certainty that it was because the lower certifications spent money that was in my budget without telling anyone, but I suspect that to be the case. I also suspect that the SQL Server marketing team were never told the real truth.
3) Certification is a costly business. I heard someone say once that certification was a cash cow for Microsoft, but it simply isn't true. Certifications are funded by the product groups. Our long-term aspiration at Microsoft Learning was to get to a point where we did not have to rely on money from the product groups to fund the programs. I don't think that day will ever come, but we did strive to try to reduce the amount of money coming from the product groups every year.
That said, no matter how much we wanted to start a new certification program at Microsoft Learning, we couldn't do it without funding from the product group. We would get contacted quite frequently from different product groups inside of Microsoft wanting an advanced certification for their product .... until we started talking about them funding it. They wanted no part of it if it meant they had to spend money on it.
Often when things get cut at Microsoft Learning, it's not because Microsoft Learning doesn't want to do it. On the contrary, if you want to get ahead at Microsoft, you have to expand your scope of influence. Often, it's because the budget got cut.
And the budget getting cut doesn't mean that the product group marketing team we work with doesn't want it. When their budget gets cut, they have to cut the spending they do including spending for certification.
In case that was too long for anyone to read, I'll sum it up for you. The problem isn't advanced certification. Everyone involved at Microsoft Learning wants the new certification. They don't need convincing.
The product teams need convincing.
In response to Christian's comment, he is spot on that it wouldn't be a new MCA program. The plan was for a new MCSM for BI program, but the SQL MCA would cover both. So, in short, you could apply to be an MCA by having either SQL MCSM.
Cristian: thanks for the clarification about MCA and MCSM.
Robert: thank you very, very much for the clarification. I think that many SSAS Maestro will appreciate having this information (it's never too late) and I'm happy to know the importance of the program is well understood in Microsoft, too.
I hope we will start a discussion in Microsoft, too, having some reponse in the near future.
Thanks again, I really appreciate!
What Microsoft is failing to understand is that the competition, i.e. Oracle, IBM, SAP are already investing in similar programs, even offering Masters Degrees in cooperation with universities. Deakin University in Australia is a good example of this.
By cutting budgets and not actioning what's going to happen is the adoption/usage of Microsoft tools is going to decrease dramatically, again Australia is a good example where the number of jobs for Microsoft professionals has been rapidly decreasing whilst demand for Oracle, IBM and SAP professionals is going up.
So in the end what might seem like saving money means loosing share of the market, a perfect case of short sightedness.
Jose: I agree, even if I don't see this change towards other vendors in other markets, losing the partner confidence about Corporate BI tools is not a smart move, and in BI the implementation quality is critical for the success of a Platform. Certification is part of the "marketing" plan.
I agree your initiative and I'll send an email.
We had a discussion about certifications during the last afterwork of the French User Group with many professionals.
All of them think that MCSE (Data Platform and Business Intelligence) already have a high level. Many companies have difficulties to get people certified. Investment in training is already high.
So I think Master or Architect level is not a subject for many of partners.
My opinion is that taking professionals to an higher level is a very good thing, for partners, for SQL Servers and especially for customers.
Build a Corporate BI system (even a Self-Service one) needs skilled people and good architects. So I agree MCSM programs and will give my voice heard.
By the end, thanks Marco to start that topic.
JeanPierre: thanks for your feedback!
Thanks Marco for this idea, and thanks Robert for the insight.
I've done the mail as requested, and hopefully someone inside MS can then use this as support to take to the product group.
On an unrelated but parallel note: I think we should have a BI MVP role, to sit alongside the SQL and SharePoint MVP programs. As PowerBI becomes a product suite, having it's own MVPs will help massively for product adoption.
Mark, the fact that SQL Server has the largest number of MVPs is also partially caused by the fact that it includes also SSRS, SSIS and SSAS. I would like a split too, but there would be side effects for that, too (i.e. access to beta programs).
Thanks for your feedback!
Here you go!
It's a shift in emphasis to the 'Microsoft data platform', which given how broad in feature-set SQL Server is, and how integrated it is with other technologies, it's not unrealistic to acknowledge that PASS is no longer 'just for DBAs'
Thanks Robert and Jen for the valuable insights.
I hope that if not the product teams, rather the marketing term realizes what's in it and what's at stake and gets a budget for the premium /advanced certifications to better compete on the market.
Thank you Marco for keeping this mission alive!
As the former SQL Server BI Technical Product Manager, when I inherited the SSAS Maestro Program from SQLCAT last year starting in October 2012 we did let a few candidates know that there was no budget for it. I did my best to learn about the history, current state, review outstanding exams, and wrap up loose ends while also making the case for MCM BI to be budgeted for the next year. I feel BI certs should be managed in a similar manner to the Database certs.
Note BI budgets and BI personnel on the SQL Server side have been reduced along with other non-Cloud areas the past few years - it is not just the BI certs - it is all part of the Cloud transition. I left Microsoft late last year when I was uncomfortable about the Excel BI focus as you have now seen with Power BI announcements. At the time I was aligned under the SQL Server BI side. Turns out I may have made a mistake and my old role was not cut. However, there is much more BI on the Office side of Microsoft these days than the SQL Server side. If you can't get through on the SQL Server side - try Office. Office 365 gets a lot more funding and resources!
I see BI as a true value add and a strategic investment in the utility/commodity Azure cloud service world Microsoft is heavily pursuing. I think for this to be invested in, you will need to jointly appeal to the CloudOS mission and add content that covers HDInsight, SSIS, MDS/DQS, and SSRS as well as the Office Product Marketing side for Power BI and Excel. I do not know who that point of contact is this year on the Office Product Marketing side. Contact me offline and I will give you some names that can help you, know the SSAS Maestro history, etc.
Microsoft BI is changing. PASS is also changing. I was recently informed that PASS no longer stands for Professional Association of SQL Server. They dropped the SQL Server aspect and are rebranding to align to broader Big Data, Excel and Analytics audiences. That was news to me. If someone has that PASS rebrand announcement, please post a link to it. I have not seen it and I do want to read it.
Thanks again for keeping this alive.
thank you very much for your feedaback!
I will certainly contact you offline and the next MVP Summit could be the right place to meet people in Redmond that could be interested in funding a major BI certification. At least, this is my hope.
The PASS rebranding is a huge thing. It's the first time I heard about that and I'd like to see if someone else (with more info) will comment about that.
Thanks again!
Apparently there is a misunderstanding...here is the actual PASS post about the vision. I don't see dropping SQL Server anywhere in here but they are expanding to new audiences and that a great thing.
And more detail...in August 21 SQLPASS Connector:
PASS Mission Statement: Updated for a Growing Community http://bit.ly/1dGEKpP
I wish it was different but I found the Maestro program to be a mess. I'll leave my comments at that.
I have emailed as you suggested. It would be great if Microsoft developed BI qualifications further in this way.
Greg: thanks for the feedback - I'd like to get your opinion about Maestro in more detail, if you want.
Ed: thanks for the support!
It seems the discussion can be closed. Microsoft canceled MCM, MCSM and MCA programs.
Marco (and all),
Thank you for your posts. I was one of those unfortunate ones that experienced exactly what Robert Davis outlined in point 1 .."like properly notifying candidates of their results..". It took over 9 months of me pestering the contacts I had information on to get anything in regards to the outcome of myu labs, tests, and white paper submissions. I spent a lot of time and effort on all of the requirements as a SSAS Maestro Candidate. I truly believe the SSAS Maestro Program (or advanced certification program equivalent) is needed. I contantly use the techniques I learned in the SSAS Maestro training class. I would love to be able to take the class again!!!!! I will be submitting an email too.
Thanks again.
Alan, thanks for the feedback.
"Microsoft canceled MCM, MCSM and MCA programs."
Another reason to question the long or even medium-term future of SSAS. Such a shame.


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Mr Monkey would like to take readers back to April 2000.
Councillor Iain Malcolm was up for re-election and it was widely believed that he faced a tough fight against Patricia Piggott, a strong Conservative candidate.
Many people including Iain Malcolm believed that he would lose his seat to the Conservative so he decided to take matters into his own hands and rig the ballot to ensure he won and there was no better way to do this than by manipulating the postal vote – Labour's recently introduced new election fixing tool.
Councillor Iain Malcolm ensured that every elderly person in his ward was registered to vote and encouraged them to vote by post. He assured them that there was nothing complicated about the process especially as he and his associates would be on hand to fill the ballot papers in for them and even offered to post them on their behalf.
Councillor Iain Malcolm particularly targeted care homes, sheltered accommodation and OAP bungalows. As a sitting councillor no council employee was going to deny him access so he was free to come and go as he pleased.
As the election was nearing its climax, councillor Iain Malcolm was increasingly worried about the reaction on the doorstep and decided that it was time for drastic intervention otherwise he would lose his seat.
Around the same time the sitting MP for South Shields, Dr David Clarke was planning to retire at the next general election which was due to be held within the next year or so.
The only problem was that councillor Iain Malcolm had been selected to sit on the Parliamentary panel and was likely to be selected to replace Dr Clarke as Labour's parliamentary candidate at the forthcoming election – something Dr Clarke was desperate to avoid, he even raised the matter with the then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Dr Clarke despised everything Iain Malcolm stood for, he didn't trust him and questioned his integrity. It wasn't long before Dr Clarke was proved right.
Prior to polling day councillor Iain Malcolm instructed all Labour party members in Horsley Hill to go around people's homes collecting any postal voting envelopes that hadn't been posted on the pretext of "we'll post them for you". But instead of posting them he asked his supporters to hand them over to him.
A crucial part of Iain Malcolm' strategy was to ensure that the postal votes from care homes, sheltered accommodations and OAP bungalows were collected in person. He entrusted this task to an unsuspecting Labour party member called Tom Taylor. He told him to take all the envelopes to his house and that he would come and collect them later.
After he had collected them he called Iain Malcolm to tell him that he had finished his task and that they were at his house awaiting collection. Shortly after Iain Malcolm arrived.
Tom's wife Mary, asked Iain Malcolm to step inside the house and when he saw that Tom was as good as his word and had collected a large number of envelopes he sat down and started to sort through them. Then to the total and utter dismay of these life long Labour supporters he started to open the envelopes in their front room and removed the ballot papers. Any votes for Labour were returned to the envelope and resealed for posting and any votes for Pat Piggott, the Conservative candidate were destroyed.
In the early hours of May 5th the election result was announced and as people had predicated it was a close run thing. Iain Malcolm was declared the winner with 785 votes with Pat Piggott polling 709 votes, a difference of just 76 votes.
Iain Malcolm celebrated his victory by announcing to a handful of associates that he had cheated Pat Piggott out of victory by destroying her votes and said that he'd done what he'd needed to do to ensure that no Tory took his seat.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Part 2 of this disgraceful act of betrayal will follow shortly.
UPDATE: Saturday 28th March at 10.35am
Yesterday was a record breaking day for Mr Monkey's Blog with 4,163 hits being recorded. Bloggers also helped set an all time record for the highest number of hits on a single post.
UPDATE DATE: Friday 27th March at 20.55pm
Apparently Mr Monkey's blog was mentioned at yesterday's meeting of the full council and by all accounts it caused quite a stir. Some councillors appeared to want a hole to open up and swallow them. Others managed to raise a wry smile but sadly one or two just sat there with a blank expression on their face.


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If you live in L.A. or if you're a Kyle Lowder (Rick, "B&B") fanatic and want to make the journey, you can catch him at the world famous Whisky A Go Go. "The Existents: The New Rock Musical" is thrilled to announce an exclusive West Coast premiere concert presentation on Monday, Oct. 8th at 9pm at the legendary Whisky A Go Go (on the Sunset Strip). Ty Taylor (RockStar: INXS), Eden Espinosa (Wicked), Jason Wooten (We Will Rock You), Carly Thomas-Smith (Rent), Douglas Crawford (Jersey Boys), Kyle Lowder (The Bold & The Beautiful), and Debby Holiday (Nebula 9 Records) will perform selections from The New Rock Musical written by Douglas Crawford, Ty Taylor, & Jason Wooten! Tickets are $10. This is a one night only opportunity and promises to be an event you will not want to miss! Whisky A Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard West Hollywood, CA 90069. For ticket info, go to www.whiskyagogo.com.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Kyle Lowder at Whisky A Go Go
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Guiding Light: Jonathan's Story on sale TODAY
Pocket Books celebrates the 70th anniversary of America's longest running daytime drama, Emmy Award-winning Guiding Light, with an original novel, Guiding Light: Jonathan's Story on sale TODAY. The book features the popular character Jonathan Randall in an all-new passionate and adventure-filled love story that provides crucial information not revealed on the show. Jonathan's Story was conceived by Guiding Light's Emmy Award-winning head writer David Kreizman. Tune into Guiding Light this week as the characters Reva and Alan reveal clues to the mystery behind Jonathan's Story.
CASTING NEWS: ATWT, Days and GL
Ryan Serhant (pictured, left) has been cast as Evan Walsh IV on As the World Turns, beginning Nov. 7. Ryan won Season 2 of the CBS online reality series, InTurn, and was signed to a (minimum) 13-week contract. You can still watch all 17 episodes online at www.cbs.com/originals/inturn2/ . Congratulations, Ryan!
Tom Archdeacon will be playing the role of Pete Brady on Days of Our Lives, beginning Sept. 26. His first scene will take place in the Irish church.
David Andrew MacDonald will be reprising his role on Guiding Light of Edmund Winslow, ex-husband to both Cassie and Beth, beginning Wednesday, Oct. 24. He will be joined by Seamus Davey Fitzpatrick, who will be taking over the role of Will Winslow, Edmund's nephew.
SPOILERS for B&B, Days, Passions and Y&R!
* Nick confronts Bridget about a conversation that he overheard.
* Ashley gets advice regarding Ridge from Taylor.
* Nick's world is rocked by news surrounding Taylor's pregnancy.
* Brooke vows to win back an ex.
* Sami must choose between Lucas' and EJ's life.
* Grandpa Shawn and Stefano finally have it out.
* Steve goes ballistic when he finds Benjy.
* Jeremy shocks Chelsea when he defends Artemis, Demarquette and Nick.
* Stephanie and Chelsea go to a pledge party.
Thursday - The terms for ending the vendetta are revealed.
Friday - Colleen and Santo's love comes to a shocking end.
Monday, September 24
* Sheridan attempts to kill Alistair.
* Tabitha and Kay journey to another dimension.
* Gwen cuts Theresa off at the pass.
Tuesday, September 25
* Pretty accuses Ivy and Fancy of keeping her from Fox.
* Luis promises Sheridan he will help her find Marty.
* Little Ethan is missing!
Wednesday, September 26
* Tabitha and Kay receive a ransom note from the dark side.
* Fancy is suspicious of Luis and Sheridan.
* Ethan realizes his marriage to Theresa is not valid.
Thursday, September 27
* Esme drowns her sorrows.
* Eve tells Julian she's seen Vincent's ghost.
* Gwen warns Theresa about Alistair.
This Week:
* Colleen throws a party to celebrate Lily's divorce, where Lily gets a surprise kiss – from Cane!
* After struggling with memories of Dru, Neil takes a romantic step in his relationship with Karen.
* Jack decides to come clean about Jabot, drawing him closer to Sharon. But will he make his confession public before a scheming Gloria releases damaging evidence?
* Victor offers to help Phyllis reduce her jail sentence, for a price.
* Amber's plan pays off as the stolen money is found, and Michael strikes a deal for Kevin, Amber and Daniel.
SPOILERS! Week of Sept. 17th
AMC: Annie is asked to identify a body that may or may not be her brother.
ATWT: Dusty is shot by someone you'd least expect.
B&B: Ridge buys an engagement ring, but will he choose Brooke or Ashley?
Days: Bo is forced to leave an injured Steve behind to chase after Andre.
GH: Alexis finds herself the next target of Nikolas' rage.
GL: Mallet catches Dinah in a liplock with Matt!
OLTL: Jessica confesses to Natalie that Jared is blackmailing her.
Passions: Vincent continues gaslighting Eve, supplying his mommy with alcohol and pills.
Y&R: Brad confesses his feelings to Sharon.


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First look: Liliha Bakery on Nimitz
By: Melissa Chang Jul 9, 2014
Several months after the initial announcement that the 64-year-old Liliha Bakery was creating a second location on Nimitz Highway, it's finally open. Located in the old Sam Choy's Breakfast, Lunch & Crab spot at 580 N. Nimitz Highway, the newly renovated venue opened its doors today.
There's lots of free parking, and — more importantly — there's more room to eat breakfast all day and stand in line for the iconic coco puffs. The hours, for now, will be 6 a.m. to midnight daily, although owner Peter Kim is considering staying open 24 hours on the weekends. The interior is all new, the kitchen is sparkling and open, and there are high chairs and tables for people who couldn't dine at the Liliha counter before. Other than that, the classic recipes are all the same and you can get everything you'd normally order at Liliha Bakery on Kuakini Street, and more. (Probably the only thing that's missing is 64 years of grease built up on the griddle.)
We got a sneak peek during a practice run earlier this week, so if you plan to go, here's what it looks like:
Preview: Liliha Bakery on Nimitz
Liliha Bakery
580 N. Nimitz Hwy.


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Written By: Ben Cosgrove
Shepard, Glenn, Slayton, Grissom, Schirra, Cooper, Carpenter. Swap them around, place them in any order you like they'll still be recognizable as the names of the dauntless men NASA chose as America's first astronauts: the Mercury Seven.
No other publication covered the early days of the Space Race with as much unfettered access to the astronauts and their families as LIFE, and in its Sept. 14, 1959, issue the editors featured the "fly boys" selected for Project Mercury in a major cover story that, in effect, introduced the septet to the American public in a uniquely up-close and personal way.
In endearingly un-hip language, the magazine's editors celebrated the fact that, when it came to the Space Race, LIFE was "with it in a far-out era. . . . We begin this week to report the personal side of a story which we know will live on in history as long as there are men to record it. It is the story of the Astronauts the supremely dramatic story of man's first efforts to leave his native Earth."
In the introduction to the multi-part feature itself, meanwhile, the momentous nature of the task ahead was discussed in tones that ranged from the near-poetic to the downright blunt:
Some fine early morning before another summer has come, one man chosen from the calmly intent seven … will embark on the greatest adventure man has ever dared to take. Dressed in an all-covering suit to protect him from explosive changes in pressure, strapped into a form-fitting couch to cushion him against the crushing forces of acceleration, surrounded in his tiny chamber by all manner of instruments designed to bring him safely home, he will catapult upward at the head of a rocket for more than 100 miles and then plunge down into the Atlantic Ocean. If he survives, he will be come the heroic symbol of a historic triumph; he will be the first American, perhaps the first man, to be rocketed into the dark stillness of space. If he does not survive, one of his six remaining comrades will go next.
The astronauts are all in their 30s. All are military pilots with experience in engineering and in testing new airplanes. One member of the NASA board which chose them called the Astronauts "premium individuals picked for an unconventional task." In less clinical terms they are the best of a very good lot, a bright, balanced, splendidly conditioned first team, willing eager, in fact to undertake an assignment most men would find unthinkable.
The seven were introduced to America on April 9, 1959. Here, LIFE.com offers a gallery of photos taken in the early days of Project Mercury. The pictures were made by long-time LIFE photographer Ralph Morse—a man who spent so much time with the Mercury Seven (and, ultimately, with the Gemini and Apollo crews, as well) that John Glenn himself fondly dubbed him "the eighth astronaut."


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|2011-06-28, 01:41
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The part-time soldier said she was a SERN-spy and could possibly be well true, and even to the extent that her own father is in SERN. Since Kurisu wants to make up to her father and get along with him once again, she was willing to plot against her friends in order to achieve this. So she constantly leaked information about what they are doing, and indulged herself in experimenting to make sure things go well. She could have possibly even forwarded the hacking of SERN herself
She had so much fun while she was young debating against her father to the point where she was starting to win against him. After idolizing him and him being the very reason why she started to love science, she might be feeling incredibly guilty that she even got her father mad at her in the first place and making it feel more like a "competition" then your friendly father-daughter debate. So she might be at the point where she will go to extreme lengths just to bring that fondship between them back. She also constantly brings the topic back up from time to time.
|2011-07-07, 16:31
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Just came up with a crazy theory that will explain Okarin's screams during Kurisu's murder back in episode one... and for the nonsense following, thank the DDoS attack that I had to deal with today at work :/
So it is more or less fate (i.e. divergence factor) that leads to Mayuri's death, so the only way to avoid this is for Kurisu never to meet Okarin, and lead to the series of events, that stop Mayuri from being Okarin's hostage, as well as getting the SERN involved, contacting Titor, etc. So at some point the only option for Okarin to save Mayuri is for him to kill Kurisu
Now, however feasible or plausible it is, I do not believe (or rather hope) that it will come true, because Okarin will be a very sad panda
@Eclair: So here is the explaination for your original theory Let's see who will win, your tsundere or my moeblob... since my Feyris is not appearing any more :/
|2011-07-07, 19:33
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I can see where you're coming from with the theory, but I don't think it'll be true in the long run. Kurisu may want to reconnect with her father, but something the show establishes very well is that she was also extremely lonely/distant from other people up until she got dragged into Okabe's lab and became friends with the members there. It seems OOC to me for her to trade away her friendships with the others just to try and connect with her father again, especially since even when she talks about wanting to be close to her father like she was as a child, it's usually in the way of someone resigned to the fact that it won't ever change.
Though, I do think at some point, Kurisu will have to choose between keeping her friendship with Okabe/saving Mayuri and regaining her lost bond with her father, especially if he's tied to SERN. He might promise to be close to her again if she sells out her friends, which leads to a moral dilemma.
|2011-07-09, 10:20
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Greertings everyone !
There is one thing I don't understand : in the first episode, Kurisu is killed but when Okabe sent a mail, the line changed and she was saved. In exchange, that time machine landed in the building and John Titor never went in the year 2000.
My question is : Why is the death of Kurisu change the date of visit of Titor ? In the first place, Okabe sent the mail to Daru who doesn't know Kurisu in person so I could not tell her "you are dead" so how did he change that fact ? And what the connection to Titor ?
|2011-07-09, 13:36
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|2011-07-10, 04:19
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And how an e-mail sent to a nobody (daru) could save her in the first place since they didn't know each other before that ?
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That could be a possibility RadiantBeam But how would he revert things back to the original timeline? Only thing I can come up with is involving the D-mails again which could make things even worse..
|2011-07-12, 13:59
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Well, apparently the timeline shifted more and more with each D-mail the group sent, up until the point we see now where Mayuri is now doomed to die. Perhaps finding some way to undo the effects the D-mails had on the timeline is the key?
|2011-07-12, 15:41
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Now, this is actually kind of interesting. Because we know Suzahu, prior to that first D-Mail Okarin sent, went back to 2000, not 2010. It's also heavily implied in this particular time, that she's searching in 2010 because that's what year is on the badge she carries. Did the Suzahu prior to Okarin's first D-Mail carry a badge from 2000 instead? Or is this all moot, and simply a random bit of info to illustrate that sending D-Mails can have unintended butterfly effects and has no real bearing on the story itself? Beats me.
|2011-07-13, 04:36
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Actually I was wondering... in the first timeline in Episode 13, when Okabe ran to the time machine to use it, Kurisu was shot by Moeka. If it's true that all deaths are final unless you shift to a different time trunk altogether, how come Kurisu, unlike Mayuri, doesn't die every time?
|2011-07-13, 08:08
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Mayushii's death is the end result of a web of events starting way earlier, probably even related to Okarin's childhood, since he hinted that he had a similar sensation to time-shifting, when he was a child.
Kurisu's death, is not as important (in the general scheme of things) after completing the time-traveling machine prototype.
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Teen's injuries from hit-and-run crash more than physical
Police searching for driver
A Milwaukee mother is pleading for a hit-and-run driver who struck her son, breaking his legs, to come forward.
Nathan Pacala, 14, is a special needs child who was dealt a severe setback Monday night.
His mom, Carla Pacala, said just as he was starting to become independent and making great progress, a driver hit him and kept going.
"And I mean, he flew. I mean, people in the second floor could see him just fly like a rag doll," Carla Pacala said.
Both of Nathan's legs are broken and the bruise on his head is visible. Children's Hospital child life specialist Leslie Scott is assisting with his therapy.
"And what did the doctors do to help your legs get better, what's on them?" Scott asked Nathan
"Casts," Nathan said.
His mom is hoping that video surveillance cameras mounted on store fronts in the area of Mitchell Street and Muskego Avenue captured the car and driver.
WISN 12 News surveyed the area, and could not find any evidence that videotape exists.
Police have only confirmed that they are looking for a dark-colored Pontiac Grand Prix.
"I just wish the person would have stayed around and just took responsibility because if my child has two broken legs, there has to be damage to his car, and for this person to be a coward to hide, it's not right," Carla Pacala aid.
Milwaukee police are investigating the case. They are asking if anyone has any information about the crash to call them at 414-935-7360.
Nathan is expected to be released from the hospital soon, but doctors have told his mom it could be months before he is able to walk freely.


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Two environmental groups, one from San Francisco, the other from Machias, Maine, will be at the Durango Discovery Museum on Saturday to tell their side of the mountaintop removal controversy and about other Earth-related issues.
The presentation by the Beehive Design Collective and Rising Tide North America will be the 18th and last stop of a tour of the Southwest.
The free program is sponsored by the Durango-based Great Old Broads for Wilderness. The presentation will begin at 3 p.m. at the Discovery Museum, 1333 Camino del Rio.
We have a 16-by-8-foot mural and will walk you through the whole narrative with graphics, Emma Hornback of Bumblebee said by telephone Wednesday. Our story is about mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia.
Mountaintop removal is the use of explosives to take off the top of a mountain or ridge to expose underlying coal seams.
The group will discuss what it says are the true costs of coal.
Another Bumblebee team is touring Appalachia, then will head for the Great Lakes and later New England, she said.
Bumblebee activists visited Alaska this summer to support residents in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley who oppose the opening of three coal mines there, Hornback said.
In Appalachia Virginia, West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and Tennessee Bumblebees dont take an aggressive stance, Hornback said.
Its not our goal to change minds there, she said. We try to have a good conversation on issues and connect the dots in the big picture.
Nick Stocks of San Francisco-based Rising Tide on Saturday will discuss fracking, the injection of water and chemicals into underground seams to free gas and tar sands, and other mineral extraction issues, Hornback said.
The Bumblebee Design Collective is 12 years old, operating on donations, Hornback said. Its a grass-roots organization, she said.


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*** before you have your smart arse answers, lets get a few things clear**
ive started riding about 9months ago.
i dont have a huge amount of experience, but im a quick learner, im super keen to ride, and im pretty confident in my ability.....
think im ultimately heading into the wakestyle riding.
i dunno much about kite, atleast not yet. im trying to learn....... but what i am really good at is hitting the water with sub-par gear, and riding twice as hard as everybody else on the water............. first on & last off the water and smiling the whole time.
i started riding with a quiver of 09 revs.....(f!@#ing great kites by the way...... so glad i bought them)
now after 9months the kites are pretty thrashed and it was time to replace them.
i hunted around for something new, and in the end i went with 2015 slingy fuels. (lets face it, they've been made for 13+ years, so something in the formula works)
admittedly, i did buy them thinking that i could get used to the 2015 nitro bridle, and once used to the kite i could de-bridle them.
( in the end the kite sucked with a bridle, so i took it off after its first flight)
there a lot to get used to with such different flying characteristics.
i am still riding them hard, and i love flying them....... but being still so new to c-kites i think im flying them incorrectly.
after talking to a few fellow riders ive been told that c-kites deff need to be flown different from regular SLE & bow kites.
so lets talk about this!
i think i have a tendancy to over sheet .
is it just me or do i less power when i sheet in?
i swear it feels like i get more power at half sheeting.
are there any tips to flying these pure -c kites??
how do you ride your c-kites differently to your bow & SLE ??
what tips do you have for anybody who has jumped onto his first c-kites??
i appreciate any help people.
i did actually ask for some help on another kite forum and i got totally berated and insulted because im not experienced riding c-kites.
dunno what person gets a buzz outta giving sh** to a person trying to learn, but whatever floats your boat i guess.
again.... appreciate any help!!


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Special Note: Because "Trained Skills" are skills you have trained whether you can actually use them or not, the plugin will always list all Fast Builder skills even if you can't use some of them.
Initially, the color will be WHITE behind them, meaning it is waiting for a builder to be used. GREEN means you are building the gambit correctly, and RED means there is one or more incorrect builders present in the sequence. BLACK means the gambit builder location is not used.
The actual gambit skill will have WHITE/GREEN/RED behind it too, WHITE meaning that the gambit sequence is being built, but not finished yet, and the sequence doesn't include any incorrect builders; GREEN means the gambit is ready to be used (special note: if you have other builders after the gambit sequence that changes the gambit, the gambit will still display GREEN); and RED means that there is an incorrect builder present.
Please see the side pictures for better clarification.
Currently, you can only set the overlays to 1 through 4, and the defaults are what most Wardens use: 1-Spear, 2-Shield, 3-Fist, 4-Gambit.
You can change these numbers by using the menu button.
You can turn on/off this feature using the menu as well.
You can hide different gambits you don't care to see by right clicking on the gambit, and then selecting hide from the drop down menu.
You can show hidden gambits by right clicking any gambit on the bar, and selecting the "Show...<gambit name>" option, or the "Show All" option at the bottom. Note that you can't hide ALL gambits on one bar (use the main menu to hide the entire bar).
You can switch whether the fast builders display above or below the builder and gambit skills by using the main menu button.
You can switch where the Fast Builder skills are location in the 3x3 grid by right clicking on one of the Fast Builders and selecting which one you want in that spot. It will swap the one you selected and the one that was originally in that spot. Special Note: When switching the Fast Builders from above to below and vice versa, they get reversed, so set the fast builder location before setting where you want each individual one to be).
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