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Thailand had a decent summer crop and prices are currently stable as factories have closed production until September. Stocks of canned pineapple were relatively high at the end of May and June that caused the price of certain pack sizes to dip slightly as packers wanted to move out some of the inventory. The price of fresh pineapple went as low as 3 Baht per kilo due to sluggish demand. This is not a good situation for the farmers or producers. At these prices farmers look to alternative crops that will give them a higher value per acre of cultivated land. At this moment we do not know the effect of this low raw material cost on future crops, but we are expecting a fairly normal winter crop, with stable pricing. Flooding in certain regions of Thailand has put stress on many agricultural products but nothing has been reported at the moment of affecting the pineapple crop. This is something that we will be watching closely in the upcoming months.
Canned Pineapple: Thailand
Canned pineapple production in Thailand to remain stable. The pineapple processing industry in Thailand is about to enter the peak season this month. Canned pineapple prices have finally reached a comfortable level that allows both growers and processors to make a living.
Boom-and-bust cycles are well known in the pineapple business; they occur periodically when supply and demand are out of balance due to a disastrous crop or lack of interest in growing pineapple due to low raw material prices. The industry was dealing with extremely high prices and shortages during 2015 and 2016; then the trend finally turned around in 2017: prices started to come down and reached the bottom by the end of the year. Packers have finally caught up with orders and started to built up inventories to a healthy level.
Our sources don't expect the prices to change much in the near future; the summer crop looks decent and the raw material prices have stabilized. On the long run though there are hints about shortages for the winter crop as some growers are switching to other crops because they aren't happy with the current prices. "Normal" fresh pineapple prices (about 5-6 Baht per kilo) are considered rather low compared to the previous 2-3 year highs (as high as 13-14 Baht per kilo), resulting in some farmers' turning away from pineapple cultivation or paying less attention to their plantations. This practice is common and will affect the yield of the winter crop.
Our packers believe that this is a good time to contract for canned pineapple for spread shipment as they expect the market to firm up later during the year.
Thai Pineapple Supply Is Slowly Recovering
As Thai pineapple processors are getting ready to make a push for 2018 at the ANUGA Food Show in Cologne, Germany October 7-11th, 2017, they are reporting that the fruit supply is slowly recovering from last year's low levels. Thai canned pineapple products have taken a lot of "beating" from end-users during the last 12-18 months because of lack of flavor; fruit was picked and processed before it had a chance to mature during the period when supply was low and demand was high.
Pineapple growing areas have been getting a good amount of rainfall this year which helped increase the yield and improve the quality of the fruit. According to a report published by the FoodNews, "Thailand's processing pineapple harvest this year will be slightly larger than last year's 1.49 million tons, but still way below historical norms." The total tonnage for 2017 is estimated to be around 1.7-1.8 million tons or about 20% more than last year.
According to our local sources, factories will face difficulties hiring workers to fill their maximum processing capacity because of the latest government regulations. In an effort to prevent human trafficking, the Thai government has recently enacted new laws for hiring migrant workers and set quotas for companies that desire to hire temporary migrant workers. This can be a major problem for processors during high season because they can't just hire extra labor when the fruit is pouring in. Instead, they must get work permits first and they cannot exceed their assigned quotas.
A factor that we have to take into consideration is the strengthening of the Thai Baht against the US dollar. The Baht has gained about 8% in value against the USD during the past two months. However, given the better fruit supply, we expect the prices to get back to "normal" levels. The Thai pineapple processing industry has traditionally endured a lot of "boom and bust" cycles and they hope that supply and demand situation will balance out during the next 12-month period.
Pineapple: Update Summer 2016
According to the recent report of The Thai Food Processors' Association, El Nino caused higher temperatures than normal during the first months of the year which threatened the upcoming pineapple crop and damaged the plantations greatly. Around 30-40% of the crop was affected with damages including sun-burnt fruits. Because of the severe drought that El Nino has brought on, farmers were unable to properly care for their plants that will result in a delayed winter crop.
Since the fruit supply has been low, there hasn't been enough for cannery production, forcing packers to run with half capacity. Most packers are struggling to fulfill their contracts and shipments are delayed by several months because of the insufficient fruit supply.
The total crop outlook from January through the annual shutdown in August has been predicted to be around 1.1 million tons of fruit which is about 30% less than harvested the same period last year. Because of this severe shortage raw material prices are expected to increase to THB 14.50-15.50/kg.
Apart from dealing with expensive raw material, Thai pineapple packers are forced to pay more for tinplate as well; the price was increased by USD $30.00/ ton in 2Q16 and by another USD $130.00/ton in 3Q16.
At the recent New York Fancy Food Show, some Thai packers claimed there wouldn't be a relief in pineapple supply before the winter crop of 2017, given the long growing cycle of the fruit.
Pineapple: El Nino Affecting Pineapple Crops; No Pricing Relief in Sight
Reports coming in from the major pineapple growing regions throughout Southeast Asia point to a continued supply shortage and high pineapple prices. The El Nino effect is generating adverse weather conditions throughout Thailand and Indonesia, with water shortages stunting fruit growth and making harvests much smaller than usual. Thai packers are claiming shortfalls of 15% in December 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014, while Indonesian factories have started seeing up to 60% less in raw material in the past months than the same period a year before. To compound the issue, many factories are still working on filling back orders from last season, which makes the limited raw material available that much more of a commodity. These crop issues do not point towards any sort of pricing relief on pineapple in the near future.
Pineapple: Shortage Remains in Thailand
The Thai Pineapple Industry Association has recently met and delivered its estimate of 1.4 million tons as Thailand's total fresh pineapple production for 2015. In normal years, Thailand produces about 2 million tons of fruit, so this is about a 30% shortage. Some of the fruit will go to the fresh market, leaving the processors, canneries and juice concentrate manufacturers, with less fruit than in 2014 along with sky-rocketing prices that were unheard of in the past. In "normal years" fresh pineapple costs about 3.50-4.50 Baht per kilo, but right now fresh fruit is trading at around 12-13 Baht per kilo.
Some of the shortage is linked to the unusual weather pattern and an exceptionally strong El Nino that has been bringing lots of rain to parts of the world that are normally dry and drought to other parts, like Southeast Asia, where it should normally rain during "rainy season". Processors fear that September 2015 to February 2016 is going to be the worst dry season the crop has ever seen. They don't foresee any increase in the fruit supply and they predict the fruit supply to be about 40% less than what the industry needs.
Other than the weather-related crop fallout, a large part of the shortage can be explained by the "boom-and-bust" nature of the Thai pineapple industry. When the fruit prices plummet, farmers abandon their crops and grow something else that's more profitable. Given the current high prices, farmers are expected to drift back to pineapple cultivation next year but no worthwhile increase in production can be expected before next year's summer crop, at the very earliest.
For the time being, offers for canned pineapple from Thailand are scarce, prices are extremely high and packers are cautious about making commitments for large quantities as they continue dealing with back-orders. Other pineapple producing countries such as Indonesia or China are struggling to keep up with the high demand and can't make up for the shortfall of Thailand, which is one of the largest pineapple exporters of the world.
Pineapple: Prices Firming on Lower Crop Yield
Thai pineapple processors have been experiencing a very poor fruit supply for several months. In comparison to the production volume of the same period last year, the output for January – March 2014 is expected to shrink by as much as 50%. Along with tight supply the price of raw material has hit the unheard-of level of Thai Baht 8.00 per kg, equivalent to USD 250/mt that is by about 40% higher than the average price of winter crop fruit. What fruit is available is of small size and processors have no option but pay the growers' asking price, otherwise the farmers may simply abandon pineapple cultivation and choose some other crop, like soybeans, that promises them a quicker and higher return.
In fact, the low price of processed pineapple that has persisted for the last couple of years has also exacerbated the shortage of fruit because farmers couldn't afford fertilizers to renew their plantations. This has caused a raw material shortage that cannot be quickly rectified; therefore pineapple prices are expected to remain high for quite some time. Processors forecast a tight supply of fruit and claim that there won't be a summer peak season (April/May) this year at all; they don't expect any relief through the end of the year and beyond. The world market is finally realizing that prices aren't falling anymore and major European retailers have concluded contracts at much higher levels than in 2013, thus setting the level for other customers all over the world.
Pineapple: Late Crop, Weather Concerns Keeping Prices High
Thailand's winter crop started late by a few weeks and now the flooding is affecting certain areas. Raw material prices were at around 5 Baht/kg as opposed to last year's $4/Baht/kg. Packers were complaining about the weak European and Russian market and yet, they didn't expect the prices to come down, given the raw material cost and lack of carryover from the summer crop. The winter crop is usually smaller than the summer crop and we will have to closely monitor the weather conditions in the coming months. This is the rainy season the Southeast Asia and steady rain and flooding may affect several crops, not only pineapple.
Pineapple: Prices Expected to Increase on Supply Shortages
Pineapple prices have risen sharply over the past months in Thailand as supply shortages are becoming more apparent. Raw material prices have doubled as growers registered one of the poorest harvests in some 8 years in April, putting pressure on the canners and processors as inventory levels continue to diminish. Processors are claiming that there was no "peak season" this year – they usually expect to pack more during the summer crop (April to June) than during the winter crop (October to January). The size of the pineapple crop is cyclical: they usually get a fair crop after a good crop and the 3rd year generally results in a poor crop. This is mostly due to the supply-demand situation; the larger the crop, the lower the fruit prices, thus farmers are less likely to re-plant and take good care of their plantation. As the yield shrinks and fruit shortages become more severe, fruit prices shoot up and farmers have more incentive to grow more fruit again. Pineapples are cultivated by planting the crown of the fruit; as farmers proceed cutting the fruit they may either discard the crown or plant it as they move down the row. If planted, the crown grows into a new plant and will bear a fruit in about 26-30 months.
Most of the larger pineapple packers are expected to try to buy up as much product as possible in an effort to maintain supply levels, regardless of the cost. Chinese Pineapple prices have risen as well on speculation concerns, so there is unlikely to be any relief from that market any time soon.
Pineapple: Pricing Competitive on both Thai and Chinese Product
The pineapple market remains quiet between crops. Most packers in Thailand have unsold stocks and are anxious to sell before the start of the summer crop production (April/May). Their prices are quite competitive, even though they are struggling with increased production costs due to the mandatory wage increase they had to implement at the beginning of the year. The strong Thai Baht isn't helping export sales either; the local currency has appreciated about 4% against the USD during the past 90 days.
China has ample stocks also and the prices are similar to those quoted by their Thai competitors. Their crop cycles are the same as Thailand's and they are gearing up for summer production as well. The variety that's grown in China is different; it's called Queen Victoria, while the dominant variety in Thailand is Smooth Cayenne.
Overall, this is a good time to book out pineapple because the current prices probably won't last long, given the higher retail sales during the summer all over the Northern Hemisphere.


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Hauppauge, NY (PRWEB) March 30, 2016
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"Receiving the FAA Section 333 Exemption is an exciting development for our company and another cutting-edge innovative process we can deploy to benefit our clients and their customers," said Gregory Penza, president and CEO of ULC Robotics. "ULC's unmanned aerial inspection program is backed by our research and development and field operations teams, as well as a team of expert UAS consultants who will integrate professional-grade UAS with carefully selected sensors to ensure the highest quality inspections."
ULC will utilize UAS to aid in the unmanned aerial inspection and surveys of difficult-to-access structures, monitor for gas leaks in distribution or transmission pipelines, inspect buildings and act as an emergency response assessment tool.
"Unmanned aerial systems offer a myriad of uses that utility industries and energy businesses can fully benefit from," said Aubrey Anderson, head of the UAS program for ULC Robotics. "Using unmanned aerial inspections to monitor gas pipelines or electrical lines allows utilities to gather critical data from hard-to-access infrastructure, while reducing costs and keeping workers safe by eliminating the need to climb heights or navigate through hazardous terrain."
Since September 2014, the FAA has issued more than 4,000 Section 333 Exemptions to businesses across the US. ULC Robotics is excited to be at the forefront of safely executing UAS operations and to bring innovative technology to the utility industry.
ULC plans to begin working with gas and electric utility customers and start demonstrations in June. In addition to electric and utility inspections, ULC's UAS team has expressed their ability to expand operations to other industries including construction, agriculture and commercial real estate.
For more information on ULC Robotics, Inc. and the company's Unmanned Aerial Utility Inspection Services, please visit http://www.ulcrobotics.com or call 631-667-9200.
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Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber dropped new music videos at about the same time. It's "Wildest Dreams" against "What Do You mean?" on the Youtube battle ground.
The MTV VMAs are over, but new music videos have just hit the internet that could be up for a VMA in 2016. Taylor Swift released a music video for Wildest Dreams starring Scott Eastwood.
Justin Bieber has relaunched his music career at the VMAs with "What do You mean?" The music video, directed by Brad Furman is out now.
Taylor Swift's new video has already accumulated over 1.6 million views. Bieber is far behind with 612,000 views on Youtube. The "Beliebers" are though out now to change that. The hashtag #WhatDoYouMeanMusicVideo is the number 1 trending hashtag on Twitter.
The What Do You Mean Music Video has the style of a movie and stars John Leguizamo. The story is a confusing ride starting with a lighter and a huge bundle of cash. The dominating scenes show Bieber making out with hot model Xenia Deli.
Taylor Swift's new video also has kissing in it. In Wildest Dreams Taylor Swift and Scott Eastwood are actors on a classic movie set in Africa. They pair goes through an emotional ride in the video involving several hot kissing scenes. What will Calvin Harris thinking about this?
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- Research Article
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Traffic Flow Condition Classification for Short Sections Using Single Microwave Sensor
- Muhammed G. Cinsdikici1Email author and
- Kemal Memiş2
© Muhammed G. Cinsdikici and Kemal Memiş. 2010
- Received: 19 October 2009
- Accepted: 2 September 2010
- Published: 19 September 2010
Daily observed traffic flow can show different characteristics varying with the times of the day. They are caused by traffic incidents such as accidents, disabled cars, construction activities and other unusual events. Three different major traffic conditions can be occurred: "Flow," "Dense" and "Congested". Objective of this research is to identify the current traffic condition by examining the traffic measurement parameters. The earlier researches have dealt only with speed and volume by ignoring occupancy. In our study, the occupancy is another important parameter of classification. The previous works have used multiple sensors to classify traffic condition whereas our work uses only single microwave sensor. We have extended Multiple Linear Regression classification with our new approach of Estimating with Error Prediction. We present novel algorithms of Multiclassification with One-Against-All Method and Multiclassification with Binary Comparison for multiple SVM architecture. Finaly, a non-linear model of backpropagation neural network is introduced for classification. This combination has not been reported on previous studies. Training data are obtained from the Corsim based microscopic traffic simulator TSIS 5.1. All performances are compared using this data set. Our methods are currently installed and running at traffic management center of 2.Ring Road in Istanbul.
- Support Vector Machine
- Traffic Flow
- Traffic Condition
- Ring Road
- Multi Class Problem
1. Introduction
Traffic flow characteristic shows dynamical change at different time periods of the day. Many traffic incidents such as accidents, disabled cars, construction activities, high demands on traffic, and other unusual events cause this change. For dealing with these unstable traffic problems, traffic conditions should be clarified. Mainly there exist three different major traffic conditions: "Flow Traffic," "Dense Traffic," and "Congested Traffic". Clarification of them requires careful/detailed examination of the flow parameters of speed, volume, and occupancy (SVO).
Accurate interpretation of SVO supports traffic management centers to make proper decision on directing the traffic to the less intensive roads. Hence, the response time for intervention in an incident will be reduced.
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measurement at a point,
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measurement over a short section (about 10?meters),
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measurement over a length of road (at least 0.5?km),
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measurement with mobile observer in the traffic stream,
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measurement with multiple simultaneous mobile vehicles, as part of ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems).
Although all measurement methods above produce speed and volume of SVO, the only method producing occupancy (i.e., the percentage of unit time that the detection zone of the instrument is occupied by vehicles) is the measurement over a short section [1].
Detectors used for short section measurement can be based on inductive loop (IL), microwave, radar, photocell, ultrasonic, and analog/digital camera technologies [1]. Since the quick and effortless installation is possible only on IL technology, we have used Radio Transmissions Microwave Sensor-based (RTMS) IL detector. We have collected SVO parameter values at different times of day by using RTMS-IL.
The collected SVO data is analyzed through our three distinct novel approaches to classify traffic flow as "Flow", "Dense", or "Congested". These approaches are estimating error prediction for multiple linear regression analysis, two improved variants of support vector machines (SVM), and backpropagation neural network. First two methods are linear classifiers, whereas NN is non-linear.
In Section 2, the contributions of our paper will be given in the related works. Then, background is presented. In the Section 4, all details about the proposed study are going to be given. Section 5 summarizes experimental results. Finally, conclusion is given.
2. Related Works
Flow theory has been tried to analyze traffic through the speed, volume, and the vehicular concentration parameters.
Temporal vehicular concentration named as occupancy can be measured only over a short section (i.e., shorter than the minimum vehicle length). So, this parameter becomes unmeaning for long section measurements.
Density as an alternative vehicular concentration has been a part of traffic measurement since 1930's. It depicts the number of vehicles over a long section (i.e., one mile or kilometer) in contrast to occupancy.
Although vehicular concentration encompasses both density andoccupancy parameters, indeed, it would be fair to say that the majority opinion is in favor of using density during the evolution of traffic flow theory.
However, a minority view has intended to use occupancy in theoretical works. Although there are well-defined facts put forward by the majority for the continued use of density, the minority also propounds major reasons for making more use of occupancy. The most crucial reason among them can be given as density (i.e., vehicles per length of road) ignores the effects of vehicle length and traffic composition. Occupancy, on the other hand, is directly affected by both of these variables and therefore gives a more reliable indicator of the amount of a road being used by vehicles.
First mathematical model-based on speed, volume, and density variables had been developed by Greenshild in mid 1930s [2] using the aerial photographs. In his work, relationship between speed and density is introduced relying on simple linear regression approach.
After World War II, with the tremendous increase in use of automobiles and the expansion of the highway system, there was also a surge in the study of traffic characteristics and the development of traffic flow theories. In 1950's, theoretical developments based on a variety of approaches, such as car-following, traffic wave theory (hydrodynamic analogy), and queuing theory has emerged. Some of the seminal works of that period include the works by Reuschel (1950) [3–5], Wardrop (1952) [6], Pipes (1953) [7], Lighthill and Whitham (1955) [8], Newell (1955) [9], Webster (1957) [10], Edie and Foote (1958) [11], Chandler et al. (1958) [12], and other papers by Herman et al.
Reuschel and Pipes offered a microscopic traffic model that identifies the linear dependency between the speed of a vehicle and the distance between the vehicles in a single lane. The models described by Reuschel and Pipes were reasonable in concept, but no experimental verification of their conclusions was pursued for many years [13].
Wardrop's theory was based on two major principles. The first one was stating that travel times between the same origin and destination pairs for any used routes are less than or equal to the travel times for all unused routes. This is referenced as Dynamic User Equilibrium (DUE) in the literature and used for large-scale networks. Diverting traffic with DUE is inefficient and difficult-to-implement system optimum (i.e., min. average travel time) [14]. The second one aims at minimizing both the total travel times and average travel times for all assigned routes for all drivers on the whole network. However, individual choice of drivers was by no means guaranteed to satisfy this principle and in most cases did not [13].
A few years later, Lighthill and Whitham (L-W) together set out the first comprehensive theory of kinematic waves. In L-W traffic model, there exists correlation between traffic flow (cars/hour) and traffic density (cars/mile) [8]. Propagation of shock waves, generated by traffic transitions from one steady state to another, was also determined by L-W model. Nevertheless, this model was viable only for describing the density changes. Unfortunately, the model produces larger densities exceeding the possible maximum vehicle density.
Greenberg improved the existing mathematical models by adding the nonlinearity into the model structure [15]. He treats the traffic stream as a continuous fluid and derives the relations between speed, density, and flow by fluid dynamics.
The distinction of free (i.e., non-congested) and congested flow on the speed-density model was carried out by Eddie [16] and Underwood [17] and was investigated in an important empirical test by Drake et al. [18].
Athol [19] suggested using the occupancy rather than the density for the flow-concentration works, however his suggestion became popular one decade later.
Speed, flow, and occupancy (SFO) relationships have been studied at the free flow level by Hurdle and Datta [20], Persaud and Hurdle [21], F. L. Hall and L. M. Hall [22], Banks [23], Smith et al. [24], Hall et al. [25], and Wemple et al. [26]. Also, SFO have been studied at congested flow level and by Hall and Montgomery [27], Zhou and Hall [28], and Banks [29, 30].
SVMs are usually employed for incident detection algorithms identifying the anomalies of traffic flow model using single or two sensors [31]. The process for determining the presence of an incident is twofold. The first is a determination of congestion (exits/not-exists), one of the states we also want to identify. Next is the binary analysis of type of congestion (incident occurred/not-occurred). Past researches and applications usually tend to use the traffic descriptors of two traffic sensors as their input parameters for incident detection with SVM methods.
In ITS, neural networks can be found on the areas like vehicle detection, road detection, and single loop vehicle type classification [32, 33]. Rarely some work related with traffic flow control can be found and they are also not well defined [34].
All retrospective researches so far show the binary relationships between the traffic parameters such as flow rate and occupancy (FR-O), flow rate and speed (FR-S), speed and occupancy (S-O) at congested or flow levels. Traffic status is assessed according to these binary relationships or by inspecting only one parameter (like speed) rather than examining all of them.
The first contribution of this paper to the traffic studies is focusing on another major traffic flow level ignored in earlier researches called dense flow level. All the previous works studies congested and flow traffic levels.
The second contribution of the paper is that no one in the earlier works is based on "single sensor" (i.e., all of them used double sensor placed within some distance) with using SVO triplets (i.e., triple relations of traffic parameters).
The third one is our new approach of "estimation with error prediction" for multiple-linear regression.
The fourth and most important one is our novel algorithms of "Multiclassification with One-Against-All" and "Multiclassification with Binary Comparison" as variants for support vector machine (SVM) classifier for the traffic flow model.
The final contribution is that none of the earlier works uses neural network model to classify the traffic control by short section with single ILD.
3. Background
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Volume shows the count of total vehicles passed through this short section for one period.
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Speed shows the average speed of total cars passed through this short section for one period.
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Occupancy shows the sum of the time; vehicles occupy the short section divided by one period time.
3.1. Linear Multiple Regression Analysis Method as a Classifier
for given data.
3.2. Support Vector Machine as a Classifier
Another innovative supervised pattern classifier technique SVM was first proposed by Vapnik in 1995 [36]. The formulation applied by SVM embodies the Structural Risk Minimization (SRM) principle, which has been shown to be superior to traditional Empirical Risk Minimization (ERM) principle [37]. While SRM minimizes an upper bound on the expected risk, ERM minimizes the error on the training data [38]. It is the difference which equips SVM with a greater ability to generalize, which is the goal in statistical learning. SVMs were developed to solve the classification problem (i.e., data must belong to either Class 1(+1) or Class 2( )) but recently they have been extended to the domain of regression problems [39].
The dominating approach for solving multiclass problems using SVM has been based on reducing single multi class problem into multiple binary problems. For instance, a common method is to build a set of binary classifiers where each classifier distinguishes between one of the labels to the rest. This approach is a special case of using output codes for solving multi class problems [42]. However, while multi class learning using output codes provides a simple and powerful framework it cannot capture correlations between the different classes since it breaks a multi class problem into multiple independent binary problems [43].
The idea of casting multi class problems as a single constrained optimization with a quadratic objective function was introduced by Vapnik [44] and Watkins [45]. These attempts to extend the binary case are achieved by adding constraints for every class and thus the size of the quadratic optimization is proportional to the number of categories in the classification problems. The result is often a homogeneous quadratic problem which is hard to solve and difficult to store. The idea of breaking constrained optimization problem into smaller problems was extended by Joachims [46]. Multiple class problems were then discussed by Schölkopf [47]. Today's panorama of SVM is well summarized by Cristianini [48] and more completely by Schölkopf and Smola [49].
3.3. Backpropagation Neural Network as a Classifier
In our paper work, we used alternative learning methods for comparing the performances. They are Gradient Descent with Momentum (gdm), Conjugate Gradient Descent (cgd), Scaled Conjugate Gradient (scg), and Levenberg-Marquardt Gradient Descent with momentum and Scaled Conjugate Gradient. In [52], you can find algorithms and related details about the formulation and theory about these learning methods.
4. Proposed Method
4.1. Data
For each traffic condition, different values and types of data can be acquired through the FHWA's (Federal Highway Agency) TSIS 5.1 software (i.e., a CORSIM-based microscopic traffic simulation tool). Differentiation of data is supplied by configuring simulation tool parameters such as distribution function of generated traffic, lane speeds, car distances, and incident creation intervals.
Each ILD sensors generates speed, volume, and occupancy parameters values for configurable one period of time (i.e., 60 seconds) for each lane on the freeway.
4.1.1. Congested Condition
4.1.2. Flow Condition
4.1.3. Dense Condition
4.2. Multiple Regression Analysis
There exist two significant facts through the basis of this method. The prior one says it is obvious that occupancy approximates to zero whether the average speed of vehicles approximates to infinity in flow traffic condition or not. On the contrary, occupancy goes to maximum value when speed approximates to zero in congested traffic flow condition.
It is also obvious that, until the volume reaches its maximum, occupancy is also increasing. After the maximum, the volume is going to be monotonically decreasing whereas occupancy is still increasing.
Under these circumstances, in flow traffic condition more volume leads to more occupancy. However, in congested traffic flow, the less volume observed leads to more occupancy.
4.2.1. Regression Planes
Using the CORSIM data, , , and values for each traffic condition are calculated using LMS (Least Mean Squares) method. The obtained results can be tracked through following subtitles.
(d) Combined Data and Regression Planes. Data and regression planes of all traffic conditions are shown in Figure 10.
(1) Using Analytic geometry (AG). From the CORSIM simulation, regression planes are defined for each traffic conditions. AG calculates the distances between all data points and each plane. The result (i.e., nearest plane) supplies us to infer the class (status) of current traffic.
(2) Estimating Occupancy without Error Prediction (EO). In EO, linear regression (6) is used and error is assumed as zero. Using this assumption occupancy estimator can be calculated for each simulated traffic condition (8), (9), (10) using the real speed and real volume. After acquiring these estimators, they are compared with the real occupancy. The one nearest to real occupancy becomes the result of our traffic flow condition.
(3) Estimating Occupancy with Error Prediction (EOwEP): Another method for finding the traffic flow class is extended version of EO. This method calculates occupancy estimators by adding the predicted error values.
4.3. Support Vector Machines
As mentioned in background, SVM is generally applied to binary classification problems. Since the addressed problem is mapping the input data into one of three flow conditions, SVM can be seen inapplicable at first. However, without changing its calculation style, SVM can also be used in multiclassification problems. The idea lays behind multi classification is just using more than one SVM and classifing the data according to the outputs of multiple SVMs. We use our two novel approaches for Multiple SVM.
Multiclassification with One-Against-All Method (OAAM). The designated architecture (our novel approach) for this method is composed of three SVMs. Each SVM represents one of the traffic flow conditions. Detector values can be fed into each SVM, respectively. The bipolar output ["+1" (Class 1), " " (Class 2)] indicates if the input data belongs to this SVM or not.
Algorithm 1
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Initialize weights (v i,j , w j,k ) with small random values
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Broadcast the input data to the input layer x i
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Calculate the hidden layer unit signals
("f" is sigmoid function in our work)
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Calculate the output unit signal
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Calculate the residual. By using expected value for output signal (t k ).
where a is learning rate. In the learning phase, is updated according to learning rule.
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Then calculate reflectance of the residuals and propagate it to the input weights.
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All weights are updated with learning rule (i.e., gdm/scg).
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Test the stopping condition (i.e., reaching to "goal"; predefined Mse —mean square error- of the total residuals)
After training is done, each member of Multiple-SVMs has its own linear planes for OAAM. In order to get the correct class of the queried data is just easy as to look at the responses of each SVMs. The "+1" response of the SVM clarifies the class of the data. For instance if F-SVM's response is "+1" (i.e., the others are expected as " ") then the class of the data belongs to flow traffic.
- (i)
If at least two SVMs produce output "+1", then the one with the longest L2 distance from data point to its own SVM plane can be picked out. Since the furthest distance from the data point to plane exposes the stricter and more accurate data for current traffic flow condition, we choose the furthest one.
- (ii)
If all SVMs produce output " ", the one with the shortest L2 distance to SVM plane must be chosen. Producing output "–1" implies that the data does not belong to the current SVM's traffic condition. Since, the shortest distance from data point to SVM plane is the nearest one to "+1" (Class 1), we can pick this SVM out as our desired class.
Multiclassification with Binary Comparison (BC)
Our other novel approach applied to classify our data is again composed of three SVMs. However, it can be distinguished from the OAAM method by its architecture. In BC method, each SVM is responsible for the following binary combinations, respectively; (Congested, Dense), (Congested, Flow), and (Flow, Dense). This multi classification method depends on basic voting principle. There exist three candidates (i.e., Congested, Flow, and Dense traffic conditions) and three voters (each SVM). The one among the candidates wins the election if it gets the most votes from voters.
Backpropagation Neural Network Architectures
In the learning phase, we have used the algorithms of only Gdm, Levenberg-Maquardt with Gdm and Scaled Conjugate Gradient with Gdm [52]. Matlab 7.6.0 (Rev.2008a) Neural Network Toolbox where our related work algorithms and learning rules are ready is used.
Backpropagation Neural Net Performances.
BackPrp 3-10-3
BackPrp 3-20-3
BackPrp 3-50-3
5. Experimental Work
Turkey General Directorate of Highways has carried out works in managing traffic in Istanbul hence traffic management center is planned to be opened at the end of December 2007. The system is installed by Turkey's leading electronics company ASELSAN Inc. In Istanbul traffic management system, microwave radar type detectors are used for occupancy, speed, and traffic volume measurements. There exist almost 30 radio transmission microwave sensors along the 2.Ring Road. The measurements recorded at critical points on the road are transmitted periodically to the management center [53].
Occupancy, speed, and traffic volume measurements are both recorded in the database, and the traffic status according to these measurements is mapped to color codes and displayed on a large screen. Whenever any congested state or dense state occurs along the road, alarms with severity levels are generated and the operators are informed. Information regarding the traffic status is also displayed on LED-based Variable Message Signs (VMS) on the road.
Estimation Performance of Our Model for Each Traffic condition.
Analytic Geometry
Without Error Prediction
Error Prediction
SVM with One-Against-All Method
SVM with Binary Comparison
BackPrp NN-SCG (3-20-3)
BackPrp NN-LM (3-50-3)
BackPrp NN-GDM (3-10-3)
6. Conclusion
Eight methods discussed above have applied the one day data captured from 7 sensors on 2.Ring Road in Istanbul. Their performance for each traffic condition can be seen in Table 2.
Although our novel approaches OAAM and BC for Multiple SVM have good performances, our BPNN architecture of 3-20-3 with SCG (3-20-3) is better than all other seven methods. As a result of this comparison, this method has chosen and installed for the evaluation of traffic condition in Istanbul traffic management center (at Istanbul 2.Ring road).
According to the result it calculates, our algorithm colors the road map for each status changes on GIS projection screens. Once congested level is detected, it produces an alarm with high severity to inform the operators. Nevertheless, dense level also creates alarm with lower severity. After verification of this assessment by operator, VMS can be supplied by messages to inform drivers about the road flow condition.
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Profit from the communal transport!
For all those participants who wish to experience the event under the best possible conditions, and so as to reduce our impact on the environment, we encourage runners, accompanying persons, volunteers and visitors to learn about the exceptional transport plan that we have set up for the duration of the UTMB®.
- Free public transport (train and bus) in the Chamonix Mont-Blanc Valley upon presentation of your carte d'hôte/guest card (supplied by your host).
- Free shuttle buses in Chamonix town centre – « Les Mulets »
- Free parking in Chamonix : Flégère and Grands Montets car-parks
- Free shuttle buses for runners to get to the start of the races
- The UTMB®BUS for accompanying persons in order to get to the start and to follow the runners in all the villages through which the races pass without having to take their personal vehicles.
Consult the information below for more details.
There will be modification of access roads during the races
Following the races by car is strongly discouraged: serious traffic jams, parking difficulties, small winding roads, road closures. Otherwise, we strongly recommend car-sharing.
Les Houches:
crossing closed Friday 31st from 17:30 to 19:00
Saint Gervais:
access very difficult (traffic jams)
Access to Les Contamines-Montjoie:
only by shuttle bus from Chamonix and Saint-Gervais
Orsieres - Champex Lac:
closed Thursday 30th at 9:15
CCC® and UTMB®
access prohibited to cars


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I received a free, uncorrected proof copy of Sous Chef to review through Net Galley. At no time was a positive review of the book expected as a condition for receiving this copy.
Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line, the just released book by Michael Gibney, chronicles 24 hours in the life of a chef with the titular position. If you have dreams of being a great chef one day you might want to read this book first. It may not kill the dream, but it will surely give you reason to reconsider.
While Gibney does serve up a fair bit of the chef as rock star material that seems to be the mainstay of culinary biography and autobiography, he goes beyond that to provide a real clear-eyed look at life on the line. Instead of co-worker gossip, Gibney offers composite pictures of the people he has worked with. This allows for a seamless narrative line focused on the work that a sous chef has to do, and there is plenty of it.
The book starts off with a look at the kitchen as Gibney arrives not quite mid-morning. The kitchen seems almost like a refuge, until he makes mention of the prep lists. While he lingers on the peacefulness for a moment or two more you soon find yourself drawn into the urgency of his world. Once the work begins Gibney will work virtually non-stop until late at night
What stands out in reading this book is the way in which Gibney brings you into the kitchen. One can almost feel the feat rising from the burners, and the steam as it escapes the pots. Beyond that he does a great job in capturing the pace and the chaos of the kitchen.
It is this chaos that Gibney as sous chef is, along with another sous chef, primarily tasked with controlling. As he takes you through the various jobs at the various stations, you see what separates him from the prep cooks and line cooks. As he deals with the chef, you also come to understand why he is sous chef.
This is not to make light of Gibney's skill in the kitchen, nor to make light of the prep cooks and line cooks. Having quality talent at each station in the kitchen makes the whole operation run smoothly and guarantees that consistent, quality food will be going out to the dining room. However, you also realize how much knowledge is needed to fulfill the duties of the sous chef.
With the chef, you realize there is the need for the mastery of all of those task, as well as the ability to envision new ideas. To economically, both in terms of the finances and energy expended, create food that is appealing to both eye and palate. As well, the chef has to have a greater measure of the people working under him than the sous chef does.
To capture the sense in how this all works, Gibney gives a great amount of detail without a lot of explanation.. As a result I found myself almost out of breath reading the book. This breathlessness for me helped provide a sense of the non-stop tempo of the kitchen. I think this also works because, unless your work in the restaurant, you realize how little you know and how much skill you lack. I certainly came away from this book with a much greater appreciation for life in the kitchen, and in particular for the role of the sous chef.
There is a glossary at the back of the book. You can use this to slow the pace of the reading down by occasionally referring to it. Although, I would suggest reading the glossary first, and then letting the rhythm of the kitchen carry you through the book.
This book is designed as a how-to book for aspiring chefs. However, if you pay close enough attention as you go along you will find some helpful tips that you can apply at home.
In some of the other reviews I've done about food books, I've suggested they might be equally enjoyed in large quantities or small bites. Not so with Sous Chef. This is a book to be devoured at one sitting if possible. Reading it in one sitting is like eating a large hamburger with all the fixings. The kind where you're swallowing each bite a fast as you can because you know the next bite will be every bit as good.


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Rose Endorses Brown for State Rep
Tuscola – State Representative Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) is endorsing fellow State Representative Adam Brown (R-Decatur) in the Republican Primary for State Representative in the new 102nd House District.
Chapin Rose believes Adam Brown is the right choice for voters in the 102nd District.
"Adam Brown is doing a great job for his constituents in just his first term in the House, approved " Rose said. "Adam's farm background and his conservative values make him the right choice for the 102nd District. Adam and I will make a great team for central Illinois families."
Brown thanked Rose for his support and returned the favor by endorsing Rose for State Senate in the new 51st Senate District.
"Chapin Rose is an outstanding legislator with a solid conservative record, story " Brown said. "Chapin is a leader in the General Assembly on criminal law issues. Chapin is a true conservative leader and he has led the charge to cut wasteful spending and reform our welfare state. I'm pleased to endorse Chapin Rose for State Senate."
Adam Brown is a fifth-generation family farmer who operates a farm with his father in Macon County. In November of 2010, Brown defeated an eight-year incumbent Democrat to become State Representative. At 26 years old, he is the youngest member of the Illinois General Assembly. While serving in public office, Adam has focused on creating and protecting local jobs and has sought to make government more efficient and accountable to the taxpayers. Brown is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Adam and his wife Stephanie were married on July 2, 2011.
The 102nd House District includes all or parts of Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby, and Vermilion counties.


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Did John Williams know that he was writing sacred music for an entire generation when he started on the soundtrack for Episode IV?
I'm no die-hard fan. I've seen the movies, I've read a few of the books, and that's about as far as it goes. I'd be the first to agree that Episodes one through three pissed away a lot of the vision and majesty, to the point that I've occasionally considered inventing my own backstory to replace them. I can also admit that even the original three movies, when examined closely, are a bit corny. But still, there's something about the main theme, and the Imperial March, which stir the spirit. It's such a BIG universe, full of habitable planets and half-explored at best. Mighty (and not so mighty) starships ply the lanes between ultracivilized planets, but just off the beaten path are forgotten ruins in the jungle and cities hovering in the clouds. You could see something you've never seen before every day of your life. It's a universe made for romance and adventure, and when the music sounds, it brings all of that with it...
Frankly, if Lucas is done with it, I think he should let other filmmakers use the background. Shared universes are well-known in written fiction, there's no reason why it shouldn't work for movies too. Hell, why not let it be a serial, like the 1930's serials that inspired it? There are an uncountable number of fan-made shorts, why not round up the makers of some of the better ones and say, "here's $25000 and an advisor/liason, make me a 15-20 minute pilot, and if it comes out OK, you'll get to keep your storyline going."
Of course, that will never happen, but it's a nice dream. Now I need to go read Brian Daley's Han Solo trilogy again.