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A charming but rare little dog, the origin of the Lowchen is unclear. Thought by some to have derived from Asian stock, the Lowchen resembles some of the smaller Asian breeds in its physical characteristics. There is however, no way to know for sure if the Lowchen breed actually has Asian blood in its lineage. A more likely theory is that the breed was developed from a European foundation, as the Lowchen has been documented in that geographic area for centuries. Dogs similar in look and grooming style have been seen in European draperies, woodcuts, and in both famous and obscure art dating as far back as the medieval period.
Lowchen fanciers claim the breed definitively existed as early as 1434, noting the appearance of what appears to be a Lowchen in the painting "The Arnolfini Marriage" by Jan van Eyck. The artist, however, never stated the actual breed depicted and fanciers of other breeds such as the Brussels Griffon have also laid claim to the image as an early representation of their breed. Other artists believed to have used the Lowchen in their works include Albrecht Durer; who included the Lowchen in some his works of the 1500's, and Francisco de Goya; who likewise included the breed in his woks of the 18th and 19th centuries. This visual history of the breed has led to the commonly held opinion that the Lowchen is originally of European decent.
Where in Europe, however, is still up for debate; some claim the breed is from Germany, while others claim Holland, Belgium, or France, and still others argue a Mediterranean lineage. While the Lowchen's genesis may never be known, what is, is that the breed has been documented as a separate and distinct type for more than 400 years, and is one of the rarest dog breeds in the world. For those believers in a more Northern European origin, the Lowchen is thought to be a relative of the modern Poodle. Those arguing a Mediterranean heritage would claim that the Lowchen belongs to the Bichon family, as the name "Bichon" is translated from French as "lap dog with silky hair". The breed family of Bichon includes breeds like the Bichon-Frise, Bichon Maltese, Bichon Havenese, and the Bichon Bolognese, to which the Lowchen has a strong resemblance.
Whatever its precise lineage, the name "Lowchen" translates from German as "little lion". A name that is indicative of the distinctive lion cut that has been given to the breed throughout history, making it easy to recognize in the art coming out of Europe since the 15th century. Found in the royal households of Princes and Princesses alike, as well as the homes of peasants living in country cottages, the Lowchen was once a very popular companion to man. Bred to be loving and devoted companions, the Lowchen proved to be terrier-like in that they were useful at chasing vermin away, as well, despite their size they were fierce little guardians of the home. The Lowchen was a favored breed by the aristocracy and high royalty of the courts of Europe prior to and continuing after the Renaissance. The court ladies often groomed the natural Lowchen in this distinguishing lion trim, as lions represented strength and power, important virtues of the aristocracy.
Another reason for the signature lion trim was certainly more fascinating. The Lowchen has very warm skin. In the castles of ancient Europe, it could get very cold. The ladies found that if the back third of the Lowchen was shaved, not only would he look unique and stylish, but they could place the shaved part of the dog under the covers of their beds to keep their feet warm at night. During the daytime, the dog could continue its service as a hand warmer for the ladies, as they could be warmed by holding the dog close and wrapping their hands in its lion mane. The Lowchen became known as the "hot water bottles of Europe." It is also said that when a knight lost his life in battle he would have a lion carved at the foot of his tomb. If the knight were to die a peaceful death, a Lowchen would be carved at his feet.
Despite a long and rich visual history, the Lowchen was not known by written account until 1555. When Conrad Gessner, in his "Histories Animalium", mentions the Lowchen breed for the first time. From 1756 on, the Lowchen was included in written classifications of dog breeds under differing names, but most often referred to as the "Lion Dog". The Poodle and the Bichon were often included in these documents as well, clearly showing that by this time the Lowchen was already a distinct and separate breed. The Lowchen is referred to in many old dog books and some older encyclopedias, including "The Animal Kingdom" by Gmelin (1700's), Cassell's "New Book of the Dog" (1881), and "Hutchinson's Dog Encyclopedia" (1934-35).
Because of its charming and playful nature, and its fierce loyalty, the Lowchen was highly regarded by all who kept one in their home. There are folk stories of the loyalty and devotion that the Lowchen breed has for its human companion. On such story is of the most well known Lowchen, called "Bijou". Living an aristocratic life in the Weilburg Castle, Germany, in the 18th century, Bijou was a doting companion to his master. It is said that upon his masters leaving the castle for a hunting excursion, little Bijou, overtaken by grief and disappointment at being left behind, jumped from a castle window in an attempt to follow his master. The jump was 60 feet from window to the Lahn River below. It is uncertain whether Bijou survived the jump, but he became renowned for his devotion, loyalty, and fearlessness. The story of Bijou and the dog's virtues were memorialized with a life-sized painting of the brave dog, which still hangs in the castle to this day.
Although the breed initially enjoyed a history of being a venerated and popular, by the 19th century the Lowchen's numbers had began to dwindle significantly. The rising popularity of the Toy Poodle may be part of the reason the breed began to see a decline. The Toy Poodle which resembles the Lowchen in both grooming and size soon became the favorite amongst the nobility. The Lowchen which was at that time, as it had been throughout history, a relatively rare breed became a mere curiosity to those who actually came across one, and was thought to be a dog breed that had gone extinct by many others.
There were some that tried with little success to revive the breed during the early 1800's. The earliest documented breeder was Dr. Walthier, of Germany who explained that the breed was originally called 'Leoninus' (meaning "lion-like") because of the breeds hair style, not because it possessed a fierce lion-like personality. A true resurrection of the breed wouldn't take place until the late 1800's and into the turn of the century. Starting with Herr Professor Kurt Konig, from the Zootechnisches Rotenburg (Zootechnical Institute in Rotenburg) who began gathering Lowchens and other breeds for genetic research. Konig and his assistants preferred and subsequently gathered only healthy dogs that had lively and outgoing personalities for their studies. He called the dogs gathered into his breeding program Kobaldt-Mascotts and Kobaldt-Daumlinge. Once enough adequate specimens had been gathered, Konig closed his breeding program to any outside dogs. He was not attempting to save the Lowchen, or any other breed, but the results of his breeding program did help the Lowchen's numbers.
Also around this time, another early breeder, a Belgian man by the name of Maximillian Coninck was also breeding and exhibiting Lowchen. In 1896, a Madame Bennert was searching for an ideal pet to include in her family. She discovered the Lowchen and sought to acquire one. She contacted Coninck, and Bennert subsequently obtained her first Lowchen from him. The relationship she developed with this dog would begin a lifelong love affair between Bennert and the Lowchen. She had a deep love for the breed and an enthusiastic interest in its history and its future. Having no intention of becoming a breeder in the beginning, Bennert eventually came to realized that the dog was a rare breed with declining numbers. It was not however, until the on-set of World War II (WW II) that Bennert decided she had to do something to try to preserve her beloved Lowchen breed from certain extinction. She had seen the devastation that the First World War had created for many breeds and she had even seen the extinction of some and did not want the Lowchen to have this same sad fate.
In 1945, as the end of WWII occurred, Bennert began an attempt at locating quality Lowchen to establish a strong foundation for the breed. She managed to find just three Lowchen over the ensuing three years. Of the dogs, Bennert wrote:
"After a long and disappointing search I finally found two wonderful females; one was blue and came from (the town of) Lille, and the other was biscuit colored and came from the area of Diegham. After a long search I finally found a blue male and this was the beginning of the breed's second chance."
Bennert bred these dogs, her first litter from them being born on April 13th, 1948. For the following decade, Bennert would promote the breed and travel in search of remaining Lowchen. It was then that Bennert would come to contact the aforementioned Herr Professor Konig, now in his elder years. Together the two would determine that some of the dogs he had bred were indeed of the Lowchen type. In 1957, a female Lowchen was transferred from Konig's breeding program, into Bennert's. This would be the only dog she would receive from Konig's litters, and what became of the rest is unknown.
While later searching for a canine hunting companion for her nephew, Bennert came upon a Dr. Rickert in Germany. A veterinarian with a specialty in genetics, Rickert was asked by Bennert to advise her on a Lowchen breeding program. He agreed to be her advisor, and over time they became good friends. They would visit one another when possible, and would often discuss how to preserve the Lowchen breed. Now an older woman, Bennert encouraged Rickert to take over the breeding effort she had begun. Having no real interest in being the breeder of small dogs, Rickert initially declined her offer.
In 1960, the Lowchen was recognized as the "rarest breed in the world" by The Guinness Book of World Records. Soon after, Rickert acknowledged that if he did not become involved in breeding the Lowchen, his dear friend Madame Bennert's lifetime of work to save the Lowchen breed would have been for nothing as the breed would likely disappear. In the early 1960's, Bennert's Lowchen line was transferred to the care of Rickert. With his newly acquired line of Lowchen, he began the Von den Drei Lowen kennel. The first Lowchen litter born to Rickert's kennel arrived on April 10th, 1963. The second litter came roughly a year later, on February 16th, 1964. This second litter would become extremely important in the history of the Lowchen breed. The Lowchen breeds worldwide, that are living today can trace their lineage back to the dogs whelped in this second Von den Drei Lowen litter. The dogs born on that day in 1964 became the foundation to all modern breeds of Lowchen.
The efforts of Bennert and Rickert would be continued by a German woman named Fran Ostertag. She would become the founder of the Livland Kennel, after purchasing her first Lowchen. In 1966, she met Bennert and they became fast friends. Bennert transferred much of her research to Ostertag. Ostertag remained an active breeder and Lowchen enthusiast until her health prevented her from doing so. She would be the link between the early Lowchen breeding and research conducted by Bennert and Rickert, and modern breeding lines of Lowchen.
In 1968, Elilidh Stenning imported the first two Lowchen into England. Later that year, Eilish Banks of Cluneen Kennel imported two of her own. Banks imported five more Lowchen in 1970. Other English kennels began to import Lowchen as well, and their numbers increased gradually. But even with this increase, the breed remained rare and uncommon. In 1971, it was recognized by the Kennel Club (KC). Again in 1973, The Guinness Book of World Records mentions the Lowchen when it stated: "The rarest breed of dog is the Lowchen, of which 65-70 were reported in March, 1973." Banks' Cluneen Kennel produced a dog called Cluneen Adam Adamant who would be recorded by Guinness as the most expensive Lowchen ever when in 1976 Banks refused a 10,000 pound offer of purchase for Adam Adamant.
The Lowchen would finally make an appearance in America in 1971, by way of England. At this time, the Lowchen was still known as the "Lion Dog". Also in 1971, The Lowchen Club of America (LCA) was formed and the breed's name was officially changed to "Lowchen". Admitting it to the Miscellaneous Class in 1996, the American Kennel Club (AKC) registered its first Lowchen. Just two years later, in 1999 the Lowchen breed received full recognition by the AKC and was subsequently placed into the Non-Sporting Group. The Lowchen is currently shown in the Toy Group in England and throughout Europe.
Although remaining a very rare and special breed, the Lowchen is now safe from extinction due to the tremendous efforts put forth by early breeders. The Lowchen is currently recognized by all major kennels throughout the world. The Lowchen was ranked 147th out of 167 breeds on the AKC's 2010 most popular dog breeds list.
A stylish dog of aristocratic heritage, the Lowchen sports a lion-trimmed coat and a lively attitude. The Lowchen's expression is happy and alert. An attractive dog, the Lowchen was a favorite with the elite of society for centuries. The breed is known for its distinctive grooming style, and has been groomed in this way since Pre-Renaissance times, giving it the nickname of the "Little Lion Dog".
Standing just 10 to 13 inches at the withers, and weighing in at roughly 12 to 18 pounds, the Lowchen is the perfect sized lap dog. The body is just slightly longer than it is tall and is muscular and solidly built. Correct proportion is important in this breed.
The head of the Lowchen is held as proudly as it is held high, giving suggestion to its noble past. The skull is broad and flat between the ears, which are pendant shaped and set just above eye level. The ears are of medium length, but well fringed. A moderate stop is evident. The large round eyes of the Lowchen are set deep in the skull. They are set well apart and face forward in their gaze. The eyes are generally dark brown, but some allowance is made for lighter eyes in accordance with coat coloring in the dog. The muzzle of the Lowchen displays an overall roundness in form. Adequately defined and broad, with strong jaws displaying a precise scissors bite. All incisors fit in a straight row and upper teeth overlap the bottom in a tight, square fit.
The faintly arched neck is of good length and carries the head high when the Lowchen is in motion. It leads into a straight topline to the tail, fitting easily into the shoulders of the dog. The smooth musculature of the shoulders descends into straight forelegs of good length, with elbows held close to the body. The front feet of the Lowchen point straight and are small and round, with deep pads and arched toes that are close together. The Lowchen possesses a strong loin, well-muscled and solidly built, with strong hindquarters. The back feet are slightly smaller than the front, but built much the same in shape. The tail is carried high and plumed at the top. Carried in a tight curve (called a "cup-handle") with the plume touching the back when in motion, the tail may be held in a dropped fashion when standing.
The coat of the Lowchen, or more specifically the unique way in which it has been trimmed throughout the centuries, is a most distinguishing characteristic of thebreed. Looking much the same as it has since it was first recorded in art dating to the 1400's, the Lowchen's signature style is the lion-trim, meaning the back third of the dog's body is clipped close to the skin with a "mane" of hair allowed to remain natural on the front of the dog. A plumed tail is included in this trimming style as well as cuffs of hair at the ankles of all four legs. The Lowchen possesses a soft textured single coat. There should be a wave to the hair but never curls. The coat is naturally dense and long, with thicker hair being present around the neck and withers. When shown in the dog show arena, the coat must always display the lion trim, however all colors and combinations of colors are permitted without preference to one over another.
A loving companion to the aristocracy for centuries, the Lowchen was bred to be outgoing, with flawless manners and a social nature. The Lowchen makes friends easily and often. The breed is full of energy and cheer; Lowchen love to be around people. It is a little socialite with a sweet and pleasing personality. The Lowchen is loving and affectionate toward those individuals that it is familiar with, great with children, and pleasant to other pets and animals. The Lowchen is a devoted companion, often choosing a preferred family member as its favorite and showering adoration and affection on the chosen one. Although it may be more reserved in its show of affection towards newcomers and strangers, the Lowchen is congenial, being well-mannered and accepting of newer members of the group. The AKC's breed standard describes the Lowchen's personality when saying: "the Lowchen's outgoing and positive attitude made the breed a pleasure to be around."
The Lowchen, as a breed is accommodating toward others, but this should not be mistaken for a weakness in the dog. The Lowchen is to be taken seriously. The breed, like many others of the Toy Group is a fierce watchdog who takes that position in the family seriously. The Lowchen enjoys being perched in a spot that allows it adequate view of anyone or anything that may approach the home. The breed is quick to alert of any new arrivals to the area. Attentive watchdogs, Lowchen are focused and alert. It is said of the ancient Lowchen, that the breed would be placed in the bedchambers of ladies of the court to alert guards to male visitors to the boudoir.
With this watchdog status bred into the early Lowchen, the breed today is known as a barker. Any activity will be seen by the Lowchen as a reason to notify its owner of the happenings. If not properly taught to control its barking, a Lowchen may bark incessantly and become a nuisance. Early correction of this type of uncontrolled barking can prevent the Lowchen from becoming an annoyance. Regardless of the tendency to bark, the Lowchen is smart and has a strong desire to please. Proper training will help the Lowchen to develop into a well-adjusted dog that will bark only when appropriate.
Proper training can also help the energetic Lowchen breed stay physically and mentally satisfied. The breed excels at the basics of understanding commands, displaying obedience, and proper behavior. Once these skills are sufficiently performed, the Lowchen may begin more advanced training. The Lowchen breed has proven itself to be highly successful in advanced obedience training, as well as at tricks and agility competitions. The Lowchen is a friendly and sensitive breed; therefore any training that is undertaken with the breed should always be positive. Harshness will cause the dog to become withdrawn, nervous, or anxious.
Being of a sensitive nature, the Lowchen is also vulnerable to separation anxiety. The Lowchen's history as a companion dog is centuries old and deeply inbred into the Lowchen's personality. It most enjoys being with its friends and family and will not tolerate well, being left alone for long periods of time. Feelings of loneliness may lead to anxiety in the dog, the result being destructive behavior and nuisance barking. Early socialization is also essential to the development of the Lowchen breed. If not properly socialized with new people and other dogs/animals, the Lowchen breed has a tendency towards shyness and suspicion when uncomfortable. This discomfort can even lead to fighting and defensive biting/snapping at others if left unresolved.
The Lowchen may be a small dog, but it has boundless energy and enthusiasm. It is playful and active, although as a breed, the Lowchen does not require an excessive amount of physical exercise. A daily walk and trips to the park a couple times a week should satisfy the Lowchen's need to run and play, as well as its desire to socialize. The Lowchen breed, although small in stature, has proven itself to be a sufficient jogging companion on short distance trips. Even with its tiny legs, the Lowchen will keep the pace. The breed does just as well in an apartment or condo as it would in a large home. As with all dogs, a fenced yard is best and the dog should always be walked on a leash for safety, although the Lowchen is not overly inclined to chase things or wander off. The Lowchen makes a good companion to the elderly do to its low-maintenance activity and exercise requirements, and its pleasant and affectionate demeanor.
Something to consider about the Lowchen, that it true for many small breed dogs, is that housebreaking can be a long and difficult process. It is simple for a small dog to sneak behind furniture or into hidden areas, and if the dog goes to the bathroom in the home and it is not immediately noticed, it cannot be corrected; therefore the dog may make a habit of it, believing that it is acceptable behavior. Patience and a watchful eye will be necessary until the dog matures and is able to control its body adequately.
Overall, the Lowchen is an ideal companion to a family, or for a first-time dog owner. Its lively attitude, good manners, and responsiveness to obedience training make the breed easy to maintain and a pleasure to be around. Once properly trained and socialized, the Lowchen will be a loving and devoted friend. The breed is however, still very rare and the one trouble you may have with the Lowchen is in fact finding one.
The Lowchen's standard of appearance and its unique grooming style have been consistent and recognizable for centuries. Well documented in art since the 1400's, the Lowchen's lion trim is what makes the breed unique among other toy breeds. The Lion-clip is what gave the Lowchen breed its nickname "the little lion", and is still used today as it has been throughout the centuries as the ideal style for the dog.
From the last rib to the dog's bottom, the hair is clipped very close to the body. The tail is further clipped in this manner leaving a long plume at the end. Both the front and hind legs are also clipped close to the body, allowing for "bracelets" or cuffs of long hair left at the ankle, with the feet being completely trimmed. The dog should receive a full grooming once every 6 – 8 weeks. In the show arena, the Lowchen should always display this signature look with no further trimming or tidying up of the unclipped coat permitted.
Aside from the lion trim's requirements to maintain the signature look, the Lowchen should be brushed regularly to prevent dirt and debris from collecting in the coat and to prevent knots and matting. As with all dogs, special attention should be paid to the ears, teeth, and eyes when grooming the dog to detect and prevent any health concerns. The nails should be trimmed regularly.
As the Lowchen breed is rare and has been purebred for centuries, the health concerns for the breed are somewhat minimal. Living a full life of 12 to 14 years on average, the Lowchen is considered to be a healthy and vibrant breed.
The most common health concerns associated with the Lowchen breed are:
Hepatic Carcinoma has also been mentioned as a minor concern for the Lowchen breed.


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Special counsel to private, proprietary post-secondary educational institution in accreditation negotiations and licensing litigation with Washington state agency and federal Department of Education (1991-93). Obtained agency rules change benefitting client and accrediting commission; architect of successful litigation strategy resulting in potential savings to client of over $1.5 million in dispute with federal Department of Education.
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Member of American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel since 1992, Large Complex Commercial Disputes Panel since 1999. Service as sole arbitrator or member/chair of 3-arbitrator panel in over 100 cases. Member of AAA arbitrator training faculty since 1998.
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Appointed (May 2001) Special Discovery Master by King County (WA) Superior Court in complex multi-party securities case (Kirlan Venture Capital, Inc. v. Regis).
Mediator/arbitrator (1997-1999) for claim arbitrations under class action settlement agreement in Louisiana-Pacific Inner Seal Siding Litigation (by appointment of U.S. District Court/District of Oregon).
Mediator/arbitrator (1999-2000) for Prudential Life Insurance Co. Class Action Remediation Plan (AAA-administered).
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Member, Washington Supreme Court Pattern Jury Instruction Subcommittee on Commercial/Business Litigation (1994-1997); U.S.D.C., Western District of Washington Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group (1998-2003); 9th Circuit Standing Committee on ADR, Ninth Circuit Judicial Council (1997-present).
Member, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (2003-2006); American Arbitration Association Commercial Arbitration Panel (1992-present), Mediation Panel (1997-present), Large Complex Commercial Case Panel (1999-present); FINRA (formerlly NASD) Public Arbitrator Panel (1996-present); NYSE Public Arbitrator Panel (2006 - ); King County Superior Court Arbitration Department Register of Arbitrators for Mandatory Arbitration Cases, 1982-present. Court-approved Arbitrator (1992-present) and Mediator (1982-present), U.S. District Court/Western District of Washington. Judge Pro Tem, King County Superior Court (1993-1995).
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"THE LAST MAMBO" - THURSDAY, DEC. 1st, BLACKEYED SALLY's, 350 ASYLUM ST., HARTFORD, CT 8pm
After 12 years of steady performing, Mambo Sons will be on an extended hiatus. In the meantime, you can check us out on i-Tunes and YouTube.
MAMBO SONS PODCAST - www.jopey.com
Mambo Sons is sad to announce the passing of Omnicide Records owner and friend Marko Van Der Werff. In a world where commerce takes precedence over art, Marko felt just the opposite and did alot to get the music of Mambo Sons heard worldwide. He will be missed greatly.
January '11 - Hear Mambo Sons backing Avalanche guitarist Mark Easton on his track "For the Love of Music" (mp3)
July '10 - Tom interviews SNL guitarist Jared Scharff for an upcoming Vintage Guitar magazine
June '10 - Tom interviews Ted Nugent for an upcoming ToneQuest Report
May '10 - Check out Scotty Mambo's new solo disc "Black Sheep Son" at http://www.scottpomeroy.com
December '09 - Check the "Press and Hype" section for multiple reviews of "Heavy Days"
7/23/09 - Pre-orders taken for new cd, available 8/1/09
6/1/09 - New cd artwork is being finalized.
4/7/09 - New cd is being mixed...stay tuned for mp3s!
12/9/08 - Tom will be writing the liner notes to Johnny Winter's new cd "Vol. 4." Stay tuned for the release date.
5/17/08 - Tom interviews legendary axeman J. Geils for Vintage Guitar magazine. Stay tuned for publication date.
4/22/08 - Tom Guerra appears in the new book by NYTimes writer Steve Kurutz entitled "Like a Rolling Stone - The Strange Life of a Tribute Band" now available on Broadway Books.
3/17/2008 - Tom's interviews of legendary Tom Petty guitarist and songwriter Mike Campbell are currently appearing in the March edition of The ToneQuest Report, and April's Premier Guitar magazine.
11/13/07 - Songwriting commences for the fourth Mambo Sons cd. More to come...
10/19/07 - Memorial page for luthier Frank Lucchesi established
7/4/07 - "So Wonderful" video released
4/4/07 - April '07 - Tom Guerra featured in ToneQuest magazine (Atlanta, GA)
2/25/07 - Tom Guerra begins work on record of guitar instrumentals - stay tuned!
12/4/06 - Mambo Sons' release a new track "So Wonderful" as a special holiday thank you to fans of the trio.
11/17/06 - Tom's interviews with Johnny Winter and Muddy Waters' Bob Margolin appear in the new edition of Vintage Guitar magazine and also are exclusively available HERE!
11/7/06 - Tom recently interviewed New England guitar legend Mark Easton for an upcoming edition of Modern Guitars magazine.
9/26/06 - Tom was recently in the studio with legendary Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine to play some music and prepare a feature on Hilton for Modern Guitars magazine. Be sure to check out Hilton's excellent new folk and skiffle cd entitled "Its Folk N Skiffle, Mate!" and his informative website.
9/15/06 - Neighbors Magazine article on Mambo Sons
8/17/06 - Gallery updated with new pictures from Summer '06, including Tom's chat with blues guitar legend Johnny Winter.
5/26/06 - "Racket of Three" reviewed for Guitar Noise, Phoenix, AZ
5/25/06 - "Racket of Three" reviewed for Local Buzz, Springfield, MA
5/8/06 - Tom interviewed for Modern Guitars magazine
4/06 - Mambo Sons Podcast with Jopey
2/1/06 - "Racket of Three" reviewed by the Pittsburgh Observer-Reporter.
1/6/06 - Hartford Advocate says "Between the snappy tempos and the melodies that couldn't give a shit whether or not radio likes them, 'Racket of Three' is closer to the rebel 'tude of early rock than anything that passes for punk these days." Read full review HERE
12/31/05 - "Racket of Three" named Album of the Year by Thailand's Pattaya Mail! To quote the magazine, "There have been many new albums released in 2005, amongst them some excellent albums by major artists including The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, etc. But for pure rock n' roll Mott the Dog's album of the year still has to go to Mambo Sons and their terrific album Racket Of Three."
12/29/05 - Read Modern Drummer's Bob Cianci's review of "Racket of Three"
12/5/05 - Read Vintage Guitar Magazine's review of "Racket of Three"
12/1/05 - Tom recently sat in with Sticky Fingers, "the greatest rock & roll tribute band in the world", performing the Brian Jones/Mick Taylor/Ronnie Wood parts.
11/27/05 - Tom's interview with The Pixies in this month's Vintage Guitar magazine
11/3/05 - Vancouver's The Cutting Edge review of "Racket of Three"
10/29/05 - Check out Modern Guitars Magazine review of "Racket of Three"
10/13/05 - Mambo Sons have donated the proceeds from all September sales of "Racket of Three" to the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.


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blog: During the Bordeaux 2012 harvest the Bordeaux grower, local winemaker and
writer Gavin Quinney (@GavinQuinney)
provided an insider's view on growing conditions. Here he gives a comprehensive
weather report, comparing conditions for the 2012 with previous vintages.
week, wine trade professionals from around the world descend on Bordeaux for
the annual circus of tasting wines from the latest vintage.
tasting barrel samples, it can be helpful to have an idea of how the weather
influenced the wine. The weather defines the vintage and, for me at least, it's
interesting to assess how each Chateau – in fact, the people – handled the
challenges of the season, given their terroir and resources.
I wrote a 2012 harvest report for Liv-ex last
October, and this is my third annual Bordeaux weather report on this blog.
After the two outstanding vintages of 2009 and 2010, it's only normal that
onlookers will compare 2012 with 2011. Yet the weather conditions in 2011 and
2012 could hardly have been more different, even if we like to slot two years
into the same bracket of 'good but not great'.
12 weather highlights in 2012:
1. A late bud-burst and a wet April meant a slow start – the opposite of 2011.
2. Mildew was a real threat and had to be kept in check.
3. Mixed weather in June resulted in the flowering being drawn out.
4. Bordeaux enjoyed an excellent summer from mid-July to late September.
5. August was dry and hot but veraison (when grapes change colour) was spread
6. The dry whites were picked in fine September weather.
7. The weather changed towards the end of September, and October was up and
8. Humid, drizzly weather from 6 October 'encouraged' many to pick.
9. Expensive grape-sorting machines earned their keep.
10. Sauternes had a challenging year, after three great vintages.
11. Yields were low but not as bad as other parts of France.
12. Quality is uneven but there should be some very good wines.
Late winter, late
The 2012 Spring bud
break in the vineyard was much later than usual and a full three weeks later
than 2011. Winter was mild until February and the vines didn't shut down
properly for their much needed winter rest until quite late.
Then we had a bitterly cold February, much chillier than the norm, and the
ground froze. It was to be some weeks before the ground warmed up and the vines
came out of hibernation.
We'd had three dry vintages on the trot (09, 10 and 11) and the winter of
2011-2012 was quite dry. There was a deficit in the amount of water (December
being the exceptional month), with 336mm of rain from October 2011 to
March 2012, compared to 457mm – the Bordeaux average of the previous ten
April showers, summer
After very little
rain in February and March, it bucketed down in April – 194mm compared to a
30-year norm of 78mm – and it was cold too (9.9C compared to 12.4C).
Vine-growth crawled along at a snail's pace and mildew soon became a huge
threat. May, thankfully, was comparatively dry.
Between March and September 2012, total rainfall was between 420mm and 460mm,
depending on the sector. That's close to the 30 year average in Bordeaux of
476mm. But what matters is the timing of the rain, and almost half the rain in
this period fell during the month of April. (Irrigation is banned in Bordeaux,
as in other AOCs, so just the right amount of rain and at the right moment is
something we pray for.)
The extremes of the rain in 2012 are shown here, compared to the average each
month. An April deluge, a little too much in June, a very dry summer and then
rain again in the early autumn.
Rainfall compared to recent vintages
The April deluge
stands out (see comments above) but a key period was during the flowering over
a fortnight in the middle of June. The rain in June (80mm here against an
average of 62mm) fell on 12 days from 2 June to 20 June, and it was cold in the
second week too – a critical moment of flowering.
As a result, the floraison was drawn out and fruit set was uneven and
inconsistent. Some vineyards were absolutely fine, although I have rarely seen
bunches of grapes at such different stages of ripening – not just in different
plots but from one vine to another, or even from one vine to another.
Many Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were comparatively large but slightly
fewer in number per bunch. One enologist friend reckoned it was because the
vine was allowing for room for expansion in the event of rain late in the season.
If true, this could have an impact on the quality and character of the wine.
It should be noted just how dry it was during July and especially August. This
sets 2012 apart from years like 2006, 2007 and 2011.
These are the rainfall figures for the month (and the 30 year average in
April 194mm (78mm) over 24 days with rain.
May 44 (79.8) over 8 days.
June 79.6 (62.6) over 12 days, notably 2/6 and 9,10,11.
July 35.5 (50), 8 days.
August 26.5 (56) 7 days.
September 56 (90) 7 days, notably 25/9 (see below).
September rain was lower than the average and most of the rain came towards the
end of the month (see below).
Note: my figures are from my local weather station, some 15 miles south east of
Bordeaux, except the 'average' figures quoted, which are for Bordeaux itself.
August was hot and dry
April was not only very wet, but cold, accentuating the slow
start to the growth of the vines.
Here are our monthly temperatures (against the 30 year average):
April 9.9 (12.4)
May 16.5 (16.1)
June 19 (19.3)
July 19.4 (21.3)
August 21.8 (21.4)
September 18.5 (18)
This doesn't really tell the full story. August, for example, was cool at the
beginning and at the end of the month, but we had 12 days of 30 and over
between 9 and 27 August, with minimal rain. Many vines, especially young ones,
suffered from heat and water stress.
Hours of sunshine
2011 had far more hours of sun in April,
accelerating the early growth that year. However, 2012 had more sun than 2011
in each of the months of June, July, August and September, and this should be
evident in the wines.
2012 compares very favourably to years like 2006, 2007 and 2011 from June to
September, and isn't far short of the top years. Note how the total hours of
sunshine per month in the excellent years of 2005, 2009 and 2010 stack up, and
how, for example, the weaker vintage of 2007 was saved by September.
Bordeaux 2012 – a fine September
After a hot and sunny August, the fine weather
continued well into September. Sauvignon Blanc and then Sémillon were picked in
excellent weather for the dry whites. The temperature dropped in the second
week, which also proved helpful when harvesting the whites. Dry white, however,
makes up only a small percentage of the harvest in Bordeaux (less than 10%), so
the real money was on the how the reds would ripen.
The weather turned on the weekend of 23 September, and a handful of estates
began picking young Merlots that week.
In 2011, almost all the reds had been brought in by the end of September but in
2012 very little had been picked to this point. It was a huge contrast, and a
reminder of just how the weather controls the vintage.
October harvest for reds
red harvest began in earnest in the first week of October on both banks.
Pomerol was largely completed by the end of the week, with the top estates of
St-Emilion only kicking off from Monday 8 October.
The weekend of 7 October proved to be a turning point, as it was both humid and
drizzly, forcing many to bring forward their harvest plans in case rot took
hold. Some had to compromise between harvesting healthy grapes and
physiologically-ripe ones.
Most estates had wrapped up the red harvest by the time of the heavier
downpours on the 19 October. This would have favoured Merlot from the better terroirs
over the later-ripening Cabernets. Having said that, all the Cabernet Sauvignon
I saw being brought in on the Left Bank in mid-October looked in very healthy
The above rainfall figures are from my local weather station. Rain in Pauillac,
for example, was heavier than here around 14 October to 20 October.
it was a difficult year in Sauternes as a result of the drought in the summer
and rain in the autumn, with Yquem, Rieussec and Raymond declaring that they
wouldn't be making a Grand Vin this year.
Personally, I think Bordeaux needed a fortnight of better weather at the end,
but that's always going to be the risk with a later harvest. It's not that the
grapes were unripe, it's just a shame that after a marathon growing season and
a fabulous summer in 2012, we limped across the finishing line. The opportunity
to make outstanding wines across the board disappeared as Autumn closed in.


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Checks relative parity of two sequences. Can be used to evaluate the differential in simplicial homology.
Via npm:
npm install cooriented
console // prints +1 console // prints -1
require("cooriented")(a, b)
Computes the relative orientation of a vs b. This is done by evaluating the Vandermonde polynomials of degree n for a and b, then taking their quotient mod 3. If:
Then this returns 0.
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Monthly Archive for November, 2010
Couple charged with hiding pot in diaper
A Gloversville couple is accused of storing a stash of marijuana in a most unusual place: inside their baby's diaper. The couple were arrested after a traffic stop. When the man was being arrested for …
Iraqi refugee convicted of attempted rape of 27-year-old woman in downtown Albany; faces up to 15 years in prison
An Iraqi refugee was convicted Monday of the 2009 attempted rape of a woman near the Capital Repertory Theatre on North Pearl Street. Walid Nehma, 27, of Clinton Avenue faces 3 1/2 to 15 years in …


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Bucharest (Oct. 5)
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
New anti-Semitic excesses against Jewish students at the University of Bucharest occurred Tuesday.
Jewish students at the medical college of the University were severely beaten by a group of anti-Semitic students.
Minister of the Interior Duca issued a statement in which he declared that the government will take severe measures against the rioters.


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Fiji Time: 3:21 PM on Sunday 18 February
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Rashneel Kumar
Thursday, April 17, 2014
IN a bid to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the region, the Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the World Health Organization in Suva yesterday.
ONOC president Doctor Robin Mitchell said they were pleased with this new partnership and would start working with their member countries to fight the diseases.
He said the committee had an obligation to advocate on issues that affected the community they were part of.
"Apart from our role in sports as according to our charter, we basically try to promote any activity within the community that benefits the community and to support governance in any of the work they are proposing to do," Dr Mitchell said.
Dr Mitchell said they worked on four-year cycle. He said previously they were running the STOP HIV program where elite athletes were trained to advocate on issues relating to the deadly disease.
"We have seen with the STOP HIV program everybody was territorial in their own area perhaps not the co-ordination that we expected and the program didn't spread as much as we anticipated."
WHO director of Pacific support Dr Liu Yunguo said they were excited with this new partnership.
"NCDs have been declared a crisis in the Pacific and needs multi sector approach to resolve it. We need to engage with other sectors and organisations like ONOC to address this critical issue."
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BUDAPEST (Jul. 10)
The Warschauer Zeitung, Nazi organ in occupied Poland, reports in an article that 320,000 hours of labor were expended during "highways week" last May to repair 2,800 miles of destroyed roads in Radom.
The number of persons is not mentioned, although it is stated that 2.2 per cent of the civil population, including almost all able-bodied Jews, were rounded up for work during the week of May 6-11. Further "highway weeks"will be announced periodically until the highways have reached their pre-war condition, it is stated.


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Snowshoer rescued after tumbling down steep cliffs
Rescuers search for an injured snowshoer on Cypress Mountain who feel down a cliff on Jan. 5, 2013. (CTV)
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An injured snowshoer has been rescued after falling into a dangerous gully while traversing steep terrain on Cypress Mountain, but remains in serious condition.
North Shore Rescue said the man lost his footing while snowshoeing and fell off a series of steep cliffs on Saturday night before landing in Tony Baker Gully – named after the first person to lose his life there.
Tim Jones with NSR said the man's condition was very serious when rescuers arrived.
After being treated by a paramedic, the man was pulled to safety using a rope rescue system. Thirty-five rescuers were involved, with terrain and weather conditions presenting a challenge.
Jones said the man was outside the park boundary with others, and they were not equipped for the conditions.
"He was wearing just a normal recreation outfit but was not prepared for the situation. He was not equipped to deal with the terrain," said Jones. "They were moving in terrain they shouldn't have."
The man remains in hospital, according to NSR.


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Planning (and Paying for) a Dream Vacation
I've always thought that both cruises were something we'd do way down the line – the Alaskan cruise in maybe 15 years, and the Disney cruise in maybe 5 years, if it was something we still wanted to do. In fact, I always thought of the Alaskan cruise as something Marc and I would do when the kids had left the nest.
But now that we can combine the two, this is one experience I definitely want us to have. Of course, the most important consideration is cost – no vacation is worth compromising our financial stability for, so we'll have to be able to pay cash for the trip without delving into savings.
Unfortunately, the Alaskan cruise isn't available for booking until September 28, and there doesn't seem to be any pricing information online at the moment. However, based on the prices of their other cruises and what I've seen on the prices of Alaskan cruises, I'm going to guess we'll need at least $6,000 (that includes airfare), and maybe $8,000 to $10,000 if we want to splurge. Yikes, that's a lot of money that could be going toward the mortgage, even assuming I can find a spectacular discount.
In fact, we may decide we're better off not spending the money on a vacation. However, we don't have to make that decision right away. For one thing, I don't want to go in 2011. I want to give Disney a chance to work out the kinks in their new cruise, and I want Tyler to be a little bit older before we leave him in the hands of a mouse with big ears. So we'd go in 2012 at the earliest, which means we couldn't book until a year from now at the earliest.
What I'm going to do in the meantime is start saving money for the trip. I'm confident that we can squeeze some money out of our current monthly budget to put toward the trip. A year or more down the line, we can decide if the best use for the money really is a dream vacation or maybe paying down the mortgage instead.
My preferred method for this kind of designated savings is an ING subaccount. I love that I can name the account according to its use and keep the money segregated so that I don't have to do any fancy accounting – all with the click of a mouse and without the hassle of opening a whole new account. The interest rate at ING isn't the most competitive, but rates aren't good anywhere and keeping my accounts simplified is more important to me than an extra point or two. This vacation account will make the third designated savings account for us at ING.
We'll get to see on Monday if I am anywhere near the mark on the cost of the cruise!
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Thursday, 6 September, 2012 — long-reads sports ethics
From the August 6 New Yorker, Mark Singer covers an improbable marathon runner:
…The Missoula course, which is mostly flat, passes through rangeland and forest, crosses two rivers, and in its final miles offers a tour of the city's tree-lined neighborhoods. Early in the race, [Kyle] Strode broke ahead of his usual rivals, and never saw them again. The second masters runner to cross the finish line, Mike Telling, from Dillon, Montana, trailed Strode by nearly four minutes. At the awards ceremony, however, they learned that Telling had actually placed third. The official runner-up was Kip Litton, age forty-eight, of Clarkston, Michigan. Litton, who had been at the back of the pack when the race started, began his run two minutes after the gun was fired. He had apparently made up for lost time.
What's great is how Singer's reporting – online and in person – help develop the story. He also has eyes and ears for detail:
As Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" played on the Wendy's stereo system, he elaborated: he had never deliberately done anything wrong, never left a race course and reëntered at a different point, never received money through Worldrecordrun, and never posted anything on LetsRun; had no idea who the anonymous people might be who posted in his defense, and no clue who might have posed as a nurse claiming that "Dr. Litton's child has been given just a short time to live."
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text: In message <email@example.com> you write:> On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 09:58:56AM +1100, Rusty Russell wrote:> > > The previous code required to implement the two module loading> > system call, the module querying system call, and the /proc/ksyms> > output, required a little more code than the current x86 linker.> > This makes it sound like you're not bringing /proc/ksyms back (or an> equivalent to let userspace know where modules are loaded). I hope this> isn't the case...I implemented the minimal subset: it's trivial to put back. Theimportant question is why do you want it? Do you only want it whenCONFIG_MODULES=y? Do you only want the exported symbols, or allsymbols?If this is for oprofile to figure out where modules are, then an entryin /proc/modules seems more appropriate, yes?Rusty.-- Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.-To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to firstname.lastname@example.com majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/


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Monday, October 23, 2006
Pi compression
I chose pi because I just like it, but e or any of those other fun infinite-digit, non-repeating numbers would probably work, and possibly be better. An unfathomably good pseudo-random number generator might even work. But let's call it pi for now, because the important thing is that it's this infinite sequence in which, theoretically, every possible sub-sequence exists. Somewhere in that infinitely-long series of digits, there'll be a hundred sequential zeros. Somewhere, there'll be a million. And somewhere, there'll be a sequence that matches the sequence of ASCII values for this blog entry, and every other text you've ever read (and ever will read... but that's a different story).
The idea is, whatever data you have, your term paper, that movie you swear you didn't download, or that log of leaked AOL searches, that data is already encoded somewhere in Pi. It may be several centillion digits out, but it's there. Theoretically, you just need to let a grep algorithm slide along Pi until it finds a match, and then just remember the offset and the length to get it back out. Suddenly all files, all volumes, all anything, can be represented by two numbers.
Parts of this have already been implemented, though on a scale much too small to be useful. (Four billion binary digits of Pi? Pff, weak sauce.)
Finding sequences in pi:
Getting hex digits (half-bytes) out of pi:
Our CPUs' abilities to crunch numbers aren't advancing as fast as our networks' abilities to pump big bunches of data around, so this whole thing isn't terribly practical. Still, you could back up your whole hard drive on a floppy diskette. The idea is fun even if it wouldn't be worth doing.
Let's take it a little further, though. Maybe we can still do something useful with those first four billion binary digits. Play around with that Pi-search link above. It only uses a 5-bit character set rather than ASCII's 8, but let's experiment anyway. I'm going to search for "penduin".
In 5-bit-per-character binary, that's:
The sequence is found at 8748556 binary digits in. 8748556 in binary is:
...that's a noticably smaller sequence than the binary representation of "penduin". Our data is 7 "bytes" long, which in binary is:
Those two numbers, the offset and length, happen to take fewer bits to represent than the string "penduin", in ascii or even in 5-bit characters. Houston, we have compression! But hang on, let's say that sequence didn't happen within 4 billion bits of pi (according to that site, an arbitrary 7-character sequence has just an 11% chance of being found that early). We could still find "pend" and "uin", though - the odds of finding three or four letters are essentially 100%. If we do that, though, we'd need more bits than the raw ascii just to keep the two offset/length pairs, let alone any padding we'd need for any sanely-packed descriptor.
That packed descriptor would be 35 bits per chunk: 32 bits (maximum value: 4,294,967,295) for offset, and 3 bits for length. Why 3? We're unlikely to find an arbitrary 8-letter pattern (8 is 4 digits, 1000 in binary) in just the first 4 billion bits of pi, so our algorithm won't even try. So every 35 bits in our "compressed" file points to the next up-to-7-letter chunk of our data. On a good day, that'll beat ASCII, which would take 56 bits to store 7 letters. But, we're still playing with 5-bit characters, a paltry subset of ASCII. We're also playing with odds where only 11% of our chunks will be able to point to the maximum 7 characters.
Looking at hex digits instead of 5-bit letters gives us a better picture of how useful this might be. Any byte (8 bits) can be expressed in 2 hex digits. Any four sequential bytes has about a 60% chance of being found in these first four billion bits of pi, and sequences of three and a half (7 hex digits) are pretty much guaranteed. 7 was the maximum length of our chunks from before anyway, so let's keep using that. So, to recap:
With our 35 bits descriptor, we can know where in pi to find up to three and a half bytes, or 28 bits, of data.
As far as compression algorithms go, that doesn't seem particularly good. :^) But we're chopping into 3.5-byte pieces or less because of the near statistical certainty of finding any 3.5 bytes in the first half-gigabyte of pi (four billion bits). Give us twice as many digits of pi, and we'd only need one more address bit, plus another bit or so for length, as longer patterns would have improved odds of being found. Keep bumping up the searchable pi digits and we could eventually hit a sweet spot beyond which we'd actually be able save disk space. Once that happens, we can keep on increasing the available pi digits to achieve better compression, but more interestingly, we can add another layer of logic in which we take our packed bits, chunk them up, and look for those sequences in pi. If we're going to do that, we need to pack an extra bit for each chunk to say either "I point to data" or "I point to a pointer", but if we've got so many pi digits to search that we're actually saving space every time, we can still wind up with simply a pi digit offset and size, which would lead to a lot more lookups, and eventually, chunk by chunk, the data we care about.
A tip of the hat to the first person to find this post within pi. It's there! Extra points if you also find my next post before I post it. :^)
13 comments:
- svoid said...
I wasn't able to find your entire next post in the digits of pi, but I was able to find this title, "Free Drivers Ed, Part 3 - That Spoiler Doesn't Make You Go Faster" :)
- Penduin said...
Hah! Perfect. If only you'd given me the offset, I could just copy & paste the bytes that follow until the post was done, and I wouldn't have to bother writing it.
- Gary said...
Hi, just to let you know I had the exact same idea some years ago, though the idea suggests breaking one or several laws of thermodynamics.
But then again, today, those laws are highly disputable...
- steve said...
I had the same idea about 15 years ago but, like you, concluded that it wasn't currently feasible however I am still slowly working away at an implementation that would demonstrate the method. If you're interested in a collaberative effort I'd love to chat.
- Frits said...
Maybe be you can use this metod to re/find the place in Pi where a certain file exist. Once this place is located, you search for the shortest sequence of number, beginning from the begin of the file, that exists only ONCE in Pi uptill this file shows up. This sequence is surely shorter that the original file, and it is a piece of cake to write a program to locate the original file when this sequence is given.
Sorry for my clumsy English. By the way, i thought this method out yesterday and was happy to find out that i am one of a bunch!
- Frits said...
Maybe be you can use this method to re/find the place in Pi where a certain file exist. Once this place is located, you search for the shortest sequence of numbers, beginning from the begin of the file, that exists only ONCE in Pi uptill this file shows up. This sequence is surely shorter than the original file, and it is a piece of cake to write a program to locate the original file when this sequence is given.
Sorry for my clumsy English. By the way, i thought this method out yesterday and was happy to find out that i am one of a bunch!
I have a right to say that long before I read your post I already had this whole thing floating around in my mind also. It was nice to see that someone else also had these thoughts. One suggestion is that you add another dimesion to it by first adding a counting bit to the beginning. So for decoding you would get something like "7,8675....587362" which means process according to the PI sequence the stream after the comma, and then take that result after processing and add "6" in front of it. Process 6 more times. So in this way you could first compress a stream of data and add "1" in front of it. Then try compressing that result also using PI to something even smaller and add two in front of that. Eventually you would get a number of layers that won't compress anymore, but every time you are able to compress it you would get slightly smaller size until you reach the threshold. In this way I believe it would be possible to reduce a movie sized file down to a floppy disk. Better yet, you could make layers of compression in a way that as each layer is uncompressed it also gives a chuck of uncompressed data along with the next layer of compressed data, so that if its a music file or a movie file you can stream the little chuck of data that pops out each layer, as the rest of the movie unfolds itself.
Next thought is that if you can find a sequence in PI somewhere of a certain length, you suggested that you record the distance of the first character from the beginning of PI. But I suggest that you find any sequence in PI that you can from your stream of data, and then record where that sequence is in PI and in your file. Then start from that place in PI and go out both directions towards the beginning of PI and out farther away from the beginning of PI. The distance then to the next closest sequence is the best possibility. If you first parse your whole file so that you find as many of the sequences sections as possible, you can then make some analysis of how to order then so that the distance in PI from one section to the next is relative and shorter than from the beginning.
- Roger Pack said...
I had a "similar thought" last night...
My guess is that you'd need something like a super computer to actually compress the text, though apparently somebody was able to compute pi to like 10 trillion digits in 72 hours on a home computer:
You could uncompress it quickly (I hope) with the BPP algorithm or something like it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey%E2%80%93Borwein%E2%80%93Plouffe_formula
Yesterday's episode of Person of Interest ("2 Pi R", S02E11) mentioned this, with Finch explaining that everything is contained in Pi.
Then it came to my mind that it'd be great to be able to determine an offset and lenght inside Pi for everything as a compression algorithm.
And that's how I arrived here, maybe you get more visits from PoI viewers. It's one of the few TV series where tech-stuff is more or less science based and one could even believe it's feasible.
- Jumping Mo said...
Thats sick i came to the same Idea also by watching Person of Interest S02E11.
On the way back from Work i went thru all of the stuff you mentioned here.
So lets make this happen by the way there might not be as much practicle application right now. However i see a HUGH benefit once we manage to get Quantum Computing working.
That would mean to Calculate PI and find strings within PI in very very short amount of time propably even Real Time.
I truly believe that Quantum Computing and somekind of PI Number based compression will be a revolution.
Iam not into datacompression right now and have some other projects going but i really wanna try this my self and try to optimize the algorithems.
- Tommy Lacroix said...
It's an interesting idea but it doesn't would for a reason easy to overlook.
If Pi (or any file or sequence for that matter) contains every possible data sequence, the offset to the wanted data sequence will be as large as the data itself.
To view it differently, forget Pi, and imagine you can write a file with every possibility. That file would be as large as the entropy of your data (8 bits=256 bytes,32 bits=4GB) and your pointer would need to be as big as the data you're trying to point to.
For example, lets say we're trying to compress 8 bits. With 8 bits you've got 256 possibilities, 0 to 255. If you line up all the numbers, the position of any number will be between 0 and 255, thus will take 8 bits too.
Therefore, you won't save anything except maybe if you're lucky enough to find your data sequence with an offset low enough so it can be represented by a lower number of bits than the data itself. On average, however, you're compression ratio will be 0%, since average will take the luck out of the equation.
- Penduin said...
Tommy: You're right, and I've had a draft of a follow-up to this post sitting around for a long time that goes into why it's just a (tantalizing) fantasy. Haven't gotten around to publishing yet though. :^) Soon, with any luck.


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I noticed that the regression test results don't include the following case: select string_agg(a) from (values(null),(null)) g(a); There is one similar where a delimiter is provided. Which leads me to ask for clarification, would it be safe to assume that string_agg can never itself return null? Thom
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