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The Torres Strait is a narrow passage connecting two large bodies of water – the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Named after the Spanish explorer Torres who sailed through the area in 1606, the term Torres Strait is used to refer to the water, reefs and more than 100 islands that lie between a short strip of the southern Papua New Guinea coastline and the north-eastern tip of Australia (Cape York Peninsula). The strait has been a major shipping route for more than a century and today provides passage to 6000 large ships annually. Passage through the strait is challenging mix of almost 3000 reefs, strong winds, complex tidal movement and shallow waters. Shipping traffic in the Torres Strait represents a significant threat to the Torres Strait marine environment and adjacent Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to the south. To increase safeguards, pilotage became compulsory throughout the Torres Strait in October 2006.
The area is also culturally complex. It is the home of Torres Strait Islanders, an indigenous minority within Australia, as well as an Australian Aboriginal group, a small number of resident Papua New Guineans, and non-indigenous Australians. There are 20 communities in the region accommodating roughly 8,000 people, including 6,000 Torres Strait Islanders. Torres Strait Islanders have a strong maritime focus and draw on their extensive knowledge of the region's marine geography and species behaviour to hunt, glean and line fish for marine foods. They target finfish, shells, dugong, marine turtle, octopus, crab, squid and crayfish for both subsistence purposes and ceremonial feasting. Islanders have one of the highest rates of seafood consumption in the world.
The Torres Strait is significant for its marine ecological diversity, prominent indigenous population and longstanding source of marine industry wealth.
Photo title
: Torres Strait Islanders performing an Aeroplane Dance that narrates their experiences of World War 2
Photo credit
: Australian Government
Photo title
: Map of Torres Strait
Photo credit
: Julie Lahn
The Torres Strait has been a source of commercial extraction of marine resources since the 1860s beginning with the discovery of pearl shell and sea cucumber (trepang or beche-de-mer). Torres Strait Islanders have long been involved in marine industries and are currently engaged in key marine industries including the harvesting of tropical rock lobster, sea cucumber, trochus and finfish. Other commercial fisheries are dominated by the efforts of non-indigenous fishers including spanish mackerel, lobster, finfish, pearl shell and prawn. The prawn fishery is most productive with 1597 tonnes being extracted in 2003 (worth A$23.5 million) while the rock lobster fishery extracted 250 tonnes (tail weight) estimated to be worth around $14 million. Catch sharing arrangements among Australian fishers involved in the Torres Strait finfish and tropical rock lobster fisheries will change from 2007 as indigenous fishers and non-indigenous fishers move to a new
50-50 arrangement
which will increase indigenous Torres Strait Islanders share in those industries. New marine industries are being investigated with the
Australian Institute of Marine Science
researching the feasibility of sponge aquaculture with the aim of creating a culturally appropriate industry for the region's indigenous communities. The market for sponges is worth US$40 million worldwide. This research has been facilitated by the non-profit
Cooperative Research Centre for the Torres Strait
that targets three core areas of research: harvested marine resources, biophysical processes, and marine systems management evaluations and risks with a focus on sustainable use for the benefit of stakeholders.
The Torres Strait is made up of shallow warm waters in the west extending to deeper coral reefs in the east. These eastern reefs form the northern most section of the Great Barrier Reef province. Several species with a high conservation value are present in the Torres Strait and include seabirds, dugong and marine turtles. The region contains breeding sites for dugong, flatback turtles and the vulnerable hawksbill and green turtles. Current research includes James Cook University's
'Kaiwalagal marine turtle project'
which uses satellite tracking to follow green turtle movement in the region. The extensive
seagrass meadows
that are a feature of the region serve both as a food source for dugongs but also act as nurseries for species of prawn, lobster and fish. These 'meadows' are particularly sensitive to changes in sediment movement. Early concerns about the possible impact of Papua New Guinea mining, particularly increased sediment flow and mine waste discharges on Torres Strait water quality resulted in a large scale investigation of
baseline information
about the marine environment. These issues are of ongoing concern as changes in the extent of seagrass stands could likely affect dugong populations and movement, and the habitats of juvenile rock lobsters who spend much of their early lives in the area. Mining is currently not permitted in the Torres Strait itself, but this situation is periodically reviewed and is next due for discussion in 2008.
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: Dugong
Photo credit
: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
The Torres Strait is a complex administrative area with more than twenty government departments and agencies present in the region including defence, immigration and customs.
The Torres Strait Treaty (1985)
, signed by the Australian and Papua New Guinea governments in 1978 and effective from 1984, establishes a key governance structure for the region. It clarified the seabed boundary between Papua New Guinea and Australia, delineated a Torres Strait Protected Zone for joint conservation, management and shared fisheries between the two countries, and allowed traditional inhabitants to continue to move freely across the international border for the purposes of engaging in traditional activities (e.g. trading), subject to quarantine restrictions.
The Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority
manages the commercial, turtle and dugong fisheries in the region and consists of the federal and state fisheries ministers and the chairperson of the Torres Strait Regional Authority, an Australian government statutory authority made up of locally elected indigenous leaders. Licensing, research and day-to-day management is carried out by a commonwealth department (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) and agency (Australian Fisheries Management Authority) and the Torres Strait Regional Authority. Recreational fisheries are managed at a state level by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. Regional marine planning that fosters 'ecologically sustainable development' for the Torres Strait region is currently being progressed by the Australian government
National Oceans Office
. Torres Strait Islanders themselves also aspire to improve marine management and have recently taken over the implementation of a new
Land and Sea Management Strategy
. Working as members of a large indigenous initiative called the
North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance
, Torres Strait Islanders have also developed a framework and plan of management for the sustainable harvesting of turtle and dugong.
Torres Strait Islanders are renowned for their role in a long running court case which culminated in a decision by the High Court of Australia in Mabo vs Queensland (No. 2) 1992, or simply 'Mabo' as it has come to be known that put to rest the patent fiction of
terra nullius
– Australia as a land belonging to no-one before the arrival of Europeans. This case resulted in the Native Title Act 1993 which provides the legal terms under which indigenous Australians may claim to have their 'rights and interests' in terrestrial and marine areas recognised, where they have maintained a 'continuous connection' to the areas in question. Under this act, Torres Strait Islanders have claimed proprietary rights to much of the land and sea in the Torres Strait.
Photo title
: Spearing lobster
Photo credit
: CSIRO Australia
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region's number one industry to a grinding halt.
It's shaping up to be one of the latest harvests on record.
Rain up and down the Valley has left roads and fields a mud covered
mess. It's also put harvest on hold.
The corn harvest hasn't even gotten off to a good start yet, and much of
the bean and sugar beet crop remains in the field, despite the fact it's the
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- 3 ounces walnut halves (about 3/4 cup)
- Unsalted butter, room temperature, for pan
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
- 1 cup raw honey, plus 2 to 3 tablespoons more for glaze
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in center. Spread walnut halves in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast in oven until fragrant, tossing occasionally, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer nuts to a plate; let cool. Pulse nuts in a food processor until finely chopped, about 10 times. Set aside.
Step 2
Butter and flour an 8 1/2-inch spring-form pan; set aside. In a large bowl, combine honey and applesauce; whisk until honey is mostly dissolved. Add eggs, and whisk until fully combined.
Step 3
Into a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and ginger. Stir into honey mixture. Using a rubber spatula, fold in walnuts.
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Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake cake until golden brown on top and a cake tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
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Transfer pan to a wire rack; let cool until sides of cake begin to pull away from pan, about 15 minutes. Remove cake from pan, and place on a serving plate. While cake is still warm, use an offset spatula to gently spread remaining honey on top as a thin glaze. Serve warm.
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Tim Greig 9 Jun, 2013
Horrible. Produced a flat,hard cake that was indelible. Unfortunately I had not read the reviews or I would have gone elsewhere.Reply
Adele DT 12 Oct, 2012
my cake turned out just like MrsPicasso. i think smthg is missing. what a waste of good honey !Reply
Ceege 5 Oct, 2010
Shouldn't there be baking powder or baking soda in this recipe? What makes the cake rise without either one of those two ingredients?Reply
MrsPicasso 24 Feb, 2010
I followed all the instructions and my cake looked nothing like that picture! It was not even an inch high. The taste was ok, but the texture inedible. It ended up in the garbage.Reply


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Will we see a "Walmart walkout" on black Friday? Upset Walmart workers are threatening to walk out on the busiest shopping day of the year.
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A shopper we talked to sees their point.
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So far we have heard about possible strikes and protests around the country. Nothing has been planned in Phoenix yet.
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Devon Seafood + Steak - Oakbrook Terrace
- Address:
17W400 22nd Street
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181Neighborhood:
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- Cuisine:
SeafoodPrice: $30 and under
Devon Seafood + Steak - Oakbrook Terrace
- Dining Style: Fine Dining
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- Phone: 6305160180x
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With an indulgent menu focused on superior quality seafood, Devon Seafood + Steak crafts its dishes with exacting standards & pampers its guests in a comfortable atmosphere. Featuring a generous cellar selection, an oyster bar & creative cuisine, Devon delivers culinary excellence at a surprising value. Open for lunch, dinner and Sunday Brunch.Continued
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- Great time had by all!!AnneDined on 9/28/2014Celebrated a birthday with a group of 6. We all had different things...everyone had a fish entre except one had filet. Everyone raved about the baby greens salad and the cesar. Most went with the early special. We ate at 4:00, and between 4 - 6 pm, they have a menu of choices for $19.99. Includes a salad course and main course. Service was good. Very enjoyable evening.Special Features:
- Disappointing!RestaurateurDined on 9/26/2014We used to like going to Braxton's when it was in Oakbrook Center. First time we tried Devon since they moved from the old location in the mall and were very disappointed. Quality of the food was drastically different. My filet was dry, the lobster mac and cheese seemed like it had been sitting out getting cold, and the scallops were more like bay scallops than sea scallops. My wife's fish was overcooked. All around disappointed by a restaurant we used to really enjoy.
- Excellent foodscscVIPDined on 9/25/2014The food here is delicious. Our group of 4 ordered all different items and each of us were very happy with our food
- Friday Night at DevonMelsOpinionDined on 9/19/2014As always, the food was great, service excellent. Good location and easy parking. Enjoy it more when they have live music.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- RomanticSeafoodshellDined on 9/18/2014Service is great, food is wonderful,lighting is nice, very romantic place for our tenth anniversarySpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Almost perfectnoneVIPDined on 9/13/2014Busy Saturday night. Short wait for a table (with a reservation!) Delicious Lobster Bisque. Trout and scallops were both wonderful. Service was spot on. Only disappointment was the chocolate mouse cake. Mousse was delicious but the cake was dry.Special Features:
- We really enjoyed itOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 9/13/2014Very good place with excellent food. Calamari, Crab, Halibut, Lobster Mac, green beans, zucchini, potatoes carrot cake all were delicious! We will return...Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great night!JonBDined on 9/13/2014My first time there but wanted to make it romantic for my girlfriend. When I made the reservations I asked if I could drop off some flowers and have our waiter deliver them when we were seated. We ended up being seated in a nice quiet, secluded spot It went beautifully. Our waiter Chad was excellent and the food was as well.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- HoosierVIPDined on 9/12/2014Excellent hidden gem Highly recommend and is at a fair price as well.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great food in a rushMidgeDined on 9/12/2014Unfortunately, we got tied up in traffic and arrived late for our reservation and rushed to attend a play at 8 p.m. Our waiter took care of us promptly and the food was excellent. We made the play on time.Special Features:
- Great fish menu interesting sidesFoodnikDined on 9/10/2014Upscale modern décor with added warmth, attentive service. Have recommended to many fish lovers.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Nice business lunchHurtzVIPDined on 9/10/2014Weekday business lunch at Devon in Oakbrook Terrace this past week - Food, service were excellent. Noise levels were low - Smooth jazz in the background. Very nice. Thank you.Special Features:
- A Delightful LunchpaulkatVIPDined on 9/10/2014We celebrated my husband's birthday with lunch here. We used the birthday coupon he received for signing up for email updates from the restaurant. As soon as we sat down in a cozy booth, our server brought fresh warm biscuits and butter. Yum! We had a lovely lunch--surf and turf with a 4 0z. filet and a choice of seafood. We chose the scallops. With 2 sides included, we chose the fresh green beans and the roasted potatoes. Everything was delicious. Access off 22nd st. and parking are a little challenging, but it's worth the effort to dine here.Special Features:
- LarryLarryDined on 9/9/2014Everything was sensational. Each time I come back, it seems to be greater than before.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- a Go-to favoriteGregDined on 9/6/2014Devon is often my answer to the question "I want to go for a nice dinner where we can actually talk, and not worry if the food is going to be any good". Their kitchen is great - everything done perfectly to order every time. The servers are attentive without being overwhelming - they are well trained, well-versed int he menu, and often make excellent recommendations. Try the Lobster Bisque - it's amazing.Special Features:
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- Needs WorkJandTDined on 9/4/2014Had a drink at the bar. Nice, friendly and comfortable. The tuna tatare was quite good with plenty of flavor. Salad was at best average. Wedge salad husband had included only a small amount of blue cheese and very light dressing. For dinner he had seared Tuna and it came as 3 inch thick chunk of tuna, rather than a delicate slice. Service was odd. Waiter took our order (did not write it down) and then came back twice to double check he had our order right. While we appreciate that he wanted to get it right, unusual to have to check several times with us to be sure. He also disappeared for some time from time for long periods. We had the impression he might have also been working in the bar that night.
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- OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 8/30/2014Enjoyed spot in earlier incarnation in Oak Brook mall.first time at Devon's and we weren't disappointedSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent Fine DiningFunnfoodDined on 8/29/2014We had a very nice experience for our youngest son's birthday He lives for oysters and lobster bisque, so we were definitely at the right place. The service was a bit rocky at the start, but definitely improved as the night progressed. Food was excellent with very ample portions.Special Features:
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- AmazingOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/28/2014Always amazing food and amazing service! Brought our 9 month old with us for dinner and the staff took just as much care of her as they did us.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- great for business lunchindygirlDined on 8/25/2014Lunch menu and seafood options very good. Lobster bisque very good.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- junebugDined on 8/24/2014We had a wonderful time and the food was delicious. The noise level was a little high but that could be due to 2 large party tables that were right next to us. Would like to return and try many of the other delicious options!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Happy WifeOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/23/2014WE both loved the fresh seafood, excellent wine and phenomenal atmosphere. The service was outstanding and Mark was excellent. We were seated promptly, the staff was friendly and parking was not a problem. We will return for more fabulous dinners.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Superb serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 8/23/2014Food is excellent, mixed drinks are top-notch, but service is superb.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2002Dined on 8/22/2014Excellent customer service each and every time! Makes the food and drinks even better.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- LarryLarryDined on 8/19/2014Great atmosphere. Very romantic atmosphere. Food excellent. Desserts are way too small for the price.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- What happened to the lobster?GEMomVIPDined on 8/17/2014We have been going to Devon, formerly Braxton, for many years. I am a lover of the whole Maine lobster, my husband enjoys more types of seafood. So we get to Devon and find they have NO MAINE LOBSTER!!! Yes, they had lobster tail, but it's just not the same. So I ordered the Alaska King Crab and it had a funny flavor. Between the less convenient location (in a strip mall), difficult parking, 'cold' décor and now, NO LOBSTER!, I doubt we'll return.
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- Love it!Eatitup2Dined on 8/16/2014Devon was superb from making a reservation all the way to ordering dessert. Service & food was second to none. I wholly recommend Devon's without a doubt. You'll love it!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
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- Bad service experience this timeToniVIPDined on 8/13/2014This evening was a service disaster and we've had our server before and she is usually awesome! she asked if we knew about the lobster special and we didn't but then proceeded to order four. She came back and said only two left so we modified. Then she returned a third time and said only one left - disappointed! What we did order was great but we were very frustrated as we saw lobster after lobster come out of the kitchen to other tables. Also were charged for three sides we never received and got our drinks at such a slow pace it was almost comical. Either our server or the bar and kitchen (or all three) were having a really bad night or we were very unlucky!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Devon Disappointment!CrystalVIPDined on 8/13/2014This used to be one of my favorite seafood restaurants in the western suburbs however it has gotten very expensive and portions have dwindled. Went for the $12 lobster tail special, very nice! However since nothing accompanied it we ordered two sides to share, the parmesan roasted potatoes and asparagus. When they arrived I could barely believe how few were on the plates. The portion was barely enough for one person to enjoy! REALLY!!?? Potatoes are cheap! Asparagus in season is too! The waiter should have explained that the sides would be barely enough for one person. The biscuits are plentiful and delicious! Don't think I will return!Special Features:
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- consistently goodTravelingGalDined on 8/10/2014We love this restaurant; food is always good and prepared to your specifications. They will adapt to your needs, and on your birthday you get a free entree with the purchase of one, plus dessert. We are never disappointed. I especially recommend their daily fish selection. Wines sometimes are half price, which is a good deal. Overall the wait staff is awesome.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
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Python client delete design doc
Not sure if I've found a bit of unfinished functionality in the Python client; to delete design docs.
import couchbase
cb = couchbase.Server('localhost:8091', username='Administrator', password='password')
bucket = cb['epic']
[2012-09-17 12:55:32,828] - [rest_client] [140735157635424] - ERROR - http://192.168.10.100:8092/epic/_design/_design/place error 400 reason: bad_request {"error":"bad_request","reason":"attachments not supported in Couchbase"}
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "unregister.py", line 4, in
File "/Volumes/DATA/dv/epic/server/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/couchbase/client.py", line 263, in delete
rest.delete_view(self.name, view)
AttributeError: 'RestConnection' object has no attribute 'delete_view'
rest_client.py:214 does define delete_design_doc(self, bucket, design_doc) but this is never called.
This isn't expected. I've filed an issue to track this:
Question: what version of the server are you using? There had been some changes to design doc management not too long ago. I would expect 0.8.0 python client and server 2.0 beta will work together just fine.
Server is 2.0.0. I've updated the python client to 0.8.0 and the problem remains although with a different error message;
File "/Volumes/DATA/dv/epic/server/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/couchbase/client.py", line 254, in delete
rest.delete_view(self.name, view)
AttributeError: 'RestConnection' object has no attribute 'delete_view'
I think the problem lies simply within the Python client; inspecting client.py:254 there's a call to a non existent function delete_view().. probably should be RestConnection.delete_design_doc().


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HOUSTON, Texas – Girl Scout Lauren L., a sophomore at St. Agnes Academy, participated in Girl Scouts of the USA's destinations program over the summer, traveling to Wisconsin and Minnesota. destinations are travel adventures for Girl Scouts ages 13-18 that take place all over the world and give girls the chance to meet remarkable girls, develop leadership skills, gain confidence and enjoy valuable learning opportunities.
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The Miami Dolphins are trying to take the momentum from last year's worst-to-first finish in the AFC East to a new level. Which is why the team's higher-ups have enlisted T-Pain, who is one of the few positive stories coming out of the Sunshine State at this point, to Autotune the crap out of the team's official fight song, the peppy "Miami Dolphins No. 1." Sure, it may not cause all those players who quit training camp to return, but at least everyone can have a photo op with the cheerleaders! The song after the jump.
Here's the original, for point of comparison:
But wait! There's someone else who is also doing good for Florida, and he's writing the Dolphins a fight song as well!
Jimmy Buffett already also wrote his own new fight song for the Dolphins, which was simply a customized version of his hit song, Fins, now featuring lyrics tailored around Miami's football organization.
Elliott Stares, a spokesman for Dolphin Stadium, said both new songs will be featured during home games.
OK, so he's not "writing" as much as "tweaking." But that's a perk that you get when you own the naming of the stadium.
Miami Dolphins Fight Song [YouTube]
Why are so many Dolphins players quitting the team? [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
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I'm surprised the other reviewers rated this Thor novel so highly. Even though I've read many of his other books and rated them highly, I thought this one was disappointing. Mostly, my disappointment came from a very unsatisfying ending to the book. I would skip this one and read one of Thor's other Scot Havath novels. I do have admit that his thanks to Glen Beck at the end of the book didn't help any, but even before that, I thought the ending was lame.
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Ex-Navy SEAL: quit his job at Homeland Security to lead a normal life; helping his girlfriend, Tracy, recover after an assassin almost killed her; learns of the discovery of a seventh century version of the Koran which contains a radically different vision than the one found in the Koran today.
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|Also known as
|Pangamot, Filipino Boxing,
|Country of origin
|Olympic sport
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|Also known as
|Pangamot, Filipino Boxing,
|Country of origin
|Olympic sport
Panantukan is the boxing component of Filipino martial arts, and is known in the Visayas as pangamot. It consists of upper-body striking techniques such as punches, elbows, headbutts and shoulder strikes. It also includes low-line kicks and knee strikes to the legs, shins, and groin, but some schools group this kicking aspect into the art of pananjakman, which relies on kicking and only uses the arms defensively. Some Western instructors teach panantukan as a separate martial art, but in the Philippines it is accepted as a part of eskrima.
Panantukan is not a sport, but rather a street-oriented fighting system. The techniques have not been adapted for safety or conformance to a set of rules for competition, thus it has a reputation as "dirty street fighting".[who?] Common targets include the biceps, triceps, eyes, nose, jaws, temples, groin, ribs, spine, and the back of the neck.
Some Filipino martial artists contest that the term Panuntukan be used since it came from the root word suntukan.
There are not many school that teach Panantukan. One is in Vienna, Austria: Self Defense and Martial Arts Institute (S.A.M.I.). They have developed an online distance training for people outside of Austria: Sami-International.
Moves which immobilise the limbs are called gunting (scissors) techniques because of the scissor-like motions used to stop an opponent's limb from one side while attacking from the other side. Panantukan focuses on countering an opponent's strike with a technique that will nullify further attack by hitting certain nerve points, bones, and muscle tissue to cause immediate partial paralysis of the attacking limb. Common limb destructions include guiding incoming straight punches into the defending fighter's elbow to shatter the knuckles (secoh), or striking the incoming limb in the biceps to inhibit the opponent's ability to use that arm for the remainder of the fight. Gunting focuses on destroying the opponent's ability to wield their weapon. This term derives from the word "scissors" in Filipino, Malaysian and Indonesian. In martial arts, gunting can be done by cutting the hand or wrist with a pair of blades (hence the name), but it can also be done with a single blade or with the empty hand by striking nerves and tensed muscles.
Panantukan borrows moves from dumog (upright wrestling) which twist and turn the opponent's body with the goal of exposing a more vulnerable area, such as the neck, jaw and temples. This is accomplished by the use of arm wrenching, shoving, shoulder ramming, and other off-balancing techniques in conjunction with punches and kicks. For example, the attacker's arm could be grabbed and pulled downward to expose their head to a knee strike.
The angles outlined in kali are incorporated to evade and parry incoming strikes and to attack the opponent from an outside angle where they are less able to defend themselves. Constantly switching the fighting lead allows for the exploitation of attack while maintaining flow. The fighter will often use a finishing strike or kick in a combination to step into the new lead. Footwork is of utmost importance for these techniques, so much time is invested into practicing stick-fighting drills and combinations.
Panantukan emphasizes speed in striking, with the intent of overwhelming the adversary with a flurry of attacks. Indefinite combinations of different strikes are strung together continuously to make successful defense a relative impossibility. Many strikes in panantukan are said to be performed on "half-beats", or in between the major strikes of a combination, so as to disorient and overwhelm an opponent, increasing the opportunity for more devastating attacks. An example of this could be performing a swift slap or eye strike after throwing a jab with the same hand in a standard jab-cross-hook combination; the eye strike both disrupts the defense against and masks the incoming cross. Additionally, low-line kicks are often executed between boxing combinations to further injure and disorient the opponent.
While panantukan is designed to allow an unarmed practitioner to engage in both armed and unarmed confrontations, it easily integrates the use of weapons such as daggers, wooden slivers, and palmsticks.[citation needed] These weapons can render panantukan's techniques fatal but do not fundamentally change how the techniques are executed. Weapons in panantukan tend to be small, easily concealed and unobtrusive. Daggers like the claw-shaped karambit are often preferred. Many of panantukan's unarmed techniques and movements were derived from the weapon-based forms of eskrima. Panantukan minimises contact with the opponent, as it is not known whether or not they are armed. As such, parries and deflections are preferred over blocks


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What Is a Comma-Separated List?
Generating a Comma-Separated List
Assigning Output from a Comma-Separated List
Assigning to a Comma-Separated List
How to Use the Comma-Separated Lists
Typing in a series of numbers separated by commas gives you what is called a comma-separated list. The MATLAB® software returns each value individually:
1, 2, 3 ans = 1 ans = 2 ans = 3
Such a list, by itself, is not very useful. But when used with large and more complex data structures like MATLAB structures and cell arrays, the comma-separated list can enable you to simplify your MATLAB code.
This section describes how to generate a comma-separated list from either a cell array or a MATLAB structure.
Extracting multiple elements from a cell array yields a comma-separated list. Given a 4-by-6 cell array as shown here
C = cell(4, 6); for k = 1:24, C{k} = k * 2; end C C = [2] [10] [18] [26] [34] [42] [4] [12] [20] [28] [36] [44] [6] [14] [22] [30] [38] [46] [8] [16] [24] [32] [40] [48]
extracting the fifth column generates the following comma-separated list:
C{:, 5} ans = 34 ans = 36 ans = 38 ans = 40
This is the same as explicitly typing
For structures, extracting a field of the structure that exists across one of its dimensions yields a comma-separated list.
Start by converting the cell array used above into a 4-by-1 MATLAB structure with six fields: f1 through f6. Read field f5 for all rows and MATLAB returns a comma-separated list:
S = cell2struct(C, {'f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'f4', 'f5', 'f6'}, 2); S.f5 ans = 34 ans = 36 ans = 38 ans = 40
This is the same as explicitly typing
S(1).f5, S(2).f5, S(3).f5, S(4).f5
You can assign any or all consecutive elements of a comma-separated list to variables with a simple assignment statement. Using the cell array C from the previous section, assign the first row to variables c1 through c6:
C = cell(4, 6); for k = 1:24, C{k} = k * 2; end [c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6] = C{1,1:6}; c5 c5 = 34
If you specify fewer output variables than the number of outputs returned by the expression, MATLAB assigns the first N outputs to those N variables, and then discards any remaining outputs. In this next example, MATLAB assigns C{1,1:3} to the variables c1, c2, and c3, and then discards C{1,4:6}:
[c1 c2 c3] = C{1,1:6};
You can assign structure outputs in the same manner:
S = cell2struct(C, {'f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'f4', 'f5', 'f6'}, 2); [sf1 sf2 sf3] = S.f5; sf3 sf3 = 38
You also can use the deal function for this purpose.
The simplest way to assign multiple values to a comma-separated list is to use the deal function. This function distributes all of its input arguments to the elements of a comma-separated list.
This example initializes a comma-separated list to a set of vectors in a cell array, and then uses deal to overwrite each element in the list:
c{1} = [31 07]; c{2} = [03 78]; c{:} ans = 31 7 ans = 3 78 [c{:}] = deal([10 20],[14 12]); c{:} ans = 10 20 ans = 14 12
This example does the same as the one above, but with a comma-separated list of vectors in a structure field:
s(1).field1 = [31 07]; s(2).field1 = [03 78]; s.field1 ans = 31 7 ans = 3 78 [s.field1] = deal([10 20],[14 12]); s.field1 ans = 10 20 ans = 14 12
Common uses for comma-separated lists are
The following sections provide examples of using comma-separated lists with cell arrays. Each of these examples applies to MATLAB structures as well.
You can use a comma-separated list to enter a series of elements when constructing a matrix or array. Note what happens when you insert a list of elements as opposed to adding the cell itself.
When you specify a list of elements with C{:, 5}, MATLAB inserts the four individual elements:
A = {'Hello', C{:, 5}, magic(4)} A = 'Hello' [34] [36] [38] [40] [4x4 double]
When you specify the C cell itself, MATLAB inserts the entire cell array:
A = {'Hello', C, magic(4)} A = 'Hello' {4x6 cell} [4x4 double]
Use a list to display all or part of a structure or cell array:
A{:} ans = Hello ans = 34 ans = 36 ans = 38 . . .
Putting a comma-separated list inside square brackets extracts the specified elements from the list and concatenates them:
A = [C{:, 5:6}] A = 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 whos A Name Size Bytes Class A 1x8 64 double array
When writing the code for a function call, you enter the input arguments as a list with each argument separated by a comma. If you have these arguments stored in a structure or cell array, then you can generate all or part of the argument list from the structure or cell array instead. This can be especially useful when passing in variable numbers of arguments.
This example passes several attribute-value arguments to the plot function:
X = -pi:pi/10:pi; Y = tan(sin(X)) - sin(tan(X)); C{1,1} = 'LineWidth'; C{2,1} = 2; C{1,2} = 'MarkerEdgeColor'; C{2,2} = 'k'; C{1,3} = 'MarkerFaceColor'; C{2,3} = 'g'; plot(X, Y, '--rs', C{:})
MATLAB functions can also return more than one value to the caller. These values are returned in a list with each value separated by a comma. Instead of listing each return value, you can use a comma-separated list with a structure or cell array. This becomes more useful for those functions that have variable numbers of return values.
This example returns three values to a cell array:
C = cell(1, 3); [C{:}] = fileparts('work/mytests/strArrays.mat') C = 'work/mytests' 'strArrays' '.mat'
The fftshift function swaps the left and right halves of each dimension of an array. For a simple vector such as [0 2 4 6 8 10] the output would be [6 8 10 0 2 4]. For a multidimensional array, fftshift performs this swap along each dimension.
fftshift uses vectors of indices to perform the swap. For the vector shown above, the index [1 2 3 4 5 6] is rearranged to form a new index [4 5 6 1 2 3]. The function then uses this index vector to reposition the elements. For a multidimensional array, fftshift must construct an index vector for each dimension. A comma-separated list makes this task much simpler.
Here is the fftshift function:
function y = fftshift(x) numDims = ndims(x); idx = cell(1, numDims); for k = 1:numDims m = size(x, k); p = ceil(m/2); idx{k} = [p+1:m 1:p]; end y = x(idx{:});
The function stores the index vectors in cell array idx. Building this cell array is relatively simple. For each of the N dimensions, determine the size of that dimension and find the integer index nearest the midpoint. Then, construct a vector that swaps the two halves of that dimension.
By using a cell array to store the index vectors and a comma-separated list for the indexing operation, fftshift shifts arrays of any dimension using just a single operation: y = x(idx{:}). If you were to use explicit indexing, you would need to write one if statement for each dimension you want the function to handle:
if ndims(x) == 1 y = x(index1); else if ndims(x) == 2 y = x(index1, index2); end
Another way to handle this without a comma-separated list would be to loop over each dimension, converting one dimension at a time and moving data each time. With a comma-separated list, you move the data just once. A comma-separated list makes it very easy to generalize the swapping operation to an arbitrary number of dimensions.