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Various effects of the atmosphere have to be considered in space geodesy and all of them are described and treated consistently in this textbook. Two chapters are concerned with ionospheric and tropospheric path delays of microwave and optical signals used by space geodetic techniques, such as the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), or Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR). It is explained how these effects are best reduced and modelled to improve the accuracy of space geodetic measurements. Other chapters are on the deformation of the Earth's crust due to atmospheric loading, on atmospheric excitation of Earth rotation, and on atmospheric effects on gravity field measurements from special satellite missions such as CHAMP, GRACE, and GOCE. All chapters have been written by staff members of the Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation at TU Wien who are experts in the particular fields.


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Phytoplankton account for approximately 50% of global primary production, form the trophic base of nearly all marine ecosystems, are fundamental in trophic energy transfer and have key roles in climate regulation, carbon sequestration and oxygen production. Boyce et al. compiled a chlorophyll index by combining in situ chlorophyll and Secchi disk depth measurements that spanned a more than 100-year time period and showed a decrease in marine phytoplankton biomass of approximately 1% of the global median per year over the past century. Eight decades of data on phytoplankton biomass collected in the North Atlantic by the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) survey, however, show an increase in an index of chlorophyll (Phytoplankton Colour Index) in both the Northeast and Northwest Atlantic basinsFig. 1), and other long-term time series, including the Hawaii Ocean Time-series (HOT)8, the Bermuda Atlantic Time Series (BATS)8 and the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI)9 also indicate increased phytoplankton biomass over the last 20–50 years. These findings, which were not discussed by Boyce et al.1, are not in accordance with their conclusions and illustrate the importance of using consistent observations when estimating long-term trends.
Coral reefs are increasingly affected by high-temperature stress events and associated bleaching. Monitoring and predicting these events have largely utilized sea surface temperature data, due to the convenience of using large-scale remotely sensed satellite measurements. However, coral bleaching has been observed to vary in severity throughout the water column, and variations in coral thermal stress across depths have not yet been well investigated. In this study, in situ water temperature data from 1999 to 2011 from three depths were used to calculate thermal stress on a coral reef in Bahia Almirante, Bocas del Toro, Panama, which was compared to satellite surface temperature data and thermal stress calculations for the same area and time period from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coral Reef Watch Satellite Bleaching Alert system. The results show similar total cumulative annual thermal stress for both the surface and depth-stratified data, but with a striking difference in the distribution of that stress among the depth strata during different high-temperature events, with the greatest thermal stress unusually recorded at the deepest measured depth during the most severe bleaching event in 2005. Temperature records indicate that a strong density-driven temperature inversion may have formed in this location in that year, contributing to the persistence and intensity of bleaching disturbance at depth. These results indicate that depth may not provide a stress refuge from high water temperature events in some situations, and in this case, the water properties at depth appear to have contributed to greater coral bleaching at depth compared to near-surface locations. This case study demonstrates the importance of incorporating depth-stratified temperature monitoring and small-scale oceanographic and hydrologic data for understanding and predicting local reef responses to elevated water temperature events.
Time series of environmental measurements are essential for detecting, measuring and understanding changes in the Earth system and its biological communities. Observational series have accumulated over the past 2-5 decades from measurements across the world's estuaries, bays, lagoons, inland seas and shelf waters influenced by runoff. We synthesize information contained in these time series to develop a global view of changes occurring in marine systems influenced by connectivity to land. Our review is organized around four themes: (i) human activities as drivers of change; (ii) variability of the climate system as a driver of change; (iii) successes, disappointments and challenges of managing change at the sea-land interface; and (iv) discoveries made from observations over time. Multidecadal time series reveal that many of the world's estuarine-coastal ecosystems are in a continuing state of change, and the pace of change is faster than we could have imagined a decade ago. Some have been transformed into novel ecosystems with habitats, biogeochemistry and biological communities outside the natural range of variability. Change takes many forms including linear and nonlinear trends, abrupt state changes and oscillations. The challenge of managing change is daunting in the coastal zone where diverse human pressures are concentrated and intersect with different responses to climate variability over land and over ocean basins. The pace of change in estuarine-coastal ecosystems will likely accelerate as the human population and economies continue to grow and as global climate change accelerates. Wise stewardship of the resources upon which we depend is critically dependent upon a continuing flow of information from observations to measure, understand and anticipate future changes along the world's coastlines.
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A Tree Frog Perspective
by Jake Block
One warm summer evening, a bright green tree frog decided to attach itself to my storm door. Of course, I grabbed my camera.
Seeing it first from the inside of my house, I saw its underside, which gave me a rather strange perspective of it, and it seemed almost alien… other worldly. And I stared at it for quite some time, examining it from that angle, and it gave me a perspective that this was a well engineered "animal," well prepared for its life in the trees and on the ground, with its ability to climb and hop, but this unexpected skill… scaling a seemingly unscalable surface… in order to get closer to the small flying insects that might congregate around my front porch light was high level thinking, to my mind. Of course, to the tree frog, it was just a matter of getting to a free meal, and it really could care less how much I was impressed.
Then I stepped outside to see the tree frog's "upper level," emerald green and beautiful to behold. From this angle, my mind was drawn to the more practical side of the frog, and it's place in legend and lore. It seemed (in the way humans tend to apply human attributes to non-human creatures) friendly, and almost "happy," in the way one might assume a frog to be. And one could imagine it near a pond, resting on a rock, or perhaps a small lily pad, blissfully bleating in the night, calling to a female frog… or a princess… to share a secret kiss. It's tongue might dart out to feast upon a mosquito or some other small "bug," and here, in his place by the pond, he could indeed be a prince among frogs.
Now, from the frog's perspective, most of this would probably be seen as silly, unenlightened human musings, totally unrelated to the real life concerns of a frog in the wild. To the frog, this life could be hell on earth, constantly on guard, lest he be eaten alive by a bird, a snake or even a larger frog, just looking for an easy meal. He might be able to tell you about starvation, coldness, being beaten down by unrelenting heat and needing to hibernate at the bottom of a pond all winter, vulnerable to all manner of hungry creatures. We can of course speculate on what the frog thinks or what the frog dreams, but we can never really "know," any more than that little frog could ever know or understand people and their ways.
To this little tree frog on glass, I could be a terrifying creature bent on its destruction. I could be a frightful oddity that he'll relate to pollywogs as a cautionary tale of the dangers that lurk beyond the pond's edge. Or I could be something unimaginable to the frog, strange and unexplainable, like the UFO humans see, but can never prove, but interesting to contemplate while waiting for a bite to eat just a little closer to the porch light.
Perspective. It "depends," and is subjective. Man or frog, we all have one.


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This is How to Design a Custom Headstock and Why You Should. It's not much different of a process to make your own shape, and if you are going to put in the same amount of effort, you might as well showcase your own design.
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Everyone Loves a Cool Looking Headstock
The headstock on the guitar is a focal point. In cases where the design is very plain, the headstock might not be as noticeable. However, when you make it a point to make a great looking headstock, people will take notice.
A headstock is also much more than a place to tune your guitar. For the guitar maker, and the manufacturer, it's a way to call for attention. Once you have been playing for a while, you can tell a Fender headstock from a Gibson from across the street.
Headstock are as much about branding as they are about style. When you make a guitar, take a little time and make a custom headstock shape. Once you finish the design, you will forever have your own shape, and you can use it over and over.
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Designing a Custom Shape
The first thing you need to do is look for inspiration and design options. The best place to do this is on the internet, because you can look at thousands of headstocks without ever leaving your chair.
Spend some time on Pinterest, and Google Images, and check out the different styles. Make a list on paper of the things you really like. Then, if there is something that you really dislike, make sure to write that out too.
After a while, you should have a good list of the things that you want to see, and you can use that list to generate ideas. Is there an overall size that you like? Do symmetrical shapes speak to you, or is it more about abstract shapes? These are all things to think about when you are in the design inspiration phase.
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How the Size Makes a Difference
Something to consider as you are designing your custom headstock is the size. In general, bigger and heavier headstocks are better at retaining neck vibration. This may or may not be a huge factor for you, but it's worth noting.
In general, a tiny headstock lacks the mass to prevent vibration loss. As the strings vibrate, the neck and the body of the guitar vibrate as well. This is energy lost, because they are moving with the strings rather than being completely still.
A heavy headstock is harder to push around, and therefore moves less. Less motion means less vibration loss. While this is a very fine detail, it is important that you know how the headstock works. When in doubt, something about average size is a good place to be when you make your design.
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How to Draw a Custom Shape
Once you have some ideas down, now it's time to draw. Don't worry too much about this part of the process, just enjoy sketching. Do not trace out and measure out anything yet, just start doodling and see what comes out of you.
Once you have a few shapes that you like, focus on doodling them exclusively and seeing what little changes do to the overall look. Keep working on this, and eventually you will have a shape or two that you really like.
Finally, once you have a good shape, break out the graph paper. Draw the headstock shape in full size, and keep working on it until you are happy. Start by drawing out the nut width, and projecting a couple lines for the neck. Then, draw your custom headstock shape.
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Things to Think About
While you are drawing, make sure that you are thinking about the path of the strings. When you add tuners to your headstock, the strings need to be able to reach the nut, and pass through a tiny groove.
It's important that the angle that they reach the nut is not too great. If it is, the string can pop out of the nut slot when the guitar is tuned. There are products to help re-direct the strings in cases like that, but it's best to not have too sharp of an angle.
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Look at existing guitars to determine the maximum angle. In general the high E and the low E will have the sharpest turn to make. Keep the angles no worse than these two, and your headstock shape should work out.
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The Process is Just as Easy
Quite possibly the biggest reason that I recommend people make their own headstock shape is because once you have the design, the process is about the same. If you are going to put in nearly identical effort, why have a generic headstock?
A headstock is made by cutting out a shape, and sanding the edges smooth. No mater the shape, and no matter the look, these steps are the same. The only time that it can be harder is if you have complex carvings in your design, but again for normal headstocks the process is the same.
For this reason above all others, design your own headstock shape, and use it to give your guitars a custom look. All things being equal, this is a way to add a custom element to your guitar without working very hard.
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Your Homework
If you do not already have a custom headstock shape designed for yourself, your homework is to get designing. Start out by looking online and coming up with a list. Find what inspires you, and make those things a priority.
Don't fall for conventional either. As long as the headstock works, it's your design and it only needs to make you happy. Work out the kinks for string path or tuner placement before you commit, and then finalize your design.
On your next guitar, make sure to use your custom headstock. After all, a custom headstock is a brand identifier, and a way to visually separate your guitars form all of the other guitars on the market. If you are fortunate enough, you might even one day have people recognize your brand just by your signature headstock shape.
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Designing Your Own Headstock Wrap-Up
Making a custom guitar is a fun project, and one way that you can make it even more custom is by making your own headstock shape. It's easy, and you will end up doing about the same amount of work in the end.
first, look around for something that inspires you. Then, start doodling and coming up with shapes that you like. Decide on a final look, and create that shape in full size detail and design on a piece of graph paper.
This is your custom shape, and only you will have a guitar with the same kind of headstock. You can always modify the design over time, but typically once you find a design that you like, you will end up using it on all of your guitars to come.
See Also: Top 5 Acoustic Guitar Making Books
If you have any questions about How to Design a Custom Headstock and Why You Should, please leave a comment and I will be glad to answer them. Happy building.
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Turkey annexed northern Cyprus and Syria's Antioch province they renamed as Hatay. Turkey also illegally annexed Greek Thrace and its imperial city Constantinople.
I think these illegal occupations should be brought to the UNSC in order to prove UN has no double standards.
Turkey and Israel are two wings of the same bird, the Vulture. Golan belongs to Syria as does Idlib, the oilfields and the entire North East. Losers pack it up and go home. Kurds you are not indigious to Syria so if you can't make peace with the government leave.
It will be even more difficult with the next president.
Yes but the issue is about Golan heights not Cyprus or Syria and we all know that the UN is toothless
They will also have no teeth when the US Army dies for ISHELL. Red Cow, Trump and Saturn (Devil = Yahweh) will not solve this problem.
There is no God, there is no Devil, there are only imbeciles believing in fairy tales… And I prefer Gandalf the Grey as a character…
US Army won't die for Israel : every Tsahal soldier worth 20 of their enemies and they have all it takes to make the Mid-East a radioactive parking lot
Moreover, they're world leader in bio-technologies and didn't signed the convention on biological warfare. You really don't get how Israel is powerful…
Cool, but i rather had you down as a Grima Wormtongue character.
@luke, the Sultanate of Turkey has no stake in the Golan heights and better talk about Northern Cyprus.
When bashar a assad loses the election, Golan will be linked to Turkey.
With 85% voting for Bashar each time, he may still be Prez when ErdoGoon will be jailed in the Hague 😉
@Daeshbags-Sux, Hatay was given to Atatürk by France.
France annexed Strasbourg so what? It happened before UN times.
Maria Zakharova said Russia perfectly received the Pompeo/Trump message and Russia will change her rhetoric about Crimea…
Now you get what the Yanks are doing 😉
There is no Hatay, only Antioch, as there is only Constantinople 😉 Don't make the Ottomads the favur to use Ghazi names…
@Daeshbags-Sux, lol.
Not Syria but a self declared front man with aspirations of more land theft under the guise of helping. All the while running cover for zionist interests


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Periods 0-500s, 1500s, 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, 1900s, 2000s, 500-1400s, Pre Common Era, Recent Releases
Locations Alexandria, Cairo, Egypt
A dazzling cultural excavation of one of the world's greatest cities–from its ancient beginnings, through the heights of medieval splendor, to the present day–by a gifted writer who has spent much of his life in Cairo.
The seat of pharaohs and sultans, the prize of conquerors from Alexander to Napoleon, Cairo has never stopped reinventing itself. Even in this century, as Max Rodenbeck shows us, the city has transformed itself yet again–from a glamorous European outpost into the nationalistic capital of the Arab world.
And, most recently, we have been witness to contemporary Cairo grappling with a population explosion that strains every aspect of city life beyond capacity. From its vantage atop the plateau of Giza, the Sphinx has witnessed it all: forty-five centuries of a city evolving on the river plain below it. "The Victorious" is what Arabs call Cairo, and its indomitable spirit still merits the name.
To this richly textured story Rodenbeck brings a keen eye for telling detail, gained from years of wandering Cairo's markets, chatting in its caf?s, and burrowing in its dusty libraries. From the hashish dens to the salons of contemporary Cairo, Rodenbeck explores the city's stark contrasts. Ancient tombs abut skyscrapers and genteel colonial mansions, and the people, pulled between the cultural poles of Paris and Mecca, struggle with the double burden of an incomparably rich past and a challenging future.
With wit and an understanding that comes from a deep-seated love of the place, Rodenbeck brings Cairo to life in all its chaotic beauty. Fusing the excitement of travel with the stimulation of history, Cairo: The City Victorious is an epic, resonant work.
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You are farmBee, and you're in charge of helping the farmer keep his crops of beautiful flowers safe from the nasty stinkbugs.
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Use your mouse to guide your bee and connect with the flowers to make them grow. Click the left mouse button to use your pollen reserves and bloom multiple flowers in one swoop! Avoiding the stinkbugs will keep your score up, while completing levels swiftly will increase your bonus multiplier. Once the crop has been rescued, hit the GO! button and continue on to the next field. Complete all fields and submit your score to be named "flowerBee Champion"!


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All that social media. All those info spots and descriptions. How long has it been since you've read them?
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Apple Deleted Songs From Your iPod, Forgot To Mention It, And Is Now Being Sued
Is tech giant Apple a bad seed? A new class-action antitrust lawsuit has laid bare some devious behavior from the company: Apple deleted songs off iPods from rival music service providers. In other words, if you didn't download it from iTunes, it's going to be booted from your iPod. If prosecutors can prove Apple deleted songs in the hopes of killing the competition, then Apple would be in major breach of antitrust laws and could pay a hefty price in damages. In its defense, Apple isn't denying the move — but claims its motive was security.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs presented the case to jurors on Wednesday, describing how Apple routinely deleted songs off iPods that were purchased from outside providers between 2007 and 2009. Consumers were not notified or given a choice in the deletion. When iPod owners who had downloaded music from a rival service and tried to sync their device to their iTunes library, an error message would pop up telling the user to restore their factory settings. Once they restored the settings, the music downloaded from the outside service would be wiped.
Attorney Patrick Coughlin, who is representing the consumers, told jurors in U.S. District Court in Oakland, California, that Apple "decided to give [users] the worst possible experience" and then deliberately instructed the system "not to tell users the problem."
Internal Connivance?
Prosecuting attorneys are claiming that Apple had started an internal plan to snuff out the competition after learning that a rival company was going to introduce a service that would allow users to download songs from anywhere and play them on their iPods. As a response, Apple updated its iPod and iTunes software and became a closed system that essentially rejected any music not purchased from iTunes.
As evidence, the attorneys presented an email from former Apple CEO Steve Jobs that was sent in 2005 after discovering the rival service's plans. Jobs wrote in the email, "We may need to change things here." Later in the trial, the jury will also view a video testimony from Jobs, filmed six months before his death.
If Apple is found guilty of breaking antitrust laws, the company could pay $1 billion in damages.
Just Security Measures
As for Apple's defense, the company is claiming the deletions were merely security measures made to protect its software. Apple's security director, Augustin Farrugia, told the court that the company wiped iPods of music from outside providers in order to protect consumers from hackers and viruses. And what about that error message that didn't warn users of the deletion? Farrugia said that the message was purposely vague because "we don't need to give users too much information, we don't want to confuse users."
Farrugia mentioned the hacker "DVD Jon" and the digital rights management removal tool Requiem, both of which made Apple "very paranoid" about iTunes. "Someone is breaking into our house," Jobs wrote in another email presented to the jury.
Further Charges
The case, which has been going on for a decade, also includes charges of inflation. Later in the trial, a Stanford economist will testify in court that Apple inflated the price of its iPods by nearly $350 million, which is the amount in damages that the company will have to pay if they are cleared of the antitrust charges.
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Vound Welcomes Sharon Marvin as Chief Operating Officer
Six Sigma Lean Champion and Black Belt Professional to Lead Vound's Expanding Global Operations
Denver, CO -- April 23, 2018
Vound, a leading global provider of forensic, eDiscovery, and early case assessment technologies, Intella®, announces that the company has expanded its leadership team by hiring Sharon Marvin as Chief Operations Officer. Sharon, a certified Lean Six Sigma Lean Black Belt, will lead Vound's global expansion and growth strategy as the company sees unprecedent demand for its range of Intella solutions.
Today's eDiscovery and forensic search tools need to be value-centric: cost-effective and easy to use technology that can be deployed effectively by more than esoteric, highly trained specialists to produce accurate results. Intella's range of solutions are the industry's leading value-centric solutions. The eDiscovery solution of choice at over 1500 organizations worldwide, Intella fuses eDiscovery and forensic search features into a single, platform to process, search and review electronically stored information at market leading speed—at the industry's best pricing.
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LIVING in VANCOUVER by Mel Tobias
LIVING IN VANCOUVER by Mel Tobias
Hello and welcome to the first DAHONG PINOY "Living In Vancouver" column. The column will celebrate life and living in Vancouver.
It will highlight the growing and vibrant Filipino-Canadian community, the third largest ethnic group in the province. It will feature the contributions of Filipino oldtimers who have set the stage for the newcomers, along with the youthful second generation who are now actively in the work force. Filipino Canadians have become a positive force in Canadian society. We hope to reach this exciting new demographic known as global Filipino Canadians.
These are Filipino Canadians who are willing to absorb new cultures and ideas. They can easily integrate, assimilate and learn constantly about the world today. They are not isolated or trapped by ethnicity.
We are lucky and blessed to be in beautiful and peaceful Vancouver. Our multicultural city is a place of vision and cycles, movement and clarity, where life moves in harmony with a higher level of consciousness. We have solid infrastructure, health system and perceived safety. We can surf, hike, ski and golf in a single day.
The world has many positive impressions of Vancouver, beginning with the most livable city, with a high quality of life, best city to do business and aspiring to be the world's greenest city. Greenpeace was born in Vancouver and we have the best Chinese food in Canada. It is so easy to fall in love with Vancouver and here are some of my personal perceptions that I would like to share with the new arrivals.
- The people of Vancouver are generally fit and healthy because they love to exercise, do yoga, or climb a mountain. They also love to participate in sports, love to walk, take public transport and bike around the city.
- They love to complain about the weather and politicians. They are crazy about hockey, beer, seasonal, organic, free-range food and food trucks.
- Vancouver is a coffee town, just like Seattle, Portland and San Francisco. It looks like there's a café in every corner. The restaurants are cosmopolitan and multi-cultural.
- The residents are a bit laidback with practically no high pressure living. The word retirement has been replaced with lifeshift. It has an energizing ring to it and at the same time politically correct. Senior executives who choose meaningful retirement at 55 are actually wealthier than average, healthier than most and genetically wired for longevity. People live longer and happier in Vancouver. It is an age-friendly city. They love to use words like "awesome" and "cool"
- Vancouverites are generally humane, caring and enjoy volunteer work. They are more spiritual instead of religious because they don't go for organized religion. They are intellectually and spiritually exempt from external restrictions.
- Vancouver is a city of film festivals and residents love going to the cinema. Many are into Netflix and some enjoy downloading. But mature and educated viewers enjoy the art houses. Vancouver has at least one film festival every month. Late in September, there is the annual Vancouver International Film Festival. It has been ranked third in rank in the Canadian film festival of events, after Toronto and Montreal. Commercial Tagalog films get screenings at Tinseltown, with great patronage from homesick Filipinos.
- People here dress casually and not into designer clothes except some Asians who are into brand names. You can look strange or quirky if you're overdressed for an event. We are budget conscious and are always looking for good value for money products, bargains and special sales and discounts. Impulse buying and ostentatious show of wealth are not considered to be very Canadian.
- Cocooning is popular. It means staying at home longer and enjoying it. This means more time with family as refuge or haven. It acts as insulation to society. It is not a sacrifice but a state of mind. This lifestyle can be interpreted as being thrifty and frugal.
- Asians or immigrants from Mainland China are currently buying or building palatial homes with king-size gardens, and condos with spectacular views, not cramped basement apartments without windows.
- Vancouverites are getting older and soon the senior citizen boom will be a large group of the population.
There's much, much more to say about our city so keep reading the column.
George Verdolaga's New Book – THE MAVERICK EFFECT ( How To Be A Daring Innovator and Effective Change-Maker)
Verdolaga is a longtime Vancouver resident. He was initially known in British Columbia as an interior decorator and founder of Flowform Design Group. Later, he created an added career as writer and career planner through The Verdolaga Learning Systems, a self-help program aimed at urban professionals. As a public speaker, he talked on subjects that are meant to help people to be in control of his/her career.
His first book was THE CONTRACTOR LIFESTYLE (How To Be Highly Sought After By Employers and Develop a Career That's Immune To Layoffs and Recession). Published in 2011, the book was in tune with the changing times brought about by the information age. He stressed that we have learn how to change or be left behind. We have to learn how to reinforce new structures or be redundant. We have to be ready anytime to be independent and be able to launch one's own business without doubts or fears.
Two more books followed, SITTING PRETTY and THE JOB FARMER. Verdolaga's latest book will be launched this October, titled THE MAVERICK EFFECT ( how to be a daring innovator and effective change-maker). The author teaches us how to be a maverick. Mavericks are the change-makers and ground-breakers who set the trends that hipsters follow. He provides advise to pave the path for anyone who has the drive to embrace the lifestyle of a maverick.
This would be a perfect inspirational gift to friends or special friends who seem to lack leadership or lack the passion for self-improvement.
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Fermi would have answered his own question -- "Where are they?" -- today
Fermi would have answered his own question -- " Where are they?" -- in the 21st century. Observing today's communications he would have understood that with the communications of the 22nd, when we might be capable of some form of interstellar flight, we would have absolutely no reason to travel.
We will be able to just "fax" the DNA of a Tyrannosaurus Rex to them and they will "fax" the DNA of one of their prehistoric species to us -- and right here on earth we will be able to set up fights to the death -- with legal parimutuel betting that could bring revenue for local governments of course. :-)
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Here I feature, straight from Entertainment Weekly's website, EW.com their BEST PHOTO OUTTAKES OF THE YEAR.
THE CAST OF GOSSIP GIRLJuly 13, 2008 · New York CityPhotograph by Frederike HelwigThe six-pack of stars (from left, Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick, Blake Lively, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, and Jessica Szohr) who headline The CW's stylish drama proved quite the opposite of their scheming counterparts during a cover shoot at the Soho Grand Hotel for EW's Fall TV Preview. They were low-maintenance ("It was Sunday morning, and they still showed up on time," recalls EW photography director Lisa Berman) and chummy (no catfights over the Hervé Léger dresses to report). Still, it wasn't hard to re-create the show's signature upscale flair. Says Berman, "We wanted it to look like they were going out for a swanky night on the town, and thankfully it doesn't take a lot to make this group look attractive."
My take: I love it black and white. But of course, Blake and Penn are the focus of the camera. Don't you notice how Jessica Szohr looks so in love with Chace Crawford? Other than that, Leighton Meester looks smashing.
USHERApril 13, 2008 · New York CityPhotograph by Martin SchoellerSchoeller hoped a lit match (it took about 20 tries to get this take) would ignite a new image for the R&B star, who has faced criticism for marrying his stylist. "I wanted to show that he's not this little teenage sex symbol — that he's his own person and has a little edge," says the photographer. Schoeller adds that the singer was "open to play and trying new things," such as letting his head be doused with half-and-half for one shot. "I would have never thought in my wildest dreams that that would happen. But sometimes you get lucky."
My Take: I love flaming matchstick concept. Wonder how he is doing with his former Make-up artist wife. Is it rue that she is older than him, by, 10 years (to say the most)?
THE STARS OF TWILIGHTJune 6, 2008 · Canyon Country, Calif.Photograph by Jeff RiedelThe inspiration for this shoot, which took place in a secluded area north of L.A., came from a romance-novel book jacket. Says Riedel, "It's a hero whisking his woman in distress away. It was a moment of passion." It was also a moment of slight filthiness for subjects Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. "They were getting wet [and] standing in a pond. If they were divas, I don't think we would've been able to pull that off."
My take: Funny how the pond became a puddle. This photo is 200x better than their cover image, to say the least. It looks like it came from a Calvin Klein ad, tres magnifique.
BEN STILLER, ROBERT DOWNEY JR., JACK BLACKJune 1, 2008 · Los AngelesPhotograph by Jake ChessumThe only thing harder than getting an A-lister to let loose at a photo shoot? Getting three of them to do it — at the same time. "I didn't know to what extent they'd go for it," recalls Chessum, who conceptualized the first part of this Tropic Thunder cover shoot as a no-holds-barred brawl between the actors, complete with fake blood and black eyes. "Then Jack Black walked in. I said, 'Jack, are you ready for this? Have you got any energy?' And he screamed, School of Rock-style, 'I got energy for daaaaays!' So at that point, I relaxed."
BEN STILLER, ROBERT DOWNEY JR., JACK BLACKJune 1, 2008 · Los AngelesPhotographs by Jake ChessumLater, the photographer got one-on-one time with each of the actors for portraits that he shot against the plain padded walls of a soundstage. "They had slightly different personalities. Ben Stiller's a bit more reserved, a bit more cautious. Robert Downey kind of goes along with it. He's very calm." And Jack? "It's just difficult to keep him still."
My take: I always find spontaneity with these two pictures from Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr..the first image maes Ben Stiller look like some disfigured creature resembling a human being.
CONAN O'BRIENJanuary 10, 2008 · New York CityPhotograph by Justin StephensWe all know O'Brien has a knack for making people laugh. But simians? They're a tougher crowd. It took the best efforts of the comedian, Stephens, and two trainers to get a smile out of Louie, the chimp who posed with O'Brien for EW's Writers' Strike Survival Guide. "It made for a very unusual dynamic," says Stephens. "It's usually me trying to get something out of a celebrity. This time the celebrity and I were working together to get something out of the monkey."
My take: I just love this man. Diggin' the strike beard.
KATY PERRYJuly 16, 2008 · Columbia, Md.Photograph by Danielle Levitt"She has so much charisma," says Levitt, who shot the ultrafemme singer while she was in town with the Vans Warped Tour. "I thought it would be fun to stick her into this simplified environment and let her personality come through without distraction." Perry's look emerged just as organically. "It's funny," Levitt says. "She works with one stylist, and he basically brings a suitcase. They open it up, and it's just like playing dress-up!"
My take: The MOST HORRIFYING IMAGE OF ALL. She looks like a devil, only stupider. Busted, she is.
JOSH BROLINApril 30, 2008 · Los AngelesPhotograph by PlatonEW's session with Brolin (seen here as our 43rd president) was more than just a photo shoot — it was a dress rehearsal. Director Oliver Stone was on hand to coach the W. star as he tried on the personality — and prosthetic nose — of his onscreen alter ego. "He didn't just physically get into character," recalls Platon, who has shot real-life politicians such as Bill Clinton and Vladimir Putin. "Everyone there witnessed George Bush, coming alive for this movie."
SAMUEL L. JACKSONJune 6, 2008 · Los AngelesPhotograph by Michael MullerJules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction. John Shaft in Shaft. Abel Turner in Lakeview Terrace. Jackson has played more than a few guys you wouldn't want to cross. But Muller says this smiling portrait is about as close to the real Jackson as you can get. "He's the most approachable sweetheart of a guy," says the photographer. "What you see on screen is not what you get in real life. Thank God."


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Julian Smith MP met this week with 26 year 6 pupils from Carleton Endowed Primary School on a visit to Westminster organised by the Parliamentary Education Centre.
Julian Smith spoke about his role as their constituency MP and his position in Government and they asked a number of very varied questions about Parliament and his job.
Julian Smith said: 'It was great to be able to meet with a group of such enthused and interested children. I hope they enjoyed their trip and I would encourage other schools in the constituency to get in touch with the Parliamentary Education Centre if they would like to organise a visit.'


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Come join me at L'Italo-Americano, my new soapbox for Italian cooking. My introductory essay, how I went from political aide to professional eater, is my Italian-American story, here.
My readers will now and then offer comments on my recipes, but no one is more exacting than Victor Hazan, husband of and collaborator with the late Marcella Hazan and indeed himself a very fine cook. Here is a message he sent me about my Beef and Guinness Stew recipe, which I offered in my Zester Daily column for St. Patrick's Day: I followed it more or less scrupulously, save for some things an Italian cook wouldn't go for, e.g. boiled potatoes served with their skins on. Che barbarità! I peeled and quartered them and threw them in with the meat after it had […more…]
Nearly twenty-five years ago I wrote an article for Cook's magazine titled "Polenta: To Stir With Love." In it, I advocated the traditional method for stirring the cornmeal and water continually as it simmers on the stove for lump-free and silky results, just as I had watched my mother and countless cooks in Italy's polenta-loving regions do. Although most cornmeal package directions call for simmering it for some 45 minutes, many Italian cooks believe that it should be cooked for at least an hour or even longer, to improve its creaminess and render it more digestible. (Where the stirring was once done […more…]
We're getting close to Thanksgiving, so I'm sending out this little dessert recipe that will cuddle up to pumpkin pie (why have only one dessert?)—or even replace it. Everyone will love you for adding some Italian panache to the feast. Continue reading here for the recipe… *A Note about the artist: This whimsical watercolor was painted by one of my favorite illustrators, Laura Cornell, for my weekly column in the now defunct "Suburbia Today" Sunday magazine section of the Westchester-Rockland (Gannett) newspapers. Laura, already a successful illustrator, went on to become a published author of children's books as well, including […more…]
With pumpkin season upon us, I was reminded of a delicious recipe for pumpkin baklava that a Greek chef, Martina Colombotos, made for me some thirty years ago. It was so good that COOK'S magazine ran a story I wrote about Matina and her baklava in their October issue all those years back. Here's the recipe, written up in a Halloween piece I wrote for Zester Daily for a grown-up Halloween treat. My husband and collaborator, Nathan Hoyt, carved up a pumpkin for Halloween. Thanks to him, and to Richard Bowditch and Tom Hopkins for the original photos. Happy Halloween […more…]
Pickling hasn't been this hot in America since covered wagon days when being able to preserve food for the long cold winters meant the difference between life and death (remember "Little House on the Prairie")? Besides anything else, pickling is downright fun. If you know how to, you're ahead of the game, but if you don't, did you know that you can "quick pickle" in the time it takes to boil water and vinegar together? Here's my latest article in Zester Daily for doing just that with the one crop that everyone always seems to have too much of, zucchini. Why […more…]


text: The sequel to the 2004 Action RPG Sacred will be out for Xbox 360 & PS3 at the beginning of November. To whet your whistle, we have a selection of screenshots and concept art featuring two of the character classes new to the game - the Temple Guardian and the Inquisitor. Temple Guardians are cyborg-like beings with a variety of mechanical tricks up their sleeves. The Inquisitor is a decidedly nastier piece of work - your basic evil high priest type, with a penchant for sadistic execution-style killings. That's him up there - you can tell he is evil because of the hoodie. He probably smokes and listens to R&B too loud on the bus. Full gallery after the jump.


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Living legend Roberto Duran will be a special ringside-guest when Floyd Trumpet Productions in association with Goldeneye Productions present a World Boxing Federation (WBF) doubleheader at Skinner Park in San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago on Friday June 19.
Fighting for the vacant WBF Caribbean Light Heavyweight title, hard-punching local favorite Kirt Sinette will take on undefeated fellow countryman Nigel Edwards, in what on paper appears to be a very intriguing match-up with potential to excite the fans.
With several regional titles already on his resume, Sinette enters this fight as the more experienced boxer, with a professional record of 22-2 (18), including a 2011 stoppage victory over former British, Commonwealth and European champion Howard Eastman.
Edwards on the other hand, will be in his first championship fight, but has so far never tasted defeat, bringing an 8-0-1 (4) ledger, and is reportedly hungry and determined to capitalize on the biggest opportunity of his career, having waited patiently since his debut in 2006.
In the co-featured bout, Trinidad & Tobago´s Kertson "Warrior" Manswell will attempt to resurrect his career as he squares off with Mitchell Rogers from Guyana for the vacant WBF Caribbean Heavyweight title. This will be their third time in the ring together, with Manswell winning the two previous encounters.
Manswell is 24-10 (18) in the paid ranks, and is known for his willingness to fight anybody, anywhere. So far he has come up short in fights against some of the best in the world, including Deontay Wilder, Bermane Stiverne, Mike Perez, Alexander Ustinov and Ruslan Chagaev.
Rogers lost his pro debut to Manswell in 2005, and a rematch in 2011, but only two other opponents have otherwise managed to beat him, while he has defeated eight foes to bring his record to 8-4 (5). He is coming off two victories at home in Guyana.


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It looks like fans of the Oh Yeon Seo-Lee Joon couple on 'We Got Married' can breathe a sigh of relief.
Oh Yeon Seo's camp has once again denied that the actress is dating her 'Oh Ja Ryong is Coming' co-star Lee Jang Woo on the January 4th broadcast of MBC's 'Section TV Entertainment Relay'.
On the show, the agency stated through a phone call, "The two are not dating. They're a sunbae and hoobae of the same university, and they became close while filming the drama. There is no possibility that the relationship will develop into something more than a friendship in the future."
On the other hand, Lee Jang Woo's agency has remained silent on the issue.
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It reminds me of Park Min Young x Lee Min Ho and LOEN's IU x Eunhyuk statements.


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Early signs of Pregnancy
If you are searching for early signs of pregnancy then you are on the right place. We are going to tell you about early signs of pregnancy.
1. Headaches:
one of the early signs of pregnancy includes headache. This is due to the result of change in hormones. Hormones in your body changes and due to this you often feel headache. You should take Pg.-safe acetaminophen for pain. You can feel headache in the early period. This is the early sign that you are getting pregnant.
2. Backaches:
Are you feeling pain in your back? If yes then it is also the early sign of pregnancy. This is due to loosening of ligaments. This will continue through your pregnancy time. You have to bear it. Your weight gains due to pregnancy. Backache is one of the sign of pregnancy.
3. Cramping:
Cramping is also included in this list. Your uterus is stretching because it is becoming ready for baby. If you are feeling cramp then it means you are getting pregnant. This is the early signs of pregnancy.
4. Food Aversions and Craving:
You start having aversion from food. You started dislike some food, e.g., fish. This aversion is also the sign of getting pregnant. You will notice that you started dislike such food which you never hate; this could be the sign that you are now pregnant.
5. Bloating and Constipation:
If you are noticing that now your jeans don't fits you perfect and you are becoming fat then it is simple to understand that you are now pregnant. Bloating and Constipation is one of the early signs of pregnancy.
6. Mood Swings Mostly:
If your mood swings mostly even on small talk it means that you are getting pregnant. Your mood often turns quickly in bad mood or you become angry often to your husband then it is clear that you are getting pregnant. You are feeling a little hormonal it mean your body is adjusting.
7. Fainting:
You can become faint in your pregnancy. You are shocked that you saw it before in movies and now it is happening with you. This is due to low blood sugar or blood pressure. This is the early sign of getting pregnant.
We told you 7 early signs of pregnancy. Make sure that you are eating good. Keep an eye on your food. Eat well and must stay well hydrated. Take great care of yourself, because indirectly you are taking care of your baby.


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SiriusXM has announced its Best of 2015, and several artists with ties to Music City are among the highest rankings.
Eric Church and Taylor Swift were named among the SiriusXM Artists of the Year, alongside Adele, Calvin Harris, and The Weeknd.
SiriusXM Breakthrough Artists of the Year includes Old Dominion, as well as Elle King, Jidenna, Kygo, and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.
Garth Brooks ranks alongside Janet Jackson and Giorgio Moroder for SiriusXM "Welcome Back" Artists of the Year.
New Sony Nashville artist Maren Morris is named alongside Daya, Declan McKenna, Nothing But Thieves, and Tory Lanez as SiriusXM Artists To Watch in 2016.
These selections were determined by members of the SiriusXM music curation team and were driven by subscriber feedback.
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The Liberal Democrats have unveiled an official mashup video of Nick Clegg 'performing' the song 'Uptown Funk'.
The Cassetteboy-style video, which can be seen below, sees footage of Clegg speaking at a party conference cut up so he is repeating lines from Mark Ronson's hit single. The Deputy Prime Minister and Lib Dem leader can be heard saying "Don't believe me just watch" and "too hot" from the original with additional policies from the party's manifesto.
The video has been revealed in the run up to the 2015 general election, which takes place in May, and is dubbed as the Liberal Democrats (unofficial) Election Anthem.
The original 'Uptown Funk' features vocals from Bruno Mars and spent seven weeks at Number One in the UK upon its release in 2014. The hit single has been streamed over 125 million times since its release last year and was streamed over 15 million times in the last week of January alone.


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Australia should be wary of World Cup Group D betting rivals, GhanaPosted on 05/03 by Marc J
Weekly Expert Betting Tips - Join our free mailing listSouth Africa 2010 will be Ghana's second ever appearance in the senior World Cup tournament, and with the team's star still recuperating from a knee injury, there are those who feel the finals in south Africa is a tournament too soon for Ghana.
The 2006 world cup saw a courageous effort from Ghana, who came second in their group behind eventual winners Italy, before they were eliminated in the next stage 3-0 by Brazil and were finally ranked 13th best nation in the 32 nation competition.
Earlier this year Ghana secured a place in the final of the African Cup of Nations in Angola against Egypt. Unfortunately victory was out of reach when a late goal from Egypt's Ahmed Mohamed Hassan El Saka decided the game.
However, their young and talented squad emerged triumphant in the FIFA 2009 U20 tournament where they became the first African nation to win the prestigious trophy following a passionate game which concluded with a sudden death penalty shoot beating brazil 4-3. Definitely some rising stars that we may see in future tournaments, but maybe not in June.
Coach Serbian Milovan Rajevac, who took on the post in August 2008, is now considered the most successful boss in the country's history and he is confident his team will go far in the tournament.
The team who will be captained by mid fielder Stephen Appiah – Spurs fans may recall his trail at white hart lane back in 2009 – and who now plays for Bologna after Tottenham did not offer him a contract following concerns around knee injuries.
The starting line up will also include Chelsea's powerhouse and Ghana's star player Michael Essian who is currently recovering from a knee injury incurred whilst playing in the African Cup. As well as Inter Milan's Sulley Muntaro and Fullham's John Painstil. Goalkeeper Robert Kingston (Wigan) was impressive during the Angolan tournament where African goalkeeping talent seemed to be thin on the ground.
With Ghana currently holding a FIFA ranking of 37 and being drawn in the same Group D as Germany, Australia and Serbia. With Germany placed as firm favorites to win this group you can get 5.00 on Ghana doing so from Sportsbet. Centrebet offer a more pesimistic 1.80 on Ghana not making the last 16, whilst Bet365.com see Ghana's elimination in the quarter-finals at 15/2. The black stars will have to work hard to shine brighter in this tournament!
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- CBS expanded its streaming deal with the National Football League to include mobile devices and extended the rights through the 2022 season, the network announced Monday. The network began streaming NFL games to CBS All Access subscribers on connected TVs and computers during the 2016 season.
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- Mobile streaming NFL games was previously reserved for Verizon customers, but in December 2017, Verizon lost its exclusive mobile streaming rights. ESPN and NBC have since gained nonexclusive rights.
CBS' expansion to smartphone platforms will give brands a way to reach a broader audience of football fans who are increasingly watching games on mobile devices as "unlimited" data plans or home Wi-Fi connections speed up and improve the live-streaming experience. This comes as the NFL is trying expand its reach in a fresh strategy amid viewership continuing to decline in recent years.
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Turning the Tables, NPR Music's ongoing series dedicated to telling untold or hidden-in-plain-sight stories of American music, this year honors a selection of music's "founding mothers"—women whose work and lives are at the center of the sounds that have shaped the popular music canon. For this program, three artists reflect upon the founding mothers in their lives. Carter, Colvin, Kiah, and Muldaur will share songs by women whose music helped shape who they became and perform songs of their own that show that influence. Ann Powers of NPR Music will moderate this conversation with live performance. Presented in partnership with the Americana Music Association. Ford Theater. Included with museum admission. Limited seating. Museum members and AmericanaFest badge holders may reserve program tickets starting on August 23 at 10AM CST.


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We can go a long way in Machine Learning without having to deal with the scary probabilistic expressions. But, in order to be able to read the bleeding edge research as soon as it is published, and not from a blog, months later, we need to able to speak the language of probability. Probability is a great way to express the relationship between the data and the model, concisely. We are familiar with how Linear Regression works from Andrew Ng's course. We know the loss function just tries to minimize the quadratic distance between data points and the model (line). In this post, we will revisit Linear Regression from a probabilistic perspective, using a method known as the Maximum Likelihood estimation. We could apply this knowledge to any Neural Network based architecture.
The principle of Maximum Likelihood is at the heart of Machine Learning. It guides us to find the best model in a search space of all models. In simple terms, Maximum Likelihood Estimation or MLE lets us choose a model (parameters) that explains the data (training set) better than all other models. For any given neural network architecture, the objective function can be derived based on the principle of Maximum Likelihood.
MLE is a tool based on probability. There are a few concepts in probability, that should be understood before diving into MLE. Probability is a framework for meauring and managing uncertainty. In machine learning, every inference we make, has some degree of uncertainty associated with it. It is essential for us to quantify this uncertainty. Let us start with the Gaussian Distribution.
Gaussian Distribution
A probability distribution is a function that provides us the probabilities of all possible outcomes of a stochastic process. It can be thought of, as a description of the stochastic process, in terms of the probabilities of events. The most commonly occurring distribution is the Gaussian Distribution or the Normal Distribution.
The gaussian distribution is a means to measure the uncertainty of a variable that is continuous between and . The distribution is centered at mean, . The width depends on the parameter , the standard deviation (variance, ). Naturally, area under the curve equals 1.
Let us take the example of coin toss, to understand the normal distribution. We take an unbiased coin and flip it 'n' times. We calculate the probability of occurance of 1 to 'n' heads for each 'n' value. In the animation below, each frame is an experiment and the number on right top corner denotes the number of flips in that experiment. Each experiment involves flipping the coin 'n' times. We observe the probability of getting 1, 2,…'n' heads for each experiment, and plot it.
As you can see, with increase in number of flips (experiments), the curve of probability distribution tends to assume the shape of a normal distribution, represented by the equation above. In each of the experiments, the peak probability happens at half the number of heads and the probability density tends to decay on both sides. This is basically due to the fact that, there are more possible ways for the results to be close to half heads and half tails, compared to number of heads dominating the number of tail or vice versa.
That was fun to watch but how is this relevant to linear regression or machine learning? The data points in the training set, do not accurately represent the original data generating distribution or process. Hence we consider the process stochastic and build our model to accomodate a certain level of uncertainty. Every data point can be considered a random variable sampled from the data generating distribution which we assume to be gaussian. By that logic, learning or training is basically recreating the original distribution, that generated the training data.
Random Sampling
The process of sampling from a normal distribution is expressed as, . 'x' is a random variable sampled or generated or simulated from the guassian distribution. As we sample from this distribution, most samples will fall around the center, near the mean, because of higher probability density in the center.
Multivariate Gaussian
The 2D gaussian distribution or bivariate distribution, consists of 2 random variables and . It can have many different shapes. The shape depends on the covariance matrix, . The Multivariate Gaussian Distribution is a generalization of bivariate distribution, for 'n' dimensions.
In the above expression, y and are vectors of 'n' dimensions, and is a matrix of shape 'nxn'.
The figure below presents the top view of bivariate gaussian. The smaller circles denote the data points sampled from the distribution. Notice the variation in the shape of the gaussian with . The mean, given by and ( and ) determine the center of the gaussian, while determines the shape.
Maximum Likelihood
I am borrowing this amazing toy example from Nando de Fretais's lecture, to illustrate the principle of maximum likelihood. Consider 3 data points, , which are independent and drawn from a guassian with unknown mean and variance 1. Let's say we have two choices for : {1, 2.5}. Which would you choose? Which model () would explain the data better?
In general, any data point drawn from a gaussian with mean and and variance 1, can be written as,
, the mean, shifts the center of the standard normal distribution ( and ).
The likelihood of data () having been drawn from , can be defined as,
as are independent.
Now, we have two normal distributions defined by = 1 and = 2.5. Let us draw both and plot the data points. In the figure below, notice the dotted lines that connect the bell curve to the data points. Consider the point in the first distribution(). The length of the dotted line gives the probability of the being drawn from .
The likelihood of data () having been drawn from , is given by,
The individual probabilities in the equation above, are equal to the heights of corresponding dotted lines in the figure. We see that the likelihood, given by the product of individual probabilities of data points given model, is basically the product of lengths of dotted lines. It is obvious that the likelihood of model is higher. We choose the model (), that maximizes the likelihood.
Linear Regression
We are ready to apply MLE to linear regression, where the objective is to find the best line that fits the data points. But first, let us make some assumptions. We assume each label, , is gaussian distributed with mean, and variance, , given by
where each is a vector of form ().
The mean, represents the best fit line. The data points will vary about the line, and the second term, captures this variance, (see figure below).
If we assume that each point is gaussian distributed, the process of learning becomes the process of maximizing the product of the individual probabilities, which is equivalent to maximizing the log likelihood. We switch to log space, as it is more convenient and it removes the exponential in the gaussian distribution.
As the data points are independent, we can write the joint probability distribution of as,
rewriting in vector form,
Log likelihood,
The first term is a constant and the second term is a parabola, the peak (maxima) of which can be found by equating the derivative of to zero. Equating first derivative to zero, we get,
we get,
Finally, we reach our goal of finding the best model for linear regression. This equation is commonly known as the normal equation. The same equation can be derived using the least squares method (perhaps in another post).
Similarly, we can get the maximum likelihood of variance, , by differentiating log likelihood with respect to and equating to zero.
This gives us the standard estimate of variance in the training data.
So, we have learned the parameters of our model, and . Based on these learned parameters, we can make inferences for new unseen data. For a new data point , our best estimate is given by,
The degree of uncertainty in our estimate, is given by the variance, .
- Andrew Ng's Machine Learning course
- Nando de Freitas's Machine Learning course
- Maximum Likelihood and Linear Regression
- Coin Toss Experiment
- Bivariate Gaussian in matplotlib
I hope to do a follow up post very soon, applying maximum likelihood to more complex neural networks, and also introduce the concept of Bayesian Learning and compare it with the Frequentist approach.
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The National Archive organizes an exhibition about the nationalities in Hungary. The exhibition is opened to the public on Wednesday 11 July 2018 at the National Archives of Hungary's National Archives – said the institution.
According to the communication, cultural diversity has always been a decisive part of Hungarian history, while in the Carpathian Basin the Hungarians have been in constant contact with other nationalities and nations. The role of different ethnicities is decisive in the evolution of Hungary, proves this information the archive, as well, Who are we? -the nationality exhibition in Hungary has as its main source the "coexistence documents".
The original diplomas, documents and the objects exposed present the history of nationalities in Hungary from the beginning to the present. Through the documents and objectives of folk art, the exhibition examines the complex relationship that varies in time between the other nationalities and the Hungarians, the evolution of the relationship between different nationalities. The exhibition seeks an answer to the coexistence of the respective nationalities, if there was hostility between them, if they were friendly or indifferent to others, to what extent non-Hungarians were integrated or assimilated.
The common history is represented to visitors with short films as well. There are Bulgarians, Greeks, Croats, Germans, Romanians, Roma, Ruthenians, Serbs, Slovaks, Slovenes, Jews, and ethnicities already missing today. Visitors' films include the culture, language and music of the nationalities – according to the archive's announcement .
The exhibition is opened to the public since July 12 in the building of the Hungarian National Archives in Budapest's Bécsi kapu square.
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