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Located in the highly sought Gulf Harbour Yacht and Country, this magnificent home is endowed with nearly every amenity and crafted with meticulous attention to detail. The expansive 2 story interior boasts 5 bedrooms with balcony's & separate pool-side cabana suite. Gorgeous Master suite includes fireplace w/his & her separate baths. Massive chef's kitchen overlooks pool & courtyard. Designed with entertaining in mind, the home includes a billiards room, stunning wet bar, outdoor kitchen and multiple fireplaces.
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Boat Dock, Clubhouse, Fitness Center, Golf Course, Private Membership, Pool, Restaurant, Spa/Hot Tub, See Remarks, Tennis Court(s)
Natural Gas Available, Underground Utilities
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Attached, Garage, Garage Door Opener
Wet Bar, Bidet, Breakfast Area, Tray Ceiling(s), Entrance Foyer, Eat-in Kitchen, Family/Dining Room, French Door(s)/Atrium Door(s), Fireplace, Kitchen Island, Living/Dining Room, Pantry, Separate Shower, Vaulted Ceiling(s), Bar, Walk-In Closet(s), High Speed Internet, Home Office, Intercom
Double Oven, Dryer, Dishwasher, Freezer, Ice Maker, Microwave, Range, Refrigerator, Separate Ice Machine, Washer, Trash Compactor
Courtyard, Sprinkler/Irrigation, Outdoor Grill, Outdoor Kitchen, Privacy Wall, Water Feature
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2016 Hurricane Shutter Guide for South Florida Homes (AMD Supply)
Industry: Small Business
AMD Supply's Aluminum Experts Share Useful Information to South Florida Home Owners Regarding Different Hurricane Shutter Options Along with a Cost & Benefit Comparison.
Miami, Florida (PRUnderground) March 9th, 2016
AMD Supply LLC, South Florida's leading wholesale supplier for hurricane shutters and aluminum products, has recently added a whole new array of hurricane & storm shutters to its inventory.
On this occasion, the spokesperson of the company shared highly valuable insight into the different types of hurricane shutters and how they differ from one another.
The information provided by the spokesperson, a knowledgeable expert with years of experience in the aluminum supply and hurricane manufacturing industry, can serve as a useful guide for people willing to purchase hurricane shutters in Miami and throughout South Florida.
The spokesperson stressed that understanding the options available in the market can actually help customers make an educated decision with long term value when it comes to choosing the best hurricane shutters.
Highlighting how AMD Supply is playing its part in consumer education, he said, "When customers buy what they know they need, they are happier and more satisfied with the overall buying experience. No matter how great our quality, our hurricane shutter products will be of no value to a customer who never needed it in the first place. As a company focused on customer satisfaction, we take consumer education as our responsibility. We want them to be aware of the options they have so that they can see why ours is the best choice for them."
AMD Aluminum Hurricane Shutters
While AMD Supply exclusively deals in aluminum hurricane shutters, they have two different types to offer. The first one is the Roll-up shutter that is built to comply with Florida Building code for a High Velocity Hurricane Zone. It is further classified into different types based on the mechanism chosen by the customers.
For the lowest price, customers can purchase a standard motor, without manual override. For more convenience, the spokesperson suggested the use of remote-controlled hurricane shutter with the manual override.
At AMD Supply, Roll Up hurricane shutters are available in four different colors as well. The spokesperson recommended the roll up shutter to almost everyone, saying, "Roll ups are popular shutters because they are also the most convenient ones to use."
He explained, "They are installed above the windows or doors, so no extra storage space required. Also, they can be operated by one person alone and will be storm ready in the least amount of time."
The other type of aluminum hurricane shutters is the accordion shutter.
AMD Supply is offering the patented SuperNova accordion hurricane shutters which features revolutionary direct-mount system and commercial lock centermate. These types of hurricane shutters are easy to install and operate. SuperNova is designed to keep the aesthetics of the building unaffected by the hurricane shutter. Moreover, they can be installed in any space including balconies.
Storm Panels
Discussing other types of hurricane shutters, the spokesperson talked about storm panels, which usually are more common due to their low cost. There are several types of storm panels including panels installed using tracks, panels that are bolted directly to the wall, and one that utilizes both tracks and bolts.
The biggest problem with these hurricane shutters is that removal and installation are quite difficult and complicated for one person alone, especially if you are a senior citizen. They may be completely removed when not required, but a spare storage place is needed to keep them safe.
The spokesperson warned about badly made storm panels, "People might choose them because of the low cost, but sometimes they are so badly made that they won't line up properly." He continued, "If you are not up for the hassle, better go for another less complicated option."
Louvered Hurricane Shutters
Other than panel shutters, there are louvered ones that include Colonial and Bahamas styles. Colonial Shutters include two folding pieces while Bahama is a one piece louvered shutter. Both of these shutters are permanently affixed, and are limited for windows only.
The colonial hurricane shutters have a good aesthetic value, while the Bahama ones offer shade and privacy.
Hurricane shutters used in South Florida also vary in terms of material. While aluminum shutters are considered the strongest and sturdiest of all, many homeowners also resort to taping glass windows or plywood.
Plywood shutters, despite their lower cost, are not recommended by the AMD Supply spokesperson. According to him, plywood shutters fail to comply with the building code of South Florida. They are not able to withstand the strong winds of a hurricane and will bend causing the glass window to break and catastrophic loss to occur.
Other Materials
Taping windows, on the other hand, simply doesn't work either. Tests have shown there is no benefit to applying tape over your glass windows.
During a storm, the cause of catastrophic loss is the pressurization of the interior of your home that will cause the home to burst apart at the seams. Taped windows cannot prevent this from occurring.
AMD Supply offers a wide range of aluminum products other than hurricane shutters. As a leading name in the South Florida region, quality is the company's foremost focus. The company keeps offering huge discounts on all of their wholesale aluminum products including aluminum sheets, fences, signs, and hardware.
For a complete look at AMD Supply's products, please visit the website www.amdaluminum.com
About AMD Supply LLC
AMD Supply offers a wide range of aluminum supplies to our customers in South Florida, including hurricane shutters, painted shapes, mill finish aluminum, castings and hardware, and aluminum sheets., AMD Supply is located at 15701 SW 29th St., Miramar FL 33027 –

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Potential high visibility location for church, school, agriculture related business, veterinarian services, assisted living, rehab facilities or other business uses allowed under AS-1/RSC -3 zoning. The property could also be subdivided into minimum 1 acre residential lots under the current zoning, but the location outside the Urban Service Area precludes a rezoning to any higher residential density. 7.9 acre corner site with over 630 feet frontage on busy Durant Road. The property has direct driveway access to Durant Road as well as a second driveway access from Martin Road. Great central location convenient to all the growth areas in east Brandon area and east Hillsborough County plus access to regional road networks. Rolling pasture and mature oak trees dot this property with old Florida character. A tree canopy covered driveway leads to the main house set among the oak trees at the back of the property. The 4br/3bth 2,285 sqft main house has charm and even more potential with some updating (including the master bedroom shower needing rehab). A second 812 sqft smaller home on the property near the Martin Road corner has rental use possibilities. Another older frame home and two mobile homes are in poor condition, but might work into a buyers plans. The property has been in the seller's family since 1939, so this is a rare opportunity to own this prime location estate and land in a good school district neighborhood!
BB/HS Internet Capable, Electricity Available, Fire Hydrant, Phone Available
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Being a Director - a Blessing or a Curse
On 29th April 2016, Partner, Lavinia Kumaraendran and Senior Associate, Tan Jee Tjun presented a talk titled "Being a Director - a Blessing or a Curse?". The talk provided a current and practical discussion on the legal ups and downs of being a director of a private limited company in Malaysia.
Aimed at benefiting company directors, corporate secretaries, in-house legal counsel, young practitioners, pupils-in-chambers and law students, the talk ended with drinks and light refreshments.
1 CPD point was awarded to lawyers who attended this event.
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Funny business 24: Conscientious shopper
I would say that I am a conscientious shopper. Someone who buys only after evaluating necessity, emotions, financial situation and the broader economy (currency, inflation etc.) in general. Buying electronics when the currency exchange rate are the most favorable, waiting till the car dealerships are crashing and burning to bring a cash upfront deal to get huge discounts and finally, optimizing only when the effort/cost justifies the savings.
I shop around, but I also understand that shopping around wastes time/money and is not worth it if you have to shop around a lot. Therefore, I am more likely to stick with a few trusted source to go to than buying the cheapest thing out there. I also like to make (annd see) everyone and everything I approve of, prosper.
So, I get to thinking during the finals days of bus/metro riding, what will make me stay with certain dealers? Sincerity of service. Yes, I am usually cheap on my first trip due to the great deal that's announced somewhere, but if I like the service, I will usually stick with the same person most of the time. I say sincerity because I know about all the sales techniques people use from working closely with sales. It sets off an alarm inside that will usually make me bail out of a deal unless it's a really good deal. I just don't like the fact that people are applying techniques to me.
So in sum. Great deal to attract me to the store so that you can show me the sincere service you provide. Of course, the sales person will have to judge whether or not I am worth that kind of service. There are people who's just out there to rip off businesses.


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The appearance of on-line reserving intermediaries has revolutionized the resort business. Corporations like Expedia, or Hotwire are important to the success of any lodge as a result of they draw in so much clientele. At a glance, the arrangement between the hotels, prospects and intermediaries works fairly nicely. The shopper gets to purchase a hotel room at a less expensive fee than if they booked instantly with the resort, the intermediary will get to take a sure share of the bill while the lodge will get a brand new approach to entice purchasers and enhance their business. Hotels assign their rooms on the premise of rate, which means that the extra you pay, the higher of a room you will get. In the event you booked with an intermediary, your room might be assigned final, often to a low or un-renovated floor. In addition, when hotels have to steadiness their stock, they provide complimentary upgrades to certain reservations, that are additionally decided on the idea of what charge you will have paid. The worst factor concerning the situation is that you are actually paying nearly the same charge as most other folks, because the middleman pockets the distinction between what they pay the lodge and cost you. However,in the hotels eye's, your price is equal to the middleman's discount rate, no how a lot you really forked out.
After watching the first Hangover movie we all knew that their needed to be footage showing what actually occurred through the night earlier than. Effectively it turned out they paid a visit to considered one of Bangkok's nastiest type of entertainment, the ping pong exhibits.
Goomo makes hotel booking easier and less complicated. It lessens the burden with the supply of on-line reserving and various payment gateways. You simply need to visit and scroll by way of the hotel's part. All you need to do is choose the city, test-in/check-out date, and finally the number of rooms and visitors. Inside seconds, you'll discover an in depth listing of hotels out there within the area. Plus, you can even seek for hotels based on the value vary, amenities, rankings, and placement. With our user-pleasant interface, you will discover your favorite hotel to e-book. You may avail all of the products and repair on your desktop or mobile, as per your comfort. So don't waste a chance to journey and have a snug stay. Book your hotels at Goomo at the moment!
Going to the house websites of these hotels generally lets you guide a room straight with the proprietor and also you get tons more data. If they don't have to share their margins with companies, they may be able to give you higher offers. But, for heavens sake Jose, don't make a hotel choice on just a few pesos!
It is all the time pleasant to stay in a hotel that has a spa, an infinity pool with a bar, several restaurants offering completely different cuisine, a health club, a unisex beauty salon, an al fresco coffee store, a celebration room, a play space, a library, a journey agency, transport, broadband connection, a good looking backyard with ample parking and glorious operate rooms. After all, a business room with efficient workers is always a giant plus for enterprise travellers.
Lastly, as knowledgeable photographer I usually give discounted charges to my purchasers depending on event, location or want. It will be horrible business on my part to shortchange a shopper that paid me less and never provide a great service to them. Mainly because I agreed to the worth. Just like hotels comply with their pricing. does not call the hotel up, put a gun to their head and say we booked a buyer at 50{bbac4074e89dfe81fa5b9ba98e69a391d67c0ffa7aec814bad7a83381a6df601} off for you whether you like it or not. The hotel beforehand said they would accept that. So if a lodge practices shortchanging these customers then most likely it can end up with dangerous reviews and a resort to keep away from.
A good selection. Thanks. Nonetheless too dear for me though. Easier to commute in for the purchasing and still get monetary savings. Narayan, P. (2000). Fiji's Tourism Trade: A SWOT Evaluation. The Journal of Tourism Studies, eleven(2). Bought a substantial quantity as low cost after I booked with Goomo. Will e book once more.


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Forever Everly
Hailed as the best Everly Brothers tribute show in the world, this slick performance has audiences re-living a morning of nostalgia, with the wonderful music and soaring harmonies that made The Everly Brothers so famous.
From their first hit in 1957 to the current day, The Everly Brothers remain the world's most loved vocal duo. The show recreates the atmosphere, looks and soaring harmonies of The Everly Brothers and features some of their biggest hits such as 'Bye Bye Love', 'Bird Dog', 'Walk Right Back', 'Claudette', 'Cathy's Clown' and 'Let It Be Me'.
Forever Everly has been described by critics as "the closest thing you'll get to the Brothers!"


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John Feinstein, a Post contributor, has covered six Olympics and is most recently the author of "The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano and an Epic College Basketball Rivalry."
The argument can be made that there has never been a day in U.S. sports history more electric than Feb. 22, 1980. That was the afternoon when the U.S. Olympic hockey team stunned the mighty and seemingly unbeatable Soviet Union, 4-3, in the Olympic Games in Lake Placid, N.Y.
The United States went on to win the gold medal two days later and, even though the arena in Lake Placid seated about 5,000 people, there are millions who claim they were there the night the Americans shocked the world.
While the hockey team's "miracle on ice," as it is called whenever the greatest upsets in sports history are discussed, was perhaps the most magical Olympic moment in our lifetime, there have been countless others, before and since.
Jesse Owens defying Adolf Hitler by winning four track gold medals in Berlin in 1936 comes to mind, as does the U.S. eight-oared rowing team from that same year, the subject of Daniel James Brown's remarkable book "The Boys in the Boat." There have been far too many extraordinary performances to mention them all but, in recent years, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps (18 gold medals, 22 medals in all); speed-skater Eric Heiden (whose five gold medals were overshadowed in 1980 by the U.S. hockey team); track star Usain Bolt; and gymnasts Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug and Dominique Dawes certainly made their mark.
For me, the late Jeff Blatnick, a Greco-Roman wrestler who survived Hodgkin's lymphoma to win a gold medal in Los Angeles in 1984, was as memorable as any athlete I've ever met or written about.
These and many other athletes have saved the Games time and again from the ugly politics that have always been a part of them, including then-U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman Avery Brundage's removal of two Jewish athletes from a track relay at those Berlin Olympics so as not to "insult" Hitler.
In the not-so-recent past, the Games were sullied by years of so-called amateur athletes receiving under-the-table payments or, in the old Soviet Eastern Bloc, being given fake jobs while they were full-time professional athletes. There have also been years of payoffs to International Olympic Committee officials, and scores of medals have been stripped because of positive drug tests. Those were the ones who got caught.
And this was all before the Rio Games came along with their overwhelming political problems, health issues that will not go away and the very real security concerns that everyone who is in Brazil right now is justifiably worried about.
That's not to say these Games won't have memorable moments — remember, the athletes save the Games. Phelps, who will carry the American flag in Friday's Opening Ceremonies, will be the first American man to swim in five Olympics and will undoubtedly add to his remarkable medal haul. Katie Ledecky, a 19-year-old from Bethesda, will be the latest swimming sensation, is likely to win at least three gold medals and may very well break the world record in all three events. The only reason it won't be four is that the Olympics remain sexist enough that women are not allowed to swim the 1,500-meter freestyle.
Bolt will attempt to win two gold medals in track for a third straight Olympics. There will be others: There's always a Jeff Blatnick no one has heard of going into the Olympics who becomes a hero coming out of the Olympics.
But the Olympics have jumped the shark. They are too big, too corrupt and far too expensive. Countries that agree to host the Games go into massive debt to build facilities and infrastructure. Many of these facilities, built to satisfy the IOC's need to feed its collective ego with sparkling new buildings, will become white elephants the instant the torch is extinguished on Aug. 21.
If you want to identify the moment when the Olympics lost much of their luster, go back to 1992, when the United States sent the "Dream Team" to Barcelona to win back the basketball gold medal. For years, college players were good enough to win gold for the Americans: Their only loss was in Munich in 1972, when, fair to say, the officials cheated them out of the gold medal in the final seconds. The U.S. players refused to accept their silver medals because what had happened at the end of that game was so blatantly wrong.
But in 1988, the United States lost fair and square to the Soviet Union in the semifinals in Seoul. FIBA — the International Basketball Federation — had wanted NBA players in the Olympics for years. The NBA saw the Olympics as an opportunity to market the league and the sport globally.
Voila! The Dream Team was created. Which led to the sight of Michael Jordan literally wrapping himself in an American flag during the medal ceremony. Why? Because the basketball team's official sponsor was Reebok, and Jordan's Nike sponsors were horrified at the thought of him being seen in public wearing a Reebok logo.
If the Lake Placid hockey team defines what the Olympics once were, then the Dream Team and Jordan's hidden Reebok logo define what the Olympics have become.
The Olympics aren't really about fairy tales anymore. They are about corporate money grabs, deal-making officials and agents, and marketing campaigns for rich athletes who see the Olympics as a way to get richer.
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Some people may say: "Do not wipe your hands after washing your hands is equal to not washing your hands." Some people say: "When you dry your hands with hand dryer, the more you blow, the more dirty you are." Is it better to dry hands or not to dry hands? What should we do?
Studies have shown that hand dryers in public toilets "inhale" bacteria that are splashed during flushing, and then spray on freshly washed hands, causing bacteria to spread. If the bathroom is wet and the hand dryer is not cleaned regularly, it may lead to more dirty. Why is it getting more dirty?
Generally, the hand dryer is usually installed next to the sink. This is because the user can quickly dry the hand after washing the hand, but because the air in the bathroom is damp, the bacteria are easy to grow, attached to the hand dryer, and blown to the hand.
In order to avoid such a situation, according to the use environment of the hand dryer, we need to clean the hand dryer regularly to avoid more bacteria. AOLQ high-speed hand dryer is easy to assemble and disassemble, which is convenient for users to clean in time.


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Paramount Lodging Advisors (PLA) is pleased to announce the successful sale of DoubleTree by Hilton Campbell – Pruneyard Plaza, located at 1995 Bascom Avenue, Campbell, CA. The hotel is part of the 30-acre landmark Silicon Valley mixed-use Pruneyard development, and enjoys excellent accessibility to all of the Valley. In addition to the hotel, there is approximately 365,000 square feet of office, 260,000 square feet of retail, and 2,115 parking spaces.
The hotel is located just over five miles from downtown San Jose and San Jose International Airport, with excellent accessibility to all regional demand generators, including Levi's Stadium (49ers NFL), Santana Row, Great American Theme Park, Winchester Mystery House, The Mountain Winery, San Jose Museum of Art, and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Significant corporate transient/group demand generators include Apple, eBay, Netflix, Roku, Adobe Systems, Hitachi, Vocera, SAAMA Technologies, and Xilinix.
The DoubleTree hotel opened in 1988 and is a full-service lodging facility containing 169-rooms. The hotel also features approximately 4,115 square feet of meeting space and the PY Kitchen & Wine Garden, a 3-meal a day restaurant. There are over 15 food and beverage outlets within the adjacent Pruneyard Plaza, offering hotel guests a number of entertainment and dining options.
Scott Griemsmann, Senior Managing Director of the Western U.S., and Brian Guernier, Managing Director, represented the owners in the transaction.


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CAR: Over 300 Refugees Voluntarily Return Home
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Some 2,288 of the 3,000 refugees who asked to go back home have so far done so.
It was a happy reunion for about 320 Central African Republic, CAR refugees who fled fighting back home in 2016 to Congo Brazzaville when they were returned home over the weekend with the assistance of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR. Radio France International, RFI reported that the refugees voluntarily went back home for various reasons, with some saying they felt their country was now safer and more peaceful.
The refugees in the Congolese locality of Bétou in the northern part of the country, crossed the frontier in a convoy of six UN-marked vehicles before arriving their destination in CAR's Moungoumba Council. Initially, there were 32,000 CAR refugees who fled ethnic fighting to Congo Brazzaville between 2015 and 2016. However, most of them are still reluctant to return home, arguing that peace and security were not yet guaranteed.
Out of the 3,000 Central African refugees in Bétou who requested to return home, 2,288 have so far done so. UN officials said more repatriations will be organised in the coming months after the seventh exercise on October 19, 2018. Jean-Cyriaque Grahouan, UNHCR Protection Officer in Bangui, the Central African Republic capital, said financial assistance will be offered to the returning refugees to enable them settle down, though he did not mention the amount.
The Central African Republic has been in turmoil since the Séléka rebel coalition overthrew President François Bozizé in 2013. The aftermath saw widespread violence as armed militia fought each other and took revenge on the population. The March 2016 election of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra brought an initial lull, but was followed by more fighting in late 2016 and early 2017 between armed groups, including ex-Séléka factions and anti-Balaka militias – both controlling vast areas of the country. Lasting peace is still some way off as neither the new government nor the large UN force and other peacekeepers have so far not been able to force all armed groups to negotiate and disarm.
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The Rufiji River has core areas that include the Selous World Heritage Site, which is just below the proposed dam and consists of marshland, lakes and shifting riverbeds, which are maintained by water and fertile soil from the river's annual flood. In the land below the reserve, a large floodplain provides rich agricultural opportunities for Warufiji people. Their farming is also underpinned by the fertile sediments and water from the Rufiji River's annual flood, which also sustains fishing lakes.
At the delta, where the Rufiji River meets the sea, the annual flood releases fertile soil, physically creating a delta and sustaining its chemical balance. This delta is also environmentally rich, home to the largest mangrove stand in East Africa and is meant to be protected by a global treaty called Ramsar. The delta also hosts Tanzania's economically-richest fishery.
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- Grown in about 130 countries, potato is the third most important food crop after rice and wheat (1 ha of potato can yield two to four times the food value of grain crops).
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- More than a billion people worldwide eat potato.
- There are about 5,000 different varieties of potato, most of which are found only in the Andes.
- Potato can grow in almost any climate, from sea level to 4,700 meters above sea level.
- Potato produces more food per unit of water than any other major crop.
- When boiled, a single medium-sized potato contains about half the daily adult requirement of vitamin C and significant amounts of vitamin B, iron, potassium, and zinc.
- Sweetpotato is a storage root, not a tuber like the potato.
- Sweetpotato can grow at altitudes from sea level to 2,500 meters above sea level, and comes in varieties ranging in color from white to yellow to orange to purple.
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BitTorrent is one of the most widely used p2p protocols on the internet, serving billions of people petabytes of data every week. It's responsible for 3-5 percent of all internet bandwidth on any given day, and right now, several ICO companies are making bids for it.
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Recent reports of Tron's opening offer for the company that popularized peer-to-peer networks and decentralized services raises some serious concerns. We talked with Dogecoin creator Jackson Palmer about the potential for abuse and erosion of the BitTorrent protocol, and he had this to say:
"From what I've heard, there are several companies who have recently completed ICOs bidding to acquire BitTorrent Inc. It appears based on today's news that Tron is one of them, which is alarming given that company's previous behavior including plagiarism of their whitepaper.
One of the key motivators I see for these ICO companies in acquiring a company like BitTorrent Inc. is the instant bootstrapping of a user base, on top of those 150 million active users. It would not surprise me if shortly after the acquisition, we'd see their ICO token integrated inside the BitTorrent/uTorrent clients. The side effect being that these projects can instantly claim to have millions of active users for their token ecosystem, without having to build that user base from scratch."
In plain English, Tron and others probably want BitTorrent Inc. simply because they want to claim an active user base for their token without actually building anything. But the problems with a corporate takeover of the BitTorrent protocol doesn't stop at marketing stunts. Palmer thinks that something more nefarious may be waiting in the wings:
"The more alarming side effect would stem from how they integrate the token. One possibility could be utilizing the ICO token as a method of payment for access to torrents, or distributing it to users who seed particular torrents. Integrating this into the clients BitTorrent Inc. maintain is one thing, but an even bigger concern is whether they would exert their influence to shoehorn their token into the BitTorrent protocol specification itself."
Embrace, Extend, Extinguish
If an ICO company successfully acquires BitTorrent Inc., they could force users to pay for torrents with their token – crippling the existing network and its users' ability to distribute data. ICOs are well known for perverting open-source development incentives, but strapping a token that has nothing to do with the protocol to an established P2P system has the potential to destroy it, as active users leave and developers fork off or build non-crypto alternatives. A BitTorrent Inc. acquisition could mean the end of BitTorrent as we know it.
Part of the problem here is the specification – while there are community management structures in place, they're held together by BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen's wishes rather than any formal legal or organizational structure. This means that upon acquisition, new versions of BitTorrent and uTorrent can close out the specification and extend it to include tokens and closed-source features. Palmer leaves us with this advice on preserving decentralized networks in the wake of corporate acquisition:
"I think the key to open-source protocols remaining decentralized is their complete detachment from for-profit entities. This would transpire in the form of loosely governed associations around a shared goal and specification. One potential is setting up non-profits, but formalizing the governance around these systems does tend to introduce politics and eventual uneven influence over how things are decided. A project I've seen recently that implemented loose governance that seems to be working is Mimblewimble/Grin who are building a next-gen cryptocurrency.
BitTorrent Inc. has been a bit of a mess as a company over the past few years, so it doesn't surprise me that they're trying to find a buyer and appease their investors. It's just sad that in doing so they may be handing over the keys to the castle for the BitTorrent protocol. "
What do you think? Are you against BitTorrent being acquired by a crypto team? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Many world greats of music have done it, and they have done it extraordinarily well when you think of names like Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart. This article is not meant to be a moan, but to show Lefty a little solidarity and encourage her. Perhaps it will also help right-handed musicians understand the frustrations and problems of their left-handed band colleagues. Or he provides a basis for discussion to solve problems together.
1. Playing on a right-handed guitar
Sometimes a left-hander has no choice but to turn over the strings of a right-handed guitar and play the instrument in this way. Most left-handers experience this at one point or another, either for financial reasons, because there was no other instrument, or simply for aesthetic reasons. This choice has its weaknesses. Imagine the following: You start to play and immediately the sound and volume change because your left arm scrubs against the potentiometers, your left elbow pushes against the cable and almost breaks the plug, the tuning buttons are hard to reach because all six are on the bottom of the headstock, the strings are not in tune either, because the bridge is the wrong way round, and so on.
2. Up & down are swapped depending on the instrument
This is especially true for left-handers when comparing stringed instruments with keyboard instruments. The brain gets a bit confused because playing the scale up on a piano means moving to the right and playing the scale up on a guitar means moving to the left. Maybe that's the reason why some left-handed guitarists or bassists find it difficult on a keyboard to learn the instrument later in life …
3. A touch of enthusiasm, then disillusionment
Like any musician, you get a rush of enthusiasm as soon as you see an instrument that you want to play. This reaction is probably comparable to that of a dog who gets excited when he sees a ball or a rubber toy. We often encounter instruments in unexpected moments, for example when we see a guitar (or violin) slumbering on its stand in a corner of the room at a party. Your first thought: take it in your hand and play a piece or at least see it lying in your hand. For left-handers, these moments very often, almost always, lead to a bitter disappointment when it turns out that the instrument is only for right-handers. The party is over, go home and cry.
4. Illogical fingering tables
The average right-handed person has little trouble understanding fingering tables, because basically what you see on paper is what you see when you look down at the fingerboard and your gripping hand (left hand). But for a left-hander, a fingering chart is simply illogical because we see the deep E-string on the paper where the high E-string is on the fingerboard when we look down. Left-handed fingering tables exist, but much rarer. When a left-handed person learns from the beginning of his musical education how to read a right-handed table, the "spiritual changing of the strings" becomes flesh and blood. This usually only becomes a problem when the person started with a left-handed table.
5. It's "all-right"
It's no secret: this world is… well, right-handed. This also applies to instruments. Right-handers can enjoy a larger selection because there are simply more right-handers and they are produced for them and theirs.
Of course, we do not forget our leftys and it is important to us that we constantly expand our range in this area. If you need a special consultation, then you are welcome to call, e-mail or simply come by and test.
6. Left-handed lubrication
Any left-handed person will know what that is, at least since elementary school. You write with a fountain pen on a sheet of paper and when you continue writing, your hand smears what you just wrote. Now there's ink on your hand and fingers, but also an elegant "motion blur" effect on the letters and words you've written. The same applies to musicians who write notes in a line system or tabs by hand. Pencil color is just as annoying …
7. Play live
If you play a left-handed string instrument (guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, etc.) and are planning a live set, you might want to consider positioning yourself on the right side of the stage within the band (also called "stage right" or "house left", depending on the viewing direction). If you don't do this, there is a higher chance that your headstock will collide with another instrument. Head plates are fragile and it's not funny when they break. On the other hand, eye contact with the other band members is easier when your headstock is facing the middle of the stage. Not an easy decision …
8. Make your setups & repairs
Not many guitar technicians are left-handed or used to working with left-handed guitars. Look at it this way: To determine if a guitar feels good (playability, intonation, etc.), you need to be able to play it for a few minutes and evaluate its playability. A left-handed person may only trust a left-handed technician or guitar maker to adjust or repair his instrument to a professional level – and these people are hard to find and/or cost more. As a rule, you will, therefore, learn how to play by yourself. More work for left-handers!
9. Left-handed drummers work harder
If you play drums with the hi-hat on the right side of the kit and/or use the bass drum pedal with your left foot, you'll either need your kit or you'll have to change a lot before it can start in the rehearsal room or on a stage. On the other hand, it gives you a lot of arm and back muscles …
10. Reverse headstocks
All we left-handers can do when we see one is flinch and ask ourselves: "Why, why, Warum?". We dream that our favorite brands build left-handed models and then bring a (right-handed) monster onto the market with an inverted headstock. I suspect that everyone has their aesthetic taste. We keep dreaming.
We hope to have talked all left-handers out of their souls. And a small appeal to all right-handers: Take your left-hander's bandmate in your arms on August 13th, the international left-handers' day. Happy making music!


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I haven't done a Thankful Thursday post in a while. Not because there aren't any things I'm thankful for, just the opposite! I have so many things to be thankful for, it's hard to narrow them down. I'm going to do a better job each week of writing this post.
I'm thankful for our weekend getaway to visit Barry's brother and his family. Ellie slept the entire way there and back...several hours! We had a wonderful visit with them. Wish we could see them more often! Ellie got to spend time with her big cousins. She always laughs and smiles the entire time she's with them. They are just so sweet with her.
Especially this guy!
That's not so say the rest of the cousins are amazing with Ellie too, but W has just has something special about him. He has a real talent with children. He gets right down on Ellie's level and plays with her. He makes her smile SO big. Most 13 yr old boys I know wouldn't have any interest in spending much time with their baby cousins, this guy was a sweetheart with Ellie. W, we love you so much and are so proud of the young man you are becoming. God has great things planned for you and we cannot wait to see what those are!
What are you thankful for this week?
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Dear Spinn-off Athlete ,
It's Saint Patrick's day Thursday .
From Thursday to Sunday we are partying while we work ,Irish people can do that …
Irish music all the way – don't just think fiddles, we have huge resources .
Van Morrison, U2, Snow Patrol, Enya, The Script ,The Undertones, Sinead O'Connor, Oasis, ( all five of them from Irish families so don't go there ), Damien Rice , and a few random singalong songs too
We got tunes and everyone knows we are Fierce Fit obviously..
Come join us for a sweat fest like no other.
I promise you will leave smiling and of course looking gorgeous and healthy even if you haven't been for a while, now is your moment ! Grab something green and get here.
Cheer up your week it's going to be awesome.
Neil and I are riding together on Thursday at 9.30am – That's a really a special event, and as you walk away we promise you will not only be even more gorgeous fit and healthy , you will be smiling all the way home .


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When thinking about getting married in the Grand Canyon State it's a good idea to take a few minutes to read up on some of the information that's available as far as rules and regulations go for having a matrimonial ceremony performed in Arizona. All in all, it's not very difficult and it can turn out to be a quite pleasant experience if one takes a few minutes to learn what's required before trying to get married in Arizona.
First of all, make sure to square away all of the paperwork well in advance. For this reason it's recommended that most of the legal work be done at least a few weeks prior to the ceremony so that any unpleasant wedding day surprises can be avoided. Also, understand that there are slight differences in many of the counties in the state even though they will not be large or anything to really worry about.
Once both people have given a lot of thought to getting married in Arizona, the time will have come for lining up paperwork and licenses in order to effectuate a smooth wetting experience. The fact that there is no residency requirement will come as good news to those who live outside the state but, for example, desire to maybe join together in matrimony on the rim of the Grand Canyon.
There is a requirement that those applying for a license need to be able to provide picture identification, and a driver license or other state-provided ID will come in handy. It's also a good idea to bring along a copy of the birth certificate and social security numbers of both persons who are getting married. Again, keep in mind that the goal in all of this is to prevent any unpleasant surprises in the run-up to the ceremony itself.
Know What Forms and Documents You Need to Get Married in the Grand Canyon State
Another pleasant surprise will relate to the matter of prior marriages, because the state does not require a copy of a divorce decree be presented when applying for a license. One thing to note, however, is that the state does have what it calls a "covenant marriage option."
In this sort of marriage, the state will require premarital counseling from a marriage counselor or member of the clergy prior to the couple being joined in matrimony. Basically, a covenant marriage can hold men and women to stricter marriage standards than in a regular marriage.
Happily, for those getting married that do not wish the covenant marriage option, there is no waiting period involved and no blood tests or other health exams are required. The fee for a marriage license when getting married in Arizona is about $72, payable in cash or money order in most counties. Also, Arizona does not allow same-sex marriages.
Arizona does allow people younger than 18 years of age to be married, as long as they can present notarized documentation from the parents of the person who is 16 or 17 years of age that they agree to allow the person to be married. For those people younger than 16, a court order must be supplied along with the notarized consent of the parents or legal guardians.
People allowed to perform marriages in Arizona include licensed or ordained ministers, pastors and clergymen from recognized religious organizations. Remember that the marriage license will expire one year from the date of issuance. Arizona marriage applications are, in general, fairly easy to figure out and the state has made it pretty stress-free to apply for and obtain a marriage license. This makes the Grand Canyon State an ideal location for those who want to tie the knot.


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Remotely controlled vehicles (RCV) are mobile platforms that are moving and operating in distance to a human operator who is not in the vehicle. RCVs have a large range of applications with a huge market and cover remotely controlled robots (ground-based, underwater and unmanned aerial vehicles), ships, cars, spacecraft etc. In this project, the focus is on the rapidly growing segment of small RCV and small remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS) in particular.Safety is a basic requirement for any application of RCVs and especially comprises a collision-free motion and action of the vehicle in the mission area. However, because of the limited situational awareness or the limitations of the data link, it is a critical task for the remote operator to avoid collisions with stationary and especially moving obstacles, especially in very complex scenarios such as urban environments.This leads to the idea to develop the required capabilities for automatically sensing the RCV's surrounding and, if necessary, performing a suitable manoeuvre for collision avoidance as an emergency assistance system for the remote operator. Such systems are called sense-and-avoid systems and are considered as essential for the use of small RCVs, but also for larger RCVs and autonomous systems in general (such as autonomous cars for instance). In this project the focus is RPAS as one of the most challenging types of small RCVs, but all derived algorithms and solutions are in principle also applicable to the full class of small RCVs. One major objective of this project is the design of a robust but very flexible and extendable perception (software) architecture capable to detect the specific environment situation and autonomously select the most suitable sensor/algorithm configuration for sense-and-avoid solutions for small RPAS. Based on the identification and predicted motion of obstacles, an emergency evasive flight maneuver must be generated and effectuated onboard in real-time without exceeding the dynamic limits of the UAV and in combination with the commands of the remote operator. Therefore, another objective of this project is the investigation of a very flexible, robust but also real-time capable algorithmic approach for the generation of safety evasive emergency manoeuvres for collision avoidance of small RPAS even during remote control.


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The City had already completed several CIP projects with CGA, so when it came time to select the turn-key Project Managers for the Newport Fishing Pier demolition, design, permitting and reconstruction, CGA was again selected. The design and permitting of the pier required coordination with FDEP, DRER, USACE, USCG, MD Fire Department and the City's building department. The scope of work also included site inspections, vibration & settlement monitoring, and the administration of all budgets, claims, change orders, RFI and contract addenda.
After successfully permitting the pier, CGA managed the demolition of the existing pier and the construction of the 776-foot long pier, which included a 6,200 sf restaurant and second story lifeguard office and observation tower. The pier decking was placed atop 24"x24" precast-driven piles. The project also required the design, permitting and installation of new utility lines from Collins Ave.
CGA is proud to announce the Newport Fishing Pier opened on time and $127,000 under budget with a grand opening party being held on the pier on June 16, 2013.
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TCY Tailwinds BBQ Flyer!
Here is the flyer that was distributed (by air mail!) to several local airports recently!
Let's not forget about the BBQ!! Put out the word! The BBQ is coming up on May 30th! Go to the RSVP link in the website's main menu and sign up now. You can pay online now or at the … Continue reading
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TAC Notes – May 2015
New Jerusalem: The city was pursuing a lease of land near New Jerusalem airport to build a solar farm. The interested party has withdrawn their interest, however the prospect of releasing an RFP for Ag Land lease is being prepared, … Continue reading
Tracy Airport survey
I've published the survey we discussed a couple months ago here on the website. I'd like everyone's help to pass the word along so that we can get all of our tenants and transient visitors to take it. The survey … Continue reading
Runway Makeover BBQ
Come on down to the airport to help us celebrate our runway makeover! Chicken, tri-tip and assorted munchies will be served. Hangar talk and storytelling is still free. Use the RSVP link on the menu above to sign up! $8 … Continue reading
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|Too weak to move,
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Very sweet of you to take such "humanely" care of this little one
God bless you
Wow! Good on you!ReplyDelete
A beautiful and heartwarming story with a happy ending!ReplyDelete
Tanu you are an amazing human !! Got real guts to do what you did for Kasturi single-handedly. I guess the situation
just guides you to face it !! So very glad that the little one is fine now !! Hats off boss !!
Your motherly and watchful care and prayers worked wonders for Kasturi!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness, I read this entire post in an instant and that too seemed like an eternity. I had goosebumps throughout. I was rooting for Kasturi all the time. I am celebrating with you.
I take so much for granted and then you show me this glimpse of a totally different world - where life is simple and beautiful but can be so hard sometimes.
Beautiful memory 😃.
Incase you wish to have a pet name for her, consider "Krushna". It would suit her very well.
Lots of moggis to the young calf☺🎀
Such a heart touching and caring act. You describe it so beautifully. It's a spiritual journey first hand. Regards.ReplyDelete
A heart touching and caring act. You have taken a spiritual path so beautifully. Regards.ReplyDelete
I think you and kasturi are connected at the soul level. Nothing else explains this amazing story. Thank you for this lovely post !ReplyDelete


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I believe in slogan of UNESCO "If you want to change the world, change yourself first". Each of us should spare no effort for development of society. And together with the interested sides – the state and private sector, we should try for long-term solutions and create new working mechanisms.
This was stated by Sevinj Aliyeva, co-founder of the "Video Knowledge" startup project at "The Internet and Jobs: preparing Gen YZ for future of work" session held on the margins of Internet Governance Forum at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
Student of the Boğaziçi University of Turkey, Sevinj Aliyeva lectured on youth and occupancy problems in the South Caucasus, the importance of Internet and her "Video Knowledge" startup project. She in particular dealt with increasing competition in the world labor market, stated that the youth should respond to the requirements of this market.
This digital transformation entails deep evolutions, which are essential to analyze, to understand, and sometimes to control, with new methods of regulation that are mostly yet to be invented. However, these evolutions can also represent opportunities, which must be grasped.
These challenges can only be tackled on an international scale and in a multi-stakeholder perspective, associating States and local authorities, international organizations, companies, citizens, NGOs… What is at stake is to establish, or restore, the necessary confidence that should govern the relationship to digital technologies, including in the area of digital transformation of relations between states and citizens.
The "Reliable Internet" forum is a part of the "Paris Digital Week" Peace Forum held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
This is the aim of the Paris Digital Week: for the first time, major thinkers and actors of the digital transformation gathered in order to participate in a global discussion on all future and current digital issues.


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Message from the Superintendent
I'm pleased to share with you that U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges" rankings for 2018 has listed West Point as the number one public college in the nation. We were also ranked as the number four "Best Undergrad Engineering Program" and the number one civil engineering program, as well as (for the fifth consecutive year), a top pick by high school guidance counselors. The U.S. News rankings come on the heels of Forbes magazine's annual college rankings, which placed us as the number two public college. This recognition reflects our commitment to providing your sons and daughters a top-tier education and preparing them as leaders of character for our nation. This past month, we hosted our annual Branch Week, a career fair of sorts that exposes cadets to the various Army branches (such as Infantry or Armor) to help them decide their future career paths as Army officers. Over the next several weeks, the Firsties will select their branch preferences and learn of their assignment at Branch Night in November. At the same time, our Plebe class is learning about the various majors we offer through a program called "Wednesday Night Live." This program, sponsored by the Office of the Dean, is a series of open houses and small group discussions to help inform Plebes as they prepare to select a major in the second semester. Finally, we look forward to welcoming you to Family Weekend, Oct. 20-22. Please check the Parent Information page for the schedule and registration information. As always, thank you for entrusting your sons and daughters to our care!
U.S. News Ranks West Point America's #1 Public College
The 2018 U.S. News & World Report rankings are in! West Point ranks as the #1 Public College and the #4 Undergraduate Engineering Program. In specialty rankings, USMA ranks #1 in Civil Engineering, #4 in Electrical / Electronic / Communications and #5 in Mechanical Engineering. Additionally, West Point "leapfrogs" Annapolis to rank as the #12 Best National Liberal Arts College in the prestigious annual rankings. Read more. USMA Press Release.
Branch Week Informs Cadet Career Choices
For an entire week each fall, cadets participate in Branch Week. September 11-15, cadets from all class years, as well as U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School cadet candidates and ROTC cadets from other colleges visited with branch representatives to help them decide which of the 17 U.S. Army branches interests them for a future career.
Supe vs. Comm: USMA Leadership Motivates Cadets for IOCT
In the past there was Superman vs. Batman and Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader. But on September 8, West Point hosted an epic matchup between two real larger-than-life warriors, when Superintendent LTG Robert Caslen '75 took on Commandant BG Steve Gilland '90 one-on-one on the Indoor Obstacle Course Test in Hayes Gym. It was nip and tuck for a while. Find out who pulled ahead and will now reign as Academy Leadership IOCT Champion by watching the race video.
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Class Officer Lunch Builds Working Relationships
On September 18, WPAOG hosted a Class Officers Luncheon for the leaders of the current cadet classes. This luncheon was an opportunity to meet our staff and attend breakout sessions by class to discuss the ways in which WPAOG serves them, as well as how they can serve their classmates during cadet years and after graduation.
Celebrating the Start of Army Football Season
WPAOG and several Parent Clubs joined forces to welcome parents and Army fans to start off the Army Football season with a complimentary open house. Co-sponsored by WPAOG and the WPPCs of Connecticut, Illinois, Long Island, and West Point, the event was held on Friday, September 1 at Herbert Hall Alumni Center, the home-away-from-home for West Point grads and families. All who attended enjoyed popcorn, pretzels, drinks, and good conversation as they prepared to cheer for Army and the first win of the season!
Superintendent's Circle Weekend
WPAOG welcomed members of the Superintendent's Circle for a special Superintendent's Circle Weekend September 8 and 9. USMA Superintendent LTG Robert L. Caslen Jr. '75 greeted guests at a barbeque, and expressed his gratitude for their loyal support. He also talked about how their giving to the Superintendent's Annual Fund and the West Point Parents Fund supports a myriad of Margin of Excellence opportunities and resources to benefit the Corps of Cadets, and the life-changing impact this has for cadets. The weekend activities also included a welcome reception at the West Point Club, the Cadet Review, and the Army vs. Buffalo football game.
Join Us for Family Weekend October 20-21!
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The rain was easing as we rode north from Keighley, we turned left at Vietnam Bridge to chance the back lanes to Gargrave, the Aire north of Carleton was just inches below breaking its banks but gave us a dry run up to Broughton and over to Gargrave. We then put a loop in around Winterburn enjoying a tail wind through the quiet back lanes to Hetton and on to Cracoe and that most wonderful of Dales lanes through Thorpe and onto Burnsall.
Refreshed, we enjoyed a helping wind down through Appletreewick and Storiths Lane to the Cavendish. The sun was now shining, as we approached Beamsley Chris confessed that he had never been to Langbar so we did the decent thing and took him up there, it felt a lot easier than it does at the end of the White Rose Classic!
On then through Otley, up the Chevin and down through Esholt before hitting the busy Shipley to Ilkley main road where the traffic was at a standstill due to a horse in he middle of the road doing an impression of a bucking bronco, a terrified rider unable to control her steed. Fortunately our fearless farrier was at hand to spring from his own (two wheeled) steed and rescue the damsel in distress by grabbing the halter and leading the anxious equine away to a quiet side lane.
Our perfect day was rounded off by a potter up to Thornton and the Great Northern Trail to Queensbury. Hope Chris negotiated Todmorden safely!


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Scary-lipped diva Pete Burns is in trouble again... this time for flouting the smoking ban.
The Big Brother star had enjoyed a meal with his husband Michael Simpson when he decided to light up. Management angrily asked him to extinguish his fag three times before threatening to call the police. But Pete continued calmly smoking and drinking his coffee, before finally leaving.
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This paper is concerned with soft computing techniques-based noninvasive monitoring of human larynx using subject's questionnaire data. By applying random forests (RF), questionnaire data are categorized into a healthy class and several classes of disorders including: cancerous, noncancerous, diffuse, nodular, paralysis, and an overall pathological class. The most important questionnaire statements are determined using RF variable importance evaluations. To explore data represented by variables used by RF, the t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) and the multidimensional scaling (MDS) are applied to the RF data proximity matrix. When testing the developed tools on a set of data collected from 109 subjects, the 100% classification accuracy was obtained on unseen data in binary classification into the healthy and pathological classes. The accuracy of 80.7% was achieved when classifying the data into the healthy, cancerous, noncancerous classes. The t-SNE and MDS mapping techniques applied allow obtaining two-dimensional maps of data and facilitate data exploration aimed at identifying subjects belonging to a "risk group". It is expected that the developed tools will be of great help in preventive health care in laryngology.
In recent years, there has been increased research interest in detecting anomalies in temporal streaming data. A variety of algorithms have been developed in the data mining community, which can be divided into two categories (i.e., general and ad hoc). In most cases, general approaches assume the one-size-fits-all solution model where a single anomaly detector can detect all anomalies in any domain. To date, there exists no single general method that has been shown to outperform the others across different anomaly types, use cases and datasets. On the other hand, ad hoc approaches that are designed for a specific application lack flexibility. Adapting an existing algorithm is not straightforward if the specific constraints or requirements for the existing task change. In this paper, we propose SAFARI, a general framework formulated by abstracting and unifying the fundamental tasks in streaming anomaly detection, which provides a flexible and extensible anomaly detection procedure. SAFARI helps to facilitate more elaborate algorithm comparisons by allowing us to isolate the effects of shared and unique characteristics of different algorithms on detection performance. Using SAFARI, we have implemented various anomaly detectors and identified a research gap that motivates us to propose a novel learning strategy in this work. We conducted an extensive evaluation study of 20 detectors that are composed using SAFARI and compared their performances using real-world benchmark datasets with different properties. The results indicate that there is no single superior detector that works well for every case, proving our hypothesis that "there is no free lunch" in the streaming anomaly detection world. Finally, we discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each method in-depth and draw a set of conclusions to guide future users of SAFARI.
This paper is concerned with a technique for detecting and monitoring abnormal paper formation variations in machine direction online in various frequency regions. A paper web is illuminated by two red diode lasers and the reflected light recorded as two time series of high resolution measurements constitute the input signal to the papermaking process monitoring system. The time series are divided into blocks and each block is analyzed separately. The task is treated as kernel based novelty detection applied to a multi-resolution time series representation obtained from the band-pass filtering of the Fourier power spectrum of the time series block. The frequency content of each frequency region is characterized by a feature vector, which is transformed using the kernel canonical correlation analysis and then categorized into the inlier or outlier class by the novelty detector. The ratio of outlying data points, significantly exceeding the predetermined value, indicates abnormalities in the paper formation. The experimental investigations performed have shown good repetitiveness and stability of the paper formation abnormalities detection results. The tools developed are used for online paper formation monitoring in a paper mill.
A data proximity matrix is an important information source in random forests (RF) based data mining, including data clustering, visualization, outlier detection, substitution of missing values, and finding mislabeled data samples. A novel approach to estimate proximity is proposed in this work. The approach is based on measuring distance between two terminal nodes in a decision tree. To assess the consistency (quality) of data proximity estimate, we suggest using the proximity matrix as a kernel matrix in a support vector machine (SVM), under the assumption that a matrix of higher quality leads to higher classification accuracy. It is experimentally shown that the proposed approach improves the proximity estimate, especially when RF is made of a small number of trees. It is also demonstrated that, for some tasks, an SVM exploiting the suggested proximity matrix based kernel, outperforms an SVM based on a standard radial basis function kernel and the standard proximity matrix based kernel. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Prediction of company's life cycle stage change; creation of an ordered 2D map allowing to explore company's financial soundness from a rating agency perspective; and prediction of trends of main valuation attributes usually used by investors are the main objectives of this article. The developed algorithms are based on a random forest (RF) and a nonlinear data mapping technique ''t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding''. Information from five different perspectives, namely balance, income, cash flow, stock price, and risk indicators was aggregated via proximity matrices of RF to enable exploration of company's financial soundness from a rating agency perspective. The proposed use of information not only from companies' financial statements but also from the stock price and risk indicators perspectives has proved useful in creating ordered 2D maps of rated companies. The companies were well ordered according to the credit risk rating assigned by the Moody's rating agency. Results of experimental investigations substantiate that the developed models are capable of predicting short term trends of the main valuation attributes, providing valuable information for investors, with low error. The models reflect financial soundness of actions taken by company's management team. It was also found that company's life cycle stage change can be determined with the average accuracy of 72.7%. Bearing in mind fuzziness of the transition moment, the obtained prediction accuracy is rather encouraging. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
This article presents an approach to designing an adaptive, data dependent, committee of models applied to prediction of several financial attributes for assessing company's future performance. Current liabilities/Current assets, Total liabilities/Total assets, Net income/Total assets, and Operating Income/Total liabilities are the attributes used in this paper. A self-organizing map (SOM) used for data mapping and analysis enables building committees, which are specific (committee size and aggregation weights) for each SOM node. The number of basic models aggregated into a committee and the aggregation weights depend on accuracy of basic models and their ability to generalize in the vicinity of the SOM node. A random forest is used a basic model in this study. The developed technique was tested on data concerning companies from ten sectors of the healthcare industry of the United States and compared with results obtained from averaging and weighted averaging committees. The proposed adaptivity of a committee size and aggregation weights led to a statistically significant increase in prediction accuracy if compared to other types of committees. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A system for detecting deviating human behaviour in a smart home environment is the long-term goal of this work. Clearly, such systems will be very important in ambient assisted living services. A new approach to modelling human behaviour patterns is suggested in this paper. The approach reveals promising results in unsupervised modelling of human behaviour and detection of deviations by using such a model. Human behaviour/activity in a short time interval is represented in a novel fashion by responses of simple non-intrusive sensors. Deviating behaviour is revealed through data clustering and analysis of associations between clusters and data vectors representing adjacent time intervals (analysing transitions between clusters). To obtain clusters of human behaviour patterns, first, a random forest is trained without using beforehand defined teacher signals. Then information collected in the random forest data proximity matrix is mapped onto the 2D space and data clusters are revealed there by agglomerative clustering. Transitions between clusters are modelled by the third order Markov chain.
Three types of deviations are considered: deviation in time, deviation in space and deviation in the transition between clusters of similar behaviour patterns.
The proposed modelling approach does not make any assumptions about the position, type, and relationship of sensors but is nevertheless able to successfully create and use a model for deviation detection-this is claimed as a significant result in the area of expert and intelligent systems. Results show that spatial and temporal deviations can be revealed through analysis of a 2D map of high dimensional data. It is demonstrated that such a map is stable in terms of the number of clusters formed. We show that the data clusters can be understood/explored by finding the most important variables and by analysing the structure of the most representative tree. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Topic of this study is exploration and fusion o fnon-invasive measurements for an accurate detection of pathological larynx. Measurements for human subject encompass answers to items of a specific survey and information extracted by the openSMILE toolkit from several audio recordings of sustained phonation (vowel/a/).
The usefulness of questionnaire and voice data to screen for laryngeal disorders is explored. Answers to 14 questions form a questionnaire data vector. Twenty-three variables computed by the commercial "Dr.Speech" software from a digital voice recording of a sustained phonation of the vowel sound/a/constitute a voice data vector. Categorization of the data into a healthy class and two classes of disorders, namely diffuse and nodular mass lesions of vocal folds is the task pursued in this work. Visualization of data and automated decisions is also an important aspect of this work. To make the categorization, a support vector machine (SVM) is designed based on genetic search. Linear as well as nonlinear canonical correlation analysis (CCA) is employed, to study relations between the questionnaire and voice data sets. The curvilinear component analysis, performing nonlinear mapping into a two-dimensional space, is used for visualizing data and decisions. Data from 240 patients were used in the experimental studies. It was found that the questionnaire data provide more information for the categorization than the voice data. There are 3-4 common directions along which the statistically significant variations of the questionnaire and voice data occur. However, the linear relations between the variations occurring in the two data sets are not strong. On the other hand, very strong linear relations were observed between the nonlinear variates obtained from the questionnaire data and linear ones computed from the voice data. Questionnaire data carry great potential for preventive health care in laryngology. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A long term goal of this work is an automated system for image analysis- and soft computing-based detection, recognition, and derivation of quantitative concentration estimates of different phytoplankton species using a simple imaging system. This article is limited, however, to detection of objects in phytoplankton images, especially objects representing one invasive species-Prorocentrum minimum (P. minimum), which is known to cause harmful blooms in many estuarine and coastal environments. A new technique, combining phase congruency-based detection of circular objects, stochastic optimization, and image segmentation was developed for solving the task. The developed algorithms were tested using 114 images of 1280 × 960 pixels size recorded by a colour camera. There were 2088 objects representing P. minimum cells in the images in total. The algorithms were able to detect 93.25% of the objects. Bearing in mind simplicity of the imaging system used the result is rather encouraging and may be applied for future development of the algorithms aimed at automated classification of objects into classes representing different phytoplankton species. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
This paper is concerned with a two stage procedure for designing a sequential SVM committee and selecting features for the committee from multiple feature sets. It is assumed that features of one type comprise one feature set. Selection of both features and hyper-parameters of SVM classifiers comprising the committee is integrated into one learning process based on genetic search. The designing process focuses on feature selection for pair-wise classification implemented by the SVM. In the first stage, a series of pair-wise SVM are designed starting from the original feature sets as well as from sets created by simple random selection from the original ones. Outputs of the SVM are then converted into probabilities and used as inputs to the second stage SVM. When testing the technique in a three-class classification problem of voice data, a statistically significant improvement in classification accuracy was obtained if compared to parallel committees. The number of feature types and features selected for the pair-wise classification are class specific.
Nowadays most of information processing steps in printing industry are highly automated, except the last one – print quality assessment and control. Usually quality assessment is a manual, tedious, and subjective procedure. This article presents a survey of non numerous developments in the field of computational intelligence-based print quality assessment and control in offset colour printing. Recent achievements in this area and advances in applied computational intelligence, expert and decision support systems lay good foundations for creating practical tools to automate the last step of the printing process.
Exploring relations between patterns of peak rotational speed of thorax, pelvis and arm, and patterns of EMG signals recorded from eight muscle regions of forearms and shoulders during the golf swing is the main objective of this article. The linear canonical correlation analysis, allowing studying relations between sets of variables, was the main technique applied. To get deeper insights, linear and nonlinear random forests-based prediction models relating a single output variable, e.g. a thorax peak rotational speed, with a set of input variables, e.g. an average intensity of EMG signals were used. The experimental investigations using data from 16 golfers revealed statistically significant relations between sets of input and output variables. A strong direct linear relation was observed between lin- ear combinations of EMG averages and peak rotational speeds. The coefficient of determination values R2 = 0 . 958 and R2 = 0 . 943 obtained on unseen data by the random forest models designed to predict peak rotational speed of thorax and pelvis , indicate high modelling accuracy. However, predictions of peak rotational speed of arm were less accurate. This was expected, since peak rotational speed of arm played a minor role in the linear combination of peak speeds. The most important muscles to predict peak rotational speed of the body parts were identified. The investigations have shown that the canon- ical correlation analysis is a promising tool for studying relations between sets of biomechanical and EMG data. Better understanding of these relations will lead to guidelines concerning muscle engagement and coordination of thorax, pelvis and arms during a golf swing and will help golf coaches in providing substantiated advices. ©2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Arthur Freeman (93) of Indianapolis, IN. Born in Youngstown, Ohio to Israel and Katharine Freeman. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force as B-17 bombardier/navigator Active Duty and 15 years as 1st Lt. Reserve Duty. Worked five seasons in salmon fisheries research and maritime patrol for the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska.
Enrolled in pre-med at Stanford University and received his professional degree as Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) from The Ohio State University in 1955. His professional veterinary career included hands-on work at a small veterinary practice in Bellingham, WA, then with Jensen-Salsbery Laboratories in Kansas City, MO, followed by 30 years in the Chicago, IL area with the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). He joined AVMA Journal staff as Assistant Editor for Journal Production, became Editor-in-Chief, and retired as AVMA Executive Vice President. Concurrently, he served as Secretary and endowment contributor for the American Veterinary Medical Foundation, Secretary for the AVMA Judicial Council, and was the only veterinarian ever elected to President of the Council of Science Editors.
Upon retirement Arthur relocated to the Indianapolis area. He became Adjunct Veterinary Professor with Purdue University for 10 years; chaired the Peer Review Committee and Insurance Committee for the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association; edited the newsletter, served as Secretary and, ultimately, President of the American Association of Retired Veterinarians; became heavily involved in the Executive Service Corps of Indianapolis, particularly as youth counselor and mentor, Executive Committee and Board member.
He piloted small aircraft, was a clarinetist, an avid tennis player and golfer, and enjoyed public speaking. He was an amateur artist, leaving behind a gallery of original paintings.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 27 years, Marilyn Werner Freeman, and his two brothers, Harold Freeman and Arnold B. Freeman.
He is survived by his dear friend, Maxiene Rogers; son, Joel; daughter, Mary (Lucas); and four grandchildren, Daisha Lucas, Stratton Lucas, Julia Freeman and Audrey Freeman.
To honor his requests, there will be no services and interment will be private. Arrangements are entrusted to Bussell Family Funerals.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), 1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100, Schaumburg, IL 60173.
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