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The HINDU Notes – 03rd March
📰 THE HINDU – CURRENT NOTE 03 March
🌐 No camps within 100m of Ganga: NGT
- The National Green Tribunal prohibited all camping activity from Shivpuri to Rishikesh on beaches along the Ganga which fall within 100 meters of the river.
- The roughly 50 km stretch between Shivpuri to Rishikesh is a hub of ecotourism and river rafting.
- "It cannot be disputed that river rafting is one of the significant components of ecotourism. It needs to be encouraged but with a clear mandate that it should not cause any environmental and biodiversity degradation particularly in relation to the flood plains and the forest areas adjacent to the sites identified for river rafting," a bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said.
- The bench relied on various studies conducted by the Uttarakhand government and the Wildlife Institute of India.
- As per the studies, of the total 56 beaches, 33 beaches were recommended for camping while 23 beaches were not. Out of the 33 sites recommended for beach camping, three fall outside 100 meters, eight sites are wholly within 100 meters while the remaining 22 sites are partially within the limit imposed by the NGT.
- The judgment came on a petition filed by environment activist Vikrant Tongad, who highlighted how unregulated camping was leading to pollution in the river and its adjoining areas. He also highlighted how tourists coming to the area left behind litter and polluted the river and the soil.
- The bench ordered the implementation of the management plan prepared by the State government while noting how the authorities allowed people to carry weapons, drink on the beaches and even raise permanent/ concrete structures at the camping sites. "The illegal and improper activities at the camping sites led to the pollution of (the) Ganga," it said.
🌐 India to attend Lahore meet on Indus Waters Treaty
- Signalling a major shift in its position on talks with Pakistan on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), India has accepted an invitation to attend the next meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) to be held in Lahore in March, various sources confirmed.
- According to officials privy to the development, the move came after two months of diplomatic negotiations, with World Bank officials playing mediator in encouraging Pakistan to extend the invitation and for India to accept.
- The news closely follows the visit of World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva to Delhi, where she met with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, weeks after her visit in January to Islamabad, where she met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
- Officials acknowledged that the holding of the next annual round of the PIC, which was last held in July 2016 was a "positive" sign, given that India had announced it was "suspending" the talks after the Uri attacks in September.
- According to senior government officials at the time, the decision to suspend the talks had been taken when Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with key officials, including National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, to "review" the IWT.
- In November another controversy erupted over the World Bank decision to constitute a Court of Arbitration to look into complaints from Pakistan over India's construction of Kishenganga and Ratle river water projects.
- India said the World Bank decision was biased in Pakistan′s favour, threatening to "take steps" against it.
- Eventually the matter was resolved after it was taken up at the highest levels between the World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, who also spoke over telephone to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and to his Pakistan counterpart Ishaq Dar.
🌐 Key SAARC post for Pak. Official
- After months of difficulty posed mainly by India, Pakistan on 1 March 2017 succeeded in getting its official elected to the post of Secretary-General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
- Pakistan was backed by all members, including India, which made the selection consensus based.
- Officials at the SAARC secretariat, however, said the election was of administrative nature and diplomatic intent should not be read in it.
- "As the incoming chair, Pakistan was supposed to provide the next Secretary General and all members of SAARC allowed the smooth transition from Nepal to Pakistan," said a source in the Secretariat in Kathmandu.
- The new chief of SAARC, Amjad Hussein B Sial, is a veteran Pakistani diplomat, who was expected to take charge a year ago. However, India′s tough stance on cross-border terrorism posed problem for the candidate, who has been in waiting since March 2016.
- Earlier, India had opposed holding of the 19th SAARC summit in Islamabad in November 2016 following the terror strike in Uri.
🌐 Sri Lanka to co-sponsor UN resolution
- Even as Sri Lanka prepares to co-sponsor a UN resolution at the ongoing Human Rights Council session, seeking more time to fulfil its obligations, the country′s Tamil leadership has called for a time-table and strict monitoring of government initiatives.
- In October 2015, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution that Sri Lanka co-sponsored, calling for a credible judicial process to probe the island′s civil war excesses.
- Sri Lanka assured the international community of a "four-pillar approach" to address truth, reconciliation, accountability and non-recurrence.
- Currently working on a draft with the U.S., the U.K. and Montenegro, Sri Lanka will soon submit a resolution that, it hopes, will give an extended deadline for the war-battered country to implement promises it made in 2015.
- Sri Lanka has sought a two year time frame to implement the 2015 resolution.
- However, the country′s main Tamil political alliance has expressed disappointment over the government′s failure to fulfil its obligations in the last 18 months.
- While the government′s apparently slow-paced efforts have made minority Tamils anxious, its attempt to draft a new Constitution has hit a roadblock without adequate consensus among various political actors.
🌐 Sweden to reintroduce conscription after 6 years
- Sweden announced that it will reintroduce compulsory military service starting this summer to respond to global security challenges, including from Russia.
- The Scandinavian nation, which has not seen armed conflict on its territory in two centuries, ended conscription in 2010 after it was deemed an unsatisfactory way of meeting the needs of a modern army.
- Sweden′s minority government is set to introduce to the Parliament a bill to restore conscription this summer for all Swedes born after 1999.
- Some 13,000 young Swedes are expected to be mobilised from July 1, but only 4,000 of them will be selected for military service based on motivation and skills.
- They will be called up each year after January 1 2018.
- Sweden is not a NATO member but has signed the body's Partnership for Peace programme launched in 1994 to develop military cooperation between NATO and non-member countries.
- On defence issues, Sweden is very close to its Finnish neighbour, which has with Russia a border of 1,340 km.
- The Nordic and Baltic region′s only nonaligned countries, Finland and Sweden, have stepped up their military cooperation with U.S., following concerns over Russia′s increased military activity in northern Europe.
🌐 A Weapon-locating radar for the Army
- The DRDO formally handed over an indigenously developed Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) system called 'Swati' to the Army.
- Swati provides quick, automatic and accurate location of all enemy weapons like mortars, shells and rockets firing within its effective zone of coverage and simultaneously handles multiple projectiles fired from different weapons at different locations. It can also direct artillery response based on the incoming enemy fire.
- The WLR has been a critical requirement of the Army, and in the aftermath of the Kargil conflict, it had to be imported from the U.S. in 2002 to fill critical needs.
- Swati has a range of 50 km which brings all artillery guns presently in service worldwide under its coverage. Four systems are currently in operation and another 30 are on order for the Army.
- Speaking at an event, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said it was an indigenous effort with an export potential. However, exports would take place after the Army's requirements were fulfilled.
- The organisation also handed over a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) recce vehicle and NBC treatment drugs to the Army.
🌐 'Kalvari' test-fires anti-ship missile
- Kalvari, the first of the Scorpene submarines being built in India, successfully conducted its maiden test-firing of an anti-ship missile in the Arabian Sea.
- Kalvari is scheduled to be commissioned into the Navy very soon.
- However, the submarines are still without a heavy weight torpedo, their primary weapon.
- Navy sources said the missile fired was a French SM-39 Exocet anti-ship missile.
🌐 GST levy may go up to 40%, 4-slab structure to remain
- The GST levy may go up to 40% after the GST Council proposed raising the peak rate in the Bill to 20%, from the current 14%, to obviate the need for approaching Parliament for any change in rates in future.
- The model Goods and Services Tax Bill will replace the clause which states the tax rate "not exceeding 14%, with "not exceeding 20%" when it comes up for debate in Parliament during the second phase of Budget session beginning next week.
- The change in the peak rate will not alter the 4-slab rate structure of 5, 12, 18 and 28% agreed upon last year for the moment,but is only a provision being built into the model law to take care of contingencies in future.
- The revised draft of model GST law, which was made public in November 2016, provides for a maximum rate of tax under the new regime at 14% (14% central GST and an equal state GST, taking the total to 28 %).
- "There shall be levied a tax called the central/state goods and services tax (CGST/SGST) on all intrastate supplies of goods and/ or services… at such rates as may be notified by the central/ state government… but not exceeding 14 % on the recommendation of the Council and collected in such manner as may be prescribed," the draft law states. Officials said this will now be changed to say the rate will not exceed "20%."
- The GST Council, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising representatives of all states, has agreed to keep the upper band of the rate in the law at 20%.
- Mirroring the model GST law, the CGST, the SGST and the UTGST law will be firmed up by the Centre, states and Union Territories, respectively.
- The central and state officials will soon start the exercise to determine which goods and services should fall in which tax bracketand the same will be taken to the Council for approval soon.
- Together with this, they will also decide the goods and services that would attract a cess on top of the peak rate to create a corpus that can be used to compensate states for any loss of revenue from implementation of GST in the first five years. The union government is looking at GST rollout from July 1.
🌐 Public procurement needs to be opened up′
- Public procurement in India should gradually be opened up in a fair manner to ensure greater competition, while privatisation of public assets has to be done keeping in mind the country′s socio-economic needs and objectives, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
- Public procurement (procurement by government/its agencies for their own consumption and not for commercial resale) in India is estimated to be about 30% of the country′s GDP, with sectors such as defence, railways and telecom — having state-owned enterprises — accounting for a major portion of it, Ms. Sitharaman said.
- Referring to the recent CCI orders imposing penalties on some cement companies for rigging bids for supply of cement to the government, as well as on firms for bid rigging of tenders floated by Indian Railways for procurement of 'brushless DC fans,' the minister said these regulatory orders are with an aim to ensure greater competition in India′s public procurement.
- "Collusive bidding and cartelisation (in public procurement) are very serious. The CCI has an important role to play to prevent them and to ensure that there is fair trade and ultimately the consumer benefits," the minister said.


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SRS Labs Successfully Completes Development of Multi-Dimensional Audio Specification 1.0; MDA Platform Enters Beta Testing Phase
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"Last year, MDA was merely a concept and a PowerPoint presentation, however, through the incredible efforts and time spent researching and developing the concept by our enthusiastic team of audio technologists backed by our entire organization's passion for changing how the world experiences audio, we now have functional end-to-end implementation of object based audio creation and playback, all in the span of a year," said Alan Kraemer, Chief Technology Officer for SRS Labs. "Our timing appears to be perfect as we are getting a great deal of interest from every direction; from our OEM partners clamoring to get access to the playback and processing technologies, to film makers and music production companies looking for the next advancement in content creation tools and delivery methods. MDA is, in my opinion, the most wide ranging technology we've ever worked on here at SRS and the market seems to be ripe and ready for a change designed to make audio creation and rendering significantly more flexible and infinitely more realistic."
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I have a problem with a harddrive I'm trying to fix for a friend of mine. When it was in her laptop I couldn't enter windows 7, just stuck on a blue windows screen (Not BSOD just windows background) with mouse cursor.
Then I tried putting in a Windows 7 disc, boot from that and try to repair, when entering repair I got a stuck at the screen again (waited for an hour).
Figured it was Windows acting up so I unplugged the HD and put it into my computer as an external HDD. I got 3 partitions, PQService (12 GB), System Reserved (100 MB) and Local Disc (RAW). When mousing over or clicking on the Local Disc the whole system just goes into super slowmotion with everything that concerns harddrive data. And Computer/Explorer is just stuck there (I can open other explorer windows as long as they don't have anything to do with harddrives).
Pretty darn weird I thought, figured I would try a Chkdsk in elevated CMD, so I did a chkdsk H: /f, and it just stuck with a blinking "_" nothing else happens.
Figured I would try testdisk to try and write the partition table in case it had been corrupted seeing as it is a RAW partition (Or it looks like one, I can't verify in Disc Management since that's stuck in verifying virtual disc).
I managed after a lot of waiting to get it into HD Tune Pro, did an error scan and everything was OK, but nothing shows in the Health tab, I mean the tab is completly blank
So what's a guy a to do with this HD? I mean the other partitions I can enter for some wird reason, PQService partition works just fine
Any help would be much appreciated!
- Jens
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|08 Mar 2014
i suck with the RAW names and such. But i have been fixing a lot of harddrives lately and i''ve come up with a pattern where if the drive says RAW your computer cant access it without formating it. So if she doesent have any important files and you can reinstall windows 7 try to remove all partitions and do a full format on the disc. if you cant remove the partitions then format it and then try removing them and format the disc again. If she has important data or you cant reinstall windows well,, Sorry cant help
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|10 Mar 2014
I've managed to access the Raw partition using TestDisk and can now enter it again, however I still can't get it to function proberly because the Windows files on it are corrupt. I need to run some Chkdsk, SFC commands on it, but without the Windows 7 recovery disc for it, it's hard to enter the repair console.
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|10 Mar 2014
I've managed to access the Raw partition using TestDisk and can now enter it again, however I still can't get it to function proberly because the Windows files on it are corrupt. I need to run some Chkdsk, SFC commands on it, but without the Windows 7 recovery disc for it, it's hard to enter the repair console.
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|10 Mar 2014
Yeah, it's a lot of important documents etc. She hasn't taken af backup of course! :@
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|10 Mar 2014
RAW normally means ruined. You can try to recoup it with Partition Wizard Partition Recovery Wizard - Video Help. I'd also run a Disk Check or Partition Wizard Check File System on the other partitions, test the HD with the maker's HD Diagnostic extended CD scan or Partition Wizard Partition surface test.
If the drive checks out you can try to start Win7 in the problem PC using Troubleshooting Windows 7 Failure to Start which includes everything that possibly can be done to start the OS leading up to if necessary rescuiing your files to run Factory Recovery or do the superior Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
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|18 Mar 2014
After doing several tests that showed the harddrive still functioning with SMART functions etc, the same tests now show the harddrive as bricked! So I figure it's a lost cause
Thank you all for the replies and the time spent helping me :)
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|18 Mar 2014
If you arent able to save the files.. Sorry.
But if you still want to use the harddrive try if you can do a full format and you may be able to use it but not save the files
If they are very important try sending it to a harddrive saving place but it can be extremely expensive
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Director Koratala Siva planning to complete his next with Mahesh Babu titled BHARATH ane NENU by November ending and start Ramcharan's next.
Ram Charan – Koratala Siva project will start at the beginning of 2018. It will be Charan's 12th project. The film in the combo of Ram Charan and Koratala Siva was supposed to go on floors after 'Mirchi', was shelved for unknown reasons.
Meanwhile, Ramcharan is busy in the shoot of his upcoming film Rangasthalam 1985 which is going on in Godavari district, He plays a deaf character in the film, directed by Sukumar.


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But the first question is why will you want to do that. When you install Apache server in Windows, it will create Windows services automatically. And then whenever you boot your machine, these Apache services will start running by default. You will have to disable them on startup explicitly. And if you don't do that, they will make Windows startup somewhat slower even when you don't want to use Apache sever. These services will also consume RAM unnecessarily. That's a bit annoying especially if you have lots of other applications to work on in your local machine. So other alternative approach is to run Apache server directly as a console application. Just download the Apache binary zipped file and unzip it in your preferred location. Now from command line go to the bin folder inside the unzipped folder. Then type the below command:
Apache server will keep running until you press Ctrl+C.
So start it only when you need it and save some unnecessary memory consumption. The drawback is that you won't have the option to clean-up gracefully during shutdown. But it should be fine in most cases when you are using it for developing and testing in your local machine.
Apache server will keep running until you press Ctrl+C.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday expressed concern over reports that 100 mostly Muslim candidates in Myanmar's Nov. 8 general election have been disqualified and called on the authorities in the Southeast Asian country to address its concerns.
State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement about half of the candidates were rejected based on questions about their citizenship.
"The move to disqualify some 100 candidates, through an opaque and discriminatory process, risks undermining the confidence of the Burmese people and the international community in these elections," Kirby said.
"We urge the Burmese authorities to redouble their efforts to address these concerns and ensure that the upcoming elections constitute a step forward for the country," he added.
The November poll will be Myanmar's first since military rules ended in 2011. Washington has said it is important for continued U.S. support that the election marks progress in the country's fledgling democracy.
(Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)


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Cook FT- Rowan
Job Description
- Requisition ID
- 2018-2253
- # of Openings
- 1
- Category (Portal Searching)
- Food Service
Rowan Community has a history of offering innovative approaches to care and a dynamic program. The staff are specially trained in behavior management and are dedicated to providing innovation and wellness for all ages in one of our four unique neighborhoods. Special innovations, like our porch lights and mailboxes adorning the outside of each room, provide a personal and home-like feel.
Our management company, VIVAGE SENIOR LIVING, is a nationally recognized leader and innovator in the long-term care industry. VIVAGE SENIOR LIVING is dedicated to person-centered care and we embrace the Eden Alternative™ philosophy. We bring "quality of life in aging" and "living well" to Long Term Care!
Currently, Rowan Community is seeking a FT COOK at their 72 bed skilled nursing community located in Denver, Colorado.
The primary responsibility of the COOK is to prepare food and ensure the nutritional care of residents. A successful COOK in our community has these traits and attributes:
- Must be able to cook a variety of foods in large quantities.
- Must possess the ability to deal tactfully when personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
- Must be knowledgeable of food preperation and safe food handling procedures.
- Must be able to follow oral and written instructions.
- Must be able to scale recipes based on number of meals to be served.
- Must maintain the care and use of supplies, equipment, the appearance of work areas, and perform regular inspections of food service areas for sanitation, order, safety, and proper performance of assigned duties.
- Must be able to proactively adhere to documentation requirements.
- Must be able to cook a variety of foods in large quantities.
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
- Must be knowledgeable of food procedures.
- Must possess, as a minimum, an 8th grade education.
- Prefer one year food experience in a supervisory capacity. It is preferred that the experience be in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related medical facility.
Rowan Community is proudly a managed facility of
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Females/Minority/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
No agencies or affiliates please.
Application Instructions
Please click on the link below to apply for this position. A new window will open and direct you to apply at our corporate careers page. We look forward to hearing from you!Apply Online
Posted: 8/3/2018
Job Status: Full Time
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Hello and welcome to Kirvan Photography + Film. We're thrilled that you have decided to check out our digital imaging company and look forward to hearing about your upcoming project. Whether you're a Thunder Bay business looking for new promotional material or an individual looking for personal and event photography & filming, we've got you covered. At Kirvan Photography + Film we create high-quality images, that are specifically customized to fit our client's style needs and aesthetic requirements. Our filmmakers and photographers are always open to your ideas and will work hard to ensure your content matches your brand. We specialize in filming and photographing; Real Estate, Weddings, Newborns, Models, Events, musicians, and individuals. If you're looking to improve your brand's image, have an event or moment you need captured or just want to have fun in front of the camera we're here to help you out.
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We feel incredibly bless to have our home base in the beautiful town of Thunder Bay Ontario. Thunder Bay offers some of the most amazing landscapes for wedding photography and other outdoor shoots, which is why we choose to hang out hats here. That being said we pride ourselves in our ability to travel and have countless clients across Ontario. Needless to say, no project is too far for us. Let us know when and where your filming or photography project is taking place so we can be a part of it.


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Today, Eventide announced the immediate availability of v5.0, a free software download for TimeFactor users.
The new software will be shipping in TimeFactor shipments from Eventide starting in January. The new software features s a new looper with a host of advanced features and adds full compatibility with the H9 Control app via USB. This new TimeFactor update is free and can be downloaded using the H9 Control app.
Here is a how-to video: http://bit.ly/TimeFactorLooperUpdate
Looper advanced features:
> Reverse play and record with immediate reverse playback
> Seamless Varispeed overdubbing and loop playback over a full range of speeds from 200x to pause to reverse 200x
> Real-time, non-destructive, loop head and tail trimming
> Auto beat-quantization of footswitch actions in Tempo Mode.
> Tempo Mode maintains real time intelligent beat sync even with speed changes or trimmed loop
> MIDI clock sync to your drum machine or sequencer for locking your loop to the beat without drift
Now, the H9 Control app provides editor librarian functionality for all Eventide stompboxes for easy preset editing, management and creation of Preset Lists. H9 Control delivers new capabilities such as a Universal Save feature for synchronizing changes to user presets that exist in multiple Preset Lists for any Eventide stompbox.
Free download here: http://bit.ly/H9ControlUpdate
– See more at: http://tonereport.com/news/eventide-updates-timefactor-with-new-looper#sthash.0dQt9dln.dpuf


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In the last quarter-century, humans have become significantly better marathon runners, and in 2011, when Patrick Makau set the current world record of 2:03.38 in Berlin, the Kenyan superstar's time marked a 2.5 percent improvement on what the benchmark had been in 1988 (2:06:50).
Makau's performance was enough to get fans and commentators buzzing about the possibility of the sub-two-hour marathon, the sport's holy grail. While some believe it's an achievable goal, number-crunching experts are less optimistic.
"Despite the dumb mainstream press articles [about] a sub-2-hour marathon, the fact of the matter is humans aren't close to doing it (without the help of some undetectable drugs)," writes Robert Johnson in a piece for Letsrun.com.
Johnson makes his case by comparing the marathon to the 5000- and 10,000-meter track events. In both of those races, he says, world records were "obliterated" throughout the 1990s, but in the last 15 years, they've more or less plateaued.
Since 1988, the men's world records in the 5000 (12:37.35) and 10,000 meters (26:17.53) have come down by 2.7 and 2.1 percent, respectively—about the same as the improvement in the marathon.
Letsrun.com statistician John Kellogg's conversion charts give further credence to Johnson's hypothesis. According to Kellogg, a sub-two-hour marathon is equivalent to running the 5000 meters in 12:17.89 and the 10,000 meters in 25:36.15—times that seem highly unlikely, if not impossible, given today's records.
Only 11 humans have run the 5000 meters in under 12:48, Johnson reports, and in order to hit 25:36.15 in the 10,000 meters, they'd need to maintain that crazy pace for double the distance.
Using data from the 2013 Virgin London Marathon, where elite competitors rocketed out to a speedy 61:34 first half and then faltered down the stretch, Science of Sport writer Ross Tucker reaches the same conclusion.
It's "inconceivable," Tucker writes, that a man might run eight consecutive 5000-meter stretches at a 14:30 pace, and yet, to break two hours in the marathon, that's precisely what he'd need to do.
"A 2-hour marathon is nowhere near imminent," Tucker writes, adding that those who really want to see it happen ought to cryogenically freeze themselves and come back to watch a race in 80 years.
"Even then," he writes, "I'm not convinced."
This story first appeared on the New York Road Runners website.


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When did everyone and their mom start getting tattoos?! I think I recall it was some time during the 1990s. Last winter, I read an excellent novel by Jennifer Egan called A Visit From the Goon Squad. The narrative jumps back and forth within a chunk of time starting in the 1970s and into the near future (sounds gimmicky but it works). In the future bits, the young adults do not have any piercings or tattoos … [Read more...]
To Ink or Not to Ink
Margaret Wente Just Wants You to Be Happy (because she is)
"If you're only 26, you won't believe me. But you'll see." There I was on Saturday morning in my local coffee shop happily reading the newspaper when it happened. As is my habit, I hit the style section first (I think I read something about boots). Then I opened up the "focus" section and that's where I saw it: Margaret Wente's latest article, The Awful Truth About Being Single. … [Read more...]
Guilt-free lazy-ass tourism
Warning: If you're the kind of person who doesn't enjoy idle relaxation, just don't read this (go play volleyball, or something). If, on the other hand, the thought of doing nothing but lying around in the heat, reading novels, drinking frothy alcoholic beverages, and floating in the ocean for several days sounds like your idea of heaven, you're ONE OF US. Read on! … [Read more...]
New Year: Excitingly Fresh?
I'm not sure whether anyone that's met me would describe me as an optimist. The reason for this is that I, unfortunately, share the disease of my tribe (The Librarians): Spot-the-problemitis. An analytical mind that cannot be turned off, except very rarely and just long enough to enjoy some chick lit, makes for humans that are not only a bit annoying, but also rather glass-half-empty at times. … [Read more...]


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The Stellarium virtual planetarium is one of the most widely used open source specialized tools in the world. It features a captivating dome that counts over 600000 starts, hundreds of constellations and asterisms, planets with their moons and realistic sky effects like atmospheric scattering, shooting stars and supernovae simulation. It can serve as an educational tool, telescope guidance software, position calculator, or even as a rendered for fish-eye projection on domes.
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Born in Dillon, South Carolina and raised in Southern Pines, North Carolina, JP attended Appalachian State University and graduated with a degree in journalism. Since then he's backpacked Europe, Australia, and Asia, started an internet auction business, worked as an editor for High Country Home magazine in Blowing Rock, and co-founded QC Exclusive Magazine. When he's not writing, editing, or designing issues of the magazine, he enjoys fly fishing, photography, traveling, and spending time with his friends and family.
Deputy Editor
A graduate of Appalachian State University and alleged film and literature snob, Corey Miller has spent a good chunk of his adult life wandering…but he's never had any intention of permanently abandoning the barbecue and the dogwoods. A self-professed word-nerd and a lover of the stories that matter, he's responsible for much of QC Exclusive's long-form work. Corey brings a unique storytelling ability to the magazine, and as Deputy Editor, he curates some of the finest content in the area. But he's really just here for the cocktails.
Brett Barter attended Michigan State University where he earned a B.A. in Advertising. After graduating, he began a career in commercial real estate. In 2008 he moved to Charlotte to further his career and escape the cold. He immediately fell in love with the city and its opportunities. In 2011 he co-founded QC Exclusive Magazine. When he isn't dedicating his time to the magazine, he's enjoying his other passions: live music, golf, traveling, and spending time with his beautiful wife Layne and precious daughter Lennox.
Staff Photographer
A Charlotte native and Centre College graduate, Jamey Price is an award-winning motorsport photojournalist from Charlotte. His images have been published around the globe by Top Gear, Car & Driver, CycleWorld, Road & Track, RACER, MotorTrend, Autosport, F1 Racing, Motorsport Magazine, F1i, Blackbird Automotive Journal, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Southern Living, The Washington Post, The Charlotte Observer and many more. Visit him online at jameypricephoto.com.
Digital Editor
Sunny Hubler is a transplant to Charlotte, NC by way of the great state of Maine. She has a Master's in Health Communication and, as an adjunct professor at UNC-Charlotte, can be found instructing journalism courses in addition to working at QC Exclusive. Sunny has curated, written, and edited countless articles for the magazine. As Digital Editor, she leads and develops content for the QC website as well as our various social media accounts. She's also our resident baker—without Sunny, QC would collapse like a bad cake.
Account Specialist
Hailing from the suburbs of Detroit, Ashley Carlini graduated from Michigan State University. Holding both a B.A. in English Literature and a B.A. in Arts and Humanities, she minored in Italian and remains a member of Phi Beta Kappa. The car industry runs through this girl's veins, and she embraces every Italian stereotype, down to her love of pizza and Louis Prima. Being a sales rep, her favorite part of the job is connecting with local business owners and ensuring their stories get told; Carlini will make you an offer you can't refuse.
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Kat Hands has a been in the publishing business for over 14 years. An actress and New York native, Kat relocated from Park Slope, Brooklyn, where she used to manage to sell ice to eskimos. She loves the Queen City, getting to know local business owners and enjoying the growth, potential and great weather the Carolinas have to offer her and her two children. Kat loves that her job shares the stories of local business owners, helping them find success—all the while keeping Charlotte's small town feel at the heart of the growing city.


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As part of a new series, we're interviewing a variety of experts to ask them about topics near and dear to our customers' hearts. Today, we're writing about food photography because so many Nowsta customers work with food, whether in catering, restaurants, or even hospitality staffing.
For this post, we reached out to Nisha, the photographer behind the incredible vegan food Instagram feed @rainbowplantlife. Despite having no experience in food photography and starting her account only one year ago, Nisha already has over 170,000 followers on Instagram thanks to her stunning photos.
Nisha has so much great advice that we couldn't fit it all in one post. Today, we're covering two of the most important topics in photography: lighting and composition. In future posts, we'll cover food styling and props, the fundamentals of manual camera work, and digital photo editing.
I don't have a nice camera; can I still take great photos?
Absolutely! So many people incorrectly believe that you need a high-end professional camera and expensive lenses to take good photos, but that couldn't be further from the truth. There are plenty of amazing Instagram feeds that consist solely of photos taken on an iPhone or Android phone.
More important than fancy equipment is getting the basics right - composition, lighting, and styling. Get these fundamentals down and your Instagram following will grow in no time.
What kind of light do I need to take good photos?
The first tip I give anyone interested in food photography is to shoot in natural light. Without doubt, this is the most important rule to follow in order to take good photos.
The absolute best natural light comes from placing your subject in a a shady spot on a sunny day (when you're outdoors) or in indirect light (when you're indoors). Your food will have a natural, even, and appealing glow, which is exactly how you want food photos to look.
What do you do when there's not enough light?
One way to add light is to use a reflector to bounce light back onto your food and remove any dark shadows. You can use a variety of materials for a reflector or a "white card," as it is sometimes called. For a cheaper, easier solution, I just use a white foam board that you can buy at any craft store.
Unless you're already an expert in photography, don't shoot in artificial light. Photos taken in artificial light almost always have an unnatural tint to them that makes food look unappealing. The same goes for using your camera's flash - it's a big no-no if you want to take appealing photos and you're just starting out.
And, my favorite way to shoot in low light is with a tripod. If you're using a DSLR camera and want to keep your photos crispy clear, a tripod is essential. We'll talk more about that in a future post.
How about when it's too bright?
If you have the problem of having too much natural light (lucky you!), you can create a diffuser to make the light less bright and direct. When I'm shooting on-site, I'll bring a semi-sheer white curtain to soften the light. Because the curtain is so light, I can hang it up using only duct tape, then take it down when I'm finished shooting.
I strongly recommend avoiding direct sunlight when shooting food. Doing so will result in photos that are blown out. The shots will be harsh, with a mixture of overly dark shadows and whites so bright they're almost impossible to differentiate from the surroundings.
What is composition and why does it matter?
Good composition–the arrangement of elements in a photo–can transform an average photo into a great photo. The goal with composition is to guide your viewer's eye to the focal point of your photo and, in some cases, to tell a story with your photo.
Try to keep these tips to keep in mind when you are framing a photo. Don't try to use all of these techniques at once, just FYI. For one, it will take an hour just to set up your photo. And more importantly, some of these tips contradict one another.
Visualize your composition before you take the photo
Before you hit the shutter button, think about the dish you are photographing, the best angle to photograph it from, and which elements you want to be the focus of your photo. Visualize all of this first and then set your camera up. If you just start shooting without thinking about the arrangement and layout of food and props, you'll likely end up with a photo that confuses your viewers or simply falls flat.
Follow the Rule of Thirds...
The Rule of Thirds is one of the most fundamental rules in all types of photography. It states that when you compose a photo, you should visualize it being divided in thirds, both vertically and horizontally (i.e., like a tic-tac-toe grid), and place your focal point along one of those lines or ideally, along one of the intersection points. Human eyes are naturally drawn to these focal points, so placing your food along this grid will help your viewers better understand and relate to your food.
Or, rely on symmetry
You don't always have to use the Rule of Thirds. When your photo is square cropped, as is common on Instagram, placing your object directly in the center of the shot can produce a very visually pleasing result. Just make sure you have equal space on both sides of your photo and that your lines are straight
Know your angles
Know which angles work best for particular types of food. For instance, foods such as pizza and soups photograph best from an overhead angle so you can clearly see all of the toppings.
In contrast, vertical-oriented foods like burgers, parfaits, and ice cream cones photograph best at table view. And many foods photograph nicely from a three-quarters angle, which is basically just a mixture between overhead and table view.
If you don't have an intuitive feel for what looks best, you should shoot your food from multiple angles to easily compare them later.
Create depth, movement, and drama
One of the main objectives of good photography is figuring out how to present our 3D world in a 2D medium (photography). To give more visual interest to your photos, you can use composition to create depth, movement, and drama. One easy way to do this is to include a foreground, a middle, and a background element in your photo.
In this photo, I've included three elements at varying depth levels: the slice in the foreground, the frosted loaf in the midground, and the bowl of cranberries. Had I included just one or two of these elements, the photo would not have the same visceral effect.
Key Takeaways
- Natural light is your best friend... so long as you avoid direct sunlight.
- Follow the Rule of Thirds or rely on symmetry when framing your photos.
- Figure out the most flattering angles for the type of dish you're shooting.
- Don't be afraid to add depth, movement, and drama to liven up your shots.
If you enjoyed this article, please feel free to share via Facebook, Twitter, or, of course, Instagram. Thanks for reading!


text: Hello everyone! I have a question: Do you know a game, or game-series, that have a long story? And if you know one, can you give a link to the story? (if you have one...) Then can I put the story togeter as an ePub, for reading it on iPhone. I already did this with Kingdom Hearts, which has a, as you might know, long story. I really enjoyed reading it, so I hope anyone can help me??? Thx in advance!


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When you need to blend ruggedness, efficiency, and downright nimbleness into one trail bike, it's pretty damn hard to beat the confidence inspiring Stumpjumper FSR Comp 650B. It features an M5 alloy construction that's lightweight, durable and compliant. SRAM's most durable one-by components have been hand-selected to ensure that you get the most performance for your money. Then when you factor in our proprietary Rx Trail Tuned shocks and aggressive, trail-eating geometry that features absurdly short chainstays, roomy top tube, a low bottom bracket you get a trail bike that you can be confident in, season after season.
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When you need to blend ruggedness, efficiency, and down right nimbleness into one trail bike, it's pretty damn hard to beat the confidence inspiring construction of an alloy frame like the Stumpjumper FSR Comp 650b….…
M5 alloy, Trail Geometry, PF30 BB, internal cable routing, ManFu link, 12x148mm dropouts, sealed cartridge bearing pivots, replaceable derailleur hanger, 135mm of travel
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RockShox Monarch RT, Rx Trail Tune, AUTOSAG, rebound and 2-position compression adjust, 197x48mm
RockShox Revelation RL 29/27.5+, Solo Air spring, lockout and rebound adjust, 15x110mm Maxle Lite thru-axle, 51mm offset, 150mm travel
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SRAM GX, long cage, 11-speed
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SRAM XG-1150, 11-speed, 10-42t
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SRAM Guide R, hydraulic disc, organic pads, Guide S4 4-piston caliper
Specialized, 6061 alloy, 6-degree upsweep, 8-degree backsweep, 27mm rise, 750mm width
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Specialized disc, alloy, sealed cartridge bearings,15x110mm thru-axle, 24h
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Butcher, GRID casing, 29×2.3″, 60TPI, Aramid folding bead, 2Bliss Ready
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Housing & Care 21 has launched its first digital system in a care home and will no longer install analogue systems across its estate.
Housing & Care 21 is working on transforming its care homes and retirement housing communities by installing digital systems to improve care for older people.
While the housing and care industry still largely operates on analogue systems, the provider has decided to take a different route.
Eighteen months ago, Housing & Care 21 – a private provider of retirement housing and care services for older people – began working with Appello, a supplier of technology-enabled care services. And around five months ago, one of its sites, Walton Court, went live with a digital system.
"It's time to for the sector to get to grips with a digital world" - Tony Tench, Housing & Care 21


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In order to make your own trendy feather hair extensions, you need to have a few supplies. People make these in different ways all the time, I just used what I had available, feel free to improvise.
What you need:
1. Feathers (long or short) in bright colors or neutral. I did bright and short for "bang" style feather extensions.
2. Metal wiring. Try to use a tone that matches the root of your hair. I only had silver, so I just went with it. Ultimately it will be UNDERNEATH your hair so it'll be covered anyways, but it helps hide the attachment part of the extension.
3. Metal wire pliers (for when you attach it into your hair).


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My name is Jenni Chasteen. I'm a designer, writer and general wearer of many hats. I have more than 20 years of experience with Adobe Photoshop which I use for design and digital art. I also have more than 10 years content management and web marketing experience.
I've been lucky enough to produce content that's been featured on popular blogs and received millions of views.


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This post was written for Saint Paul Students for Life by fradriansharp. It does not necessarily represent the views of NCLN.
Friday 30 March 2012 was our final visit to pray at the abortion mill for this academic semester.
We will resume our prayers at Bank Street on Fridays in September 2012.
Watch this space!
Read the comments at the Saint Paul Students for Life website.


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Euskaltel file complaint as Lobato is pipped
Juan José Lobato gave added proof of his strong form by claiming second on Sunday's last stage of the Bayern Rundfahrt. His team bosses were everything but pleased, though, deciding to file a complaint against victor Heinrich Haussler's sprinting.
Th Euskaltel heads felt the IAM rider forced their man against the barriers, hindering him to come past the Australian.
The race commissaires didn't see anything irregular, though, and decided to uphold Haussler's triumhp.
Results (full results here):
- (1, Heinrich Haussler (IAM), 4:24:18)
- 2, Juan José Lobato, s.t.
- 18, Rubén Pérez, s.t.
- 47, Mikel Nieve, s.t.
- DNF: Jon Aberasturi, Jure Kocjan, André Schulze, Steffen Radochla
Final general classification:
- (1, Adriano Malori (Lampre-Merida), 19:28:20)
- 28, Mikel Nieve, 3:18
- 45, Rubén Pérez, 15:59
- 50, Juan José Lobato, 17:31
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Today, we�ve rounded up 8 fantastic Christina Aguilera hairstyles with her great photos below!
She is just the same with a famous singer Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, who is also started on the television too. Apart from her brilliant talents, we also love the way she looks every time when she is showing up in public.
Christina Aguilera is known as a judge for the famous TV show � The Voice. Actually, she was also a member of the Disney Channel�s All New Mickey Mouse Club.
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The haunted hotel
By Rachel Roberts
I'm not sure I believe in ghosts, but I try to keeo an open mind, and when the travel magazine I write for asked me to do a tour of the Haunted Hotels of Britain, I agreed. I was curious, and prepared to be surprised.
I soon realized that the more a hotel and its staff publicized their ghosts, the less likely you were to have a scary experience. At a luxurious hotel in a Scottish castle, the staff had all been dressed in period costume. One man had even been wearing a headless horseman outfit, with very obvious eyeholes in the chest. It was too theatrical to be frightening.
On the other hand, I had felt far more nervous at an old inn in Cornwall, where the staff had been unwilling to talk to me about their legendary "grey lady". They said the stories were just local nonsense and refused to look me in the eye; but I felt they were hiding something. I can't say I noticed any strange "cold" areas in any part of the inn - a typical sign of paranormal activity - or any creaking noises that weren't normal for a centuries-old building. Nevertheless I had trouble sleeping. It could have been my imagination, but I felt there was something strange about that old Cornish pub.
My experience at Flitton Manor Hotel was very dufferent. An acquaitance of mine had stayed there for a business conference and had had an "unpleasant experience". My acquaitance, a very practical, down-to-earth person I'd known for years, had said categorically thet he wouldn't "never go there again". That, of course, put the hotel at the top of my list, and I had saved it till last.
I discovered on the Internet that Flitton Manor had a history of paranormal activity, which had suddenly worsened after builders had discovered a walled-up room during renovation work. The owners had converted this new space into another bedroom, but after a series of almost poltergeist-like attacks, with objects flying round the room and guest screaming in the middle of the night, they had been forced to close it again, and things had calmed down.
The receptionist was a smart young man in his early twenties. When I introduced myself and told him I was the journalist writing about haunted hotels, he looked down, smiled to himself and then looked back at me intently.
"I'd love an eye witness account", I said cheerfully. "Have you ever seen any ghosts here?"
Like the staff of the Cornish inn, he seemed reluctant to talk, but eventually said, "I've never seen an actual ghost, but I'm sure someone moves my things around. I keep my pens in this old mug. Several times a day I find someone has put them in the drawer. I put them back in the mugt and a minute later they're back in the drawer".
"Some colleague playing a trick?" I asked.
"Maybe. They all say no". He shrugged. "The cleaning staff say the same thing happens to them with their cleaning equipment; or they tidy a room and five minutes later they find an imprint on the sofa, as though someone had sat down on it, even though no one has entered the room".
"Any idea who the ghost might be?"
"He shook his head. "Some say an old housekeeper - maybe that's why she keeps tyding things up!"
My bedroom was a large bright room with a good view of the grounds, an old-fashioned furniture. I put my bag down beside a plump velvet armchair and had a shower before going down to dinner. During the meal I quizzed some of the waiters but, like the receptionist, they were vague.
There was no one about as I walked up the stairs to my room after dinner. I walked slowly, listening for any unusual sounds, but heard nothing. If there were any real ghosts in this hotel, it was obvious they weren't going to show themselves to me.
I had trouble sleeping that night. I tried to relax but my ears kept searching the darkness for ghostly nois.es. I think i fell asleep abour 3 a.m.
Not surprisingly, I woke up late the next morning. I had to vacate the room by 10 o'clock and I still didn't have any new interesting information about this hotel, the last of the series, the one I'd been convinced would provide me with a real ghost story. I washed up and dressed quickly, determined to force the morning staff to give me a story before I left.
It was when I went to pick up my bags that I saw it, and m,y blood froze. It was such a small, insignificant thing, but the implications made my legs go weak and I literally fell onto the edge of the bed. The plump velvet armchair was no longer as it had been the evening before. There was the deep imprint of a heavy body on its fat cushions where someone, not me, had sat during the night.
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I485: Biologically Inspired Computing
Lab 2: Lindenmayer Systems
- Python Turtle documentation
- Turtle Demo
- Using turtle to draw L-systems: code snippets for rules without branching and with branching
Assignment #1
- Read Section 7.4 in de Castro's Fundamentals of Natural Computing
- Complete the following 4 problems, worth a total of 10 points. Points for each question are shown below for I485 and H400.
- Attach answers as separate Python files to your submission for 'Assignment 2' in Oncourse. Summarize your answers in a PDF document including figures, if any.
- You may find this applet useful for verifying your program output. You might have to wait a little bit before the applet loads (Choose L-syetems from drop-down menu).
- Assignment is due before class on February 25th
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The problems:
- [2 points] [1 point] Generating words: Section 7.4 in de Castro
describes how an L-system re-writes words by
iteratively applying a set of production rules, starting from a
given axiom. The pseudocode for this procedure is provided in Algorithm
Implement this algorithm as a Python function. Your
function parameters should be: an axiom, a set of production
rules, and the number of rewriting iterations. Then, call
this function with axiom:= 'FX',
a production_set:= {'X' : 'X+YF', 'Y' : 'FX-Y'} (in Python dictionary notation), and 5 maximum iterations. Print out the result.
- [2 points] [2 points] Drawing the words: Using turtle,
graph the words generated in problem 1, at each iteration. For this
problem, you will need to:
- Write a Python function which takes a character string, and
uses it to control a turtle pen. The character
Fshould move the pen forward by a certain distance,
-should rotate the pen left by a preset δ degrees,
+should rotate the pen right by δ degrees. All other symbols should be ignored. Remember that the turtle module in Python will not automatically recognize these symbols -- you need to implement them.
- Graph the word produced by the L-system specified in problem 1, iterated at least 10 times, with δ = 90. Your picture should look like the "Dragon curve", famously used to open the chapters in Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park. Capture the picture generated in the last iteration and display it in your solution summary (in addition to the python file).
- Graph a different L-system axiom and production rule. Pick one either from de Castro's book, the Internet, or of your own invention. Use one that does not yet employ branching commands.
- Write a Python function which takes a character string, and uses it to control a turtle pen. The character
- [2 points] [2 points] Drawing with branching:
Lindenmayer introduced the branching symbols '[' and
']' in production rules, to be able to draw plants more effectively.
Draw the two different "plants" defined by the following L-Systems:
- L-System 1: Axiom:= 'F', Production_set:= {'F' : 'F[+F][-F]F'}
- L-System 2: Axiom:= 'B', Production_set:= {'B' : 'F[-B] [+ B]', 'F' : 'FF'}
]initiate and close a branch, respectively. To initiate a branch, we push the current state of the Turtle (retrieved via
heading()) onto a stack of states. To close a branch, we pop a state off the top of the stack and use it to restore the position and heading of the turtle pen (via
setheading()). Remember to raise the turtle pen before restoring the state, and to lower it afterwards (Hint: use
- The
Bcharacter (in L-System 2) serves as a budding point for branch development. Hence, it plays a role only in producing the words, and has no graphical interpretation. Your drawing can therefore ignore that character to draw the branching plant, and only interpret the standard turtle codes
F, +, -(though you can optionally draw a distinct element for
- [4 points] [2 points] Drawing variety: Use the branching L-system code you have created to draw three different types of trees, taking their axioms and productions rules either from the book or the Internet. Remember to alter your angle δ — most likely you will not want 90 degree rotations for trees. Use the branching L-system code you have created to draw a whole set of different trees, to be displayed simultaneously. In other words, draw a forest of L-system trees. The trees should be different from one another: for instance, you can code a set of different L-system axioms and production rules from which you pick randomly to draw different trees, or perhaps even the same tree with different attributes (in which case you should make sure that the symbols from different production sets match). Be sure to randomly vary your δ's within a certain range, so that the rotation angles of the trees differ from one another. This is a bit open-ended question, so you are free to explore.
- [Optional, extra 4 points] [3 points] Modeling Arteries with Parametric L-systems: Arterial branching in organisms has been modeled with parametric L-systems. See formula (15) from this model:
L0, W0, γ1, γ2, λ1, λ2, θ1 and θ2 are the parameters that need to be specified. They stand for the following: (1) L0, W0 represent the length and width of the initial branch segment, respectively; (2) γ1, λ1 and θ1 represent, respectively, the factors by which the length of the left branch scales, the factor by which the width of the left branch scales, and the counter-clockwise angle by which the left branch rotates, relative to its parent branch; (3) γ2, λ2 and θ2 represent, respectively, the factors by which the length of the right branch scales, the factor by which the width of the right branch scales, and the clockwise angle by which the right branch rotates, relative to its parent branch. The paper describes simple formulae (11, 12, and 13) to specify the above parameters themselves (except L0 and W0 that you are free to choose) with a single parameter α that varies from 0.0 to 1.0. These formulae are derived from the natural assumptions that wider arteries should conduct more blood flow, and that when an artery branches out the total flow should be conserved. The objective of this model is to simulate real arteries, by specifying various parameter values. Implement this model, playing with different parameter values and check if your pictures match those in the paper (Fig.8). Compare them with the pictures of real arteries (Fig.9), and discuss some of the limitations of using an L-system to mimic reality (think of the Hertz modeling scheme). Do you think that the extent of asymmetry and variety in real arteries can be fully matched?
- Lab originally prepared by Artemy
- Modified by Santosh Manicka and Luis Rocha
I485/I585 Biologically-inspired Computing