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So I did the math (well my girlfriend did the math) and there are 76 days left in the year as of today. Minus from that 4 days for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, there are 72 days.
We have a total of 58 prizes and have already given 4 away leaving 54. That's 54 prizes to give away in the 72 days remaining in the year not counting holidays.
After figuring it all out, we can giveaway 3 prizes every 4 days. In other words, 3 days we giveaway a prize, one day we don't, 3 days we do, one day we don't.
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Just Some Lines and I love the fun images than Jehanne, the owner, creates. The grand prize winner of our challenge will receive two free digis of their choice from the Just Some Lines store. Thanks for your sponsorship Jehanne!
3 Birds In Winter" from Just Some Lines. It was colored with Copics and cut out and mounted on the diamond shape panel. the papers are from Bo Bunny and I like the cool colors for this winter theme card.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Winter Birds
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- Linda Anderson said...
Gorgeous card Sharon. Great papers and those snowflakes are perfect.
- Thursday, October 23, 2014 10:57:00 AM
- Heide said...
What fun card, love the colors. Hugs, Heide
- Thursday, October 23, 2014 6:04:00 PM
- Sally Dube said...
/seems like the birds were the favorite this Challenge - love how you've colored them up and the embellishments are so perfect!! Beautiful card!!
Blessings and hugs to you Sharon!!
- Friday, October 24, 2014 6:04:00 PM
- Lisa Lynn said...
Sharon, love that image on your beautiful card.
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Sharon this is an adorable card, such a sweet image and your colour combo and embellishments are perfect very eye catching. Take care and have a great week.
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Controversial new trading guidelines from a respected industry organization are starting to influence how the buyside evaluates its brokers.
The Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) has suggested buyside desks consider using government-mandated statistics that measure small-order execution quality as a part of an overall transaction cost analysis program. It is one of several recommendations made in the AIMR trade management guidelines, which were published late last year [see Washington Watch].
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Prerequisites: Segment Trees and Merge-Sort.
Motivation: Given an array of N integers. You have to answer some queries in form (l, r, k). To answer this query you have to print the number of integers less than k in the sub-array array[l .... r].
You should be able to solve the problem in O(log^2 n) per query at least. How? You can use Merge Sort Trees.
Now what is a Merge Sort Tree? Merge Sort Tree is actually a Segment Tree but each node contains a vector. If the range of the node is [l,r] then the vector will contain the elements of array[l...r] but in sorted order.
To solve the above problem we can make a Merge Sort Tree first and go into relevant segments and binary search on the vector that was stored in those nodes to count how many numbers are less than k. This will give O(log^2 n)
Building the Merge Sort Tree
Now, how do we implement Merge Sort Tree? First try yourself :)
One way is- you go into each node of the segment tree, push the elements that was supposed to be there in the vector, then sort them. This will not give any efficient complexity!
Now, a observation, actually the vector in a node contains the elements from it's left child and right child!! And assume we have already build the vector of left child and tight child. They are already sorted!
For a parent node you can just merge the left and right child's vector. The merging step can be done in O(n) using two pointer. Same as the merge step of merge sort.
So only in the leaf nodes push the array element and the then recursively build the whole merge sort tree. :)
This will give you O(n log n) complexity to build the merge sort tree :)
Query in Merge Sort Tree
Now the query part. It is also easy. You just need to go to each relevant segment and binary search on them to find how many elements are less than k in this range! Then add them recursively :) DONE!!! It will have complexity O(log^2 n)!
Implementation Details:
Build Function: Build Function will look something like this -
const int maxn = 1e5+10;vector<int> tree[4*maxn];int n, m, arr[maxn];#define all(v) v.begin(), v.end()void build(int node, int l, int r) {if(l == r) {tree[node].push_back(arr[l]);return;}int mid = l + r >> 1,left = node << 1, right = left|1;build(left, l, mid);build(right, mid+1, r);merge(all(tree[left]), all(tree[right]),back_inserter(tree[node]));}
When l=r then it is a leaf node, so we just push it into that node's vector. For other nodes, we recursively build it's left and right child. Then we merge them. The last line merges left and right child's vector in O(n) time. You can do this with two pointer too.
[Note: The back_inserter(v) returns a A std::back_insert_inserter which can be used to add elements to the end of the container v. ]
Query: Query part is quite easy, here is a simple implementation-
int query(int node, int l, int r, int i, int j, int k) {if(i > r || l > j) return 0;if(i <= l && r <= j) {return lower_bound(all(tree[node]), k)- tree[node].begin();}int mid = l + r >> 1,left = node << 1, right = left|1;return query(left, l, mid, i, j, k) +query(right, mid+1, r, i, j, k);}
I am going to a relevant node and searching in that nodes range, how many numbers are less than k.
Here is a practice problem -
I think after these explanations it will be very easy to solve :) First try for at least 30 minutes. It you stuck then Hints are in replies :)
If anyone have some more problems that can be solved using this technique please leave a reply :)
Update in Merge Sort Trees!
We can do point updates in Merge Sort Trees! We will need STL:policy based data structure. We can go to each relevant node, erase element of that index and insert another!
We will still need lower_bound() or upper_bound(), so we can't use set here! That's why we need policy based DS.
Then build complexity will be O(n log^2 n) and updating will be O(log^2 n). As there can be O(log n) relevant nodes and updating each of then will need O(log n).
If you don't know policy based ds you can read here - C++ STL: Policy based data structures
You can simply use this is the elements of the array are distinct! But when the are not distinct you just need to use pair<int,int>, and store an element like {value, index}!
I'll left the implementation on you :) You can try this problem with merge sort tree with node updates - Codeforces Round #404 Div2E


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Eddie Cochran Tragedy — Body Flown to States
Report by uncredited writer, Disc, 23 April 1960
Gene Vincent's injuries are not serious ...
Fans Prove Label Wrong About Cochran
Report by Alan Smith, New Musical Express, 10 May 1963
EDDIE COCHRAN'S chart entry 'My Way' is only one of several previously unissued discs the U.S. star left behind after his death in April, 1960. ...
Eddie Cochran: He Shouldn't have Used The Car 'Cos He'd Been Workin' Late
Retrospective by Mick Farren, New Musical Express, 20 April 1974
But he did – and, fourteen years ago this Easter, EDDIE COCHRAN died of multiple injuries when a tyre blew out. MICK FARREN traces the ...
Eddie Cochran: The Very Best of Eddie Cochran (15th Anniversary Album)
Review by Mick Farren, New Musical Express, 14 June 1975
I SUPPOSE WITH Showaddywaddy up in the singles chart with 'Three Steps to Heaven', and the 17-year-old version of 'C'mon Everybody' once again bubbling under ...
Eddie Cochran: 20th Anniversary Album (Liberty)**
Review by Peter Silverton, Sounds, 24 May 1980
PHIL SPECTOR, for one, is of the opinion that Colonel Parker used to hypnotise Elvis into singing rhinoceros shit like 'Viva Las Vegas' and 'Girls ...
Eddie Cochran: The 25th Anniversary Album
Review by Richard Cook, New Musical Express, 20 April 1985
He was a tough-looking man, hefty square shoulders above turned-up sleeves and keg fists; the voice was an Oklahoman baritone that could hiccough with determination ...
Eddie Cochran: Somethin' Else - The Fine Lookin' Hits of Eddie Cochran
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Every diet seems to come and go as a fad. You try it for a while, it either is obnoxious and you are cheating or you stick to it closely and if it works it is only for a couple of pounds. I found a few years ago that Atkins works well for us.
The basic idea of Atkins is limiting your intake of carbohydrates. There are a whole bunch of books written about Atkins and about low carb diets, but in general what you need to know is available for free on line. You start off with two weeks of extremely limited carbohydrates and slowly can add them back into your diet as long as you continue losing weight (if that is your goal) or aren't gaining weight. Pretty straightforward and doesn't require higher math skills.
In our household we enjoy protein, whether it is from eggs and cheese, or fish, poultry and meat. A diet such as Atkins, then, that has you eating protein is just fine with us. While in the early stages you limit vegetables and fruits, it is a lovely time to have fresh steamed broccoli, olives, artichokes and other relatively low carb offerings. But what is wonderful is that you can have that egg salad without guilt.
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We don't buy special low carb prepared foods for Atkins, we rather visit the meat department, the deli and the dairy department of the grocery store. I don't attempt to do special Atkins recipes but use the simple broil, bake and sautee recipes we enjoyed during non-dieting times. I just select recipes that don't call for pasta, flour, sugar or high carb sauces.
These days I am still 40 pounds below where I originally began Atkins five years ago and my husband is still about 50 pounds below where he started. It is easy enough when one of us has begun putting on some weight to just slide back into the low carb lifestyle for a while to take it back off.
The only problem that I have experienced with Atkins is that when your weight plateau you need to watch your cholesterol levels. The diet does not seem to be a problem with cholesterol levels until you plateau. And at that point it is time to do exercise with a more low cholesterol version (lots of poultry and fish) until you are back on track again.


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A senior lawmaker says Iran is considering a plan to cut off the country's economic transactions with South Korea's Samsung. This commercial is from an Israeli cable company offering new subscribers a Samsung Tablet with apps. The Mossad agents in disguise (veils), arrive at the Isfahan nuclear facility and meet up with another Mossad agent who shows them his new Tablet with apps. When one of them pushes the wrong app, the nuclear facility in the distance explodes.
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management is looking at plans to construct a large parking garage on Ross Avenue across from the Trammell Crow Center, real estate brokers say.
The New York based investment firm has had full ownership of the 50-story Crow Center for more than two years. And the building is substantially leased.
Like other downtown office projects, Crow Center could do with more parking.
As the number of workers in downtown's large office buildings has increased, parking in the projects often falls short.
The new owners of downtown's 60-story Fountain Place tower at Ross and Field Street recently announced the would be adding a large garage.
Owners of the 55-story Chase Tower added a garage 2000.
Brokers say that J.P. Morgan and other nearby building owners have talked to a parking company that owns the vacant block on the south side of Ross between Harwood an Olive streets about acquiring the property and constructing a large parking facility.
The building could also be designed with hotel or apartment space on top, they say.
Other nearby office towers that are short on parking might also become players in the deal, brokers say.
With construction of new parks and office projects in the downtown area, the number of large surface parking lots has declined and is expected to drop further in the next few years.
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He was born in Pinkney's Green in 1982 and has lived in Cookham all his life. He went to Cookham Dean and Holy Trinity primaries and then to Furze Platt.
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He'll probably take his guitar with him, and Aidan hopes to continue his broadcasting he began on Cookham Summer FM and Loughborough University Radio.
"I like Loughborough in the week, going and getting lashed with my mates but if I had to live there I'd probably kill myself!" So he comes back to Cookham at weekends to work at Barnside Motors "I used to be a paper boy and then a Countrystore shelf stacker. It's like a rite of passage!"


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At times, though, it's hard for newly established businesses to keep up with the pace of change and growth. Sometimes staffing limitations make it challenging to dedicate the proper resources to a project, while other times there are budget constraints.
Whatever the limitations may be cybersecurity cannot be ignored these days, even in the early stages. It's reasonable to assume that a new company isn't much of a target for hackers, but think again. They know small and fast-growing companies are ideal targets because they're far less likely to have strong security measures in place.
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Plan a budget
Strong cybersecurity does come at a cost. It doesn't have to cost the earth, but you should budget and plan for it. Protect your networks, including wireless networks, from external attacks by using firewalls, proxies and access lists. Install anti-virus software on all systems to guard against attacks.
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Also see: Rise of UK ID Theft & Account Take Over Fraud
Allocate the role
You're probably not in a position to hire a chief security officer, but that doesn't mean cybersecurity responsibility should be an afterthought. If no one in the company is in charge of cybersecurity, important tasks and issues can be missed.
Put someone in the company in charge of cybersecurity awareness, education and implementation, this may mean the CEO or a competent technical person from another department. Task this person with staying on top of cybersecurity trends, ensuring that all the proper software and anti-virus updates are made, enforcing strong password policies, and being the point of contact for any outside security consultants.
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The is almost completely installed... Which means cabinets will be in shortly! How pretty is this tile? I love the linen texture it has. I laid it out in a brick pattern that extends from the mudroom, vertically all the way out the back door. It really helped to enlarge the feeling of a pretty narrow kitchen. It is amazing how much can change with materials.
Now to pick paint colors!
I love white tile, but wanted a change from white subway tile. This tile is a 12x24 tile, with an overall white color, however the smaller detail has tiny grey, and white squares.
So subtle, but detailed...
To blend the bathroom floor tile, and the shower stall walls, I chose a stone mosaic, that has a lot of brown and grey in it. Perfect for a shower stall floor. Now onto the grout!


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I have been a member of the AOI for some time and also subscribe to their portfolio service, every month they select a number of illustrations to represent their monthly theme. I have been lucky enough to have been featured in both December and January's selections-
January - My Seamonster for the 'Monster's' theme.
December - My Mad Hatters Teaparty for the 'Celebration' theme.
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Your Fifth Starter Is Phil Hughes
As had been expected, the Yankees announced Phil Hughes will be their fifth starter to begin the season. That means no Alfred Aceves and no, alas, Joba Chamberlain, back to the pen, no more Joba rules, thank heavens. Joba is currently slated for a role as a set-up man, though manager Joe Girardi says he'll "have to earn it." This assures Joba's position as the most talked about middle reliever in baseball, probably for the next couple of years.


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Apparently some women find this cake topper offensive. I guess it looks old fashioned or repressive that a woman would have to drag her guy to the altar. Well, I have no problem with the world knowing something about me: I am going to have to drag my guy to the altar! He is a dude. He doesn't care about weddings. If he had his way, we would skip all of it and go straight to the part where we have kids. I want to have a cake topper like this because everyone knows how much I want to get married and I can have a sense of humor about it.
Lucky for me, I have a SUPER talented cousin who makes figures from a material called sculpey. It's a clay that he uses and he makes awesome characters whose detail is incredibly realistic. I thought it would be so sweet for him to make a cake topper of me dragging my guy to the alter, and it will look like us! There are companies who do this, but they are expensive. I think it would be SO much more special if my cousin makes it for us! I hope it will look something like this:
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CH perfume by Carolina Hererra. CH is a Nordstrom Exclusive. I splurged this summer at the Anniversary Sale and bought the eau de toilette and lotion set. I've waited until now to wear it because it strikes me as a fall rather than summer scent. I tend to wear light fruity and floral scents for summer and go a little heavier in the fall. I'm not very good at describing scents so I'll let Nordstrom do that for me: It is sensual and complex, and at the same time fresh and optimistic. A fresh, tasty Oriental fragrance.
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You want to first sponge some white card stock with your favorite colors of distress inks or sprays. Here I used Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feathers, and Broken China. I then die cut this darling PoppyStamps Teacup Stack out of the sponged card stock. My top layer was cut to size with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A and Impression Obsession Fancy Border Cutout.
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The basics
Radial lens distortion is pretty much as the name suggests: the lens distorts the apparent radial position of an imaged point, relative to its ideal position predicted by the simple pinhole model. The pinhole model tells us that the position of a point in the scene, P(x, y, z) [assumed to be in the camera reference frame], is projected onto the image plane at position p(x, y) as governed by the focal length f, such that
px = (Px - Cx) * f/(Pz - Cz)
py = (Py - Cy) * f/(Pz - Cz)
where C(x, y, z) represents the centre of projection of the lens (i.e., the apex of the imaging cone).
We can express the point p(x, y) in polar coordinates as p(r, theta), where r2 = px2 + py2; the angle theta is dropped, since we assume that the radial distortion is symmetrical around the optical axis.
Given this description of the pinhole part of the camera model, we can then model the observed radial position rd as
rd = ru * F(ru)
where the function F() is some function that describes the distortion, and ru is the undistorted radial position, which we simply called "r" above in the pinhole model.
Popular choices of F() include:
- Polynomial model (simplified version of Brown's model), with
F(ru) = 1 + k1 * ru2 + k2 * ru4
- Division model (extended version of Fitzgibbon's model), with
F(ru) = 1 / (1 + k1 * ru2 + k2 * ru4)
Note that these models are really just simple approximations to the true radial distortion function of the lens; these simple models persist because they appear to be sufficiently good approximations for practical use.
I happen to prefer the division model, mostly because it is reported in the literature to perform slightly better than the polynomial model [1, 2].
Some examples of radial distortion
Now for some obligatory images of grid lines to illustrate the common types of radial lens distortion we are likely to encounter. First off, the undistorted grid:
|Figure 1: What the grid should look like on a pinhole camera
Add some barrel distortion (k1 = -0.3, k2 = 0 using division model) to obtain this:
|Figure 2: Barrel distortion, although I think "Surface of an inflated balloon distortion" would be more apt.
Note how the outer corners of our grid lines appear at positions closer to the centre than we saw in the undistorted grid. We can instead move those corners further outwards from where they were in the undistorted grid to obtain pincushion distortion (k1 = 0.3, k2 = 0 using division model):
|Figure 3: Pincushion distortion, although I would prefer "inaccurate illustration of gravitationally-induced distortion in space-time".
If we combine these two main distortion types, we obtain moustache distortion (k1 = -1.0, k2 = 1.1 using division model):
|Figure 4: Moustache distortion.
We can swap the order of the barrel and pincushion components to obtain another type of moustache distortion, although I do not know if any extant lenses actually exhibit this combination (k1 = 0.5, k2 = -0.5 using division model):
|Figure 5: Alternative (inverted?) moustache distortion.
Quantifying distortion
Other than using the k1 and k2 parameters (which might be a bit hardcore for public consumption), how would we summarize both the type and the magnitude of a lens' radial distortion? It appears that this is more of a rhetorical question than we would like it to be. There are several metrics currently in use, most of them unsatisfying in some respect or another.
One of the most widely used metrics is SMIA "TV distortion", which expresses distortion as a percentage in accordance with the following diagram:
|Figure 6: Slightly simplified SMIA TV distortion
The SMIA TV distortion metric is just 100*(A - B)/B. If the value is negative you have barrel distortion, and positive values imply pincushion distortion. If you have moustache distortion like shown in Figures 4 and 5, then you could very likely obtain a value of 0% distortion. Whoops!
I only show SMIA TV distortion here to make a concrete link to the k1 parameter, and to highlight that SMIA TV distortion is not useful in the face of moustache distortion.
Using the division model
There is one subtlety that is worth pondering a while: are we modelling the forward distortion, i.e, the distortion model maps our undistorted pinhole projected points to their distorted projected points, or are we modelling the reverse mapping, i.e., we model the correction required to map the distorted projected points to their undistorted pinhole projected points?
The important point to note is that neither the polynomial model, nor the division model, compels us to choose a specific direction, and both models can successfully be applied in either direction by simply swapping rd and ru in the equations above. I can think of two practical implications of choosing a specific direction:
- If we choose the forward direction (such as presented above in "The basics") where rd = ru * F(ru), then we must have a way of inverting the distortion if we want to correct an actual distorted image as received from the camera. If we undistort an entire image, then we would prefer to have an efficient implementation of the reverse mapping, i.e., we require an efficient inverse function F-1() so that we may calculate F-1(rd) = rd/ru. In this form it is not immediately clear that we can find a closed-form solution to the reverse mapping, and we may have to resort to an iterative method to effect the reverse mapping. Depending on how we plan to obtain our distortion coefficients k1 and k2, it may be that the forward distortion approach could be far more computationally costly than the reverse distortion approach. To summarize: inverting the distortion model for each pixel in the image can be costly.
- The process of estimating k1 and k2 typically involves a non-linear optimization process, which can be computationally costly if we have to compute the reverse mapping on a large number of points during each iteration of the optimization algorithm. I have a strong aversion to using an iterative approximation method inside of an iterative optimization process, since this is almost certainly going to be rather slow. To summarize: inverting the distortion model during non-linear optimization of k1 and k2 can be costly.
Just how costly is it to compute the undistorted points given the distorted points and a forward distortion model?
- Polynomial model:
rd = r_u * (1 + k1 * ru2 + k2 * ru4), or after collecting terms,
ru + ru * k1 * ru2 + ru * k2 * ru4 - rd = 0
k1 * ru3 + k2 * ru5 + ru - rd = 0
Since we are given rd, we can compute potential solutions for ru by finding the roots of a 5th-order polynomial.
- Division model:
rd = ru / (1 + k1 * ru2 + k2 * ru4), or
rd * k1 * ru2 + rd * k2 * ru4 - ru + rd = 0
This looks similar to the polynomial model, but at least we only have to find the roots of a 4th-order polynomial, which we can do using Ferrari's formula because the ru3 term has already been deflated.
In both cases we have to find the all the roots, including the complex ones, and then choose the appropriate real root to obtain ru given rd (I assume here that the distortion is invertible, which we can enforce in practice by constraining k1 and k2 as proposed by Santana-Cedres et al. [3]).
Alternatively, we could try a fixed-point iteration scheme, i.e., initially guess that ru = rd, substitute this into the equation ru = rd / F(ru) to obtain a new estimate of ru, rinse and repeat until convergence (this is what OpenCV does). Both of these approaches are far too computationally demanding to calculate for every pixel in the image, so it would appear that we would be better off by estimating the reverse distortion model.
Alternatively, we could try a fixed-point iteration scheme, i.e., initially guess that ru = rd, substitute this into the equation ru = rd / F(ru) to obtain a new estimate of ru, rinse and repeat until convergence (this is what OpenCV does). Both of these approaches are far too computationally demanding to calculate for every pixel in the image, so it would appear that we would be better off by estimating the reverse distortion model.
But there is a trick that we can employ to speed up the process considerably. First, we note that our normalized distorted radial values are in the range [0, 1], if we normalize such that the corner points of our image have r = 1, and the image centre has r = 0. Because the interval is closed, it is straightforward to construct a look-up table to give us ru for a given rd, using, for example, the root-finding solutions above. If we construct our look-up table such that rd is sampled with a uniform step length, then we can use a pre-computed quadratic fit to interpolate through the closest three rd values to obtain a very accurate estimate of ru. The combination of a look-up table plus quadratic interpolation is almost as fast as evaluating the forward distortion equation. The only limitation to the look-up table approach, though, is that we have to recompute the table whenever k1 or k2 changes, meaning that the look-up table method is perfect for undistorting an entire image for a given k1 and k2, but probably too expensive to use during the optimization task to find k1 and k2.
So this is exactly what MTF Mapper does: the forward distortion model is adopted so that the optimization of k1 and k2 is efficient, with a look-up table + quadratic interpolation implementation for undistorting the entire image.
Some further observations on the models
If you stare at the equation for the inversion of the division model for a while, you will see that
rd * k1 * ru2 + rd * k2 * ru4 - ru + rd = 0
neatly reduces to
rd * k1 * ru2 - ru + rd = 0
if we assume that k2 = 0. This greatly simplifies the root-finding process, since we can use the well-known quadratic formula, or at least, the numerically stable version of it. This is such a tempting simplification of the problem that many authors [1, 2] claim that a division model with only a single k1 parameter is entirely adequate for modeling radial distortion in lenses.
That, however, is demonstrably false in the case of moustache distortion, which requires a local extremum or inflection point in the radial distortion function. For example, the distortion function that produces Figure 4 above looks like this:
It is clear that the division model with k2 = 0 cannot simultaneously produce the local minimum observed at the left (rd = 0) and the local maximum to the right (rd ~ 0.65).
Similar observations apply to the polynomial model, i.e., we require k2 ≠ 0 to model moustache distortion.
|Figure 7: The distortion function F() corresponding to Figure 4.
Similar observations apply to the polynomial model, i.e., we require k2 ≠ 0 to model moustache distortion.
Wrapping up
I think that covers the basics of radial distortion modelling. In a future article I will demonstrate how one would go about determining the parameters k1 and k2 from a sample image.
- Fitzgibbon, A.W., Simultaneous linear estimation of multiple view geometry and lens distortion, Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 2001.
- Wu, F, Wei, H, Wang, X, Correction of image radial distortion based on division model, SPIE Optical Engineering, 56(1), 2017.
- Santana-Cedres, D, et al., Invertibility and estimation of two-parameter polynomial and division lens distortion models, SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences, 8(3):1574-1606, 2015.


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When Shay surprises Scrappy at the studio, the two talk for the first time since Scrappy proposed to Erica.
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Stevie J ended up right in Joseline's bed after Mimi went Mike Tyson on his cheek. Joseline may have allowed him back in, but she's over the drama with Mimi. "I don't need this bad energy on me with your baby mama," she told him. Stevie J isn't entertaining any conversation of Joseline leaving him, but Miss Hernandez has her mind made up, at least for the moment. "The relationship, we gon' have to let this go. I want to just get to work," she said. "And we still in this same f—– bed talking about the same f—- s—,"she said. "If you want to run around and do it by yourself you're gonna have a small career," he threatens. "You don't handle s— but your mouth and your beefcake," she said. But in case Joseline forgot who runs the show: "I want you to run around, but remember, everything comes back to the gatekeeper." Joseline is trying to get this bread with or without Stevie.
Erica and Scrappy have a conversation about their moms getting with the program. Scrappy admits to having to check Momma Dee for not being on board with the engagement. Erica's no fool and highly doubts Momma Dee has gotten anything through her "thick skull" so she chooses to focus on her own mom's doubts. Scrappy has to have a one-on-one conversation with Erica's mom.
DJ Traci Steele is one of the hottest DJs in Atlanta. She has a six-year-old son with DJ Babey Drew who DJs for Chris Brown. His constant touring schedule keeps him away from his son for a long time, which Traci has a major problem with. It doesn't help that he has groupies galore and has created a term for them: THAHA = "These Hos Are Hos Always." Sounds about right that he's Chris Brown's DJ. Traci has a problem with the rotation of various women Drew has around their son. "These b*tches are microwavable b*tches," she said. "You pop them and keep it moving." Traci is reading him, honey about the type of women he likes. "I don't date groupies," he defends himself. "The last chick was a nice school teacher," he said. Traci didn't want to hear a thing about nobody's school teacher because she stormed out forgetting her THAHA shirt.
Mimi doesn't know what to do after her fight with Stevie, but she's going to kickbox her way through it with her girl. K.Michelle says, "Joseline looks like she sleeps on beds without sheets. Don't have that kind of person around your child." Mimi is holding on strong to the idea that she moved in to Stevie's house to keep Joseline away from her daughter. K.Michelle knows that sounds absurd. "No more, no more," K.Michelle tells her. "There's no reason to go back no more." Mimi claims she's done for the 110th time. "It's like when your pot has bubbled over and there's nothing left to spill out," Mimi said. K has a solution for her to forget all about Stevie. "We go out next time we finna stand on tables, we finna scream, we finna get money. F— n—-." A booty bump seals the deal.
Joseline booking agent Dawn reminds her she made over $100,000 in less than three months just from hosting and appearances. But Dawn encourages her to drop a single to double her money. Joseline blames Stevie for her single not dropping. "It's like, they're gonna get tired of me keep coming hosting a club and I'm not performing." Stevie J had Joseline sign a contract, which means there's a possibility she could not make a dime off of said single. "The only thing Stevie's trying to give me is some beefcake, and a few dollars, and keep me like right here 'Come on little puppy.'" Dawn keeps it real with Joseline calling Stevie J a hater. Will an attorney be in their near future?


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As an editor, where do you feel the right home for memoirs of childhood is? Are these usually destined for self publishing or possibly university presses in the area surrounding the events? Specifically, the memoirs would be surrounding a boy growing up between the 1930 to 1950 timeframe. Also, can you suggest any remarkable memoirs worth reading?
First off, the right home is at an adult press. Memoirs, even ones concerning childhood, are inherently written in a tone and style appropriate for the adult market. Children's book, even non-fiction tend to be more immediate and less reflective than the average memoir. And there are presses out there other than UPs and self-publishers that do memoirs. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar enough with the adult market to know which they are. However, any of the various Literary Marketplaces type publications should be able to point you in the right direction. Finally, I don't read much memoir so I can't suggest any complete novel length work, but for a good smattering of memoir styles I recommend Modern American Memoirs by Cort Conley and Annie Dillard as a good anthology of memoir excerpts. Perhaps someone else could suggest some good memoirs. Use the comment link below.
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Nature-based finance solutions are emerging across the Latin American region in raising finance critical to conserving and better managing biodiversity. Adriana Dinu, Executive Coordinator UNDP/GEF, joined by experts and officials from Cuba, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemal...Read more
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On 24 February 2015, BIOFIN was officially launched by UNDP in coordination with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN), The Ministry of Finance (MINFIN), the National Council for Protected Areas (CONAP) and the Secretariat of Planning and Programming of the Presiden (SEGEPLAN), th...Read more
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Writing I Spring 2014 Week 6: Sharing our writing
Hello everyone, Today we are going to read our classmates writing on our University of Tsukuba Academic Writing Blog. First let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link, and don't forget to sign in: Academic World List.
Now, please go to our class blog, log in. Post your first two assignments. Then, read three of your classmates' posts and leave a comment for them.
Your next assignment will be an opinion paragraph. Please submit it to my mailbox by next Monday at 3 pm.
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Ubuntu Pi Flavours for 15.10.1 are released
Ubuntu Pi Flavour Maker is a spin off from the Raspberry Pi 2 initiative for Ubuntu MATE The basic idea is simple; make as many Ubuntu flavours for the Raspberry Pi 2 we can.
Tasty Ubuntu fillings for the Raspberry Pi 2
A community project to make Ubuntu based operating systems for the Raspberry Pi 2.Learn more
Today we are delighted to announce the release of the following Ubuntu flavours for the Raspberry Pi 2:
Ubuntu Server Minimal 15.10.1
Ubuntu Server Standard 15.10.1
Lubuntu 15.10.1
Xubuntu 15.10.1
Ubuntu MATE 15.10.1
The following Ubuntu flavours can be built by the Flavour Maker but don't work right now because the currently available Xorg driver for the Raspberry Pi 2 doesn't provide 3D acceleration. Hopefully from Linux Kernel 4.5 onward this may start to change.
All the images will fit on a 4GB (or larger) microSHDC card, are
pre-configured to enable access to Raspberry Pi 2 hardware devices such
as GPIO, SPI, I2C, etc and include replacement
memcpy and
functionality for the Raspberry Pi to optimise performance. We have done
what we can to optimise the builds for the Raspberry Pi 2 but microSDHC
I/O throughput is a bottleneck so we recommend that you use a Class 6
or Class 10 microSDHC card.
These images are built from the regular Ubuntu armhf base, not the new
Snappy Ubuntu, which means
that the installation procedure for applications is the same as that for
the regular desktop versions, ie using
apt-get. The images will only
work in a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B.
The first time you boot one of the desktop images it will run through a setup wizard where you can create your own user account and configure your regional settings. The first boot is quite slow, but once the first boot configuration is complete subsequent boots are much quicker.
These images are not supported by Canonical or the Raspberry Pi Foundation. They are community made and unofficial, additionally, the Xubuntu image is not supported or endorsed by the Xubuntu team.
That said, the Lubuntu and Ubuntu MATE teams are offering community support for their respective images. This is where you should seek assistance:
- Lubuntu: In the
#lubuntuIRC channel on Freenode.
- Ubuntu MATE: In the Ubuntu MATE Community Forum.
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Reflections remembers the 1943 Sumter High football team. This unit consisted of a small, inexperienced group of young men who played football during one of the most trying periods in American history. The seniors on this team realized that at the end of their final year they would become eligible to enter the most devastating world conflict in history. They began the season facing one of the school's most difficult schedules without any proven stars to lead them. What they accomplished borders on the incredible. The intent of this article is to review the season and allow the reader to witness the development and maturing of these young men into a successful and cohesive unit.
The season began on a difficult note as the Gamecock 11 faced a "hard-driving and considerably larger Lake View football team and lost by a score of 14 to 6. Glynn Goodson and Randy Pressley caused some anxious moments for the visiting Gators. Johnnie McMillian, Sumter's young coach, realized in short order that things had to change or this could be a long season.
"Sumter tackled the Rock Hill Bearcats on their home field in their second game and much to the surprise to the large group of loyal fans who made the trip shut out the highly favored Rock Hill players 12 to 0. They were pleased that their hard work had paid dividends.
"The birds were led by the efforts of Tommie Hughes and Glynn Goodson who continued to lead the squad in overall play. The team ventured to Columbia, and the Columbia High Caps lived up to their billing by overpowering the Gamecocks 20-7. Poor punting hurt the birds as they were forced to fight with their backs to the wall on numerous occasions. This game would prove to be the turning point of the season for the Gamecock 11.
"The Sumter team would next play Olympia High and go on a scoring binge running up 39 points to Olympia's 6. Many loyal fans suspected that Sumter was looking ahead to the game against the Charleston Bantams who were perennial state champions.
"The game was a team effort as the entire team shared in the scoring and defense.
"The Gamecocks, before a crowd estimated to exceed 4,300 fans, outplayed the Charleston unit 27-0. The win was a total team effort and delighted students as well as the thousands of fans who attended the County Fair.
"The young players could hardly wait to make the trip to Orangeburg to play their traditional rival in the Edisto City. The final score saw Sumter score 29 unanswered points for their second consecutive shutout.
"The Gamecocks would end their season defeating arch-rival Florence High 26-12 before 4,000 fans.
"The Sumter team put on an offensive display, gaining 387 yards on the ground and through the air while amassing a total of 22 first downs. One of the highlights of the season was the selection of Coach McMillian and Tommy Hughes along with Lynwood Vaughn to participate in the North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine All-Star Football Game held in Charlotte. Hughes and Vaughn would be picked to start the game which South Carolina lost 20-7 before a crowd of 12,000 fans.
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The Secret by Auguste Rodin
"The Secret" was modelled by Auguste Rodin and depicts an unknown object hidden by two palms. The secret is keeping the palms forever apart but close enough for the fingers to touch. The two hands are the right hands of two separate people.
The sculpture creates an intimate space between the hands and is considered a companion piece to sculpture "The Cathedral". In the sculpture of "Two Hands" plaster version, there is an inscription: "Hands of Rodin and Rose Beuret", which suggest that these hands are the hands of Rodin, the sculptor and his lover.
In many of the Rodin sculptures of hands, the space between the hands is meaningful and mysterious. Emptiness or space was a key element of Rodin's composition. Rainer Maria Rilke pointed out that:
"the role of air had always been extremely important"
for him. Rodin also felt an "intense passion for the expression of the human hands." During his career, he modelled thousands of hands as small clay studies. For Rodin, the hand and the interplay of hands within groups of figures were expressive components of his sculptures.
Rodin imbued the hands of his statues with a range of emotions, from anger and despair to compassion and kindness. He kept many hand clay studies in his studio where he would contemplate them as sculptural forms in space. When Rodin composed a new figure he often experimented with different hands at varying angles to explore the possibilities of new expressive combinations. This approach reinforced Rodin's interest in the partial figure and he felt that representations of parts of the body, such as the hand, are not necessarily dependent upon a complete figure to convey meaning.
The Secret
- Title: The Secret
- Year: Modelled in clay 1910; cast in bronze 1925
- Place of Origin: France
- Material: Bronze Casting
- Dimensions: 33 1/2 x 19 x 15 1/4 inches (85.1 x 48.3 x 38.7 cm)
- Museum: Rodin Museum, Philadelphia
Auguste Rodin
- Name: François-Auguste-René Rodin
- Born: 1840 – Paris, France
- Died: 1917 (aged 77) – Meudon, France
- Nationality: French
- Notable work
- Eternal Springtime, 1984
- The Hand from the Tomb, 1914
- The Gates of Hell, 1880 – 1917
- Two Hands, 1909
- The Cathedral, 1908
- The Thinker, 1880 – 81
- The Sirens, 1887
- Young Mother in the Grotto, 1885
- The Secret, 1910
- "The Thinker" at the Rodin Museum, Philadelphia (Full Size), 1880 – 81
"I invent nothing, I rediscover." – Auguste Rodin
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Orson Welles directs this adaptation of Kafka's nightmarish novel, about a man lost in a system of intractable bureaucracy. Josef K (Anthony Perkins), a humble office worker, is arrested suddenly and without any explanation. Not even told of the crime he has supposedly committed, K finds himself on trial for his life by a monolithic judicial system. Once the gears of the state have started turning, K discovers that they are impossible to stop.


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Failure to consume foods that contain vitamin D and limited sun exposure cause low vitamin D levels, states WebMD. People with dark skin and those who are obese may also have vitamin D deficiencies. In some cases, the body is unable to use available vitamin D properly.
Fatty fish, cheese, eggs, beef liver and fortified milk are major sources of vitamin D, explains WebMD. Those who do not consume enough of these foods may be deficient in vitamin D. This is particularly true of vegans, who do not consume animal products.
The body produces vitamin D when exposed to the sun, so those who live in northern latitudes, wear clothing that blocks the sun, or do not spend much time in the sun are prone to developing a vitamin D deficiency, states WebMD. People with dark skin have more melanin in their skin, which interferes with the body's ability to produce vitamin D.
As people get older, their kidneys may have difficulty converting available vitamin D to a form that is usable by the body, says WebMD. The intestines of those with cystic fibrosis, celiac disease and Crohn's disease may not be able to absorb available vitamin D, and those who are obese may have low levels of vitamin D in their blood because the fat cells absorb it.


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Interweave Knits Winter 2016
The Winter issue of Interweave Knits brings heritage knitting to your fingertips featuring updated Aran and gansey sweaters, colorwork knitting, and textured scarves, hats, mittens and socks. Learn to choose your own colors for successful Fair Isle knitting using a colorwheel, and explore the best in new products, organic yarns, and the fascinating people who make the yarns we love. Purchase the digital edition or pre-order the physical magazine today.
A Light in Winter
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Beyond the Basics: Colors Work: 9 Hints for Selecting a Color Palette
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Italian 'top mafia boss' caught in Colombia
Colombian police say they have caught the alleged boss of Italy's Calabrian mafia, who they described as Europe's most wanted drugs trafficker.
Roberto Pannunzi was detained in a shopping centre in the capital, Bogota, authorities said.
He had been on the run since 2010, when he fled from a clinic in Rome, where he was receiving treatment as a prisoner.
Italian prosecutors accuse Pannunzi of establishing the transatlantic cocaine trade between Italy and Colombia.
As alleged head of the 'Ndrangheta, the Calabrian mafia, he is suspected of helping to import up to two tonnes of cocaine into Europe per month.
The Italian was detained on Friday with the help of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the Colombian defence ministry said in a statement.
"Pannunzi, known as the Pablo Escobar of Italy, was the most wanted man in the country," the defence ministry said in a twitter post.
"When he was captured, Pannunzi identified himself with a fake Venezuelan identification card bearing the name Silvano Martino," the ministry said.
Roberto Pannunzi was first detained in Colombia in 1994 and extradited to Italy but was released when his detention order expired.
He was re-arrested in 2004 and later convicted. But he staged an dramatic escape from a private hospital in Rome in 2010, where he was being treated for heart disease.
Italian authorities have described the 'Ndrangheta as the country's most dangerous and wealthiest crime syndicate, overtaking the Sicilian Mafia and becoming one of the world's biggest criminal organisations.


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Today is the November sketch reveal over at My Creative Sketches... and it's one of my all-time favorites with lots of white space and many different shapes including a tag which you probably have noticed i tend to add to a lot of my projects lately. Liz really rocked this design and i hope that you will play along this month.
As i had mentioned at the start of the month during my DT Reveal for My Creative Scrapbook, i created a mixed media layout based on this sketch for which i will be sharing a tutorial on the MCS blog in the coming days. Because i love the shabby chic style so much, i decided to take what was left of a very fun and colorful kit which is the Main kit and turn it completely shabby with the use of different mediums.
I also went all out with red Glimmer Mist to modify almost all my embellishments pieces (chipboard, buttons, wood, flowers, ribbon) to give my layout more of a monochromatic look.
As you can see, no element was left 'untouched' by either gesso, paste, mist or paint!
And there you go folks!
Check out the awesome prize that's up for grabs for those of you who will play along and link up your layout HERE by December 14th!
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Sheet Pan Salmon and Broccoli with Miso ButterThis one-pan dinner is ready in a flash! Broccoli takes on a sweetness in the oven, and the salmon, topped with miso butter, becomes flavorful and moist. This one is sure to become a favorite!
Ginger-Soy Steamed Salmon with Spicy Maple SauceIn this installment of Eat Your Food! from our writer Nick Evans, he feeds his kids Ginger-Soy Steamed Salmon with Spicy Maple Sauce. Regardless of whether you have tiny mouths to feed, this cooks quickly in a steamer basket and makes for a well-rounded, flavorful dinner.
Angel Hair Pasta with Salmon, Arugula, and Creamy Lemon-Parmesan SauceTake advantage of salmon season and make this Angel Hair Pasta with Salmon, Arugula with Creamy Lemon-Parmesan Sauce. You can have this satisfying dinner on the table in a half an hour.
Grilled Salmon with Peach SalsaA peach-avocado salsa is a delicious complement to this grilled salmon. A grill pan ensures the salmon stays crispy throughout the cooking process without sticking to the grill. Winner!
Slow Cooker Poached SalmonFoolproof salmon in the slow cooker? Yes, please! This method of poaching the salmon in a flavorful broth using the slow cooker guarantees success.
Slow-Roasted Salmon with Sweet Chili Glaze and ScallionsEver slow-roast salmon? So good! Tender and silky. We do this one with a glaze of sweet chili sauce and scallions. Easy dinner party recipe.
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Fresh Salmon Cakes with Spicy MayoFish cakes made with fresh-cooked salmon! So incredibly tender and flavorful, especially with spicy mayo sauce! Great way to use up leftover salmon, too.
Oven-Roasted Salmon, Asparagus and New PotatoesOven Roasted Salmon, Asparagus & New Potatoes are quick, EASY, and delicious! Make everything in one sheet pan, easy clean-up, perfect for a midweek dinner
Salmon Avocado Poke BowlHawaiian poke is a rice bowl topped with fresh fish and lots of fun toppings, like avocado! A super simple, light meal. Look for sushi-grade salmon when shopping.
Brazilian Salmon Stew (Moqueca)Salmon stew based on Brazilian style moqueca fish stew. Salmon marinated in garlic, lime juice, paprika and cumin, the cooked with onions, bell peppers, tomato, cilantro, and coconut milk.
Mini Salmon QuichesSuper easy mini salmon quiches. Puff pastry crust. Salmon, cream cheese, and scallion filling. Make-ahead and freeze. Great party or brunch appetizer.
How to Make Salmon GravlaxMake your own home-cured salmon gravlax! 15-minute prep, 2-day cure in the fridge. Showstopper for a fancy brunch or dinner party.
One-Pan Roasted Harissa Salmon with VegetablesOne-pan roasted salmon, rubbed with Moroccan harissa spice, roasted with green beans, bell peppers, and cherry tomatoes. Easy and elegant!
Salmon with Tomato, Onions, and CapersQuick, easy, healthy! Salmon fillets poached in a tomato onion caper sauce with white wine.
Salmon with Lemon Cream SauceSautéed salmon fillets served with a simple lemony cream sauce.
Honey Mustard Baked SalmonHoney Mustard Salmon - this easy baked salmon recipe is an easy, delicious way to dress up salmon fillets! Takes only 20 minutes start to finish.
Salmon PattiesHow to make salmon patties with cooked salmon, bread, green onion, dill, bell pepper, egg, lemon, and paprika. These easy salmon cakes make a perfect midweek meal.
Salmon Fried RiceHave leftover rice and cooked salmon? Make salmon fried rice! Comes together in minutes. Easy and so good!
Easy Grilled SalmonHow to grill perfect salmon fillets every time, including a choice of delicious marinades. The best tasting salmon recipe that is easy to grill.
Smoked Salmon Potato Leek TortaDelicious potato torta with Yukon Gold potatoes, smoked salmon, leeks, dill, eggs, and cream. Perfect for a Sunday brunch!
Panko-Crusted Baked SalmonPanko-crusted baked salmon! Salmon steaks or fillets coated in honey mustard, breaded with Japanese panko crumbs, and baked to perfection.
Poached SalmonPoach delicious salmon steaks or fillets in only 15 minutes! Salmon poached in white wine, seasoned with fresh dill.
Foil Baked Salmon with Leeks and Bell PeppersSalmon fillets, baked in foil over a bed of julienned red bell peppers and leeks. Gluten-free, paleo, and low-carb!
Honey Apple Cider Glazed SalmonHoney Glazed Salmon Recipe with the addition of apple cider for a delicious caramelized flavor. Salmon fillets are cooked in a honey and apple cider glaze on stovetop, then served over fresh wilted spinach.


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LAS CRUCES, N.M. — When the sun sets in the Mesilla Valley, its last rays gleam gold. Indigo mountains rise in jagged relief above the earth-tone adobe city of Las Cruces. The first time we saw it, the sight was so dazzling that we screeched to a stop and got out of the car to gape. By the side of the highway on a cool June evening, we understood for the first time a line we have sung and heard a thousand times about ''purple mountains' majesty.''
It was a soul-stirring spectacle that inspired all kinds of feelings -- not the least of which was a ravenous appetite. So we went to The Hacienda, where the specialty is native New Mexican food, America's most colorful -- and hottest -- regional cuisine.