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Here's a great little contribution appearing in this week's edition of our sister journal:
The ability to determine the structure of matter in three dimensions has profoundly advanced our understanding of nature… Here we present a 3D imaging modality, termed ankylography (derived from the Greek words ankylos meaning 'curved' and graphein meaning 'writing'), which under certain circumstances enables complete 3D structure determination from a single exposure using a monochromatic incident beam.
This article is about lensless diffraction imaging, an evolution on crystallography and tomography that has developed slowly since 1980, and rapidly since the first experimental demonstration in 1999. Crystallography—of which the X-ray crystallography used to elucidate the structure of DNA is perhaps the most well-known example—exploits the duality between regular spatial arrangements of atoms and the periodic nature of electromagnetic waves. When a single-frequency beam illuminates a regular structure, the resulting pattern of interference between waves caused by the atoms is the Fourier transform of the structure.
Fourier transformation arises in so many contexts in physics precisely because this set-up—a wave passing through a regular arrangement of objects—is so general. That it arises in this context is important, but not profound: indeed I would suggest taking the form of the diffraction pattern as a geometrical definition of the Fourier transform.
Taking a single diffraction snapshot is like looking at the world with one eye closed—everything is seen in a two-dimensional projection along your line-of-sight. Consequently, the diffraction pattern is the two-dimensional Fourier transformation of that image. What crystallographers do is take a sequence of snapshots from different angles to build up a gallery of the three-dimensional Fourier transform of the structure (in particular, of the electron density), and then invert it:
is the Fourier ('reciprocal') space image determined directly from the snapshots; is the real-space electron density that crystallographers want to find. Determining the image completely in reciprocal space is impossible, and the statistical problem of reconstructing f given a series of snapshots is an interesting one (whose description can be postponed for another day).
Let's think about this problem from a slightly different angle. Another reconstruction method, that has found particularly wide-spread medical application, is tomography. Here, different locations, rather than orientations, are used when building up a representation of the object in the reciprocal space. Very commonly, a sequence of slices along a common axis are used, by firing radiation (the good kind) along a particular section and measuring the density from the drop in intensity on the other side. Armed with a series of such slices, the full three-dimensional distribution can be acquired, although the reconstruction transformation is a Radon, rather than Fourier, transform.
Despite these distinctions—and they are important distinctions—tomography and crystallographic diffraction imaging are the the same formal process of imaging and reconstruction. And, the same interesting statistical challenges emerge—indeed, these are sufficiently challenging and important that companies such as Blackford Analysis have been started-up to solve them.
As you can see from the picture just above, tomographic slicing works with non-periodic structures, but there is an important relationship between slicing and projection that is behind the new idea in this article. These lensless imagers argue that it is possible to reconstruct the atomic structure not just for objects that are less regular than crystals, but that this can be done with a single snapshot alone. Back to the authors:
We demonstrate that when the diffraction pattern of a finite object is sampled at a sufficiently fine scale on the Ewald sphere, the 3D structure of the object is in principle determined by the 2D spherical pattern… With further development, this approach of obtaining complete 3D structure information from a single view could find broad applications in the physical and life sciences.
How can this be? I've tried to give some hints throughout the article, and I'll provide a description of the answer in the next post. (I know that my track record for follow-up posts is shocking, but as my co-bloggers can verify, the subsequent parts are already written.) For now, it's over to you.
Update: I've now added a follow-up post with the mystery explained!


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by: Patrick A. Randolph, Jr.
Professor of Law
UMKC School of Law
LANDLORD/TENANT; SUBLEASES; SUBLANDLORD'S REMEDIES; ATTORNEY'S FEES: Attorney's fee clause in master lease applies to dispute between tenant and subtenant where sublease "incorporates" provision of master lease.
Republic Bank v. Marine National Bank, 53 Cal. Rptr. 2d 90 (Cal. App. 1996)
The precise language of the sublease seems critical here:
"[A] copy of the Master Lease is attached hereto as Exhibit `C' and incorporated herein by this reference. Sub-Tenant agrees not to violate, cause to be violated, or cause Sub-Landlord to be in violation of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Master Lease and further agrees that the terms of the this lease shall be subject and subordinate to the Master Lease."The sublease contained no provision regarding attorney's fees. But the master lease provided as follows:
"[I]n the event of any action at law or in equity between Landlord and Tenant to enforce any of the provisions and/or rights hereunder, the unsuccessful party to such litigation covenants and agrees to pay to the successful party all costs and expenses."The subtenant disputed that it was liable for certain rent payments. Ultimately, the landlord brought suit to collect such payments. Prior to trial, subtenant paid all disputed rents with interest, and the sole issue at trial was whether subtenant owed attorney's fees under the provision in the Master Lease. The trial court ruled that the provision in the Master Lease did not apply in this case.
On appeal, held: Reversed, with costs and (presumably) attorney's fees.
The court scoffed at the argument by the subtenant, which had been adopted by the trial court, that the parties did not intend to make each and every provision of the Master Lease applicable to sublandlord and subtenant as if they were "landlord" and "tenant" within the meaning of the Master Lease. It even refused to entertain the argument that the "incorporation by reference" language was ambiguous, so as to justify the admission of extrinsic evidence. The court indicated that the common understanding of laypersons and lawyers alike was that when parties to a contract "incorporated" another document they were setting forth that document as part of their agreement. The court cites one modern case and three fifty year old cases and Webster's Dictionary, describing this as a "host of authority" against which the subtenant could array only logic.
Editor's Comment: Clearly this was a bad day for logic. The tenant pointed out that the Master Lease had certain provisions that were clearly inconsistent with provisions of the sublease, and that the parties therefore demonstrably could not have intended that the "incorporation" language mean that all provisions of the Master Lease applied to the parties as if they were the parties in the Master Lease. The court dismissed this argument by saying that this did not mean that the parties did not intend to incorporate those provisions of the Master Lease that the sublease did not contradict.
But wasn't there a simple alternative explanation? The parties wanted to indicate clearly that their agreement required that subtenant adhere to all of the duties of the tenant/sublandlord set forth in the Master Lease, since the subtenant was now in possession. Perhaps their use of the term "incorporate" was an unfortunate use of words, but it certainly is not an unusual use of words to accomplish such a purpose. To leap to the conclusion that the subtenant and sublandlord intended that the Master Lease apply to their own relationship in all respects that the sublease did not expressly cover is certainly a remarkable feat of mental agility.
Editor's Comment 2: Although the Editor generally concurs that parties to commercial agreements should be bound by specific language, the Editor views the incorporation language here as susceptible of a more likely interpretation than the one reached by the appeals court. At worst, the language was ambiguous and the trial court's interpretation should have been allowed.
Practice Lesson: The editor has seen many real estate practitioners routinely scratch in the language "and by this reference incorporated" or the equivalent at virtually every point that there is reference to an exhibit document. Normally, one would think that such "overkill" is harmless, because a court would understand that the parties are just indicating an intent that they are reaching their instant agreement in light of, and with respect to, the language contained in the exhibits. The parties to many real estate agreements would be mightily surprised if they were told that every duty of parties in their equivalent position in incorporated documents applied to them.
California law firms, at least, should promulgate this case to all of their drafting attornies. All attornies will have to be very circumspect in the use of the concept of incorporation.
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Veteran batsman Laxman to publish autobiography in November
New Delhi : Westland Publications Pvt. Ltd. on Monday announced the acquisition of former Indian cricketer V.V.S. Laxmans autobiography.
The book titled 281 and Beyond will be published on 20 November, according to the statement.
Commenting on the process of writing the book, Laxman said: "It was an emotional journey that left me drained at the end of each session. Several incidents that I had all but forgotten suddenly sprang back into memory as I relived my life in great detail.
"It was hard work, but it was also great fun. I have been honest and frank, and shared the experiences that have made me the person I am. Without revealing dressing-room secrets, I have tried to offer a peek into the psyche of Indian cricket, and some of its most celebrated sons," he added.
The veteran batsman played 134 Tests and scored 8781 with an average of 45.97.
The CEO of Westland Gautam Padmanabhan said: 'VVS's account of his life is refreshingly candid and full of insights into the way cricket is played -- at the domestic, national and international level. We are delighted to launch our new imprint, Westland Sport, with this outstanding book."


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Hong Kong activist Andy Li could face up to life imprisonment, after a lower court transferred his case under the Beijing-imposed national security law to the city's High Court.
The 30-year-old was brought in front of Chief Magistrate Victor So on Wednesday, alongside paralegal Chan Tsz-wah, who is also aged 30.
The pair stand accused of conspiring with media tycoon Jimmy Lai, Lai's aide Mark Simon and self-exiled activist Finn Lau – between last July 1 and February 15 this year – to request external forces to impose sanctions on Hong Kong or China.
The cases against Li and Chan were initially listed separately, but So accepted a request by the prosecution – represented by senior prosecutor Andy Lo – to combine the two and have them handled by the Court of First Instance at the High Court.
Li originally faced one count of conspiracy to assist an offender, which stemmed from his failed attempt to flee to Taiwan on a speedboat with 11 other Hong Kong fugitives. He also stood accused of possessing ammunition without a licence, after police allegedly found 232 empty tear gas cannisters, seven spent sponge grenades and 38 used rubber bullets at his residence in Sha Tin on August 10 last year.
But Lo asked So to commit only Li's foreign collusion charge to the High Court, where the maximum penalty is life in jail. The prosecution decided not to proceed with the remaining charges, and they would be left on court file.
Similarly, Chan's second charge of conspiracy to assist an offender would not be passed on to the High Court.
Colluding with foreign forces is outlawed in Hong Kong under the national security law enacted on June 30 last year. The sweeping legislation also criminalises secession, subversion and terrorist acts.
Remain in custody
Dressed in a white shirt with a pile of paper in his hands, Li gestured "okay" at people in the public gallery. Chan wore a brown blazer and a white t-shirt.
So remanded Li and Chan in custody pending their appearance at the High Court.
Li was represented by barrister Alain Sham, a former deputy director of public prosecutions of the Department of Justice, while Gibson Shaw was Chan's defence lawyer.
Li has been in custody since his return from a Chinese prison in March. He and seven other Hongkongers were jailed for seven months last December for crossing the border illegally. Another two activists tried in China – Tang Kai-yin and Quinn Moon – received heavier sentences of three years and two years respectively, for organising an illegal border crossing.
Two minor fugitives were sent back to Hong Kong without charge after a Shenzhen court said they "admitted wrongdoing."
News reports on Wednesday's committal proceeding were subject to a list of restrictions under section 87A of the Magistrates Ordinance. Journalists may only report on the name of the magistrate and identity of the court, the offence, names of the counsels involved, the magistrate's decision to commit the accused for trial and to where, as well as the adjournment date and places.
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The Ambassador Hotel in Taipei has been around for 43 years now, but A Cut, a steakhouse inside the hotel, is relatively new. Decorated with earth tones and nice displays of wine bottles, the place is low-key and fashionable. The name, "A Cut", refers both to best cut of a steak and the restaurant's high standards. Recently in the kitchen, Chef Danny Teng and his team have been using a trendy cooking method called "Sous-vide & Herb Bath", which is popular in fine dining establishments in Europe and the U.S. The restaurant hopes to attract all steak connoisseurs to taste their fine cuts and use the opportunity to promote beef culture in Taiwan. --By Josie Wu, translated by Ann Lee
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B. A Cut Steakhouse also offers a great selection of appetizers: Seared Foie Gras imported from Canada, braised with abalone (NT$700) is an excellent choice. Also available are the Arugula and Baby Greens Salad (NT$380) and Veal Consomme; both have great flavors.


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No matter how dire the basketball season may be for Penn State, there has always been one virtual certainty: Not getting swept by Northwestern. Well, that virtual certainty went straight to hell last night after Northwestern, with the help from some totally-not-clutch free throwing shooting by Penn State, as well as a questionable foul call in the game's waning few seconds, eked out a one-point victory in Happy Valley, completing a season sweep of PSU, and keeping alive their dreams of finally losing their NCAA Tournament virginity.
Tim Frazier was his usual self, hitting his patented floating mid-range jumpers (23 points) and dishing out assists (8 of them), and a pair of freshman in Jon Graham (10 points, 3 rebounds) and Ross Travis (10 points, 9 rebounds) stepped up when PSU was desperately seeking for some scoring amongst its younger players. Cam Woodyard and Jermaine Marshall (8 points and 7 rebounds, each) also deserve a shout-out for their performances. Unfortunately, such scoring and rebounding efforts were not enough to overcome shoddy perimeter defense in which Northwestern's John Shurna, Alex Marcotullio, and Drew Crawford led an all-out assault from 3-point land, resulting in a 15-for-29 effort for the Wildcats from behind the arc.
The game was chock full of runs by both teams: Penn State raced out to an early 8-point lead, only to allow a 12-0 Northwestern run to completely wash it away. The second half saw PSU rally from a 9-point deficit to take the lead in the final few minutes, only to blow it again towards the end. With PSU clinging to a one-point lead with 14 seconds left, Graham had a chance to hit a pair of free throws and force Northwestern to send it to overtime at best, with a three. Unfortunately, Graham bricked both attempts, and to add insult to injury, was whistled for a 'foul' on Shurna with 2.6 seconds left that looked highly questionable, at best. Shurna of course, hit both free throw attempts and Tim Frazier's NBA-range three pointer fell short at the buzzer. This was followed by an irate Pat Chambers unleashing his inner JoePa, trying to chase down one of the referees. Fortunately, Chambers' burly assistant Brian Daly was able to restrain him. Chambers later apologized for his reaction during the post-game press conference.
As upset as I may be about this defeat, and as annoyed as I got with the ESPNU announcers repeating ad nauseum about Northwestern's lack of NCAA experience and how desperately they needed to win this game, I do feel bad for Northwestern basketball fans and really would like to see their school finally get over the hump. At 17-11 and 7-9 in the Big Ten, Northwestern has a home game against Ohio State and a road game at Iowa. The Wildcats, who as of last night, were sitting on the right side of the bubble, will likely need to win one of those games to have a realistic shot at an at-large bid.
Meanwhile, Penn State (12-17, 4-12) will have to try to snag an upset either on the road at Purdue this Wednesday or at home against Michigan next Sunday and hope that Nebraska loses their remaining two contests in order to avoid finishing dead last in the B1G and getting stuck with the 12 seed in the conference tournament. Let's just hope there's no hangover from this emotionally draining loss.
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Diabetes mellitus affects the entire body, including the brains.Recent research suggests diabetes mellitus (DM) slows mental function and increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.Complications that occur in the brains is just one reason why we should control diabetes.
Scientists still unclear how type 2 diabetes affects the brains and there are many factors involved.
"High blood sugar may have a direct effect on nerve cells or cells in the nervous system suport. It may also damage the blood vessels large and small concerns. Other result is a diminished supply of oxygen to the brains that the risk of stroke," said Alan Jacobson, professor emeritus of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Diabetes begins with insulin resistance, in which fat, muscle and liver cells are unable to use insulin. Initially the reaction was pancreas responds by pumping more insulin.
Same enzyme that breaks down a protein called insulin also break beta-amyloid, which is abnormally formed in the brains of Alzheimer patients. More and more enzymes that break down insulin acts, the greater the accumulation of beta-amyloid.
Studies conducted in Sweden found an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease in people with diabetes in middle age. Risk of Alzheimer's disease in people with diabetes at the age of 65 is smaller.
"The longer you have diabetes, the higher the risk of Alzheimer's disease," said Margaret Gatz, professor of psychology at the University of Southern California, USA.
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In April it will be a year since I started running. Following the NHS Couch to 5K program, I quickly began to see improvement. I was running faster, and further. I was feeling fitter, more determined. Each time I ran, I'd be sure I could beat myself in some way.
Since September, though, I have lost my mojo. I've been running, but I feel as though I'm really not getting anywhere. And with a pretty poor January record, I have come into February wondering whether I can keep going.
I mean, of course I can. But it all feels a bit rubbish right now. I'm thoroughly fed up of running at the same speed (or, indeed, getting slower) and it feeling hard. It feels harder now than it did when I started 10 months ago.
And so, giving up would be easy. Especially as I seem nowhere near ready for my upcoming 10 mile fell run in March. I ran 1 mile yesterday and it felt impossible. If 1 mile on a relatively flat road feels that way, how will I get through another 9, with mud and hills and, probably, rain?
I know I can't give up. It's just that it would be so easy to say, "I'm done."


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Melissa Etheridge coming to Sheboygan
SHEBOYGAN - Singer and songwriter Melissa Etheridge will be playing the Weill Center in Sheboygan this April.
Etheridge, along with her full band, will bring a unique blend of personal grit and the joy of rock music at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 20.
The concert, presented in conjunction with the Étude Sessions will support the non-profit Étude Group of schools in Sheboygan.
Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance on the 1989 Grammy Awards. Her popularity grew around such memorable originals as "Bring Me Some Water," "No Souvenirs" and "Ain't It Heavy," for which she won a Grammy in 1992.
Etheridge hit commercial and artistic success with her fourth album, Yes I Am (1993). The collection featured hits, "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of longing that brought Etheridge her second Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Performance. In 1995, Etheridge issued her highest charting album, Your Little Secret, which was distinguished by the hit single, "I Want to Come Over." Her astounding success that year led to Etheridge receiving the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996.
Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals, Etheridge has remained one of America's favorite female singer-songwriters for more than two decades. Etheridge released Memphis Rock & Soul, her first album since 2014, on Oct. 7.
Presale tickets available soon
The Étude Sessions and Weill Center will offer a presale to supporters and members beginning at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Visit etudegroup.org/etude-sessions/ or weillcenter.com for more information.
Public sale will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17. Visit weillcenter.com for online purchases, call the box office at 920-208-3243, or visit the box office at 826 N 8th Street, Sheboygan.
The Avett Brothers and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco played sold out shows for The Étude Sessions last season. Purchasing tickets to these performances help ensure quality educational opportunities continue to be provided within The Étude Group of Schools (IDEAS Academy, The Mosaic School, and Elementary School for the Arts and Academics).
This fundraiser is in memory of Troy Tousey and his initiatives to nurture live music and the Étude schools in Sheboygan. Tousey, founder of Open Mind Studios of Sheboygan, was an avid community supporter and passionate live music fan.
Troy hosted house concerts in his backyard and attended hundreds of live performances during his years at Northwestern University and while living in Colorado and Sheboygan. Troy was vice president of The Étude Group Governing Board, part of the Sheboygan Area School District, at the time of his death in June of 2012. He dreamed of presenting great shows at the Weill Center, and was extremely passionate about the Étude School
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The above league table shows the final finishing position at the end of season 8. I needed to beat Huddersfield in the last match and hope Liverpool lost to clinch the final UCL place, I lost 2-0, and Liverpool drew, so ended up in 6th place. Disappointing, but Huddersfield were another of those fuckery matches… Continue reading Changing of the seasons
Month: March 2019
All to play for
Firstly, apologies for the cancelled Tuesday post, I was away all weekend, which was a last-minute decision, and as such, didn't have any gaming time all weekend, therefore no material to post, busy life commitments also meant I didn't have any pre-prepared posts either. Anyway, on to all things FIFA career mode, and season 8… Continue reading All to play for
Rage against the machine
Firstly, this will be a short post today. The reason being FIFA 19 has served me up the first ever total fuckery session I've ever had on it. You get games that feel biased now and then but this was the worst case of blatant human player crippling and scripting I've seen on the game.… Continue reading Rage against the machine
Not this time Timmy
Apologies for the late post today, I was away all weekend, then had engineers in today installing new Gigabit Broadband at home, so couldn't get online to piece together the post before now. As you can see though, brand new 1GB per sec broadband connection, super speeds! On to all things FIFA, it has been… Continue reading Not this time Timmy
Stoke F*!%&ing City !!!
Stoke Fucking City. I hate them. Pisspot place in the UK, and shit hole of a team in FIFA 19. There always seems to be one bogey team in every footy gamers career mode, my bogey team of FIFA 19 is Stoke Fucking City. They always beat me, no matter what, usually convincingly, despite being… Continue reading Stoke F*!%&ing City !!!
Just another manic Monday
As the title suggests, life is hectic right now and time is precious, free time that is, and as such, gaming time is rare. Managed to squeeze in a few games late Sunday night, but progress is slow at the moment, just like our title momentum. The last 5 matches have seen 2 defeats, a… Continue reading Just another manic Monday


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When you want the cake and eat it yourself as well.
We all have bad experiences with our bosses. And that is exactly the reason employees should always band together so they can at least help each other. However, it can be quite opposite in some places. Some people just want to get under your skin and have unnecessary competition with you. Where no one ends up winning and you are left with a sour taste in your mouth.
That is the only way I can explain what happened to this person. You see, this girl wanted to leave early so she asked her coworker to take over for her. It sounds normal enough until it gets to the distribution of tips. Apparently she wanted her to work for free and give her the tips even though she would have been gone.
Now you may think this is bad but not worthy of revenge. However, she took things to the next level and our original poster happily complied with take her revenge even further.
Source: Reddit
We can already tell that they didn't get along beforehand.
So she wanted her to work for free?
If she was going to stay the whole time, why transfer the table?
Involving customers? That's just bad service.
Not only that, but she also stole the tip that was rightfully someone else's.
Anyone would blow up if something like this happens to them.
Everybody knew who was in the right but they couldn't do anything without proof.
Why should she apologize?
It's appalling that the regional manager would tell you she believes you, then tell you to apologize. There may have been nothing she could do against that employee, but rewarding bad behavior is terrible management.
Since she was the regional manager, she wouldn't be the one stuck having to work in the unpleasant environment after the shittiest employee feels vindicated and emboldened and other employee morale suffers as a result. She probably figured that as long as she can say she resolved the conflict at the time, she can wash her hands of it.
She should have just asked you to drop the matter since nothing could be done. Instead she added insult to injury. –8763456890
She sounds like really easy prey if I am being honest.
Was she mentally okay? Because this doesn't sound like the behavior of someone who is.
Methodical, sustained course of revenge all the while keeping your cool, slowly chipping away at the other person causing them to lose their cool over time and in turn get themselves fired. Well played OP. –MingusDoo
I would feel bad for anyone else in this situation but not her.
It was so satisfying and I wasn't even there.
For those who didn't want to read the whole post.
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The gym stank of sweat, disinfectant, bloodstain. Vlademort shook his head; thought: stuffy stupid place for a chess tournament. Which I will win. "A silly game; a silly name," it sang and rang inside his brain.
Others might resign, down a piece to a stronger player; that was the "sensible" thing to do; the "honorable" thing to do, he knew.
Vlad sang instead these lines as lyrics deep inside his outsized head:
"Check and Slay;
There has to be a Winning Way!
I am Me
And meant to win!
I am He
So cheating isn't sin!"
Aloud, he called in his strong, authoritative voice, "Sir, we have a problem. My opponent cheated. We must rectify the situation for the good of the Noble Game. And the honor of our School and our Party."
For a moment, Vlademort worried that a glimmer of smile might betray him. He bit his tongue down on his lower teeth. That usually worked, just as it did this time. As the Assistant Headmaster strode over to the boys, the man asked what the trouble was.
Vlademort's foe, Dmitri, didn't know what Vlad meant about "cheating." Vlad had stepped right into a discovered check by a knight's move that also attacked Vlad's unprotected King's Bishop. Vlad hadn't seen the consequence so now he would pay the price. Very nice! But discovered check wasn't cheating! While Dmitri pondered this silently, Vlad struck.
"Sir, as you can no doubt quickly surmise from the board, Dmitri just moved his knight here so he would check my King and attack my Bishop. A double attack. The problem is, his knight was here and we can all agree he cannot move a knight up two and over two." Vlad locked eyes with the Assistant Headmaster and painted his face with confident innocence.
Dmitry frowned. "What? That's the most absurd poo I've ever heard! My knight was here!"
"No, Sir, with all due respect, I clearly remember asking myself why he would move the same knight so many times to get in this position when, as you can clearly see, his bishops are completely undeveloped. It seemed strange at the time. I guess…I hate to say it, but maybe that's what he … I don't know. What does it show, Headmaster? I'm at a loss."
"Vlad, I'm not the boss; I'm the Assistant Headmaster. You boys are going to have to work this out for yourselves. I don't get paid enough to settle all your petty disputes."
Dmitry's face reddened with fury. He clenched his teeth.
Meanwhile, Vlademort nodded and said in an even tone. "Yes, I'm sure we can work it out. Dmitri? Do you want to move your knight back to where it really was, resign, or just play again? Tell you what. You can have white this time. Deal?" From the outside, Vlad seemed serene but the inside scene was a scream of joy. He had used them both as toy. He felt no wrong; he sang instead another song inside his head:
"I am Me!
I'll show mom and daddy too
What I can do.
You killed my puppy;
You evil two!
You will see:
Everything belongs to me!"
He sang it as he lied. As he sang, dissidents died. He sang it as he bombed and killed. "I am me and so strong-willed. You will see! It all belongs — belongs to me!" After being deposed, tried & condemned, Vlad's song of wrong and might — still felt right.
The song so strong it rang and sang; inside his bullet-riddled head the last thing it said:
"I'm me
And all will see
It's all a victory!
For me!"
His blood about him lay.
He'd no more lies to say.


text: Every once in a while, you have to go out on a limb. I did that recently with changing up my canvas. I switched over to a leaf. Fall is here and leafs are abundant, I decided to give something new a try. Paint a picture on a leaf. I must confess it was a challenge that you do not run into with normal water color paper. The rough and delicate surface makes the process much more difficult, but not unobtainable. It was fun and is another avenue for my art work, but I am not going to dive head long into doing all my work on a leaf.


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The Early Riser program is offered daily from 7:45am to 8:45am. In order to provide maximum flexibility for your family, campers may be dropped off at anytime while the program is running.
The program is run out of the Lincoln Summer Camp House of Blue – which is located in the Hartwell B-Pod. A staff member will meet campers at the door and walk them in.
During their time at Early Risers campers will be engaged in a host of low-active activities that will help ease them into their day. Board games, art projects, and building blocks are some of campers favorites!
Early Risers also serves a healthy breakfast snack!
At 8:45 campers will head up to meet to the Brooks Field House to meet their groups and start Opening Council.


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Moving it Forward-Safely
The casual motorist on the highway may observe some of the obvious changes to truck technology such as trailer tails, wind fairing, blades, wings and slick tires which make the 18 wheel rig more aerodynamic and fuel efficient. However, the average person driving to work is probably not aware of the new big rig safety technology designed to make the road and all drivers more secure. There are some exciting safety features now available to the purchasers of big rigs. Upon reading articles about vehicle safety systems, I found some discussing several mechanical improvements such as radar guided automatic braking, camera guided lane adherence, vehicle to vehicle communication, radar cameras to help trucks stop earlier, cameras that will help alert dozing drivers when their truck swerves, rear backup cameras, parallel parking systems in addition to anti-lock brakes. There are also reports on the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association demonstration held on May 17th, in which attendees were able to observe and even ride along to get a first hand glimpse at some of the new safety equipment manufacturers have invented. To continue reading click here.


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Dekker, Arnold and Gege, Peter and Pinnel, Nicole and Briottet, Xavier and Peters, Steef W. M. and Sterckx, Sindy and Turpie, Kevin and Giardino, Claudia and Botha, Elisabeth and Costa, Maycira and Bergeron, Martin and Pahlevan, Nima and Heege, Thomas and Court, Andy and Brando, Vittorio (2017) Design Considerations for an Aquatic Ecosystem Imaging Spectrometer: Results of a CEOS Feasibility Study. 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 25.-29.September 2017, Adelaide, Australia.
Many Earth observing sensors have been designed, built and launched with primary objectives of either terrestrial or ocean remote sensing applications. Often the data from these sensors are also used for freshwater, estuarine and coastal water quality observations and bathymetry and benthic mapping. However, such land and ocean specific sensors are not designed for these complex aquatic environments and consequently are not likely to perform as well as a dedicated sensor would. As a CEOS action, CSIRO and DLR have taken the lead on a feasibility assessment to determine the benefits and technological difficulties of designing an Earth observing satellite mission focused on the biogeochemistry of inland, estuarine, deltaic and near coastal waters as well as mapping macrophytes, macro-algae, sea grasses and coral reefs. These environments need higher spatial resolution than current and planned ocean colour sensors offer and need higher spectral resolution than current and planned land Earth observing sensors offer (with the exception of several R&D type imaging spectrometry satellite missions). The results indicate that a dedicated sensor of (non-oceanic) aquatic ecosystems could be a multispectral sensor with ~26 bands in the 380-780 nm wavelength range for retrieving the aquatic ecosystem variables as well as another 15 spectral bands between 360-380 nm and 780-1400 nm for removing atmospheric and air-water interface effects. These requirements are very close to defining an imaging spectrometer with spectral bands between 360 and 1000 nm (suitable for Si based detectors), possibly augmented by a SWIR imaging spectrometer. In that case the spectral bands would ideally have 5 nm spacing and FWHM, although it may be necessary to go to 8 nm wide spectral bands (between 380 to 780nm where the fine spectral features occur -mainly due to photosynthetic or accessory pigments) to obtain enough signal to noise. The spatial resolution of such a global mapping mission would be between ~17 and ~33 m enabling imaging of the vast majority of water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, lagoons, estuaries etc.) large than 0.2 ha and ~25% of river reaches globally (at ~17 m resolution) whilst maintaining sufficient radiometric resolution.
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|68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC)
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|Adelaide, Australia
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It is all over for another year. That it came off at all is a minor miracle and testament to the determination (this year's slogan was The Art of Determination) of the organizers who not only pulled it off in extremely difficult circumstances but pulled it off with an amazingly good programme. There were all of six (I think) cancellations by artistes who thought that the "situation" in Zimbabwe was too dangerous and pulled out at the last minute. We didn't miss them; they were replaced by acts that were just as good if not better. Those artistes that I did get to talk to all raved about HIFA and wanted to come back. It was also noticeable that a number are becoming staunch supporters of the event and have come back for several years now. Daniel Lager the counter tenor is one, Hans Lüdemann and Trio Ivoire are another.
As a press officer I was fortunate enough to be able to get to see what ever I wanted but it was a bit more complex than that. Part of a team of reviewers I felt bound to let the others who had to be allocated tickets (I had carte blanche) get first pick so I tended to go to the less popular shows, I guess you could call it "The Fringe". Still, I have enjoyed it. I did not see a single dud and there was some great stuff to be seen though nothing that left me speechless. There were only two shows that I felt I missed out on; Truth in Translation which even impressed a friend who is less than culturally inclined and Thibault Cauvin, a world class French classical guitarist.
It also got me away from work where business is not going well, to a world of escapism and creativity and allowed me to indulge my own creativity a bit (and even push my self to be creative under pressure). This blog is made much easier by all the notes I had to take. In some places I will just reproduce my review but in most I can be a bit more personal. Note that we were reviewers not critics. Our job was to promote the good shows. Being a critic is much more difficult; one has to know what one is talking about!This is the first year that I have been involved in the project though not much on the organizational side. I was impressed overall by how smoothly it ran; it's a huge amount of organization. A couple of areas need attention, IT being the main one. I suppose it is not that surprising as most of the management are artistes themselves!


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Researchers reviewed data on women exposed to an HPV vaccine up to 1 month prior to onset of their last menstrual period or at any time during pregnancy.
Researchers reviewed prospective data on 517 women from the United States, France, and Canada who were exposed to the human papillomavirus (HPV) type 6/11/16/18 vaccine up to 1 month before the onset of their last menstrual period or at any time during pregnancy.
Of these women, 451 had live births, including 3 sets of twins, for a total of 454 neonates. Overall rates of spontaneous abortion, major birth defects, and fetal death were 6.9 per 100 outcomes (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.8-9.6), 2.2 per 100 liveborn neonates (95% CI, 1.05-4.05), and 1.5 per 100 outcomes (95% CI, 0.60-3.09), respectively. All of the rates were no greater than those in unexposed populations.
Dana A, Buchanan K, Goss MA, et al. Pregnancy outcomes from the pregnancy registry of a human papillomavirus type 6/11/16/18 vaccine. Obstet Gynecol. 2009;114(6):1170-1178.


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Seed cycling is an all-natural eating cycle that promotes menstrual health, hormone production and reduces symptoms commonly associated with periods and menstrual disorders. Not only can it help with your cycle, but it can also improve your mental health and day to day life, making it a great practice to implement into your life if you are looking for more balance and clarity.
While it's completely normal and natural to experience PMS such as cramps, mood swings and hormonal acne, these symptoms can be extreme for those suffering from Endometriosis, PCOS or Ovarian Cysts. Menstrual cycles can also affect your mental health as well, leading to anxiety and depression in many women across the globe. Even those suffering from irregular (or absent) periods and infertility can benefit from this hormone-balancing practice as well.
To get started seed cycling, begin on the first day of your cycle (during your follicular phase). If you don't have a consistent cycle or if you are trying to bring back an absent cycle, it's suggested to seed cycle according to the phases of the moon to get your hormones on a new and consistent schedule. The team at Snap Kitchen put together this handy guide that covers everything you need to know about seed cycling, who it is best suited for, and other healthy practices you can implement into your life to help boost and balance your hormones.
Check out the infographic below and get started on your road to a healthier and happier period!


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'Tis The Season To Be Jolly But Enjoy It Safely
Wishing you a joyous Christmas season with peace and a Prosperous New Year: Business leaders
Key corporate leaders and senior business executives have wished the people of Fiji a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
Governor of Reserve Bank of Fiji Ariff Ali said Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Fiji Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Vice-President Nouzab Fareed wished the people of Fiji a Merry Christmas and a joyful Christmas season.
"It's the time for giving and being merry so enjoy this festive season and have a great time with your family."
As chief executive officer of Fijian Holdings Limited, Mr Fareed's message to his employees is: "When you return to work you will have to do more hard work better than you did before."
HFC Bank chief executive officer and Association of Banks in Fiji chairman Rakesh Ram said: "I want to wish the people of Fiji a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
"The economy is very strong and growing and there a lot of potentials for banks to help customers going forward
"We looking forward to an exciting New Year because there is better things to come."
Graham Clark, chief executive officer, Fiji Sugar Corporation said: "I would like to first of all thank the sugar industry stakeholders, beginning with Government, the farmers, lorry drivers, mill workers and staff for the efforts they had put in during 2018.
"This has been a difficult year for all in the sugar industry. I want to wish all, on behalf of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
"Let's all take a good break and get ourselves ready for the new season."
Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association (FHTA) chief executive officer Fantasha Lockington said: "We wish our FHTA members, with their staff and families a safe and blessed Christmas.
"We know the many lives they touch over this holiday season with their welcoming and generous Bula Spirit will continue to boost Fiji's tourism industry and spread its economic benefits throughout the country as only tourism can."
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text: Hi, Quoting Gary Byers (gb at clozure.com): [...] > You can persuade CCL to treat BAR as a valid type specifier in this > case by doing: > > (deftype bar () 'foo) > > before trying to use BAR as a type specifer. > > [Of course, the problem you're having may be totally unrelated to the above.] thanks, I've pushed a fix along these lines to cxml-stp git. If you (Stephen) are working with quicklisp, please keep in mind that, while quicklisp provides a snapshot of cxml-stp from git, it won't update immediately. So please clone/pull from the git repo directly in this case. > On Sun, 20 May 2012, Steven N?ez wrote: > [...] > >Any other suggestions for XPath with CCL? There is cl-libxml2, but (as its name suggests) it merely wraps a C library. (In return it's faster.) If Plexippus doesn't work out of the box on CCL, it's because it doesn't yet do non-trapping IEEE arithmetic on CCL, which means that the test suite can't possibly pass, which in turn means that I consider CCL unsupported. I'll need it on CCL myself relatively soon, so you might want to stay tuned -- but I'd also take patches :-). d.


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Develop your Web applications by following the tutorials bellow: set-up your development environment, experience the product and add value by integrating with Mobile Foundation 8.0 offerings.
Installation and ConfigurationSet up your development environment to work with IBM Mobile Foundation.
- Setting up the MobileFirst development environment
- Setting up the web development environment
- Using the Mobile Foundation Operations Console
Quick StartGet a feel of Mobile Foundation.
Adding the MobileFirst SDKAdd the Mobile Foundation SDK to your Web application.
Developing ApplicationsLearn to use MobileFirst APIs: Direct Update, JSONStore, WLResourceRequest, Client-side translation, debugging applications, Developer CLI and more...
- Using MobileFirst CLI to manage MobileFirst artifacts
- Resource request from JavaScript (Cordova, Web) applications
- Client-side log collection
- Multilingual translation of JavaScript (Cordova, Web) applications
- Debugging JavaScript (Cordova, Web) applications
Developing AdaptersDevelop server-side code to integrate with enterprise back-end systems and cloud services.
- Adapters overview
- Creating Java and JavaScript adapters
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- Testing and debugging adapters
- Server-side log collection
- Advanced adapter usage and mashup
- Integrating with Cloudant using an adapter
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- Authorization concepts
- Creating a Security Check
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- UserAuthenticationSecurityCheck
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- Step Up Authentication
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- Confidential Clients
- Protecting External Resources
- Application Authenticity
- Configuring Device Single Sign-On
- Configuring the MobileFirst Server Keystore
AnalyticsMonitor deployed applications and adapters, gain insight on application usage, find out about errors in the wild and more.
- Introduction to IBM MobileFirst Foundation Operational Analytics
- Using Analytics API in client applications
- Using Analytics REST API
- Creating Custom Charts
- Managing Alerts
- Configuring Log Filters
- Scenario Loader
- Push Notifications
- Data Retention and Purging
- Analytics Workflows
Foundation on IBM CloudDeploy Mobile Foundation to the cloud using IBM Cloud.
- Introduction to IBM Mobile Foundation on IBM Cloud
- Create a MobileFirst Server instance using the Mobile Foundation IBM Cloud service
- Setting Up Mobile Foundation on IBM Cloud Kubernetes Cluster using Helm charts
- Setting Up MobileFirst Server on IBM Cloud Kubernetes Cluster
- Setting Up the MobileFirst Server on IBM Cloud using scripts on Liberty for Java
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On the off chance that you are a MetaTrader 4 practitioner, claiming a house is a monetary choice which may include repercussions inside what's to come. Dealing with the home loan the correct way—paying on schedule, evading obligation—would definitely end in the house purchaser in the long run paying the value of the home the individual bought. Managing the home loan the inaccurate way—renegotiating inside some unacceptable time, inability to keep awake with monetary commitments—would expand one's obligation, influencing their FICO assessment as well as may conceivably confront the probability of a dispossession. Obviously, no one needs to encounter the last mentioned, and inherently, the individual may discover looking for proficient assistance a fundamental a piece of looking at the least complex home loan instalment arrangements and rates.
Previously, when looking at homes, planned purchasers address banks. It is nearly equivalent to your work as a MetaTrader 4 expert, you need to proceed cautiously prior to marking any archives. Not exclusively do these monetary establishments offer types of assistance including individual banking and MasterCard's, yet in addition business advances, individual credits, etc., particularly contracts. In spite of the fact that they're as yet significant in the present monetary world, a purported "newcomer" arose inside the business of home loans, and these are the home loan brokers. Additionally alluded to as home value credit brokers, they're authorized experts who work with numerous banks. They even approach a plenty of rates that homebuyers can discover luring to require favourable position of. They are doing that they supply these customers with absolute bottom rates.
With the battleground now even, it's currently truly up to
individuals looking at homes to choose between the bank and business credits
and private advances brokers. To put this into point of view, here is the thing
that homebuyers can anticipate from the two:
• regarding piece of the pie, banking organizations who are there
inside the home loan industry take up 60%, though contract brokers take up the
leftover 40%.
• The advantages of profiting the administrations of a bank for
taking home loan rates and instalment terms is that it permits the individual
to deal with an all-around existing working relationship with a broker. This is
regularly the reasoning why huge loads of people looking at homes trust banks;
they're familiar with them and that they trust them to require care of the home
loan administrations. Then again, banks can just pursuit and supply their own
home loan rates and it's regularly the obligation of the customer to influence
• The advantages of profiting the administrations of a home loan
broker, in the interim, is that the person will do everything for the benefit
of the homebuyer, during which the past will give the last a stock of potential
banks that have the easiest rates. From that point, the homebuyer will conclude
which is best appropriate for their requirements. The disadvantage of this,
notwithstanding, is that the broker may consider as conniving, particularly
since a homebuyer hasn't set up a working relationship with the broker yet.
Seeing what's recorded above, everything comes directly down to individual inclination. On one hand, individuals that are wont to getting to banks for private banking and dealing with MasterCard's can likewise trade out of the home loan benefits these organizations offers them. It additionally helps that they're familiar with the individuals at the bank. On the contrary hand, individuals may discover it unquestionably more helpful in the event that they enrol the administrations of a broker. Instead of visiting a bank, homebuyers are presented to a person who includes an arrangement of likely moneylenders, banks, and home loan items. It likewise helps that they need somebody who has long periods of involvement inside the business, additionally on the grounds that the information on the home loan market. Regardless of whether homebuyers pick either a home value credit broker or a bank, it's as yet essential to settle on a choice what's best for them, thinking about the conditions of their accounts.


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Fort Myers puts McCollum Hall on wishlist, again
Fort Myers officials want to take another shot this legislative session at winning state money to reopen McCollum Hall for business, and their chances seem better this time around.
Why? Because they followed application instructions and spent the money they already had.
City leaders have wanted to refurbish the vacant building for years — because of its historic importance to the Dunbar community during segregation — but it'll cost about $2.3 million to make it happen, said Michelle Hylton-Terry, with the Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency.
The city will request $2.2 million at the Lee County Legislative Delegation meeting, which is scheduled for Jan. 19 at Florida Southwestern State College. In addition, legislators are expected to consider a state grant in March that would put the city well over the mark.
When officials went through this process last year, and asked for the same $2.2 million, it didn't work out.
McCollum Hall in Fort Myers inches closer to reopening
First off, the city made last year's request while sitting on a $500,000 state grant for improvements to McCollum Hall. That grant, awarded in 2014, hadn't been spent when city officials were asking for more money.
Emails obtained by The News-Press last year revealed legislators thought the request was premature.
And secondly, when city officials asked for the $2.2 million last year, they failed to submit the appropriate paperwork to make it happen, said State Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers.
"As much as we all want to see the project happen," Benacquisto said, "(the city) has to compete on a level playing field with other entities across the state and that application was required."
Fort Myers allows 'COPS' to film, but not without concern
But now, things are different.
The first phase of exterior renovations to McCollum Hall was completed in the middle of last year using the $500,000 grant, and the city has properly submitted its application for the $2.2 million. Fort Myers has a good chance of receiving state dollars for the project this legislative session, Benacquisto said.
In addition to the $2.2 million the city is asking for, Hylton-Terry said legislators will also consider another $500,000 grant that state officials recommended giving Fort Myers for McCollum Hall last October.
This project could have a monumental impact on the Dunbar economy and its residents, Hyton-Terry said, by providing a place to eat, shop and work.
"We hope that this will be a catalyst project," she said. "It's taking longer than we anticipated, but the sooner we can get it done, the sooner we can attract other businesses to that corridor."
But just how much the city could receive is the next question.
"I'd like to see the project completed," Benacquisto said. "But $2.2 million is a significant ask ... we'll fight to bring some home, but it is very ambitious."
General Allocation Requests
1. McCullum Hall Building Renovation: $2.2 million
2. Billy's Creek Restoration: $750,000
3. Centennial Park Playground: $275,000
4. Community Violence Reduction Initiative: $330,000
5. Dr. Ann Murphy Knight S.T.A.R.S. Complex Expansion Phase I: $12 million
Total: $15.55 million


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Peck's Skipper
Polites peckius
|Aug. 21, 2016
In the four years since I first encountered a Peck's skipper (Polites peckius), I've photographed such skippers any number of times. Therefore, I thought it was time to present the Peck's skipper in all its glory (rather than having a single image on this page). It is a particularly beautiful skipper.
Below is my original photo from 2012.
|Young Peck's skippers have brilliant colors.
|As a Peck's skipper ages, its colors become darker. Or so it seems. On the other hand, a darker Peck's skipper is also associated with its being a male.
|There's nothing quite like being eye to eye with a Peck's skipper.
Peck's skippers are always fun to come across, but given their color variety, they can be a challenge to ID properly.
Photo note: The first and third photos were taken with the Pentax K20D and Voigtlander 125mm macro lens in 2012 and 2014; the second and fourth were taken with the Pentax K3 and the Pentax SMC-A* 200mm macro lens in 2015 and 2016. The second photo is from my backyard; the others are from the Toftrees game land, State College, Pennsylvania.
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Numerical Solution Methods for Finite Dimensional Problems
(dt. Numerik endlichdimensionaler Probleme)
|Level, degree of commitment in original study programme
|Advanced module, compulsory elective module
|Forms of teaching and learning,
|Lecture (4 SWS), recitation class (2 SWS),
270 hours (90 h attendance, 180 h private study)
|Credit points,
formal requirements
Course requirement: Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the points from the weekly exercises.
Examination type: Written or oral examination
|German,The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for study course M.Sc. Mathematics.
|Original study programme
|M.Sc. Mathematik / Vertiefungsbereich Mathematik
|One semester,
Jedes zweite Wintersemester
|Person in charge of the module's outline
|Prof. Dr. Stephan Dahlke
Methods for eigenvalue problems of matrices, fast iteration methods for large systems of equations. Selected additions, such as curve tracking for nonlinear equation systems or fast decomposition methods (FFT, wavelet transformation)
Qualification Goals
The students shall
- be empowered to classify practical problems in relation to applicable methods and the effort involved,
- deal with different methods, their different applications and the differences in efficiency and universality of the methods,
- see how to build up and analyze solution methods from different basic methods for complex tasks,
- learn about the development of efficient methods by combining building blocks of different characteristics in the core topic of iterative methods for large systems of equations,
- practice mathematical working methods (development of mathematical intuition and its formal justification, training of the abstraction capability, proof techniques),
- improve their oral communication skills in the exercises by practicing free speech in front of an audience and during discussion.
None. The competences taught in the following modules are recommended: either Foundations of Mathematics and Linear Algebra I and Linear Algebra II or Basic Linear Algebra, either Analysis I and Analysis II or Basic Real Analysis, Numerical Analysis.
Recommended Reading
- Stoer, J., Bulirsch, R.: Numerische Mathematik II, Springer, 2000;
- Golub, G., van Loan, C.: Matrix Computations, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990;
- Hanke-Bourgeois, M.: Grundlagen der Numerischen Mathematik und des Wissenschaftlichen Rechnens, Teubner, 2002.
Please note:
This page describes a module according to the latest valid module guide in Wintersemester 2021/22. Most rules valid for a module are not covered by the examination regulations and can therefore be updated on a semesterly basis. The following versions are available in the online module guide:
- WiSe 2016/17 (no corresponding element)
- SoSe 2018 (no corresponding element)
- WiSe 2018/19
- WiSe 2019/20
- WiSe 2020/21
- SoSe 2021
- WiSe 2021/22
- WiSe 2022/23
The module guide contains all modules, independent of the current event offer. Please compare the current course catalogue in Marvin.
The information in this online module guide was created automatically. Legally binding is only the information in the examination regulations (Prüfungsordnung). If you notice any discrepancies or errors, we would be grateful for any advice.


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Every kayak and paddleboard has a unique intended purpose inherent in the intention of its design. Product developers work tirelessly tweaking angles, volumes, and more to make vessels that maneuver and operate to specification, all for the intended user group, and inevitable captain. While many boats and boards in the Aquaglide line can cross-over into other hydro-arenas, here's the 411 on which category of paddlecraft fits your intended adventures.
Recreation Retreats
This type of kayaking is accessible to everyone. Recreational boating is the broadest and simplest category of kayaking and paddleboarding. Characteristics of these watercraft are a large cockpit (the opening you sit in) and wide deck for stability. They are easy to get in and out of, and work well for diverse bodies, kids and adults alike – even for an adult and child simultaneously. Typically stable and durable, they can be slightly heavier than other categories of paddlecraft – but that is less of a factor when it comes to the lighter weight class of inflatables.
Tandem Terrain
If you are looking to fit two adults, multiple children and/or pets in one vessel, a tandem kayak is for you. Aquaglide tandems range in capacity accommodating up to 600lbs. In general, these kayaks are good for the same purposes as the recreation kayaks. Family friendly fun days in the sun on lakes, rivers, and mellow bays or estuaries.
Touring Trips
Want to head out on an overnighter or full day exploration? You will be happiest in a touring vessel. These boats are made for long days and a range of conditions. Usually narrower then their recreation counterparts, touring boats are made for punching out miles with optimal ease. For an all day adventure on the water when you aren't sure what you will encounter, you'll especially want an inflatable. Easy to pack and patch if necessary, inflatables are as versatile as watercraft can get.
Angling Adventures
Deciding on between an angling vessel or other category type comes down to one critical question – do you like to fish? And, do you want to do it from a kayak or paddleboard? The Blackfoot series provides tons of stability, space, and weight capacity. For these reasons, angling offerings from Aquaglide can easily cross over as recreation boats when they aren't being rallied to chase fish.
Ultralight Utopias
The new kid on the block in the Aquaglide quiver, the Backwoods Ultralight series is made to be packable for any imaginable expedition. Carrying up to 300 lbs and weighing between 6-12lbs, this inflatable can practically fit in your pocket (or at least in your backpack). These boats are popular for angling, multi-sport adventures, or backcountry paddling, and they make a portage feel like a walk in the park. If your goal is hiking or biking with your kayak, or ultimate space saving, an ultralight may be for you.
Whitewater Crossovers
The whitewater crossover watercraft are a perfect fit for anyone wanting to explore downriver or on a water way with waves. For some class 2 and under, the McKenzie series is happiest when it's plowing through downriver currents, frisky ripples and beyond. With capacity options for one or two adults, rocker for blasting through splashy waves and a self bailing floor, the Mckenzie series is a formidable steed for exploring downriver limits.
No matter your paddling goals, there is a craft that fits your needs. And with modern, versatile watercraft, your boat of choice will likely be usable for multiple kinds of adventure. So choose a boat, and get out there!


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Local Loans, Grants and Bonds
Business Development Loans – The City of Warren assists small business development with loans for capital assets and working capital to start or expand a business. Retention or growth of employment opportunities is a key factor for these short term, fixed rate, low interest loans. A business plan, financial records, projections and collateralization are required for these loans; however, assistance is available throughout the application process. Many times these loans are part of a larger financing package, with the City Loan providing the gap between primary financing sources and the owners equity. Warren Redevelopment and Planning Corp. administers the City Loan Programs. Loans cannot be used for speculative purchase of real estate or housing projects.
View the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Application as a PDF fill-in form
Façade Improvement Loans – The City of Warren encourages façade improvements in targeted areas by offering Façade Improvement Loans at 3% interest for up to $15,000 on commercial buildings and $25,000 on historic buildings. Loans can be used for façade improvements, landscaping, parking lot improvements, lighting, etc. Most commercial corridors qualify as target areas.
Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corporation – MVEDC has a number of programs available, from small business loans, i.e. SBA 504, to a day care center loan fund.
Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRB) – Small issue bonds that can be used for manufacturing purposes. A Bond issued by public entities on behalf of the companies, therefore having interest not subject to federal income taxes, allows for lower rates. Due to the up-front fees involved, however, these are not recommended for projects under one million dollars.
City of Warren Tax Incentives
City of Warren Property Investment Reimbursement – Based on an Employment and Investment formula, the reimbursement applies to new withholding taxes paid annually and requires new employment and a minimum investment of $25,000. This is a 10 year tax abatement – full percentage for the first five years and phased out over the second five years.
Warren Profits Tax Credit – Based on an Employment and Investment formula, this credit applies to any increased profits experienced by the company. A minimum investment of $150,000 is required. This is a 10 year abatement – full percentage for the first five years and then phased out over the next five years.
Enterprise Zone Tax Abatements – Property tax abatements are available for any additional improvements to the infrastructure of a property. Abatements in the City can be as high as 100% over 10 years (over 75% requires school board approval). There is an annual fee of $750. Abatements are not to be used for relocation from one part of the State of Ohio to another but there can be exceptions to this rule.
CRA (Community Reinvestment Area) Abatements – These work similar to the Enterprise Zone tax abatements listed above. The property site must be within the City's CRA district, which is not the same as the Enterprise Zone. For the City's purposes, CRA abatements are mainly designed to assist with tax abatements for housing projects or restorations.
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LinkedIn makes soliciting references and testimonials, as well as displaying them, truly painless. Endorsements are inadequate as they offer less insight into the type of employee you are; endorsements only affirm the skills that your endorses think you possess. Instead, seek out recommendations.
Endorsements or References?
Recommendations on LinkedIn go further than endorsements and provide a written reference of your work. References that carry the most weight are those from your current / most recent employer. Nevertheless, solid references from other employers are valuable. LinkedIn recommendations serve as proof that the skills and credentials on your profile aren't simply made up or exaggerated to make you appear more qualified than you really are.
Golden Rule
A well-done recommendation should describe and give specific examples. For recruiters, such a recommendation provides an important sign that this connection could be the person they are looking for. The golden rule of powerful recommendations is Show, don't tell. A good recommendation answers the following questions:
- Relationship with the recommender: Where you the recommender's (e.g manager), a team member, or a direct report?
- Tenure: How long did you work together for and in what capacity?
- Attributes: Your qualities that make you a good hire
- Objective assessment: How did you demonstrate the highlighted qualities? What were the end results?
Why are references important?
References provide insight into the quality of candidates' work experience. They also capture their personal traits and qualities the employers are looking for. LinkedIn recommendations are the social / digital version of recommendation letters. They are available for cross-checking and seeing for everyone. Therefore, references show prospective employers that you impressed your colleagues enough to motivate them to write it. References are invaluable during job search because they substantiate your experience and provide a valid 3rd party, who vouches for your credibility. Anyone can sound smart and professional on a CV / Resume. To ensure your work ethic matches the needs and culture of the company where you are applying, hiring managers want to talk to your current or past employers and colleagues.


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Call it the juggernaut factor. Every year, dazzled by Google's (s goog) massive presence on the web, someone offers a wildly bullish prediction for its stock in the coming year. Wired pluckily predicted Google at $1,000 in 2007. (It peaked at $747.) A year later, Credit Suisse (s crp) saw shares reaching $900. (It fell to $307.) Last year, Motley Fool thought Google the "best stock for 2009" – not really true: AMD (s amd), for example, is up 359 percent vs. Google's 102 percent gain. Now, the histrionic Jim Cramer sees Google hitting a record high in 2010.
To which I say: We'll see. Predictions are like Christmas toys — they come tumbling out in late December, only to be cast aside and forgotten a few weeks later. It's much more useful to ask: What would it take for Google to have a blowout year? What would the company need to do to meet these bullish targets? So rather than another set of stock predictions, here's a to-do list for Google in 2010.
1. Make me click on display ads.
And not just me. Many longtime web users can't remember the last time we clicked on a display ad. (It's been a few years in my case.) The more we see, the better our minds learn to instinctively tune them out. It's no wonder display-ad revenue has been falling while search ads have been rising.
Making display ads as targeted and unobtrusive as search ads may be an uphill battle, but that was a reason for Google buying DoubleClick. It's coming up on three years since that $3.1 billion deal was announced. Since then, there's been Ad Exchange 2.0 and lots of talk about a "display ecosystem." 2010 is the time to deliver on that promise. But it's not just about wooing new advertisers online — it's about getting online shoppers to notice display ads again.
Google's Jonathan Rosenberg recently noted that display ads "seem to work very well" on some mobile devices because "there's much more of a dynamic of forced engagement with display." "Forced engagement" sounds like a shotgun marriage, but if people are less blind to mobile display ads, this area is that much more of a priority.
2. Forget hardware. Focus on Android Market.
There are some businesses Google doesn't need to be in, and selling smartphones is one of them. Yes, it's a wonderful way to upend an industry that needs shaking up, but subsidizing the costs necessary to make the phones price-competitive could hurt Google's profit margins for years. Google management may not care about that, but investors will.
A more immediate need for Android phones is an app store that can rival what Apple (s aapl) has created. Apple's control-freak tendencies in running its App Store is a weakness to be exploited, but Android Market has been slow to move. Android Market is still a fraction of the App Store's size (16,000 apps on Android Market vs. 100,000-plus for the App Store), and the lack of unified standards for myriad Android phones discourages developers. As AppleInsider noted, Android Market is "more like a free rummage sale compared to an actual retail store."
For most smartphone consumers, the features on Android phones and the iPhone are similar enough, so the battle for a competitive edge will be fought over the number and quality of apps. That makes Android Market a bigger priority for 2010.
3. Make enterprises pay.
Ask Eric Schmidt what second act Google has planned to supplement search and he's likely to mention Google Apps. He calls the enterprise market the next "billion-dollar opportunity," with Apps leading the way. More than 2 million businesses are using Google Apps globally; and although those with fewer than 50 employees use it for free, Apps bring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Selling enterprise wares is one thing, and supporting them another — especially when you toss in concerns companies have about moving their data to the cloud. As we've seen, when a company's servers go down, employees gripe privately. When Gmail suffers an outage, it makes headlines. And as Sebastian has pointed out, Google will be upping the ante with Chrome OS.
Google faces other issues it needs to address longer-term, such as improving its position in popular areas like real-time content and social networks. For 2010, the immediate question is where new revenue will come from. That means effective display ads, an improved storefront for apps, and more enterprise sales to big companies.
Hitting all those marks is a tall order. Together, they just might help Google achieve the bullish performance some are expecting. But given that each of these tasks face challenges, Google is more likely to see a year of strong, but not spectacular, growth.
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How to Oxygenate Your Fish Pond?
Why do you need to Aerate your Fish Pond? The most important element of life is Oxygen. Everything revolves around it. Aquatic systems are no different. Every fish pond, water garden or lake need Oxygen. All aquatic life – fish, plants and bacteria need oxygen to survive. However, isolated water systems like lakes, ponds, and aquariums gain their oxygen in two ways. Having sufficing levels of oxygen in your Fish Pond will improve your fish's health and reduce the algae growth.
How to Oxygenate Your Fish Pond?
Through photosynthesis, the plants in the water produce oxygen. However, photosynthesis is inconsistent and will not provide enough oxygen for a highly populated fish water feature. At night all the oxygen is consumed by both plants and fish alike. Thus most artificial water features need additional oxygen to maintain the developed ecosystem and to keep it clean and inhabitable.
The second way an isolated water feature gains its oxygen is when atmospheric oxygen is transferred into the surface of the water, creating a dynamic and circulating aeration. Waterfalls, streams, and fountains are usually built with that exact idea.
How does the Water Aeration System work?
The pond aeration system works in a rather simple way. It lifts air from the bottom of the water feature up to the surface of the water. The created air bubble column reaches the surface and burst. This supplemental aeration of an air pump will create water circulation, which will "breathe" around 20% oxygen into your aquatic feature. In the winter an aeration pump will also act like a de-icer, saving the lives of your fish.


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The Extenda Bond 90 with a hold time 2-4 weeks depending of scalp oils
Extenda Bond produced from the Walker Tape Company is one of the largest and top selling names in hairpiece adhesives/tapes. It is a super strong and flexible tape that can last for up to six weeks!
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When the idea for the "Tree Lighting" came to life in my mind, I decided this would become my submission to the Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine. After carefully following the submission guidelines, I held my breath and dropped my pattern into the mailbox for their consideration. A couple of weeks later, I was taken by surprise when the editor called me and said they would love to feature my design in the Winter 2013 issue. It was a dream come true!
In the interim between my acceptance and the actual publication, I have been busy preparing kits for the project. There is a strong sense of anticipation as I cut hundreds of pieces of fabric with the help of a friend. Stacks of warm, fuzzy hand-dyed wools and cottons line my counters and table. What once seemed like an eternity away is now just around the corner. The winter issue will be out the first week of October, 2013. If you have never seen this magazine, don't miss this holiday issue. I promise you won't be disappointed! I am honored to have my "Tree Lighting" Christmas table topper published in this format.
Assembling Tree Lighting quilt kits
Fabric prepared for The Tree Lighting kits
As the seasons change, my website is also taking on a new look. It now has a new design, which will be evolving over the next couple of weeks into a more homey feel, rich with the dark colors and homespun designs that I love so much. My goal is to inspire my quilting friends to add those special touches to their homes through the simple art of quilting.
Welcome to Little House Quilts!


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When you are drawn to the water, you want to express yourself with jewelry that communicates who you are.
When not being worn this is a conversation piece sure to brighten your wall or mantle. This brooch has been elaborately designed and made from light weight 3D printed polyamide (Nylon) that has been hand dyed and intergrated with cast sterling silver components. You are sure to turn heads whether wearing or displaying this piece. The terminal ends made like turning blocks allow for this piece to also be worn suspended as a pendant or neckpiece. I use these turning blocks in many of my pieces which allow for more versatile rigging when being worn.
Due to the hand finished nature of this material, there are many variable in the color scheme that can be customized.
The sails of a junk boat create an angular composition just ripe for abstraction. Even though job of a boat is the same all over the world, to move across a body of water safely, every culture has variations on boat and ship forms. The commonalities and differences create patterns and forms as diverse as humanity itself.
Product Specifications
7″ x 5.1″ x 2.6″
Each one is hand dyed and can be customized in different color schemes.


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It's been a rousing success of a weekend, on several fronts! Our newest family member joined the world this morning, Jess and I took a fancy-pants cooking class, my good friend Michael Shawler led a group of great kids to a robotics competition win, and Tony and I book-ended all this with a couple of great skiing trips.
Haylon Wade sure took his time getting here. He stalled and procrastinated as long as he could in his cozy den until he finally gave up the ghost and made his way here. He was born at 5:50 this morning, and his grandpa Phil swears he's already gotten smiles and kisses. I believe it 100%. Congratulations, Cody and Tiff…and all grandparents 🙂 Looks like we need to schedule an Ohio trip to meet all these new nephews!
Tony and I have this agreement about Christmas presents. We don't get them for each other. Instead, we always get super-sentimental cards. You can imagine my surprise when he and Jim surprised Jess and me with a cooking class at Chateau Chantal. It was a class centered around knife use and "European technique," which pretty much means that they taught us the "right" way to use a chef's knife, how to sharpen said knife, and how to prepare a few classic French dishes. We had a great time, our food was wonderful, and the views were stellar. How can they not be, up on top of the Old Mission Peninsula?
Mr. Michael Shawler took a group of students to a robotics competition where they fared amazingly and will be advancing to state. This is a huge accomplishment, but is even more impressive when you consider that this was his first year coaching the (new, because he started it!) program at the school. He's a good guy. And I know the kids too, and they're pretty awesome as well. I'm hoping to be able to time a trip to Atlanta so that I can see them compete at Southern Polytechnic.
And that brings us to skiing. When we went Friday evening, it was 16 degrees and snowing so hard that we were accumulating little piles on the lift. I was seriously bundled, such that Kathy would have laughed at me. The important thing is I stayed warm 🙂 Today was a whole different story: temps in the low 30's and lots of sun.
We're expecting drizzle tonight, which is expected to switch over to snow. I hope so. I think we all know how I feel about this winter. Regardless, what a great weekend! I hope yours was even half as good 🙂


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According to game director Kazuhisa Wada, in a post on the official Persona 4 Arena Blog, Persona 4 Arena's story mode will be a huge part of the game and will last somewhere between 30 to 40 hours. On top of that, the story is being written by the Persona Team themselves and will feature full voice acting. You can check out the Japanese trailer after the jump.
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[Update] More P4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena Screenshots + Trailer
And just when I thought Atlus and Arc System Works would remain hush for a while after revealing Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena, here they come with more screens. From the looks of it, this game is going have more flash than MvC3 on acid. One thing I never noticed was Rise next to the portraits of the fighters cheering you on. Though, given the context that she's friends with everyone revealed so far (except for Aigis), she might serve more of a purpose than being a cheerleader. Also, the debate over the P4 antagonist's name has been settled, as he'll go by his anime name, Yu Narukami (as o opposed to the fan favorite manga name, Souji Seta). We also see more of the characters' Personas dishing out some attacks. My assumption is that either you have to build up that super meter at the bottom to call them out for a super, or they'll just come out for a quick moment for special attacks. We'll know more as time goes. In the mean time, hit the jump to see some screens [UPDATE] and the trailer!
Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena Screenshots
Ahem… I will hold back my inner fanboy squee in an effort to deliver quality journalistic coverage of Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena. If you didn't see the news yesterday, Atlus announced that Persona was getting a fighting game. Today, they delivered some screenshots through Famitsu. We can see Arc System Works' style shine through with crazy-flashy moves and colors. The visual elements of P3 and P4 lend themselves well in the transition from RPG to fighting game. So far, confirmed characters are Yu Narukami (or Hero on the Famitsu page), Chie Satonaka, and Yosuke Hanamura representing Persona 4, and Aigis representing Persona 3. In the screenshot above, we can also see that the protagonist from Persona 3 is in as well (it says Fool under his name), and Kanji is in as well (next to Chie). Still no word on characters from Persona and Persona 2 joining the fray. The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena is expected to be released on arcades on Spring 2012, with PS3 and 360 versions arriving that Summer. Screenshots after the break.
ペルソナ4 ジ・アルティメット イン マヨナカアリーナ』アトラス×アークシステムワークスの挑戦 [Famitsu]
Atlus to make P4 for Vita and a Persona Fighting Gam–WAIT A PERSONA FIGHTING GAME!?
First, the smaller news. Atlus has announced that Persona 4 will be ported over to the Playstation Vita, following in its predecessor's, footsteps (it being Persona 3 Portable). Under the name Persona 4: The Golden, it looks like it'll retain everything the original PS2 version had (and not losing things like P3P). It will be gaining new features, including new animations, new opening, more voices, and a new character.
Now about that fighting game. Called Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena, the game takes place two years after the events of Persona 4. It will have characters from Persona 3 and 4 (no word on 1 and 2). So far we're not sure if it's canon or not, but this sounds awesome. Even better is that Arc System Works (the makers of BlazBlue) will be making the game. Now P3's MC can finally kick Mituru's ass for gravely undermining her healing duties. It's slated for release in arcades, then 360 and PS3 in 2012.
Finally, the staff has been assembled for Persona 5 and are ready to go.
Atlus Announces Persona 4 Vita, Persona 4 Fighter, and Teases Persona 5 [andriasang]


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Last week, a rather shocking story hit the news.
The gist? Jeffrey Wilpon, co-owner and COO of the Mets, subjected Leigh Castergine, senior vice president of ticket sales and service, to ongoing discrimination for being pregnant out of wedlock – culminating in her termination. (You can read the story here.)
Clearly, this type of behavior is unacceptable from any employer. But Castergine isn't the only woman in the news to have been fired recently for being pregnant. According to the Charlotte Observer, new hire Morgan McCloskey lost her job at Massage Envy for the same reason.
And in a story by the LA Times last spring, Pier 1 sales associate Kimberly Erin Caselman was forced onto unpaid maternity leave well before her baby was due. After being compelled to use up all her leave while pregnant, if she chooses to take time off after her child is born, she'll be putting her job at stake.
Pregnancy discrimination is real
Which is why there are laws in place to protect employees. That's only fair.
That said, while we certainly hope these laws would simply articulate what is (or should be) common sense already – things that every employer would do out of their own basic decency – things are seldom simple in the world of liability.
It's possible for laws to be less than obvious. It's possible for an employer to make a legal mistake despite decent intentions. And it's possible for an employee to misconstrue the reasons behind an employer's actions.
Mistakes like those are costly... which is why it pays to take a lesson from the news.
Be aware of anti-discrimination laws
Takeaway number one? Educate yourself.
Don't wait to research the laws governing your practices until you're facing a lawsuit. It pays to understand the lay of the legal landscape well before issues arise. Speaking of which, here are five best practices for how to interact with a pregnant employee without getting sued.
As for takeaway number two? Get your hands on an employment practices liability insurance policy if you don't already have one.
EPLI – insurance you don't want to go without
EPLI stands for Employment Practices Liability Insurance, and it can help protect you from all kinds of legal claims such as wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, discrimination, sexual harassment and the invasion of employee privacy.
Good business is about taking smart risks – not careless ones. Find out how BNC Insurance and Risk Advisors can help with smarter business, workers' compensation and employment practices liability insurance.


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"One of the best f%*%ing road rides I have ever done!" We arrived yesterday and jumped right to the goods. That was Rich's reaction after we were finished.
A blue bird day with temperatures in the low 70's. We rode a good potion of the way along the L'Herault River.
Some pretty cool bridges along the way.
After experiencing a great fall season in McCall, I get to experience another one here in the South of France as the leaves are just starting to turn here.
Ok, here are some images of roads for Tommy! If pictures of amazing biking roads are not your bag, you should stop viewing here.
Road picture intermission. We actually rode between the gap off in the distance, the peak on the right is Pic Saint-Loup.. The wide angle lens does not do it justice as the top is at about 2200 feet of elevation and rises about 1500 feet above the surroundings. Its a popular hiking area but also with the gentle winds and wonderful Saturday afternoon, a bunch of gliders and para-sailors were swirling above.
Back to road pictures already in progress! Pic Saint-Loup from the other side.
Our finishing "straight". It was an amazing 50 miles with about 3000 feet of climbing, one coffee stop, one lunch break, tons of picture stops and about 6 hour total time out. C'est tres bon!!!!


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Address: Umayanalloor, Kollam, Kerala 691020, India.
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