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A fine individual display from Chris Eagles inspired Bolton to a 2-1 victory over abject neighbours Blackburn.
Kevin Davies struck after 93 seconds against his former club in a first half dominated by Wanderers.
Eagles was a constant menace alongside Jacob Butterfield and Lee Chung-Yong, the attacking trio operating behind a typically robust and effective Davies.
Butterfield, Lee and Davies were recalled as three of six changes made by Whites boss Dougie Freedman, but his alterations soon looked inspired and Blackburn had goalkeeper Paul Robinson to thank for not being further behind at the break.
Eventually Robinson was unable to prevent greater damage when he turned Eagles' 61st-minute free-kick against the post to leave Lee with a close-range formality, before Jordan Rhodes headed Rovers to within touching distance of a scarcely deserved point eight minute from time.
Victory ended a run of four straight draws for Bolton, still unbeaten in six games under Freedman's stewardship, while Blackburn must bounce back from consecutive defeats and a stuttering start to Henning Berg's tenure when they make the short trip to face fierce rivals Burnley on Sunday.
Josh King was handed a first Rovers start as Markus Olsson made way to accommodate the on-loan Manchester United forward.
Keith Andrews replaced the suspended Mark Davies in Bolton's midfield but all Freedman's other switches were understood to be of a tactical nature, with striker David Ngog demoted to the bench despite netting a last-gasp equaliser at Brighton on Saturday.
Ngog's replacement, Bolton captain Kevin Davies, immediately vindicated his manager's decision by firing the visitors into a second-minute lead.
Ex-Burnley winger Eagles shuffled in from the right flank amid boos from the home support to slip Davies beyond the Rovers backline and the 35-year-old lashed high past Robinson.
Twice before the half hour Eagles brought impressive stops out of Robinson - driving low and venomously from 30 yards with his right foot before crisply volleying left-footed towards the far corner from the inside left channel.
Bolton's three ex-Ewood men were all involved in a 31st-minute opening - Stephen Warnock's low cross finding Andrews, who did his perfectly-timed run a disservice with a tame side-footed effort that spun off Davies and out for a goal kick.
Robinson had to save well from Eagles once more before the half was out, while also arching backward to tip Zat Knight's deflected hook goalwards over after those in front of him failed to deal with Jay Spearing's free-kick.
Danny Murphy slammed Blackburn's only opening of the half over at the back post from Martin Olsson's cross and it came as little surprise when the hosts were booed off at the interval.
Berg's men started the second period with greater purpose but Robinson remained their key man, requiring fingertips to keep a delicate 25-yarder from Butterfield out of the top corner.
The former England man's next save was in vain - touching Eagles' free-kick onto the post after Dickson Etuhu bundled over Blackburn's tormentor-in-chief and springing gallantly to his left as Lee tucked home the rebound.
A woefully off-target 25-yarder from Murphy brought further venom from the terraces and Robinson saved superbly again to deny Knight from a Spearing corner.
Warnock was alert to block Mauro Formica from close quarters and a lifeline belatedly arrived for Rovers when Colin Kazim-Richards, on for King, angled a ball from the left to the back post where Scotland striker Rhodes ghosted in to head his 15th goal for club and country this season.
A final chance fell to Rhodes via Murphy in stoppage time but he could not scramble home.
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"Because some things in life has to be tried" ..
So from the ( long ) list of "How I ruin myself" here "method #876 : buy something from Iceland" ..
There we go ..
For those who don't know this is what Hakarl is, otherwise known as "putrified shark meat".
Now I need to get a bottle of vodka and prepare some stuff to try it
Bitafiskur is really nice, tried a bit of it, lovign it so far.
Ah, I already tried a while ago Surmstromming, it stinks like fish left in a well used toilet for months but the taste is absolutely wonderful, I love it
Ah of course I am an "expert" in Valencay cheese as well, so good.
But now I am very curious to know how Hakarl tastes.
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For a bit of this and that when needed.
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Good to see that you got hold of it - and that it was worth the effort
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Is it sort of shark biltong then?
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Reminds me of the time I ate several bags of ultra-salted dried squid given to me as a new year's greeting by the patriarch of a Chinese family living downstairs. Shark may be different, but I wouldn't know. Sharks taken quickly and unawares most likely result in the least stress-hormones being retained in those fossilized food packets.
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Phillies acquire Michael Young from Texas Rangers
- Michael Young is the new Phillies third baseman
The Philadelphia Phillies acquired seven-time All-Star infielder Michael Young from the Texas Rangers on Saturday after Young waived his no-trade clause, two persons directly involved in the negotiations told USA TODAY Sports.
The persons were not permitted to speak publicly until the trade is officially announced, which is expected to be this afternoon.
The Rangers agreed to pay about $10 million of Young's $16 million salary, according to one Rangers official. They will receive reliever Josh Lindblom and minor league pitcher Lisalverto Bonilla.
Young, who deliberated for days before accepting the deal, agreed to join Philadelphia when he was promised to be the everyday third baseman while also receiving $1.2 million in benefits, a person with direct knowledge said. Young also will receive a full no-trade clause. Young, whose contract expires after the 2013 season, did not ask for an extension.
Young, 36, who has spent his 12-year major league career with Texas, is the Rangers' all-time hits leader. He also has played in the most games in Rangers history.
The Phillies have used the trade market to fill holes in center field and third base at a relatively cheap cost. They dealt for Minnesota Twins center fielder Ben Revere, who should make about $550,000 in 2013. Their 2012 center fielder and third baseman (Shane Victorino and Placido Polanco) made a combined $16 million.
Young, who also could be used as a backup at second base, first base and shortstop, was used primarily as the Rangers DH this past season. He had his worst offensive year since .2002, hitting .277 with eight homers and 67 RBI.
Lindblom, 25, was 3-5 with a 3.55 ERA in 74 games last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Phillies. Bonilla, 22, was 2-1 with a 1.64 ERA in 21 relief appearances for Class AA Reading (Pa.).


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Summer starts out with booklists and online book clubs, Marcy Smith alerts us to the News and Observer discussions here.
Michael Tiemann is all wound up over Blooker prize finalist Lyle Estill's new book, Small is Possible, and reviews the book here [Miraverse], and here [Open Source Initiative] and here [Amazon].
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Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today announced it will continue to progress with the RetireEZ program without the assistance of Hewitt Associates of Lincolnshire, Illinois. The 10-year, $290 million contract was cancelled due to Hewitt's failure to deliver a functioning retirement calculation engine in support of RetireEZ. The termination takes effect immediately. No work under the contract had been performed since OPM issued a stop-work order in May 2008. Additional elements of the overall RetireEZ program, including the process improvement element and data conversion, are unaffected by this action and progress continues to be made in both areas.
"We have worked with Hewitt in hopes of a successful joint venture on RetireEZ. Unfortunately, they have failed to meet the requirements of their contract," said Ronald Flom, OPM's Senior Procurement Executive and Associate Director, Management Services Division. "Since Hewitt has proven unable to deliver a working engine which will help us meet our goal of enabling retirees to plan for retirement and calculate their payments, we have no choice but to find an alternative means of doing so."
"Since the stop work order was issued, we have worked diligently to carry through with the other elements of RetireEZ, and the progress we have made is significant," said Acting Director Michael W. Hager.
Hager noted the data conversion element, one of the three main facets of RetireEZ, is moving forward, having integrated data from multiple sources for more than 1.5 million active Federal employees. Approximately 2 million paper records for active Federal employees have been converted to electronic data. OPM has captured more than 8 million imaged records for more than 1 million active employees.
OPM will now consider all options regarding the calculation engine portion of RetireEZ, and will press forward once options have been considered and evaluated.
OPM Deputy Director Howard Weizmann discussed plans for RetireEZ in the near term.
"We will be working to convert remaining paper records to an electronic format, work with agencies to ensure the data we receive is electronic, continue to enhance training and other aspects of the program, work to eventually eliminate interim retirement payments, and overhaul our call center to improve customer service," Deputy Director Weizmann said. "As Acting Director Hager has said, we will deliver accurate and timely benefit payments to Federal employees."
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Saturday, February 25 2017
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Ted Dodson is the author of "At the National Monument / Always Today" (Pioneer Works, 2016). He works for BOMB, is the books editor for Futurepoem, and is a former editor of The Poetry Project Newsletter.
Mathew Timmons is the author of Terrifying Photo (Wonder 2015), Joyful Noise for three or more voices (Jaded Ibis, 2012), and The New Poetics (Les Figues, 2010). He is also the editor & publisher of Insert Blanc Press in Los Angeles, CA.
His current project, Encouraging Words, looks for spirited language in places near and far, obvious and obscure, and reframes that language to bring it into a performance and poetic context and reveal how even our most saccharine words can be both scary and energizing, or even encouraging.
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Recipe from Chef Michael Solin of Springfield, Mass.
Prep Time:Prep 15 min
Total Time: 45 Min
4- 6oz boneless chicken breast (pounded)
8 oz softened cream cheese
1/4 cup small diced granny smith apple
1/4 cup craisins
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup chopped chives
1-T worstershire sauce
2-t salt
2-t pepper
1. Take the cream cheese, apple, craisins, walnuts, chives, worstershire sauce, 1-t salt and 1-t pepper and mix until combined (do not over mix).
2. Put the chicken skin side down on a cookie sheet, divide mixture into 6 even portions and place in the center of the chicken. With your hands, tuck the chicken around the mixture and flip over.
3. Arrange all 6 stuffed chickens on a cookie sheet skin side up. Mix the remaining EVOO, salt and pepper and brush the tops of the chicken. Bake at 400 degrees until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. serve with your favorite potato or grain and vegetable such as broccoli rabe, broccolini or asparagus and enjoy.
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Four years ago, Pete Thamel wrote a story in the New York Times about how new Harvard coach Tommy Amaker had landed a potential recruiting class that experts ranked as one of the top 25 in the nation. How'd Harvard do it? Thamel reported that the school was considering players with lower academic standards than before (although still relatively high when compared to schools attended by the hoi polloi.)
Fast forward to present. Harvard is in the NCAA Tournament, led by several of those original recruits. And a different story just appeared in the Harvard Crimson. It's about four-star prospect Zena Edosomwan, a 6-foot 9-inch, 225-pound power forward that Scout.com ranks as the 15th best player at his position in the country. Both Scout.com and ESPN have Edosomwan in their top 100 players overall. Over the weekend, he shunned scholarship offers from UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley, Texas, and Washington to commit to Harvard.
"It's a special day for all of us-for me [and] for Harvard basketball," Edosomwan said.
It's a special day whenever a smallish school for nerdlings beats the towering jocks, even if it's only in a recruiting race. Five years ago, you'd consider Harvard's inclusion on the above list an error. Not anymore. If nothing else, Edosomwan signals that what Amaker started won't end when Harvard gets knocked out of the tournament. (Amaker has already landed one three-star forward along with ESPN's No. 19 center in the country for next season.) It might even herald a new era for Ivy League basketball, at least if other schools begin recruiting the same way and especially if those academic standards previously mentioned continue to slide, perhaps into the same trough where you find Mike Krzyzewski rooting around.
For now, it doesn't seem like the slippage has been quite that dramatic. (Harvard, for its part, denies any erosion of standards.) Edosomwan still hasn't qualified academically for Harvard, which like other Ivy League schools doesn't award athletic scholarships. It's kind of funny to see ESPN's "recruiting nation" mention Harvard's "offer" to Edosomwan. What offer? An opportunity to apply if he scores over 700 on his SAT math section?
What has certainly "slipped" in recent years at Harvard and elsewhere in the Ivy League—and not in a bad way—are the parameters that govern financial aid. Rich schools like Harvard have spent millions of dollars more than they did in the past to help students pay for their educations. Students don't need to take out loans and rack up debt like they used to. Grants for middle-income families have grown. Families earning less than $65,000 annually often don't have to pay tuition at all. All of which makes a huge difference when recruiting athletes. From another New York Times article:
The financial-aid enhancements have had a profound effect on the quality of athletic recruits. Rosters are now fortified with top athletes who would have turned down the Ivy League in the past because they would have been asked to pay $20,000 to $30,000 per year more than at other colleges.
"We're seeing a significant change in the caliber of the student-athlete," said Steve Bilsky, the University of Pennsylvania's athletic director, one of more than 50 Ivy League administrators and coaches interviewed. "It's not even the same population because the pool has widened. We see a considerable number of student-athletes turning down athletic scholarships from places like Stanford, Northwestern or Duke to come to Penn."
But back to Edosomwan. Whatever scores Harvard requires of him, he doesn't have them yet, according to the Crimson. Edosomwan has taken standardized tests "multiple times" and is now waiting for the results of his latest attempt in January. In trying to qualify for Harvard, he's reclassified himself as a 2013 prospect and is doing a post-grad year at a prep school in Massachusetts called Northfield Mount Hermon.
This is something like the one-percenter version of what happens at many big basketball schools when a talented athlete doesn't have the academic chops to get in. It's just happening on a higher academic level, and while Edosomwan can't enjoy having his intellectual bonafides laundered so publicly, you've got to to think that if he's close to meeting Harvard's dangerously diminished standards, he's plenty booksmart for dozens of other programs.
A brief word about Northfield Mount Hermon, which our elitist New England prep school correspondent, Jack Dickey, describes as:
[N]ot quite so bad a school as to stand alongside the pure basketball-postgraduate factories (Brewster, Tilton, Winchendon, etc.) of the world, but it's close.
Northfield Mount Hermon currently has 25 graduates playing Division I basketball, according to the Crimson. Three of them play for Harvard. A fourth will be arriving next year. If Edosomwan qualifies, that'll make five. Which makes Northfield Mount Hermon the official pipeline to Harvard for highly recruited basketball players.
And there you have it: transformation complete. In a quick four years, Harvard has gone from hoops nonentity to a program with a top 25 AP ranking, a twelfth seed in the east region, and at least some of the less-than-puritanical hallmarks of the high-major heavies. If you're interested in learning more about Harvard's evolution, the Crimson has a long and well-reported story on the subject.
I keep returning, however, to a few lines from Thamel's 2008 story:
Harvard's efforts in basketball underscore the increasingly important role that success in high-profile sports plays at even the most elite universities. In the race to become competitive in basketball, Harvard's new approach could tarnish the university's sterling reputation.
Could it? Harvard has gobs of money, a puissant name and exactly 19 students on the men's basketball team. That's barely enough to tarnish the paint job in the Lavietes Pavilion locker room, let alone the school's overall academic standards. And it's not like Harvard hasn't engaged in behavior that does far more to tarnish the school's reputation. Perhaps we should reconvene for debate after the Crimson put in back-to-back Final Four appearances.


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IMAX Expands Theatre Network In Russia
Feb 04, 2013, 10:18 ET
IMAX Signs Agreements for Three New Theatres with One New, Two Existing Exhibitor Partners
NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2013 /CNW/ - IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX;TSX: IMX), today announced it has signed agreements to open a total of three IMAX® theatre systems in new construction projects across Russia. The Company recently installed one system with new partner Kronverk Cinema and will add one each with existing partners Kinomax and Formula Kino.
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Kronverk Cinema, one of the top five cinema chains in Russia, recently opened an IMAX theatre in the city of Syktivkar, the northernmost theatre in IMAX's global network. Kinomax will expand its IMAX footprint to six theatres by installing an IMAX theatre in Moscow. Formula Kino will add an IMAX theatre in St. Petersburg, expanding its IMAX commitment to three theatres. With the addition of Kronverk to the list of IMAX operators in Russia, IMAX now has theatres with the top six cinema chains in the fast-growing Russian market.
"We are delighted that Russian audiences have embraced IMAX as their preferred way to experience the biggest blockbuster movies. In fact, Russia is home to some of our highest-grossing theatres in the world, with above-average, per-screen box office revenues," said Andrew Cripps, President, IMAX EMEA. "The popularity of IMAX in Russia continues to fuel our network growth and we're delighted to expand our partnerships with Kinomax and Formula Kino and to welcome new partner Kronverk to help give more audiences The IMAX Experience® in this strategically important growth market."
"We have witnessed the increasing demand for The IMAX Experience® throughout Russia and today we are proud to partner with IMAX and bring our patrons in Syktivkar the most immersive movie-going experience," said Andrei Tereshok, Kronverk, General Manager. "We believe IMAX's cutting-edge technology, brand and powerful film slate will provide a key competitive advantage that will strengthen our overall business and delight our guests."
About Kronverk Cinema
Kronverk Cinema is among the top five film exhibitors in Russia and CIS, welcoming over six million customers a year. With 20 movie theatres in Russia and two theatres in the Ukraine, the Company is a leader in both St. Petersburg and Russia's North West regional market. Kronverk Cinema is led by a dedicated team of industry professionals committed to customer service excellence. Employing state-of-the-art technologies and superior guest service amenities, Kronverk Cinema offers patrons a premium movie-going experience.
About IMAX Corporation
IMAX, an innovator in entertainment technology, combines proprietary software, architecture and equipment to create experiences that take you beyond the edge of your seat to a world you've never imagined. Top filmmakers and studios are utilizing IMAX theatres to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, and, as such, IMAX's network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the globe.
IMAX is headquartered in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles, with offices in London, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing. As of Sept. 30, 2012, there were 689 IMAX theatres (556 commercial multiplex, 20 commercial destination and 113 institutional) in 52 countries.
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South Island New Zealand - From the golden sands of Able Tasman national park in the North, to the antarctic waters in the far south, South Island has a vast surfable coastline. Here the West / East Coast divide is more noticable than for North Island, with the West Coast deserving its wild and dangerous reputation. All of South Island can be characterised by cold water, so bring some neoprene.
If you like surfing with crowds come with some mates - as you'll find plenty of empty spots in South Island. If you come visiting, respect the locals, and you'll find great people to surf with - you might even get shown some of their un-published spots. New Zealand has a small population, (if you exclude the several million working as bar staff in London), and about one-in-three of those who actually live in NZ are Jaffas (nice people who come from Aukland..).... so get out and enjoy the surf.
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St. Charles, MO — Tucanos Brazilian Grill
Welcome to our St. Charles (the greater St. Louis area) location. We're located at southeast corner of Exit 229 on Highway I-70 (formerly known as the Noah's Ark location and now recognized as the Streets of St. Charles). Come visit us and experience all the festive and mouth-watering Brazilian cuisine you can eat. If you're not already a member of ClubTucanos, be sure to register and receive a free meal in the month of your birthday as well as other delicious dining features throughout the year.
Dining Experience
We offer CHURRASCO (shoe-HAS-ko) style dining, where fresh meats and vegetables are grilled and brought directly to your table by our meat servers. While your Tucanos Cue remains green side up, our meat servers will continue to bring fresh selection of meats and vegetables to your table. When you have finished or would like a break, simply turn your Tucanos Cue red side up and our meat servers will skip your table.
Salad Festival
Though sometimes our tasty meats take front stage, we are also famous for our Salad Festival. It features both Brazilian and American specialties, providing a fusion of distinct flavors, textures and colors. Festival selections include the Tucanos House Salad, hearts of palm, shrimp, seasonal fruit selections, fresh mozzarella, quail eggs and many other items. Hot selections such as seasoned rice, pastas, potatoes, stroganoff, feijoada (a traditional black bean stew) and freshly made soups including lobster bisque are also available on the salad festival to accompany the meat selections. New Salad festival selections are continually added to ensure freshness and variety.
Full Bar
Our St. Charles restaurant also features a full bar with cocktail tables and a heated outside patio area. It is a great place for after-work cocktail parties, gathering before catching a movie next door, or while waiting on a table for your party.
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Each piece is unique and one of a kind, just like you.
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Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
Vector offers comprehensive solutions for the various tasks involved in developing ADAS systems in the form of software and hardware tools and embedded components:
- Measuring instruments to acquire sensor data
- Checking and optimizing ECU functions
- Software components
- Algorithm design
2nd Vector Virtual Week
The trend themes of E/E development are continuing at a rapid pace. Everything you need to know will be on the screen of your laptop. Directly to your workplace - professionally prepared and always in dialogue with you. We broadcast 5 times a day, 30-minute sessions on the latest topics and discuss them with you.
- Complete and universal ADAS tool chain consisting of tools, software components, algorithms framework and hardware
- Quick development, debugging and testing of multisensor applications by integrating Visual Studio
- Online and offline verification by overlaying objects on video and birds eye views
- Playing back data from test drives in the laboratory
- Quick ECU connection to acquire sensor data
- Rapid prototyping (bypassing) for OEM-specific development
- Support in developing data fusion in the framework of services by our partner BASELABS
What are Advanced Driver Assistance Systems?
Driver assistance systems (acronym: ADAS) are electronic compenents in vehicles. They do the following:
- Assist the driver
- Enhance safety
- Improve convenience and economy
A crucial factor for success is full detection of the car's surroundings with all relevant objects. This includes reliably predicting how a traffic scenario will develop. Different sensors acquire the vehicle's surroundings, and the sensor data is then analyzed and merged in the ECUs.
Challenges in the development of ADAS
Large quantities of data from different sensors such as radar, lidar, ultrasonic, laser and video-based systems must be visualized and validated. Fundamental tasks in ADAS development are:
Developing multisensor applications
Sensor data fusion
- Design of probabilistic algorithms
- Integrating image processing
- Automated evaluation of large quantities of data
- Object validation
- Quick access to internal ECU data
- Integrating ECUs into a network
Technical Article with Useful Know-How
Data Recording for ADAS Development
The automotive industry is working extremely hard on technologies for autonomous driving. To replace human perception of the environment, the use of driver assistance systems with high-resolution radar and video sensors is essential. Massive quantities of data that need to both be transported via the communication networks as well as processed in real-time are thereby generated. This creates challenges in an unprecedented dimension on recorder solutions as well. When selecting a suitable system, a number of important aspects must therefore be taken into account.
By using recorder solutions with consistently scalable architecture, developers of driver assistance systems obtain very flexible systems that can be expanded to a nearly unlimited extent. The data rates of 500 to 700 MByte/s required in current autonomous driving projects for the storing of radar, video and ECU data can still be managed at the present time with just a single PC. As requirements increase, investment security is ensured by the VX1000 hardware – which can be used for both ECUs as well as for raw sensor data – and by the scalability of the complete solution.
Combining Forces for ADAS Testing – Skillful Use of the Toolbox
When heading at full speed into the new ADAS world, it is better if there is no risk to any of the parties involved. How do we handle the current IT paradigm change in a way that makes the testing of all the functions truly reliable? Do we need more complex or completely different tools? Or would the skillful use of existing tools be a suitable approach?
Case Study
Virtual Model-In-The-Loop Test for the Development of Driver Assistance Systems
Due to the ever-increasing complexity of driver assistance functions, combined with the integration and fusion of different sensors, it is necessary to evaluate the performance of those systems as early as possible in the development cycle. Ideally, this is done automatically and already during the modeling phase. If vehicle dynamics influences the detection performance of the sensor system, or limiting cases need to be taken into account, the test system also needs to be able to test the Device Under Test (DUT) in a closed-loop. Having appropriate, application-specific metrics – especially for the validation of data fusion – is another requirement. The case study shows a solution based on tools from TASS, BASELABS and Vector.
The Challenge: Evaluating data fusion and driving functions early in the development cycle
The Solution: Automated testing of the models of algorithms and functions in virtual environments
The Advantages: Early objective evaluation of driver assistance functions and data fusion by means of complex virtual scenarios
Tools & Hardware
The following products from Vector assist you in validating object data and testing image processing algorithms:
This measurement and calibration tool lets you acquire sensor and ECU data, optimize an algorithm and stimulate real or virtual ECUs.
This optional CANape extension lets you verify the results of the ADAS algorithms. Detected objects from the vehicle are shown from a bird's eye perspective and superimposed on the video image.
vADASdeveloper provides an infrastructure for developing algorithms for advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving. The tool reduces your workload in developing sensor data fusion applications.
Algorithm framework for the data fusion of camera, radar and LiDAR and the efficient development of data fusion applications for series production. BASELABS Create Embedded enables dynamic object fusion for automated driving functions – from prototyping to series production.
This measurement and calibration hardware utilizes the standardized XCP-on-Ethernet protocol for high-performance data transfer between the ECU's controller interface and the PC.
Embedded Software
In the area of embedded software, the MICROSAR product gives you a complete solution for basic software according to AUTOSAR. The following MICROSAR functions and properties are especially relevant to ADAS projects:
MICROSAR ETH gives you an AUTOSAR-based communications stack for exchanging data in automotive Ethernet networks. MICROSAR.ETH provides the necessary functionalities and flexibility for new types of ADAS applications.
You can use MICROSAR AVB to transfer your Ethernet-based audio and video data that is necessary for assistance systems.
The extensive lineup of MICROSAR Safe products lets you implement safety-related applications according to ISO 26262.
Protect your applications against external attacks with MICROSAR Security. In Car2x radio communications, you can use the cryptographic algorithms it contains – such as Message Injection and Man-In-The-Middle Attacks.
Time synchronization
MICROSAR SYS lets you time-synchronize distributed applications on a wide variety of networks (CAN, FlexRay, Ethernet). For instance, a common time base makes it possible to merge measurement data from different sources.
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- 2020-10-08 Squore: Best Practices to Comply with ISO26262 and the HIS...
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- 2020-07-02 CANape log - Mastering Demanding ADAS Logging Tasks Efficiently...
- 2020-07-02 CANape log - Mastering Demanding ADAS Logging Tasks Efficiently...
2020-09-29 Technical ArticleSafe Software for Automated Driving - Functional Safety for High Performance ECUs
2020-09-24 Technical ArticleStandards for Virtual Test Drives
2020-08-14 Product DescriptionCANape log
2020-07-01 Product DescriptionFact Sheet DYNA4
2019-12-10 Product DescriptionCANape – Measuring, Calibrating and Logging of ECUs and ADAS Sensors
2019-12-02 Product DescriptionCANape
2019-10-30 Product DescriptionvADASdeveloper – Developing Multisensor Applications Quickly and Conveniently
2019-07-19 Product DescriptionFact Sheet BASELABS Create Embedded
2019-06-19 Technical ArticleOvercoming Logging Challenges in ADAS Development Projects
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Financial Partners Group Limited
In 2002, the Financial Partners Group (FPG) was created through the merger of firms in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and the U.A.E.
Its Board and management team built economies of scale, centralized compliance, sophisticated asset management, a common work culture and a comprehensive infrastructure to become recognized as a leading offshore independent financial advisory brand.
In the wake of the Lehman's collapse, Financial Partners Group suffered like the wealth management industry in general. New investments fell at the same time as the need to provide a higher level of service to existing clients increased. This created a recognition that whilst many structural tasks could be managed centrally; service needed to be managed locally and near to clients. Between 2009 2010, FPGs reaction to this aspect of "the global financial crisis" was to convert a centralized business into a Network called the FP Global Affiliation, which reduced costs and increased service levels locally. This meant that FPG effectively ceased to be an operating entity, as each member became a standalone firm.
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Hi all, i am new with android programming and not really mastering java language programming..
I got a final project about image processing in android, overall i know what i have to do to finish that project but i am stuck with the most important part. that is cropping an image.
i have upload the image. i captured it with my android camera and i named it lff.jpg
i want to split that image into 6 part automatically, i have done it manually using paint and uploaded that in attachment..
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NEW YORK — This was shear power by Bryce Harper.
In a startling display, the Washington Nationals slugger broke his bat into two pieces, yet still hit a long home run Monday night against the New York Mets.
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Harper's bat shattered just above his hands, and the barrel helicoptered into the high, protective netting behind home plate on the first base side.
The ball sailed far over the wall in right centre at Citi Field. Harper hit his major league-leading eighth home run, a solo shot in the first inning on a 95 mph fastball from Jacob deGrom. Statcast projected the homer at 406 feet.
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At the heart of this mysteriously uneven performance by the Boston Celtics in the 2008 NBA playoffs has been the rapid deterioration of Allen, inexorably one of the great shooters in NBA history. No team has ever won a championship after going seven games in the first two series of the playoffs, and yet the favored Celtics have done just that winning Game 7 at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers after splitting the first six in the semifinals, just as they did against the Atlanta Hawks in the first round.
It's hard to fathom what they'll have left for the Detroit Pistons in the conference finals considering the Pistons have played just 11 games and have been resting for a week.
Most of the questions land at the flimsy ankles of Allen, who will be 34 in July. Ironically, he did come off the bench in the waning moments to sink a pair of free throws to clinch the victory over the Cavs on Sunday in Game 7. Despite his lack of productivity the rest of the game, it made sense to have Allen in the game, given that he is the seventh-most accurate foul-shooter in NBA history and is 32-of-33 in the playoffs.
Essentially, that's all he could be counted on for against the Cavs, and if you include Game 7 against the Hawks, it's even worse.
Allen has averaged 9.0 points over the past eight games well under his career average of 21.1 points per game and has made just 23 of 73 shots from the field (.315). Even more disastrous has been his long-range shooting. The second-most prolific 3-point shooter in league history behind Reggie Miller, he's just 5-of-29 over the past eight games an anemic .172.
That's not to say he won't snap out of it. Surely he's had shooting slumps before but never at this age and never on this stage. Only once before has his team made it to the conference finals, and he was sensational with the Milwaukee Bucks, averaging 25.1 points and making 48 percent of his 3-pointers in the playoffs. That just happened to be seven years and several ankle surgeries ago.
Nobody saw this coming, except maybe Seattle SuperSonics general manager Sam Presti, using Allen as the first element to strip and rebuild the Sonics. And yet, the approach the eight-time All-Star took to the move really was at the heart of Danny Ainge's ability to engineer the transformation of the Celtics. Allen eagerly accepted being traded from Seattle to Boston last June on draft day for Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West and the rights to the fifth overall pick in the 2007 draft, forward Jeff Green.
Perhaps more importantly, Allen coaxed Kevin Garnett, who flatly rejected going to Boston before the Allen trade, into accepting a move there from Minnesota to join him and Paul Pierce as the most dynamic trio in the NBA. The result was a 66-win season, the best record in the NBA, and a 42-win improvement from a year ago that now stands as the greatest turnaround in history.
All three players saw their scoring averages drop as a point of team solidarity, with defense the focal point. Nonetheless, Allen had a solid season, averaging 17.4 points while shooting .445 from the field and .398 from 3-point range. He was even robbed in February of the Most Valuable Player award in the NBA All-Star game when he put on a sensational 14-point show during a three-minute span in the fourth quarter to help the East to victory.
Allen kept up his regular season scoring average in the first five games of the playoffs against the Hawks, but his shooting began to go south in Game 6, and he made just 2-of-13 from beyond the arc in the final two games of that series, closing with just 7 points in Game 7. Stunningly, he went scoreless in Game 1 against the Cavs, a first in his career, and he never got it together again in that series.
Now he faces fellow Connecticut alum and All-Star Richard Hamilton, one of the elite catch-and-shoot, mid-range gunners in the game. Tireless and one of the best conditioned athletes in any sport, Hamilton has always pushed Allen to the brink of exhaustion during the best of times in their rivalry. This series figures to be a different story unless Allen can somehow find a second wind and rediscover the confidence borne out of the 18,227 points he's scored in his NBA career.
Despite their extraordinary season and the superlative careers of Allen, Pierce and Garnett, the Celtics can't win unless the trio is hitting on all cylinders. Garnett will do his thing in a variety of ways, so that's not at issue. Pierce just put up a game for the ages with 41 points in Game 7 against Cleveland, so he is in top form. That leaves Allen and young point guard Rajon Rondo as the questions.
Sure, they'll play great team defense, but no better than the Pistons, who are in their sixth consecutive conference finals with four of five starters from that first group still intact. Analysts have been debating all season whether the Celtics would have the wherewithal to deal with the Pistons' experience and consistency in a seven-game series.
Now it appears even less likely, despite the Celtics having homecourt advantage again. And perhaps most vital to this cause will be Allen, who played Jesus Shuttlesworth from Lee's movie "He Got Game." Well, he had plenty of game as a high school star in the movie, and had even more through his real-life career at UConn and the first 12 years in the NBA.
Nobody has worked harder on his shooting on a daily basis than Allen. What we don't know is what he's got left in the tank. Neither do the Celtics, nor the Pistons. This could be just a passing slump. Or it might be the full-fledged meltdown of an aging jumpshooter with two years and about $35 million left on his contract.
If Ray-Ray responds, the Celtics will win the series. If he's done, so are they.
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2020 NC Women's Health Report Card
COVID-19 Resources & Information / Research Opening Guidelines
Advancing the health of women through research…
The Center for Women's Health Research at UNC is dedicated to learning more about diseases, disorders, and conditions that affect women only, women predominantly, and women differently than men. We are a small, lean organization adept at leveraging existing resources to bring research dollars to the University – more than $30M in grants, contracts, and clinical trials in the past five years.
We work across departments, schools, centers, institutes, and colleges to identify new areas for research and facilitate proposal development and submission through the use of efficient and effective processes. New areas of research translate into increased potential for research dollars for the University. Additionally, we have conducted several program evaluations for agencies receiving state funds. Our assessments focus on program outcomes and are instrumental in helping ensure optimum use of state dollars.
We provide exemplary research services to women's health investigators across the campus, regardless of department, division, school, or college.


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September 2011
A new era
The Marlins closed the book on the Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphin/Dolphins/Land Shark/Sun Life Stadium era yesterday in the final game in Florida Marlins history.
When Opening Day 2012 rolls around, the team will be known as the Miami Marlins, and will take up residence in a new, yet-to-be-named ballpark on the former site of the Orange Bowl. The club will unveil a new logo and color scheme in a few weeks to accompany the name and address change. Tack on the addition of Ozzie Guillen as manager, and it's going to be a very busy offseason in South Florida.
Speaking of Guillen, former Zephyrs infielder Ozzie Martinez was one of two Marlins prospects shipped to the Chicago White Sox in the deal to bring Guillen to Miami. Martinez batted .245 in 88 games with the Z's.


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Welcome to the MIT Gas Turbine Laboratory
Welcome to the Gas Turbine Laboratory (GTL) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The GTL has had a worldwide reputation for research and teaching at the forefront of gas turbine technology for over 50 years. The lab is a reflection of the shared interest of its faculty and staff in both working at the frontiers of aeropropulsion and educating graduate students in this technology. We work in this area because we find it rewarding and exciting, and hope that we can transmit this excitement during your stay. The performance of gas turbine engines has improved enormously over the past 50 years and will continue to do so for quite some time.
The Gas Turbine Laboratory is a research organization within the academic department of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the MIT School of Engineering. Faculty, staff, and students are associated with both the GTL and an academic department, usually (but not necessarily) Aero/Astro or Mechanical Engineering. Insofar as the day-to-day operation of the GTL is concerned, departmental affiliation is unimportant. Students may (and generally do) take subjects in several departments. They must, however, abide by the appropriate academic rules and procedures which vary somewhat from department to department.
The professional staff of the GTL consists of 5-8 faculty (who may be associated with other labs as well), 4 doctoral-level permanent staff, 3-5 post-doctoral associates, and 15-20 graduate students. Often, 1 or 2 senior faculty from other universities, or experienced engineers from industry or government laboratories spend anywhere from a few weeks to several years at the lab. To assist with the experimental work, the lab employs a highly skilled technician and machinist.


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The NC BioGrid project was established in the Fall of 2001 to research and implement new grid computing technologies that will enable researchers and educators throughout North Carolina to take full advantage of the genomic revolution.
The vision for the NC BioGrid was provided by the High Performance Computing and Data Storage Focus Group of the NC Genomics and Bioinformatics Consortium (NCGBC). The NCGBC is facilitated through the NC Biotech Center.
MCNC, a not-for-profit R&D company with a long history of collaboration with the North Carolina university community, seeded the NC BioGrid Testbed by providing the servers, software and IT expertise from the NC Supercomputing Center and the network infrastructure through NCREN.
05-Jun-03: Deployed NMI 3.0 on the Testbed
14-May-03: Established the NC BioGrid CA
28-Mar-03: Deployed Avaki 3.0 Data Grid


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Baltimore – The Walters Art Museum is pleased to present a full slate of programming related to Asia from February 14–June 13, 2010.
To register for family programs, visit www.thewalters.org, call 410-547-9000, ext. 300, or email [email protected] (unless otherwise noted).
Every Saturday & Sunday in February, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Family Art Center
Folktales and Fables
Create art inspired by Aesop's fables, tales of chivalry, the Chinese zodiac and African animals.
Celebrating 2010 and the Chinese New Year of the Tiger
Date: Sunday, February 14, 12–3 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Sculpture Court; Studio A
With beating drums, cymbals and ringing gongs, The Johns Hopkins University Lion Dance Troupe will herald the Chinese Year of the Tiger.
Girl Scout Museum Days: Flutter and Bloom
Price: $10 per scout, online pre-registration required
Location: Meet at Charles Street Entrance, Sculpture Court
Brownie and Junior Girl Scout Museum Day
Date: Saturday, March 6, 1¬–3 p.m.
Brownie Girl Scout Museum Day
Date: Saturday, March 13, 1–3 p.m.
Stroll through a garden of artistic delights this spring at the Walters. Scouts will meander through a special exhibition of Japanese art and explore nature in Asian art.
Cub Scout Museum Day: Secrets of the Samurai
Date: Saturday, March 20, 1¬–3 p.m.
Price: $11.75 per scout, online pre-registration required
Location: Meet at Charles Street Entrance, Sculpture Court
This interactive, two-hour program allows Cub Scouts to earn their Art Academics pin or belt loop while exploring the fascinating lives of samurai warriors.
Asian Spring Family Festival
Date: Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m.¬–4 p.m.
Price: Free
Connect with China, India and Japan through costumes, music, dance and storytelling. Create artwork inspired by ancient traditions; learn techniques including paper cutting and beading from local artists.
To register for adult programs, visit www.thewalters.org, call 410-547-9000, ext. 238, or email [email protected] (unless otherwise noted).
Lunch & Learn: What's Old is New: Contemporary Paintings from East Asia
Date: Thursday, January 7, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Graham Auditorium
Rob Mintz, Associate Curator of Asian Art, The Walters Art Museum
Mintz will explore a range of new works, finding within them links to tradition and entirely new approaches to the centuries-old East Asian medium of ink painting.
Beautiful Treasures: Japanese Cloisonné Enamels from The Stephen W. Fisher Collection
Date: Sunday, February 14, 3 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Graham Auditorium
Rob Mintz, Associate Curator of Asian Art, The Walters Art Museum
Exhibition curator Mintz provides an introduction to the art of Japanese enamel decoration, highlighting nature-inspired designs and outlining the complex techniques that created these objects.
Spotlight with Gary Vikan and Louise Steinman–The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War
Date: Sunday, March 7, 2 p.m.
Price: Members free; non-members $10; students $5
Location: Graham Auditorium
Louise Steinman, Author; Curator of ALOUD, award-winning lecture series presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Gary Vikan, Director of the Walters Art Museum
Norman Steinman fought in the Philippines in 1945 in the 25th Infantry Division, and after his death in 1990, his daughter, Louise, discovered a box of letters and souvenirs. The discovery of a silk Japanese flag launched her on a journey to Hiroshima and the fallen Japanese soldier's home, exposing grim realities of war and her father's postwar melancholy.
Decades Later: Reverberations of a Poet's Life in Japan
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Graham Auditorium
Mary Jo Salter, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and Director of Graduate Studies at The Writing Seminars, The Johns Hopkins University
Reciting from Henry Purcell in Japan and her favorite haiku, Salter, author of six books of poetry, reflects on her former life in Asia.
From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes: The Modern Science of Origami
Date: Thursday, April 15, 7 p.m.
Price: Members free; non-members $10; students $5
Location: Graham Auditorium
Robert J. Lang, Scientist and Artist, formerly of the California Institute of Technology, the NASA/Jet Propulsion 2 Laboratory, Spectra Diode Laboratories and JDS Uniphase
Lang has pioneered a new kind of origami using math and engineering principles, resulting in beautiful, practical and intricate designs.
This program was made possible via a partnership with the Johns Hopkins University Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.
China Seen by the Chinese: The Emergence of Documentary Photography as a Fine Art
Date: Sunday, April 18, 3 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Graham Auditorium
Jerome Silbergeld, Professor of Chinese Art History and Director, P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University
Documentary photography is an old medium in China, yet new is Chinese photographers' view of their land and people. This lecture is based on the first American exhibition of this photographic art.
Durable Beauty
Date: Sunday, April 25, 2 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Graham Auditorium
Rob Mintz, Associate Curator of Asian Art, The Walters Art Museum and a panel of experts
Specialists discuss the art of Japanese enamel decoration and the most significant aspects of this exhibition from their own perspectives.
Lunch & Learn: Intricate Connections: Cloisonné Connoisseurship
Date: Thursday, May 6, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Graham Auditorium
Stephen W. Fisher, Designer and Collector
Fisher will show how the works in his cloisonné collection divide into three schools: conservative, transparent and exotic.
Elissa O'Loughlin, Senior Paper Conservator
Location: Studio B
Making a Japanese Book
Date: Saturday, January 16, 6–9 p.m.
Price: Members $30; non-members $60; pre-registration required
Learn to make a book cover with decorated paper and bind a traditional folded-paper book.
Block Printing for Beginners
Date: Sunday, March 7 and 21, 1–4 p.m.
Price: Members $60; non-members $110; pre-registration required
Learn basic block printing techniques, carving vinyl blocks and printing with water-based inks.
Price: Free
Tokyo Nights
Date: Friday, March 5, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
Location: Centre Street Entrance/Special Exhibition/Café
The Silk Road
Date: Friday, April 2, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
Location: Centre Street Entrance/Medieval World/Level 3 Lobby
The Art of Reading Book Club
Price: Members free; non-members $5
Location: The Walters' Parlor, 5 West Mt. Vernon Place
Date: Sunday, March 14, 3 p.m.
The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery
Date: Sunday, May 2, 3 p.m.
American Fuji by Sara Backer
Fish, Fowl, Flowers: The Golden Age of Cloisonné
Dates: Friday, April 9–Sunday, April 11, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Price: $10 admission fee benefits the Walters
Location: Charles Street Entrance
Thirty regional garden clubs will interpret objects from the exhibition, Japanese Cloisonné Enamels from the Stephen W. Fisher Collection. For more information on the preview party, speakers, floral arranging demonstrations and other activities visit www.wamwc.org or call 410-547-9000, ext. 305.
College and Arts Community Night: Harajuku, Anime
Date: Thursday, April 15, 6–9 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Centre Street Entrance, Special Exhibition, Café, Hackerman House
A lively night featuring a Baltimore version of a Harajuku fashion show, hyper-lectures on manga comics, selections of anime films, Japanese treats and Tokyo sounds interpreted by Baltimore DJs.
Javanese Gamelan Performance
Date: Sunday, April 25, 1 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Sculpture Court
The Central Javanese Gamelan Ensemble of the Indonesian Embassy in Washington, D.C., will present a casual concert of classical Javanese gamelan music.
Chanoyu, The Japanese Way of Tea
Date: Sunday, May 9, 2 p.m.
Location: Graham Auditorium
Price: Free
Masako Soyu Miyahara
Witness the rich and nuanced ritual of an authentic Japanese tea ceremony, as practiced by a professional group of experienced participants, led by Miyahara.
Walk-in Tours for Japanese Cloisonné Enamels Sundays, March 7, April 18 and May 9, 2 p.m.
The Walters Art Museum 600 N Charles St Baltimore, MD 21201-5185 (410) 547-9000
Please note: All programs are subject to change.
Please consult the museum's Web site at www.thewalters.org prior to the date of the program to confirm.


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Paws bandana
Our popular double-sided bandanas offer versatility to accompany your dogs' ever-changing moods! We use high quality embroidery thread and quilting-quality cotton backings. Please note that backing fabric may vary.
Our bandanas are fastened with a tie, which offers more options for sizing and for switching up between dogs for those multi-pet families (or that pup who may have had a few too many treats)!
To clean, just pop in the washing machine in cold water and lay flat to dry.
Small bandanas fit: 7 – 13 inches
Medium bandanas fit: 11.5 – 25.5
Large bandanas fit: 14.5 – 35 inches
Please remember to keep your pets safe and never leave them unsupervised in a bandana.