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I'm working on a chart that displays and names a couple hundred color swatches. I have all of their color data in a table, and I want to arrange them by hue and lightness, so I applied the Rec.709 coefficients to my data. This arranges my colors into a natural gradient--except for the reds, which have some glaring missplacement. Any idea why .709 coefficients do this, or what coefficients I should use instead?
Your observation is correct, like here in chapter 7:
It's the Helmholtz-Kohlrausch effect/phenomenon.
The effect is taken into account in Mark Fairchild's
Color Appearance Models.
Using Lab (CIELab) or even Munsell wouldn't improve the
situation, in my opinion. For me, saturated red/orange
appears brighter than gray or blue in planes of constant
Lightness (Lab) or Value (Munsell).
Best regards --Gernot Hoffmann
Autumnmantis and Lundberg,
thanks for the feedback. In my opinion there are two mistakes:
a) wrong exponent (G instead of 1/G)
b) wrong concept - the ordering sequence does not depend on
gamma encoding.
This formula delivers the CIE(1931) luminance Y in linear coordinates,
specifically for Rec-709 primaries and D65 white:
Y = rR + gG + bB
Gamma encoded values are characterized by an apostroph, but we
have to apply an inverse exponent k=1/G = 1/2.2, because the monitor
applies a transform with exponent G to data (rule of thumb).
Y' = rR' + gG' + bB'
Now let's assume, we have sorted some colors by their luminances:
How would the gamma encoded numbers be sorted?
Probably exactly in the same order (I thought I had proved this
mathematically, but who knows):
Therefore no gamma encoding can cure the Helmholtz-Kohlrausch-
"problem" - sorting by perceived lightness (by brightness).
There are other problems - the perception of a color depends
much on the environment.
Autumnmantis, what exactly is your application?
Best regards --Gernot Hoffmann
Professor Hoffmann,
Thanks again for your taking the time.
Changing the gammas absolutely changes the order of the values. The distortion I was originally experiencing is due to the fact that the linear coefficients give an intense value (say 255,0,0) a lower Y than a moderate shade of the same hue (say 175,30,30). I don't fully understand the science behind gamma correction, but mathematically, if we want to boost the values of intense hues relative to others, the exponent must be greater than one; using 1/2.2 makes the problem worse.
For example, I have three values in my table: red (229, 0, 0); cardinal (178.6, 28.8, 52.8); and oxblood (122.1, 32.1, 41.5). Red is clearly the lightest, oxblood is clearly the darkest, and desaturating programs across different software and monitors agree.
Ranked light to dark by the Average method, we get Cardinal>Red>Oxblood
With the linear .709 coefficients, we get Cardinal>Oxblood>Red
With a gamma of 1/2.2, we get Cardinal>Oxblood>Red
With a gamma of 2.2, we get Red>Cardinal>Oxblood.
The last formula works emperically for my data, but I suspect it should actually be a little smaller because my resulting data seems skewed to the extremes.
My application is really pretty trivial--I'm just making a table of color names. But now I'm caught up in the intellectual exercise. You can take a look at my old draft (using linear .907 coefficients) here.
Things you might want to read:
http://www.poynton.com/notes/colour_and_gamma/ColorFAQ.html Particularly section 9.
You have gamma encoded RGB values, you need to convert those to linear values, then apply the weights to calculate Y.
you're right, my assumption that sorting by linear luminance Y
or - alternatively - gamma encoded luminance Y' should deliver
the same sequence, is probably wrong. Thanks for insisting.
Anyway, there is - in the sense of CIE(1931) colorimetry - only one
correct approach, here for rec.709 and D65:
Convert the gamma encoded file data R', G', B' into data R,G,B
in the linear space X,Y,Z and calculate Y, the true CIE luminance:
Y = r R'^e + g G'^e + b B'^e with exponent e=gamma=2.2.
The Helmholtz-Kohlrausch effect isn't part of the CIE colorimetry,
therefore this sorting doesn't deliver a visually correct sequence.
According to Poynton (quoted below):
in video technology a linear combination of R',G',B', called
Luma, is used as a substitute for luminance Y:
The coefficients that correspond to the "NTSC" red, green
and blue CRT phosphors of 1953 are standardized in ITU-R
Recommendation BT. 601-2 (formerly CCIR Rec. 601-2).
I call it Rec. 601.
To compute nonlinear video luma from nonlinear red, green
and blue:
This well known formula is often applied to sRGB though it is based
on NTSC primaries and illuminant C whitepoint.
You may try sorting by Luma...
Here's another attempt how to sort colors for special purposes:
Best regards --Gernot Hoffmann
So my formula should be:
and I am not supposed to use the inverse of the gamma (1/2.2) after all?
This seems to put my names in the right order, but it skews my data very dark (about one third of my data points wind up with less than 20% lightness).
Is it safe to assume that my RGB values are gamma-encoded? My values are based on component averages of responses to digital color swatches, so they haven't been converted into RGB from somewhere else.
At this point I'm tempted to just desaturate the image in PhotoShop and manually eyedrop each color into my data. None of the formulas we've discussed in theory match the function in practice-- I don't mean to be a pain about it, I'm just surprised that it's such a mystery.
Okay, that helps. So then I can add all of the components and apply an exponent of 1/2.2 to get back to percentages (50%, in this case).
My final formula is then:
This will give me a scale to 255, obviously you can divide by 255 to get %.


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ANGUSTIFOLIA3 Signaling Coordinates Proliferation between Clonally Distinct Cells in Leaves
ANGUSTIFOLIA3 Signaling Coordinates Proliferation between Clonally Distinct Cells in Leaves
Current Biology, Volume 23, Issue 9,
Pages 788-792,
Publication Date 18 April 2013
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.03.044
Kensuke Kawade
Gorou Horiguchi
Takeshi Usami
Masami Yokota Hirai
Hirokazu Tsukaya
RIKEN Plant Science Center, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
Department of Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
Research Center for Life Science, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
National Institute for Basic Biology, 38 Nishigo-naka, Myodaiji-cho, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Corresponding author
Present address: Japan Science and Technology Agency, 7 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan
► AN3 is produced specifically in mesophyll cells and moves into epidermal cells ► AN3 participates in the control of epidermal cell proliferation ► AN3 signaling is essential for normal leaf development ► AN3 movement does not require the action of the type II chaperonin complex
Coordinated proliferation between clonally distinct cells via inter-cell-layer signaling largely determines the size and shape of plant organs [1,2,3,4]. Nonetheless, the signaling mechanism underlying this coordination in leaves remains elusive because of a lack of understanding of the signaling molecule (or molecules) involved. ANGUSTIFOLIA3 (AN3, also called GRF-INTERACTING FACTOR1) encodes a putative transcriptional coactivator with homology to human synovial sarcoma translocation protein [5,6,7]. AN3 transcripts accumulate in mesophyll cells but are not detectable in leaf epidermal cells [8]. However, we found here that in addition to mesophyll cells [5,6], epidermal cells of an3 leaves show defective proliferation. This spatial difference between the accumulation pattern of AN3 transcripts and an3 leaf phenotype is explained by AN3 protein movement across cell layers. AN3 moves into epidermal cells after being synthesized within mesophyll cells and helps control epidermal cell proliferation. Interference with AN3 movement results in abnormal leaf size and shape, indicating that AN3 signaling is indispensable for normal leaf development. AN3 movement does not require type II chaperonin activity, which is needed for movement of some mobile proteins [9]. Taking these findings together, we present a novel model emphasizing the role of mesophyll cells as a signaling source coordinating proliferation between clonally independent leaf cells.


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MATTSON AND EMMERS EARN MEDALIST HONORS AT RICHMOND QUALIFIER Swanson and Paolini take home medalist honors in Girls Division
GLEN ALLEN, Va. Bradley Mattson of Bay Village, Ohio, and Brett Emmers of Wilson, N.C., shared medalist honors in the Boys Division with matching rounds of 1-under-par 71 at Sunday's AJGA Richmond Junior Srixon Qualifier. The Girls Division also named a pair of medalists, as Meredith Swanson of Roanoke, Va., and Brielle Paolini of Virginia Beach, Va., fired rounds of 79 to take home medalist honors.
The AJGA Richmond Junior Srixon Qualifier, conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, featured 75 boys and 9 girls ages 12 to 18 competing for a total of 25 spots in this week's championship field. The Crossings Golf Club hosted the event, while the 54-hole championship will be held at Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Va.
Mattson used four birdies to offset three bogeys, and said avoiding mistakes was a key to earning medalist honors in his first AJGA tournament.
I hit a lot of fairways today, so it was easy to attack the pins, Mattson said. I need to control where my misses go and stay steady.
Emmers earned medalist honors in a different way, as he attacked the golf course and used strings of birdies to propel his round.
I had seven birdies on the day, and birdied my last two holes even though I triple-bogeyed No. 10, Emmers said.
Joining Emmers in the AJGA Richmond Junior tournament field will be Brinson Paolini of Virginia Beach, Va., and Myles Vlachos of Monrovia, Md., who finished tied for third with rounds of even-par 72.
Boys Division qualifiers filled 20 open positions in the championship field. Other qualifiers include: Garrison Fowler (Williamsburg, Va.) shot 73; Brian Newman (Orange Park, Fla.), Brian Mulvin (Lake Mary, Fla.), and Christian Brand (Charleston, W. Va.) shot 74; Bradley Martin (Charlotte, N.C.), Henry Armistead (Statesville, N.C.), Ryan Peters (Destrehan, La.), Matt Bush (Richmond, Va.), and Benjamin Wallace (Fayetteville, N.Y.) shot 75; William Nemesi (Cary, N.C.), Bobby Day (Lexington, Ky.), Allan Autry (Fayetteville, N.C.), Dustin Mullens (Emporium, Pa.), and Ricky Stout (Pollocksville, N.C.) shot 76; while three players shot 77 and qualified for the tournament via a playoff Chris Ray (Charlottesville, Va.), Andrew Salzberg (Sarasota, Fla.), and Sam Beach (Glen Allen, Va.).
As an added option, Mattson and seven other top-20 players accepted a tournament exemption in lieu of a birth into the championship field: Will Almand (Cary, N.C.) shot 73 for fifth place; Joshua Jenkins (Ellicott City, Md.), Chad Day (Raleigh, N.C.), Rob Kirkland (Durham, N.C.) and Mark Garrison (Arden, N.C.) shot 74; and Warren Straub (Apex, N.C.), Rob Barrow (Cary, N.C.) and Nic Neinken (Marietta, Ga.) shot 75.
In the Girls Division, Brielle earned medalist honors in spite of two double-bogeys and a triple-bogey in her round. She said that bad holes have never phased her, and she uses them to motivate her through her round.
I saw the highlights, so I knew the bright moments were still out there, Paolini said. I pretend it's match play and treat each hole as the same.
Swanson avoided the big numbers in her round of 79, and said she played smart golf en route to medalist honors.
My driver set me up with short approach shots, Swanson said, who is unable to accept her bid into this week's tournament.
In addition to Paolini, four other Girls Division players qualified for the championship: Lauren Milosh (Southboro, Mass.) shot 82, Kristine Rohrbaugh (Midlothian, Va.) shot 83, and Jessica Unger (Bethesda, Md.) and Caroline Sweet (Bowie, Md.) shot 85.
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GLEN ALLEN, Va. Srixon Qualifier results from the AJGA Richmond Junior conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at The Crossings Golf Club. Par: Boys: 36-3672; Girls: 36-3672. Yardage: Boys: 6,526; Girls: 5,840.
T1 # Bradley Mattson, Bay Village, Ohio (2006) 35-3671
T1 Brett Emmers, Wilson, N.C. (2006) 33-3871
T3 Myles Vlachos, Monrovia, Md. (2005) 35-3772
T3 Brinson Paolini, Virginia Beach, Va. (2009) 36-3672
T5 # Will Almand, Cary, N.C. (2008) 38-3573
T5 Garrison Fowler, Williamsburg, Va. (2006) 38-3573
T7 # Chad Day, Raleigh, N.C. (2007) 36-3874
T7 # Joshua Jenkins, Ellicott City, Md. (2006) 38-3674
T7 Brian Newman, Orange Park, Fla. (2007) 38-3674
T7 Brian Mulvin, Lake Mary, Fla. (2006) 40-3474
T7 Christian Brand, Charleston, W.Va. (2006) 35-3974
T7 # Rob Kirkland, Durham, N.C. (2007) 37-3774
T7 # Mark Garrison, Arden, N.C. (2006) 38-3674
T14 Bradley Martin, Charlotte, N.C. (2005) 37-3875
T14 Ryan Peters, Destrehan, La. (2006) 37-3875
T14 # Warren Straub, Apex, N.C. (2007) 35-4075
T14 # Rob Barrow, Cary, N.C. (2006) 36-3975
T14 Benjamin Wallace, Fayetteville, N.Y. (2006) 38-3775
T14 Henry Armistead, Statesville, N.C. (2006) 36-3975
T14 # Nic Neinken, Marietta, Ga. (2006) 34-4175
T14 Matt Bush, Richmond, Va. (2008) 38-3775
T22 ^Eric Schultz, Raleigh, N.C. (2006) 40-3676
T22 ^John Welden, Pilot Mtn., N.C. (2008) 39-3776
T22 Bobby Day, Lexington, Ky. (2005) 39-3776
T22 ^Joshua Hale, Roanoke, Va. (2007) 42-3476
T22 Ricky Stout, Pollocksville, N.C. (2006) 35-4176
T22 Allan Autry, Fayetteville, N.C. (2005) 37-3976
T22 Dustin Mullens, Emporium, Pa. (2006) 36-4076
T22 ^JJ Carbonell, Alexandria, Va. (2007) 40-3676
T22 William Nemesi, Cary, N.C. (2007) 37-3976
T31 * Chris Ray, Charlottesville, Va. (2005) 39-3877
T31 * Sam Beach, Glen Allen, Va. (2007) 37-4077
T31 * Andrew Salzberg, Sarasota, Fla. (2006) 38-3977
T31 Brad Stone, Raleigh, N.C. (2006) 40-3777
T31 Evan Beck, Virginia Beach, Va. (2009) 38-3977
T31 Anthony Trace, Whitehall, Ohio (2007) 38-3977
T31 Jacob Wiesehan, Charlotte, N.C. (2007) 37-4077
T31 David McAndrew, Barrington, R.I. (2006) 38-3977
T31 Matt Lawson, Raleigh, N.C. (2006) 36-4177
T31 Zach Frick, Midlothian, Va. (2007) 38-3977
T41 Joe Pelland, Columbus, Ohio (2006) 40-3878
T41 Doug Gordon, Winter Park, Fla. (2006) 40-3878
T41 Preston Moore, Cary, N.C. (2007) 42-3678
T41 Joseph Knowles, Fayetteville, N.C. (2008) 40-3878
T41 Taylor Cowie, South Burlington, Vt. (2006) 40-3878
T41 Martin Pop, Cary, N.C. (2007) 37-4178
T47 Chris Ceconi, Vienna, Va. (2009) 41-3879
T47 Conner Sock, Hickory, N.C. (2008) 41-3879
T49 Andrew Deitrick, Richmond, Va. (2007) 40-4080
T49 Scott Juhl, Cary, N.C. (2006) 41-3980
T49 Kevin Pikus, Strongsville, Ohio (2007) 39-4180
T49 Scott Brantingson, Bethlahem, Pa. (2006) 41-3980
T49 Michael Hartman, Pittsburgh, Pa. (2006) 40-4080
T54 Eric Fritz, Brecksville, Ohio (2007) 39-4281
T54 Zachary Garrison, Arden, N.C. (2008) 42-3981
T54 Spencer Percy, Statesville, N.C. (2006) 40-4181
T57 Nicholas Swenson, Yorktown, Va. (2008) 41-4182
T57 Stewart Dula, Salisbury, N.C. (2007) 40-4282
T57 Ross Sumner, Callao, Va. (2008) 43-3982
T57 Spencer Lawson, Raleigh, N.C. (2010) 41-4182
T61 Brian Moeljadi, Beverly Hills, Calif. (2006) 40-4383
T61 Bradley Mowry, Leesburg, Va. (2006) 45-3883
T61 Ryan Anderson, Richmond, Va. (2007) 44-3983
T61 Gate Jones, Durham, N.C. (2009) 42-4183
T61 Andrew Price, Clayton, N.C. (2006) 40-4383
T66 William Ely, Sparta, N.J. (2006) 45-3984
T66 Justin Scott, Burlington, N.C. (2006) 42-4284
T66 Rob Hellauer, Lebanon, N.J. (2006) 45-3984
T66 Joseph Suarez, Richmond, Va. (2008) 43-4184
T70 Andrew Northcott, Williamsburg, Va. (2005) 43-4386
T70 Aaron Ebert, Huron, Ohio (2008) 46-4086
72 James Soltesz, Potomac, Md. (2006) 44-4387
73 Kevin Mininni, Lexington, N.C. (2006) 47-4592
74 Evan Hartman, Garrett, Pa. (2007) 48-4593
75 Jason Gossett, Fredericksburg, Va. (2006) 51-57108
Dennis Kwon, Rockville, Md. (2005) DQ (6-3a)
Timothy Dickson, Richmond, Va. (2006) WD
T1 ^Meredith Swanson, Roanoke, Va. (2009) 43-3679
T1 Brielle Paolini, Virginia Beach, Va. (2006) 41-3879
3 ^Marisa Kamelgarn, Mahopac, N.Y. (2009) 40-4181
4 Lauren Milosh, Southboro, Mass. (2006) 41-4182
5 Kristine Rohrbaugh, Midlothian, Va. (2008) 42-4183
T6 Jessica Unger, Bethesda, Md. (2006) 42-4385
T6 Caroline Sweet, Bowie, Md. (2008) 46-3985
T8 Carolyn Levy, Knoxville, Tenn. (2006) 46-4187
T8 Kelly Fitzgerald, Kensington, Md. (2006) 41-4687
* - Qualified via sudden-death playoff
# - Player opted to take one AJGA Tournament Exemption in lieu of playing in this week's event.
^ - Player could not participate in this week's tournament.
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Religion plays a crucial role, for example, in nearly every American Presidential election, as well as in the controversies regarding Israel and the Middle East. Indeed, as noted by Dr. Susan Wood, SCL, Theology Department Chair, in a recent edition of Marquette Magazine, a good grasp of religion and theology is crucial for understanding today's world.
As a major in Theology, you will be challenged to think both critically and faithfully about life's most meaningful questions, developing a set of skills--habits of heart and mind--that will serve you well wherever you may go, whatever you may do. Theology will help liberate you. It will help you find your way, not just in a career, but in life.
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A recent alumna currently working as a neo-natal pediatrician said that "my theology background has allowed me to examine ethical issues that I encounter with challenging patients (infants who are premature or are critically ill) in a different light. I also think it helps me personally as I try to make sense of the pain and sorrow these babies' families experience."
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It is simple. The Theology Minor consists of six courses, including THEO 1001, one course at the 2000-level, and four courses at the 4000-level or above. For students in the Klingler College of Arts & Sciences, this means that you only need three additional Theology courses beyond your Core and College requirements to qualify for the Theology Minor.
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Director of Outdoor Studies Phone: 796-6362 Email: email@example.com Arts and Sciences - Humanities Juneau Campus In addition to working as academic director of Outdoor Studies, Kevin also teaches philosophy at UAS. Kevin's primary philosophical work is in the areas of philosophy of nature and the environment and philosophy of mind. His outdoor interests are centered around alpine skiing and ski mountaineering. Kevin brings over 10 years of experience of backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering in the Chugach, Alaska, and Coast ranges of Alaska. His accomplishments include a ski descent of Denali from summit to base camp. |
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D-Day for 'Halo 3'--full coverage
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After clearing customs and immigration at the airport, a shuttle bus will transfer to Wilson Airport on the Western side of the city, Land only passengers will join us here. This is normally during rush hour so expect some traffic. Wilson is a nice airport (much better than Jomo Kenyatta) and there should be time for some refreshments before boarding your 45 minute flight to the Mara. Here you will be picked up by custom built four- wheel drives and transferred to the our camp. After being shown to your spacious walk-in, luxurious tents, we take an afternoon game drive with sundowners. This is the first of many game drives in this prolific area.
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Game drives start right from the camp, as it is not uncommon to have wildlife wandering through at some stages of the day. Drives are very much a moveable feast. Some days, the drives will be big long, (13 hours or so although not driving all the time) and others much shorter, depending on the movement of the game and tips from the bush telegraph. Paul and his team will try to make good calls when it comes to viewing but they cannot always get it right. They will however be trying their hardest to ensure that photographic opportunities are frequent, but will not be dashing around ticking off species like other mainstream safari companies. Early, very early, starts are the order of the day but frequently on a full day unless a migration crossing or hunting cheetah gets in the way, we will find some shade for lunch in a beautiful spot and have some relaxation.
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Meal times are a delight under the stars in the evening or in the mess tent in bad weather. During time off you can relax in your tents however, it is the game and scenery that make this area so incredible: huge prides of predators feasting on an abundance of plains game. The camp often has a pride of lion's close-by and their call accompanied by the cackle of the hyena is an occasional nigh time companion. The property is very relaxing for those hours in the middle of the day (when you are there) and the haute cuisine and hot showers are a big bonus, but these luxurious trappings sometimes belie the fact that the camp is right in the heart of the most prolific savannah on earth and this should be respected.
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Congolese, UN take back town from Ugandan rebels
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The Congolese government spokesman says the military, backed by United Nations peacekeepers, has taken back a town in eastern Congo occupied by a Ugandan rebel group.
Lambert Mende said Thursday the army took back Kamango on Christmas Day, hours after it was seized by ADF-NALU, a rebel group founded in Uganda which is now making incursions into Congo. Mende said at least 22 people were killed in the operation, mostly civilians.
South African pilots belonging to a new U.N. brigade provided air support, bombing rebel positions.
For years, the Congolese and U.N. peacekeepers appeared powerless in the face of the numerous rebel groups ensconced in Congo. That changed this year with the creation of the U.N. brigade, which has an aggressive mandate allowing peacekeepers to hunt down the armed groups.
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2 medium leeks, thinly sliced
2 cups seedless red grapes
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Radim Vrbata's season with the Tampa Bay Lightning is over.
The free-agent winger, who was signed to a three-year, $9 million free-agent contract in the off-season is apparently heading home to the Czech Republic to finish the season there. The Lightning will apparently not be responsible for paying him for the balance of this season but the contract will remain in force for the second and third years should he choose to return to the NHL.
"Radim is a great guy and he came into our office on Sunday morning and just told us his confidence is low and he would like to head home to the Czech Republic to finish the season," Lightning owner Oren Koules told TSN. "He just wants to take the rest of the year off (from the NHL) and try to get his game back over there. If he wants to come back next season, great. That's his call. This is all very amicable. He's a great guy who's really struggling right now."
Vrbata scored 27 goals last season but has only three this year.
Vrbata was put on waivers Monday and it's expected he will clear Tuesday. That would free Vrbata up for assignment to a Czech team if he chooses to play there, but in any case, his salary for this season will go off the Lightning books and they will not be responsible for paying him or having his salary count against the salary cap.
The Lightning made another move on Monday, placing forward Chris Gratton on waivers.
Gratton played most of his 14-year career with the Lightning after being drafted third overall by the club in 1993. The Lightning re-signed him to a one-year contract in July.
Gratton, 33, has two assists in 18 games with the Lightning this season and has 214 goals and 567 points in 1,086 career games.
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Our shoots for 2012/13 will be based on a minimum of 4 guns and a minimum of two days shooting.
A 4-gun package is charged at 2,000 per day. Additional guns @ 500 per day, on same basis as above.
This includes all shooting costs, guides, beaters, dogs etc. as well as Full board accommodation including Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, (sharing), Single supplements 40 per day
Non-shooting guests 140 per day (sharing)
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Joe DeVito, a real-estate broker in Brooklyn, N.Y., has 18 active listings in 11219 ZIP code. Half of them have an eight in the asking price. Only one has a four.
"They are priced for the luck and sold for the luck," DeVito says of homes in the Sunset Park neighborhood, where many of the residents are Asian. In Chinese culture, eight is considered to be a lucky number, while four is believed to bring bad luck. (Bing: What other numbers are lucky in Chinese culture?)
Just like the lottery, real estate can be a numbers game in which superstition plays a role. According to research by real-estate website Trulia, "luck" is frequently linked to the last nonzero digit of homes for sale — the eight in $528,000, for example. In Asian neighborhoods, 20% of listings end with a lucky eight, compared with 4% of listings in areas where Asians are a minority.
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It's not just Asians who rely on luck. Home sellers in Nevada, especially in Las Vegas, look to lucky seven to unload their homes. Listings with a seven before the zeros are 37% more common in Nevada than in the rest of the U.S.
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In the Bible Belt, defined as the southeast and south-central U.S., homes are 27% more likely to include 316 in the listing price — a nod to John 3:16, a touchstone New Testament verse. Surprisingly, the number sequence 666 — considered to represent evil — is 39% more common in the Bible Belt than elsewhere in the U.S. And throughout the country, the number 13 is about 15% less likely to appear than 12 or 14.
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But the listings superstition appears to be strongest in neighborhoods where Asians comprise more than 50% of the population, according to Trulia data of all homes listed for sale, excluding foreclosures, from October 2011 to the end of 2012. The affinity for eight is most frequent in luxury homes listed for more than $1 million, with 37% of listings ending in an eight before the zeros.
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The Chinese pronunciation of eight is similar to the word that means "prosperity" or "wealth," says Zili Yang, professor of economics at Binghamton University. Four sounds similar to the Chinese word for "death," making it an unlucky number in Chinese culture, Yang says.
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"All businesses try to avoid it in all occasions. We don't even want to put it onto our car plates," he says.
Brent Chang, a real-estate agent with Coldwell Banker San Marino in California, says his clients stay away from fours in nearly all circumstances. He says about 85% of his Asian clients use numerology when buying or selling.
"If we suggest $2 million for a property, they will want to price it at $2,188,888," he says. "They'll put as many eights in there as possible."
Manoj Thomas, a marketing professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., says lucky numbers are a subconscious strategy that sellers use. If a person believes one number brings him luck and uses it more frequently, it will seem intuitive to him, and he will feel more comfortable using it.
But numbers — and their placement — have a subconscious effect on buyers, too. People tend to look at digits on the left, says Thomas, who studies the psychology of pricing. Prices with lower left-side numbers make buyers think that they're getting a better deal.
That's why prices are often listed with multiple nines, like $19.99, says Alan Cooke, a marketing professor at the University of Florida.
"People mentally round down, dropping the cents off of $19.99 and seeing it as $19 and not $20," he says.
The same strategy is evident in homes priced at less than $1 million; 54% of those homes have prices ending in a nine, Trulia says. But the picture changes for homes at the higher end: Only 25% of homes that cost more than $1 million end in a nine. One theory: Nines are associated with mass consumer goods, making them less appealing to high-end buyers, says Jed Kolko, chief economist and head of analytics at Trulia.
And pricing psychology may be a tougher game as prices go up.
"It's harder to make a $3 million home sound inexpensive," Kolko says.
Instead, high-end home sellers gravitate toward the number five. With homes listed at more than $1 million, 55% have a final nonzero digit of five, such as $2.5 million. Less than $1 million, only 26% of listings have the five. Five is a common default number when people end their price listing, Kolko says.
"Five does have a special status in our minds," Thomas says. "We see it as the midpoint on the one to 10 scale, and we tend to spontaneously compare any single digit as higher or lower than five."
After homeowners arrive at an approximate value of their house, they can fine-tune the price by changing the numerical pattern, Thomas says.
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Using precise numbers can give the sense of a bargain, he says, because precise numbers are usually used for lower-cost purchases, such as a grapefruit, while round numbers are reserved for bigger purchases.
"You can list a house for $500,000, or you can list it for $505,550," he says. "The second one seems like a better deal."
But the strategy can backfire if the number is too precise. A sale price of $1,328,972, for example, can turn potential buyers away, Cooke says. Because that kind of "bizarre" number isn't used often in daily life, it seems harder to work with, and people may subconsciously reject using it.
For some, lucky numbers are purely a way to stand out in the real-estate scene. Triple sevens are three times more common in Nevada than in the rest of the country. But Tina Ott, who works with her family at the Coldwell Banker Woodbury office in Minnesota, has been listing homes with the lucky trio since 1995.
"Instead of $319,900, we'll do $319,777," she says.
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The strategy works in two ways: It places the 777 listings before the 999s, when listed by increasing price, and it also puts clients at ease in what can be a stressful process.
"When we're getting ready to get to the pricing part, which can be a tense subject, it helps soften the process," Ott says. "We try to make it a little lighter by asking, 'Shall we try our luck?'"
Address also matters
The impact of numbers goes beyond pricing. The street address matters, too.
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In a 2010 paper called "Superstition in the Housing Market," Nicole Fortin, professor of economics at the University of British Columbia, found that homebuyers in Chinese neighborhoods in the metro Vancouver, British Columbia, region were willing to pay a premium for lucky numbers in their street addresses.
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Fortin says buyers paid a premium of 2% to 3% for homes prices that ended with an eight, while sellers had to accept a 2% discount if they were selling a house that ended with a four. The trend was most pronounced among luxury homes.
"It's a luxury to get that number. It's considered to be prestigious," she says.
Chang explains the thinking: "If you have a listing, and the address is 180, you know Asian buyers will be very interested in the house because it's so hard to change the address."


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Social scientists define global poverty in different ways, taking into account the complexities and the issues of relativism described above. Relative poverty is a state of living where people can afford necessities but are unable to meet their society's average standard of living. People often disparage "keeping up with the Joneses"—the idea that you must keep up with the neighbors' standard of living to not feel deprived. But it is true that you might feel "poor" if you are living without a car to drive to and from work, without any money for a safety net should a family member fall ill, and without any "extras" beyond just making ends meet.
Contrary to relative poverty, people who live in absolute poverty lack even the basic necessities, which typically include adequate food, clean water, safe housing, and access to health care. Absolute poverty is defined by the World Bank (2011) as when someone lives on less than a dollar a day. A shocking number of people––88 million––live in absolute poverty, and close to 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day (Shah 2011). If you were forced to live on $2.50 a day, how would you do it? What would you deem worthy of spending money on, and what could you do without? How would you manage the necessities—and how would you make up the gap between what you need to live and what you can afford?
Subjective poverty describes poverty that is composed of many dimensions; it is subjectively present when your actual income does not meet your expectations and perceptions. With the concept of subjective poverty, the poor themselves have a greater say in recognizing when it is present. In short, subjective poverty has more to do with how a person or a family defines themselves. This means that a family subsisting on a few dollars a day in Nepal might think of themselves as doing well, within their perception of normal. However, a westerner traveling to Nepal might visit the same family and see extreme need.
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What do the driver of an unlicensed hack cab in New York, a piecework seamstress working from her home in Mumbai, and a street tortilla vendor in Mexico City have in common? They are all members of the underground economy, a loosely defined unregulated market unhindered by taxes, government permits, or human protections. Official statistics before the worldwide recession posit that the underground economy accounted for over 50 percent of non-agricultural work in Latin America; the figure went as high as 80 percent in parts of Asia and Africa (Chen 2001). A recent article in the Wall Street Journal discusses the challenges, parameters, and surprising benefits of this informal marketplace. The wages earned in most underground economy jobs, especially in peripheral nations, are a pittance––a few rupees for a handmade bracelet at a market, or maybe 250 rupees (around five U.S. dollars) for a day's worth of fruit and vegetable sales (Barta 2009). But these tiny sums mark the difference between survival and extinction for the world's poor.
The underground economy has never been viewed very positively by global economists. After all, its members don't pay taxes, don't take out loans to grow their businesses, and rarely earn enough to put money back into the economy in the form of consumer spending. But according to the International Labor Organization (an agency of the United Nations), some 52 million people worldwide will lose their jobs due to the ongoing worldwide recession. And while those in core nations know that unemployment rates and limited government safety nets can be frightening, it is nothing compared to the loss of a job for those barely eking out an existence. Once that job disappears, the chance of staying afloat is very slim.
Within the context of this recession, some see the underground economy as a key player in keeping people alive. Indeed, an economist at the World Bank credits jobs created by the informal economy as a primary reason why peripheral nations are not in worse shape during this recession. Women in particular benefit from the informal sector. The majority of economically active women in peripheral nations are engaged in the informal sector, which is somewhat buffered from the economic downturn. The flip side, of course, is that it is equally buffered from the possibility of economic growth.
Even in the United States, the informal economy exists, although not on the same scale as in peripheral and semi-peripheral nations. It might include under-the-table nannies, gardeners, and housecleaners, as well as unlicensed street vendors and taxi drivers. There are also those who run informal businesses, like daycares or salons, from their houses. Analysts estimate that this type of labor may make up 10 percent of the overall U.S. economy, a number that will likely grow as companies reduce head counts, leaving more workers to seek other options. In the end, the article suggests that, whether selling medicinal wines in Thailand or woven bracelets in India, the workers of the underground economy at least have what most people want most of all: a chance to stay afloat (Barta 2009).


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Where the beats hit the Street On Tuesday, August 13 enjoy the best live jazz around at the 7th Annual North City Jazz Walk. Take a stroll along 15th Avenue NE in Shoreline and enjoy one great venue after another between 7–10 PM. This year, come early and enjoy "Jazz Bites" delicious food items specifically provided for the event.
The 2013 line-up of 10 eclectic groups offers a close-up experience with some of the area's best jazz players.
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Capacity at indoor venues is limited so buy tickets early at designated locations or online. Tickets will be available at the event for $15. Parking is plentiful and free. Be sure to check out this site for a map of the venues, artist profiles, and Jazz Bite offerings.
The North City Jazz Walk is produced by the North City Business Association in partnership with the City of Shoreline, the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council, Ronald Wastewater District and by generous in-kind contributions from Blue City Monthly and Cleanscapes.