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CORPUS CHRISTI - The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's tennis team swept Sam Houston State (3-8, 1-5 SLC) today, 5-0, at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center to win their seventh consecutive match. The Islanders (13-4, 6-1 SLC) dominated in singles play with five singles wins to earn their sixth straight Southland Conference match of the season.
"These girls are fighting extremely hard together as a team," Director of Tennis Steve Moore said. "They have a goal that they are working very hard towards to attempt to win the Southland Conference. I feel like they are playing with great effort and energy to try and reach their goal.
"The leadership from our seniors has been tremendous. I feel like this team is getting better each week. We have a tough journey ahead of us and we must bring it every day. We must max out every day. We're not much of an outcome-oriented team, but rather we believe more of the process of maxing out our effort and attitude each day. I feel the girls did a great job of that today and we have to be ready to do it again tomorrow against a very tough Lamar team."
The Islanders and Bearkats started out with singles play and the Islanders earned an early 1-0 lead after Kerry Galhos earned her 11th singles victory of the season and seventh consecutive win at No. 6 singles after her opponent defaulted. The freshman is now 11-2 in singles play and 7-0 in conference play.
Sandra Burges followed with a straight-set win at No. 5 singles, 6-0, 6-1, over Isabella Costa for the Islanders second point of the day. The senior improved her singles record to 12-4 and 6-1 in Southland play. Maider Martin kept the momentum going with a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles over Natalie Petaia. After starting all season at No. 2 singles, the sophomore earned her first win at No. 3 today.
For the third straight Southland match, Judit Vives clinched the match for the Islanders with a straight-set, 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles over Kayla Stevenson. Vives, who started out at No. 6 singles at the beginning of the season, worked her way up to No. 3, before earning her first win today at No. 2. The freshman has now won seven straight singles matches to improve to a team-best 13-1 overall record.
The Islanders garnered their final point of the day at No. 1 singles after Stefania Nicolae topped Imke Jagau in straight sets. In the first set, Nicolae squeezed out a 7-5 victory, before sweeping through the second set, 6-0. The senior has now won three straight singles match in the No. 1 slot.
In No. 4 singles, Celia Rodriguez was battling Karen Martinez when rain forced the Islanders and Bearkats to call the match. Rodriguez secured the first set 6-4 and was ahead 4-3 in the second set when play was stopped.
The match was sponsored by longtime supporter Scott Humpal and Humpal Physical Therapy.
"I can't thank again our dear friend Scott Humpal and Humpal Physical Therapy for his generosity and support of Islanders Tennis," Moore said.
The Islanders will remain at home to host Lamar on Sunday at 12 p.m. at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. The match is sponsored by Utility Trailer Sales Southeast Texas, Inc.
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (IslandersTennis) and follow them on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersTennis).
Tennis Match Results
Sam Houston State vs. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
4/5/2014 at Corpus Christi, Texas
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 5, Sam Houston State 0
Singles competition:
1. Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) def. Imke Jagau (SHSU) 7-5, 6-0
2. Judit Vives (AMCC) def. Kayla Stevenson (SHSU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Maider Martin (AMCC) def. Natalie Petaia (SHSU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Celia Rodriguez (AMCC) vs. Karen Martinez (SHSU) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
5. Sandra Burges (AMCC) def. Isabella Costa (SHSU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Kerry Galhos (AMCC) def. No player (SHSU), by default
Match Notes:
Sam Houston State 3-8, 1-5 SLC
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 13-4, 6-1 SLC
Order of finish: Singles (6,5,3,2,1)
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Thierry Daucourt Joins XL Group As COO Of The International Property & Casualty Insurance Business
LONDON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- XL Group (NYSE: XL) today announced the appointment of Thierry Daucourt as Chief Operating Officer of its International P&C Insurance business. In his role Mr. Daucourt will be responsible for supporting the unit's Chief Executive, Jason Harris, in the ongoing development and execution of its strategy and main policies to drive expansion, financial performance and efficiencies across the region. XL Group's International region includes all markets in Europe, Asia Pacific and Iberia & Latin America. Mr. Daucourt will report to Jason Harris, Chief Executive of the International P&C Insurance business and will be based in Zurich.
Jason Harris commented on the appointment: "As we look to achieve further profitable growth, we need to add capabilities and develop new products while driving efficiencies across our vast region. A consistent performance is critical to our ability to serve clients and brokers with the high level of quality that we're known for. Thierry's broad experience in management roles with other global organizations positions him well to contribute to drive these efforts."
He added, "Thierry has already demonstrated an ability to deliver results. Throughout his career he has led teams in many different areas including underwriting, distribution, organizational structure, IT and change management. I am delighted to have in him a strong leader joining our team."
Thierry Daucourt brings over 30 years' experience in the insurance industry to his new role. He joins XL Group from Chubb Insurance Company of Europe, where his last role was as Regional Manager Southern Europe. Since 1998, during his tenure with Chubb Europe, he progressed through various management roles. Prior, he was with Zurich Financial Services and also held various positions with Winterthur Insurance, including Head of the International Division, based in France. He is a Swiss national, married with two children.About XL's Insurance Operations XL Group plc's insurance companies offer property, casualty, professional and specialty insurance products globally. Businesses that are moving the world forward choose XL as their partner. To learn more, visit xlgroup.com/insurance. About XL Group plc XL Group plc, through its subsidiaries, is a global insurance and reinsurance company providing property, casualty and specialty products to industrial, commercial and professional firms, insurance companies and other enterprises throughout the world.
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Photograph courtesy NOAA
Published July 25, 2013
A team of researchers excavating a 19th-century shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico—the deepest wreck currently under excavation in U.S. waters—has found more than they had hoped for, including two other ships that appear to have been sunk at the same time.
Artifacts such as eyeglasses, navigational equipment, and telescopes indicate that no one made it off the copper-clad ship—dubbed the "Monterey Shipwreck," noted James Delgado, director of maritime heritage with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Office of Marine Sanctuaries. (See pictures from the wreck.)
"If you were in the midst of abandoning ship and getting into a lifeboat [and trying to] navigate your way home, you would grab your navigational instruments, your telescope. Those were all lying there," he said.
"You look at all of that and it hits you—nobody made it off this ship alive because all of their stuff is there."
The physical connection of interacting with artifacts was something that touched all of us, said Frederick Hanselmann, an underwater archaeologist with the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University in San Marcos. The Center organized the expedition and provided much of the funding.
We read about history in school, Hanselmann said, but what makes archaeology so special is that the history—in the form of artifacts—is tangible.
The Shell Oil Company initially discovered the wreck about 170 miles (274 kilometers) southeast of Galveston, Texas, in 2011 during a survey of potential drilling sites. The downed vessel had come to rest in 4,300 feet (1,300 meters) of water.
By law, Shell was required to notify the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) about the find.
Photograph courtesy NOAA
When NOAA sent a ship to take a look in 2012, weather concerns allowed researchers to spend only a little over two hours perusing the wreck.
The current expedition allowed team members more time to map and examine the downed ship. Experts hope closer examination will give them a better window into maritime trade in the Gulf of Mexico during the early 1800s.
A Dynamic Place
We know a good deal about what happened on land during this time period in U.S. history, said Jack Irion, an archaeologist with BOEM and one of the expedition's lead scientists, in an interview last week.
"You have the end of the Spanish Empire on the continental U.S.," said Delgado. Nations in the Caribbean were winning their independence, and the Texas Revolution, the Mexican War, and the War of 1812 were also key events on land, he added.
"But there's less known about the maritime history," Irion said. The Gulf of Mexico during the early 1800s was a fairly dangerous place, he noted.
Piracy, smuggling, and slavery were lucrative enterprises, and business was booming in the region. (Related: "Pictures: Slave Shackle, More Found on Blackbeard's Ship.")
This well-preserved ship could give researchers and historians a solid glimpse into potential trade routes in the area, as well as ports of call, Irion said.
Last Words
One especially interesting find was the navigator's working slate on the Monterey wreck. This slate would have held the ship's last commands and movements—written in pencil—before it went down, explained Delgado.
The expedition found the slate, along with two books, in a corner of the wreck. One of the books appears to be a ledger and could be the ship's actual logbook, he said.
The team brought the slate back, along with 59 other artifacts, and it's possible that those last commands could still be on there, said Chris Horrell, an archeologist with the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). "You can never anticipate what you're going to find underwater."
Researchers left the logbook since it was very fragile and they didn't have the equipment required to keep it intact while in transit.
All Together
After the expedition finished with the Monterey shipwreck, they headed over to investigate two additional sonar targets previously identified by Shell, also in 2011.
Less than five miles away, the two targets turned out to be shipwrecks—one copper-clad and the other a corroded wooden ship.
"We think all three vessels were sailing together," said Delgado. They were found in the same area and had the same kinds of bottles and octants, a navigational tool.
"It's not a random thing to have them so close [to each other]," he explained. "It wasn't as if—at separate periods in time—these folks hit a bad road out in the ocean and ended up in the same area.
"[And] all of them appear to have been sunk violently," Delgado added.
The stern of the second copper-clad target appeared to have struck the seafloor with enough force to break the hull and send stone ballast and bottles to the back end of the ship, he noted.
The impact seems to have shattered that vessel's rudder. "[And] there's an anchor that appears to have been violently displaced and slid halfway back."
Uncertain Future
Whether researchers can go back to the site for further study remains unclear. "We're still processing artifacts and data," NOAA's Delgado said.
The items they've recovered must now make their way to conservation research laboratories at Texas A&M University at College Station, said Amy Borgens, state marine archeologist for Texas.
Preservation processes could take anywhere from one to three years, she said, depending on an artifact's complexity. "The most complex artifacts are the muskets," Borgen noted.
"The muskets are made of wood, they have iron barrels and brass fittings, and each of those are treated separately in conservation."
But the expedition does have plans for education and outreach activities. They have partnered with a nonprofit educational organization called Explore Ocean to develop school curricula based on their findings.
Experts from three federal agencies, two state agencies, three universities, and three nonprofit organizations were involved in this effort. And such a multidisciplinary approach enabled researchers to do things like map the Monterey wreck in unprecedented detail.
"The photo mosaic maps of all three wrecks are to a new standard never before seen in U.S. maritime deep water archeology," Delgado said in an email. "In the words of a longtime colleague, deep water archeology in the Gulf will never be the same."
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Not the deepest in the Gulf. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and NOAA investigated another 19th century wreck a few years ago that was in over 7,000 ft of water.
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It might be interesting if these wrecks can be dated using dendrochronology or artifacts and then checking for records of the losses. Journals, manifests, insurance filings, and such.
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A dynamic excitatory-inhibitory network in a VLSI chip for spiking information reregistration
Inhibitory synapse is an important component both in physiology and artificial neural network, which has been widely investigated and used. A typical inhibitory synapse in very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuit is simplified from related research and applied in a VLSI chip for spike train reregistration. The spike train reregistration network is derived from a neural network model for sensory map realignment for network adaptation. In this paper, we introduce the design of spike train registration in CMOS circuit and analyze the performance of the inhibitory network in it, which shows representative characters for the firing rate of inhibited neuron and information transmission in circuit compared to math model.
Juan Huo
Monte Carlo Methods for Maximum Margin Supervised Topic Models
An effective strategy to exploit the supervising side information for discovering predictive topic representations is to impose discriminative constraints induced by such information on the posterior distributions under a topic model. This strategy has been adopted by a number of supervised topic models, such as MedLDA, which employs max-margin posterior constraints. However, unlike the likelihoodbased supervised topic models, of which posterior inference can be carried out using the Bayes' rule, the max-margin posterior constraints have made Monte Carlo methods infeasible or at least not directly applicable, thereby limited the choice of inference algorithms to be based on variational approximation with strict mean field assumptions. In this paper, we develop two efficient Monte Carlo methods under much weaker assumptions for max-margin supervised topic models based on an importance sampler and a collapsed Gibbs sampler, respectively, in a convex dual formulation. We report thorough experimental results that compare our approach favorably against existing alternatives in both accuracy and efficiency.
Qixia Jiang , Maosong Sun , and Eric P. Xing
Efficient coding provides a direct link between prior and likelihood in perceptual Bayesian inference
A common challenge for Bayesian approaches to modeling perceptual behavior is the fact that the two fundamental Bayesian components, the prior belief and the likelihood function, are formally unconstrained. Here we argue that a neural system that emulates Bayesian inference is naturally constrained by the way it represents sensory information in populations of neurons. More specifically, we apply an efficient coding principle that creates a direct link between prior and likelihood based on the underlying stimulus distribution. The resulting Bayesian estimates can show biases away from the peaks of the prior distribution, a behavior seemingly at odds with the traditional view of Bayesian estimates yet one that has indeed been reported for human perception of visual orientation. We demonstrate that our framework correctly predicts these repulsive biases, and show that the efficient encoding characteristics of the model match the reported orientation tuning properties of neurons in primary visual cortex. Our results suggest that efficient coding is a promising hypothesis in constraining neural implementations of Bayesian inference.
Xue-Xin Wei and Alan A. Stocker
Ancestor Sampling for Particle Gibbs
We present a novel method in the family of particle MCMC methods that we refer to as particle Gibbs with ancestor sampling (PG-AS). Similarly to the existing PG with backward simulation (PG-BS) procedure, we use backward sampling to (considerably) improve the mixing of the PG kernel. Instead of using separate forward and backward sweeps as in PG-BS, however, we achieve the same effect in a single forward sweep. We apply the PG-AS framework to the challenging class of non-Markovian state-space models. We develop a truncation strategy of these models that is applicable in principle to any backward-simulation-based method, but which is particularly well suited to the PG-AS framework. In particular, as we show in a simulation study, PG-AS can yield an order-of-magnitude improved accuracy relative to PG-BS due to its robustness to the truncation error. Several application examples are discussed, including Rao-Blackwellized particle smoothing and inference in degenerate state-space models.
Fredrik Lindsten Michael I. Jordan Thomas B. Schon
Online allocation and homogeneous partitioning for piecewise constant mean-approximation
In the setting of active learning for the multi-armed bandit, where the goal of a learner is to estimate with equal precision the mean of a finite number of arms, recent results show that it is possible to derive strategies based on finite-time confidence bounds that are competitive with the best possible strategy. We here consider an extension of this problem to the case when the arms are the cells of a finite partition P of a continuous sampling space X R d . Our goal is now to build a piecewise constant approximation of a noisy function (where each piece is one region of P and P is fixed beforehand) in order to maintain the local quadratic error of approximation on each cell equally low. Although this extension is not trivial, we show that a simple algorithm based on upper confidence bounds can be proved to be adaptive to the function itself in a near-optimal way, when |P| is chosen to be of minimax-optimal order on the class of - Holder functions.
Odalric Ambrym Maillard Alexandra Carpentier
Weighted Likelihood Policy Search with Model Selection
Reinforcement learning (RL) methods based on direct policy search (DPS) have been actively discussed to achieve an efficient approach to complicated Markov decision processes (MDPs). Although they have brought much progress in practical applications of RL, there still remains an unsolved problem in DPS related to model selection for the policy. In this paper, we propose a novel DPS method, weighted likelihood policy search (WLPS) , where a policy is efficiently learned through the weighted likelihood estimation. WLPS naturally connects DPS to the statistical inference problem and thus various sophisticated techniques in statistics can be applied to DPS problems directly. Hence, by following the idea of the information criterion , we develop a new measurement for model comparison in DPS based on the weighted log-likelihood.
Tsuyoshi Ueno Kohei Hayashi Takashi Washio Yoshinobu Kawahara
Complex Inference in Neural Circuits with Probabilistic Population Codes and Topic Models
Recent experiments have demonstrated that humans and animals typically reason probabilistically about their environment. This ability requires a neural code that represents probability distributions and neural circuits that are capable of implementing the operations of probabilistic inference. The proposed probabilistic population coding (PPC) framework provides a statistically efficient neural representation of probability distributions that is both broadly consistent with physiological measurements and capable of implementing some of the basic operations of probabilistic inference in a biologically plausible way. However, these experiments and the corresponding neural models have largely focused on simple (tractable) probabilistic computations such as cue combination, coordinate transformations, and decision making. As a result it remains unclear how to generalize this framework to more complex probabilistic computations. Here we address this short coming by showing that a very general approximate inference algorithm known as Variational Bayesian Expectation Maximization can be naturaly implemented within the linear PPC framework. We apply this approach to a generic problem faced by any given layer of cortex, namely the identification of latent causes of complex mixtures of spikes. We identify a formal equivalent between this spike pattern demixing problem and topic models used for document classification, in particular Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA). We then construct a neural network implementation of variational inference and learning for LDA that utilizes a linear PPC. This network relies critically on two non-linear operations: divisive normalization and super-linear facilitation, both of which are ubiquitously observed in neural circuits. We also demonstrate how online learning can be achieved using a variation of Hebb's rule and describe an extension of this work which allows us to deal with time varying and correlated latent causes.
Jeff Beck Katherine Heller Alexandre Pouget
Slice sampling normalized kernel-weighted completely random measure mixture models
A number of dependent nonparametric processes have been proposed to model non-stationary data with unknown latent dimensionality. However, the inference algorithms are often slow and unwieldy, and are in general highly specific to a given model formulation. In this paper, we describe a large class of dependent nonparametric processes, including several existing models, and present a slice sampler that allows efficient inference across this class of models.
Nicholas J. Foti Sinead A. Williamson
Learned Prioritization for Trading Off Accuracy and Speed
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Jiarong Jiang Adam Teichert Hal Daume III Jason Eisner
A Nonparametric Conjugate Prior Distribution for the Maximizing Argument of a Noisy Function
We propose a novel Bayesian approach to solve stochastic optimization problems that involve finding extrema of noisy, nonlinear functions. Previous work has focused on representing possible functions explicitly, which leads to a two-step procedure of first, doing inference over the function space and second, finding the extrema of these functions. Here we skip the representation step and directly model the distribution over extrema. To this end, we devise a non-parametric conjugate prior based on a kernel regressor. The resulting posterior distribution directly captures the uncertainty over the maximum of the unknown function. Given t observations of the function, the posterior can be evaluated efficiently in time O ( t 2 ) up to a multiplicative constant. Finally, we show how to apply our model to optimize a noisy, non-convex, high-dimensional objective function.
Pedro A. Ortega Jordi Grau-Moya Tim Genewein David Balduzzi Daniel A. Braun
Fast Variational Inference in the Conjugate Exponential Family
We present a general method for deriving collapsed variational inference algorithms for probabilistic models in the conjugate exponential family. Our method unifies many existing approaches to collapsed variational inference. Our collapsed variational inference leads to a new lower bound on the marginal likelihood. We exploit the information geometry of the bound to derive much faster optimization methods based on conjugate gradients for these models. Our approach is very general and is easily applied to any model where the mean field update equations have been derived. Empirically we show significant speed-ups for probabilistic inference using our bound.
James Hensman Magnus Rattray Neil D. Lawrence
Neurally Plausible Reinforcement Learning of Working Memory Tasks
A key function of brains is undoubtedly the abstraction and maintenance of information from the environment for later use. Neurons in association cortex play an important role in this process: by learning these neurons become tuned to relevant features and represent the information that is required later as a persistent elevation of their activity [1]. It is however not well known how such neurons acquire these task-relevant working memories. Here we introduce a biologically plausible learning scheme grounded in Reinforcement Learning (RL) theory [2] that explains how neurons become selective for relevant information by trial and error learning. The model has memory units which learn useful internal state representations to solve working memory tasks by transforming partially observable Markov decision problems (POMDP) into MDPs. We propose that synaptic plasticity is guided by a combination of attentional feedback signals from the action selection stage to earlier processing levels and a globally released neuromodulatory signal. Feedback signals interact with feedforward signals to form synaptic tags at those connections that are responsible for the stimulus-response mapping. The neuromodulatory signal interacts with tagged synapses to determine the sign and strength of plasticity. The learning scheme is generic because it can train networks in different tasks, simply by varying inputs and rewards. It explains how neurons in association cortex learn to 1) temporarily store task-relevant information in non-linear stimulus-response mapping tasks [1, 3, 4] and 2) learn to optimally integrate probabilistic evidence for perceptual decision making [5, 6].
Jaldert O. Rombouts, Sander M. Bohte Pieter R. Roelfsema
Minimax Multi-Task Learning and a Generalized Loss-Compositional Paradigm for MTL
Since its inception, the modus operandi of multi-task learning (MTL) has been to minimize the task-wise mean of the empirical risks. We introduce a generalized loss-compositional paradigm for MTL that includes a spectrum of formulations as a subfamily. One endpoint of this spectrum is minimax MTL: a new MTL formulation that minimizes the maximum of the tasks' empirical risks. Via a certain relaxation of minimax MTL, we obtain a continuum of MTL formulations spanning minimax MTL and classical MTL. The full paradigm itself is loss-compositional, operating on the vector of empirical risks. It incorporates minimax MTL, its relaxations, and many new MTL formulations as special cases. We show theoretically that minimax MTL tends to avoid worst case outcomes on newly drawn test tasks in the learning to learn (LTL) test setting. The results of several MTL formulations on synthetic and real problems in the MTL and LTL test settings are encouraging.
Nishant A. Mehta , Dongryeol Lee , Alexander G. Gray
Tight Bounds on Profile Redundancy and Distinguishability
The minimax KL-divergence of any distribution from all distributions in a collection P has several practical implications. In compression, it is called redundancy and represents the least additional number of bits over the entropy needed to encode the output of any distribution in P . In online estimation and learning, it is the lowest expected log-loss regret when guessing a sequence of random values generated by a distribution in P . In hypothesis testing, it upper bounds the largest number of distinguishable distributions in P . Motivated by problems ranging from population estimation to text classification and speech recognition, several machine-learning and information-theory researchers have recently considered label-invariant observations and properties induced by i.i.d. distributions. A sufficient statistic for all these properties is the data's profile , the multiset of the number of times each data element appears. Improving on a sequence of previous works, we show that the redundancy of the collection of distributions induced over profiles by lengthn i.i.d. sequences is between 0 . 3 n 1 / 3 and n 1 / 3 log 2 n , in particular, establishing its exact growth power.
Jayadev Acharya Hirakendu Das Alon Orlitsky
Convergence and Energy Landscape for Cheeger Cut
This paper provides both theoretical and algorithmic results for the 1 -relaxation of the Cheeger cut problem. The 2 -relaxation, known as spectral clustering, only loosely relates to the Cheeger cut; however, it is convex and leads to a simple optimization problem. The 1 -relaxation, in contrast, is non-convex but is provably equivalent to the original problem. The 1 -relaxation therefore trades convexity for exactness, yielding improved clustering results at the cost of a more challenging optimization. The first challenge is understanding convergence of algorithms. This paper provides the first complete proof of convergence for algorithms that minimize the 1 -relaxation. The second challenge entails comprehending the 1 - energy landscape, i.e. the set of possible points to which an algorithm might converge. We show that 1 -algorithms can get trapped in local minima that are not globally optimal and we provide a classification theorem to interpret these local minima. This classification gives meaning to these suboptimal solutions and helps to explain, in terms of graph structure, when the 1 -relaxation provides the solution of the original Cheeger cut problem.
Xavier Bresson Thomas Laurent David Uminsky James H. von Brecht
Visual Recognition using Embedded Feature Selection for Curvature Self-Similarity
Category-level object detection has a crucial need for informative object representations. This demand has led to feature descriptors of ever increasing dimensionality like co-occurrence statistics and self-similarity. In this paper we propose a new object representation based on curvature self-similarity that goes beyond the currently popular approximation of objects using straight lines. However, like all descriptors using second order statistics, ours also exhibits a high dimensionality. Although improving discriminability, the high dimensionality becomes a critical issue due to lack of generalization ability and curse of dimensionality. Given only a limited amount of training data, even sophisticated learning algorithms such as the popular kernel methods are not able to suppress noisy or superfluous dimensions of such high-dimensional data. Consequently, there is a natural need for feature selection when using present-day informative features and, particularly, curvature self-similarity. We therefore suggest an embedded feature selection method for SVMs that reduces complexity and improves generalization capability of object models. By successfully integrating the proposed curvature self-similarity representation together with the embedded feature selection in a widely used state-of-the-art object detection framework we show the general pertinence of the approach.
Angela Eigenstetter Bjorn Ommer
Continuous Relaxations for Discrete Hamiltonian Monte Carlo
Continuous relaxations play an important role in discrete optimization, but have not seen much use in approximate probabilistic inference. Here we show that a general form of the Gaussian Integral Trick makes it possible to transform a wide class of discrete variable undirected models into fully continuous systems. The continuous representation allows the use of gradient-based Hamiltonian Monte Carlo for inference, results in new ways of estimating normalization constants (partition functions), and in general opens up a number of new avenues for inference in difficult discrete systems. We demonstrate some of these continuous relaxation inference algorithms on a number of illustrative problems.
Yichuan Zhang, Charles Sutton, Amos Storkey Zoubin Ghahramani
Bayesian Nonparametric Modeling of Suicide
The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) database contains a large amount of information, regarding the way of life, medical conditions, etc., of a representative sample of the U.S. population. In this paper, we are interested in seeking the hidden causes behind the suicide attempts, for which we propose to model the subjects using a nonparametric latent model based on the Indian Buffet Process (IBP). Due to the nature of the data, we need to adapt the observation model for discrete random variables. We propose a generative model in which the observations are drawn from a multinomial-logit distribution given the IBP matrix. The implementation of an efficient Gibbs sampler is accomplished using the Laplace approximation, which allows integrating out the weighting factors of the multinomial-logit likelihood model. Finally, the experiments over the NESARC database show that our model properly captures some of the hidden causes that model suicide attempts.
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Efficient Monte Carlo Counterfactual Regret Minimization in Games with Many Player Actions
Counterfactual Regret Minimization (CFR) is a popular, iterative algorithm for computing strategies in extensive-form games. The Monte Carlo CFR (MCCFR) variants reduce the per iteration time cost of CFR by traversing a smaller, sampled portion of the tree. The previous most effective instances of MCCFR can still be very slow in games with many player actions since they sample every action for a given player. In this paper, we present a new MCCFR algorithm, Average Strategy Sampling (AS), that samples a subset of the player's actions according to the player's average strategy. Our new algorithm is inspired by a new, tighter bound on the number of iterations required by CFR to converge to a given solution quality. In addition, we prove a similar, tighter bound for AS and other popular MCCFR variants. Finally, we validate our work by demonstrating that AS converges faster than previous MCCFR algorithms in both no-limit poker and Bluff.
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Persistent Homology for Learning Densities with Bounded Support
We present a novel method for learning densities with bounded support which enables us to incorporate `hard' topological constraints. In particular, we show how emerging techniques from computational algebraic topology and the notion of Persistent Homology can be combined with kernel-based methods from Machine Learning for the purpose of density estimation. The proposed formalism facilitates learning of models with bounded support in a principled way, and--by incorporating Persistent Homology techniques in our approach--we are able to encode algebraic-topological constraints which are not addressed in current state of the art probabilistic models. We study the behaviour of our method on two synthetic examples for various sample sizes and exemplify the benefits of the proposed approach on a real-world dataset by learning a motion model for a race car. We show how to learn a model which respects the underlying topological structure of the racetrack, constraining the trajectories of the car.
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Cramer Says Wait On Oracle
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Debra Borchardt: It's a tale of two companies. Federal Express (FDX)reported disappointing earnings for their quarter while Oracle (ORCL)hit a home run.
So Jim, let's talk about Oracle, because they came out with a really strong quarter and it wasn't long ago, maybe what a year ago, we were talking about Oracle and saying boy, they've got some things to fix. Looks like they've kind of got on the right path.
Jim Cramer: This was a great quarter for Oracle. Larry Ellison did many right things. This is Mark Hurd and Larry Ellison. Here's the main take away for Oracle, just in terms of surprise and wow factor. Europe, incredibly strong so you can only just presume, I mean, U.S. plus 20, Asia plus 13, but Europe up 12. They have the right products. They are selling them to the right customers. They've got big customers and this was a remarkable quarter. They put the, whatever people might have thought about the Sun Micro acquisition they are making it work. They've made a series of acquisitions look like they're all working. It's a great big day to play. We have EMC (EMC) in Action Alerts Plus, but I have to tell you Oracle, Stephanie and I, we were talking about how Oracle's great. FedEx is really interesting, because FedEx wasn't that good.
Debra Borchardt: Right. Right.Jim Cramer: But, we own FedEx. We actually trimmed a little yesterday for fear that we knew it wasn't going to be that good, and the market wouldn't take it right, but Deb, we're in a weird moment and that moment is what was bad is now great. Not good, but great. FedEx has problems with Asia, well holy cow Asia's coming back and we own a company that doesn't reflect that yet. FedEx has come in at $93. Debra Borchardt: And FedEx has issues with, as we know, they're premium service, that overnight service people don't want to pay for it, and a big bulk of their employees are in that area, and so they've got to put them out, trim that down and they're in the process of doing that, but that's going to take some time.
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Monday, February 17, 2014
AMD FX-9590 and FX-9370 Review: Socket AM3+ Platform's Swan-song.
AMD roadmap tells us about the company had finished evolution of Socket AM3+ platform and FX processors. Vishera CPUs based on Piledriver microarchitecture is the last CPUs for this platform. We have tested the last additions in this lineup: eight-core FX-9370 and FX-9590 with monstrous TDP.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
AMD FX-8350, FX-8320, FX-6300 and FX-4300: All Vishera Processors in One Review!
The launch of Socket AM3+ processors with Piledriver microarchitecture inspired many AMD fans. However, until recently we only based our opinion on the results obtained from the top model in the new AMD FX family. Today we are going to make up for this omission and carry out a detailed performance analysis of all Vishera processors with eight, six and four cores.
Monday, October 22, 2012
AMD FX-8350 Processor Review: Tuned-Up Bulldozer.
Piledriver microarchitecture, a refreshed Bulldozer, has finally reached the flagship AMD FX processors. Will it make the Socket AM3+ platform more appealing than LGA 1155? Quite possible, because the new AMD microarchitecture wasn't the only trick they had up their sleeve.
Monday, October 1, 2012
AMD Trinity for Desktops. Part 2: Socket FM2 Platform and AMD A10-5800K Processor Review.
Trinity demonstrated some very inspiring performance in graphics tests last week. However, AMD's traditional weakness is its x86 cores. Let's see if the company engineers managed to resolve this problem in the new Piledriver microarchitecture that found its way into promising hybrid processors.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
AMD Trinity for Desktops. Part 1: Graphics Core.
New hybrid AMD Trinity processors for desktop systems haven't been officially launched yet. However, we prepared a detailed review of their graphics omponent.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
AMD FX-8120, AMD FX-6100 and AMD FX-4100 CPUs Review.
We will talk about the mainstream and entry-level AMD FX CPU modifications based on Bulldozer microarchitecture and featuring eight-, six- and four-core design.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Asus M5A99X EVO and Asus M5A97 EVO: two Simpler Mainboards for AMD Bulldozer.
To study the design and functionality of the mainstream and entry-level chipsets for the AMD Bulldozer platform we decided to go with two mainboards from Asus: Asus M5A99X EVO and Asus M5A97 EVO, based on AMD 990X and AMD 970 chipsets respectively. In our today's review we are going to compare them against one another as well as against the previously tested mainboards on the top Socket AM3+ core logic set.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Five Years with Bulldozer: Asus Sabertooth 990FX Mainboard Review.
This mainboard belongs to the "TUF" series (The Ultimate Force), which stands out due to unique design and high-quality components. The primary advantages of the mainboards in this series are superior stability and long life span.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Flagship Mainboards for Bulldozer from Asus, Gigabyte and MSI.
Today we are going to talk about three Socket AM3+ mainboards based on a combination of AMD 990FX North Bridge and AMD SB950 South Bridge from the leading mainboard makers. They are Asus Crosshair V Formula, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 and MSI 990FXA-GD80. We will check out their packaging and accessories, design and functionality, BIOS options, overclocking potential, performance and power consumption.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Bulldozer Has Arrived: AMD FX-8150 Processor Review.
The great revolution that AMD has been talking about for so long has finally happened! Today we managed to meet an eight-core desktop processor based on the long-anticipated Bulldozer microarchitecture. Find out from our review if AMD managed to regain the long lost leadership this time.


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(CNN) -- Oh, Rebecca Black. You gave us a reason to reconsider our favorite day of the workweek. And, apparently, the Internet couldn't get enough.
Black, the teen songstress who became a YouTube sensation with the bubblegum ear worm "Friday," topped the Google Zeitgeist list of hot search terms in 2011.
Released in March, the largely reviled tune caused searches for the then-13-year-old's name to increase more than 10,000% over the past year, Google reported Wednesday.
This year was the 11th for Zeitgeist, Google's look at search trends for the year. The report, rendered with interactive images and detailed infographics, breaks down searches by country and region as well as tallying global activity.
"From local celebrities in Finland to Singaporeans looking for news on the revolutions in Egypt and Libya half a world away, people turned to Google to learn more about what was happening on the world stage," Google's Amit Singhal wrote on the company's official blog.
The top 10 wasn't all breezy pop songs. "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, who died in a car crash in June, was the third-hottest search, while Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who died in October, was ninth.
Jobs was already an internationally known name. But searches for him still rose 982% over 2010, Google said, with traffic peaking the week after his death.
It was a big year for technology overall, and Google's results show it.
The company's own Google+ social network was second on the list. (If that seems all too convenient, note that Zeitgeist rankings consider how fast a search term rises. So something that didn't exist last year, like Google+ or Rebecca Black's career, is inevitably going to have an advantage.)
Massive video game release "Battlefield 3" was fifth on the list, and the iPad 2 was 10th.
Squeezed between those two offerings, at No. 6, was a tech world product that doesn't even exist: the iPhone 5. Google says searches for that term peaked the week of September 25, days before Apple lovers learned that the new phone they were getting was, in fact, called the iPhone 4S.
Singer Adele, Japan's damaged Fukushima power plant and acquitted murder suspect Casey Anthony rounded out the top 10.
Of course, where there are top risers, there are fastest fallers.
As Google+ emerged (albeit to what appears to be waning interest), former social networking hot spot Myspace slid, becoming the fastest-dropping search term.
Delta Air Lines, Chinese Web services company Baidu (a Google rival during the company's now-terminated efforts there) and the Spanish-language search "Hotmail correo" also saw big dips, compared with their 2010 search rankings.


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amygda7astill taking the stairs whenever possible...
...but I'm not really into counting them all. Average of 7 flights a day, I'd guess. 6 years ago
10 years after introducing 43 Things to the world, we have decided we have met our last goal: completing the incredible experience that has been 43 Things. Please join us in giving one last cheer to all the folks who have shared their goals with the world, as well as all the people who have worked at The Robot Co-op to build this incredible website. We won a Webby Award, published a book, and brought happiness to a lot of people.
Starting today, 43 Things users can export their goals and entries from the site. Starting August 15, we will make the site "read only". 43 Things users will still be able to view the site and export their content, but we won't be taking any new content from users. We hope to leave the site up for folks to see and download their content until the end of the year. Ending on New Year's Eve takes us full circle.
It has been a long ride (one of our original goals was to "build a company that lasts at least 2 years" - we beat that one!) While we wish the site could live on, it has suffered from a number of challenges - changes in how people use the site, the advertising industry, and how search engines view the site. We wish the outcome was different – but we've always been realistic about when our goals are met and when they aren't.
As of today, you will be able to download your goals and entries. See more about that on the FAQ page. Thanks for 10 great years of goal-setting and achieving.
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...but I'm not really into counting them all. Average of 7 flights a day, I'd guess. 6 years ago
So, here's the challenge "This is a challenge we have at work to walk up flights of stairs over a period of time. There are three levels: Bronze (88 flights), Silver (175 flights), Gold (380 flights)." Let's see if I can get here by, say, May 6. 6 years ago
I finished the challenge and earned the Gold today. 350 floors since the beginning of February. I hope they do it again soon, because I need challenges like this for motivation. 6 years ago
I must not have hit save on my last entry. Add another 67 for me. That brings my total to 148. Silver and a bit beyond is fine with me! 6 years ago
I'm up to 238 Floors. I only have to average 7 floors every workday to finish by March 28. I can tell that my hiney and thighs have benefited from the stair walking. 6 years ago
Thursday, I wasn't able to do many stairs because I was in a training class in the morning and taking care of car trouble in the afternoon. Otherwise, I probably could have gotten the silver today. Something to look forward to when I go to work Monday! Unless I seek out some stairs this weekend. 6 years ago
2/25 – 8 flights
2/26 – 7 flights
2/27 – 5 flights
2/26 – 6 flights
Total for four days 26
Total for challenge: 81 6 years ago
As the weekend wore on I was tired and I started to take the elevator. I wasn't home for long, so I did not take so many stairs. I'm off for a few days, so I'll catch up:) Total: fifty-five. 6 years ago
I'm at 108 floors now. I should get another 4 to 6 before I leave work today. 6 years ago
That is four flights at work +six at home for a grand total of forty-five! 6 years ago
At this rate, I need to go up 13 floors each workday until the end to get 350. That's doable. 6 years ago
sleeping kids to awaken and the bathroom upstairs, the laundry in the basement, and the computer on the first floor…I rack up a lot of stairs. Because I know from my own experience that work stairs are more plentiful between floors than house stairs, I'm only taking about half credit for house stairs. Therefore, add another ten to my total 25 + 10 = 35 6 years ago
3 more work stairs + 8 home stairs + previous 4 work stairs =15 flights. This is still quite doable.
Edit: +10 more = 25 flights! 6 years ago
I think that's right. By the end of the day today, I had walked up 15 floors (including yesterday). I find myself going to check my mailbox one floor up more. That's an added benefit because I forget to check it a lot. 6 years ago
Four flights at work. Now at home, I take several flights daily. Are we counting only work stairs? 6 years ago
I'm getting a slow start because of the flu, but I'm beginning in earnest now. The timeframe is Feb. 4 – Mar. 28. That means I have to do 50 floors a week to hit the gold. That's 10 each workday. Wow. I better get stepping! 6 years ago
Kim, do you have a time frame yet? 6 years ago
This is a challenge we have at work to walk up flights of stairs over a period of time. There are three levels: Bronze (88 flights), Silver (175 flights), Gold (350 flights). Whichever level we complete, we'll get awarded a little some time off.
It starts Monday, but I don't know when it ends. I need to find out and calculate how many flights I have to walk per day to get the Gold.
I like challenges like these. At my workplace, they're really promoting fitness, health and well-being. They offer chair massages at lunchtime on certain days. We have to pay for them, but it's great to have them available right there in the building. 6 years ago


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My mother, a native Coloradan, was an avid outdoorswoman who instilled in me a great sense of adventure, love for nature and a deep appreciation for Colorado's outdoor heritage. After college, my passion for Colorado's wilderness and high peaks led me to return as an instructor and eventually executive director of the Colorado Outward Bound School. Today, that perspective is reflected in the decisions I make in the U.S. Senate, especially in my role as chairman of the National Parks Subcommittee.
We need to respect and protect the land while also ensuring that the public can enjoy the resources and recreational opportunities it provides. Interacting with the land is a way of life in the West, whether it's through hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, skiing or any other kind of outdoor recreation. That's why it's important to support these activities as we consider issues involving wildlife management or conservation of our natural environment.
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Responsible gun-ownership is also an integral part of our Western heritage. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is an individual right, and I'm committed to protecting the rights of citizens to own firearms for personal protection, hunting, collecting and for other legal purposes.
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Authors Note: Today is my birthday. I decided to post this article as part of my celebration.
A lot of different moments could be considered the true beginning of the Attitude Era, However all the moments were important to the overall picture. Each moment built on the previous one and thus created the Perfect Storm capable of defeating WCW once and for all. What I want to do with this article is look at a few of these moments and talk about their impact on WWE as it sped towards the Attitude Era. The Events I focus on here The Key events in my opinion that triggered the Attitude Era.
Wrestlemania 12: Hollywood Backlot Brawl
The Hollywood Backlot Brawl between Goldust and "Hot-Rod" Rowdy Roddy Piper is considered the earliest known sign and outlier for the beginning in the shift towards edgier programing that became the norm in the Attitude Era. This moment spring boarded Goldust into stardom and his character was the Attitude Era before it was cool. It wasn't an important moment to the build to The Attitude Era however something had to start it off somewhere after all.
In Your House: Mind Games WWE Champion Shawn Michaels gains an edge during a title match with Mankind.
This match began the unlocking of HBK's personality and allowed him to be more real which lead eventually to the edgy HBK in DX. HBK had be cast as a Beaver Cleaver Aw Shucks kind of guy from his Wrestlemania 12 WWE championship win where McMahon called his Boyhood Dream had come true. Mankind had such a dark character it required HBK to get down and dirty to retain his championship. It also helped that it was such a great match.
Wrestlemania 13: Austin vs Hart Double Turn
Easily the best and most successful Double-Turn ever pulled off. Hart got a second life breathed into his character by becoming a Villain to the US fans while remaining a hero to the Canadian fans and having the war with Austin and HBK and all of the US in 1997. Austin by becoming face was finally put into position to become the franchise, The Face of WWE. Austin took the ball and became the greatest Anti-Hero Wrestling has ever seen. Austin's face-turn would set in motion, everything that needed to be started for the Attitude Era to commence.
The formation of D-Generation X
In my Opinion, on August 11, 1997 during a match between HBK and Mankind, The most successful faction WWE ever created was born. HHH, Chyna, and "Insurance Man" Rick Rude came together with HBK to inject attitude into WWE. This group knew that WWE could no longer do everything the way it had for the previous 50 years and hope to win the War that WCW had been winning for over a Year at that point. If WWE was going to get back into the Ratings War with Nitro they had to get edgier, Hipper, and all-around cooler to win over the evolving fan base. DX was the first step in that process as their antics began to see the walls of the box WWE was placed in at the time crumble into dust.
Austin Stuns McMahon
Just over 1 month later on September 22, 1997, The Paradigm of WWE forever shifted as arguably the greatest feud in WWE history was sparked. Austin who had suffered a broken neck at Summerslam came out and attacked Owen Hart who had accidently broken his neck. This led to then Lead Commentator and WWE Owner and Chairman Vince McMahon to enter the ring to talk to Austin and try to calm him down. What happened next was the gunpowder to the Attitude Era being packed into the TNT barrel. Austin Stunned McMahon for the first time. It was one of the worst stunners ever given but the meaning behind it shook WWE to its core and with it Steve Austin was launched to Pluto.
The Montreal Screwjob
This is probably the most infamous moment in WWE history. The Montreal Screwjob was the lighting of the fuse to the bomb that would become the Attitude Era. Vince through Screwing Bret realized how much money there was made by him being the Villain Authority figure and not a commentator. Vince would become the greatest villain in WWE history and was the perfect person for Austin their budding superstar to butt heads against. WCW in typical WCW fashion was handed on a platter the hottest thing in wrestling in a pissed off Bret Hart that was still drawing and would have drew huge for WCW, was cooled off by WCW waiting 6 months before debuting him. Instead of a potential knockout blow, they fumbled the ball and let WWE back into the game. This blunder is considered one of the first signs things were about to unravel for WCW.
Wrestlemania 14: Austin wins The WWE Champion
All the stars aligned perfectly and at Wrestlemania 14 the powder keg exploded and the Attitude Era was officially recognized and moved forward at full speed when Austin won the WWE championship for the 1st time and Mike Tyson knocked out HBK after the match. Austin would go on to become one of the biggest stars of all time and brought WWE to the Promised Land where they would defeat WCW in the Monday night Wars and put WCW out of business.
No one event was responsible for the Attitude Era existing. It took many smaller events to occur and build off of each other, which made the effect louder and stronger. Because everything having to go just right for the Attitude Era to begin, WWE will never be able to recreate it because those circumstances no longer exist in society as well as the Wrestling Business as a whole. Be thankful for the Attitude Era for it saved WWE, however let it go and realize it is never coming back no matter how much you wanted it to and just enjoy the memories you have of it.
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12 Days of UNICEF : Day 7, Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez is a recording artist, actress, and designer who was appointed UNICEF Ambassador in September 2009. Selena has taken an active role in advocating for the world's most vulnerable children by participating in numerous campaigns, events, and initiatives on behalf of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
21,000 young children die every day from causes we already know how to prevent – like malnutrition, poor sanitation and lack of safe, drinkable water. UNICEF's mission is to make that number zero. By purchasing a UNICEF Inspired Gift, we can help UNICEF achieve that goal.
UNICEF Inspired Gifts are actual lifesaving items that you can purchase in honor of a loved one. Measles, for instance, kills more than 600 children every day, yet these deaths can be so easily avoided. Those who are lucky enough to survive may be left with life-long disabilities that can include blindness and brain damage. Fortunately, there's a safe and easy answer. Just $24 will provide vaccines to immunize 80 children and keep them safe from this terrible disease.
All you have to do is go to inspiredgifts.org, select the UNICEF item you like and select a card to let your loved one know what you've purchased. We'll send the card on your behalf and your gift will be shipped to one of more than 150 countries where UNICEF works to children in need.
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Making Burgers Better: Celebrate National Burger Month
Amy Campbell
May 14, 2012
There's a month for everything, and this month, we celebrate the hamburger. The word "hamburger" comes from the German city Hamburg, and hamburger trivia tells us that the burger made its US debut (along with the ice cream cone) at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Americans eat close to 40 million burgers every day, so it seems appropriate that this popular food should have its own month to give us another reason to celebrate.
But for those of us who are health-conscious, concerned about heart health, or watching our weight, can burgers really be part of a healthy eating plan? Sure. As with any food, it's a matter of knowing how (and how much) to squeeze it in.
Burger Nutrition
Burger "Bites"
Go lean. Whenever possible, choose lean or extra lean ground beef. Lean hamburger can come from any number of cuts of beef, including top and bottom round, top sirloin, eye round, flank, tenderloin, top loin, and T-bone. According to the USDA, "lean" meat (also known as 10% or 90/10) is meat with less than 10 grams of total fat, 4.5 grams or less of saturated fat, and less than 95 milligrams of cholesterol per 3.5-ounce cooked serving. "Extra lean" (also known as 5% or 95/5) is meat that is less than 5 grams of total fat, less than 2 grams of saturated fat, and less than 95 mg of cholesterol per 3.5-ounce cooked serving.
Cook wisely. One of the drawbacks of using leaner hamburger is that its lower fat content can mean that the burger is drier and, well, chewier. Higher-fat beef yields those juicy, drippy burgers that make a mess but taste so good. But lean hamburger can still produce a tasty burger. Outdoor grilling, a griddle pan, and the oven broiler can also make a lean but juicy burger. The key is to not cook it at too high of a temperature. Using medium heat will let the beef brown and retain its moisture at the same time. Also, use a spatula to flip your burgers, rather than a knife or a fork, to help preserve its juiciness.
Beef it up. Another way to add moisture and nutrition to your burgers is to mix some of the following into the hamburger before cooking: chopped onions, green peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, leafy greens (like spinach), salsa, guacamole, or fruit. Of course, topping your burger with any of these foods can give your burger a (nutritional) boost, as well.
Keep portions in check. Going out for a burger means that you'll likely be getting a hefty-sized burger. A hamburger from the chain "Five Guys" weighs about 9 ounces and contains about 700 calories. For comparison, a 4-ounce extra lean hamburger patty contains just 185 calories. If a 4-ounce burger seems meager, remember that you can bulk it up a bit by mixing vegetables, fruit, or whole-grain bread crumbs into your ground beef (see above).
Go half and half. A lot of people have switched over to using ground turkey in place of ground beef. Turkey, in general, is much leaner than beef. However, choose your ground turkey wisely. Look for the words "ground turkey breast" on the package. If you see "lean ground turkey," you'll likely end up with white and dark meat turkey, along with some turkey skin. That spells more fat and calories, similar to what you'd get in lean ground beef.
You can slash calories and fat by using a combo of ground turkey breast and lean (or extra lean) ground beef to make your burgers. You'll notice that packages of meat and poultry in your supermarket now carry the Nutrition Facts label, thanks to a new USDA ruling. This will make it easier for you to know exactly what you're getting, at least for packaged meat and poultry items.
Don't get "side-swiped." I know, I know — eating burgers without fries is like July 4 without fireworks. But it does bear thinking about. French fries, potato chips, and potato salad (which, I admit, go really well with burgers) add more calories, fat, and carbs. Think about ditching some of these higher-fat side items, at least once in a while, for oven-baked fries (you can even make these out of zucchini and carrots), garden salads, or fresh fruit. If you're worried about too many carbs, eat just half of a hamburger bun, or try either a lower-carb bun or a wrap.
Any other ideas for making a better burger?
I think Amy's tips are spot-on; I would just add to the suggestions for alternative side items sliced, grilled zucchini and/or diced zucchini with mushrooms, peppers, whatever vegetables (or fruit - peaches work well) you like in a wok or other porcelain-coated (for easy cleanup) basket on the grill.
Posted by: Ted | May 16, 2012 01:14 PM
Posted by: MARY POLLOCK | May 26, 2012 08:46 AM
I have always baked frozen fries to lower fat. Recently, I discovered frozen sweet potatoes that bake very well and they have a low glycemic index that makes eating them with my burger even better! My hubby said they don't do well with ketchup, though. Happy grilling...
Posted by: Trudi Peters | May 20, 2012 09:25 PM
Thanks, Ted and Trudi. Grilled vegetables are very tasty and easy to do in a basket on the grill. Also, oven-baked sweet potato fries are delicious — try them with a little mustard!
Posted by: acampbell | May 21, 2012 10:24 AM
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