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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 222, June 15, 2001
- ARSC CUG Papers Available in pdf
- FFTs and Multitasking on the SV1
- Arctic Ocean Modeling Fellow Sought
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ARSC CUG Papers Available in pdfShared-Memory Vector Systems Compared
Robert Bell, CSIRO Guy Robinson, ARSC
The NEC SX-5 and the Cray SV1 are the only shared-memory vector computers currently being marketed. This compares with at least five models a few years ago (J90, T90, SX-4, Fujitsu and Hitachi), with IBM, Digital, Convex, CDC and others having fallen by the wayside in the early 1990s. In this presentation, some comparisons will be made between the architecture of the survivors, and some performance comparisons will be given on benchmark and applications codes, and in areas not usually presented in comparisons, e.g. file systems, network performance, gzip speeds, compilation speeds, scalability and tools and libraries.SV1e Performance of User Codes
Tom Baring, ARSC Jeff McAllister, ARSC
The first SV1e processor upgrade at a user site was accomplished at the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center (ARSC) on April 11, 2001. In general, the CPU upgrade, in advance of the "X" memory upgrade, has not improved performance as much as might be expected. We discuss performance data collected on several significant user codes as part of understanding what allows some codes to take advantage of CPU speed increase alone while others require corresponding CPU and memory rate improvements for increased performance. This upgrade underscores an important point: dissociating performance from memory speed is becoming an increasingly important part of using modern computer architectures.
FFTs and Multitasking on the SV1
[ This work done by Tom Baring, ARSC. ]
A number of FFT functions are available on the SV1 through libsci, as "man -k fft" shows. Several (in particular, 2D and 3D routines) are identified as "multitasked." However, an ocean modeling code used at ARSC makes extensive use of the complex-to-real routines, SCFFTM and CSFFTM, which, while they perform multiple 1D FFTs, are not documented as multi-tasked.
To explore the potential for improving multitasking performance of the user code, I implemented two additional schemes using OpenMP. This enabled me to perform timing experiments using three different approaches to doing multiple 1D FFTs. Briefly, the approaches are as follows:
The user's original version, which I'll call: "SCFFTM"
Performs FFTs on the entire collection of waves with single calls to the multiple-FFT functions, SCFFTM and CSFFTM.
"Blocked SCFFTM"
Breaks the collection of waves into groups of 8 (or any other number); calls SCFFTM/CSFFTM once per group; uses OpenMP to allow these individual FFTM calls to proceed in parallel.
Breaks the collection into single waves; calls SCFFT and CSFFT once per wave; uses OpenMP to process the FFT calls in parallel.
- SCFFTM and CSFFTM are highly vectorized for single CPU performance,
- When NCPUS=1, SCFFTM and CSFFTM achieve better performance than any of the other routines on any number of CPUs,
- "Blocked SCFFTM" achieves the best performance whenever NCPUS > 1,
- With small problem sizes, SCFFTM and CSFFTM achieve poor performance when NCPUS > 1.
There are a couple of implications for users. First, don't assume that performance will improve or wallclock time decrease when you use multiple CPUs. You should perform timing comparisons using different values of NCPUS (including 1) before embarking on a large suite of runs. Second, performance improvements can sometimes be achieved though fairly minor changes to code (or compiler options). Third, vectorization remains critical to performance on the SV1, despite the inclusion of cache memory.
The rest of this article describes the multiple FFT tests and results in greater detail.
For testing, the following subroutine "DERIV" was extracted from the user code, and rewritten using OpenMP. The purpose of the routine, as described by the user, is to make the derivative of the variables in the Fourier space. It first makes an FFT of the variable, then multiplies by i*k (this corresponds to a derivative in the real space, and k is here the wave number along the direction we are interested in, ie (1:nnx)/nnx or (1:nny)/nny) and then it comes back into the real space with an inverse FFT.
Here is the original encoding, which, as mentioned, will be referred to as the "SCFFTM" version:
SUBROUTINE DERIV(AA,BB,NNL,NNT,NNLP2,NNTP2,WKL) include 'parms.test.h' DIMENSION AA(NNXP2,NNY) DIMENSION BB(NNXP2,NNY) COMPLEX AAT(NC,NNY) DIMENSION WKL(NNX) COMMON/TABLES/TABLE1(100+2*NNX),TABLE2(100+2*(NNX+NNY)), + WORK1((2*NNX+4)*NNY),WORK2(512*NNX) C FNL=1.0/FLOAT(NNX) CALL SCFFTM(-1,NNX,NNY,FNL,AA,NNXP2,AAT,NC,TABLE1,WORK1,0) C DO 19999 ILC=1,NC DO 19998 IT=1,NNY AAT(ILC,IT) = CMPLX(0.,WKL(ILC))*AAT(ILC,IT) 19998 CONTINUE 19999 CONTINUE CALL CSFFTM(1,NNX,NNY,1.0,AAT,NC,BB,NNXP2,TABLE1,WORK1,0) C RETURN END
The NNX and NNY parameters to the multiple-FFT routines called above, are critical to understanding the rest of these tests. NNX is the length of each 1D FFT performed. NNY is the "lot size", or total number of FFTs performed. All columns of the input array AA are processed in a single call to SCFFTM.
Here's the first rewrite, "Blocked SCFFTM":
SUBROUTINE DERIV(AA,BB,NNL,NNT,NNLP2,NNTP2,WKL) include 'parms.test.h' DIMENSION AA(NNXP2,NNY) DIMENSION BB(NNXP2,NNY) COMPLEX AAT(NC,NNY) DIMENSION WKL(NNX) COMMON/TABLES/TABLE1(100+2*NNX),TABLE2(100+2*(NNX+NNY)), + WORK1((2*NNX+4)*NNY),WORK2(512*NNX) integer, parameter :: bfct=8 integer :: blkn, nblk, blkstart, blkend, blksz C FNL=1.0/FLOAT(NNX) ! ! ! ! use blocking to call scfftm with 16 or 8 row chunks... multitask ! ! ! nblk = 1 + NNY / bfct ! integer division !$OMP PARALLEL DO default(shared), !$OMP+ private(blkstart,blkend,blksz) do blkn = 1, nblk blkstart = (blkn - 1) * bfct + 1 blkend = MIN (blkstart + bfct - 1, NNY) blksz = blkend - blkstart + 1 CALL SCFFTM(-1,NNX,blksz,FNL,AA(:,blkstart:blkend), & NNXP2,AAT(:,blkstart:blkend),NC,TABLE1,WORK1,0) DO ILC=1,NC DO IT=blkstart,blkend AAT(ILC,IT) = CMPLX(0.,WKL(ILC))*AAT(ILC,IT) enddo enddo CALL CSFFTM(1,NNX,blksz,1.0,AAT(:,blkstart:blkend), & NC,BB(:,blkstart:blkend),NNXP2,TABLE1,WORK1,0) enddo RETURN END
In this, "Blocked SCFFTM," version, the lengths of the FFTs remain NNX, but the number of FFTs performed per call is "blksz," which will generally equal the parameter, "bfct." The OpenMP PARALLEL DO directive is required to parallelize the blocked loop. Even when compiled with -Otask3, the compiler would otherwise reject the loop for autotasking because it contains subroutine calls.
Here's the final rewrite, the "SCFFT version":
SUBROUTINE DERIV(AA,BB,NNL,NNT,NNLP2,NNTP2,WKL) include 'parms.test.h' DIMENSION AA(NNXP2,NNY) DIMENSION BB(NNXP2,NNY) COMPLEX AAT(NC,NNY) DIMENSION WKL(NNX) COMMON/TABLES/TABLE1(100+2*NNX),TABLE2(100+2*(NNX+NNY)), + WORK1((2*NNX+4)*NNY),WORK2(512*NNX) COMMON/TJB_TABLES/TJB_TABLE1(100+4*NNX), + TJB_WORK1(4+4*NNX) C FNL=1.0/FLOAT(NNX) !$OMP parallel do default(shared) do irow=1,NNY CALL SCFFT (-1, NNX, FNL, AA(:,irow), AAT(:,irow), & TJB_TABLE1,TJB_WORK1,0) DO ILC=1,NC AAT(ILC,irow) = CMPLX(0.,WKL(ILC))*AAT(ILC,irow) enddo CALL CSFFT (1, NNX, 1.0, AAT(:,irow), BB(:,irow), & TJB_TABLE1,TJB_WORK1,0) enddo RETURN END
This "SCFFT" version replaces the multiple-FFT routines with a loop which manually performs FFTs, one at a time, using SCFFT/CSFFT.
To produce timings, a "driver" program is compiled and then linked with each of the three versions of "DERIV" in turn. Here's the heart of the driver:
SVY(:,:) = ranf () tstart = second () do niter = 1, 100 CALL DERIV(SVY,SVYout,NNY,NNX,NNYP2,NNXP2,YK) enddo tend = second () write (*,'("CPU time, total loop nest: ", f8.2)') tend - tstart #ifdef DUMP write (*,'(8(f10.5," "))') ((SVYout(i,j),i=1,NNXP2),j=1,NNYP2) #endif
Note: the actual driver performs the same tasks on 14 arrays rather than just "SVY" (extracted here to save space). Thus, DERIV is called 1400 times for each timing and, of course, DERIV then performs NNY FFTs of length NNX.
In the user's code, NNY = NNX = 64. Thus, these became the most important dimensions for testing. The first set of results, Figure 1, compares multitasking performance of the three versions of the subroutine for this 64x64 size:
figure 1
"Wallclock" time was obtained from the driver program's internal timer. These runs were made on ARSC's SV1 which currently sports 500MHz SV1e processors, during the afternoon, when the system was ranging between 80-100% busy. The blocking factor in "Blocked SCFFTM" was fixed at 8.
Considering that an identical amount of work was completed for each point along the curves in Figure 1, and wallclock time increased with increasing numbers of CPUs, this is disappointing. One would hope that doubling NCPUS would halve wallclock time. It might be interesting to run these tests on a lightly loaded system, but, as the user doesn't have this option, it wouldn't be especially helpful.
Part of the slowdown with increasing CPUs is probably due to system overhead in synchronizing, spawning, and otherwise managing multiple tasks. As shown in Figure 2, another component in the slowdown is reduced vector performance:
figure 2
In this plot, the vector performance is reflected as the ratio of MFLOPS to MIPS. In the best case, a single vector instruction can perform 64 floating point operations, so the y-axis could conceivable range from 0 to 64.
The dramatic feature of this plot is the decline in SCFFTM's vector performance going from 1 to 2 CPUs. The man page is correct in not declaring this a multitasked function. As the system parses out bits of work to different processors, it seems to be shortening vector lengths or otherwise degrading performance of the algorithm which works so well on one processor.
Another factor reducing performance on multiple CPUs is reduced cache efficiency, as shown in Figure 3:
figure 3
This plot gives the ratio of the number of cache hits per second to memory references per second, thus, the number of cache hits per memory reference. Note that the raw cache hits value includes instruction as well as data cache hits, which is my best explanation for the observation that the ratio exceeds 1 for the SCFFT version. The biggest hit is to the original SCFFTM version in going from 1 to 2 CPUs, but all versions suffer a decline in cache performance. Some decline in cache efficiency is expected: cache is local to each processor but tasks are swapped in and out of processors, possibly between processors, as required by the task scheduler.
The pattern of increased wallclock time with increased NCPUS seems to hold for larger problem sizes as well. Results of tests of a 256 x 256 case are shown in Figure 4:
figure 4
SCFFTM on 1 CPU is, again, the fastest overall, but the penalty for using it on 2 or more CPUs is less than it was in the 64x64 case. As before, the Blocked SCFFTM version is the best on multiple CPUs.
This raises another question: is there a better value for the blocking factor? The following plot (figure 5) freezes NCPUS at 4, and experiments with this parameter for both the 64x64 and 256x256 cases (in all of the previous plots, "bfct" was frozen at 8):
figure 5
To a degree, larger blocking factors seem to be better for larger problems. The plots aren't given here, but for the 256x256 problem, vectorization improves steadily through bfct=32, but cache efficiency starts dipping down after bfct=24.
The user of the actual code is still experimenting with the "Blocked SCFFTM" subroutine, and, because the penalty for using SCFFTM on 2 or more CPUs is high, has been running on 1-CPU otherwise.
As mentioned before, the implication for all users is clear: don't just assume that your code will run faster on multiple CPUs. (ARSC users: if you want to do some timings, and aren't sure how, contact consult.) Also, consider blocking algorithms which can improve both cache and multitasking performance.
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A:[[ I share lots of big data files with my group, using regular Unix [[ permissions. Most of the files have been DMF migrated off disk and [[ onto tape. Quota is applied to disk files, but not migrated files. [[ [[ DMF makes it really easy for one person to manage his/her files, as [[ the commands are easy, and storage is basically unlimited. The [[ problem I have is that group members can "dmget" my files as needed [[ (which is what I want) but they can't "dmput" them when they're [[ through. At the moment, group members are sending me email when I [[ need to re-migrate a file they've used, but it's inconvenient and I [[ keep hitting my quota unsuspectingly. [[ [[ Any suggestions? # Editor's Note: ARSC will implement a more robust version of the script # described below, and make it accessible to all users. We'll run a # follow-up article as soon as the script is available. Thanks to Jeff McAllister of ARSC: ---------------------------------- The following solution will allow selective dmputting within a group: 1) You create a file (i.e. "dmput.lst") somewhere in your directories. This file will contain a list of files to be migrated, and will need group-write permissions. It's important, for obvious reasons, that write should be allowed for group and owner only. It's also important that this file not be in your home directory so that this directory is always only writable by its owner. 2) you would then create a short script (here I'll call it "dmputter"), containing this line: cat (absolute path to dmput.lst) dmput -r Permissions on this script should allow write and execute by owner only. This could reside in your home directories (and may even be safest there, as ARSC scripts would verify that the directory has no non-owner write permissions). As a modification of this script has potentially large security implications, you will need to accept this risk and ensure that world-write is never granted to this file. 3) Placing the absolute path to dmputter in your crontab entries will cause the system to run dmput, as you, with a file list editable by members of your group. Because it works on a short list of files, it would not hurt to run every hour. A sample crontab entry running out "myaccount" on /u1/uaf would look like this (entered by crontab -e) 0 * * * * /u1/uaf/myaccount/dmputter This would execute the script on the 0th minute of every hour. 4) After a group member unmigrates a file owned by you, and finishes working with it, he (assuming its a "he") would add it to your dmput.lst file. For example, if he had unmigrated /u1/uaf/myaccount/somedir/x.dat and you had the dmput.lst file in /u1/uaf/myaccount/dmputter/dmput.lst he could do something like this: echo "/u1/uaf/myaccount/somedir/x.dat" >> /u1/uaf/myaccount/dmputter/dmput.lst He should specify the full path to the file. At the beginning of the next hour, cron would run dmputter as you, and dmput the file. It would no longer count against your /u1 quota. 5) If this script executes multiple times on a relatively short list of specific files, it won't waste too much time. However, you should remove files from the list once they're re-migrated. Also, don't use wildcards that could be expanded to lots of files. Just looking up the migration status over one heavily populated directory can easily degrade DMF performance for everyone, even if all of the files are already migrated. Q: I'm using both ja and hpm to collect timing/performance data, like this: chilkoot$ (ja; hpm ./a.out; ja -cst) > a.out.timing The problem is that ja writes to stdout while hpm writes to stderr. Thus, the ja output is redirected successfully to a.out.timing, but the hpm output gets dumped to the screen. I'm not religious... csh, ksh, I don't care... just tell me which shell to use and what to do. Thanks.
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When using yoghurt incooking it helps if the yoghurt is room temperature and has been whisked smooth, the temperature of the pan is low, the ingredients are not too acid.
I have heard of the shortcut of mixing a spoon of flour (corn flour, arrowroot) or the yolk of an egg, in with the yoghurt.
In my own experience, it is the gentle temperature that makes the most difference.
I love to use creamy yoghurt, and drained yoghurt if I want a thicker consistency like sour cream of creme fraiche, or thinned down if I want buttermilk! So simple!
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I make creme fraiche myself because I can't find any to buy here in Greece. It's soooooo easy and sooooooo tasty
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Creme Fraiche seems to be a little harder to come by. In my city most grocery stores won't carry it. Only the stores that are above-the-average tier stock it, and it's usually more expensive. I've used sour cream in most cases where the recipe called for Creme Fraiche. (In fact, Jamie gives you that option). Every now and then, if I find myself in a store that stocks it, and if I know I'll be using it in the near future, I'll indulge myself and buy it.
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Like what? Please tell me so I can be more "correct" in the future. And the fact that people get suddenly healed RIGHT AFTER prayer or the laying of hands of a pastor is really miraculous. Like, last week, a woman got healed from lifelong deafness after the pastor prayed with her. Jesus did that.
Have you even read my testimony or anything I've said? I was taught evolution in school. Of course I know the basics of it. I grew up believing in Evolution. Now, I don't think it's too radical to say that when God created human beings and animals that he created them with similar genetic makeups, which is why we are led to believe that we evolved from a common ancestor (Which I now don't believe.) I certainly believe in micro-evolution, which is believable. However, how is it that it's so much easier for you to believe that all animals were conceived out of "the stuff of stars" as one scientist put it? Our bodies are much too complex, even if the process took billions of years.
Our bodies are perfectly detailed down to the last cell. The earth rotates around the sun in the perfect position. And you're telling me its all by chance? Why didn't other animals evolve as emotionally complex as us? Why aren't there furries walking around on their hind legs? It says why in the Bible. Because we were created to rule the earth's inhabitants. We are responsible for the planet.
I actually have a video proving that the Bible shows that the Earth is billions of years old, not 6,000. I can't find it though.
However, at my church there have been miraculous healings where people get cured from blindness, get healed of crippling diseases, and command demons out of people, all in the name of Jesus. Now explain that. People fall down when they get hit with the Holy Spirit, which I didn't believe in until it happened to me. People speak in tongues, a language of God and angels.
Not to mention, I get my prayers answered ALL THE TIME. Deism is out. I have heard God speak to me in an audible voice, which I state in my testimony. It was very loud, yet the feeling that came from His voice was pure love. I wonder now if you've actually read it.
There is no other explanation other than the fact that there is a supernatural force in existence, namely, God.
God is real. I have proof of other people that are being inflicted with these incubus spirits. In fact, there is a website with 1,000+ members that have a "spirit lover" and other websites with testimonials. I know 4 deliverance ministers that deal with these spirits regularly, and there are about 20 deliverance ministries in California alone. Go to Bob Larson's channel to see what an exorcism looks like. I've undergone one myself. I wouldn't believe this (I thought Larson was total BS until it happened to me.) if this hadn't happened to me. You are a scientist, and I believe in many aspects of science, but isn't it a study of what's already there? ISn't there a possibility that there is something invisible that we can't study? The Big Bang theory itself states that there was once nothing, everything packed into a singularity, and it just exploded. That's what it says in the Bible, that there was nothing and then everything came into being. Just think about that for one second; Wonder why human beings are so "evolved" compared to all other species, and a God that made us the way we were might just seem plausible. God bless.
I thought you might find this interesting. This is a perzine I did about a demonic experience I had that led me to Christianity. True story. I used to be on the borderlines of agnostic and atheist, and I was raised Buddhist, but this experience led me to God. I know now that Jesus Christ is real, and He certainly answers our prayers. Demons are also real, and deliverance ministries (all over the world) work to exorcise them out of people who have them through the occult and other sins.
It's a very short zine, I hope it qualifies as one. You can read the PDF form here: The%20Incubus%20a%20testimony.pdf
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Hamilton began operating some magnet schools in the 1980s, but its program really began to flourish following the 1997 merger of the Hamilton County School System and the Chattanooga, Tennessee, City School System. Before the merger, the county district primarily served non-minority students, while the city system largely served minority students. The superintendent of the newly combined district championed creation of magnet schools to reduce, eliminate, or prevent minority group isolation within the schools.
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I work with square tiles, patterning them, then placing round pieces of clay at all 4 edges to try and get the clay to turn up, so that the tile turns into a clay holder. The problem is I can't get a nice consistent curl up, and each dish looks differant.
If there a 'smarter' way to do this, as this isn't really working properly. I have though about getting some wood wedges cut, all 4 the same size, so that the turn up is consistent.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
creating 'turn up' on clay tiles
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Posted 01 November 2012 - 02:06 PM
Slump mold? Place the wet tile in a form and allow to dry.
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Posted 01 November 2012 - 02:10 PM
do you have any foam rubber that you can press the clay tile into? depending of the thickness and firmness of the foam you can get the edges to turn up using a piece of flat wood that is slightly smaller than the "tile". it does not sound as though you are really making tile but slab pottery.
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Posted 01 November 2012 - 03:30 PM
This might be helpful
I use 2x4 blocks of various sizes to make trays.
I use 2x4 blocks of various sizes to make trays.
Posted 01 November 2012 - 08:32 PM
Great link bciske! Year ago I made a bunch of hump molds for various shapes but that method is so simple. I love it!
Thanks. AlwYs love to see creative solutions to same problems.
Thanks. AlwYs love to see creative solutions to same problems.
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Posted 02 November 2012 - 02:31 AM
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I allready new this but like to receive in my e-mail but do not get it Anymore in the email .
I have always been dependent on my email and somehow I got dropped from email notifications and want it back. When I do it by typing in the address I do not get the most recent posts and all my settings have been changed. I have contacted the administration and have not heard back except for Patrice telling me I can do it this way until it gets straightened out. I want my email way back. All of my bookmarks are still here but the way I read the posts are not and it seems that many times I don't have the most recent posts when I sign in, they are ones I have already read.
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What's New? at the top of the message board will tell you by date what is most recent and after you read one the type changes color so you know you have read it already.
Every time I try to get onto the quiltingboard from my e-mail, I get a message that says unable to connect to server. I had to start getting on by googling it.
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I didn't know anything about that. I don't remember how I got on here in the first place, but I am only now looking around at all there is on this site. Astounding! It comes in on my email, and that's fine with me. I go there anyway, but I just have to make sure I look at other important emails first, or they won't get looked at for "hours". LOL
I miss not getting my email from Quilting Board.com, reading it was my highlite over my morning coffee. I have not received my email page since March 31, this is not a norm, Can anyone info me... I hope I don't miss the weekly edition.
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Trastevere, comes from the Latin words "Trans Tiberim" which means, beyond the Tiber.
Trastevere conveniently lies on the west bank of the River Tiber, and on crossing the river, you can comfortably reach most of the city's sights on foot, such as the Coliseum, Navona square and Campo de' Fiori, the Sinagogue.. This location is ideal to reach Castel Sant' Angelo and the Vatican Museums and the St. Peter's Basilica.
The property surrounded by a condominium garden, is located on a quiet and tranquil side of Trastevere near the famous flea Market "Porta Portese", that is held every Sunday.
This area is reach of nice and good restaurants, cafés, pub and pizzerias. This is one of the most characteristic area of Rome. Trastevere used to be the working class quarter, became the area of the artist. Todays is known among Romans and tourists for its night life.
Taste here the Trastevere's authentic atmosphere finding on the street the artist painting, visit it's old churches, enjoy a glass of wine in one of the many " Wineries ".
The apartment is composed by two bedrooms , equipped with white and modern furniture, kitchenette with kitchenware and a hoven at your disposal, bathroom with shower, and a balcony facing a nice garden. Kitchenette is for your personal use. The bathroom is to be shared between guests of the other room.
It is in a walking distance from the main street of the quarter : Viale Trastevere or Testaccio , famous area full of discos thus a meeting place of the Roman movida.
House rulesWE PROVIDE INTERNET WIFI
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Check in is after 3:00 pm usually - but we can agree if possible an earlier one or later one
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Reviews of this property
The appartment is located in Trastevere - lovely region of Rome, very close to the old historical city sites of Rome, old fashioned restaurants, The Tiber. It is very quite at night in the location, the building has a cosy garden.The owner gave me the very detailed instructions of how to get to the place, where to have breakfast and also gave me some advises about typical Rome restaurants with delicious italian cousine. I'm very satisfied with my choice of the place of staing in Rome for 4 days and very pleased to the owner - Apollonia - for giving me all necessary instructions and conditions for having a good time during my vacation.
Very good communication with the Appolonia. Apartment look's exactly as on the pictures. Very clean.
We had a great time in Rome in general but also because of our nice appartment. It is clean, there is enough space to put all your stuff, the kitchen has everything you might need. The neighbourhood is quite so there is no problem with sleeping - also nice bars and restaurants are close and reachable by foot. The communication was also very nice and fast - we got a lot of tipps where to go and what to do which helped a lot to enjoy our trip. Anytime again! :-)
Despite a problem a last minute problem in her apartment Apolonia managed to find us a nice back up solution few days before our trip.
Thanks for your help and we had a wonderful stay !
beutiful building and garden. Trestevere is very niece and cozy. short distance to the market. the was only one minus. very not comfortable bed (2 single bed joined together)
Very nice place. Clean and correct orice. Apollonia provided help during all stay. We went walking from the place to Vatican. We like walikng. Recomended
The truth is that the stay was good by the desire to enjoy the holiday and little desire to amargarlas but I must say that was not what I expected. The first arrival. After an early start, flight and different adventures to locate the accommodation there was no one waiting and met with closed doors. We try to contact with the host on several occasions and with Wimdu in emergency telephones and was not possible. After many attempts we got talking to Wimdu, who told us we would call with a partner who speak Spanish. That call did not take place, we had to reconnect with them. Now we attended in Spanish but ohhhh, the call was cut off and no one returned to contact us. While still outside the housing finally it arrived the concierge and only then find help. He took care to speak with the host who told us do not know that rolls a problem with the room ... after a while, just about 2 hours from arrival to accommodation appeared the host, Alessandro, who told us the code the door did not work and we would have to open locked. And I wonder, that information seems relevant after 2h keep us on the street ?? Well. That's not all, but I get tired of telling such inefficiency. To summarize other aspects, the wifi did not work, water Calente had "trick" and was our roommate who told us to and payments Cleaning you do not help much because only once in the week they spent to clean common areas and really not noticeable at all. Ie as a positive feature, which fortunately for almost everything there, the room was spacious, bright and very well placed. As for the web information facilit care !!!! Contact phones erroneous payments stay cleaning and wrong, so I recommend a good certification of information and above all a lot of humor in these situations ...
Lo cierto es que la estancia ha sido buena por las ganas de disfrutar de las vacaciones y las pocas ganas de amargarlas pero sí debo decir que no ha sido lo que esperaba. Lo primero la llegada. Después de un madrugón,vuelo y diferentes peripecias para localizar el alojamiento allí no había nadie esperando y nos encontramos con unas puertas cerradas. Intentamos el contacto con el anfitrión en varias ocasiones así como con wimdu en los teléfonos de emergencia y no fue posible. Después de muchos intentos conseguimos hablar con wimdu, quienes nos dijeron nos llamarían con un compañero que hablara español. Esa llamada no se produjo,tuvimos que volver a contactar con ellos. Ahora sí nos atendieron en español pero ohhhh, la llamada se cortó y nadie volvió a contactar con nosotros. Estando todavía fuera del alojamiento llegó por fin la portera y sólo entonces encontramos ayuda. Se encargó de hablar con el anfitrión quien nos dijo no sé que rollos de algún problema con la habitación...después de un buen rato,exactamente unas 2h desde nuestra llegada al alojamiento apareció el anfitrión, Alessandro, quién nos dijo que el código de la puerta no funcionaba y que tendríamos que abrir con llave. Y yo me pregunto,esa información le parece relevante después de tenernos 2h en la calle?? En fin. Ahí no acaba todo,pero me canso de relatar tanta ineficacia. Resumiendo otros aspectos, la wifi no llegó a funcionar, el agua calente tenía "truco" y fue nuestro compañero de piso quien nos lo dijo y los pagos de limpieza que haces no sirven de mucho porque solo una vez en la semana se pasaron a limpiar zonas comunes y de verdad no se notaba en absoluto. Decir como rasgo positivo,que afortunadamente para casi todo lo hay, la habitación era amplia,luminosa y muy bien situada. En cuanto a la información que facilit la web cuidado!!!! Los teléfonos de contacto erróneos, los pagos de limpieza y estancia erróneos, así que recomiendo una buena certificación de la información y sobre todo mucho humor para estas situaciones...
Mail information about how to get to the apartment we have received too late to come two days before arrival, but arrived on day of arrival. We had already departed. Well good phone helped.
We had the red room which was big enough for us. Could use the kitchen. Bathroom had to be shared with other guests. We were Monday to Friday only so no problem. Badboiler has too little capacity. Internet worked niet.Kamer / bathroom was quite clean. Towel Exchange late, one day before departure.
Public transportation is within walking distance and is doing well.
Informatiemail over hoe bij het appartement te komen hebben wij te laat ontvangen zou twee dagen voor aankomst komen maar kwam op dag van aankomst. Wij waren inmiddels al vertrokken. Wel goed telefonisch geholpen.
Wij hadden de rode kamer welke groot genoeg was voor ons. Konden gebruik maken van de keuken. Badkamer moest gedeeld worden met andere gasten. Wij waren van maandag tot vrijdagavond alleen dus geen probleem . Badboiler heeft te weinig capaciteit. internet werkte niet.Kamer/badkamer was wel schoon. Handdoekenwissel te laat , een dag voor vertrek.
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I only have one recipe for an Apricot Mead and am looking for others. We were blessed with a one in ten harvest of arpcots this year. Meaning you're lucky to get a decent yeild once in ten years here in central Kansas. I'd appreciate any additions to my very basic recipe - honey, sugar, apricots, a bit of lemon zest & yeast. Any suggestions for spices or other additiuons to apricots would be appreciated.
We didn't get enough plums to feed the birds, let alone spare for us, but the apples have set on very well. By the way, the Bt from Sundance sure kept the worms at bay so far.
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good review and example of appropriate documentation needed.
It is a good basic start. More knowledge is definitely required when health complications are involved.
Thank you for the concise information.
some of the information in the table 2.2 ACSM's Recommended Clinical Exercise Test was sort of confusing to pick apart in the table (I understand the concept but their delivery is sort of old school table and not that easy to read).
The basics are well covered.
Wish I could see wrong answers to quiz
Gave basic information available in manual. Did provide review, but little extra information.
Since I was just recently certified, this course was not 'necessary' -- the group fitness manual covered the information so I'm not sure how to rate [if info was new then I would rate this high and useful]
Good course
Did not find this very specific. The course materials are 21 pages long and could probably comprised to half of that, especially when already holding a current Personal Trainer Certification.
excellent class, good information
The course reading is brief and to the point. The use and criteria of PAR-Q, PARmed-X re-establishes the necessity of these health questioners to the personal trainer.
Good review & update of the latest recommendations. I would have liked to have seen which questions I got wrong and reviewed them, however.
good review> wish i new what i missed
Very short, but concise and covered important areas pertaining to the health and safety of the client.
If you've already taken the PT cert., this info was covered, however, I appreciated the review.
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Didn't learn much new from this course...a good review, I guess.
This was an outstanding test with good questions pertaining to "real world" client issues.
This course was a good refresher.
Excellent reveiw of information.
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Top photo: Jean-David Levitte
Bottom photo (from left): UTSA President Ricardo Romo,
Levitte and UTSA Associate Professor Mansour El-Kikhia
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French ambassador to U.S. speaks at UTSA
By Ashley Harris
Public Affairs Specialist
(Jan. 19, 2007)--The UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts hosted the French ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, for a lecture, "The Middle East: A French Perspective," Thursday, Jan. 18 in the 1604 Campus Arts Building Recital Hall. The ambassador addressed students, faculty, staff and area residents.
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After the lecture, the ambassador took questions from the audience on various topics including how to improve U.S.-French relations and the French perspective on how the United States should proceed with the current Iraq war.
Levitte said that one of his main goals as a diplomat is to improve relations between the United States and France by reaching out to students at U.S. universities. The ambassador's trip to San Antonio included a luncheon at the Westin Riverwalk hotel and dinner with Mayor Phil Hardberger and San Antonio City Council members.
A graduate of Sciences Po, the renowned Institute for Political Science in Paris, and the National School of Oriental Languages, joined the Foreign Ministry in the early 1970s. After returning from his initial post in Hong Kong and Beijing, Levitte served the French government in positions including ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, adviser to the permanent mission of France at the United Nations in New York, deputy assistant secretary in the African bureau, deputy chief of staff to the foreign minister and senior diplomatic adviser.
An officer in the Legion of Honor, Levitte was appointed ambassador to the United States in 2002.


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I've heard a LOT of great things about Ruby's beekeeping class, and she always gets a lot of people 'started' in beekeeping, since the class lets you take hives home. Highly recommended by everyone I know who's attended!
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This two-day intensive workshop will introduce you to honey bees and basic beekeeping
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small scale beekeeping. A KTBH will be on-site for hands-on learning of hive maintenance.
Each participant who wishes will have the opportunity to build a hive for themselves. If you
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Topics covered in the workshop will include:
~ European Honey Bee life cycles, social structure, anatomy and biology
~ Beekeeping equipment list and equipment construction
~ KTBH vs Langstroth (traditional) System, Pros & Cons
~ Overview of hive management strategies using the top bar hive
~ Honey Extraction using top bar system
~ Resources (getting equipment, information, help)
Time allowing we will also learn a bit about native or solitary bees, pollination ecology and
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Tweets from Philly say Reid not exactly giving Vick a lot of rope. (Cough) Note the 2nd "sell" in our Monday playbook:
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Interesting that Reid said "right now we're with Michael. We'll evaluate it as we go" when asked if he's considering a QB change.


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This is just a quick survey to find out what percent of beekeepers super with 10, 9, 8 or 7 frames in a standard hive box or with 8, 7, 6 in an 8-frame hive
This is just a quick survey to find out what percent of beekeepers super with 10, 9, 8 or 7 frames in a standard hive box or with 8, 7, 6 in an 8-frame hive
5-8 hives
I use 8 frames for supers in 10 frame equipment.
Gregg Stewart
depends on if my super is foundation or drawn comb.
Drawn comb I use 8 frames.
Foundation I use 10 frames.
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Ditto Dan, I use 10 for foundation and 9 for drawn.
8 frames in a 10 frame box.
10 in 10 natural comb crush and strain.
nine frames if permacomb, 10 if drawn wax foundation...
Kevin M.
I use 10 frames of foundation utill they are drawn out then i use 9.
in 10 frame gear -
10 frames for foundation.
9 frames for comb that was previously in a ten frame box.
Then 8 frames for for comb that was previously in a 9 frame box.
Hope that makes sense. Basically they don't draw the comb from foundation out far enough in a ten frame box for me to be happy to put that drawn comb straight back in as 8 frames per box, so when those 10-frame combs come back from extraction they'll go into the hive at 9 per box. Then when they are next extracted they'll go into the hive as 8 frames per box.
The 'long term' goal is 8 frames on honey supers, and staging it out gives me nice quality comb and the least possible burring.
10 all the time like i always say all or nothing lol
Used to prefer eight frame spacing for hand uncapping right into the spinner. But now that we power uncap, eight frame spacing makes for more honey and wax that has to be hand dumped into the spinner, so we are making any new supers to a nine frame spacing. Ten frame spacing for foundation.
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Aw man this would be so epic
I want to know what our compensation will be for participating. Must not be great, if they keep passing
The announcement will come when Im next to my father in Gates of Heaven cemetery.
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1. I hear this report is false about the final 3.
2. If it were true and IF the Giants were picked, it would be very "un-Mara" like to refuse to do something the league considers good for the NFL.
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text: Part of me wants to say Eli's first SB mvp was Dilfericious. I honestly thought Strahan and Tuck deserved the mvp more than Eli did in 2007. But not on the second win; Eli definitely earned the title of elite fair and square after that playoff run. And now if he wins one more before Brady, he will be clearly ahead of Brady. The first tiebreaking factor that the NFL uses is head-to-head, and Eli has that wrapped up, being 2-0 against Brady in the super bowl, and 3-1 overall. It would be even more sweet if the 3rd lombardi came at the Pats expense again, but ANY lombardi from here on out will make Eli the better QB.


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They are half-brothers, barn mates and travelling companions but today Temple Of Boom and Spirit Of Boom will be Group One rivals.
The Tony Gollan-trained duo will line up in the A$1 million Patinack Farm Classic down the 1200m straight course at Flemington.
Affectionately labelled the 'Boom Brothers' by punters and media, Gollan says they have more simple monikers around the stable. "Nah, we don't have a nickname for them. Just 'Spirit' and 'Temple' is how we divide the two of them," Gollan said.
"They get on terrifically well. They've travelled a lot together now, they've been going to the races together since Spirit was two. They've also raced on the same day a lot of the time.
"Temple started travelling a bit before Spirit but now they travel together and they've raced against each other a few times now."
Both gallopers are out of Temple Spirit, a mare Gollan trained to win eight races between 2003 and 2004.
Six-year-old Temple Of Boom is older by a year and is already a Group One winner of The Galaxy at Randwick.
Spirit Of Boom is yet to win at the highest level, coming closest when fourth in the Doomben 10,000 in May.
However, Gollan has used a tried and true measure to help bring the best out in the entire this spring.
Before Spirit Of Boom's narrow second in the Yellowglen Stakes last Saturday, Gollan jumped him over some logs and has done the same in the lead-up to the Patinack.


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Prepare yourself, you are about to be guided around a flying lap of this iconic and world famous circuit; the circuit where Johnny Herbert, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton learnt their trade as youngsters. With the help of my text, you are about to be let into the secrets of driving a fast lap of the International Circuit and the sheer adrenaline buzz that is Buckmore Park...Alan Wood Senior ARKS instructor.
Conways: Starting from the start/finish line, and assuming that you are already at speed on a racing lap, aim to turn into Conways from the far left of the track by marshal post 1.
Conways has high grip on the entry and it is sometimes possible to take this corner flat out (assuming you have the skill to do so); however, a slight dab on the brake whilst travelling in a straight line is recommended in order to prevent the kart running too deep between the two turns. Check that no one is on your inside, turn in and aim to get as close to the apex kerbing as you can.
Conways is a perfect overtaking opportunity but this should always be done by taking the inside line and out-braking your competitor into the corner, ensuring that you are alongside them as you brake - do not lunge at them as they turn in! Never try to overtake on the outside as the driver in front will be moving over to take the racing line and you will be left with nowhere to go but the grass and ultimately, the tyre barrier.
Hairpin One: You are now on the back straight and fast approaching the hardest braking point on the circuit: Hairpin One. Take a diagonal line from the apex of Turn Two so that you are approaching the hairpin in a straight line on the far left of the track. Brake hard but avoid turning in until you reach the point where the tarmac changes colour. Come off the brakes and turn in, gradually feeding in the power as you take a late apex. Use the full width of the track on the exit and allow the kart to flow right out to the rumble strip on the left.
Hairpin Two: Exiting from Hairpin One you should take a diagonal line towards marshal post 3. Avoid turning in early for Hairpin Two as this will lead to a deep exit and loss of speed. Instead, stay on the right until you reach a small square patch of darker tarmac about three metres past the marshal post and use this as your reference point for the turn-in. The best apex clipping point is about three-quarters round, so turn in late and under control. Taking this corner correctly is absolutely vital as it determines the amount of speed that you carry into the Esses and down the hill. A successful passing move is almost guaranteed if you spot the driver in front turning in too early as he will almost inevitably run wide on the exit.
The Esses: Out of Hairpin Two now and your speed is quickly increasing as you approach the Esses. In dry conditions this is a complex that can be taken flat out, but be very careful in the wet. Approach from the right and aim to straighten your line as much as possible. Avoid the left-hand kerb on the entry as this will upset the kart. The second kerb is also very disturbing and damaging to the kart, but a fast and flowing line will take you round both corners avoiding the curbs with no loss of speed. Stay off the grass on the exit (left) as the plastic 'geo-block' is very slippery.
Symes Sweep: You are now approaching Symes Sweep at very high speed and are about to accelerate downhill. From the extreme left of the track you should begin to turn in somewhere in the region of marshal post 5. The exact turn-in point varies with conditions, but as a general rule the change in tarmac colour is a good guide. Clip the right-hand apex rumble-strip (but definitely not the curb) and without slowing down, let the kart flow out to the centre of the track. Everything happens very quickly here so be very smooth and let the kart find its own exit line.
Pullmans: As with Conways, this corner can, in the right conditions, be taken flat out; however, a slight dab on the brake just before you turn in is recommended in order to prevent the kart running too deep on the exit. Follow the left kerb around the bend and stay as far left as you can on your approach to Paddock. Slowing sufficiently to put you on the left hand side will allow you to carry a greater exit speed through Paddock.
Paddock: At this point you are still travelling very fast as you approach Paddock. Stay left until you reach the lamppost on the left and use this as your turn-in point. This allows you to carry maximum speed through the corner and sets you up well for an overtaking opportunity. Any driver who is on your right is very likely to run wide through Paddock (unless they are very experienced) and you are then perfectly set up for a pass on their right up the hill. Allow the kart to feed to the left hand side on your exit.
Damon Hill: The run up Damon Hill is very important as Garda is one of the best overtaking points on the circuit, so a good entry and exit to the Pullman's/Paddock complex is vital to give yourself maximum advantage. Don't be tempted to turn in too early as you approach Garda!
Garda: The biggest mistake made by drivers unfamiliar with the circuit is to turn in too early for Garda and then inevitably run wide on the exit and off-camber area. Stay left as you come up Damon Hill and don't even think about turning in when you first spot the kerb to your right. A late turn-in lines you up with the last two sections of the apex kerbing on the far side and allows a more-or-less straight line exit as you head down towards Senna Chicane. Get Garda right and you will carry speed all the way to Conways. Get it wrong and you will be helpless as others pass you during the next few sections.
Senna Chicane: Take Senna Chicane smoothly and use the whole track as the harder you turn the wheel, the more the tyres stress and the less speed you will carry up the hill. Clip the apex kerb at Senna Chicane and allow the kart to run wide on the exit. This gives a perfect straight line approach up Herbert Rise and sets the kart up nicely for the final turn of the lap. Move to the right as you ascend Herbert Rise on your approach to Café Curve.
Cafe Curve: Café Curve: Turn in for Café Curve when you reach the centre of an eyebrow shaped rumble strip on your right. You shouldn't need to lift or brake but be aware that Café is a blind exit corner and spinners on the exit are a frequently encountered hazard. As this corner is very close to the viewing area it is easy to become distracted by spectators and/or pit signals but this should be avoided. Maximum concentration is needed so that you are prepared to avoid any unseen hazard on the exit of this fast flowing corner.
Sisley Straight: Take a straight line from the apex kerb at Café to the kerb preceding marshal post 4 on your right and focus your attention on the exit of the corporate pit lane in case a kart is about to emerge. If not, head straight for marshal post 1 and prepare yourself for another exciting lap of Buckmore Park.
But what if it's wet?
The normal racing line might not be your best bet in the rain. When it's dry, a considerable amount of rubber can get laid down on the racing line. Rain can't permeate this rubber and tends to remain on top of it, thus making the dry line the most slippery part of the track!
So how do you deal with this? First, you will need to be much smoother on both pedals – brake much earlier and more progressively so as not to lock up. You must also remember to be totally off the brakes before you turn in or a spin is guaranteed. As to the line, generally go in to bends a bit deeper, run a bit wider on the exits and generally avoid areas of high rubber. BPKDC driver Dave Waters provided the graphic above to illustrate this.
Often you will find that better lap times are achieved in full rain than on days when the track is merely damp. The actual lines will vary according to the conditions and a good driver will know when it's time to switch to or from the wet line. The best advice I can give is to get as much wet/damp/frosty practice as you can and you will improve massively. I do hope that helps.
Alan Wood, Senior MSA ARKS Instructor.


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FULL FATHOM TWO THOUSAND: When the Apollo 11 mission blasted off carrying the folks who would be the first to walk on the Moon it was powered by 5 F-1 engines. Those engines burned for a few minutes, and then fell into the Atlantic Ocean, as they'd done their job. Now an expedition has recovered many pieces and filmed many more from almost 5 Km down. Remotely Operated Vehicles did the work, communicating with the recovery vessel via fibre optic cable. The expedition recovered enough major components to create displays of two flown F-1 engines. After more than 40 years in salt water, the components will be stabilised to prevent further corrosion. Good job!
BIGGER EFFICIENCY: At around 400 metres long the Maersk Triple-E container ship is designed for efficiency, economy of scale and the environment.
When complete it will be the world's largest ship, carrying the equivalent of 18,000 twenty-foot containers. A U-shaped hull allows it to fit in more containers than previous models. It has a deadweight of 165,000 metric tonnes, a top speed of 23 knots and a crew of only 19. The design includes numerous features to improve efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions by 50%. We won't see this giant here in New Zealand though as it will operate in China. The ship is about 13 times as long as a blue whale and nearly 1,000 times the weight.
UNDER THE SKIN: If you have a condition that requires frequent blood tests you may end up feeling like a pin cushion. A team in Switzerland may be able to reduce all those needle jabs down to one. They've developed a 14 mm long device that can be inserted into the interstitial tissue just beneath the skin of the abdomen, legs or arms. Once in place it checks for up to 5 different substances in the blood and sends its data to a nearby smartphone via Bluetooth. The implant can remain in place for months before it needs replacing. Early tests show it reliably detects both cholesterol and glucose in blood as well as some other common substances. That would have to be better than having blood samples drawn frequently.
FISH FOR BRAINS: Neuroscientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute are working towards a Brain Activity Map. They recently took a fish larva and used high-speed light sheet microscopy to image the activity in most of its brain down to single cells. They did the imaging quickly enough to more or less see the neurons working. Next the researchers need to correlate specific brain activity with behaviour, and then to advance to more complex brains. The day is coming, however slowly, when we'll be able to do this with human brains.
FACING EMOTIONS: Zoe the talking head is an avatar being developed by Cambridge University. An actress was filmed over several days speaking around 7,000 sentences and expressing various emotions. Those recordings are used as elements in a visual avatar that can be given texts to speak and express in a realistic way. The lifelike face displays emotions such as happiness, anger, and fear, and changes its voice to suit any feeling the user wants it to simulate. The developers hope to eventually be able to use any face provided by photos, and perhaps to use the avatar on computers and smartphones.
Miraz Jordan, knowit.co.nz