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The prison officer supervising the door said something to him and he smiled before turning his head and feigning a nonchalant glance around. When he failed to catch my eye I felt for him instantly. Visits bring prisoners pleasure and pain in equal measure and I understood how vulnerable he would be feeling at that moment - I knew the effort it would be taking to calm his churning stomach and slow his racing mind.
The prison officer handed Rinty a green sash, which he pulled over his navy T-shirt, and then pointed him in my direction. I stood up and he signalled that he had seen me by raising his eyes and nodding. Immediately his face appeared to relax and his smile looked more genuine. When he arrived at our table I reached across and gripped his outstretched hand. "Good to see you," I said. "You too," he replied.
We sat down and began talking straight away. Two years had passed since we had said our last goodbyes but our conversation was surprisingly easy - almost as if no time had passed at all. I commented on how grey his hair had become. "Better having grey hair than nay hair," he retorted. "Hmm," I said. Time to go up to the tea hatch.
When I returned he asked me about the journey. I told him it was great - 160 miles - my first big driving adventure. "Motorways, trunk roads, dodging speed cameras, Al Stewart tape blaring. Some crazy drivers out there though," I said. "Hmm," he said.
We had been chatting for just a few minutes when the door leading to the wings opened and a man appeared who I recognised. "Christ," I said, "Raistrick." "You know him?" asked Rinty. I told him that Raistrick had been the first person I had spoken to after one transfer to a B category jail in 1992. I had walked on to an old Victorian wing four landings high dragging six transit boxes of kit behind me. The cell I had been given was on the fourth landing, but of the dozens of faces peering down from the railing not a single one showed any interest in helping me. Not that I expected or wanted any help. But then up strolled Raistrick and a couple of his pals. They scooped up the boxes and we did the four flights of stairs in one go.
"It turned out they were the God Squad," I said. "But it wouldn't have bothered me anyway. I had been through the religious phase myself by then and got a lot from it." Rinty snorted. "He's still going through it," he said.
Raistrick was moving towards a table close to ours and as he got nearer he noticed me looking at him. I saw recognition in his eyes and he came over. "I'm surprised to see you coming back to one of these places," he said offering his hand. "I'm surprised to see you're still in one," I said, shaking it. He obviously thought I was out proper. Rinty shot me a look. "Twenty-eight years now," said Raistrick, "and still going strong." "Christ," I said, (to which he responded by raising an eyebrow disapprovingly.) "Well, good luck," I said. "Thanks. You too," he said before walking over to a table where a large woman sat alone waiting. I took a deep breath and carried on talking to Rinty.
We covered a lot of ground that afternoon, my pal and I. Rinty told me that the Gambler was doing well in his open jail. "He's just waiting to be passed for paid outside work," he said. I told him about Cody's appeal hearing. "He's due up at the end of this month," I said. "This time it's make or break time."
Another couple of refills of the teacups and then our chatting was brought to an unnatural end by a prison officer's booming voice. "Time's up please, ladies and gents." I couldn't believe how quickly the hour-and-a-half had passed. Rinty was cool. "Well, that's it," he said.
Around the room men, women and children began to rise from their seats. Couples embraced, some more passionately than others - and children cried. "Right," I said. "You take it easy in there." "Same goes for you out there," he said. A handshake and a nod later I was walking towards the exit, unable to look back.
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The Prince: Chapter One
As she was thrown to the bed the half naked blond woman giggled. She lay now, next to a pale brunette stripped completely of her silky robes, looking satisfied.
The blonde inquired, "Sire? Might I ask a question?"
Then the prince jumped onto his bed to join both of the women. He replied, "you've already asked a question. Two in fact. Do you mean to ask another?"
"I beg your pardon, Sire."
"Oh no, please," the prince grinned, "you are more than welcome to ask as many questions as you are willing."
The woman glimmered with a full smile again, "Are we more or less fun than the courtesans?"
"Indeed my dear, certainly more fun."
"And," asked the brunette piping in, and rolling on top of the prince as she did, "are we more beautiful than the courtesans?"
"By far and away… more delightful and charming than any courtesan… who has made her way to my chamber," and the prince and both women chuckled at his answer.
Suddenly the double doors gilt with gold opened, and entering the prince's bed chamber was a herald. He was about to announce the prince's next guest, but the prince interrupted.
"Not now, herald! Can not ye see that I'm… entertaining guests?"
"I think you meant ravaging, Sire," the blonde corrected, and once again the trio chortled at their pathetic witticisms.
"Indeed, you may be right," said the prince, and then he spoke to the herald again, "so whomever hath come to see me can go away or wait!"
At this the girls laughed again, but when they saw and heard the prince's guest, they held their tongue, and became immediately modest, and hurried to cover themselves. It was the king.
"Ah, Mithras! I'm glad to see that you are already awake and attending to state affairs," lied the king, knowing full well there were a pair of concubines hiding under his son's bed sheets. He crossed the marble floor and went straight to the wide open window. The skies were clear, and provided an excellent view of the Ehna' Rial, which were as usual, calm.
Mithras cleared his throat, and said sounding surprised to see the man, "Father! How wonderful to see you this morning."
The king grimaced when he faced his son. "Leave us," he finally said after several moments. Without another word, the two women leapt from Mithras' bed without redressing, bare bottoms flashing, and dashed out of the room with the herald close behind. Guards quickly closed the doors, and father and son were alone.
"Uh, yes… Father, I was conducting some business last night, and unfortunately it carried over to today…"
"To be clear, I have no interest in what you were doing this morning, last night, or any morning or night future or prior, do you understand?"
"Yes father," said Mithras rising, donning his robe. He bowed his head in respect.
Prince Mithras was better sculpted than his father could have hoped to be, and a over head taller. His lush hair fell into perfect curls, and his brown eyes were noble, yet he dared not make eye contact as his father had come to scold him.
"What I do care about is this dynasty; that it may continue for thousands of years without breaking. So conduct your business, when or whatever, so long as it does not interfere with mine. Have my words penetrated that thick skull of yours?"
"They resonate, father."
The king expected his son to reply far more insolently, so when he didn't he quickly smirked at his son, for he knew the boy was paying attention.
"Good," the king continued, "Lady Aya of Nundir and her mother are due to arrive within hours. I expect I need not tell you to make upon them an impassioned impression that reflects on you and I positively?"
Believing their conversation over, the king passed to the door, when Mithras called, "Though I must inquire as to why? father. Why go out of our way to please Nundir? Please Lord Myron? Why do we still need his support? Surely Tandar will fall within months, as will all resistance after a decade. At least, 'tis what the ministers claim."
"Would you care to find out by not taking this meeting seriously?"
Mithras sighed, "No father."
"Good. And I expect you to be dressed for such occasion."
The doors opened, and King Cyrus left as suddenly as he arrived, leaving the prince alone to his thoughts.
Mithras gathered himself and took to the window forlorn, and viewed the capital like his father did. White clay structures with rose roofs rose up the hill, escalating in excellence the nearer they were to the palace, and overlooked the sea. So azure when it bled into the sky. Or the sky into the sea; Mithras could never be sure.
And on the horizon, he made out a ship of a southern make, and its green banner barely catching a breeze. Lady Aya, thought Mithras. He wondered if, or rather hoped she would be worthy to be his bride; elegant and fit enough to bear handsome sons. T'was his father's intention.
Minutes later, Mithras readied his clothes on his own, as was his custom, and he left his chamber, prepared to mingle with other nobles later that evening.


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We loved this location so much in Mexico that we bought the unit for our family and friends. Now we also are making it available for rent to others who seek a luxurious vacation experience. Our 3 bedroom villa is on the 6th floor has a large patio to view the ocean and spectacular sunsets. Unit 1604 is on the sixth floor and I guarantee that you will occupy the unit that's listed here. All the photos shown on this website were taken by me within this unit and on the property. It has 2 master suites with king size beds and Jacuzzi tubs. The second bedroom has 2 queen beds. The lockout unit has a separate key entrance with a king size bed and is great for friends, grandparents or adult children. You can rent the full 3-bedroom villa, the two bedroom master suite or the one bedroom lockout. Inquire for rates for any of these options.
The kitchen has a full-size refrigerator, stove and microwave. These allow you to cook a full meal in your suite or warm up leftovers from restaurants. With a barbeque grill on the patio you can cook hamburgers, hotdogs and chicken for your family. Dining area accommodates 8 guests. The living area with couches and lounge chairs has a plasma TV and each bedroom also has a TV.
The resort offers world-class amenities including ocean infinity pool with swim-up bar, full-service spa with professional massages, and state of the art gym. The resort is perfect for families who want a safe and relaxing environment without the pool deck chair hassle and rowdy groups found at most timeshares.
RESTAURANTS & GROCERIES: An all-inclusive meal and drink package including unlimited adult beverages is available with a 3-day minimum.
Excellent fine dining is available at the La Casona restaurant on the resort. A wide assortment of cuisines and price ranges can be found at restaurants in the charming town of Bucerias only ten minutes away by taxi. Mega Mart and Walmart are nearby for stocking the kitchen with food for family meals in the suite.
AMENITIES: The suite is equipped with shampoo, conditioner, soap and hand lotion. Maid service with linen and towel changes is every other day. Villa La Estancia has one of the finest beaches and most beautiful pools in Puerto Vallarta. A full-service spa, well-equipped gym, and free tennis are available on the resort. On the beach you can arrange for jet skis, kayaks, parasailing and glass bottom boats.
CONCERIEGE SERVICES: The resort staff is very helpful and responsive to the needs of the guests. There also is 24-hour security in this gated community.
Jeanne and Len Johnson welcome you to enjoy Villa La Estancia in Nuevo Vallarta, 'Our Home By The Sea' and the friendly people and Mexican flavors that we always look forward to for the perfect getaway. We enjoy our family visits with our young grandchildren because the pool is relaxing without the scheduled games you find at timeshare properties.
Len Johnson purchased this condo in 2008
The quality of the construction, first class amenities, beach location, beautiful landscaping, property maintenance, and security were all factors in our decision to buy this property. The staff is very cordial and attentive and always greets us by saying "Welcome home!" This is an investment property that we have truly enjoyed with our family. Renters appreciate the five-star amenities and the beautiful pool and grounds.
This resort caters to families who enjoy a quiet setting where you don't have to scramble for pool lounge chairs or be hassled by timeshare sales pitches. It also is handicapped accessible. In addition the 3-bedroom villa is perfect for larger families who want to provide privacy for grand parents or a group of couples.
We are just returning to reality after our wonderful 4-night stay at your Villa (1604 A & B) at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta. We wanted to personally let you know how much we enjoyed our stay. We were at Villa La Estancia for our daughter's wedding. The lay-out of the villa was perfect for the parents, aunt & niece, uncle & aunt with the separate bedrooms/bathrooms. We loved the view of the pool and the ocean - relaxing on the balcony was great! The furnishings and décor of the villa are stunning, and we loved the convenience of the kitchen.
Thank you for the information on restaurants, transportation, etc., that you sent in advance. It was very helpful. Thank you also for arranging the airport shuttle for John & Jean Bryant!
We were all so impressed with the entire Villa La Estancia staff - absolutely everyone was genuinely friendly, helpful, and good at their jobs, as well as seeming to enjoy their work!
The wedding was wonderful, the activities before and after were great, the weather was exceptional. The "icing on the cake" was having such lovely accommodations!!
Thank you again!
Amazing property/resort. Outstanding services including spa, wait staff, concierge etc
This was one of the best vacations I have ever been on! The condo was clean, large and comfortable. Perfect for a large family or couples. It had a beautiful view of the ocean and was very quiet and relaxing.
The staff at the Villa La Estancia treated us like family. We spent most days swimming at the pool and not only did they remember our names but they remember the food and drinks we each liked. They treated us like family which helped us relax and enjoy our trip.
My only note is if you stay here make sure you are aware that you are not provided with a few must haves when staying for an extended period - dish soap, dishwasher soap or laundry detergent. If you choose to buy food make sure you buy condiments, spices (salt & pepper) and olive oil.
Overall we had a fantastic experience in this condo and resort. We will definitely be going back!
We absolutely loved our rooms. We had a extended family vacation and had more than enough room! Len was easy to reach with any of our questions and the Estancia went above and beyond to welcome us! The location is perfect as we rented a car and were able to drive to Bucerias and Old Peurto Vallarta easily. We did not want to leave!
I vacationed in Puerta Vallarta with 4 of my best friends to celebrate my 50th Birthday. From the moment we arrived we were welcomed by the amazing staff at Villa LaEstancia and with champagne and relaxing hand massages. The luxury beachfront resort was simply elegant and a welcome to our Very long travel day. The staff is EXCELLENT. Yazmyn took care of us and bellman (I think his name was Alfredo) made sure our stay was worry free and relaxing. The condo was gorgeous and comfortable. there was MORE than enough room (and bathrooms) for 5 women. And we also felt very safe leaving the property and experiencing the restaurants outside of the area. All of my friends are looking forward to going back soon!. Thanks Mr. Johnson.
Aside from our honeymoon, my wife and I have not enjoyed any vacation more than our time at Villa La Estancia. Everything in our Villa and room was outstanding and very well kept. The room was spacious and cozy, which we comfortably shared with friends. The highlight in the evening was the outside porch, watching the sunset. WOW!!! The property, pool, beach and grounds were equally as impressive and immaculate. The staff made us feel like residents and were very accommodating and attentive. The resort was very secure with staff in main entrance and beach entrance. When we left the grounds, the surrounding sidewalks and properties also felt safe to walk/run and this location was very nice! However, we rarely wanted to leave at all because we were in paradise right on property! The only time were were disappointed was when we had to pack up and leave. This was a trip to remember and we would highly recommend it!
WOW WOW WOW! The condo is absolutely beautiful and the resort equally as nice! We rented the entire unit of three bedrooms. The split between the one bedroom and two bedroom portions of the unit provided a great opportunity to vacation with others while still feeling like you had your own space. The sunsets from the balcony were amazing. The unit is perfect for a nice long vacation where you can prepare some meals, snacks, and drinks in the unit. If you don't feel like that, the restaurants on site and next door are great and reasonably priced. My only complaint is that I only stayed for three days. We are already recruiting a group to head back! Len was especially helpful in the process. He moved quickly with the reservation, provided extra details as to good activities for the time we were there, and advised us regarding transportation from the airport. He even provided a quick response to an e-mail during my stay. To summarize: Everything about the experience in booking with Len and the stay in his unit at La Estancia was perfect!! We will definitely be back!
Villa La Estancia, rated a 5-star resort, is located in the most exclusive area of Nuevo Vallarta on the Banderas Bay near golf courses, fine dining, tennis, dolphin swim, and water sports.
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Lucky 7/7/07 is here!
The Knot, a wedding site, says that on any given Saturday in July there are typically 12,000 weddings taking place in the US. But on 7/7/07 that number has more than tripled to an amazing 38,000! This could possibly make it the most popular wedding day ever.
We've been looking forward to our 7/7/07 wedding ever since we met Joyce and Christian for their Engagement Session back in March. This couple was so much fun and we felt a connected to them from the start.
On their big day two weekends ago we came to meet them at a small boutique hotel on the Embarcadero waterfront in SF. The girls were putting on finishing touches and Joyce was slipping into her gorgeous silk dress. One floor down the groomsmen were having beer and anxiously trying to tame their unruly ties. When the couple saw each other in the lobby of their hotel it was a truly emotional moment.
Joyce and Christian's ceremony and reception was held at Terra SF – a downtown art and event gallery. The venue's great feel was made all the better with the beautiful paintings all around. This day felt intimate even with many, many guests and the reason for this was perhaps said best during the ceremony: "Ultimately, friends are the family we choose."
Mike and I both LOVED their unique reception – only a few tables and chairs were provided while most people walked around and mingled amongst delicious food stations. There was a live band and much dancing and laughing to finish off the night. Joyce and Christian's wedding style was truly unique.
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a poem that i wrote one night when i felt alone and depressed. i use my words to describe my feelings in the only way i know how.
Pretty blade, lets dance all night
To win the war, but lose the fight
The time has come, lets cheer the moon
This day near over, so very soon
The pain is good, so watch the tree
It grows and grows, so woo is me
The cold is gone, let us all cheer
But it comes again, all to near
The tree of life, the tree of death
It dances true, to my every breath
The power inside, all but dead
It leaves my soul, from in my head
Oh silver blade, with the dark red gleam
Pleas come to me, from in my dream
I love your touch, I love your tone
Sing to me now, that I'm not alone
Silver blade, you shine so bright
Do you see it, the pain in the night?
Oh dark red pool, you gleam with fire
The ice inside, burning with ire
Oh love of pain, you stab my soul
One day in the future, I will be whole
Oh burn you void, collapse to dust
You ruined me once, killing my trust
I fear to love, but feel its burn
It writhes inside, it tries to spurn
It wants and needs, it desires to show
It learns and leads, it helps you grow
So teach me now, and lead straight on
show me the way, the way to the dawn
I long for the light, the way to survive
I wish to know, to learn and thrive
But I die inside, in this void of ice
Oh lead me true, don't spurn me thrice
I feel the burn, the burn of death
You watch and learn, ill take your breath
Lets dance forever, on the wings of time
Lets float in space, the perfect crime
But back to Earth, we sink and fall
I hit the ground, and hear your call
You're far above, you reach for life
I fall below, and grab the knife
You see the blade, and shed a tear
I watch it fall, and hit the mirror
The pieces fly, they pierce my core
I drop the knife, and soar evermore
The razor drops, and spins to the sky
The cold returns, and I whisper goodbye
The words inside, the blood in my veins
It spins and flies, as it flows through drains
The creatures inside, they begin to rise
listen now, to my soundless cries...


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|Shih-Jong J. Lee, Owsley Lane, Seho Oh
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This invention relates to online learning in a decision system.
Many decision systems are applied in a variety of dynamic situations where a system must adapt or learn its internal structure or parameters for each situation in order to optimize or maintain its performance. For example, an image-based decision system that inspects semiconductor wafers for defects or measures system alignment and registration precision can expect the image characteristics to change as new layers are added to the wafer during various processing stages. Other dynamic applications include live cell analysis that tracks a group of cells over time or patient specific medical image analysis (such as MRI, CT, X-ray) that needs to account for the differences between imaging system setups or patients' characteristics and response to the imaging system. There are also many non-image based dynamic decision system applications, including data mining and decision support in security and financial applications, speech recognition, mobile robots, medical diagnosis and treatment support, etc.
Ideally, a learning process would take place in a supervised learning fashion wherein domain experts provide the truth labels associated with input data (labeled data). [Sergios Thodoridis and Konstantinos Koutroumbas, Pattern Recognition, Academic Press, 1999 pp 3-7] This results in learning data for which the desired outcome has been provided and the system learns to match particular distributions of inputs to the associated outputs (desired response). In practice, however, such truth labeling presents significant problems in time, expense, and availability of data that often preclude its use. Furthermore, explicit learning after a system is placed into production interrupts normal system operation, which could significantly impact the productivity of the system.
It is desirable for the system to be able to learn online while performing productive work without taking time away from production for learning and requiring minimal user intervention. To do this, the system must automatically learn from unlabeled data to improve the system's performance on future data. This is related to but different from the prior art approach known as unsupervised learning [Sergios Thodoridis and Konstantinos Koutroumbas, Pattern Recognition, Academic Press, 1999 pp 351-383]
I. Learning Environment
Ideally, a decision system that needs to adapt to changed application characteristics would have an opportunity to learn about the application data in a highly supervised environment. A domain expert would inspect a large number of subjects and identify the ones it should alarm on and the ones it should not and provide the information to the decision system. In practice, however, there are reasons why this may not be practical or possible. Data collection can be time-intensive, especially when the system is continually being exposed to new conditions. Expert truth labelers are sometimes not available in a timely fashion. In addition, for assembly-line processes, such as manufactured part defect inspection, it may simply be impossible to take the system offline for sufficient time to enable the domain expert to label a large volume of data and present it to the system for learning. To deal with this problem, the invention separates learning into two phases, startup learning 102 and online learning 106 shown in FIG. 1. The startup learning approach assumes a very small amount of labeled data 100 and so imposes strong constraints on the shape of the data distribution models which can be learned so as to minimize the variance that results from limited sample size. Online learning 106 performs further learning by automatically acquiring large volumes of learning data, which is not labeled data. A decision process 104 produces the decision output.
Feature Distribution Modeling
One of the prior art concepts of decision or classification is the representation of the data being classified, such as images or sampled sounds or more abstract objects, in terms of a set of features each of which is represented as discrete or continuous values. [L. Breiman, J. Friedman, R. Olshen, C. Stone, "Classification and Regression Trees", CRC Press LLC, 1998, pp 1-17] For example, a mechanism for inspecting people for potential health problems might use as its features cholesterol level, blood pressure, and resting pulse rate.
For a particular population, the set of samples has a particular distribution across the feature space.
A higher-level feature (or combination of features) that was specifically designed to be an indicator of a healthy patient (i.e. any condition on which we wish to alarm) is derived. This could be accomplished by incorporating a large variety of lower-level features to arrive at some output for which increasing value indicates higher probability. To identify the percent of the population that were most likely to be healthy based on the blood pressure feature, we would use the cumulative distribution function (CDF). The CDF of a one-dimensional probability density distribution f(x′) is described as:
In this example, x is the blood pressure value and the value of Cf for the healthy population distribution 200 is the percent of the population likely to be healthy.
To do automated decision making, first measure (or model) the probability density distributions for the populations of interest. Classification is done by thresholding these distributions. There are two basic paradigms for modeling densities: functional and empirical. A functional model is constrained to achieving a particular shape, and need only learn the parameters. For example, a distribution model might be constrained to a normal distributions and need only learn the mean and variance. An empirical distribution uses actual data to construct a distribution and therefore generally requires much more data in order to reduce variance due to limited sample size.
A prior art class of models called kernel-based models [Theodoridis, S., Koutroumbas, K., "Pattern Recognition", Academic Press, pp.41-44, 1999], has densities in the one-dimensional case that take the form
under the condition that ∫f(x)dx=1
where g(x) is the kernel distribution, xi is the location of atom i, and wi is the weight of atom i. A commonly used kernel distribution is a Gaussian distribution. When g(x) is a Gaussian distribution,
An example of a one-dimensional kernel-based model for 3 atoms is shown in FIG. 3. In the example, there are three atoms 300, 302, 304 at locations 0.2, 0.5, and 0.7 with weights of 0.7, 0.4, and 0.8 respectively. The individual component density for atom 1, 301, atom 2, 303, and atom 3, 305, are weighted and summed to construct the overall model density 306. A simple way to produce a model of this type from a set of sampled empirical data is to set all the weights the same and use the samples themselves as atoms. The variance of the underlying Gaussian distributions can be estimated as the variance in the samples themselves.
The invention seeks to provide continuing system improvement through online learning. A further objective is to automatically qualify data for learning use. A still further objective is to provide an indication of learning maturity to guide users in effective management of the learning system. A further objective is to minimize error in preferred regions of a probability density function model by emphasizing the regions of importance in the data space before clustering.
An online learning method for a decision system is described that uses qualified objects to train the system during operation. A measure of learning maturity is disclosed that exhibits the system's learned condition in light of the data that it is processing. Using different information than is used for the decision classifier, or by having different thresholds than are used for the decision output does qualification of data for learning. Methods for clustering data together enhance the distribution of data used to learn.
The preferred embodiments and other aspects of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings which are provided for the purpose of describing embodiments of the invention and not for limiting same, in which:
A kernel-based model has the flexibility to accurately represent a wide variety of distributions but requires a large amount of data in order to do so without a damaging amount of variance. If the sample set is too small, one model can vary widely from another model with both having the same number of samples (but different samples) from the same distribution. One embodiment of the invention combines the advantages of kernel-based and empirical modeling by choosing as atoms for the initial learning set a functionally derived set of atoms that constrains the kernel-based model and allows a limited number of shapes of the model distribution thereby assuring model stability even with a very small number of learning samples.
An example is shown in
for a model with I atoms, a transition from high-density to low density at
and a desired ratio of density r. Given these 2 constraints, all learning needs to do is extract the value x0 400 at which the transition occurs and the value r which indicates the degree of transition. In one embodiment of the invention, when the number of samples used for modeling is small, the maximally scored sample is used to determine the value x0.
The reason this approach is advantageous over approaches that directly use a functional model (such as a simple piecewise uniform model) is because it can model the tail of the distribution better. The example functional/empirical approach of the invention provides flexibility in successive stages of learning. An empirical feature distribution function could be determined and used to calculate the atom locations and weights. When sufficient learning data has been acquired, a switch from a functional to an empirical model can be made without changing the classification system at all. This example is not intended to constrain the invention, which is applicable multi-dimensionally and with different modeling functions.
I. Online Learning
The processing flow of one embodiment of the online learning method of the invention is shown in FIG. 5. Objects are collected during operation of the decision system 500 where it is being applied to real use. The collected objects could include normal or defective samples. The online learning method of the invention 508 updates the learning model. No human is involved in the online learning process to review the collected objects. In one embodiment of the invention, non-defect models are updated. To assure that defective objects are not included in the non-defect model updating process, an online learning qualifier 502 is applied to the collected objects 500 to qualify them for model update 504 or disqualify them for model update 506. Only qualified objects are used to update the learning model. Those skilled in the art should recognize that the model update could be for a defect model in which case the qualifier will qualify defect rather than non-defect samples for online learning.
II. Online Learning Qualifier
During normal processing of input subjects for decision making, the system has access to large amounts of raw data. However, without an expert labeler the system does not know a priori which data correspond to objects of interest (such as defects) and which correspond to normal objects (such as non-defects). One of the primary functions of this invention is to improve the model of the normal (non-anomalous) data distribution. However, this must be done without corrupting the model by incorporating data that are actually from anomalous subjects on which the system would like to alarm. If this happens in sufficient amounts, the system will come to regard such data as normal and lose its ability to classify defects. To avoid this, a number of methods are taught for qualifying data and updating the non-defect model as different embodiments of the invention.
The distinction between qualification and detection is subtle because on a gross level, both are dividing objects into defects and non-defects. The decision strategies are different between a defect detection classifier and the non-defect qualifier. In an embodiment, the purpose of detection is to alarm only on objects that are very likely to be defects in order to minimize false alarm rate. Thus, for a defect detection classifier, the objects that are not alarmed could be normal samples or missed defects. Therefore, the not-alarmed objects cannot be safely assumed to be non-defect and used for non defect model online learning. The purpose of the qualifier, on the other hand, is to identify only objects that are very likely to be non-defects, as they will be used to improve the non-defect model during online learning. Therefore, the strategy is to minimize defect objects that are qualified.
The difference between prior art classification and qualification of this invention can be further illustrated by use of three related perspectives:
In one embodiment of the invention, a qualifier is merely a classifier with different thresholds. The difference between the non-defect qualifier (
In another embodiment of this invention, a method similar to the above example is shown in FIG. 7A.
A third embodiment of the qualifier could use different information (i.e. different features) than the defect detector did in the decision-making process.
To preserve the independence of the qualifier from the main decision making classifier, a different mechanism could be used for qualification than the cut-off approach illustrated in FIG. 7B. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a regulation tree classifier [disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/972,057 on Oct. 5, 2001 by Shih-Jong J. Lee entitled, "Method for Regulation of Hierarchic Decisions in Intelligent Systems" which is incorporated in its entirety herein] is used for the online learning qualifier. Different algorithms for qualification/disqualification of objects to the existing qualifier could be based on other heuristic algorithms. In one embodiment of the invention, objects with confidence scores in the lowest Nth percentile of the collected data are considered to be so likely to be non-defects that they are automatically qualified. In another embodiment of the invention, objects which are in the highest percentile and which exceed a certain critical hard coded (i.e. fixed, not floating) score are considered so likely to be defects that they are automatically disqualified regardless of what the outcome of the tree mentioned above is. Those skilled in the art should recognize that the model update could be for a defect model in which case the qualifier will qualify defect rather than non-defect samples for online learning.
III.2 Learning Model Update
Once we have obtained at least one qualified object 504 from the online data collection process 500, the next step is to update the decision system learning model 508 to reflect the newly gathered information. If the number of data points is small enough, an embodiment could simply add them each into the kernel-based model as atoms with a weight of 1.0. However, as the number of data points gets large this can become prohibitively expensive in terms of computation time and/or storage. Another embodiment of the invention performs clustering (grouping) on the atoms to represent them using a smaller number of atoms corresponding to cluster centers. Many clustering algorithms exist [Keinosuke Fukunaga, "Introduction to Statistical Pattern Recognition", Academic Press, 1990, pp 508-531]. The goal of the preferred embodiment is to take advantage of the knowledge of regions of the feature space that are most critical to be accurately represented to optimize the performance of the system.
Many clustering methods rely on combining individual values in such a way as to attempt to minimize an error function that may be a function of:
For example, an atom with weight wi, and location xi that is being considered for clustering to a new atom at a location xi might have a contribution to the error produced by that clustering of something as simple as:
e i=|xi −x|w i
The disadvantage of this function from the point of view of a decision system is that it gives equal weight to clusters in all regions of the space. If a learning system has a goal of establishing a threshold which corresponds to alarming on objects which are in the highest 5% of the population, for example, it is crucial that the learning system represents the distribution as accurately as possible in this range of the feature space of interest. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the learning system allows optimization at a range of alarm rates. This specifies a region of feature space over which the system needs to maximize CDF resolution. Take the example in
The preferred embodiment of this invention reflects this information by performing a warping of the score space in such a way that distances in the less interesting range are decreased and distances in the range of interest are magnified. A piecewise linear version of this warping function is illustrated in FIG. 9. In
After the warping, the distance between new pair A 900, 901 is 0.05, whereas the distance between pair B 902, 903 is 0.08 in the warped score. This conveys to the clustering algorithm the information that it is more desirable to cluster 900, 901 than 902, 903. By choosing the inflection points (e.g. 904) to put greater slopes above the regions an application wishes to best model, it can minimize error in selected regions of the CDF.
In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the warping function is described as follows. The warping function is a piecewise linear function described by a series of points
such that
νn−1<νn for all nε{1,2, . . . , N}.
and a set of slopes
m1,m2, . . . ,mn, . . . ,mN
such that
m n>0 for all nε{1, 2, . . . , N}.
B=max {n|x>ν n}+1
Then the warped location of an input atom x is described as:
This function is defined over the region
Choosing a warping function is a matter of selecting regions [νn−1, νN] to emphasize by setting mn to a relatively high value, or conversely to de-emphasize by setting mn to a relatively low value. The regions with the most emphasis will be least likely to have clustering performed, and thus will most retain the accuracy of representation of the distribution through the clustering process.
Those skilled in the art should recognize that other linear or nonlinear functions could be used as the warping function.
Maturity Estimation
When a system can learn not just once but at various points in its use, an important function is its ability to estimate the degree to which it has learned and the additional learning which is useful. In this invention, these concepts are expressed through an output referred to as the learning maturity score. This value is updated with each new input that is provided to the system, and provides users with a continuously updated view of the system's self-evaluation of performance. If successive learning sessions fail to increase this number significantly, then further learning is not necessary. If the trend of the learning maturity score drops off, it is an indicator that the system has started to encounter new data characteristics and it needs additional learning.
The underlying concept of the learning maturity score is to estimate how well the probability density distribution of feature scores for detection subjects (i.e. operational distribution) matches the distributions obtained during system learning for the same feature scores. One method of estimating learning maturity is to accumulate statistical qualities of each feature separately. The feature score distribution obtained during system learning is expressed as a Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF, cf(x)), having input feature score values x and an output value of 0.5 for the average value of the feature score. During operation of the system after learning, the feature scores are mapped using the learned CDF function to CDF output values. The average of the CDF values so obtained is a normalized expression of their average probability density compared to the 0.5 CDF value that was obtained during learning. If the average value obtained during operation differs from 0.5, the amount of difference is a measure of dissimilarity of the operating distribution (for a particular feature score) from the original learned distribution. This concept is utilized in the preferred embodiment of the invention for maturity measurement.
Consider a sequence of feature representations of incoming subjects xi(k), where i is the index on the subject and k ε{0,1, . . . K−1} is the index on the feature. Calculate the appropriate CDF value
c(k)=C f(x i(k))
Then calculate a representation of the average of this value across the range of past subjects. For example, we could maintain a windowed average of recent data:
Mean CDF value
i = 0
i < N
i ≧ N
Then, to calculate the maturity estimate for that feature, calculate:
m′ i(k)=1−2|{overscore (c)}i(k)−0.5|
m′i(k) has its maximum (i.e. 1.0) when the mean CDF value is 0.5, and decreases the further the CDF gets from 0.5. Finally, combine the estimates from the various scores:
Those skilled in the art should recognize that other means of comparing two distributions could also be used to estimate a maturity score. For example, the χ2 test or the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test [Press, W., Flannery, B., Teukolsky, S., Vetterling, W., "Numerical Recipes in C", Cambridge University Press, 1988, PP.487-494] can be used to compare two distributions. Generally, the more alike the two distributions are, the more mature the learning.
The invention has been described herein in considerable detail in order to comply with the Patent Statutes and to provide those skilled in the art with the information needed to apply the novel principles and to construct and use such specialized components as are required. However, it is to be understood that the inventions can be carried out by specifically different distributions and feature combination scores, and that various modifications, both as to the details and procedures, can be accomplished without departing from the scope of the invention itself.
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|Lee Shih-Jong J.
|Regulation of hierarchic decisions in intelligent systems
|Keinosuke Fukunaga, "Introduction to Statistical Pattern Recognition", Second Edition Academic Press, 1990, pp. 509-531.
|Press, W., Flannery, B., Teukolsky, S, Vetterling, W., "Numerical Recipes in C", Cambridge University Press, 1988, PP. 487-494.
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|Lee Shih-Jong J.
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In this post, I'll focus on the basics of using the SQL Server Driver for PHP to insert and retrieve data in a SQL Server Express database. I'll build a web page that exposes enough of the driver functionality for you to understand the basics of connecting to a server, inserting and retrieving data, and handling errors.
A quick note about simplicity: The web page I'll build in this post is very simple – it's just a simple form, really. It collects information about people who are registering for some fictional event. I'm intentionally keeping it very simple so I can focus on the PHP code for using the driver. (Finally, I get to write some code. J) For a more complex example that demonstrates more of the driver features, see the Example Application that is part of the driver documentation.
Installation and Configuration
To execute the code in this post, you will need to have PHP, the SQL Server Driver for PHP, and SQL Server Express installed on your local machine. If you used the Web Platform Installer and followed the instructions in my last post, you are ready to go. J If you installed PHP manually, you will still need to install the driver and SQL Server Express:
· Download SQL Server Express here: SQL Server Express Download
· Download the SQL Server Driver for PHP here: Driver Download
After you have downloaded the driver, you need to move the appropriate driver .dll file into your PHP extension directory, add the corresponding entry in your php.ini file to enable the extension, and restart your Web server. The appropriate version of the driver depends on whether your PHP installation PHP 5.2 or 5.3, is thread-safe or non-thread-safe, and whether it was compiled with Visual C++ 6.0 or Visual C++ 9.0. For example, if you installed a non-thread-safe version of PHP 5.3 that was compiled with Visual C++ 9.0, you need to put the php_sqlsrv_53_nts_vc9.dll file into your PHP extension directory and add the following line to the extension section of your php.ini file (and then restart your Web server):
Creating the Database
The database I'll use for this simple web application can be created by executing the PHP script that is attached to this post (CreateExampleDB.php). Of course, you'll have to update the script with your SQL Server login and password. If you have SQL Server Management Studio installed, you can simply execute the following Transact-SQL:
USE [master]
CREATE DATABASE ExampleDB
USE ExampleDB
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[RegistrationTbl](
[ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[Email] [nvarchar](50) NOT NULL,
[LastName] [nvarchar](50) NOT NULL,
[FirstName] [nvarchar](50) NOT NULL,
[RegDate] [datetime] NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT [PK_RegistrationTbl] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_UniqueEmail] ON [dbo].[RegistrationTbl]
[Email] ASC
Building the Web Page
The web page I'll build begins with the code below. In the following sections of this post, I'll fill in the PHP code for connecting to the server, inserting and retrieving data, and handling errors. Copy this code into a file named ExampleForm.php and put it in your Web server's root directory so you can test the page as we go. (The completed web page is in the .zip file that is attached to this post.)
<Title>Example Web Form</Title>
<form method="post" action="?action=add" enctype="multipart/form-data" >
Last name <input type="text" name="lastName" id="lastName"/>

First name <input type="text" name="firstName" id="firstName"/>

E-mail address <input type="text" name="emailAddress" id="emailAddress"/>

<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
//I'll fill in the code here as we move through this tutorial.
Connecting to the Server
Before I can insert or retrieve data, I need to establish a connection to the server. The SQL Server Driver for PHP API provides the sqlsrv_connect function for doing this. This function takes one required parameter ($serverName) and one optional parameter ($connectionOptions). The $connectionOptions parameter allows me to specify the database I want to connect to, my SQL Server login, my password, and other options. (For a complete list of the connection options, see the sqlsrv_connect reference page.) So, here's what I need to connect to my local instance of SQL Sever Express:
$serverName = ".\sqlexpress";
$connectionOptions = array("Database"=>"ExampleDB",
"PWD" => "My_Password");
$conn = sqlsrv_connect($serverName, $connectionOptions);
if($conn === false)
die(print_r(sqlsrv_errors(), true));
I'll explain the error handling later, but I'll try to anticipate other questions you might have about this code here:
· What is the "." in the server name? This is just shorthand for specifying the local server. You could also use "(local)\sqlexpress" or "yourServerName\sqlexpress".
· If I have to specify the database in the connection string, how do I change databases later? You simply need to use the sqlsrv_query function to execute a statement that changes the database. The Transact-SQL command for this is USE databaseName.
Inserting Data
Next I'll write code that will take data from the submitted form and insert it into the database. To do this, I'll use the sqlsrv_query function that executes an INSERT command. (There are three lines of code to focus on here, just below the /*Insert data*/ comment.) First, I'll need to define the SQL that I want to execute ($insertSql). Second, I define an array ($params) that contains the parameter values from the $_POST variable. And last, I pass the connection resource, the SQL string, and the parameter array to the sqlsrv_query function.
if($_GET['action'] == 'add')
/*Insert data.*/
$insertSql = "INSERT INTO RegistrationTbl (LastName, FirstName, Email, RegDate)
$params = array(&$_POST['lastName'],
$stmt = sqlsrv_query($conn, $insertSql, $params);
if($stmt === false)
/*Handle the case of a duplicte e-mail address.*/
$errors = sqlsrv_errors();
if($errors[0]['code'] == 2601)
echo "The e-mail address you entered has already been used.
";
/*Die if other errors occurred.*/
die(print_r($errors, true));
echo "Registration complete.
";
As in the previous section, I'll explain the error handling later, but I'll try to anticipate other questions now:
· Why does the SQL string contain question marks? I'm using question marks (?) in place of the parameter values instead of concatenating parameter values with the SQL string to avoid SQL injection attacks. I wrote a post about why this is important some time back: How and Why to Use Parameterized Queries.
· Why are the variables in the $params array references? This is the recommended approach for constructing parameter arrays. Not using references in the parameter array can lead to unexpected results if the query is executed multiple times.
Retrieving Data
Now I want to display a table that contains information about all the people who have registered for my fictional event. Again, I'll use the sqlsrv_query function, but this time I'll use it to execute a SELECT statement. To access rows of returned data, I'll use the sqlsrv_fetch_array function. (By default, this function returns an array with both numeric and associative indexes.) Notice that I'm using the sqlsrv_has_rows function to display the table only when the executed query actually returns rows (i.e. there are actually results to display).
$sql = "SELECT * FROM RegistrationTbl ORDER BY LastName";
$stmt = sqlsrv_query($conn, $sql);
if($stmt === false)
die(print_r(sqlsrv_errors(), true));
print("
");
print("
Last Name	");
print("First Name	");
print("E-mail Address	");
print("Registration Date
");
while($row = sqlsrv_fetch_array($stmt))
$regDate = date_format($row['RegDate'], 'Y-m-d');
Handling Errors
OK, now for the promised discussion of the error handing code. The sqlsrv_errors function returns error information about the last operation performed by the driver. In most cases, I simply use the PHP die function and print the error array. Obviously, this would only be OK for a development environment. But notice in the Inserting Data section above, I am actually checking for a particular SQL Server error code: 2601. This error occurs when I try to enter a duplicate entry into a field that doesn't allow duplicates. Since the Email column in my database doesn't allow duplicates (specified by the UNIQUE constraint), I can use this error information to inform the user that the entered e-mail address has already been used.
You may also wonder why I use the triple equals operator (===) to check for errors. This is simple a precaution. Since the triple equals operator compares both value and type, I make sure that an integer value of zero (that could be returned by a function) is not evaluated as the Boolean value false.
OK, that's it for now. Look for posts soon that drill down into some of the features of the SQL Server Driver for PHP. As always, please comments and questions are welcome.


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October 26, 2009
Noting the urgency and immensity of their task, global financial leaders are frantically making small and large changes to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and international financial accounting standards (IFRS) to make them more similar, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has recently made a single set of standards a high priority.
With more than 100 countries already using the principles-based IFRS, the world is anxiously waiting to get the U.S. on board, but merging the two standards to eliminate their differences has been and will continue to be a monumental task.
Regulatory leaders have allowed some large, multinational companies to early adopt IFRS, but rule changes to both standards are happening so quickly that some experts suggest companies should wait and see what happens before they try to prematurely adopt any plans that could change before they take effect.
"It is very difficult for companies to early adopt," said Paul Munter, a partner and IFRS national professional practice leader at KPMG. Companies that have stable business models could early adopt IFRS as long as they are able to predict their future business plans, but many companies had such a lousy 2008 that they don't know what's normal any more, he said.
More Work at Hand
The London-based International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is working with the Norwalk, Conn.-based Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to craft a single set of global standards that the world can agree on, but they still have a lot of work to do.
The Group of 20 nations recently stressed the urgency of adopting a single set of global standards and called on the IASB and FASB to put such a standard in place, but the amount of time required to make the necessary changes is so long that the proposed effective date is more than two years away. A lot can happen in two years.
The IASB has not specified an effective date, but said it expects to set a mandatory effective date to begin after Jan. 1, 2012. The IASB could make early adoption permissible for 2009 year-end financial statements, but critics say only multinational companies that already have to use both plans will jump on the early adoption option.
Expect Delays
There is always some confusion whenever groups with strong but different opinions try to work together, and often both parties may find themselves at a standstill, waiting for the other party to make the next move.
For a while, it seemed that the SEC was having second thoughts on adopting the roadmap it proposed last year under a different administration, but after a nine-month delay to focus on the recent financial crisis, the SEC is back on track. SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro recently said the SEC will review its proposed IFRS roadmap for adoption by 2014.
"Turning back to the roadmap will be a priority" for the SEC, echoed James Kroeker, the SEC's chief accountant, at a recent meeting of certified public accountants. The roadmap does not include investment companies.
According to a recent survey conducted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 62% of CPAs working at public companies said they were delaying IFRS preparations until the SEC sets a date certain for adoption in the U.S.
"Our semi-annual survey shows most CPAs believe the U.S. should move toward IFRS, and they are looking to the SEC for leadership and direction," said Arleen Thomas, AICPA senior vice president for member competency and development.
The FASB and IASB are holding a joint board meeting Oct. 26-28 to discuss their progress and could possibly reconcile some of their differences.
"Reconciling may just mean they agree to disagree," said Enrique Tejerina, a partner and national financial instruments topic team leader at KPMG.
At a recent roundtable, the IASB said it would be willing to amend some of its standards to bring them closer to GAAP, Tejerina said.
"This puts early adopters in a difficult situation. A lot of things can change" before the rules take effect, he said.
Key Differences
Even though the FASB and IASB are working to converge the two standards, several key differences remain, most notably the different measurement attributes of financial liabilities, the timing and approaches to projects and the difference between fair value and amortized costs.
"Fair value is recognized as a key concept," said Ken Owens, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. While most people say GAAP is based on rules and IFRS is based on principles, the reality is that there is a wide spectrum of rules and principles in both plans, Owens said.


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- Release Date: 09/25/2007
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First-year trainees at SJ Berwin now receive £36,000, while salaries paid to associates with one year's PQE has risen to £68,000.
Managing partner at SJ Berwin Ralph Cohen commented: "These increases are not out of the ordinary and they fit in with other firms, which have announced increases to salaries."
Clifford Chance was the first City firm to kick off the salary announcements in April this year with its 15 per cent increase, taking one year's PQE pay up to £66,000.
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"We are not going to stop making progress, or reverse it, so we have to recognise the dangers and control them." - Stephen Hawking
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"Speaking to the Radio Times ahead of the BBC Reith Lecture, in which he will explain the science of black holes, Hawking said most of the threats humans now face come from advances in science and technology, such as nuclear weapons and genetically engineered viruses".
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Hawking worries about robots too.
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New Study Reveals Patchwork Federal Safety Net Health Care Coverage For Children With Diabetes
The new research, published earlier this year in the Journal of Pediatrics, examines a public program for children with chronic diseases called the Children with Special Health Care Needs program, which is funded through Title V of the Social Security Act of 1935, and provides federal support and serves as a safety net for children with chronic diseases.
In the study, researchers found geographic disparities in access to coverage for medical services and medications, says lead author Joyce M. Lee, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of pediatrics at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Detailed state-by-state descriptions are available in this interactive map: http://diabetessafety.net/
"States administer Title V programs individually, defining their own medical and financial criteria for eligibility," Lee says. "This has resulted in a patchwork safety net for children with chronic disease, which could have an impact on future health outcomes.
"We performed this study because we wanted to better understand the safety net that exists for kids with diabetes. This is increasingly important, because the overall burden of diabetes in children is rising in the U.S., and diabetes imposes a large financial burden on families who must manage the disease."
Lee and her co-authors found that children with diabetes were eligible for Title V programs in just 32 states, which at a minimum would provide assistance with coordination of care for these children.
However, only twenty-six states (51%) provided medical coverage to pay for visits with health care professionals and medications like insulin. Only 24 states also covered diabetes supplies (for example, glucometer strips, syringes).
"If children do not have access to a private health plan, and they do not qualify for income-based programs like Medicaid, unfortunately children in many states will not have access to the basic elements of care, simply based on geography," Lee says.
Title V programs are unique because they designate eligibility based on diagnosis of a chronic disease. Although Title V programs have financial eligibility requirements, in at least 10 states, these income limits were more generous compared with the federal limits for Medicaid or State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Title V programs may serve as the insurer of last resort or provide secondary coverage for children with private or public insurance, particularly in children who are underinsured.
"We hope this research will further highlight the need for uniformity of health benefits for children across states. Kids who live in different states should not have differential access to the care they need," Lee says.
Additional authors: Sarah J. Clark, M.P.H., Peter Wolfgram, M.D., Jaimie Sarrault, B.S.
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This weekend, we host a special event with a sampler of many activities to engage your body, mind, inner child, senses, and creative spirit.
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Find inspiration in the gardens and forests of the park as you paint a still life. Please bring your own art supplies!
Reservations recommended. Reserve here.
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@ noon - 1 p.m.
Take a ramble around the gardens and grounds and learn some special techniques and tricks for outdoor photography with park naturalist, expert photographer, and science writer. Bring your own digital SLR camera and tripod if you have one.
Hidden Spaces Tour
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Explore some of our hidden spaces on a tour of the Belvedere summer house with its vintage bowling alley and 1960's era fallout shelter.
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Mansion Open House
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The smoke,the city and hope.
To write
The dark smoke cascaded through the window like a waterfall, shrouding the city in black. The very hearts of the people seemed to beat rhythmically as one, evading the approaching fear.
Death was apparent. They refused to look into its eye. Slowly, music began to sound. A soft syllable pronounced with much hesitation echoed through the city and was soon joined by the souls of the rest.
The city was engulfed in darkness and a sulfurous smell emanated from every street, every shop, every corner house. The acrid smoke made its way into the spirit of the people, to steal their very humanity.
Song resounded through the dark city. A city which would not be plunged in grief. A city which had risen from the ashes and would do so for generations to come.
People died, their souls as black as coal. They walked the city to spread their disease, poisoning those in their way. Again, the people sang, to counter malice, anger, hate. To ward of that veil of misery which was headed their way.
Every day, they were destroyed. And every day after that, they rose. To conquer. To overcome. To believe. To hope.
And though altruism was destroyed, it was gained again. They built the city. Singing through the streets, they repaired the walls. Nourished the innate qualities of man, to make him stronger. He was built from the ruins of a holocaust.
And thus the writer lifted his pen, humming to himself. The smoke was malice, the city his dreams, the song his hope.
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Posted Sat 21 Mar 15 at 17:20 PM
Three In A Row For Pools
Pools made it the perfect week by beating Mansfield Town 1-0 at The Vic, making it three wins in a row.
Brad Walker scored the only goal of the game and Ronnie Moore's side now sit just one point below two teams at the bottom of League Two.
The game started out at a fast pace, with clear intention from both sides, but the high tempo did not last in what turned out to be a scrappy first half.
On six minutes Ryan Bird intercepted a pass to burst forward into the box but as he sent the ball square for strike partner Jonathan Franks, Lee Beevers intercepted to clear the ball.
Jonathan Franks crossed in from the right in Pools' next attack where Bird was waiting to head at goal but Mansfield keeper Lenny Pidgeley was able to claim, despite pressure from Aaron Tshibola.
With the visitors attacking, Scott Harrison rose to power a typically forceful header clear – but this time he clashed heads with his opponent and went down. After some treatment and a change of shirt, the big defender tried to continue but was forced to concede ten minutes later when he was helped off looking shaky.
By this point Mansfield were looking the more composed of the two teams and Pools were having to carry out the majority of their work at the back.
For a spell, this stop-start fixture largely involved Pools sending the ball back upfield and Mansfield quickly returning it on the attack.
The visitors were seeing more of the ball but rarely threatened to break through the back line to test Scott Flinders in goal. A scuffed effort from Chris Clements on the edge of the area which rolled into Flinders' arms was as close as they came in the first half.
A Michael Duckworth freekick just before the break was headed back into the mix by David Mirfin who picked out Aaron Tshibola. He tried a powerful drive through the box but his effort went wide.
Half time gave Pools a chance to re-group and to come out and take the game to Mansfield in the second 45.
Within a minute of the re-start, Pools had a great chance to go ahead; brilliant determination from Nicky Featherstone saw the midfielder block an attempted clearance just over the half-way line. With the ball cannoning off Featherstone, he gave chase to win the loose ball and push into the box where he was tripped by defender Lee Beevers.
The referee pointed to the spot and Brad Walker stepped up to calmly slot home, giving Pools the lead in a so-far tense encounter.
The goal gave Pools the belief they needed to push on and Ronnie Moore's side started to look much more likely going forward.
Junior Brown was then sent off for the visitors after a high challenge saw his boot connect with Brad Walker's face. The referee was quick to produce the card and Mansfield were reduced to ten men.
Pools had a chance to quickly take advantage of the extra man as Franks pushed forward down the right to cross into the box for Bird but his final strike went over the bar via a deflection.
As can be the case with a team down to ten men, Mansfield Town saw plenty of the ball and continued to test the Pools back line.
It it was an improved Pools in this second half though and they to showed more going forward, with Jordan Jones - who came on for Harrison in the first half - bright down the left and Franks offering an option down the other wing.
The visitors won a freekick on 74 minutes right on the edge of the box to give Pools something to deal with but, while Billy Kee's strike beat the wall, it didn't beat Flinders and the keeper got down to hold the shot.
Flinders was back in action just minutes later as Pools faced more pressure – this time the Pools stopper pulled off a great save to deny Chris Clements an equaliser, leaping to paw away the midfielder's shot which looked set for the top corner.
Featherstone was in great form for Pools again this afternoon and he linked up well with the front three, in particular Jordan Jones down the left, to relieve the pressure as the visitors continued to attack despite their man disadvantage.
But Moore's side battled hard right into the five minutes of added time and fought for the three points up to the final whistle.
Pools now lie just one point adrift at the bottom of the league, with Cambridge United next up at The Vic next Saturday.
Full Time:
Pools 1 Mansfield Town 0
4166 (317 Mansfield Town)
Tshibola (33)
Flinders, Austin, Harrison (J Jones 33), Mirfin, D Jones, Duckworth, Featherstone, Tshibola, Walker (Hawkins 90), Franks, Bird.
Subs Not Used:
Maxted, Richards, Nelson-Addy, Harewood, Smith.
Mansfield Town:
Pidgeley, Riley, McGuire, Heslop (Oliver 50), Beevers (Bingham 71), Brown, Elder, Clements, Kee, Raynes, Hawkridge (Lambe 53).
Subs Not Used:
Studer, Sutton, Rhead, Ravenhill.
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Jordan: First Real kiss...Mature
Wow, Me and Alicia. Not really alone, but in the dark..watching a horror movie. All my instincts told me to kiss her. Should i? Not yet. I put my arm around her and felt her head lean into me.
Ouch. A paticularly bloody scene. I felt Alicia Shiver. Was this the right time? Maybe...i stroked her cheek and hoped shed turn to me. Damn she didn't. Kevin was mumbling about not gettig to play COD. Justin was munching on some popcorn.
It was getting closer to the end of the movie. Thiswas my last chance to kiss her. I stroked her cheek again, she turned her head and smiled at me. I smiled back and moved in and started to kiss her.
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