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Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education)
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Casuarinas are evergreen shrubs and trees belonging to a genus of 17 species in the family Casuarinaceae, native to Australasia, the Indian Subcontinent, southeast Asia, and islands of the western Pacific Ocean.
From the preface:
"Casuarinas are planted on a large scale in the country for various uses. The area under Casuarinas stands at approximately 5 lakh [= 500 000] hectares, mainly in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, West Bengal and Gujarat. It is naturally found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the introductions in mainland India have evolved into a landrace. Economically, this is an important species for coastal farmers and a raw material for the pulp and paper industries.
In India, Casuarina gained focus as a cash crop in the 1980s and it led to a surge in Casuarina research. The 1st National Seminar on Casuarinas was held by the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, in association with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Development Corporation (TAFCORN) at Neyveli in 1989. Thereafter, a lot of development has taken place in the domestication and utilization of Casuarinas. The breeding programme of Casuarina equisetifolia was prepared by Khongsak Pinyopusarerk of CSIRO, Australia, and the same was taken up since 1996 with assistance under FORTIP (UNDP/FAO Regional Project on Improved Productivity of Man-Made Forests through Application of Technological Advances in Tree Breeding and Propagation) and Planting Stock Improvement Programme (PSIP) of the World Bank funded Forestry Research Education and Extension Project (FREEP). A large number of seed production populations have been established, which are now yielding genetically improved seeds.
Casuarina junghuhniana was introduced into India in 1996 and this has attracted the attention of farmers in drier tracts of the country, due its adaptation to arid conditions. Advanced research in the fields of tissue culture, genetic transformation, gene isolation, etc., pests and diseases and symbiotic association with Frankia are also being studied. On the utilization side, though the major uses were for scaffolding and fuelwood in the past, they have reduced and the use of Casuarina as a pulpwood has gained importance in the last decade. Its recent use is in generation of energy through gasifiers, to gain carbon credits. This species provides subsistence for the socially and economically backward coastal communities, and is a preferred species for ecorestoration and environmental protection.
To make available comprehensive information on various research activities being undertaken on the species, the 2nd National Seminar on Casuarinas was held in March, 2011, at Coimbatore, in the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding. This was to consolidate the research up to date on Casuarina in the country, and also to provide a platform for researchers for exchange of information and ideas. It also aimed at forming the network required to implement the All-India Coordinated project on Casuarina, and to serve as a prelude to the 5th International Conference on Casuarina which is proposed to be held in India in 2013.
The response to the call for the Seminar was overwhelming. The State Forest departments of the coastal states, the wood based industries and other research organizations participated and the Proceedings of the seminar have been compiled in this publication, so that it can serve as a reference material for the Casuarina research going on in the country."
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full time and before/ after school spaces currently available. I am located between Kemptville and Merrickville on County Rd. 43. We are far off of the road and have a large backyard we love to spend time playing in. I previously worked as a dietary aide at a nursing home and previously as a baker as well, but I have decided to stay at home with my two children when my maternity leave ends in the new year and would love to add two or three other children for daycare. Our home is smoke- free but pet friendly, I offer healthy meals and snacks and have my food safety training certificate, am cloth- diaper friendly, and will be taking a CPR C course in January. We love to bake, do crafts and play dress-up! Please contact me by emailor check out my Facebook Page Kayla Parker's Home Daycare
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Firefighters and investigators still were on the scene Tuesday afternoon after a fire severely damaged a home in rural Franklin County near Moselle during the morning.
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Franklin County authorities confirmed that five individuals — four adults and one child — lived in the residence, and all of them were accounted for shortly after the blaze was reported.
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Using face masks occasionally is an execllent method to give your complexion a lift. This may help rid your body of many toxins. According for the sensitivity of the area, adjust the firmness of the knocking.
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If you're out within the sun for an extended period or should you swim, sweat or dry off having a towel, you'll need to re-apply sunscreen. . Ex-foliation gets rid of dead skin cells and surface toxins. Therefore, a good sunscreen cream or lotion should really be described as a section of your antiaging natural skincare routine.
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TRAIL, Volume 67
1st Edition
The discovery of TRAIL (TNF Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand), also referred to as Apo-2, is in an era of intense research because TRAIL induces many cancer cells to undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis), while having no effect on normal cells. This important protein deserves extensive review at a formative time in the devlopement of our knowledge concerning its mechanism of action and the ways in which it can be used as a cancer chemotherapeutic agent. Consequently, this voume reviews the current status of research on TRAIL.
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Selected Contents:
- Crystal Structure of RANK Ligand involved in bone metabolism
- Promoter of TRAIL-R2 Gene
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- Modulation of TRAIL signaling complex
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Following a liberal arts education with a major in chemistry and biology at Hobart College, Gerald (Gerry) Litwack earned M.S. and PhD degrees in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Madison where he served as a Lecturer in Enzymology before starting a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis at the Biochemical Institute of the Sorbonne in Paris. His first academic position was assistant professor of biochemistry at Rutgers University where he started his work on hormone action for six years. During this period, he did a sabbatical at the University of California, Berkeley, where he concentrated on rapid enzyme kinetics. In 1960 he accepted an offer of an associate professorship at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Medicine. In 1964, he was invited to be full professor of biochemistry at The Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology at Temple Medical School, simultaneously with a Career Development Award from the NIH, where he later was named Deputy Director of the Institute and the Laura H. Carnell Professor in biochemistry. Subsequently, he was given the Faculty Research Award. He co-discovered ligandin, later found to be in the family of glutathione S-transferases, enzymes that protect the body from carcinogens. In 1991, he moved to the Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University as Professor of Biochemistry, Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Deputy Director of the Kimmel Cancer Research Institute. Later, he became chair of the combined Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and concurrently held the position of Vice Dean for Research. In 2003, he moved to Los Angeles and from 2004-2006 was a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the Department of Biological Chemistry of the Geffen School of Medicine and, in this period, wrote "Human Biochemistry and Disease" a volume of 1254 pages. In 2007, he moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania, as Founding Chair of Basic Sciences and Acting Associate Dean for Research to start a new medical school, The Commonwealth Medical College. Having completing his mission in 2010, he moved to The Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Texas A & M Health Science Center, as Professor of Biochemistry and Associate Director. Currently, he is retired and lives in North Hollywood, California, where he continues as an author and as Series Editor of Vitamins and Hormones. He is involved in writing another textbook and has written a first novel, "One-Eighty".
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Bernardo Angulo
I have a dynamic, versatile voice that can range from radio commercials to instructional, vocalized speech. I am also an excellent imitator of vocalists of pop songs today.
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I do not have any previous work experience in this field but I do have a versatile voice from baritone to tenor and some forms of soprano as well. I am working on some samples that I definitely want to upload and display out there...
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1. Re: OCIServerVersion() sec_return_server_release_bannerSudheendra-Oracle Feb 22, 2012 11:25 AM (in response to 902884)Without connecting to server there is no way to get the server version or the banner information
2. Re: OCIServerVersion() sec_return_server_release_banner902884 Feb 22, 2012 11:47 AM (in response to Sudheendra-Oracle)Hi
Well the documentation states otherwise
Controlling the Database Version Banner Displayed
OCIServerVersion() can be issued before authentication (on a connected server handle after calling OCIServerAttach()) to get the database version.
To avoid disclosing the database version string before authentication, set SEC_RETURN_SERVER_RELEASE_BANNER initialization parameter to NO. For example:
This will display the following string for release 11.1 and all subsequent releases and patch sets:
Oracle Database 11g Release 22.214.171.124.0 - Production
Set SEC_RETURN_SERVER_RELEASE_BANNER to YES and then the current banner is displayed. If you have installed release 22.214.171.124, the banner displayed is:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 188.8.131.52 - Production
This feature will work with a release 11.1 or later server, and any version client.
3. Re: OCIServerVersion() sec_return_server_release_bannerSudheendra-Oracle Feb 22, 2012 12:52 PM (in response to 902884)What the document says & what I mentioned are true.
I mentioned "Without connecting to server there is no way to get the server version or the banner information"
I did not say without authentication.
The document also says before authentication it works.
You are connected after OCIServerAttach but for authentication you need to use call OCILogon2/OCISessionBegin/OCILogon with username and passwd
To get the server version/banner you can call OCIServerVersion after OCIServerAttach.
If your python modules are using OCILogon2 which does connection and authentication you will have to connect to get the server version unless you have the python sources which you want to modify to user OCIServerAttach followed by Logon/SessionBegin
4. Re: OCIServerVersion() sec_return_server_release_banner902884 Feb 22, 2012 1:37 PM (in response to Sudheendra-Oracle)Hi Sudheendra
Thanks for taking time out and looking at this.
Is there any example that can show me this
5. Re: OCIServerVersion() sec_return_server_release_bannerSudheendra-Oracle Feb 23, 2012 9:44 AM (in response to 902884)Did you mean to show how to modify python sources to use OCIServerAttach and then OCISessionBegin ? Sorry, I don't have anything on this.
If you are looking for just an OCI Code then its very trivial and you can look up at OCI docs.
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In today's Maha Episode of Swaragini and Sasural Simar Ka, Ragini (Tejaswi Prakash Wayangankar) and Mohini's (Pratyusha Banerjee) secret will be revealed.
Lakshya (Namish Taneja), who trusts Swara (Helly Shah) will prepone his marriage, after the big drama in the Sangeet ceremony. Like Swara, he too feels someone wants to stop their marriage. This shocks and hurts Ragini and without any other option left she tries to take Sanskar's (Varun Kapoor) help, who ignores Ragini. Moreover, Ragini cannot drug Swara now as she is on 'nirjal vrat'.
Finally Ragini takes Sanskar's mother, Sujatha's help who will take her to Mohini. Sujatha will promise a ransom to Mohini and ask her to help Ragini and stop Swara's marriage to Lakshya. In this, she also keeps a condition to Mohini that Lakshya should not be harmed.
On the other hand, in Sasural Simar Ka, Simar (Dipika Kakar) will get to know about Mohini's black magic as the latter will be seen performing it on the fruits in the kitchen.
Mohini, who will kidnap Prem to Kolkata (as she loves him) and wants to separate him from Simar, will be followed by Simar. Also, Simar comes across Swara, who will help her. Swara will help Simar to save Prem from Dyaan Mohini. This agitates Mohini, and makes her black magic game dangerous.
Mohini will take revenge on Swara with the help of Ragini. Mohini will make Ragini push Swara in water that almost kills Swara. In this process Swara will get to know about her sister's Ragini evil side. Ragini will go to mandap and will take Swara's place in the latter's absence to marry Lakshya.
With the help of Sanskar's mother Sujatha, Ragini will seek help of Sasural Simar Ka's Mohini, who is expert in Blackmagic.
Mohini will be expert in black magic and will be performing the same in Simar's place to get Prem.
Mohini will kidnap Prem by tying him on a wheel chair. Mohini with her mother will be performing black magic.
Simar Doubts
Simar had ones caught hold of Mohini, who was performing black magic in kitchen. Simar will be worried as she finds Prem missing.
Swara Sees Prem
Swara finds Prem, who is unconscious and is tied to a wheelchair surrounded by strange things around.
Swara Calls Simar
Swara calls Simar with Prem's mobile and tells about the situation there. With the help of Swara, Simar will release Prem.
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Media and information senior Valerie Dorn was in the eighth grade when she decided she wanted to go into television production. She started in a closet-sized control room and created her own marketing company to learn more about video production. She did this for three years in her community, where she did local video spots.
"I enjoyed video production so much in high school, that I decided to pursue it in college," Dorn said. "The first thing I ever did was say the pledge of allegiance on camera in middle school and I thought that was the coolest thing. I never thought I would be someday working at an ABC affiliate station in downtown Chicago."
Dorn wore many hats as a production assistant for the entertainment show, Windy City Live, including meeting celebrity guests, helping to write blogs and scripts, and managing the live audiences. She also helped the director with seating charts and production schedules.
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Dorn has also worked at WKAR since the spring of her sophomore year at MSU and said it gave her a solid foundation for working in television production.
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For many people, having debts can feel like a weight around your neck, dragging you down constantly due to the pressure that it puts on you.
Research has even suggested that money worries can affect your decision making, due to the constant worry over an unfavourable financial situation, supposedly lowering your IQ by around 10 points.
As with anything in life there is always more than one way to approach something.
Prioritise debts emotionally?
Think of it as a battle you can win, rather than an endless struggle that will take a long time to pay off.
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For example, you may owe money to a family member which could be harming your relationship with them. By approaching this debt first you can begin to solve this issue, giving you a clearer head to tackle any other existing debts. You may want to give an emotional value to the rest of what you owe and continue the cycle.
However, if there is an amount you owe that is seriously affecting your ability to meet other more essential living costs, such as shopping and utility bills – you should prioritise getting rid of this debt first.
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Further on, you will be able to feel much greater satisfaction the more you begin to repay what you owe.
Remind yourself of your progress
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It's likely that you'll find it much easier to carry out a task if you enjoy doing it, rather than attempting a task you hate.
This may be difficult, especially if your debts are causing you some sleepless nights, but by concentrating on the positive changes you're making, you should begin feeling a little better about your situation. Just remember that each step you take is one where you are nearer to being debt free.
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Mark of the robot – the Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 proudly proclaim they are "Powered by Android"
0. phoneArena posted on 27 Mar 2014, 10:13
When users boot up the Galaxy S5 and the HTC One (M8), two of the hottest smartphones right now, they are greeted with the message "Powered by Android" at startup. Notably, "Android" is written in a classic font that we last saw on the HTC G1, the original Android smartphone...
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1. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Powered by my go to OS. Can't wait until Aprill 11th!
14. jaytai0106 (Posts: 1888; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)
April 11th? Are you getting the HTC One or S5?
2. hackmanhtc1 (Posts: 12; Member since: 21 Apr 2013)
Jane Mcregular xD
3. CX3NT3_713 (Posts: 2285; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)
Well duh!!!
9. akki20892 (Posts: 3902; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
Because phone is nothing without os.
10. Sriniva1995 (Posts: 44; Member since: 06 Nov 2013)
Looks like google made that compulsory
4. lyndon420 (Posts: 4952; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
I think if it runs Android this nice little greeting should be incorporated period. It's not much to ask considering it was free to use. Also...if it runs Android, the consumer should be able to download all Google apps without having to root the device.
19. kabhijeet.16 (Posts: 813; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
Yes, we can download all google apps without rooting device. What are you saying?
21. magnanimus (Posts: 559; Member since: 29 Mar 2013)
Tell that to the Amazon Kindle
22. sgodsell (Posts: 4731; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)
Or Nokia X
36. kabhijeet.16 (Posts: 813; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
Who cares about Them?
25. SamDroid (unregistered)
Or Lenovo IdeaTab
5. ScottSchneider (Posts: 336; Member since: 06 Dec 2011)
I thought this day would come wen all the phones would have this in their boot screen... it is like a dream that actually came true...One of the Worlds most advanved mobile OS... Android... The small green robot of a techie's dream... Thx HTC and Ss.. hoping to see more OEMs with it... Especially moto...
6. Lt.Green (Posts: 397; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
I like the font.
7. ArtSim98 (Posts: 3535; Member since: 21 Dec 2012)
One thing that these do better than Z2 lol. Beautiful font
8. Just.Saying (Posts: 132; Member since: 04 Apr 2013)
In your face Nokia - Now try hiding android in your X line. Soon it'll have to say powered by android tooooooo
24. DnB925Art (Posts: 1058; Member since: 23 May 2013)
Don't forget the Kindle as well!
29. sprockkets (Posts: 1611; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)
they are forked, they don't have to do jack squat
12. nlbates66 (Posts: 328; Member since: 15 Aug 2012)
haha, I guess this helps make it obvious if a company like Samsung decided to switch it out, not that they're be able to because of their agreements.
as for those thinking this will effect Nokia in any way- it won't, Nokia isn't part of the Open Handset Alliance (such a misnomer...) and didn't go into any agreement with Google to use Android because they don't bundle any of the google apps, only members wanting google certification (usually so they can get google apps/playstore etc) will likely be affected
13. nlbates66 (Posts: 328; Member since: 15 Aug 2012)
I should say, it wouldn't be so much to make it obvious if a company like Samsung switched the OS, it's probably more likely hoped that a customer might notice that it says android (remember how many people think of a Galaxy S as a "Samsung" but not an "Android Phone"?) and thus know of the Android brand, but if it only shows up during boot then that kind of affect might be zero.
EDIT: if I ever got another Android device for either myself or a family member i'd probably replace the bootscreen just to spite google. :P
16. marbovo (Posts: 658; Member since: 16 May 2013)
don't reply to yourself
15. Amir1 (unregistered)
S5 - powered by a plaster. M8 - powered by last year's camera.
17. The13thKing (banned) (Posts: 849; Member since: 26 Feb 2014)
Amir1 powered by nokia/sony and fueled by hate.
20. kabhijeet.16 (Posts: 813; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
+1 to you.. LOL.. Good reply.
18. LeBrownJames (Posts: 201; Member since: 17 Mar 2014)
23. Liveitup (Posts: 1798; Member since: 07 Jan 2014)
HTC M8 powered by Android, inspired by Windows Phone.
26. SamDroid (unregistered)
I don't even know how you even came close to that kind of logic
27. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Trying to figure that out as well.
28. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
They think blink feed is a rip off of wp tiles.
Its a long stretch, but if it makes them feel better, what the err..let em.


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1 8. Linear least-squares EE13 (Fall ) definition examples and applications solution of a least-squares problem, normal equations 8-1
2 Definition overdetermined linear equations if b range(a), cannot solve for x Ax = b (A is m n with m > n) least-squares formulation minimize Ax b = m n ( a ij x j b i ) 2 i=1 j=1 1/2 r = Ax b is called the residual or error x with smallest residual norm r is called the least-squares solution equivalent to minimizing Ax b 2 Linear least-squares 8-2
3 Example A = , b = 1 1 least-squares solution minimize (2x 1 1) 2 +( x 1 +x 2 ) 2 +(2x 2 +1) 2 to find optimal x 1, x 2, set derivatives w.r.t. x 1 and x 2 equal to zero: 1x 1 2x 2 4 =, 2x 1 +1x 2 +4 = solution x 1 = 1/3, x 2 = 1/3 (much more on practical algorithms for LS problems later) Linear least-squares 8-3
4 r 2 1 = (2x 1 1) 2 r 2 2 = ( x 1 + x 2 ) x x 1 x x 1 r 2 3 = (2x 2 + 1) 2 r r2 2 + r x x 1 x x 1 Linear least-squares 8-4
5 Outline definition examples and applications solution of a least-squares problem, normal equations
6 Data fitting fit a function g(t) = x 1 g 1 (t)+x 2 g 2 (t)+ +x n g n (t) to data (t 1,y 1 ),..., (t m,y m ), i.e., choose coefficients x 1,..., x n so that g(t 1 ) y 1, g(t 2 ) y 2,..., g(t m ) y m g i (t) : R R are given functions (basis functions) problem variables: the coefficients x 1, x 2,..., x n usually m n, hence no exact solution with g(t i ) = y i for all i applications: developing simple, approximate model of observed data Linear least-squares 8-5
7 Least-squares data fitting compute x by minimizing m (g(t i ) y i ) 2 = i=1 m (x 1 g 1 (t i )+x 2 g 2 (t i )+ +x n g n (t i ) y i ) 2 i=1 in matrix notation: minimize Ax b 2 where A = g 1 (t 1 ) g 2 (t 1 ) g 3 (t 1 ) g n (t 1 ) g 1 (t 2 ) g 2 (t 2 ) g 3 (t 2 ) g n (t 2 ).... g 1 (t m ) g 2 (t m ) g 3 (t m ) g n (t m ), b = y 1 y 2. y m Linear least-squares 8-6
8 Example: data fitting with polynomials g(t) = x 1 +x 2 t+x 3 t 2 + +x n t n 1 basis functions are g k (t) = t k 1, k = 1,...,n A = 1 t 1 t 2 1 t n t 2 t 2 2 t n t m t 2 m t n 1 m, b = y 1 y 2. y m interpolation (m = n): can satisfy g(t i ) = y i exactly by solving Ax = b approximation (m > n): make error small by minimizing Ax b Linear least-squares 8-7
9 example. fit a polynomial to f(t) = 1/(1+25t 2 ) on [ 1,1] pick m = n points t i in [ 1,1], and calculate y i = 1/(1+25t 2 i ) interpolate by solving Ax = b 1.5 n = 5 8 n = (dashed line: f; solid line: polynomial g; circles: the points (t i,y i )) increasing n does not improve the overall quality of the fit Linear least-squares 8-8
10 same example by approximation pick m = 5 points t i in [ 1,1] fit polynomial by minimizing Ax b n = 5 n = (dashed line: f; solid line: polynomial g; circles: the points (t i,y i )) much better fit overall Linear least-squares 8-9
11 Least-squares estimation y = Ax+w x is what we want to estimate or reconstruct y is our measurement(s) w is an unknown noise or measurement error (assumed small) ith row of A characterizes ith sensor or ith measurement least-squares estimation choose as estimate the vector ˆx that minimizes Aˆx y i.e., minimize the deviation between what we actually observed (y), and what we would observe if x = ˆx and there were no noise (w = ) Linear least-squares 8-1
12 Navigation by range measurements find position (u,v) in a plane from distances to beacons at positions (p i,q i ) beacons (p 1,q 1 ) (p 4,q 4 ) ρ ρ 1 4 ρ 2 (u,v) (p 2,q 2 ) unknown position ρ 3 (p 3,q 3 ) four nonlinear equations in two variables u, v: (u pi ) 2 +(v q i ) 2 = ρ i for i = 1,2,3,4 ρ i is the measured distance from unknown position (u,v) to beacon i Linear least-squares 8-11
13 linearized distance function: assume u = u + u, v = v + v where u, v are known (e.g., position a short time ago) u, v are small (compared to ρ i s) (u + u p i ) 2 +(v + v q i ) 2 (u p i ) 2 +(v q i ) 2 + (u p i ) u+(v q i ) v (u p i ) 2 +(v q i ) 2 gives four linear equations in the variables u, v: (u p i ) u+(v q i ) v (u p i ) 2 +(v q i ) 2 ρ i (u p i ) 2 +(v q i ) 2 for i = 1,2,3,4 Linear least-squares 8-12
14 linearized equations Ax b where x = ( u, v) and A is 4 2 with b i = ρ i (u p i ) 2 +(v q i ) 2 a i1 = (u p i ) (u p i ) 2 +(v q i ) 2 a i2 = (v q i ) (u p i ) 2 +(v q i ) 2 due to linearization and measurement error, we do not expect an exact solution (Ax = b) we can try to find u and v that almost satisfy the equations Linear least-squares 8-13
15 numerical example beacons at positions (1,), ( 1,2), (3,9), (1,1) measured distances ρ = (8.22, 11.9, 7.8, 11.33) (unknown) actual position is (2, 2) linearized range equations (linearized around (u,v ) = (,)) [ u v ] least-squares solution: ( u, v) = (1.97, 1.9) (norm of error is.1) Linear least-squares 8-14
16 Least-squares system identification measure input u(t) and output y(t) for t =,...,N of an unknown system u(t) unknown system y(t) example (N = 7): u(t) y(t) t system identification problem: find reasonable model for system based on measured I/O data u, y t Linear least-squares 8-15
17 moving average model y model (t) = h u(t)+h 1 u(t 1)+h 2 u(t 2)+ +h n u(t n) where y model (t) is the model output a simple and widely used model predicted output is a linear combination of current and n previous inputs h,...,h n are parameters of the model called a moving average (MA) model with n delays least-squares identification: choose the model that minimizes the error E = ( N ) 1/2 (y model (t) y(t)) 2 t=n Linear least-squares 8-16
18 formulation as a linear least-squares problem: ( N ) 1/2 E = (h u(t)+h 1 u(t 1)+ +h n u(t n) y(t)) 2 t=n = Ax b A = x = u(n) u(n 1) u(n 2) u() u(n+1) u(n) u(n 1) u(1) u(n+2) u(n+1) u(n) u(2).... u(n) u(n 1) u(n 2) u(n n) h h 1 h 2. h n, b = y(n) y(n+1) y(n+2). y(n) Linear least-squares 8-17
19 example (I/O data of page 8-15) with n = 7: least-squares solution is h =.24, h 1 =.2819, h 2 =.4176, h 3 =.3536, h 4 =.2425, h 5 =.4873, h 6 =.284, h 7 = solid: y(t): actual output dashed: y model (t) t Linear least-squares 8-18
20 model order selection: how large should n be? 1 relative error E/ y suggests using largest possible n for smallest error much more important question: how good is the model at predicting new data (i.e., not used to calculate the model)? n Linear least-squares 8-19
21 model validation: test model on a new data set (from the same system) ū(t) ȳ(t) t t relative prediction error n validation data modeling data for n too large the predictive ability of the model becomes worse! validation data suggest n = 1 Linear least-squares 8-2
22 for n = 5 the actual and predicted outputs on system identification and model validation data are: 5 I/O set used to compute model solid: y(t) dashed: y model (t) 5 model validation I/O set solid: ȳ(t) dashed: ȳ model (t) t t loss of predictive ability when n is too large is called overfitting or overmodeling Linear least-squares 8-21
23 Outline definition examples and applications solution of a least-squares problem, normal equations
24 Geometric interpretation of a LS problem minimize Ax b 2 A is m n with columns a 1,..., a n Ax b is the distance of b to the vector Ax = x 1 a 1 +x 2 a 2 + +x n a n solution x ls gives the linear combination of the columns of A closest to b Ax ls is the projection of b on the range of A Linear least-squares 8-22
25 example A = , b = a 1 a 2 b Ax ls = 2a 1 + a 2 least-squares solution x ls Ax ls = 1 4, x ls = [ 2 1 ] Linear least-squares 8-23
26 The solution of a least-squares problem if A is left-invertible, then x ls = (A T A) 1 A T b is the unique solution of the least-squares problem minimize Ax b 2 in other words, if x x ls, then Ax b 2 > Ax ls b 2 recall from page 4-25 that A T A is positive definite and that (A T A) 1 A T is a left-inverse of A Linear least-squares 8-24
27 proof we show that Ax b 2 > Ax ls b 2 for x x ls : Ax b 2 = A(x x ls )+(Ax ls b) 2 = A(x x ls ) 2 + Ax ls b 2 > Ax ls b 2 2nd step follows from A(x x ls ) (Ax ls b): (A(x x ls )) T (Ax ls b) = (x x ls ) T (A T Ax ls A T b) = 3rd step follows from zero nullspace property of A: x x ls = A(x x ls ) Linear least-squares 8-25
28 The normal equations (A T A)x = A T b if A is left-invertible: least-squares solution can be found by solving the normal equations n equations in n variables with a positive definite coefficient matrix can be solved using Cholesky factorization Linear least-squares 8-26
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You started 2012 with an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel. That was great! It was our second time on Kimmel so we were a little more prepared. Last time it was a last min- ute thing, so everyone was a little bit nervous, but this time around we knew what to expect, and I thought it went pretty well.
Your tour schedule already lists over 25 sold out shows... All the time we spent before it helps, working away at it, feeling like ev- erything was coming from everything that we were putting in to it. We did a headline tour last year around the same time, and it was a lot of fun but we were driving ourselves everywhere in the van, it was freezing cold, most of the shows we were playing were to 200 to 500 people. So sometimes when 500 people sells out, you feel really good, you feel like there's meaning to what you do.
You guys have all known each other for a long time, and it seems there's been big interest on the internet over you all sharing clothes - are you really that close? Haha! I guess it really does happen that we wear each other's clothes! The same thing happened when I was grow- ing up with my brothers, when I was going to school and I didn't have any clean shirts, I would just take one of my brothers'. I think that still happens with us, we're not blood related, but we live together, we do everything together, so we do behave like brothers.
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Interviewed by Francesca Nicol
Photographer: Derek Wood Assistant: Alex Levine
Note: Interview was shortened and reorganized for online.


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In 2009, in accordance with the instructions from the Russian Government, VTB Group continues to increase the volume of resources channeled into the Russian economy. In June, the Russian banks of VTB Group provided over RUB 82.5 billion in loans to corporate customers and households.
Vast resources were granted to trade companies – over RUB 7.6 billion, enterprises operating in construction and construction materials industry – over RUB 6.6 billion, power industry – over RUB 3.8 billion, metallurgy – over RUB 3.2 billion, chemical industry – about RUB 3 billion, nuclear industry – about RUB 2.9 billion, automotive industry – RUB 2.7 billion, oil and gas industry – RUB 2.2 billion. Federal and municipal authorities enjoyed active financial support, raising over RUB 2.3 billion, while defense and space industries received about RUB 4 .3 billion, and agribusiness got over RUB 2.5 billion. Small- and medium-sized customers were provided with new loans for over RUB 6.9 billion.
VTB Group also continued its socially oriented activity to finance households. In June 2009, individuals were granted loans totaling over RUB 18.5 billion, with mortgage accounting for over RUB 0.9 billion, and car lending for over RUB 2 billion.