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Oja's learning rule, or simply Oja's rule, named after a Finnish computer scientist Erkki Oja, is a model of how neurons in the brain or in artificial neural networks change connection strength, or learn, over time. It is a modification of the standard Hebb's Rule (see Hebbian learning) that, through multiplicative normalization, solves all stability problems and generates an algorithm for principal components analysis. This is a computational form of an effect which is believed to happen in biological neurons.
A key problem in artificial neural networks is how neurons learn. The central hypothesis is that learning is based on changing the connections, or synaptic weights between neurons by specific learning rules. In unsupervised learning, the changes in the weights only depend on the inputs and the output of the neuron. A popular assumption is the Hebbian learning rule, according to which the change in a given synaptic weight is proportional to both the pre-synaptic input and the output activity of the post-synaptic neuron.
The Oja learning rule (Oja, 1982) is a mathematical formalization of this Hebbian learning rule, such that over time the neuron actually learns to compute a principal component of its input stream.
Oja's rule requires a number of simplifications to derive, but in its final form it is demonstrably stable, unlike Hebb's rule. It is a single-neuron special case of the Generalized Hebbian Algorithm. However, Oja's rule can also be generalized in other ways to varying degrees of stability and success.
Oja's rule defines the change in presynaptic weights w given the output response of a neuron to its inputs x to be
where η is the learning rate which can also change with time. Note that the bold symbols are vectors and n defines a discrete time iteration. The rule can also be made for continuous iterations as
The simplest learning rule known is Hebb's rule, which states in conceptual terms that neurons that fire together, wire together. In component form as a difference equation, it is written
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or with implicit n-dependence,
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where y(xn) is again the output, this time explicitly dependent on its input vector x.
Hebb's rule has synaptic weights approaching infinity with a positive learning rate. We can stop this by normalizing the weights so that each weight's magnitude is restricted between 0, corresponding to no weight, and 1, corresponding to being the only input neuron with any weight. Mathematically, this takes the form
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Note that in Oja's original paper,[1] p=2, corresponding to quadrature (root sum of squares), which is the familiar Cartesian normalization rule. However, any type of normalization, even linear, will give the same result without loss of generality.
Our next step is to expand this into a Taylor series for a small learning rate , giving
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For small η, our higher-order terms O(η2) go to zero. We again make the specification of a linear neuron, that is, the output of the neuron is equal to the sum of the product of each input and its synaptic weight, or
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We also specify that our weights normalize to 1, which will be a necessary condition for stability, so
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which, when substituted into our expansion, gives Oja's rule, or
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The simple neuron modelEdit
Consider a simplified neuron model that has inputs each with a weight The neuron first computes the weighted sum of the inputs,
- Failed to parse (unknown function\label): \label{linear} y = \sum_{i=1}^n w_i x_i
and then passes this sum to the next neurons in the network. The problem of learning is how to change the weights when a stream of input vectors one at a time, are given to this neuron as inputs.
From Hebbian learning to the Oja learning ruleEdit
Using the mathematical notation above, the Hebbian learning principle could be stated as
- Failed to parse (unknown function\label): \label{Hebb} \Delta w_i = \alpha x_i y, \; i = 1,...,n
where denotes the change in the value of the weight is the input coming through the weight and is the output of the neuron as given in equation (1). The coefficient is called the learning rate and it is typically small. Due to this, one input vector (whose component is the term ) only causes a small instantaneous change in the weights, but when the small changes accumulate over time, the weights will settle to some values.
Equation \eqref{Hebb} represents the Hebbian principle, because the term is the product of the input and the output. However, this learning rule has a severe problem: there is nothing there to stop the connections from growing all the time, finally leading to very large values. There should be another term to balance this growth. In many neuron models, another term representing "forgetting" has been used: the value of the weight itself should be subtracted from the right hand side. The central idea in the Oja learning rule is to make this forgetting term proportional, not only to the value of the weight, but also to the square of the output of the neuron. The Oja rule reads:
- Failed to parse (unknown function\label): \label{Ojarule} \Delta w_i = \alpha (x_i y - y^2 w_i), \; i= 1,...,n.
Now, the forgetting term balances the growth of the weight. The squared output guarantees that the larger the output of the neuron becomes, the stronger is this balancing effect.
Oja learning rule and principal component analysisEdit
A mathematical analysis of the Oja learning rule in \eqref{Ojarule} goes as follows (a much more thorough and rigorous analysis appears in the book (Oja, 1983)). First, change into vector notation, in which is the column vector with elements and is the column vector with elements They are called the input vector and the weight vector, respectively. In vector-matrix notation, equation (1) then reads
- Failed to parse (unknown function\label): \label{linearVec} y = {\mathbf w}^T{\mathbf x} = {\mathbf x}^T{\mathbf w}
where T means the transpose, changing a column vector into a row vector. This is the well-known inner product between two vectors, defined as the sum of products of their elements (see equation (1)).
Next, write equation \eqref{Ojarule} in vector notation :
- Failed to parse (unknown function\label): \label{OjaruleVec} \Delta {\mathbf w} = \alpha ({\mathbf x} y - y^2 {\mathbf w}).
Then, substitute from equation \eqref{linearVec} into equation \eqref{OjaruleVec}:
This is the incremental change for just one input vector When the algorithm is run for a long time, changing the input vector at every step, one can look at the average behaviour. An especially interesting question is what is the value of the weights when the average change in the weight is zero. This is the point of convergence of the algorithm.
Averaging the right hand side over the conditional on staying constant, and setting this to zero gives the following equation for the weight vector at the point of convergence:
- Failed to parse (unknown function\label): \label{PCAsolution} {\mathbf C}{\mathbf w} - {\mathbf w}^T{\mathbf C}{\mathbf w}{\mathbf w} = 0
where the matrix is the average of Assuming the input vectors have zero means, this is in fact the well-known covariance matrix of the inputs.
Considering that the quadratic form is a scalar, this equation clearly is the eigenvalue-eigenvector equation for the covariance matrix This analysis shows that if the weights converge in the Oja learning rule, then the weight vector becomes one of the eigenvectors of the input covariance matrix, and the output of the neuron becomes the corresponding principal component. Principal components are defined as the inner products between the eigenvectors and the input vectors. For this reason, the simple neuron learning by the Oja rule becomes a principal component analyzer (PCA).
Although not shown here, it has been proven that it is the first principal component that the neuron will find, and the norm of the weight vector tends to one. For details, see (Oja, 1983; 1992). This analysis is based on stochastic approximation theory (see e.g. Kushner and Clark, 1978) and depends on a set of mathematical assumptions. Especially, the learning rate cannot be a constant but has to decrease over time. A typical decreasing sequence is
Extensions of the Oja learning ruleEdit
This learning rule has been extended to several directions. Two extensions are briefly reviewed here: Oja rule for several parallel neurons, and nonlinearities in the rule.
Oja rule for several neuronsEdit
It is possible to define this learning rule for a layer of parallel neurons, each receiving the same input vector Then, in order to prevent all the neurons from learning the same thing, parallel connections between them are needed. The result is that a subset or all of the principal components are learned. Such neural layers have been considered by (Oja, 1983, 1992; Sanger, 1989; Földiák, 1989).
Nonlinear Hebbian learning and independent component analysisEdit
Independent component analysis (ICA) is a technique that is related to PCA, but is potentially much more powerful: instead of finding uncorrelated components like in PCA, statistically independent components are found, if they exist in the original data. It turns out that quite small changes in the Oja rule can produce independent, instead of principal, components in such a case. What is needed is to change the linear output factor in the Hebbian term to a suitable nonlinearity, such as Also the forgetting term must be changed accordingly. The ensuing learning rule
- Failed to parse (unknown function\label): \label{ICAruleVec} \Delta {\mathbf w} = \alpha ({\mathbf x} y^3 - {\mathbf w})
can be shown to give one of the independent hidden factors under suitable assumptions (Hyvärinen and Oja, 1998). The main requirement is that prior to entering this algorithm, the input vectors have to be zero mean and whitened so that their covariance matrix is equal to the identity matrix. This can be achieved with a simple linear transformation, or by a variant of the Oja rule (see also Hyvärinen et al, 2001).
Stability and PCAEdit
In analyzing the convergence of a single neuron evolving by Oja's rule, one extracts the first principal component, or feature, of a data set. Furthermore, with extensions using the Generalized Hebbian Algorithm, one can create a multi-Oja neural network that can extract as many features as desired, allowing for principal components analysis.
A principal component aj is extracted from a dataset x through some associated vector qj, or aj = qj⋅x, and we can restore our original dataset by taking
- .
In the case of a single neuron trained by Oja's rule, we find the weight vector converges to q1, or the first principal component, as time or number of iterations approaches infinity. We can also define, given a set of input vectors Xi, that its correlation matrix Rij = XiXj has an associated eigenvector given by qj with eigenvalue λj. The variance of outputs of our Oja neuron σ2(n) = ⟨y2(n)⟩ then converges with time iterations to the principal eigenvalue, or
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These results are derived using Lyapunov function analysis, and they show that Oja's neuron necessarily converges on strictly the first principal component if certain conditions are met in our original learning rule. Most importantly, our learning rate η is allowed to vary with time, but only such that its sum is divergent but its power sum is convergent, that is
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Our output activation function y(x(n)) is also allowed to be nonlinear and nonstatic, but it must be continuously differentiable in both x and w and have derivatives bounded in time.[2]
Oja's rule was originally described in Oja's 1982 paper,[1] but the principle of self-organization to which it is applied is first attributed to Alan Turing in 1952.[2] PCA has also had a long history of use before Oja's rule formalized its use in network computation in 1989. The model can thus be applied to any problem of self-organizing mapping, in particular those in which feature extraction is of primary interest. Therefore, Oja's rule has an important place in image and speech processing. It is also useful as it expands easily to higher dimensions of processing, thus being able to integrate multiple outputs quickly. A canonical example is its use in binocular vision.[3]
Biology and Oja's subspace ruleEdit
There is clear evidence for both long-term potentiation and long-term depression in biological neural networks, along with a normalization effect in both input weights and neuron outputs. However, while there is no direct experimental evidence yet of Oja's rule active in a biological neural network, a biophysical derivation of a generalization of the rule is possible. Such a derivation requires retrograde signalling from the postsynaptic neuron, which is biologically plausible (see neural backpropagation), and takes the form of
where as before wij is the synaptic weight between the ith input and jth output neurons, x is the input, y is the postsynaptic output, and we define ε to be a constant analogous the learning rate, and cpre and cpost are presynaptic and postsynaptic functions that model the weakening of signals over time. Note that the angle brackets denote the average and the ∗ operator is a convolution. By taking the pre- and post-synaptic functions into frequency space and combining integration terms with the convolution, we find that this gives an arbitrary-dimensional generalization of Oja's rule known as Oja's Subspace,[4] namely
See alsoEdit
- Anti-Hebbian learning
- BCM theory
- Hopfield network
- Independent Component Analysis,
- Principal Component Analysis,
- Self-organizing map
- Synaptic Plasticity,
- Földiák P. (1989) Adaptive network for optimal linear feature extraction. Proceedings of the IEEE/INNS International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Washington D.C., 1:401-405 (IEEE Press, New York, 1989).
- Hyvärinen A. and Oja E. (1998) Independent component analysis by general nonlinear Hebbian-like learning rules. Signal Processing, 64:301-313
- Hyvärinen A., Karhunen J., and Oja E. (2001) Independent component analysis. Wiley
- Kushner H.J. and Clark D.S. (1978) Stochastic approximation methods for constrained and unconstrained systems. Springer
- Oja E. (1982) A simplified neuron model as a principal component analyzer. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 15:267-2735
- Oja E. (1983) Subspace methods of pattern recognition. Research Studies Press
- Oja E. (1992) Principal components, minor components, and linear neural networks. Neural Networks, 5:927-935
- Sanger T. D. (1989) Optimal unsupervised learning in a single-layered linear feedforward network. Neural Networks, 2:459-473
Internal references
- Jan A. Sanders (2006) Averaging. Scholarpedia, 1(11):1760.
- Valentino Braitenberg (2007) Brain. Scholarpedia, 2(11):2918.
Recommended readingEdit
- Diamantaras K.I. and Kung S.Y. (1996) Principal component neural networks: theory and applications. Wiley.
External linksEdit
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Find the right combination of Intel® processors and coprocessors to accelerate discovery at every scale and support your high-performance computing needs.
A resource guide on developing for the Intel® Xeon Phi™ coprocessor with a collection of tools and downloads, programming, training, case studies, articles, forums, and blogs.
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Boost application performance with tools that simplify creating fast, reliable parallel code.
This case study documents the optimization of a 3D stencil code, "WALLS" for Intel® Xeon Phi™ coprocessors in an SGI UV* 2000 System at the University of Cambridge.
The HPC Alliance integrates Intel® Scalable System Framework with the Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Solution Framework to help gain more value from HPC and big data innovations.
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Did you know?
The first 1st-class match played at Wanderers Stadium was in November 1956, between Transvaal and Natal.
The Wanderers Cricket Stadium was moved three times to reach its present venue in Illovo. Its first grounds – known as Old Wanderers – is now the site of the Johannesburg Railway Station. At the end of the 1945-46 season, cricket games were then moved to Doornfontein, where Ellis Park Stadium now stands, before being moved to the present location.
The current stadium, the building of which commenced in 1955, hosted its first test in 1956. Since 1991, the stadium has been upgraded several times and according to its website, R60-million has been spent on the upgrades to date.
Wanderers now has a capacity of about 34 000.
Because if its excellent facilities, the Wanderers Cricket Stadium was the venue for Cricket World Cup final in 2003.
On 12 March 2006, the stadium was also the site of what is considered by many cricket fans as one of the greatest matches ever played. During the final match of a five-day series between South Africa and Australia, the Proteas successfully chased down Australia's score of 434/3 to win by 438/3. The Proteas won that series 3-2. The game has since been dubbed the '438 game'.
The Wanderers is currently the home ground for Highveld Lions team.
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Wanderers Cricket Stadium
Tel: +27 (0)11 788 1008
How to get here
The Wanderers is situated in the suburb of Illovo in Johannesburg, a 30-minute drive from OR Tambo International Airport. The stadium is only a few minutes' drive from the busy M1 highway.
Around the area
Just a stone's throw from Wanderers cricket stadium, Melrose Arch offers plenty of shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Where to stay
There are several hotels offering excellent accommodation in Illovo and Melrose. The rest of Johannesburg has a very wide range of accommodation options from five-star hotels to B&B establishments.
What's happening
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Carver 43 Motoryacht — By Jeffrey Moser
— December 2005
Switching Gears
Part 2: The 43's roomy saloon and well-appointed galley further exemplify Carver's commitment to making maximum use of space.
The aft, full-beam master stateroom, three steps down from the saloon, affords a real retreat. Its location enjoys generous sunlight through windows on three sides, and with 6'6" headroom, a walkaround queen to port with stowage below, a 25"x27"x37" cedar-lined hanging locker, and a vanity/desk to starboard, the 43 proves she's not just a weekender but is able to cruise a week or more. Up front, the forepeak VIP is cozy, but what it lacks in size and stowage capacity it makes up for in comfort. The en suite shower is to port, separate from the head and occupies potential stowage space (so there's no hanging locker), but there is stowage to port and starboard above the V-berth that'll easily handle more than a weekend's worth of a couple's belongings.
The 43's roomy saloon and well-appointed galley further exemplify Carver's commitment to making maximum use of space. The former has a welcome full-beam configuration and 6'8" headroom, and it benefits from plenty of natural light from the big side windows and forward-facing, three-panel windshield. It's also tastefully furnished, with a pair of Ultraleather chairs to port and a starboard settee that converts to a double berth. Like the galley—forward and three steps down to port—the saloon's finished in Carver's trademark cherry. The galley has the essentials, like a large Nova Kool 'fridge/freezer, two-burner cooktop, Sharp microwave/convection oven, Black & Decker coffee maker, and plenty of counter space. But perhaps most impressive was the stowage: A family of four could easily put enough groceries here for a week or more.
The dead-calm conditions prevent me from commenting on the 43's ability to handle snotty seas, but I was impressed with her average top speed of 32.1 mph and quick acceleration to WOT, courtesy of optional twin 480-hp Yanmars. However, despite her good performance results, I concluded that the test boat was underpropped for two reasons: First, the Yanmars are rated at 3300 rpm, and at WOT our test boat twin diesels were running at 3400 rpm. Second, fuel burn was about 8 gph less than it should theoretically be.
Also notable was how quiet she ran: At WOT I measured 77 dB-A on the flying bridge, allowing for easy conversation. A look into her engine room, accessed via the saloon's sole, revealed beefy sound-attenuation panels of fire-resistant aluminum-faced melamine foam on the removable access panels as well as the bulkheads.
While the exterior look of the 43 represents a new direction for Carver, the builder clearly has not forgotten what made it successful. It has successfully translated the innovative lines proffered by the BMW design team into a boat that's recognizably a Carver, with all of its Midwestern sensibilities of versatility and value firmly intact.
Carver Yachts ( (920) 822-1600. www.carveryachts.com.
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Adobe's annual conference, MAX is amost upon us. The team will all be flying into Los Angeles and we're extremely excited to go.
MAX is the single largest face-to-face gathering of Adobe community annually – at least 200 Adobe User Group managers and Adobe Community Porfessionals will be in attendance. Probably more, I don't have the final tally in front of me right now.
So if you're attending MAX and want to say "hi" to the team, find out more about what we're up to, meet other community leaders, or find out how to get more involved in the Adobe community world, where will you find us at MAX?
That's easy. 🙂
On Sunday, we'll be hosting an all-day Summit for community leaders. Liz has done a fantastic job organizing this event, and the agenda is chock-full of presentations and discussions from the best of the Adobe teams as well as the community.
Then after MAX officially opens, we'll be in the Community Lounge during the show. Just walk into the show floor and we're right up front, with a big sign hanging from the ceiling to point the way. Please stop by anytime to say "Hi!" and pick up a little gift. We're here specifically to meet and talk with as many community people as possible.
Two other community events I want to call out at MAX are:
1) The Manager to Manager meeting – Monday night, 9PM. Led by longtime community leader Dee Sadler, this even is open to all user group managers where they can share and network. Beer and pizza will be available as well.
2) "Are You Smarter Than a Flash Evangelist?" – Tuesday afternoon, 4:30. Four Evangelists face off against four community members to see who's smarter. This should be a heck of a fight! The Flash Community Cares team is also using this event to raise funds for Doctors Without Borders.
If you're not able to make it to LA for MAX, Adobe will be streaming both keynotes, and they WILL be worth watching. Here's the link to sign up for the stream.
For those of you onsite, don't forget to download the MAX Companion! The desktop downloader is here, and it's also available in the Android Market. A guide to the Adobe MAX Unconferences is also in the Android Market.
So map out your schedules, charge up your batteries, load up your software, and get going! We'll see you at MAX!


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Saying a final goodbye to someone you love is never easy. As a chemotherapy nurse, I frequently observe families struggling with this agonizing task. When my patients get sicker and their spirit slowly slips away, family members are wrought with fear and anxiety. They wonder if their loved one will hang on for just one more day, or if the time has come to let go.
I never imagined I would be in their position.
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S/Sgt Stewart Huntoon, KIA 10 Dec. 1944
10 Dec. 1944 — Italy
Stewart Huntoon was in the 57th Bomb Wing, the 321st Bomb Group and the 446th Bomb Squad. He flew Combat Mission in the B-25 Mitchells, in the MTO during WW II.
KILLED IN ACTION on 10 December 1944 During a Bombing Mission on the Bologna Barracks, Bologna, Italy. The Plane was Damaged By Flak Over the Target, & Bail Out Orders Were Given; S/Sgt. Hermanson DIED When His Cute Failed To Open Or Opened Too Late. He and Another Crew Member (Stewart Huntoon) Were Buried In a Churchyard At Montecuccolo, Italy by Italian Farmers. Three crew members died, Three others survived. This was S/Sgt. Hermanson's 51st Mission. He had flown 50 Missions, Returned Home to the U.S. For Over a Year, Then Rejoined the 446th Squadron & This Was His 1st Mission Upon His Return Overseas.
A/C No. 43-27895 "Haulin' Ass" (MACR-10385 - shot down)
P->Ritger, Frederic Charles, 1Lt – MIA, escaped, returned before 22 Dec 44
CP->Rondel, Albert Oliver, 2Lt – MIA, POW, returned
B->Kaenzig, Charles Leslie, 2Lt – MIA, POW, returned
G->Hermanson, Ingwal J., Sgt – KIA, buried in churchyard at Montecuccolo, Italy
E->Allen, Emmitt Madison, Cpl – MIA, POW, returned
R->Huntoon, Stuart L., S/Sgt – KIA, buried in churchyard at Montecuccolo, Italy
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Jim Green / Nuclear Monitor
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16th March 2017Soon EDF will have to start the biggest, most complex and costliest nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management programme on earth, writes Paul Dorfman. But whereas Germany has set aside €38 billion to decommission 17 nuclear reactors, France has set aside only €23 billion to decommission its 58 reactors. When the real costs come in, they could easily bankrupt the company. more...
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2nd March 2017We must not let President Trump's vocal support for the US fossil economy eclipse the dismal record of his predecessors, writes Radek Stefanski. Under Clinton, Bush and Obama fossil fuels subsidies reached $170 billion per year, pushing up US emissions by some 11% - and that's the real problem we have to solve. more...
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David Toke
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Jeremy Leggett
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Doug Parr / Greenpeace Energydesk
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Jim Green
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Paul Brown
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Peter Lux
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Andrew Warren
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Paul Brown
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Some of my best rides or on Sunday morning, I actually feel closer to God on my bike than in church. I also have thought it weird that folks going to and from church are some of the most inconsiderate, you think it would be the opposite, go figure. Glad no one was hurt and we know that church has at least one Hypocrite in it's congregation. Be careful out there!ReplyDelete
Cyclists impeding Doun2me's rapid progress to church on Sunday are obviously the agents of Satan. "Get thee behind me!"ReplyDelete
What Mr Bill said. That guy needs a whack in the head. Deal with that way too often. Glad your posting this, bikers let's stick together.ReplyDelete
The dude must be some kind of nut job. Lucky for us, that kind of stupidity is pretty rare in the Seattle area. This really is a bike mecca.ReplyDelete
Yes - to some - bikes are tools of Satan. Hey, there's a club name...."Tools of Satan". I'm sure a club somewhere is already using that name, but most likely on Harleys and not Treks.


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SWINDON Town are offering 10 per cent discounts on season tickets for the next seven days.
In a message to supporters, chairman Lee Power once again urged the local community to back the club as he tries to kick-start ticket sales, which have been badly affected by the recent and drawn out High Court case involving the club.
Power wrote: "Dear Supporter,
"As we draw closer to the start of the new season and with the players back in training for the new campaign, we need your support.
"It has been well documented that the recent court case took its toll on our Season Ticket sales and I know that many fans, quite understandably, were reluctant to buy or renew their tickets.
"With this in mind and with the case now resolved, we would like to offer 10% off Season Tickets for one week only. This will hopefully give supporters who have not yet signed up for 2014/15, an extra incentive to do so.
"I've said it before but this is your football club and we need to unite together to make this club successful.
"Here's to a great season.
Season tickets can be purchased in person at the club shop or online at www.stfcdirect.com. The 10 per cent discount will be available until 5pm on Tuesday, July 15 and prices shown online now include the 10 per cent saving.
No installment plans are available, according to the club.


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DEBKAfile Exclusive Report April 20, 2017
Iran heats up the race for control of the region's waters.
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The installation can track Iranian and ISIS movements in Red Sea region.
DEBKAfile Special Report November 4, 2015
No cause has yet been established for the Russian-made Antonov Ant-12's crash-landing on the east bank of the Nile River 800 m short of Juba international airport in South Sudan Wednesday, Nov. 4. Some 40 people were believed killed on board and on the ground, although there appear to be two survivors. But none of the 224 passengers and crew aboard the Metrojet Flight 9268 Airbus 321 survived the airliner's crash in central Sinai Saturday, Oct. 31. Russian forensic examinations of the victims' remains show evidence of an explosion in the plane.
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Saudi Arabia managed to keep the secret of its Yemen offensive from Washington and Tehran whle also building a ten-member coalition.
First US-Israeli intelligence collaboration in four years against an Iranian military target: Iranian missile ship
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White House spokesman Jay Carney stated openly Wednesday, March 5, that US intelligence services and military had worked with Israel to track the Iranian Panama-flagged ship KLOS C, which was apprehended by Israeli naval commandos on the Red Sea earlier that day, carrying missiles for Gaza via Sudan. debkafile: This was the first time in four years that the US and Israel collaborated in an operation against Iran - ever since the Stuxnet virus attack in 2010 on Iran's nuclear facilities. Both are braced for a swift and stinging Iranian reprisal.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report June 25, 2013
A logistics base for handling tanks, missile systems, self-propelled artillery bound for Syria and Hizballah is secretly under construction at Port Sudan, debkafile reports exclusively. Iranian Revolutionary Guards engineers in civilian dress are overseeing the hundreds of Sudanese workmen laboring flat out to build Iran's second Red Sea base after Assab in South Eritrea. It is designed to handle Iran's largest warships and submarines with a large arms depot that will cut in half the sea route for Iranian heavy arms to reach Iran's Syrian and Hizballah allies.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report December 3, 2012
Iranian and Pakistani warships had planned a joint Red Sea drill to start Friday, Nov. 30 in Port Sudan. It was rumored in Khartoum that the Pakistani Shashmir carrying nuclear arms or nuclear-related equipment had docked Thursday ready to meet two Iranian warships. Washington then warned Tehran that the US-Iranian nuclear talks due to open Saturday, Dec. 1, would be called off, if this first ever joint drill between a Muslim nuclear power and a close nuclear candidate went ahead.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report November 9, 2012
Iranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi confirmed Nov. 9 that two Iranian SU-25 jet fighters had fired at an unarmed US MQ-Predator drone over the Persian Gulf a week earlier. debkafile: In September, Tehran twice warned that US targets would be at risk if Israel struck Iranian interests. After an Iranian missile factory was bombed in Khartoum, Iran and Sudan pointed the finger at Israel. In consequence, on Nov. 1, Iranian fighters shot at – and missed – the US drone.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report November 9, 2012
Barack Obama's decision to go for direct talks with Iran comes too late to stop its nuclear program. He is left with bargaining over the size of the Iranian nuclear arsenal and its disposal with Ali Khamenei holding most of the high cards.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report October 28, 2012
Less than 24 hours after Sudan's Omar Bashir pledged "decisive steps against Israeli interests" for the destruction of the Iranian missile plant in Khartoum, Palestinian rocket teams early Sunday, Oct. 28, fired Grad missiles as target finders against Israel's nuclear reactor in Dimona. This is reported exclusively by debkafile. They missed, but Hamas is expected to keep on trying to improve its aim, having undertaken to serve Tehran as its southern, anti-Israel operational arm, like Hizballah in the north.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report October 27, 2012
Sudan's President Omar Bashir said Saturday, Oct. 27 that "Israeli interests are now legitimate targets." He spoke after Iranian generals secretly examined the rubble left by an air attack on Oct. 24 of the Shehab ballistic missile factory in Khartoum. While Israel has not commented on the attack, Sudan's Information Minister said "military experts" had determined it was destroyed by Israel-made missiles. debkafile: The high rank of the Iranian investigating team attests to the consternation in Tehran over the Yarmouk factory's loss.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report October 26, 2012
The rules are simple: The duelists are masked, they fight in the shadows and their main weapon is the element of surprise. The latest joust took place in Khartoum where unidentified bombers obliterated a factory complex manufacturing Iranian ballistic and other missiles as Tehran's strategic reserve for emergencies. A star-studded delegation of Iranian generals is in Sudan to probe the episode.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report October 24, 2012
The Yarmouk Complex near Khartoum, which was bombed Wednesday, Oct. 24, by four fighter-bombers, recently went into manufacturing Iranian ballistic surface-to-surface Shehab missiles under license from Tehran, debkafile discloses. Western intelligence believes they were meant as Tehran's strategic reserve stock in case its own ballistic arsenal was hit by Israeli bombers. No information was available about the comings and goings of Iranian missile specialists to Khartoum, or whether Tehran planned to stage missile attacks against Middle East targets from Sudan.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report July 22, 2011
Mikhail Margelov is the first Russian diplomat ever named to perform a shared mission for the Russian, US and German governments. An Arabist with fluent English, he will be acting on their behalf in the Libyan and Syrian crises after helping to ease tensions in Sudan.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report June 2, 2011
King Abdullah is determined to save his friends from the fate suffered by Egypt's Hosni Mubarak. The second-generation Saudi royals have got together to pull the kingdom away from its long dependence on the US and command its own fate and interests, even at the price of clashing with Washington. Assertive as never before, the kingdom is actively involved in 10 Arab and Muslim countries.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report April 8, 2011
Two Middle East powers strike out without the United States to foil the spread of weapons of mass destruction – Israel in Sudan; Saudi Arabia in Iran.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report April 7, 2011
In accusing Israel of killing the two passengers of a Hyundai Sinai near Port Sudan Tuesday, April 5, Khartoum claimed a missile was fired from an aerial drone or a vessel on the Red Sea. debkafile's exclusive sources reveal that a special operations team landed by sea and used a surface missile to hit the car and kill two top executives of the Iranian-Hamas arms smuggling network in Sudan.This network works with a gang which once served Osama bin Laden.
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- "Promise I'll never have to survive without you again."
"I made that promise years ago."
- ―Benjamin and Tia.[src]
Benjamin and Tia are a both members of the Egyptian coven. They joined the coven in the 19th century, though at different times.
In Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Benjamin is portrayed by Rami Malek and Tia is portrayed by Angela Sarafyan. Additionally, they are portrayed by Arash Marandi and Nathalie Bassett in the segment Sunrise.
Benjamin was born in Egypt. His mother died when he was very young and he knew nothing of his father. Growing up, he was often passed around to any relative who could provide food or shelter. He was eventually taken into the care of a distant uncle, who used his homeless young nephews and nieces to provide from stealing to street performing.
Benjamin became his uncle's favorite when he discovered his unique gift to manipulate fire and used it for street performances to collect more money. His gift, however, caught the attention of a vampire named Amun, who became so infatuated with his power that he took him away and converted him into a vampire in hopes of utilizing his skill before he could receive attention from the Volturi, who would surely want to add him to their company.
Since then, he became a prominent member of the Egyptian coven, taught the sciences and arts by his creator.
Tia is a distant relative of Benjamin, and had a very large family.
When her mother could no longer provide for her children financially, they were all sent around to other relatives who could. Her singing voice allowed her to stay with her performing uncle, who taught her and her other cousins the arts of street performing and stealing anything to keep them fed and sheltered.
Benjamin and Tia ended up with the same caretaker and became very close to each other.
After Benjamin disappeared without a trace and her uncle died, Tia and everyone else assumed that Benjamin was dead, too. She moved back in with her mother and lived with her for a few years until a clerk for a shipping company offered to marry her. She was eventually married and taken to Suez, and though she did not love her husband, her new home was much more comfortable and she was happier. Meanwhile, Benjamin missed Tia so deeply that he asked for Amun's permission to find her, but he often refused him.
Five years later, he escaped from his hiding place to find her and told her everything that happened. Benjamin was willing to let her live out her life as a human if that was what she wanted. But she decided to become a vampire to be with him - the moment she saw him again, she knew she would be leaving her husband behind to be with him.
They have lived together with Kebi and Amun since then.
Breaking DawnEdit
Benjamin and Tia are first introduced in the third part of Breaking Dawn, along with Amun and Kebi. They both decide to be witnesses and help the Cullens during the Volturi confrontation, against Amun's wishes, even when they realize how dangerous the situation really is. During their stay, Benjamin and Tia make new friends while Amun and Kebi stay to themselves.
When the confrontation slowly takes a disastrous turn, Tia touches Benjamin's cheek, as way of saying goodbye. But once the confrontation ended peacefully, they leave Forks to find Kebi and Amun, who left in the middle of the trial.


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Xoliswa Ndoyiya, Nelson Mandela's chef, cooks umngqusho every Wednesday for the former president
While maize is a staple food in most of Africa, it is the Xhosa of the Eastern Cape who have refined its culinary usage to an art.
The most famous maize dish in Xhosa cuisine is umngqusho. This dried maize and bean mélange has been compared with Italian risotto and is delicious when served with a meaty stew. It is also Nelson Mandela's favourite food. Other key Xhosa foods include isopho corn soup, umpoqhoko maize porridge and soured milk porridge.
Vegetable dishes are common in Xhosa cuisine. Imithwane is a pumpkin leaf and butter mélange; when the leaves are cooked together with fresh pumpkin the combination is called ilaxa.
There's also a range of wild indigenous plants that are specific to Xhosa cooking. Ikhowa is a mushroom that grows after summer rains, imvomvo is the sweet sap of an aloe, and rhabe is a lemon-scented wild spinach, reminiscent of sorrel.
When an ox is slaughtered there are traditional regulations as to who gets which portion of meat. Inguba, the meat between the intestines and the stomach wall, is reserved for the elderly men, whereas isibindi (the liver) is only for young men, and irhorho (the portion where the leg meets the body) is for women.
Xhosa cuisine is at its most authentic in the rural Eastern Cape, but those wishing to taste it outside of its traditional home should try the umngqusho at Gramadoelas in Johannesburg or the meats at Mzoli's Tavern in Gugulethu.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Mzoli's Place
Tel: +27 (0)21 638 1355
Wandies Place
Tel: +27 (0)11 982 2796
How to get here
Xhosa food is at its best in the Eastern Cape. Air and bus transport to Port Elizabeth, East London and Mthatha are frequent from all major South African cities.
Best time to visit
Eastern Cape winters are wet and cool but Xhosa food is hearty and ideal for chilly days.
Tours to do
Try local food when you visit any of South Africa's cultural villages.
Get around
A hire car is recommended. Look out for the cows on the roads!
What will it cost
Prices vary but a meal at a township-style eatery will cost approximately R50.
What to pack
Eastern Cape winters are wet and raincoats are essential. Summers are hot – a hat and sunblock are recommended.
Where to stay
Accommodation ranges from boutique hotels and country lodges to township B&Bs and backpacker lodges.
What to eat
Crayfish in Port St Johns, umngqusho in Mvezo, amasi everywhere!


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Celebrate the birthday of Guru Ram Das, the Lord of Miracles and spiritual guide of Yogi Bhajan. The 11 days leading up to his birthday is a very powerful time for the fulfillment of prayers. It is a time of great blessing.
From September 28 through October 8: Gather together each evening for 11 days to chant Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru for 11–31 minutes. On October 9, celebrate as well with a special Sadhana (daily spiritual practice) in the Amrit Vela (4– 7 a.m.) for 2.5 hours by chanting Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru. In many communities it is our tradition to have a Gurdwara service on Guru Ram Das' birthday and bring your "wish-and-a-dish" to share with the community. Yogi Bhajan has described this occasion as a unique time of year to have our prayers and wishes fulfilled.
Here are some recordings you may use:
Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru
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A few weeks ago I had a bite of a pound cake that was sent to my boyfriend by a business associate's grandmother. I was floored. It was buttery, nutty and all-around delicious. I had to have the recipe and went on a mission to find out more about the incredible cake. What I found was a unique, yet easy-to-follow recipe and a woman with a passion for both baking and family.
CC: When did you start making your famous pound cake?
The Grandmother, Mary Anne Mikula: Thirty-five years ago, I tasted a delicious cake at a party. My daughter was dating a young man who's aunt had made the cake. After 6 months of asking him frequently to ask his aunt for the recipe, I finally got it. It took several batches and some tears before I perfected the cake. Occasionally the center sinks but it does not effect the taste. I am a mother of 7 children and sixteen grandchildren so I have always baked to keep costs down. My husband and family put in frequent requests to give these pound cakes as gifts.
CC: How has baking changed in your lifetime?
MAM: I find that the younger generation does not have the time to bake as frequently. Bakeries and supermarkets have a wonderful variety of bake goods that are often affordable and very tasty. Although most people can tell the difference between homemade and store bought, buying something rather than baking it seems to done more often but I think everyone appreciates getting something homemade!
CC: What was your favorite dish when you were growing up?
MAM: My mother made delicious beef stew and meatball stew, which I used to request for my birthday dinners!
CC: What would you like to eat on Mother's Day?
MAM: Spaghetti and meatballs or salmon. I enjoy them both!
Butter, for greasing pans
1/2 cup fine breadcrumbs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons butter, melted
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups granulated sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
3 sticks butter, melted
6 large eggs
1 teaspoon almond flavoring
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter 3 loaf pans.
For the topping: Mix the breadcrumbs, sugar, walnuts and melted butter together. Divide among the bottoms of the prepared loaf pans.
For the batter: Mix the flour, sugar and baking powder together. Mix the milk, melted butter, eggs and almond flavoring together. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour.
Cool after baking and put in the refrigerator in the pans to chill. It is easier to slice!
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SANFORD, Fla. - One of the former leaders of what the state claims was a $300 million gambling racketeering operation pleaded no contest on Wednesday to several charges.
Johnny Duncan, a former national commander of the Allied Veterans organization, pleaded no contest to four counts of maintaining an illegal lottery, one count of money laundering, each of which are third-degree felonies punishable by up to five years in prison.
The group's most prominent leader, Jerry Bass, is still pondering whether to enter a guilty plea, and was given until Aug. 23 to reach his decision. Another top official, John Hessong, reached a similar arrangement.
So far, three of the 57 people charged have reached deals for pretrial diversion, meaning they would have no criminal conviction if they successfully complete a probationary period of usually one year. Two more are expected to get pretrial diversion this afternoon, Cox said.
Those who do not enter pleas or get diversion face perhaps decades in possible prison time if convicted at trial of racketeering, money laundering and other charges.
One key defendant not entering a plea: Kelly Mathis, the Jacksonville attorney who advised Allied Veterans their Internet video games were not illegal gambling.
Mathis' attorney, Mitch Stone, said his client committed no crime and is preparing to go to trial Sept. 16 along with several of the others.
Another group of more than 40 waived their speedy trial rights and their cases will be resolved later, Cox said.
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BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) – Jerry Sandusky's lawyers say they asked to resign from his child sex abuse case on the eve of trial but the judge turned them down.
Defense attorney Karl Rominger said Saturday he and co-counsel Joe Amendola made the motion as jury selection began but Judge John Cleland ruled against it.
Rominger says the exchange took place in chambers and the motion was filed under seal.
Rominger and Amendola have repeatedly argued they didn't have enough time to properly prepare for a case involving allegations of serious sex offenses and a lengthy grand jury and police investigation.
Sandusky is spending his first full day in jail after being found guilty of 45 child abuse counts. He has maintained his innocence.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.


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The soup is delicious just like you see it in the photo above, but if you're a Feta-lover like I am, try it with some crumbled Feta sprinkled on at the table. Enjoy!
(CrockPot Greek Chicken Soup with Garbanzos and Oregano was updated with better photos and step-by-step instructions, September 2013.)
And just to amuse you, here's the original photo of this soup from back in 2006!
Greek Chicken Soup with Garbanzos and Oregano
(Makes about 8 servings; recipe created by Kalyn when she didn't want to go to the store.)
3-4 cups diced, cooked chicken
1 can (15.5 oz.) garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
1 onion, diced small
1 can (14.5 oz) petite diced tomatoes with juice
2 T finely chopped fresh oregano (or use 2-3 tsp. dried oregano)
1 tsp. minced garlic (or use garlic puree from a jar)
1 tsp. Greek Seasoning (If you don't have Greek Seasoning, see note below.)
1 tsp. vegetable soup base (I like Better than Bouillon Organic Vegetable Base)
6-8 cups chicken stock, homemade or canned
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
crumbled Feta cheese for serving (optional, but very good)
Equipment:I used my favorite Crock Pot 3.5 Quart Slow Cooker, but any size that's close will work.
Just before you're ready to serve the soup, finely chop the fresh parsley and crumble the Feta. Add half the parsley to the soup and cook a few more minutes. Serve hot, with additional chopped parsley and crumbled Feta to add at the table.
Note: Greek Seasoning contains salt, oregano, garlic, lemon peel, black pepper, and marjoram. If you don't have Greek Seasoning, use a combination of whichever of those you have.
Everything about this soup is great for all phases of the South Beach Diet, but remember that dried beans are limited for Phase One so have a small serving of soup with a low-carb salad on the side. For other low-carb eating plans, you could use this recipe but increase the chicken and decrease the beans for less carbs.
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Nutritional Information?
I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
More Delicious Soups with Garbanzo Beans:
(Recipes from other blogs not always South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Soup with Spinach, Tomatoes, and Basil ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Smoked Paprika and Chickpea Soup ~ Leite's Culinaria
Chard and Chickpea Soup with Sausage and Green Pepper ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Tunisian Chickpea Soup ~ The Well Seasoned Cook
Revithia (Greek Chickpea Soup with Lemon and Olive Oil) ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
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This recipe was originally posted for Weekend Herb Blogging #58, hosted by Meeta of What's For Lunch Honey.