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As the first president of The United States of America, George Washington's birthday has since become a holiday for celebrating the services of past presidents of America. For all those who have the day off, do some cooking with your time, after you shop the sales, of course. Celebrate with some classic American dishes and favorites of US Presidents.
By Annelise McAuliffe
In 1961, this past President was asked in a letter from a young girl what his favorite food was. He replied, complete with a recipe for his best New England Clam Chowder recipe tucked inside.
Get the recipe here.
Jimmy Carter was know for his southern hospitality and southern food requests. Grits were a commonly served dish in the White House in various forms for breakfast, lunch, and dinner during his presidency. Carter enjoyed the dish so much the name of one of the family's pet dogs was even Grits. Enjoy these sweet Georgia white shrimp with stone ground grits for a traditional southern shrimp and grits.
Get the recipe here.
Only a few days apart, these two leaders also most shared a birthday, but instead are sharing a dessert. Classic American apple pie was the favorite dessert of the fruit lover, Abraham Lincoln. Perhaps not his favorite, but true to the story of his character, George Washington is associated with cherry recipes. While he was fond of fruits and nuts, we could never tell a lie by assuming cherries were his number one. Enjoy the smooth ice cream over a warm slice of apple pie for a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
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Eggs 'Mimosa' Eggs 'Mimosa' This dish — the French version of deviled eggs — takes its name from the mimosa tree, which flowers abundantly across the south of France in late winter/early spring.
The eggs are stuffed with a tangy filling and then topped with a sprinkling of tiny yolk fragments meant to resemble the fluffy yellow flowers of a mimosa in bloom. For best results, make the mayonnaise yourself. The flavor will be incomparably better than if you use store-bought mayo. If you've never attempted homemade mayonnaise, check out the recipe and how-to video on this site. Traditionally parsley is added to the filling, but you can vary the recipe by using other fresh herbs — dill, chives and cilantro come to mind. The recipe below will serve two-three people as a starter, or up to six if the eggs are presented as part of a larger hors d'oeuvres spread. 4 eggs3 tsp. homemade mayonnaise1 tsp.
Soufflé au fromage et aux amandes - une recette Fromage - Cuisine. Omelette aux algues Nori - une recette Végétarien - Cuisine /... Cheese soufflé. Cheese soufflé This recipe makes a soufflé that will serve 2-3 people, depending on whether you're serving it as a starter or a main course.
French cheese soufflés are traditionally made with a flavorful cheese from regions in or around the Alps, like Comté or Gruyère. But other hard cheeses, such as cheddar, deliver fine results. The key to success is timing. Every soufflé will fall en route to the table — there is no way to avoid this. Œufs frits aux amandes - une recette Oeuf. 5 Ways To Cook The Perfect Egg. Soufflé au fromage et aux amandes - une recette Fromage - Cuisine. Hungry sofia. I've written a lot about comfort food this past summer.
It must be natural when so many things I make are from my childhood and it is a childish season after all. This week I got a take on comfort food I hadn't considered before. I was talking to one of my oldest friends who's going through a difficult time. Wanting to make some small gesture of support, I offered to make her something, anything. If she could think of a great dish she had growing up, I'd work out the ingredients and write it up for her. Willing but unconvinced, I chopped the scallions and garlic and sauteed them in butter. Until recently, I saw comfort food as a kind of retreat. Changua/Milk Soup with Eggs Though often served for breakfast, this soup can also be a light lunch or dinner. 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 garlic clove, minced 3 large scallions, finely sliced 2 cups whole milk 2 cups water 4 large eggs 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped Salt and white pepper Melt butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat.
Scrambled eggs with Roquefort. Scrambled eggs with Roquefort The French serve their scrambled eggs creamy, and they achieve this not just by stirring the eggs constantly, but also by cooking them in a pot set over boiling water!
This does not work terribly well for scrambled eggs with Roquefort, unless you like your eggs green. I tried various methods before coming up with this easy solution: simply scramble the eggs in a pan, and add the Roquefort when the eggs have partially set. The result is a tangy and satisfying lunch or brunch dish with a French accent. For best results, select a seasoned omelet pan or a nonstick skillet. The quantities below are for one person. 3 eggs1 tsp. crème fraîche or heavy creamfreshly ground black pepper2 ounces (60 g.) Tortilla courgettes et tomates.
Omelette au chèvre frais et à la menthe. Mint grows wild in Corsica, and little goats gambol on hillsides descending to pale blue seas.
The sunlight is so intense and the Mediterranean vegetation so lush that the combination has earned Corsica the nickname 'Isle of Beauty'. In this traditional Corsican omelet, mint and fresh goat cheese combine to create an earthy, vibrant flavor that may inspire you to dream of the island and — why not? — your next trip there. Omelette au chèvre frais et à la menthe / Omelet with fresh goat cheese and mint I've been to Corsica many times, usually to the northwest shore in the area between Calvi and l'Ile Rousse, a region known as La Balagne. One year we had to decamp in a rush from our rented house up in the hills overlooking the sea when wild fires encroached on the property. Still, we returned the next year, to the same place, and found much of the vegetation restored. Flans épinards & Bresse Bleu.
Omelet with broccoli and goat cheese. Omelet with broccoli and goat cheese This omelet makes a delightful lunch dish, accompanied by fresh bread and a salad.
The recipe is for one person — if you are serving two, you can double the recipe and cook one large omelet. If cooking for more, make the omelets separately one after the other and serve each one as soon as it's ready. The key to making a good omelet is to have a well-seasoned omelet pan. To season an omelet pan, coat it generously with oil and heat for about 5 minutes. The best kind of goat cheese to use with this recipe is a soft, unaged variety. 4 ounces (100 g.) broccoli flowerets (about 1 cup)2 ounces (50 g.) goat cheese, preferably unaged2 eggs1 tsp. water1 tsp. butter salt and freshly ground black pepper Cut the broccoli flowers from the stem and chop into bite-size pieces. Place the goat cheese on a plate and break it into small pieces. Beat the eggs with the water until they are light and foamy. Best Deviled Eggs Recipe. IHM Poached Eggs with Mushrooms Two Ways. Photo by Romulo Yanes yield Makes 4 servings active time 1 1/4 hr total time 1 1/4 hr This substantial early-fall dish was inspired by one served at Au Vieux Chêne, in Paris.
Roasting some of the mushrooms and sautéing the rest until just warmed through creates different flavors and textures. Serve with: buttered baguette slices Preparation Prepare mushrooms: Preheat oven to 450°F with racks in upper and lower thirds. Thinly slice two thirds of mushrooms 1/8 inch thick. Meanwhile, cut remaining mushrooms into 1/2-inch wedges. Eggs.

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GREENWOOD — Lisa Rene and her son have started filling out applications for scholarships and college, and they're being asked to provide class rank.
Something the district says they won't give her.
"Going to college - getting a degree - is extremely important," Rene said.
Rene is a single mother to three kids and says the difficulties she's having getting her high school senior's class rank is making applying to college a challenge.
"Without that information he is at a barrier when it comes to scholarships, college applications," she said.
Rene said she wants to know exactly where her son ranks and so far the district will only tell her he ranks in the top ten percent.
"I think he earned it, he deserves it," Rene said.
In a statement, a spokesman for Clark Pleasant Community School Corporation said district and high school "do not maintain individual class ranking as part of the transcript or student record."
"I believe that is violating my FERPA rights," Rene said.
On the Indiana Department of Education website, it says FERPA gives parents and students:
"The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days after the day the [school] receives a request for access."
Rene has a theory about why rank is no longer being provided.
"They thought it was a competition and it was hurting other kids feelings," she said.
The district spokesman said if a scholarship or college needs class rank they can work with organizations that have a special circumstance.
The International Affairs Program at IUPUI says it looks at academic performance, strength of curriculum, grade trends and class rank.
"You're always competing in college - you're always competing in the work force for promotions," Rene said.
The Rene's are looking at the Next Generation Hoosier Educator Scholarship, which can ask for class rank - requiring a student be in the top 20 percent for eligibility.
The district still recognizes valedictorian and salutatorian and other academic honors.
Rene says is the district doesn't provide her son's class rank by the end of the month she's prepared to file a lawsuit.
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Insert Images into a PDF in Dynamics 365
Insert Images into PDF
Have you ever needed to add images to a sales contract or invoice stored in your Dynamics 365 account?
With DaDaDocs you can attach a picture or image to a PDF or Word document stored in your Dynamics 365 account.
No need to use scanner or upload additional software. Insert images online without leaving a Dynamics 365 account.
To get started, click on Sales and select a required entity, for example, Opportunities.
Select the opportunity from the list and click on DaDaDocs in the top panel of Dynamics interface.
Choose the document you would like to edit and press Edit Document.
Сlick the Picture button to open the Image Wizard, which will offer you to either upload a picture that you already have or take a new one using your webcam.
If you choose the first option, upload a picture from your computer, place it on the document, and move or resize it for a perfect fit.
Choosing the second option, you will be able to take a picture with your webcam. Select a photo size to the right of your camera image and click Take, then click Use to proceed. The window that opens next allows you to crop the image, adjust its brightness and contrast, flip and rotate it, or enhance it otherwise.
After you've finished editing your picture, click the Save and Use button to add the picture to your document.
You can always easily remove the picture. Just click on it and then click the trash can icon above.
When you have finished editing, click the Done button in the top right corner and save your document back to your Dynamics 365 account, send it out for signing or turn into interactive fillable form available to anyone to fill out from any device.
Application Features
- Type and erase
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- Define the filling order and add instructional videos to guide clients through the document
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RTNDA rips anti-disclosure bill
The Radio-Television News Directors Association Tuesday urged lawmakers to oppose plans by Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) to re-introduce legislation imposing criminal penalties and fines on federal employee who disclose classified information.
"The language of the legislation is sweeping," wrote RTNDA President Barbara Cochran in a letter to members of the House and Senate intelligence committees. "Its potential impact on the public's right to know would be disastrous. Not only will the provision subject news media to more subpoenas as prosecutors seek to identify leakers, but the law also will lead to the practice of classifying more information as `secret' than is legitimately necessary."
President Clinton struck a similar provision from intelligence spending legislation last fall, citing First Amendment violations. The Society of Professional Journalists has already voiced opposition to Shelby's plan.
Shelby is the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee. - Bill McConnell
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Morgan Stanley to Give $1,000 Bonus to Lower-Tier Employees
Morgan Stanley has joined the growing list of companies that is sharing some of its wealth with employees through a special bonus but, unlike them, it is avoiding broadcasting its largesse at a politically sensitive time.
Bank of America, AT&T, Walmart, Wells Fargo and other big companies have attributed one-time gifts they recently announced to employees to expected benefits they will receive from the newly passed Republican-supported tax law. Some critics have suggested that big business may have ponied up quickly after passage of the bill on December 20 to curry favor with the Trump Administration.
In an e-mail sent on Thursday, Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman and President Colm Kelleher told U.S. employees who earned less than $150,000 in 2017 that will receive bonuses of $1,000, said people who read parts of the message to AdvisorHub, and also committed to contributing another $20 million annually to the Morgan Stanley Foundation.
The message conspicuously left out any reference to the new tax law that cuts the top corporate rate from 35% to 22% and permits companies to repatriate overseas cash at discount rates. The Morgan Stanley bonuses are based on the company's 2017 performance and not tax reform, said a person familiar with the decision.
A company spokeswoman confirmed the $1,000 bonuses but declined to discuss the reasons for the one-time gifts or to say whether supplementary bonuses have awarded in the past to commemorate a strong earnings year. (Morgan Stanley is reporting its fourth-quarter results on Wednesday.)
Gorman, like Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, among other Wall Street honchos, has had Democratic Party leanings. He has contributed to the campaigns of Hilary Clinton and other national candidates, according to OpenSecrets.org. Tom Nides, a Morgan Stanley vice chairman, has a long history as an adviser to Democratic administrations and was a deputy secretary in the State Department under President Obama in 2011 and 2012.
Morgan Stanley executives historically, to be sure, have been contributors to both political parties, and company employees supported both Donald Trump and Clinton in the 2016 election. However, their more than $630,000 of contributions to Clinton and the Democratic National Committee were more than double employees' donations to the campaigns of Trump and other Republican presidential contenders, according to OpenSecrets.
Stifel Financial Corp., one of the few broker-dealer holding companies to have announced special bonuses, said two days before Christmas that its gifts of $1,500 to thousands of non-advisor employees reflect their hard work "as well as the positive environment that we anticipate the tax legislation passed this week by Congress will create for Stifel."
Morgan Stanley's email said that financial advisors and portfolio managers are not eligible for the bonus, but did not discuss whether any employees with those jobs make less than $150,000, said people who read it. The bonus amount will be modified for people working outside the U.S., based on location and currency rates.
Morgan Stanley earlier this week said it would take a one-time $1.25 billion hit to fourth-quarter earnings due to a special provision it is taking as a result of remeasuring some deferred tax benefits due to the new tax law. The spokeswoman did not say how many people will receive the company's $1,000 bonuses.
Per Nancy Pelosi, these are "crumbs" and will mean nothing to these employees or their families.
Of course advisors don't get the bonus. They are not employees they are indentured servants.
They also get plenty of bonuses and deferred comps that us lowly people on the bottom don't get. We are lucky to even get anything for a pay increase.
the bottom-tier employees haven't had a raise in 5 years so this is crumbs being thrown out!
But it is not eligible to go towards 401K so we pay the full tax burden and that goes right back to the Trumpublicans to fund the tax cut. Really some bonus…..I'll see maybe $450 of it. Remarkable!!!
More than I got. Be happy you received anything at all
morgan stanley continually rapes and pillages their own employees, i havent gotten a raise in 5 years and am 100% the mvp on my desk, picking up the slack where their temps dont know a darn thing…. im considering writing an open letter to their managed business mgmt team… is that something this website might be interested in? i have a lot to air out haha
oh please do!!! We would love to hear what you have to say
They rape and pillage their clients too. Perverse incentives drive perverse behavior.


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Nothing Left to Chance
The dominant view in our culture is that mankind—in fact, the entire universe—arose by chance. In this message, Dr. Sproul critiques this view by appealing to a basic truth: you can't get something out of nothing. Nothing ever happens by chance, for God, who created everything in this world, rules over it all. View Resource


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Many of us are stressed and overwhelmed by daily life and yet we continually miss or ignore the signs and symptoms of declining mental health. Mushrooms have been used as medicine for mental and physical well-being for many years. Some of the more common medicinal mushrooms include Reishi, Cordycepys, and Turkey Tail, Chaga, and Lion's Mane. Find more about the health benefits of these "magic" mushrooms ...Read more
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In this time of social distancing, isolation, and quarantining, we need our friends more than ever. But exactly who are our friends? Are they the 148 people who liked our last IG post? Or the 15 who shared today's FB post with all of their "friends?" Find out which of your friends are true and at which level they would place you.Read more
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Despite the health and safety benefits of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are suffering from the pain of extreme loneliness after months of isolation in their homes. Here Dr. Joel Salinas breaks down how to easily spot, measure, manage, and ultimately overcome loneliness to protect the mental health of you and your loved ones.Read more
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I feel like its been awhile since we did a post even though its really been less than a week; a day of you count the links post that I did yesterday. So I am excited to present to you experiences cooking Cajun fried chicken.
Now, I grew up with my mom making a very healthy but tasty oven baked chicken that mimicked the fried effect but did not include the skins. While I would not recommend this dish if you are more health conscious like my mother, I definitely found the chicken very tasty and easy to cook. Here is the recipe that I used:
The recipe calls for 6 thighs/ 6 breasts, but because I was only serving Julia and myself, I only used two split breasts with their skins still intact. I also cut the bones out for Julia's chicken and left them in for myself which in my opinion makes the chicken much more flavorful (and it did). I also substituted cajun seasoning for creole seasoning which I think is the same thing, but feel free to let me know if I'm wrong. To make up for a cooking a much smaller portion I cut the ingredients in half which seemed logical in my head at least. Honestly, I was hoping for some spicy fried chicken not unlike Popeye's Chicken which is sadly absent in central North Carolina.
Now I followed the recipe and everything and pre-seasoned and then shook the chicken in a bag with seasoning and flour before I threw it in the oven. But I don't think I quite got the ratio of seasoning down right, so some parts of the chicken did not have the kick that I associate with Cajun food while others seemed to have a perfect flavor. However, I do think that the chicken turned out really tasty, and cooking in a pan in the oven with the butter was relatively simple way to do it.
I am thinking next time I will try to find a healthier way to do by using half the butter or maybe using dark meat which will not need as much butter because of its higher fat content. I am still working on my meat prep skills and under seasoning is still one of my major downfalls. I will definitely try this one again and I recommend it to anyone who is looking for an easy way to cook some tasty spicy fried chicken.


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The LEAD 2.0 journey has involved over 1,000 GCISD stakeholders. These students, parents, staff and community members have been instrumental in all of the below steps in the LEAD 2.0 journey. For more information on the process of developing LEAD 2.0, click on each step to expand and learn.
In February 2018, the GCISD Board of Trustees and administrators met to lay out the history of what has been accomplished through LEAD 2021, beginning in 2011, to take stock in what has been accomplished. The group then discussed the future of LEAD 2.0.
The group used some questions as a guide:
In April 2018, GCISD's Discovery Committee convened. This group included over 100 individuals representing a wide variety of GCISD stakeholders, including students, parents, staff, community members, etc.
The group was tasked with thinking through many things, including:
In September and October 2018, the district conducted face-to-face focus groups at every campus with students, parents and staff. Evening and daytime sessions were held, leading to over 1,000 people getting involved in the LEAD 2.0 development process.
In these meetings, participants focused on:
In October 2018, a Discovery Action Team was formed. This team included 30 members from the Discovery Committee. This group synthesized all of the data that had been collected in previous steps in the journey and formed the four goals of LEAD 2.0.
The goals were approved by the GCISD Board of Trustees in December 2018.


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Despite plans to continue working as long as possible, retirement may be upon you whether you are ready for it or not. Shifts in the economic landscape and health usually determines when retirement happens. Public policies, unexpected job loss, changes in work patterns or benefits as well as sudden onset of a debilitating illness can and often does push people into an early retirement. In fact, according to a recent Transamerica Center Retirement Study, 60% of retirees say they retired sooner than planned. Those who ignored early retirement planning advice or made no provisions for this important milestone invariably found themselves financially strapped or living below the poverty line.
Early retirement planning is even more important for those who are hot to retire early. Taking advantage of early retirement investment strategies and tips to retire early can make the difference in lifestyle quality whether retirement years turn out to be short or long. The benefits of having an early retirement plan is that it enables you to look forward to financial independence that allows you to live stress free and have some fun during your retirement years.
Whether you plan to retire early or continue working past the standard retirement age, the following early retirement planning advice may help you to leverage time for better retirement rewards.
Five Tips for Early Retirement
- Plan for retirement. No matter what steps you take, planning is key to ensuring that you are on the right track for retirement. Early retirement planning means that you need to…
- Review your current financial status.
- Evaluate potential retirement needs.
- Get professional advice on what you need to do based on the variables of your income and financial obligations to adequately prepare for retirement.
- Get current spending under control and channel savings into a retirement account. Uncontrollable spending can derail financial security and wipe out savings for retirement. In fact, the most reliable predictor of future financial independence or lack of it, is spending habits. One way to get spending under control and channel savings into a retirement account is by looking out for ways to reduce expenses and limit or gradually eliminate unnecessary spending.
- Develop and stick to a budget. Periodically reevaluate your budget to capitalize on any shifts that create additional funds that can be channeled into an existing retirement investment plan. This is probably the most important but difficult tip to implement and stick to consistently. The most effective method of accomplishing this goal is to use a budgeting app or sit down with a financial adviser who can create a feasible budget that allows you to automatically allocate funds when your paycheck comes in. This budget and retirement savings method alleviates most concerns about meeting expenses, putting money into your retirement fund, and going overboard on spending.
- Take advantage of all retirement savings and investment vehicles such as:
- automatic payroll deductions that go directly into a retirement funds like 401(k) or 403(b) that are usually offered by employers.
- If you are an entrepreneur or sole proprietor you can set up a Solo 401(k) or SEP IRA and make contributions, in some cases, as both the employee and employer.
- An IRA that allows anyone to contribute up to $5,500 annually or more if you are over 50.
- Roth IRAs have several perks including allowing for growth of tax free earnings with no tax on withdrawals for those who are six months past their 59th
- Certain health savings accounts (HAS) can help you to save money tax-free and withdraw money to pay for some medical expenses.
- Cultivate additional income streams. Developing other income streams rather than depending solely on income from current employment can help to accelerate the rate at which you reach, stabilize or exceed retirement saving goals. Residual incomes streams can also turn out to be a major contributor to financial stability in retirement.
Through a disciplined early retirement saving and investment strategy, it is possible to build up a sizable nest egg for retirement.
- https://www.transamericacenter.org/docs/default-source/retirees-survey/retirees_survey_2015_report.pdf4.
- https://www.dol.gov/sites/default/files/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/publications/top10ways.pdf
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Powell River Search and Rescue members found a missing 34-year-old Powell River man whose vehicle broke down near Lewis Lake. After being missing for almost two days, search and rescue found the man in a wooded area in good condition.
BC Supreme Court hears a legal challenge initiated by Catalyst Paper Corporation against City of Powell River, Campbell River, North Cowichan and Port Alberni, which cited unreasonably high municipal industrial taxes.
Powell River Kings four-year veteran Reid Campbell unveils the 2008/2009 Cliff McNabb Coastal Conference Championship banner prior to the team's first game of the 2009/2010 season.
After a two-month shutdown, Powell River Rod and Gun Club reopened. Provincial government inspectors closed the range due to the possibility of overshoots and ricochets.
RCMP welcomed new sergeant Andy Brinton, who started his career in Gibsons 18 years earlier. He also had stints in Boston Bar, Prince Rupert, the Lower Mainland and Parksville.
Marjorie Henry brought home three swimming gold medals from the BC Senior Games in Fernie. In the 75 to 79 age group, Henry took first place in the 25, 50 and 100-metre backstroke. She also won three silver and one bronze medal.
It took 10 days for Powell River's newest millionaire to discover he had won the September 6 Lotto 6/49 jackpot. The ticket, purchased at Villa Esso, was worth $1,857,007.90.
New justice of the peace Elsie Paul was sworn into office during a brief ceremony in provincial court.
Internationally recognized Christian musical group The Continetal Singers and Orchestra accepts Daniel Chandra for a tour of the United States and Europe after the local resident auditioned earlier in the summer.
Vancouver Canucks training camp continued with players signing autographs between practices and scrimmages for youngsters at Powell River Recreation Complex. Powell River's Gary Lupul was one of several rookies vying for a spot on the NHL team.
17-year-old Bruce Alcock estimated a cod that was weighed in at 45 pounds after being dressed must have been at least 52 pounds when he caught it off the Hulks in front of Powell River's pulp and paper mill.
No pets were injured when a fire broke out at a pet store in Westview. Firefighters were alerted to the blaze and put it out before flames reached the main area of the store.
A Powell River couple lost their family automobile when the car caught fire while they were driving on Mahood's logging road. The car carried no firefighting equipment.
Council has requested two additional floats for the small boat harbour in Westview.
It is doubtful that summer wharfage rates in Powell River will be halved for winter mooring following a council meeting here.
Tenders have been called for Wildwood Bridge and approaches by the highways department. Deadline for the tenders is October 1. The bridge is expected to be in operation by next spring.
Damp weather has kept fire hazards in low.
A warning that no "monkey business" will be tolerated has received the full cooperation of the student body at Brooks school. The warning came from principal Harvey McKirdy.
First service of the new Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints will be held on Sunday.
RCN frigate, New Glasgow, arrived in Powell River to take part in the opening ceremonies of the Powell River Exhibition. An open house was held aboard ship for PR residents.
Rainfall in Powell River area broke another record with a total of 2.61 inches of rain falling during 18 days. This surpasses the former 18-day mark by .34 inches.
A delegation from the Westview Flying Club asked council to leave the trees at the south end of the airport standing because dangerous cross winds would develop if the trees were removed. Council has already let a contract for the removal of the trees.
Almost continual shuttle service between Westview and Vancouver provided by Gulf Lines was slashed to four trips a week due to lack of passengers.
Elks have started work bees to beautify the outside grounds around the lodge building in Powell River.
Organization of a yacht club was discussed by Westview Village Commissioners who felt that such a club would help alleviate some of the problems arising from the operation of the small boat harbour.
BC's Pulp and Paper industry viewed the post-war period with some anxiety with Russia in mind as a high competitor.
No. 5 paper machine was installed in the Powell River mill with the intention that production would increase by about 60 tons a day.
Because of the high fire hazard the woods were closed on the eve of the start of hunting season.
A new gymnasium was built at the end of the high school building. It will seat 700 as an auditorium or 500 as a gymnasium.
Player damage was heavy as checking went wild in a Kellie versus Home Gas lacrosse game. Dan Hopkins suffered a broken jaw. Ray Raimondo suffered bruised ribs and Gus Doyle suffered a hit on the head.
A gasoline tank ignited and burned a Powell River man about the face. While he was filling up his gas tank, someone lit a match to help.
Fall fair will be held this Saturday at Dwight Hall. All exhibits must be in by Friday as the directors will be too busy to process any after Friday.
Nanaimo defeated Powell River in a football (soccer) game last weekend by a 3-2 score.
Local Elks used Labour Day as Flag Day to amuse the youngsters of Powell River. Miss Paper Queen was crowned. She is Anna White of Henderson School.
Vancouver Arrows baseball team will play here on Saturday.
Westview knocked off Cranberry to enter the local lacrosse finals.
Elks Flag Day, always a favourite event, was held on Labour Day.
A Powell River man was killed in Turner Valley on an oil rig when hit on the back of the head by falling tools.


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Announcement: We are in the countdown phase for the publication of my new novels. The date on the internet is 1 September. We will see how close we come, or if the publishers meet the deadline. My Aegypt novels will be titled Ancient Light, and the next two books will be called Sister of Light and Sister of Darkness. These were the original titles. They will be released individually and as a 3 in 1 volume. The proposed cover and info can be found at www.ancientlight.com. I'll keep you updated.
Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.
I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.
The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:
1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.
All novels have five discrete parts:
1. The initial scene (the beginning)
2. The rising action
3. The climax
4. The falling action
5. The dénouement
The theme statement of my newest novel, Valeska, is this: An agent of the organization becomes involved with a vampire girl during a mission, she becomes dependent on the agent, and she is redeemed.
Here is my proposed cover for Valeska:
The purpose of a novel is to reveal the protagonist and usually the protagonist's helper, the author needs to place them in circumstance that allows them to reveal themselves. The means can be conversation, exploration, discovery, other's conversation, confession, accidental discovery.
Here is more of the example revelation conversation. It is from my novel Warrior of Darkness, yet unpublished, but part of the Ancient Light novels. Here is the third part:
Niul gazed at her for a moment, "Very well, I'll tell you a bit. I was born in
My mother and father owned a farm.
They were stanch Catholics and the troubles hit them hard. The Brits bivouacked on our land for months. In spite of that we were able to take in the
orchard crop that year. I think they
still have the farm and live content, but I haven't seen them in years. In Armagh I
had my first taste of a woman and of the magic.
They came in the same wrapper for me.
I was always good in school. She,
my first, wanted a young man with patience and wisdom. Because of the studies, I went to Queen's
University and studied Gaelic History and Language. I took a Masters and was awarded a Doctoral
degree in the same. I taught for a
while, but the time required for the magic became too great, and the PIRA
approached me and told me they would pay me for that alone. I was happy to spend my time in study
especially in the study of magic. I am
very good at it."
Klava plucked at her napkin, "I know. What about your lover?"
"When I exceeded her in ability, she stopped contacting me. I didn't love her."
Scáth smiled.
Klava cocked her head, "What do you intend to do now?"
"I originally planned to begin the process of recursing a bag and the items."
Klava smiled, "But you found this was impossible."
"How did you know?"
"I told you not to try. You must give it up. Right now, you know your trust in the world is no longer as strong. You can no longer fully trust in the world."
"Then what am I trusting in?"
Klava laughed, "Isn't it obvious. You are now trusting in me. You shouldn't. You are foolish to, but you cannot stop believing that I am much more than I seem. I don't have any stink of magic on me. I purified your cursed items. I confounded your most powerful spells. I stopped the PIRA bombs. I sit here with my servant whom you have identified as the living dead. You can no longer go on trusting in the world because you have found a being who does not play by the rules of the world or of magic." She glanced at him sidelong.
Niul put his chin in his hand.
"You had sex with me, and you wonder what this means. You know it was not like the sex you had with any other woman. You know the event was monumental in your small world and you suspect in the larger world. You collapsed my world and brought me to this state—I had to beg you. Now you can no longer trust in the world alone, and you can't make the magic work."
Niul frowned, "What should I do then?"
"Your trust is misplaced. The reason I am who I am. The reason I can do what I do is because of the Dagda and His Son."
"Ha, you would have me become a Catholic again then.""You have no other hope. Just as Scáth follows the Dagda and I follow the Dagda, your only hope is to stop trusting in me and trust only in Him."
If you didn't get it yet, Niul is a magic user. His materials and spells were ruined by Klava's actions ad power. A magic user must put full trust in the world--a trust in anything else makes their magic impossible--this is classic magic theory according to P.E.I Bonewitz and James Frazier. When a magic user places their trust in anything else, they can no longer make their magic. This is Niul's problem. The "parting shot" from Klava makes this point.
For the reader, this is a setup. Using scene development, the next scene should be Niul attempting to use magic or attempting to understand the circumstance of his trust issue. This is indeed what happened in the next scene. In this case, the revelation conversation "reveals" these characters, but also sets up the next scene and events in the novel. The conversation also reveals something about magic and much about Klava.
More tomorrow.
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Our sincere apologies to our ardent readers. We are sad and feel sorry to announce that we are discontinuing the category: copy a-c-t-s on the Brand Radio blog.
Renowed Nigerian Graphic artist and illustrator DAPO Adesugba (a.k.a Collyde Prime) whose work had been featured on CNN and some notable brands in Nigeria shared this cartoon titled "fart director" on Facebook saying the idea came from a brainstorming session after some clients rejected their brand idea and strategy; he decided to pour out his mind in the emotional cartoon strip above.
Just last week Volkswagen released this print ad to promote their keyless entry automobiles and we celebrated this ad knowing fully well the predicaments the brand has been facing since the #dieselgate scandal last year.
We feel it wouldn't be fair to let our readers know that the print ad isn't original after sharing a plagiarized ad by German beer maker bergededorf on the brand radio blog late last week.
Creativity takes a lot of courage, and we at the brand radio feel passion for whatever marketing predicaments or travails creatives and brands face in the marketing dungeons. We still love Volkswagen and every other brand that had been caught in this category on the brand radio blog or anywhere else and much love goes out from us to every single creative out there staying up every night to create.
This may be the last post about unlucky advertising coincidences you'll see on THEBRAND radio blog.
Let's celebrate creativity!
If you troll the web like us you will know its a tougher job for us too as a writer and ad observer to see and not write about.
We just hope all our readers will understand and bare with us on this inevitable decision.
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It has come to the notice of the Management of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State that some unscrupulous elements have been going about deceiving members of the public that the Institution has released the 2018/2019 cut-off mark.
The Management is using this medium to inform members of the public that the Institution is yet to release any cut-off mark for the 2018/2019 Academic Session.
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With a selection of boutique and contemporary hotels, luxury room and self-contained apartments, it's easy to find somewhere to stay in Sydney. An accommodation block booking has been made at the Novotel & ibis Sydney on Darling Harbour.
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Pyrmont View Rooms @ $249 per night
100 Murray Street, Darling Harbour
Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour is a 4.5-star hotel. Located in the heart of Darling Harbour adjacent to the International Convention Centre.
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Pyrmont View Rooms @ $219 per night
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Ibis Sydney Darling Harbour is a 3.5 star hotel. Located in exciting Darling Harbour, just a short walk behind the International Convention Centre.
Alternative accommodation can be booked through Visit Sydney: www.sydney.com
Click on this link for helpful travel information whilst you are in Sydney. Including travel tips for getting around Sydney. For example, the Opal card is an easy and convenient way to pay for public transport – trains, light rail, ferries and buses. You'll find information on Sydney Airport and there's useful advice about bushwalking, swimming and driving, and emergency contact numbers.
Getting to ICC Sydney
Located in the heart of Darling Harbour, ICC Sydney is easily accessible by public transport, including light rail, ferry and train and is only a 10 minute walk from Central and Town Hall train stations. Secure car parking is available and conveniently located within the Darling Harbour precinct.
ICC Sydney has multiple public access points with step-free access to every entertainment, exhibition and conference venue.
Accommodation Booking Conditions
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- The accommodation rates quoted include GST and are subject to availability at time of booking.
- Rates may increase without notice due to changes in government charges, taxes or levies.
- The deadline for accommodation bookings through East Coast Conferences is Monday 25th February 2019.
Accommodation Payment: Full prepayment of accommodation is required to secure your booking.
Accommodation Availability: Block bookings have been made at the above properties, and will be confirmed on a first-in basis. Bookings have been made for the Conference dates only (Checking in on Monday 1st April and Checking out on Friday 5th April 2019). Accommodation can be organised outside these dates on a by-request basis only, and room rates may vary outside these dates. All accommodation bookings are subject to availability.
How to Book Accommodation: To book, complete the Registration Form and email or post to East Coast Conferences. The Conference Managers will forward your reservation and full pre-payment to the hotel.
Change of Booking: Any change to a reservation must initially be notified to the Conference Managers and not directly to the hotel. Please note, any changes must be made to the Conference Managers by Monday 25th February 2019 . After this date, please liaise directly with the hotel for any changes to your booking. Cancellations must be made in writing (fees may apply).
Late Arrivals: Please indicate on your registration form or notify the Conference Managers in writing if you will arrive at your hotel after 6pm. Failure to notify of a late arrival may mean that your room will be released, and deposit forfeited.
Arrival Time: Hotel check-in time is 2pm for both properties. If you are to arrive before this time it is probable that you will not be able to gain access to your room. To guarantee a room to be available for an early arrival you will need to pre-book your room for the previous night. If required please indicate on your registration form. (You will be charged by the hotel for the additional night).
Accommodation Refunds: Any accommodation cancellations received after Monday 25th February 2019 will be subject to the hotels accommodation cancellation fee. One night's accommodation cancellation fee will also be incurred if you do not arrive on the date for which you have booked.
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Stay tuned for our 2020-21 season annoucement!
For six seasons, we have brought world-class performances to the East Bay! From classical music to jazz and everything in between, join us in our historic Sanctuary for superb concerts.
Previous 2019-20 Concerts
Blessing of the Animals
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 · 11:00 am • Free
Join First Church Berkeley for our annual, family-friendly Blessing of the Animals — bring a picnic blanket for a morning of fun! The festivities will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a free performance of Maurice Ravel's Mother Goose Suite with pianists Kelly Savage and Derek Tam! Then join us for a short blessing of your pet in honor of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals.
Beethoven at 250
Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 · 8:00 pm
Get a head start on celebrating the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth! Acclaimed Seattle-based violinist Ingrid Matthews ("one of the lights on early music's international circuit"; San Francisco Chronicle) and fortepianist Derek Tam come together for an evening of the composer's most cherished works, performed on period instruments.
First Church Festival Chorus presents Duruflé Requiem
Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 · 8:00 pm
One of the most transcendent works of the 20th century choral repertoire, Maurice Duruflé's Requiem draws upon the ancient traditions of plainchant to create a timeless masterpiece, at once ancient and modern. The First Church Festival Chorus — an annual gathering of 60-80 singers from the Bay Area and beyond — will perform this work along with the composer's Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens.
To learn more about joining the First Church Festival Chorus, click here.
Singing Hope!
Saturday, February 22, 2020 · 5:00 pm
Join City of Refuge UCC and First Church Berkeley for our annual fundraiser concert, featuring amazing musicians raising money for Berkeley-based Youth Spirit Artworks; the Alameda County Food Bank; and Keeping Our Girls in School, which aims to address some of the issues affecting girls in Kenya by providing menstrual pads, menstrual hygiene products and information on sexual and reproductive health. The Nairobi-based organization currently supports over 200 girls at the cost of about $1,700/month.
The headline musicians include:
Ernest Larkins
Ann Jefferson and the Love Beyond Margins Ensemble
Andrew Jamieson and Darnell Ishmel
Charles "Tre" Edwards
Youth-a-Rama Choir
musicians from City of Refuge UCC
musicians from First Church Berkeley
All ticket proceeds will go to the charities listed above. Click here to make an additional contribution and select "Singing Hope! Fundraiser" in the fund menu.
Goldberg Variations
Friday, March 27, 2020 · 8:00 pm
CANCELLED: Because of the novel coronavirus, we have decided to postpone this concert until the following season.
A summit of the keyboard literature, Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations have become infamous for their breadth of invention, monumental structure, and technical demands. Celebrate Bach's 335th birthday with a performance of the Goldberg Variations, which start and end with the same simple aria but showcase the emotional depth and intellectual breadth of the composer in the thirty variations between.
More About Resonance
In 2014, First Church Berkeley, a premier venue for music performance in the East Bay, created its own exciting series of chamber and orchestral music concerts. Now in its sixth season, Resonance @ First Church has become a mainstay of the East Bay artistic calendar.
Music has always been an important part of the life of First Church. It touches the soul and gives sound and voice to ineffable mystery. We sing together and share our musical gifts. We also delight in the special talents of artists from within our community and beyond.
Derek Tam, First Church's Director of Music, curates this exciting series.
$25 for general seating
$20 for seniors (65 and over)
$15 for students, children under 18 and First Church members
Tickets for individual events are available at from First Church's Brown Paper Tickets site or by calling the church at (510) 848-3696. You may also purchase tickets at the door.
Our past seasons include:
2018-19: Costanoan Trio | Carnival of the Animals | Ars Minerva · Ifigenia in Aulide | First Church Festival Chorus · Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem & Serenade to Music | Derek Tam, fortepiano | Elizabeth Forsyth, organ
2017-18: Mozart for Friends | Jason Chu | Mya Byrne | First Church Festival Chorus · Brahms Requiem | Peter and the Wolf | Sylvestris Quartet | MUSA · The Birth of the String Symphony
2016-17: First Church Festival Chorus · Carmina Burana | Salisbury Cathedral Choir | Ja Ronn & FLOW
2015-16: MUSA · Brandenburg Concertos | Kyle Stegall, tenor | Andrew Jamieson & Trouble Ensemble | First Church Festival Chorus · Fauré Requiem
2014-15: Derek Tam, harpsichord | Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time | French Baroque | First Church Festival Chorus · Vivaldi Gloria
First Church is on the south side of the UC Berkeley campus, just west of Telegraph Avenue. It is a few blocks from the Downtown Berkeley BART and is accessible by several bus lines. Some paid parking is available in the church parking lot. Directions to the church and public transportation information...


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Biochemistry I
- Location:
- East Baltimore
- Term:
- 1st term
- Department:
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Credits:
- 5 credits
- Academic Year:
- 2019 - 2020
- Class Times:
- M W F, 1:30 - 2:50pm
- Auditors Allowed:
- Yes, with instructor consent
- Grading Restriction:
- Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
- Course Instructor :
- Contact:
- Mystee Jennings
- Resources:
- Prerequisite:
Introductory organic chemistry.
- Description:
Explores the structures of the principal cellular macromolecules and their roles in cellular processes. Emphasizes the forces that underlie specific recognition processes. Considers the mechanisms of enzyme action and biochemistry of nucleic acids.
- Learning Objectives:
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the construction of the principal cellular macromolecules
- Analyze the forces that determine the three-dimensional structure of these molecules in aqueous solution
- Relate the structures of macromolecules to their functions
- Identify the methods used to study these questions in detail
- Methods of Assessment:
Three in-class examinations
- Enrollment Restriction:
Priority registration will be given to students in the Bloomberg School of Public Health. All others need permission from contact to register.
- Instructor Consent:
Consent required for all students
- Consent Note:
Consent required for non-Bloomberg students
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text: Meet Our DoctorsBoise DentistDr. Robert StevensDr. Robert Stevens was born and raised in Boise, Idaho, before moving to Gooding, Idaho, where he graduated from high school in 1970. After spending some time in Scandinavia, he attended University of Oregon and then Portland State University, where he graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Public Health Certificate. During this time, he started a family with his wife, Maureen, who gave birth to two children.He attended Oregon Health Science University in Portland, Oregon, where he graduated in 1982. After graduation, Dr. Stevens returned to Idaho, where he has been practicing dentistry in and around the Boise area. During this time, his family grew in size by three more children.He thinks of his patients as an extended second family, and in order to better serve their dental needs, Dr. Stevens has remained active in training for current dental procedures. In 2008, he received training and experience in implant placement and restoration. More recently, Dr. Stevens and his staff were certified in the use of dental lasers, including the Waterlase and the diode laser. His passion for dentistry is to help restore or create healthy, comfortable, natural-looking smiles.Dr. Stevens has been active in voluntary civic service through organizations such as Rotary Club International and the Boy Scouts, where he has over 30 years of service in various capacities.He enjoys staying physically active through backpacking, mountain climbing, biking, skiing, and exploring. He also loves photographing Idaho's amazing backcountry. Dr. Stevens enjoys sharing these experiences with his children, grandchildren, and other family and friends.Dr. HeyrendDr. Heyrend is an Idaho native and is originally from Idaho Falls. He moved to the Midwest for a while, and lived in other states while in school. He graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho, where he earned his Bachelor's of Science degree in Exercise Science, and a Minor in Chemistry. He then completed his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, in Pomona, California.Following dental school, he completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) post-graduate residency with NYU Lutheran at Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, in South Jordan, Utah. There he worked in the residency clinic, where he was referred complex cases and treatments to become proficient in treating medically complex and special needs patients, placing and restoring dental implants, root canal treatments, was mentored in cosmetic dentistry by Dr. David Hornbrook (a renowned cosmetic dentist), full-mouth rehabilitation, periodontal surgery, oral surgery, crown and bridge, dentures and implant-supported prostheses, and oral sedation. Dr. Heyrend focused mostly on dental implants, oral surgery, surgical extractions, impacted wisdom teeth extractions, and was mentored by Dr. Karl Koerner (best mentor in the dental field in teaching oral surgery). He is also trained in Invisalign and is happy to offer clear tray orthodontic treatment to patients.Dr. Heyrend is happy to provide quality dental care to families in the Boise, Idaho area. He sees his patients as secondary family and seeks to offer them the best care possible. His goal as a dentist is to help patients overcome their fear of going to the dentist. Dr. Heyrend enjoys traveling, hiking, the outdoors, anything Italian, and spending time with his wife and two boys in his free time.


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Here's the original paper that proposes the algorithm that we're going to implement.
SVMs are a very popular classification learning tool, and in the original form, the task of learning an SVM is actually a loss minimization problem with a penalty term for the norm of the classifier being learned. So for a given training set of training examples , where and , we want to build a minimizer for the following function (note that here and are vectors):
where is the loss function, given by where denotes the inner product of the two vectors. To have an intuitive insight into why this loss function works, let's consider two examples:
The variable has the classification information, where means belonging to the class, and means not belonging to the class for which the classifier is being trained. Therefore, a positive value of along with , or a negative value of along with is favorable because both these cases denote that the prediction works right. It also means that the loss function will be minimized in these two scenarios (work it out if needed), which is a part of our main function that we need to build the minimizer for.
PEGASOS stands for Primal Estimated sub-GrAdient SOlver for SVM, where stochastic means having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analysed statistically but may not be predicted precisely. Let's dive into the algorithm and see why it's stochastic. The PEGASOS algorithm performs stochastic gradient descent on the primal objective function with a carefully chosen step size.
The basic procedure
- Initially, set to be the zero vector
- Iterate times while doing the following in each iteration
- Choose a random training example by picking uniformly at random from
- Replace the objective funtion with an approximation based on this training example, yielding
- Compute the subgradient of as
Here is the indicator function, which takes the value if its argument is true, and otherwise, so we know that the value will be only when yields some non-zero loss in the example
- Update with the step size
- Output
Let's try to see why this approximation is okay for a suitable . For this, we'll look at the value of the complete gradient, and the subgradient computed with the approximated function above, and see a relation between them. The complete gradient of will be ,
Now what will be the expected value of the subgradient that we computed above? To find the expected value, we observe that the example taken to approximate the objective is chosen uniformly at random, which means that the probability of any example being selected is . Thus the expected value of the subgradient turns out to be equal to the complete gradient of , our primal objective function. And that is why intuitively this approximation is expected to work well enough. Next section deals with mini-batch iterations, to approximate the objective with more determinism.
Mini-batch iterations
As an extension of the basic procedure, now we would select a subset of examples, rather than selecting a single example for approximating the objective. So for a given , we choose a subset of size and approximate the objective as before. Note that is the case we already saw above. So now the objective can be written as where is the subset chosen in iteration.
Projection step
A potential variation in the above algorithm is that we limit the set of admissible solutions to a ball of radius . To enforce this, project after each iteration onto a sphere as . The revised analysis as presented in the paper does not compulsorily require this projection step. It mentions this as an optional step because no major difference was found during the experiments between the projected and the unprojected variants.
It is proved in the paper that the number of iterations required to obtain a solution of accuracy is , where each iteration operates on a single training example. In contrast, previous analyses of stochastic gradient descent methods for SVMs required iterations because in previously devised SVM solvers, the number of iterations also scales linearly with , where is the regularization parameter of the SVM; while with PEGASOS, this is not the case. PEGASOS works on an approximation, so the runtime of the algorithm is not dependent on the number of training examples or with some function of . It just depends on , the size of the subset we are taking, and , the number of iterations that we are making. The implemented code (in C++) will be put up later when I'm not feeling lazy.


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Condor, the German holiday airline that belonged to the now-bankrupt Thomas Cook, said on Tuesday that it was attracting a significant amount of takeover interest.
When Thomas Cook collapsed in September, the German government stepped in with a €380m (£325m, $418m) bridging loan to keep Condor afloat. The Frankfurt-based airline, which was founded in 1956 and flies some 8 million passengers a year, immediately announced it was on the lookout for a new owner.
Today, Condor said in a statement to Reuters that "a structured bidding process shows a high level of interest from strategic and financial investors in a takeover."
READ MORE: Germany throws Thomas Cook-owned Condor a €380m lifeline
The airline, which employs 5,000 staff, is bucking the financial woes that laid low its parent company. It said earnings before interest in tax had risen by about one-third to €57m, in the financial year ending September, with turnover rising 6% to €1.7bn.
"We are a financially healthy and profitable company," said Condor CEO Ralf Teckentrup.
German customers have been hurt by the Thomas Cook collapse, as Thomas Cook Germany shut down simultaneously in September.
This month, the company said it had cancelled all trips from 2020, including those booked with Neckermann Reisen, Öger Tours, Bucher Reisen, and Air Marin. It said that fully compensating customers might not be possible as the company was only insured up to €110m — reportedly claims totalling over €250m have already been submitted.


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Humidtropics is holding a 3-day Results-Based Management Workshop for Monitoring & Evaluation experts at IITA in Ibadan, Nigeria, from February 25 to 27, 2014. The key outputs will deal with enhancing readiness for managing by results, monitoring and evaluation for results. Workshop participants will take part in the development of indicator matrices, targets, metrics and means of verification to track, evaluate and report on Humidtropics' progress towards its six Intermediate Development Outcomes (IDOs) on Income, Nutrition, Productivity, Environment, Gender and Innovation. The workshop … [Read more...]
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Realme X to launch in India on 15 July, Far From Home Edition to Arrive Alongside
Realme X is set to launch in India on July 15. The company has made this announcement while also confirming that the Realme X Spider-Man: Far From Home Special Edition will be launched in the country as well. This custom edition variant was launched in China just a few days ago, and it comes with a Spider-Man graphic back cover, a Spider-Man theme, and a special gift box packaging. The Realme X China variant's key features include Snapdragon 710 SoC, 6.53-inch full-HD+ display, and 3,765mAh battery. The India variant is said to offer slightly different specifications and features.Realme X price and availability details will be announced on July 15, but it is confirmed to be priced somewhere around Rs. 18,000. CEO Madhav Sheth has confirmed that the Realme X India variant may come with different features and specifications, but the changes haven't been detailed yet. The headline-grabbing Naoto Fukasawa collection with onion and garlic finish will launch in the country as well. Sheth has also said that there will be a special variant made for India as well, and it will be revealed at launch.
The Realme X has been launched in China starting at CNY 1,499 (roughly Rs. 15,400) for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage option, whereas the phone's 6GB + 64GB variant carries a price tag of CNY 1,599 (roughly Rs. 16,400) and the top variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage is priced at CNY 1,799 (roughly Rs. 18,500). The Realme X Spider-Man: Far From Home special edition will come in a single 8GB RAM + 128GB storage option at a price tag of CNY 1,799 (roughly Rs. 18,100). The phone's India pricing should be somewhere in the same range, but it may differ due to varied government policies Realme CEO Madhav Sheth has finally confirmed the launch date of the company's most anticipated smartphone this year. The Chinese smartphone maker will take the covers off the Realme X on 15 July at 12 noon.
Sheth also put an end to some rumours surrounding that phone. He confirmed that the company had indeed collaborated with Spider-Man: Far From Home to bring out a special edition of the smartphone to India. Seth previously also confirmed that the special Onion and Garlic edition of the Realme X will also head to India alongside the regular models.
The Realme X was launched at an event in China last month. The Chinese variant of the Realme X comes with a 6.53-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080x2340 pixels at a pixel density of 394 pixels per inch (ppi) and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9.
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Nigel Redden, the longtime chief of the annual Lincoln Center Festival, will step down from his post in the fall after a tenure of nearly 20 years.
The summer festival, which mostly takes place on and around the Upper West Side campus of Lincoln Center, has hosted a number of notable performing arts events over the years, including Sydney Theater Company productions starring Cate Blanchett ("Uncle Vanya" in 2012 and "The Maids" in 2014); "DruidSynge," the 2006 marathon of all the plays by J.M. Synge performed by the Druid Theater Company; and a string of productions from Simon McBurney and his company Complicite. Opera, dance and performing arts companies from Japan, Korea, Mongolia, the Caribbean and Africa have also gotten showcases in the festival.
Redden, who joined the fest in 1994 as consultant and exec producer before becoming its director in 1998, is also the general director of Spoleto Festival USA, and will continue in that post after he departs Lincoln Center. After his exit from the New York institution, he'll focus on expanding Spoleto USA while also working on other artistic projects.
On the 2017 slate for the Lincoln Center Festival are theater productions including Improbable's "Opening Skinner's Box" and Syrian playwright Mohammad Al Attar's "While I Was Waiting," as well as performances by the Bolshoi Ballet and a tribute to saxophonist-composer Ornette Coleman, among other offerings.
Redden departs the festival in fall 2017, with no word yet on who will replace him.


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Let's face it, different people have different needs and wants. When it comes to a telco plan, things can get rather convoluted, sometimes sneakily confusing even. But does it really have to be? What if there was a better way, a better option?
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Tesco acquittals set to curb corporate plea deals
White-collar crime lawyers say the latest acquittals may make companies more reluctant to strike a deal if the SFO is having difficulty securing convictions. In a speech in London in November, Hannah von Dadelszen, head of fraud at the SFO, said DPAs were "Designed to encourage corporates to undertake ethical corporate behaviour . . . A corporate can choose to be open, honest and transparent [or] can choose to play a game of smoke and mirrors." Jeremy Summers, head of business crime at law firm Osborne Clarke, says the Tesco acquittals are not likely to encourage other companies to self-report to the authorities. Under Richard Alderman, SFO director from 2008-2012, the agency was frequently criticised for striking cosy, opaque deals with companies by encouraging them to admit to overseas corruption in exchange for leniency in civil settlements. The Tesco case is unusual, in that it centred on fraud - an offence that still requires proof of a "Directing mind" to secure a company's conviction.
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