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1. When is the race date for the Half Marathon, Resolution 5K/10K, & Kid's Fun Run?
Sunday, January 3rd, 2016
2. What time do the races start?
Kid's Fun Run: 4:00pm
Resolution 5K/10K: 6:00pm
Half Marathon: 8:00pm
3. Where are the Start and Finish lines for the races?
ALL RACES will start and finish near
the Celebration Zone at Grand Park located directly in front of LA City Hall.
Address: 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
4. Will Gear Check be available?
Yes. Half Marathon & Resolution 5K/10K gear check will be located inside the Celebration Zone near Broadway Ave. (Grand Park) Gear Check hours are from 5:00pm – 12midnight. Note: All items left after 12:30am will be donated.
5. What is the course time limit for the Half Marathon?
3.5hr time limit (~16:00 min/mile pace). Streets reopen to vehicular traffic on a rolling basis. Participants still on the course at this time will be directed to the sidewalks and a shuttle bus will be provided to assist runners to meet the course time limit
6. Do all participants receive a finisher's medal?
Yes, all Half Marathon, Resolution 5K/10K, and Kid's Fun Run Finishers will receive a finisher's medal after they cross the Finish Line. Challenge medals must be picked up at the Challenge Tent after you cross the finish line. NO unclaimed medals will be mailed.
NOTE: All Bandit runners will be immediately ejected from the race and will not be allowed to cross the finish line. Security will be on course to remove anyone running without a bib.
7. How will my time be recorded?
Gemini Timing, our official timing company, will record all participants in the Half Marathon & Resolution 5K/10K with B-tag chips.
8. Are strollers allowed? Are dogs allowed?
Strollers are allowed; dogs are not allowed.
9. What are the Seeded Start Corrals?
There will be an Elite/Sub-elite corral by qualification and corrals 1-16 are organized by your estimated finish times submitted at the time of registration. You can edit your finish time online before December 1
or at Solutions located inside the Health & Fitness Expo.
1. When does race registration close?
12/31/15 or until capacity is reached for each individual race.
2. Can I confirm my registration after I sign up online?
You can confirm your registration by clicking on the "Confirm Your Registration" link on the homepage
or via your ImAthlete account.
3. How can I make changes to my registration information (i.e. address, email, shirt size, finish time)?
You may edit your registration via ImAthlete by clicking on "Edit Your Registration" link on your ImAthlete confirmation email.
to edit
your registration is on 12/1/15. After 12/1/15, any edits can be made at Solutions.
4. I did not receive a confirmation/receipt email or I deleted the confirmation/receipt email. What can I do?
If you registered online, you may log into your ImAthlete account and resend it to yourself. You may also contact ImAthlete directly at 877.462.7979.
5. I am injured and/or cannot participate. Can I get a refund, defer or transfer my registration?
Per standard race Rules & Guidelines, registrations are
non-refundable, non-transferrable, non-deferrable.
. New Year's Race raises funds to benefit community charities. Any requests will be redirected to the Rules & Guidelines.
6. Is there an age requirement for the races?
No. However, any participant under 18 years of age will need parent/guardian signed consent and
parent/guardian must be present at packet pick-up. Participants in the Kid's
Fun Run should be under the age of 12.
7. Can we register as a team/group?
We do not offer discounted group registration. You may create a team/group via ImAthlete online registration. The team/group will then appear in a drop down menu. Each participant can then register themselves individually and add themselves to the team/group.
1. Where can I find a course map for all the races?
Course maps: www.newyearsrace.com/course
2. Where will the Water/Aid Stations be located?
Approximately every 1.5 miles
3. Will the course be well lit since it is a night race?
Yes, we will be placing light towers in areas needed on the course for runner's safety.
However, runners are highly recommended to wear a headlamp.
4. Will there be security throughout the course?
Yes, within the 3.5 hour
course limit, security will be provided in key areas throughout the course for runner's safety.
5. What are the specific race day street closures?
Please review the Race Day Street Closure notice here:
Packet Pick-up and Expo:
1. When and where is the packet pick-up and Expo?
Expo Location:
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Expo Hours:
Saturday, January 2, 2016: 12noon – 7pm
Sunday, January 3, 2016: 12noon – 7pm
All bibs/shirts/goodie bags MUST be picked up within expo hours located at the Biltmore Hotel. NO bibs/shirts/goodie bags will be available at the start/finish lines located at Grand Park. Biltmore and Grand Park are approximately 0.6mi in distance. Aim to arrive to
the start line at least TWO hours prior to your race start. Please plan accordingly as 8,000 runners combined will be arriving on race day.
2. Where do I park for the expo?
You can park at Pershing Square, across the street from Biltmore Hotel (location of Expo). Several other garages and lots are located near Grand Park (location of start/finish lines and Celebration Zone). More Details and directions are here:
3. What do I need to bring with me in order to pick up my race packet & goodie bag?
Valid photo ID. All bibs MUST be picked up during the Expo hours.
4. What if I didn't receive my confirmation email?
You may contact Participant Support at ImAthlete directly at 877.462.7979 to resend you your email.
5. Can a friend/family member pick up my race packet?
Yes, they MUST present your confirmation email AND copy of your photo ID. NO exceptions.
6. Can I exchange the size of my long sleeve/tech shirt at the expo?
We will offer a Shirt Exchange booth at the Expo inside the Biltmore Hotel to exchange your size; however, exchanges are based on availability.
7. If I cannot run the race, will you be able to mail my race packet or medal
to me?
Unfortunately, no packets will be mailed out. All race packets must be picked up at the expo. Please arrange for someone to pick up your packet if needed during expo hours. Medals will only be given to official race finishers.
Start Corrals:
1. What are the Seeded Start Corrals?
There will be an Elite/Sub-elite corral by qualification and corrals 1-16 organized by your estimated finishing times submitted at the time of registration.
2. How can I qualify for an Elite/Sub-Elite Corral?
Please visit
for time qualifications and how to apply if space permits prior to the 12/31/15 registration deadline.
3. How do I know which start corral or bib number I have been assigned to?
During race week, Gemini Timing will provide your start corral and bib number.
4. Can I switch corrals?
Yes, changes can be made at the "Solutions Table" at the expo inside the Biltmore Hotel.
Space is limited per corral and not guaranteed. Please plan accordingly to arrive THREE hours prior to your race start if any change requests need to be made.
Doubleheader Challenge:
1. What is the Doubleheader Challenge and what does it include?
Runners can now run the 5K or 10K at 6PM and then run the half marathon at 8PM.
click here for more details.
2. Can I upgrade to the Doubleheader if I only registered for the 5K, 10K, or Half Marathon?
If space permits, you may upgrade by clicking on "Self-Edit Registration" in your confirmation email or
click here
. Deadline for changes are
3. Can I change distances between the 5K and 10K if I'm doing the Challenge?
If space permits, you may change between the 5K and 10K by clicking on "Self-Edit Registration" in your confirmation email or
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A Cause to be Thankful
By: Yolanda Shanks
Review Date: May 13, 2013
A Christian Book Review
9.9 out of 10.0 stars
A Cause to be Thankful is the third book in the Destined to Live, Despite Me Series by award-winning and multi-published Christian author and suicide survivor, Yolanda Shanks. This book gives an insightful look into the roots of the spirit of ingratitude, revealing that a spirit of entitlement pervades throughout today's modern society. The author boldly proclaims that thankfulness, instead of ungratefulness, is the correct biblical perspective and attitude in all circumstances. Yes, all circumstances…with that said, the author includes a wonderful analysis of the ten healed lepers in Luke 17 where only one returned to thank the Lord. From a biblical premise the author pinpoints the meaning of thankfulness in its fullness. Examples from the life of King David and many others are examined, preluding to the idea that a thankful attitude should always be within our hearts, minds and actions as to convey to others, and the world, the absolute gratitude we as Christians have for all that He is and has done in our lives.
With honesty and compassion, the author reveals that a genuine attitude of thankfulness should be a Christian's attitude. As the biblical examples come to life, one will realize that through all the trials, these triumphant examples adamantly chose to bless the Lord at all times. This was especially true of King David. The author has used much biblical interpretation, scripture and Psalms throughout her book that bring to light the biblical attitude of thankfulness and what thankfulness does for our soul.
This book will challenge you to come up higher in your walk and obedience to the Lord in choosing to have the right attitude. You will find that having the right attitude and perspective can change your life in ways you did not expect. Suddenly, favor will be in your life and suddenly there will be joy. This book is a true delight to read.
Get your copy of A Cause to be Thankful at Amazon ... you may also find more information about Yolanda, her books and her ministry at Yolanda Shanks.
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What's the Annenberg Foundation's Plan to Boost Diversity in Journalism?/
All across the country, newsrooms and journalism schools struggle to effectively harness new technology. No suprise, there. And so major foundations—including Knight, the National Press, and the Dow Jones Foundation—are putting big money behind efforts to eqiup these outfits with the most sophisticated digital tools available.
But what if these foundations threw a digital journalism party and no one came?
In other words, how can foundations ensure that such technology is actually accessible to students and journalists, particularly those from communities that have been traditionally underrepresented in the industry? For an answer we turn to the Annenberg Foundation.
The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism announced the launch of the Annenberg Leadership Initiative, a long-term program that will "increase access to cutting-edge journalism education and professional development for people from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds." The program, which is funded by a $5 million grant from Annenberg, looks to create a deep bench of talented journalists equipped to lead 21st century newsrooms.
Diversity in journalism is a major problem. In an Atlantic article earlier this year, Gillian B. White wrote "walk into most major newsrooms in the U.S. and you'll be overwhelmed by the whiteness and maleness of the editorial staff. Journalism certainly isn't the only field that is notoriously and historically homogenous. But this is a big problem for an industry whose ambition is to serve and inform an increasingly diverse public." Just 13 percent of journalists at daily papers are people of color. So it's good to see a funder and major academic institution teaming up on this challenge.
Annenberg's gift supports the Campaign for the University of Southern California, a multi-year effort that seeks to raise a hefty $6 billion or more in private philanthropy to advance USC's academic priorities. Four years after its launch, the campaign has already raised more than $4.6 billion.
Related: Inside a Fundraising Juggernaut: How USC Pulls in the Big Bucks
The Annenberg Leadership Initiative, meanwhile, is built on scholarships and fellowships that will match aspiring journalists with state-of-the art technology and experienced professionals. To the former, the Annenberg Leadership Scholarships provide full tuition for three journalism M.S. graduate students per year year who come from "socio-economic backgrounds currently underrepresented in journalism and communication industries."
The Annenberg Leadership Fellowships, on the other hand, will provide three fellowships a year to working journalists from diverse backgrounds. By their very definition, these individuals will be more experienced than scholarship recipients, and as a result, fellows will be tasked with managing student journalists in the school's state-of-the-art Julie Chen/Leslie Moonves and CBS Media Center of Wallis Annenberg Hall. The initiative will also fund its expanded Community Reporting Initiative to focus on identifying and meeting the needs of underserved communities.
Annenberg understands that technology for technology's sake won't move the journalism dial. Accessibility is critical, particularly for those communities who have been historically unrepresented in the field. And while we're on the topic of creating scholarships and boosting diversity at USC, why should George Lucas have all the fun?


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to the website of Canadian Country and Folk Music Singer, Songwriter
and Music Composer Lynda Dobbin
Turner. (Lavenham, Manitoba)
Lynda brings
the experiences of a challenging lifetime to the musical
stage with her unique series of well written folk and country music songs that
are sure to touch you and leave you laughing, crying,
loving, and thinking just a little bit harder!
Lynda's unique song-writing style transcends the traditional
boundaries between Country and Folk music. Her "sex
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to those lying, cheating, hurting country music songs and
her music provides the audience with a frank, entertaining
and refreshing examination of life, of death, and of
pretty much everything in between.
Lynda Dobbin Turner: a rising star worth watching in
both the Canadian Country Music Industry.


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Oct. 20, 2006: The Tribune-Democrat
Summary:The conventional wisdom in buying a higher-priced hybrid car is that the fuel savings will more than offset the initial cost over the life of the vehicle.
But a couple of tax benefits, including one extended by the state on Thursday, are making the savings found in hybrids more immediate.
This year, the state instituted the Hybrid Electric Rebate Program – which offered a $500 rebate to residents purchasing a hybrid during to 2006-07 fiscal year that began in July. The state set aside $1.5 million, enough to provide rebates to 3,000 hybrid buyers.
According to the state, it had issued about 25 percent of the refunds available prior to Thursday.


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Your tires are probably the most expensive investment in your car or truck. If you have the original tires you bought with your vehicle or you have already invested in new tires, they are worth maintaining.
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Kaiser Chiefs
+ {Parva}…
Named after a famous South African football club (Kaizer Chiefs), indie-punks KAISER CHIEFS had struggled for many years before they finally found a bit of "Employment" in 2005; ironically the name of their debut set. Fronted by the energetic celebrity of Ricky Wilson, much of the band's spirit and musical seed garnered comparisons with The JAM, The CLASH, XTC and BLUR, although fans might disagree with that analogy – `I Predict A Riot', indeed.
One can trace the band's roots back to 1996 when former Menston, West Yorkshire school chums, Nick Hodgson (drums), Nick "Peanut" Baines (keyboards) and Simon Rix (bass), left university – the latter two at least – to form Runston Parva (a play on words taken from a similarly-named East Yorkshire village). Together with Leeds lads, Ricky Wilson (vocals) and Andrew "Whitey" White, PARVA – as they were now re-titled – rehearsed and performed in and around the surrounding area until they were spotted by Mantra Records, a sub-division of Beggars Banquet. For a couple of years between 2001 and 2003, PARVA delivered three singles (`Heavy', `Good Bad Right Wrong' and `Hessles') plus an album, 22 (2002) {*4}, but without much direction or guidance the band were booted into touch.
A sticky wicket for many industry moguls due to their unfruitful history, the lads decided on a complete overhaul of sounds and songs, resulting in Drowned In Sound, a label run by Sean Adams, releasing the KAISER CHIEFS' debut single, `Oh My God'. A pulverising punk mantra, it sold out of its initial pressing in a matter of days, scraping enough sales for a minor chart placing. Enthused by its potential and a number of other certain hits, James Sandom took over the management.
The Yorkshire tribe were subsequently headhunted by the major labels, eventually opting for Universal subsidiary, B-Unique. A post-millennium tale of the natives getting restless, `I Predict A Riot', was a festival anthem in the making, hyper-kinetically marshalled by big chief Ricky. The song initially went Top 30, re-energising `Oh My God' into a fresh Top 10 position, which, in turn, paved the way for their hotly anticipated, Stephen Street-produced debut album, EMPLOYMENT (2005) {*8}. Although the record entered the chart at No.3, the band's ever-growing legions of subjects as well as further hits, `Everyday I Love You Less And Less', `I Predict A Riot' (again!) and `Modern Way', ensured its deserved place on top of the charts. Their infectious amphetamine-fuelled amalgam of good-time Britpop/rock/mod, together with kitchen-sink lyrics and Wilson's defiantly Northern phrasing was enough to see them clean up at the Brit awards, although they just missed out on the 2006 Mercury Music Prize.
KAISER CHIEFS looked to be on easy street when they returned with a follow-up set, and an attendant No.1 smash hit in `Ruby'. The equally accomplishing YOURS TRULY, ANGRY MOB (2007) {*7}, dealt with the darker side of life: societal breakdowns of the working class, etc., etc., but choice cuts for the masses had to be `Highroyd', and Top 20 hits not so massive, `Everything Is Average Nowadays' and the title track.
Letting producer and fan MARK RONSON in on the act, OFF WITH THEIR HEADS (2008) {*6}, also received mixed reviews, although that mattered little to their frenzy of fans who managed to get it to No.2. Augmented by three members of NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB, `Never Miss A Beat', cracked the Top 5, but there was no joy for follow-up `Good Days Bad Days', which fell short of the Top 100! Boasting a cheeky guest list of LILY ALLEN (on `Always Happens Like That') and rapper SWAY (on `Half The Truth'), it looked that the Kaisers had chosen alt-pop for indie-punk.
Three years was not a long time between albums for modern-day – or even "Modern Way" – outfits, but it was dicey to take a chance when your band was on the precipice of survival. Throwing in influences of early ULTRAVOX, WIRE and er… The TURTLES, THE FUTURE IS MEDIEVAL (2011) {*6}, was the KAISER CHIEFS in transition. `Little Shocks', `Things Change' and `When All Is Quiet', had Ricky and the band sprawling all over the shop for a direction, but with some experimental tweaks it worked on many levels. With today's hardship tales for group's over a certain age to hit the singles charts, `Man On Mars' – featuring soon-to-be-parting Hodgson on vox – had no chance of competing with the X-Factors, despite its poppy hook-lines. For their ever-decreasing American fanbase, the set found its way to the independents via a new title, "Start The Revolution Without Me". Predictions to the band's future was even money, although Vijay Mistry (from Club Smith) was now in the drum stool.
Back at number one but with sales dropping almost immediately, fifth album EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION & WAR (2014) {*6}, it was indeed back-to-basics for a flagging post-Britpop act trying hard to keep in touch with its alt-pop pupils. As rambunctious and raucous as in previous playtime albums, KAISER CHIEFS failed to give listeners a "Ruby" or a "… Riot", instead fist-pumping fans rallied to their cause through primary anthems, `Ruffians On Parade', `Bows & Arrows' and solitary hit, `Coming Home'. One thinks the lads from Leeds might have to stay in after school and do more homework before they're ultimately expelled. And if that's the case, will Ricky have a permanent job as a judge on BBC-TV's The Voice.
Turning to neo new romantic/electro music by way of the Brian Higgins co-produced sixth album, STAY TOGETHER (2016) {*6}, KAISER CHIEFS were now fully immersed in commercial pop. The fact that former "The Voice" coach Ricky declared the Top 5 set would be strictly dance-pop was decidedly ill at ease with fans who'd loved `…Riot', `Oh My God' et al, but was there a "Ruby" among its shiny stones? Well, the critics didn't seem to think so. A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS, ABC and a "Let's Dance" BOWIE/CHIC were names bandied about for the 8-minute closer, `Still Waiting', whilst there were similar – at times unfair – fish-face-slapping for highlights `Hole In My Soul', `We Stay Together', `Parachute' and `Why Do You Do It To Me?'.
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Fun Game
There is a site that I go onto which is a blog by an italian bloke who does mainly Flash based programming called Emanuele Feronato and there is a game that he had made called Chain Reaction, now it is an addictive game and its really simple to play, but does make the human race stressed at the same time.
The basic rules of it is simple, your mouse cursor is a circle and when you click your mouse you shoot 4 bullets (One up, one down, one left and one right) and when your bullets hit another circle then that circle explodes and shoots in a certain way. The green circles shoot the same way you do, the yellow ones shoot off diagonally and then, i think, the purple ones shoot in a hexagonal way - can't remember which way they do. The levels are fun and you should give the game a go and comment on what level you got to.


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A new restaurant has popped up on the Downtown East Side called Fat Dragon BBQ. The location is quite remote and nothing very pretty is around this place.Even though it is a Chinese restaurant, its more of Chinese x Southern US fusion. You won't be able to find any fried rice here or anything traditional. You're going to the wrong place if you want Chinese food.
Ange of FoodPunk and I headed to try out Fat Dragon BBQ since I heard from my sister they have an amazing pig head. Pig head on a menu isn't regular and I've never heard of people eating pig head.
Once you walk inside, you'll enter a pink tunnel and you will be transported into the restaurant where you will find a very rustic interior.
The interior is quite cool since there are lots of small dim light around. It kinda reminds me of lanterns and fireflies. Also, there are huge scales running across to the back of the restaurant like a dragon's tail.
You get chopsticks for your meal and the best part is the bad grammar on the packaging! Clearly it is a product of China.
Yanjing Beer ($5) is a light beer and does not have a strong hop taste to it. Its refreshing especially with BBQ.
Junmai Sour ($8.50) has fruit tea sake, gin, lemon, orange blossom and egg white.
Crunchy Squid Bao Buns ($2.50) is a unique twist on the steamed buns. It has calamari, scallions, coriander, chili salt and hot sauce. The batter of the squid was light and well seasoned. I enjoyed it.
Slow-Smoked Beef Deckie Bao Buns ($2.50) has minced meat, cabbage and candied peanuts. The filling inside would easily fall out, so be a bit careful when eating. I thought the beef was a bit on the dry side, but there was hints of a smokey flavour. The texture of the cabbage and the meat contrasted nicely.
Smoked and Roasted Half Pigs Head ($45) it is served with lemon, bacon bits, herb sauce as well as bean sprout kimchi and lettuce. This is meant to serve 4 -6 people. It does take a while to prepare, so it is best to get a few drinks or appies to not get bored waiting.
The cheeks were quite fatty, but it was so delicious and tender. It was like pork belly but on its face. Ange and I both devoured this without trouble! While we were eating it, several people did have to come to our table to check out 2 small Asian girls eating a pig's head. It's really not that big, but we were able to survive through it.
Don't spend too long eating this because when it gets cold, the fat does solidify. We didn't run into any issues since it stayed warm for a long time.
We took a little bit of everything and put it into the lettuce. I found that the lettuce and the bean sprout kimchi is needed to enjoy the meat! It gives it a refreshing crunch, plus the taste of fat will not overwhelm your tastebuds.
Jasmine Hot Tea ($2.75 per pot) was definitely needed after the pig head to aid digestion. I always have a habit of drinking tea after fatty meals. Ange ordered the Vanilla Oolong tea ($2.75 per pot) and it did smell very fragrant and sweet, but it did not taste sweet.
Fat Dragon Chocolate Bars ($7.50 each) was a bit disappointing when it arrived at the table. We did not expect it would actually be just chocolate bars. It seemed ordinary, but the 2 kinds do have interesting flavours.
Milk chocolate with crispy rice, toasted coconut and ceylon cinnamon.
Dark Chocolate with smoked peanuts, candied ginger and sea salt.
Overall, nothing too Chinese here, but the BBQ is pretty good. I saw lots of people ordering ribs. We didn't ordering too many variety of items, but the pig head was fun to devour.
Words of Wisdom:
- Free parking on the street after 6pm
- Some items can be expensive
- Good for BBQ
We Rate Fat Dragon BBQ:
566 Powell Street
Vancouver, BC
Website: http://fatdragonbbq.com/


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On July 23, International Union of Young Artists (IUYA) held a special film screening adapted for the society of deaf and people hard of hearing. Nana Janelidze's "Will There Be a Theatre up There?" ('Netav ik Teatri aris?') was screened at the evening. The screening was supported by the Union of the Deaf of Georgia, Georgian National Film Center and adjaranet.com.
It is to mention that Nana Janelidze's film "Wil There be a Theatre up There?!" was awarded a special prize from the Bank of Georgia at the 12th Tbilisi International Film Festival. The film tells the story of an actor and its family regarding to Georgia, the USSR, and Stalin regime. "The award for the best director goes to Nana Janelidze, for describing the historical moments in such an interesting manner and for all the emotional influence the film has got." - said the jury member Ulrich Gregor when handing the award at the festival.
The film screening in Mziuri started at 8:30 and after that, the discussion was held as well with the director Nana Janelidze and actor Kakhi Kavsadze.
The International Union of Young Artists has adapted 10 films to sign language so far.
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- Introduction
- Open Access
9th German Conference on Chemoinformatics
- Uli Fechner1Email author
© Fechner; licensee Chemistry Central Ltd. 2014
- Published: 11 March 2014
The Chemistry-Information-Computer (CIC) division of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) [1] invited the chemoinformatics and molecular modelling community to the 9th German Conference on Chemoinformatics (GCC2013) to discuss recent developments in the field of Computational Chemistry. The conference was held from the 10th to the 12th November 2013 in Fulda, Germany.
It was the first time for the current CIC board, who took office in the beginning of 2013, to organize the German Conference on Chemoinformatics. The board decided to adapt the conference to the recent developments in Computational Chemistry and the novel challenges the field is faced with. The session Chemical Information, Patents and Databases made room for the session Hot Topics and Developments, the scientific focus of other sessions was shifted, and a novel session, Research Telegrams, provided PhD Students an opportunity to present the current status of their research in oral presentations of 15 minutes each. Furthermore, new members were welcomed to the Scientific Advisory Board and the conference venue was moved from Goslar, Germany, where the conference has been held for the last eight years, to Fulda, Germany.
Authors' Affiliations
- GDCh CIC Division : [http://www.gdch.de/cic]
- Wassermann AM: Computational Analysis of Structure-Activity Relationships – From Prediction to Visualization Methods. PhD Thesis. 2012, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany, [http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:5n-29085]Google Scholar
This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.


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|The original Angry Bear
Being his usual pleasant self!!!
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Recently Painted No 44 Fran the Angry Bear
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Oh dear Ray, what have you done? I feel repercussions are only moments away! For what it's worth, great miniature, beautiful done. Love the name too 8-)ReplyDelete
Its only what he deserves anyway!!! he he!!!ReplyDelete
Oh-oh-oh!! Can't hardly wait to see the reaction in Angry's blog!!! This looks very promisingReplyDelete
Looks great and I can see the growls from Fran coming soon!ReplyDelete
Oh my WOW!!! I love it! Well done!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4 January 2012 at 17:09
There's a storm coming...ReplyDelete
He is a very nice beast.ReplyDelete
Or is SHE?
Such a feminine little figure.ReplyDelete
Nice job! I love painting bears - for Beorn, for my Ursa bodyguards in "Traveller", for "Where Heroes Dare" and my 1812 adventure games. I'll remember your model when I'm "bruin'" some tea.ReplyDelete
Great looking model, love to see what Fran has to say about his namesakeReplyDelete
I can see this insult thing building up of so nice, all of a sudden in a bit of a rules dust up one of you chins the other......ReplyDelete
Myonly question, will you video it for us? LOL
A marvellous and ferocious beast. But I sense an angry bear approaching ... !ReplyDelete
Fran seems to have lost most of, most of his fingers poor man ! :-)ReplyDelete
Oh Ray, this is too funny. Angry as a bear and as a girl bear! Haha I hope you win this category. I wanna see him in a dress!ReplyDelete
You can kiss my hairy celtic arse you cheating paint whorebag Ray.ReplyDelete
LOl very nice painted bear Ray, That last photo is excellent was it a bad day?ReplyDelete
Nice Bear. I guess it could be argued that bears are in fact 'historical' too, they are clearly not fantasy/mythical or sci-fi, put it that way!ReplyDelete
As for Fran - priceless! He shows amazing powers and talents of an ambidextrous nature - being able to do both fingers at once. Mucho kudos! ;-)
A nice bear!! seems to be so friendly!!!!!ReplyDelete
(that man is the last picture!)
Good luck with all of that Ray... ;-)ReplyDelete
By the way, I'll try getting that e-mail out to you this weekend. I haven't forgotten.
Ray - nice bear. I realise this question becomes more important if you are yourself a bear, but how do you recognise a female?ReplyDelete
...forgot to mention - the picture of the Lurker should get him an immediate 1-match ban, or is that TWO gestures?ReplyDelete
I see that Fran has taken all this rather well!! The Bear looks great BTW.ReplyDelete
I think Fran has shown remarkable restraint. ;-)ReplyDelete
Nice looking bear though.
friendly looking bearReplyDelete
Thanks for all your comments!!!ReplyDelete
@ Fran LOL!!!!!!
And Anne wants to see you in a dress???
So do I!!!!
See, now you just told me on my blog that you were being good and I even believed you. Shame on me. I should have known better.ReplyDelete
Who me??????ReplyDelete
An angry dancing bear!ReplyDelete
Fantastic bear, and the resemblance is uncanny. Nice pretty name too!ReplyDelete
Historical or prehistoric, I'm glad you get the points for this. How are your points stacking up?ReplyDelete
LOL. I don't see this ending well. Is this what they call bearbaiting?ReplyDelete
greeeat post amazing blog =)ReplyDelete
Really great bear- going to have to look into that minis company. The bear doesn't look as angry as his namesake ;)ReplyDelete
Postie's quite confused???? He just can't tell which ones the real Fran, ha ha ha!!!!ReplyDelete
hahah werebear looks awesome. and lurker looks like a beast too.ReplyDelete
Lo. When I first saw that image, I couldn't understand why you'd painted Fran with a hangover. Then I realised it was a mini.ReplyDelete
I think the last picture is the best! That is really an angry bear :-DReplyDelete
Good paintjob Ray!
Nice, your paint work is quite excellentReplyDelete
I love it! I'm a sucker for bears...
Looks quite epic. Hats off.ReplyDelete


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The musical documented Bhojpuri album "The legacy of Bhikhari Thakur" on the Shakespeare of Bhojpuri literature – Bhikhari Thakur, has been nominated in this year's GIMA 2013 (Global Indian Music Academy) awards in Best Folk Album category.
GiMA 2013 the biggest annual celebration of Indian Music, also known as Indian Oscars announced its nominees in the non-film music category for its 4th edition. An initiative by Wizcraft International Entertainment, GiMA is a pioneering effort to recognize Indian music, transcending genres in the country giving the music industry a unified platform to celebrate its talent.
A Bhojpuri music album for Rs.195. Quite unusual, most would say, but singer Kalpana Patowary has clinched that deal with London based music label EMI/Virgin Records and for the first time nominated for such a prestigious award. The album was released by His Excellency, Prime Minister of Mauritius Mr Anil Kr Bachoo & Arts & Cultural Minister Mr Mookhesswur Choonee in the Prime Minister's office in Mauritius. The album already has a phenomenal hype in the market. The subject of her musical exploration (Songs on Migration @http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/notes-migration) — Bhikari Thakur — is unusual too, where not many have ventured. "My aim is to reach the classes, introduce Bhikari Thakur's work and legacy on an international platform, so it needed that kind of pricing. Bhojpuri music isn't just about double-meaning songs — even I have sung so many — and that's what I want to highlight through this work," explains the artiste, who has also sung and produced the album.
A devoted vocalist, Kalpana Patowary has been hailed as a prodigy in the world of Bhojpuri music and is the reigning star of the Bhojpuri popular music industry for the past ten years, Coming from humble origins as the daughter of a folk musician from Assam, her own rise as an artist is an equally fascinating story, as his her ascendance as an Assamese Bhojpuri vocalist. "She gave Bhojpuri Music a new twist". Critic wrote that she changed the art of Bhojpuri vocals.
Emotional Kalpana said – GIMA yani Global Indian Music Award (Indian Oscars) ka manch Bhojpuri Sangeet ke liye ek aitihasik chharn hai. Kai baar maine apne aap se sawal kia-kahin mai galat raah pe to nahi chal padi hu! aaj jab har artiste Bollywood aur glamour ke peechhe bhag raha hai, waise me mai kyon Bhikhari Thakur aur Bhupen Hazarika ki raah pe chal padi…lekin aaj mai bohut khushi se elaan karna chati hu, meri us soch ko GIMA ne galat sabit kar dia..GIMA jury ko mai dhanyabaad deti hu..Bhikhari Thakur nominated hone ka matlab hamare liye sirf ek samman nahi hai…GIMA ..aapne Bhojpuri sangeetik sanskriti ko tamaam bhartiya bhashayo ke saath jagah deke, hamari astitwa ki raksha ki hai…Bhojpuri boli abhi bhi bhasha banne ke liye tadap rahi hai..ise abhi bhi sanbhidhanik swikriti prapt nahi hui hai…asikshit Bhikhari Thakur jo ki hajamat karte the…who bhale hi padhe likhe nahi the ..lekin gyani zarur the..unko mai naman karti hu..aur U.P-Bihar-Jharkhand samet tamam Bhojpuri logo se ashirwaad mangti hu…ye award Bhikhari Thakurji ko hi mile..kyonki meri samajh se aajbhi wo sangharsh kar rahe hai…wo jagah hum unko nahi de paye jiska wo haqdaar hai…
Titled The Legacy of Bhikari Thakur, the album comprising nine tracks.
So, who was Bhikari Thakur and how did an Assamese artiste who has been singing Bhojpuri songs for over ten years come to a point where she could no longer ignore his work?
"For an average person of Bihar, Bhikari Thakur is the Shakespeare of Bhojpuri literature, who was born in 1887 in a village called Kutubpur responsible for creating a theater form called Bidesia. Here and there a few of his songs have been used, but I would say people are still largely ignorant about his work. He had with his music and writing dared to talk about such issues, that too at that time. For instance, he has written about a woman in a village whose husband leaves the village to work in a but she still has physical desires, so she gets involved with another man and has a child. He was raising the issues of unemployment and migration at that time. I felt there was a need to raise awareness regarding his work."
All the tracks on the album were written by Bhikari Thakur, and Kalpana, using minimal acoustics, tries to retain the original flavour. The album starts from "Bhikari parichay", an auto-biographical narrative rendered by Kalpana.
In one of the tracks, 'Kalyug prem', Bhikari Thakur talks about the anguish of women whose husbands have taken to drinking. "Born into a family of barbers, he, like so many fellow natives, moved to Calcutta for work. There when he saw the difference between the social conditions of his village and Calcutta and came to learn of Raja Ram Mohan Roy's work in that direction, he was deeply affected." Surprisingly, the man who went on to pen songs questioning the redundant ways and customs of the society of those times was an unlettered man initially. "It was a baniya in Calcutta who taught him to read and write," she adds.
He came back to his village a changed man and formed Bhikari Thakur Natak Mandali. He went around performing his plays with a view to raise awareness.
Kalpana was lucky to find a dancer from that troupe in his village. "Now 105, he helped me a lot. I documented him and then tried to authenticate and check the pronunciations and spellings in the book Bhikari Thakur Ratnavali by Rashtra Bhasha Parishad. There was hardly any material available on him in the market."
The legacy of Bhikhari Thakur nominated in Best Folk Album


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Can anyone tell me what on earth has happened to Arianna Huffington? Until pretty recently, she was often funny, smart and on the ball. Yes, she was a bit of a vamp for the cameras, but she had a brain almost as big as her hair, and we were mainly the better off for it. She and I were – are – friends. But in a matter of a few years, she has gone from being the spouse of a potential Republican Senator, to some kind of neo-populist, to a tired and tiresome leftist. Today I read a column of hers about Bush's environmental record, peddling all the usual NPR canards, failing to make any substantive points about what actually is different between Clinton and Bush on matters green, and then complaining that all the pro- and anti-greens care about is spin. Spinner, heal thyself. I've spent some time these past few years defending Arianna against those who have described her as a shallow opportunist and intellectual fraud. But I can't keep doing it if she keeps producing the direst pieces of self-incrimination this side of Bob Kerrey.
NANNY STATE UPDATE: Prompted by the neo-Stalinists who run San Francisco, the FDA has now ordered pharmaceutical companies to cease publishing or making ads for HIV drugs that show people with HIV as healthy, happy or physically fit. Some truly bitter activists in SF can't bear the sight of some people actually doing well on HIV meds, thriving physically, repairing their lives and responding to ads that help keep their spirits up and their minds educated. The activists argue that the ads don't accurately describe the nausea, fatigue, and other side-effects of the drugs and encourage unsafe sex because they reduce the stigma of HIV. Duh. Why would anyone want to access a drug whose ad implies it will make you look like hell? (Besides are some difficult side-effects more troublesome than the alternative?) And the reason people might think unsafe sex is less risky today is not because they just saw an ad. It's because the risks of getting HIV today are far lower than they were just five, let alone ten, years ago. I can see the point of having small-print in the ads explaining side-effects (as the ads now include by law) but what on earth is gained by re-stigmatizing the sick and undermining the self-esteem of people with HIV? Don't these people realize that a positive psychological outlook is critical to long-term survival? I thought I'd seen everything in lunatic AIDS activism. But this is a truly new low. Next they'll be trying to force some of us who look physically healthy and are openly HIV-positive to stay indoors all day so as not to send out the wrong signals. Or will we all be banned from the gym?
LIKE IKE?: Some interesting parallels between Dwight D. Eisenhower and George W. Bush. Check out my recent Sunday Times column opposite.
THE UNEXAMINED EDITORIAL PAGE: The authors of the study I cited yesterday showing unprecedented hostility to George W. Bush from the editorials and op-eds at the New York Times have an op-ed in the New York Times today, called "The Unexamined President." They relate the results of their study of the media's coverage of Bush with one obvious piece missing. You guessed it.
THE RANKS OPEN A LITTLE: The best piece I've read so far about Bob Kerrey is in Slate. It's by my old friend Jake Weisberg. Jake manages both to empathize with Kerrey (whom he admires) and to avoid flinching from judgment. This is particularly admirable coming from someone who wrote one of the most fawning pieces I've ever read about a politician, on Bob Kerrey, in The New Republic in 1989. Kerrey subsequently told Jake he never read the story. Figures. It was entitled, if memory serves, "Saint Bob." Not quite. There's also a decent column by Richard Cohen today on how the Establishment's view that Bob Kerrey should be left alone to "heal" is dubious. Could there be the beginning of a backlash?


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This is our biggest project to date that we did all DIY {except for electric and cement work}. This will be a long tour because there is a lot of work that I want to be able to share with you. So please stay tuned for multiple posts and lots of pictures.
Get ready now for some ugliness!!! The previous owners let their 4 children do whatever they wanted in this house. The paneling on all these walls had writing and drawings all over, so it had to come down no matter what. And they also let their multiple cats and dogs do their "business" in the house. Let's just say when you walked into the lower level of this house, it smelled really bad and I'm being nice. I'm also allergic to dogs and cats, so that didn't help me any. But the lower level is a cement slab so we just had to rip the glued down carpet from the cement and throw it out. We wore masks and the windows were open. It wasn't easy, but it had to be done.
So here is the hallway in the lower level. The doorway straight ahead goes upstairs to the left of the doorway. If you look closely on the left side paneled wall, there is a brown door {see the brass doorknob}. That is the first bedroom when you came down the stairs. Look down at the carpet….yes that is "pet stains". YUCK!!!
Here is what the inside of that bedroom looked like…..stains and all.
At the opposite end of that hallway was the 2nd bedroom {doorway on right}. Which really used to be the garage back in the day, until the previous owners did a garage conversion and put in the two bedrooms instead.
Inside the 2nd bedroom. Don't you love that pretty window treatment. Yup it's a Mint Green blind, that was to wide and to short for the window. This pretty white box on the wall was the cover to the electric box. We had to come up with something else, so stay tuned for our little trick to hide the electric box.
The pretty ugly closet in the 2nd bedroom. We kept the closet and made lots of extra storage, so stay tuned for what we came up with for that. And there is the Laundry/Utility Room in the background.
Here were the not so pretty shelves right outside of the Laundry Room. They were completely in the way and came down very quickly before anyone hit their head on them.
Here is the layout of the way the area used to look like until we took some hammers to the bedroom walls and doorways. The walls were just the paneling over 2×4 stubs….nothing else in between the walls. So demo was easy and fun!!!
This view was the greatest view I had seen since we bought the house. Now it was a wide open blank slate for us to create what we wanted.
That is the doorway to the Laundry/Utility Room and the closet next to it.
Now we had a step to deal with. The lower end was the old garage area, so it was lower then the rest of the house. The doorway is the doorway near the stairs. So we had to decide if we wanted to keep the step or fill it in with cement.
Doorway to Laundry Room on left, closet on right.
So please stay tuned for the next part of our Family Room Tour. We have lots of pictures and projects to share with you.
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Peanut butter sandwiches, bananas, apples, lucozade, snickers, water, money, railcard, watch, phone, long sleeve top and my camelbak for it all to go in.
I usually only need a day of doing pretty much nothing before I feel I have to do something that gets the blood pumping and the brain firing. The hip injury I'd picked up somehow back in April has been rested over the last few months and slowly I've been pulling the miles back in over the last few weeks. Crossing part of the city to get to the route didn't take too long, as soon as I was on the trail the chaos of the roads disappeared and my whole brain and body relaxed. The green tunnels began and I put one foot in front of the other and enjoyed the journey.
A few days after that run to Winchester along the Itchen way I kept thinking about where else I could go that isn't in the city, what other trail routes are there close enough to manage in a day? The Test Way popped in my head, as I know it finishes in Totton, which is only a few miles from home and my dad has done it so knows the route. I decided with dad as support to give it a go. 42 miles. What I thought and still think is, if I really want to enter the UTMB, which is over 100 miles with over 30,000 feet of ascent and descent, then I must be able to manage 42 miles at this stage. My thinking is I try and enter the 2017 UTMB, which gives me about 2 years to get ready. Seeing as you need 9 qualifying points to enter from just 3 races means it's not going to be easy in any way, it's in fact going to be by far the hardest thing I've ever attempted…EVER! I don't physically and mentally know if it will be possible but it's something I have to try.
So Wednesday it was, after a skinful with friends on the previous Sunday I was glad to be feeling good with the aftermath of tequila, ale, rum and then sausage and chips on a park bench now in the faded distance of my head and stomach. Strangely I was feeling a little nervous as if before a race or gig. I guess the looming distance of near on 50 miles was the culprit of the butterflies. We left at 6.30am and drove to Inkpen in Berkshire where the route starts and or finishes depending on what way you are going. Now I'm not gonna write out the route place by place as to be honest I don't remember all that sort of stuff very well. I can say though that some of the route was truly beautiful and running through metre high cornfields alone under the British summer sky was a highlight that brought on a wonderful feeling of content and thoughtful loneliness. The route was marked well in some places and not very well in others, in fact it wasn't marked at all which caused me to add a few miles to the journey. Main roads made me stressed, as nobody really likes running with the traffic. I got lost quite a lot to be honest and getting lost at around 43 miles didn't add to my tired mood. But then a giant rainbow appeared after a heavy downpour, I could see the start and finish so that helped ease the mind a bit and I had to smile, I didn't find any gold though. I would have taken a photo but by this time my phone had died due to the battery drain of Strava and GPS tracking my route. I was out of contact for the last 7 miles or so and was slightly relieved to see Dad waiting with the car as I came to the end of the route.
I learnt a few things on this run. I had to walk some of the way, which is part and parcel of doing such long distances for someone like me. Only the few elite can run non-stop and those men and woman are true athletes. I was very happy that I did manage to make it running and walking. It was hard at times but for most of the journey I was in a good place in my head, which is the most important thing when it comes to such long distances. The legs will hurt that's a given but if I can keep my mind at ease then I stand a better chance. As much as I don't like them, the 2 isotonic gels I took really helped. I couldn't stomach chocolate very well though, the one snickers made me feel sick. Apples were very good which was something I'd never had before whilst out covering long distances. Having a support team was brilliant and cheers to my Dad for being at the different places with supplies and guidance, I think he's gonna have to help quite a few more times over the next couple of years.
The legs were stiff for a few days after but nothing more than as if I'd run a road marathon so recovery was good. I burned around 7300 calories and was out there around 10 hours. Burning that many calories and being out there that long, both a first.
A week later whilst on a couple days off on tour I was in Switzerland so thought I'd try and get some miles under the belt up in the hills. I managed 24 miles with not much supplies and a lot of rain. But again I thought in my mind if I cant handle some of these hills then how am I going to handle running though the Alps?? Again my mind was in a good relaxed place and I realise it has to be to achieve what I want to do over the next 2 years.
On returning home from a recent musical jaunt to France and Switzerland I have entered my first 50 mile race along the South Downs Way and will attempt to enter the 100 mile race as well. These are certified qualifying races to enter the 2017 UTMB but they operate on a first come first served limited amount of runners basis. The races aren't until next year, which gives me time to train and focus. I will have to run more qualifiers to stand a chance and then its potluck if you do get in to the UTMB. It's one of the most popular trail runs in the world and entry is a lottery (for runners like me). We'll have to wait and see.
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First of all I want to thank all of you who have viewed my blog and those who have become followers. I will in the very near future be responding back to each and everyone of you. So sorry for the nonactivity on my blog. I have been on the back to school merry go round for a couple weeks now. It has been great but so time consuming as you all know very well. I have a new class of 17 awesome KinderKats and I am falling for each and every one of them already. We are having some great fun. I will share some of the back to school activities that we have done later.
I wanted to mention one of the activities that my district sponsored during one of our inservice days before school began. We participated in a community action proverty simulation. The Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) is a unique tool that community action agencies are able to
use to educate everyone, from policy makers to local community leaders, about
the day to day realities of life with a shortage of money and an abundance of
stress. CAPS is a copyrighted tool made available by the Missouri Association
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on Social Security. The task of each family is to provide food, shelter and
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community resources staffed by low-income volunteers.
This simulation is very powerful. I would like to encourage everyone to check it out. You will be glad you did. I am hoping the link above will work. If you have trouble let me know.
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Poisson Distribution, coupled with historical data, can provide a method for calculating the likely number of goals that will be scored in a soccer match. Bettors will find this simple method of how to calculate the likely outcome of a soccer match using Poisson Distribution very useful.
Poisson Distribution explained
Poisson Distribution is a mathematical concept for translating mean averages into a probability for variable outcomes. For example, Chelsea might average 1.7 goals per game. Entering this information into a Poisson formula would show that this average equates to Chelsea scoring 0 goals 18.3% of the time, 1 goal 31% of the time, 2 goals 26.4% of the time and 3 goals 15% of the time.
How to calculate soccer outcomes with Poisson Distribution
Before we can use Poisson to calculate the likely outcome of a match, we need to calculate the average number of goals each team is likely to score in that match. This can be calculated determining an "Attack" and "Defence Strength" for each team and comparing them.
Selecting a representative data range is vital when calculating Attack and Defence strengths – too long and the data will not be relevant for the teams current strength, while too short may allow outliers to skew the data. For this analysis we're using the 38 games played by each team in the 2013/14 EPL season.
Calculating Attack and Defence strengths
Calculate the average goals scored at home and away
The first step in calculating Attack and Defence strengths based upon last season's results is to determine the average number of goals scored per team, per home game, and per away games.
Calculate this by taking the total number of goals scored last season and dividing it by the number of games played:
Season Goals Scored at Home / Number of Games (in season)
Season Goals Scored Away / Number of Games (in season)
In 2013/14, that was 598/380 at home and 454/380 away, equalling an average of 1.574 goals per game at home and 1.195 away.
- Average number of goals scored at home: 1.574
- Average number of goals scored away from home: 1.195
The difference from the above average is what constitutes a team's "Attack Strength".
We'll also need the average number of goals an average team concedes. This is simply the inverse of the above numbers (as the number of goals a home team scores will equal the same number that an away team concedes):
- Average number of goals conceded at home: 1.195
- Average number of goals conceded away from home: 1.574
We can now use the numbers above to calculate the Attack and Defence Strength of both Manchester United and Swansea City for their match on August 16th, 2014.
Predicting Man United's Goals
Calculate Man United's Attack Strength:
- Take the number of goals scored at home last season by the home team (Man United: 29) and divide by the number of home games (29/19): 1.526
- Divide this value by the season's average home goals scored per game (1.526/1.574), to get the "Attack Strength": 0.970. This shows that Man United scored 3.05% fewer goals at home than a hypothetical "average" Premier League side last season.
Calculate Swansea's Defence Strength:
- Take the number of goals conceded away last season by the away team (Swansea: 28) and divide by the number of away games (28/19): 1.474.
- Divide this by the season's average goals conceded by an away team per game (1.474/1.574) to get the "Defence Strength": 0.936. This therefore highlights Swansea conceded 6.35% fewer goals than an "average" Premier League side on the road.
We can now use the following formula to calculate the likely number of goals the home team might score:
Man United's Goals = Man United's Attack x Swansea's Defence x Average No. Goals
In this case, that's 0.970* 0.936 * 1.574, which equates to United scoring 1.429 goals.
Predicting Swansea's Goals
Calculate Swansea's Attack Strength:
- Take the number of goals scored away last season by the away team (Swansea: 21) and divide by the number of away games (21/19): 1.105
- Divide this value by the season's average away goals scored per game (1.105/1.195), to get the "Attack Strength": 0.925. This shows that Swansea scored 7.53% fewer away goals than a hypothetical "average" Premier League side.
Calculate Man United's Defence Strength:
- Take the number of goals conceded at home last season by the home team (Man United: 21) and divide by the number of home games (21/19): 1.105.
- Divide this by the season's average goals conceded by a home team per game (1.105/1.195) to get the "Defence Strength": 0.925. Man United conceded 7.53% more goals than an "average" Premier League side at home.
We can now use the following formula to calculate the likely number of goals the away team might score:
Swansea's Goals = Swansea's Attack x Man United's Defence x Average No. Goals
In this case, that's 0.925* 0.925 * 1.195, which equates to Swansea scoring 1.022 goals.
Poisson Distribution betting – Predicting multiple match outcomes
Of course, no game ends 1.429 vs. 1.022 – this is simply the average. Poisson Distribution, a formula created by French mathematician Simeon Denis Poisson, allows us to use these figures to distribute 100% of probability across a range of goal outcomes for each side. The results are shown in the table below:
The formula itself looks like this: P(x; μ) = (e-μ) (μx) / x!, however, we can use online tools such as this Poisson Distribution Calculator to do most of the equation for us.
All we need to do is enter the different goals outcomes (0-5) in the Random Variable (x) category, and the likelihood of a team scoring (for instance, Swansea at 1.022) in the average rate of success, and the calculator will output the probability of that score.
Poisson Distribution for Man United vs. Swansea
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This example shows that there is a 23.95% chance that Man Utd will not score, but a 34.23% chance they will get a single goal and a 24.46% chance they'll score two.
Swansea, on the other hand, are at 35.99% not to score, 36.78% to score one and 18.79% to score two.
Hoping for a side to score five? The probability is 1.19% if United are the scorers, or 0.33% for Swansea to do it.
As both scores are independent (mathematically-speaking), you can see that the expected score is 1 – 1. If you multiply the two probabilities together, you'll get the probability of the 1-1 outcome – 0.125 or 12.59%.
Now you know how to calculate outcomes, you should compare your result to a bookmaker's odds to help see how they differentiate.
Example: comparing the draw
The above example showed us that a 1-1 draw has a 12.59% chance of occurring, according to our model. But what if you wanted to bet on the "draw", rather than on individual score outcomes? You'd need to calculate the probability for all of the different draw scorelines – 0-0, 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5 etc.
To do this, simply calculate the probability of all possible draw combinations and add them together. This will give you the chance of a draw occurring, regardless of the score.
Of course, there are actually an infinite number of draw possibilities (both sides could score 10 goals each, for example), but the chances of a draw above 5-5 are so small that it's safe to disregard them for this model.
For the United – Swansea game, combining all of the draws gives a probability of 0.266 or 26.6%. Pinnacle Sports' odds were 5.530 (an 18.08% implied probability).
Therefore if last season's form was a perfect indicator of this season's results, there would appear to be value in backing the draw, as the model shows that it more likely to happen than the Pinnacle Sports odds suggest. Unfortunately it isn't as simple as that, which is why pure Poisson analysis has limitations.
The limits of Poisson Distribution
Poisson Distribution is a simple predictive model that doesn't allow for a lot of factors. Situational factors – such as club circumstances, game status etc. – and subjective evaluation of the change of each team during the transfer window are completely ignored.
In this case, it means the huge x-factor of Manchester United's first Premier League game with new manager Louis Van Gaal is entirely ignored.
Correlations are also ignored; such as the widely recognised pitch affect that shows certain matches have a tendency to be either high or low scoring.
These are particularly important areas in lower league games, which can give punters an edge against bookmakers, while it's harder to gain an edge in major leagues, given the expertise that modern bookmakers like Pinnacle Sports possess.
Source: Pinnacle Sports


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The 66-year-old has been working on Mansion of Blood, but recently exited despite filming half of his scenes.
TMZ.com reports several workers on the set were unhappy with Busey's behavior during the shoot and bosses decided to let him go from the project – but the star's rep has moved swiftly to clear up the rumors.
Busey's spokesperson tells the website, "The situation was plagued by contractual issues and misunderstandings from the outset. Gary considers this episode concluded and has no further comment on the matter."


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Broadview Blinds was appointed by GDST (The Girls' School Day Trust) to design and install bespoke canopies to provide all year round sun and rain protection at Wimbledon High Junior School.
The project covered three floors and 15 classrooms plus one staffroom at the junior school. It was a challenging project in respect of the size of the covered area, along with the unique technical design of the buildings itself, where all three floors were set up in a tiered format.
The customer's requirements for the ground floors canopies were different to the first and second floors. This area did not require a retractable roof system so solid roof canopies were supplied and installed, offering shading and all year round weather protection. The design allowed light to still stream into the classrooms underneath.
The canopy systems installed on the first and second floors were designed to give the ultimate in protection and durability. A total of 11 canopies were installed over these two floors using the Broadview 220 retractable roof system. These electrically operated roof systems use heavy duty FR rated PVC roof fabrics, which run on an electronically operated heavy-duty powder coated aluminium frame.
Each roof was manufactured with its own front and side drainage system, which allowed the canopy to be used in all sorts of inclement weather. The second floor canopies were fitted onto specially customised goal posts that were powder coated to the same colour as the system including doors and window frames. The finished products were delivered to meet the customer original specification of blending in with the original building surroundings.
The ground floor area was installed with the Broadview 116 System, supplied with a polycarbonate roof that was then installed onto a solid heavy duty powder coated aluminium frame powder coated to match the colour way of the building. The colour of the polycarbonate roof panels was carefully chosen, so that it provided the best possible solar protection underneath, but at the same time did not affect the light.
The Broadview team supplied approximately 250 square metres of weather/shading protection so that the pupils, teachers and parents can enjoy their environment all year round.
The total installation took four specialised fitters 10 days to complete, which was on time and on budget. Martin Rayner, sales director of Broadview says: "We worked very closely with the client (GDST) to achieve exactly what they looking for. While the customer requests were clear and precise, certain aspects of the project needed careful consideration when looking at the visual impact of the whole installation. However, the customer was open minded when it came to our suggestions and felt at ease for Broadview to take total control of this project. With all its technical difficulties associated with this contract, it ran smoothly and all client expectations and more were met."


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You'll have a chance to say both "hello," and "goodbye" if you stop by the Mercedes-Benz at the L.A. Auto Show next week.
The German maker has confirmed it has two world premieres scheduled for the annual event, including both the new S65 AMG and the final run of its 2-seat supercar, the appropriately named SLS AMG GT Final Edition.
"The two new AMG high-performance vehicles represent the spectacular next level for our exciting model array," boasts Tobias Moers, the Chairman of the AMG brand-within-a-brand, adding that, "The S 65 AMG stands for maximum exclusiveness and the unparalleled dynamism of a V12. With the SLS AMG GT FINAL EDITION we are showing an ultimate, particularly attractive variant of our super sports car."
(Mercedes lands mid-pack in latest Consumer Report auto reliability survey. Click Here for details.)
We offered readers a sneak preview of the big performance sedan recently, the S65 bringing back the Teutonic twelve-cylinder powertrain, here making an impressive 621 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque. But while we've until now only been hearing rumor of the new SLS spin-off we can now provide a fair bit more detail.
Hard to believe but it's been nearly five years since the first SLS rolled off the line and we've since seen a variety of special editions, as well as the two body styles: coupe and roadster. The SLS AMG GT Special Edition will, as the name suggests, bring the supercar's relatively short run to an end with Mercedes planning to produce just 350 of them, in both gullwing and cabrio configurations.
The Final Edition will be equipped with a 591-horsepower version of the AMG 6.3-liter V-8 – about eight more than the standard edition's 583. The maker has yet to reveal torque but we're betting that also will come in slightly above the current 479 pound-feet.
Look for some modest exterior tweaks and an upgraded interior, if word from German sources proves accurate. Speculation centers around the use of carbon fiber body bits, and from the teaser image there appears to be some modest changes to the air intakes and vents.
(Click Hereto check out the big changes coming with the next-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class next year.)
The departure of the Mercedes-Benz SLS leaves a yawning gap in the line-up that was originally filled by the earlier Mercedes-McLaren SLR. The question is whether something else is set to fill the mid-engine supercar space. The maker will try with the upcoming GT AMG but that moves in a decidedly different direction by adopting a downsized, turbocharged engine.
Then again, that seems to be the way many manufacturers will be moving in the years ahead, so perhaps the GT will prove the appropriate replacement halo car. But we'll clearly miss those gullwing doors meant to connect with the legendary Mercedes-Benz 300SL of decade's past.
We're hoping for more answers in L.A.
As for the S65 AMG, Mercedes has already revealed that the twin-turbo 6.0-liter package will launch the massive sedan from 0 to 60 in just 4.2 seconds, with an electronically governed 155 mph top speed. One critical difference from the current S63 model: the S65 AMG will not offer 4Matic all-wheel-drive. Power is directed to the back wheels through a 7-speed Shiftronic automatic.
The big engine features a number of performance-oriented details, including its aluminum crankcase and forged crankshaft, a multi-spark ignition system and an air-to-water intercooler. It also makes at least a casual nod towards fuel economy by incorporating a Stop/Start system that can briefly shut off the motor instead of idling, say, at a stoplight.
As one would expect, the S65 carries over pretty much all the breakthrough features from the earlier models of the S-Class, including the Magic Body Control suspension and the wide array of safety features that can, for example, stop for pedestrians and other obstacles, and even highlight deer and other animals through an infrared system that uses the car's reconfigurable gauge cluster.
(For still more on the Mercedes S65 AMG, Click Here.)
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Campbell University President Dr. J. Bradley Creed is heavily invested into tonight's Campbell Men's Basketball game for a variety of reasons.
First and foremost, Creed spent 14 years in higher-level education at Samford University. What adds to this rivalry, however, is that his daughter, Emily Grace, is currently enrolled at Samford and will be inside Gore Arena tonight rooting on her Bulldogs.
The Fighting Camels and Bulldogs will meet for the first time since 2014, making tonight's matchup the first since Dr. Creed took office at Campbell University. Fans can watch the action live at 7 p.m. on the Big South Network and listen on 88.3 FM – WUAW.


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"Our purpose is to recognise, appreciate, preserve and share Remuera's past and present."
New Treasurer for Remuera Heritage required
Our Treasurer of 10 years is stepping down and we need to find a replacement - do you know how to be a treasurer and enjoy all things heritage?
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If the TV show Lost, prehistoric times, and the 1970's had a baby, it would be Marajó.
After a three-hour boat ride, we arrived on the world's largest freshwater island. Roughly the size of Switzerland, it also boasts a seat directly on the equator and a city (Anajás) with the most cases of malaria in all of Brazil.
Luckily, I didn't stay in Anajás, but in Soure, the largest of the three fairly easily-accessible towns on the island. Still, the pools of stagnant water screamed dengue as I rode into town. One boat, a van, a tiny wooden boat, and a taxi ride later I had arrived at my destination, a surprisingly well-maintained hotel in the middle of nowhere. The hotel reminded me of the Others' settlement in Lost, a little manicured oasis with clipped lawns and thatch-roofed rooms in the midst of jungly chaos.
My friends and I rented bikes and rode to the beach. We rode down pot-holed, dusty red, unpaved roads, past dilapidated buildings being taken over by the jungle, and Volkswagen vans puttering alongside us. The bright, primary colors and antiquated technology screamed the 70s. The houses were little more than cement block shacks, most outfitted with TVs but no windows or indoor bathrooms. Some had signs boasting 'we sell beer: 50 cents.' I thought 'this looks like Honduras.' I've never been to Honduras.
The first part of the bike ride was liberating and new and fun, as I haven't been on a bike in 15 years, and then we hit the 'highway,' which is just a fancy word for the paved road. We rode, and we rode, past over-sized palm tree fields and dragonflies hitting us in the face, past strangely small buffalo and horses grazing beside the road, and a lot of other creatures we couldn't see, but could only hear jumping around in the jungle. The odd sizing and suffocating greenery made me feel like I was in prehistoric times, like a T-Rex might come crashing through the trees at any moment. I started feeling like I was in The Giver, riding my bike forever and ever, not knowing when I could stop. My ass was aching from all those potholes and I was getting blisters on my hands. The equatorial sun beat down on me. The road became quieter and I started hearing louder crashes in the jungle. I started thinking that the road would never become a beach, that we had taken a wrong turn somehow. I thought about what we would do if one of us got seriously injured on that road, mauled by a buffalo or bitten by a snake. Then I saw it ahead, like a mirage: the beach.
We threw our bikes down, sweating and relieved, and headed toward our only option for refreshment, the rickety beach cantina. We gulped down coconut water while the owner put on American club music for us and we finally took a look at our surroundings: a pristine and near-deserted beach. The sand was the color of caramel and the water was brown, but had the tide and vastness of an ocean: the river and the Atlantic's meeting place. Because of the dips in the sand, there were many natural pools of warm, calm water. It was surreal; such a perfect place just for us.
The next day we went to another beach that we called 'the city beach,' because it was shitty and full of people. We walked a strangely long way through the jungle on a makeshift bridge of rotting wooden boards to reach this 'beach.' I put 'beach' in quotes because there was no beach: the water reached straight to the jungle because it was high tide. There were trees growing out of the sand, and mud and sand intermingled in the water. Children were everywhere, yelling and doing flips.
Because of the steep dips in the sand, as the tide started going out, nearby sandbars, and then islands, started appearing. I decided to get tipsy on 3% beer and swim out to one. This was a lofty goal, because I normally won't go any deeper than two feet into the ocean for fear of sharks and other large and/or bitey things. I'd already been told by the locals and Lonely Planet that stingrays abound in the water, that they settle in the mud and people step on them. They say to shuffle your feet to scare them away, but the mud is so deep and porous that it's impossible.
So I did what any girl would do: used a boy as a stingray buffer. I recruited a local 16-year-old boy to swim ahead of me by threatening his manliness ('you're not scared, are you??). I swam for my life, inhaling gulps of brown water and thinking about how parasites were probably making themselves comfortable in the cut on my knee. I felt like the people in the book The Beach, swimming to the Thai island, reaching that point of no return, the idea of sharks lurking in their minds. I finally flopped up onto the island, panting and proud.


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A MAN has been charged with murdering 29-year-old Tyron Charles, who went missing in Bradford earlier this month.
James Sutcliffe, aged 28, of Hill Crest View, Denholme, Bradford, will appear before Bradford Magistrates Court tomorrow morning. (Weds Sept 19)
A 60-year-old man who was arrested as part of the investigation has been released from police custody without charge.
Police have deployed specialised teams, including underwater divers, to search the city after Tyron Charles, of Denholme, disappeared on September 6.
Divers have been searching a series of locations in the Denholme area, including Doe Park Water Activities Park.


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After months of searching through listings, you've finally found your dream home. Your offer has been accepted and you've started daydreaming about future dinner parties, contemporary light fixtures, and planting a backyard herb garden. Just one problem — the financing hasn't been approved.
The mortgage underwriting process can seemingly last a lifetime when it's standing between you and your dream home. However, the timeline hasn't always been such a nail-biter for prospective homebuyers.
The housing bubble leading up to The Great Recession created a hunger from investors for mortgage-backed securities. As a result, borrowing costs were lowered, lending standards were loosened, and many homebuyers were approved for loans they couldn't afford. When the housing market collapsed, many Americans were in trouble. These predatory lending practices contributed to both the financial crisis and The Great Recession.
A direct response to The Great Recession, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or "Dodd-Frank" was signed into law in 2010. This financial reform legislation included the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau who established the Ability to Repay and Qualified Mortgage Standards Under the Truth in Lending Act.
These new standards include a much more comprehensive financial verification process for mortgages including a closer look at an applicant's credit history.
Why Do Credit Scores Matter?
Before you begin the home buying process, it's smart to review your credit report and have a copy of your FICO score handy. Your FICO score is assigned by the credit reporting agencies based on the information within your credit report. A FICO score also factors into your Ability to Repay qualifications.
Tip: You can request a free credit report once a year from AnnualCreditReport.com.
Credit scores aren't the only thing mortgage loan officers worry about, but a FICO score can heavily influence the interest rate you are able to secure. The highest scores qualify consumers for the best possible mortgage rates.
It's critical to arm yourself with this information in advance. Plus, it gives you the opportunity to dispute any inaccuracies you've discovered and clean up your report.
What is a Credit Report Dispute?
Credit report inaccuracies are relatively common. Inaccurate information can happen for a variety of reasons — a clerical error, a shared name, or even identity theft. And inaccurate information in your credit report can harm your score. That's why it's important to regularly keep track of what's happening.
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), consumers have the right to dispute inaccurate information. Fortunately, it's easier than ever to file a dispute with all three credit reporting agencies online.
The problem is, many disputes can go unresolved for long periods of time. An unresolved dispute can be particularly troublesome for consumers applying for a mortgage. Many applicants don't realize an open credit report dispute can raise a red flag to lenders, and may even prevent mortgage approval.
[Learn more about Fannie Mae's Frequently Asked Underwriting Questions here.]
How Open Credit Report Disputes Hurt a Mortgage Application
If open credit report disputes are relatively common, how can they hurt a mortgage application?
When a dispute is filed, credit reporting agencies are required to label the item as "in dispute." An item being actively disputed can not harm your FICO score. In fact, your score will be temporarily inflated while harmful items are being investigated.
Lenders know credit reports with disputed items are not the most accurate picture of a consumer's history and many require for this status to be removed before approving a mortgage application. This leaves some consumers with a difficult decision to make — accept costly credit report errors or delay applying for a loan until disputes have been resolved.
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac
Fannie Mae's automated underwriting system, Desktop Underwriter (DU), automatically issues the warning message "consumer disputed" when a credit report reveals a 30-day or more delinquency reported within 2 years of the inquiry. The lender must confirm the accuracy and completeness of the borrower's credit report by obtaining a new report without the dispute or manually underwrite the loan.
Loan Prospector, Freddie Mac's automated underwriting system, follows a similar process. Gaining access to a new credit report with updated information is not an option for the borrower if the creditor won't correct the information. And when a consumer files a complaint with the credit reporting agencies (TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian), the agencies will often defer to the creditor.
Last fall, the National Consumer Law Center wrote a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, urging reform for the treatment of consumers with credit report disputes. They believe lenders who reject applicants because they don't want to manually underwrite the loan are in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).
FHA Approved Mortgages
FHA approved mortgages will approve an application with a disputed credit report, however, the process may still be time consuming.
A couple of years ago, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development decided to look more closely at open disputes and provided new instructions for lenders in a Mortgagee Letter (ML). This ML addresses both derogatory and non-derogatory disputes and requires lenders to more carefully evaluate the risk associated with a consumer.
What To Do if You're Still Struggling
Dealing with an unresolved credit report dispute can turn into a consumer nightmare. Even if you've followed best practices, like submitting credit report disputes both in writing and online, you may still be unhappy with the results.
Fortunately, you can still submit a complaint to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. They will forward your complaint directly to the company in dispute and work to get a response from them. Another option is to seek guidance from a consumer advocate or an attorney. The National Foundation for Credit Counseling may be a helpful place to start.
Because a credit report and FICO score have such a strong influence on lifelong financial health, the best defense is to be proactive. Regularly monitoring your credit report and working to fix inaccuracies before applying for a mortgage is the best way to prevent major problems.