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AIP 'dirty rice' with coconut 'curry' saffron sauce
This one just gets me in the feelers, it's quick, easy, family friendly and toddler approved. Over the past couple of days I made a couple different versions of it using different leftover meats and additional veggies I had on hand. Both were delicious. I'm not a huge coconut fan, so, I like that I get this yummy creamy sauce, but, it doesn't scream coconut.
If you have some leftover meat, this entire dish comes together pretty fast and it's just super tasty.
- 2 tsp lard or oil of choice I use bacon fat
- 1 cup cauliflower hash you could also use cauliflower rice, but, I like this mix
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 cup peas omit during strict elimination phase
- 1/4 cup ground pork already cooked
- 1/4 cup diced chicken already cooked
- 1 can unsweetened coconut milk
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp fresh minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp celery leaves chopped
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp granulated garlic
- 1/2 tsp granulated onion
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp tumeric
- 1/2 tsp saffron
- pinch of ground clove
Heat oil in cast iron, saute all ingredients together until hot.
I had some already cooked leftover chicken and ground pork, but, you could use any leftover meats you have on hand.
Heat olive oil over medium heat in a saucepan and saute garlic until golden brown. Add chopped celery leaves and saute for another minute, then add all the other spices except for the saffron and continue to heat for another minute.
Stir in the coconut milk, lemon juice and saffron and let simmer for 10-15 minutes or until desired thickness. Sauce will thicken as you let it cook down.

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MG Hector Colour Options: Which One Is For You?
Let's take a look at the MG Hector's five monotone colour options to find out the best option for you
MG Hector's colour options include Candy White, Starry Black, Aurora Silver, Glaze Red and Burgundy Red.
The MG Hector is priced between Rs 12.18 lakh and Rs 16.88 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
Rivals such as the Tata Harrier Hyundai Creta and Jeep Compass get dual-tone colour options.
The MG Hector, which was launched at an introductory price of Rs 12.18 lakh, is available in four variants depending on the powertrain you choose. It is offered with a diesel, petrol and petrol-mild hybrid engine option along with two transmission options – a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed dual clutch transmission (DCT). But what about the colour options? The mid-size SUV is offered in five monotone colour options. Let's take a look at each one.
Candy White
White is the staple choice for most car buyers in the country. And the Hector's shade of white is quite glossy and rich, especially when you count the dollops of chrome on the exterior. The Hector with the Candy White paint looks the most elegant and premium. Given how popular cars painted in white are, this shade might even offer a better resale value compared to the other options.
Starry Black
Go for t.his paint option if you prefer something stealthy. This colour provides a nice contrasting effect against the chrome on the exterior. So if you like staying under the radar, this is the shade for you.
Aurora Silver
The silver paint option offers the best of both worlds. It neither craves for attention nor is it too dull to go unnoticed. If you can't decide on your favourite colour, the Hector finished in Aurora Silver might just do the trick for you.
Glaze Red
Since you've bought a brand new SUV, it's imperative you want to turn some heads, don't you? The Glaze Red shade of the MG Hector does exactly that as it the flagship colour of the SUV. Almost all promotional material for the SUV features the Hector in this shade. Go for this, if you want to capture the MG Hector's design essence in all its glory.
Burgundy Red
If red is the colour of your liking but Glaze Red is a bit too loud for you, then this makes sense for you.
Our Pick
The Burgundy Red tone seems the better pick purely for aesthetic purposes. It is a unique colour in not just the Hector's palette but also among its segment rivals.
However, we wish MG offered the Hector with optional dual-tone colour options too. That said, MG might introduce dual tone options in the future as its current rivals – the Hyundai Creta, Jeep Compass and the Tata Harrier – are already available with dual-tone colours. Where the Hyundai and Tata can be had with two different combinations, the Compass gets five! The upcoming Kia Seltos will also offer a choice of five dual-tone colour options as well.
Priced from Rs 12.18 lakh to Rs 16.88 lakh, the Hector not only takes on the Harrier, Compass and the Tucson, but also rivals higher variants of the Hyundai Creta.


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Our new standing rib roast, or prime rib, has three bones – and everyone knows that meat cooked on the bone tastes best.
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Flank steak is a special cut of beef. This butcher's favorite is super versatile, works great with flavorful marinades, cooks fast, and is equally suited to the grill or the pan. Read on to see why flank might just be your new favorite steak.
How to Build a Better Burger with Angus Beef
Looking to upgrade your everyday burger? Try our popular Angus ground beef between the buns for a top-quality and flavorful burger. Raised right to taste better, our beef will become your new go-to for summer grilling. Learn a little bit about Angus beef with Ariane in this video, then try our recipes below.
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Flank steak is a special cut. This butcher's favorite is super versatile, works great with flavorful marinades and is equally suited to the grill or the pan. Read on and see why flank steak might be your favorite steak.
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We already had a look at some of the popular Japanese "racing" wheels, as well as plenty of vintage Japanese wheels, and now it is time to finish up this "Cool Japanese Wheels" series with a glimpse into the world of high end multi-piece and other "lipped" wheels that can be found on everything from Rauh Welt Porsches' to VIP sedans and wagons. Nearly every Japanese wheel manufacturer offers wheels to this market and new models are appearing all the time. There are so many different models of wheels out there, so as in the other posts I will be sticking to the more well known wheel models in attempt to give an intro for some of the folks who might not be familiar with this stuff.
Well let's get started then.
Work Euroline Series
When it comes to multi-peice "VIP" wheels, the Work Euroline is about as original as it gets, although you can see the style was clearly inspired by high end European designs including in the OEM AMG Mercedes wheels. The Euroline can be found in everything from tiny kei car sizes to giant custom widths and wild offsets for widebody VIP sedans. There are a few different models of the Euroline, but the original Euroline DH is the most well known. In addition to the Work Euroline itself, many other companies have made wheels with a very similar design, The SSR Vienna and Ray's Victrix series come to mind here. Although there are many newer luxury wheel designs out now, the Euroline continues to be a mainstay among VIP and van builders. They also appear on street drift cars quite often.
Work VS Series
Work's VS line of wheels is also very popular and they can be found on all sorts of cars including the Ford Mustang seen in the photo above. The wheel in the photo is the five-spoke VS-KF, a model that is seen often on drift cars. In fact, both of the Mark II's from Team Magician run VS-KF's. Work currently offers the VS-KF in a few different styles, as well as the VS-XX which has a mesh spoke design. Both models can be had in diameters up to 20″. Perfect for those late model big body luxury cars.
Work Varianza Series
One of the more recently added lines to Work's catalog is the Varianza series. The wheels seen on the Lexus GS in the photo above are the Varianza F2S. Some of the other lines of that Work has include the LS and Schwert series. Personally, I prefer the Euroline and VS wheels over a lot of these newer designs, but maybe I have just not gotten used to seeing the newer designs yet. The offsets on the newer models also seem to be more conservative than the older wheels, but I guess that mostly reflects the cars that they are going on.
Work Meister S1
Ah yes, the Work Meister. In my opinion one of the most timeless and attractive wheel designs out there. This wheel is available in both two and three-piece versions and the three-piece model is available in sizes up to 18″x15J! If anyone has a photo of some 15J Meisters, I'd love to see it! The universal appeal of this wheel means that it can be seen on everything from VIP sedans to D1GP cars to RWB Porsches'. Like other iconic wheels I have mentioned like the RS Watanabe and Volk TE37, I don't think the Work Meister S1 will ever go out of style.
Weds Kranze Series
Weds Wheels offers a bunch of high end luxury wheels in their Kranze line and the designs range from simple one-piece models to custom multi-piece jobs. The wheel on the Lexus GS in the photo above is the Bazeria which has you covered in sizes all the way up to 20″x12J. Of course wheels like this also can be seen on many European luxury sedans as well as the standard Japanese domestic models. Again, this is further testament to the high quality that is present in nearly all of these Japanese-made wheels.
Weds Borphes
Although it appears that this wheel has been discontinued by Weds (didn't see it in their current catalog), the Weds Borphes is certainly worth a mention here. You probably recognize the car in the photo as the EXE Life Z33 that Antonio featured earlier this year with its set of Borphes' in ultra aggressive 19″ fitment and healthy dose of negative camber. Maybe I am just old fashioned, but I think that these older wheel designs are a lot more tasteful than most of the newer stuff that has been coming out over the past couple years. Times change I guess, but at least there is still lots of love for these older wheels.
Volk Racing GT/SF Series
I covered a lot of the Volk Racing wheels in the post about one-piece racing wheels, but Volk Racing also offers a number of high end two-piece wheels including the the GT and SF series. The wheels on the Top Secret R35 GT-R in the photo are the GT-C, a popular model which has been out for quite a while now. The GTF and GT-V are also very popular wheels for larger sports cars like the Z, Skyline, Supra etc. Although these wheels are not as light as the TE37 and CE28N, they offer all of the fantastic quality that Ray's is known for.
SSR Professor SP1
The three-piece SSR Professor SP1 has a very similar design to the Work Meister S1, and to be honest I have a very hard time distinguishing between the two! The standard SP1 is available in widths up to 18″x13J. For smaller cars, there is a version of the wheel called the SP1R which is available in 15″ and 16″ with widths of up to 10J. The design of the SP1 is just a iconic as the Meister S1. By the way, does anyone have a surefire method of distinguishing the Professor from the Meister at a glance?
SSR Professor MS1
The Professor MS1 is a newer release from SSR and it has already caught on well among car builders. It has the same good quality as the original Professor SP1 but with a new meshface design. The MS1 can be had in sizes all the way up 19″x12.5J and is available in a few different colors. The wheels look a little underwhelming on the V35 Skyline seen above, but they look amazing on other cars like the Common Snapper S30Z which I wrote about on Auto Otaku last year.
Panasport G7-C5C2
The last wheel I want to mention is not as well known as some of the others in this post, but I couldn't help from posting it here because I love it so much. The Panasport G7-C5C2 has to be one of my top five favorite wheels of all time. I just love how It looks like a multi-piece version of the OEM Skyline R32 GT-R wheel. These wheels were made famous on the Sexy Style 180SX from way back and they still look awesome to this day. They also look pretty cool on the Z31 in the photo above! Hopefully I can score a set of these for myself (and a cool car to mount them on) someday.
Well, that's it for my overview of well known and desirable Japanese wheels. In the future we will probably be doing some more in depth stuff on our favorite wheels, but hopefully these articles will hold you over until then.
-Mike Garrett
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Work Meister S1 is obviously no.1 of this category...
Mike the best way to distinguish between the SP1 and the S1 is that the nuts/studs on the meister S1 goes all the way around the wheel while the SP1 stops at the spokes. I love the VSKFs myself.
i would kill for a set of the work meister S1 for the e30 m3.
make sure minevera's and equips make it into the next post
VS-XX is personally one of my favourite mesh rims, and i've even seen a set on a mk4 golf! very high positive offset though so it looked a little strange with the convex face
Guys, i heard that Trust has just gone under...do you guys have any news on that or can u do a follow up? It will be great to hear from the guys in Japan.
Yes Greddy unfortunately bankrupted (thanks also to those Chinese knock off). Eric Hsu, and Taro from GTchannel have some info's in regard on their sites.
Anyway, Mike it would be nice if you post the dry carbon fiber WEDS wheel (from the '08 TAS), even though it's been never released, and probably never will, and also the WEDS TC105N, I think that's a really cool wheel design.
I beg to differ some comments. Panasports is the hottest one of the bunch. But all of them freaking hot!
Looking at the pic you have there of the porker on Works, I can't see the small studs around the outside of the spokes. Therefore although there's a Work sticker on there, they could really be SSR SP1's.
Here's the Work Meister S1 with the small studs all the way around (in 3-piece guise):
And here's the SSR Professor SP1:
You can see the bolts on the Porsche's Works, they're painted over in orange! Look carefully
I've got S1 3 pieces on my S14; I love them to pieces! Timeless wheels
agree with Brendan ))
it's not work s1 )) it's a ssr sp1
just FYI, that RWB car that has the "WORK" sticker on the barrel is actually rocking SSR SP1s, The Spokes on the SP1 go all the way to the Rivet line so the rivet line is broken up. The Work Meister's spoke don't go all the wat to the edge of the disk so the rivet line is continuous throughout the whole wheel. Also, the SSR's have flush hardware where at the Work Meister uses hardware that sticks out.


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Lemon lovers unite! These 9 Gluten-Free Lemon Desserts for Spring make the bright yellow fruit shine. Many of these lemon recipes are dairy-free, egg-free, and refined sugar-free.
Spring has sprung and bright, lemony desserts deserve a little spotlight. Sweet lemon recipes are perfect for Easter, Mother's Day, baby showers, or bridal showers!
Easy Lemon Butter Cookies with a deliciously tart lemon glaze. Grain-free.
This lemon cake loaf is made from almond flour, white rice flour, fresh lemon juice, and coated in a lemon icing glaze. Sweet, tart, and delicious. Dairy-free.
An easy lemon bars recipe made with an almond flour cookie base, fresh lemon juice, and a cashew cream filling. Make things easy and whip up your filling in the blender!
Honey-Sweetened Lemonade Popsicles
An easy 2-ingredient popsicle recipe that uses the whole lemon! Naturally sweetened with honey for a healthy lemon treat.
Vegan Lemon Poppyseed Snack Cake
Sweet, tart, and full of lemon flavor, this vegan snack cake is easy and delicious!
This delicious cake comes from Cookie + Kate's Love Real Food cookbook. Dairy-free and refined sugar-free.
A delightfully delicious poppyseed cake made for any occasion. Give it a sprinkling of powdered sugar for a finishing touch! Dairy-free.
Almond Flour Lemon Blueberry Scones
This lemon pastry recipe is grain-free, gluten-free, and vegan. Bursting with fresh blueberries and topped with a delicious lemon icing!
Lemon Tartlets with Thyme Crust
More Lemon Dessert Recipes to Try
Gluten-Free Lemon Crinkle Cookies
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Decades of research and studies have documented the impact of stress on cognitive performance such as critical thinking, judgment, and decision-making skills.
The ability to concentrate, follow directions, process new information, and make good decisions are all greatly diminished and impaired by stress.
The high level of stress induced by the high stakes consequences of standardized tests has in effect "poisoned the assessment well" and directly undermines the reliability and validity of the data that is being collected and shared by the new computer-based Common Core assessments.
The use of test items that are "distractors" on Common Core-aligned standardized tests should also raise concerns and doubts about the efficacy of the Smarter Balanced and PARCC assessments and raise serious questions as to whether numerous items on these tests are measuring decision making skills rather than reading comprehension skills.
Distractors are plausible responses but not the "fully correct" answer. Many of the new Common Core test items also require students to select one or more answers that "best support", are "most significant" or are "most likely".
"The questions on the Common Core English Language Arts test are more complex than those found on previous tests that measured previous grade‐level standards.
Correct answers will not "jump out"; rather, students will need to make a thoughtful distinction between the fully‐correct option and the plausible but incorrect options.
These multiple‐choice questions are specifically designed to determine whether students have comprehended the entire passage and are proficient with the comprehension and analyses specified by the standards."
Frequently Asked Questions: 3-8 Testing Program (pg 9, #21)
Here is a sample 4th Grade ELA test question from the 2014-15 PARCC assessment…
What is the meaning of the word constantly as the narrator uses it in paragraph 4 of Kira-Kira?
A. often
B. all the time
C. once in a while
D. sometimes
Is the above question testing whether a student knows the meaning of the word constantly, or if a student can distinguish between the meaning of the words often and the phrase all the time?
Furthermore, if one student reads the passage and believes the characters were together often while another student says all the time how do these slightly different interpretations of a reading passage have anything to do with determining and predicting the college readiness of a 4th grader?
The answer key for the sample question states;
Option B is the correct response; the narrator makes it clear that the girls spent all their time together when Lynn was not in school.
While PARCC may be convinced that there is a distiguishable difference between the words constantly and often, according to Merriam-Webster, the word constantly is a synonym for the word often.
When it comes to cultivating reading comprehension skills shouldn't we be encouraging young readers to broaden and expand their use of vocabulary rather than teaching them that words can have only one meaning? Is it even appropriate or reasonable to claim that a plausible interpretation or understanding of a reading passage is wrong?
PARCC claims these "new and improved" test questions will determine whether students have proficient reading comprehension skills, yet many students may comprehend the reading passage just fine, but they may still choose the plausible or partially correct response whether their decision-making skills are impaired by stress or not.
Ironically when it comes to the CCSS math standards a mathematically proficient student is expected to construct viable or feasible arguments and compare the effectiveness of plausible arguments.
In the United States every citizen is entitled to a presumption of innocence and cannot be found guilty in a court of law if there is reasonable doubt yet we deny our students a presumption of proficiency and their teachers a presumption of effectiveness when we presume that students have insufficient reading comprehension skills and their teachers are ineffective because students selected too many plausible responses.


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Eugenics was the study of how to arrange reproduction within a human population to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Sir Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, eugenics was increasingly discredited as unscientific and racially biased during the 20th century, especially after the adoption of its doctrinesContinue reading "Eugenics & Us"
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I'm not "special", I'm S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
Now before that title makes anyone feel offended, and or implies a negative perception, let me explain. What I mean about "I'm not "special", I'm S.P.E.C.I.A.L.", Firstly calls back to a videogame series I love, called Fallout. Look it up if you want to know more. But basically the term S.P.E.C.I.A.L infers to the sevenContinue reading "I'm not "special", I'm S.P.E.C.I.A.L."
a virile creed, full of hopefulness
"Our starting point is not the individual, and we do not subscribe to the view that one should feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, or clothe the naked…Our objectives are entirely different: we must have a healthy people in order to prevail in the world." This was the purpose of eugenics… it wasContinue reading "a virile creed, full of hopefulness"
The Relationship Built For Long-Distance
When reading through this week's material the emergence of eugenics comes consistently from the wrong reasons. Even though it was experimented with in the 19th century, there is a spike in these surgeries starting in the early 20th century then peaking during times of the Great Depression, WWII, etc. Eugenics is an attempt to "improve"Continue reading "The Relationship Built For Long-Distance"
In the course of history we are running the game of efficiency and perfectionism. As we evolve we have improved rapidly and moved towards a more perfect world in the eyes of the different peoples around the world. Eugenics is the study of controlled evolution and gene control measures often broken into two categories asContinue reading "Eugenics"
America's Dark, Secret Science
A look into the development of Eugenics, or the theory that biological traits are passed from one generation to the next in a way that supports genetic superiority over other groups, shows how the United States was quick to adopt the fledgling science. As explained in The New Yorker's article, many of those who wereContinue reading "America's Dark, Secret Science"
Nazi's are bad- So is Eugenics
Eugenics is "applied biology" stated in the article "THE BIOLOGICAL STATE: NAZI RACIAL HYGIENE, 1933–1939". In other terms, Eugenics was a movement most well known by the Nazi's as a way to correct the human race into a more seeable fit. This movement focused specifically on physical characteristics and also "disorders" caused by mental orContinue reading "Nazi's are bad- So is Eugenics"
The bad idea of eugenics
In the readings it talked about eugenics. This was basically the idea that flaws in people had a genetic root and could be removed from the population as a whole. It also said that humans could be bread to more perfect versions of themselves. In eugenics the flaws were sometimes personality related and had nothingContinue reading "The bad idea of eugenics"
Eugenics is a term referring to the movement aimed to improve our species through breeding. In the United States, it was used by selecting who would get to produce offspring and who would not. The criteria were mostly based mental capacity, criminal tendency, and unfortunately societal status, often leading to discrimination. The word eugenics wasContinue reading "Eugenics"
Are we Nazis?
I've only heard of eugenics when talking about the Nazi regime and the Holocaust. But, these articles have opened my eyes to America's dark history of eugenics. Eugenics is the practice of ridding undesirable types of people from the gene pool. The definition of undesirable changes with who is doing the eugenics. Eugenics is usuallyContinue reading "Are we Nazis?"


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The BlockTable and TargetTable are internal
Patchworks tables that keep track
of all the necessary 'book keeping' while the model is
running. These tables are most often used to create reports
and are referenced through the method
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Palahe Pala
Here we have a jigsaw puzzle,
a picture of the body—
bone and fat, muscle and bone,
blood (salty with the ocean's taste.
As you know, the ocean lives inside us,
has never left us, waits for us to return to it.
But this puzzle—corner pieces of hair
and fingernail, sole of foot, teases us.
Somewhere, in the middle,
is the cycle of breath we have come
to depend on. Somewhere near the top—
see the rounded pieces with blue edges—
is the brain, the organ
of anger, abuse, and absolution.
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which, when put together, make up the heart.
What emerges is both mythic and real.
It is the home of our prodigal affections,
the housing of our christened spirits
before the body was even born.
What is it, who is it put this puzzle
on the card table in the spare room?
Is it some great spirit—untouchable,
fearsome, empty of everything but love for us?
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then return to our own creation?
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We want to know how long it lasts,
this mystic completeness,
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that, at last, is neither here nor there.
Martina Reisz Newberry's most recent book is Blues for French Roast with Chicory, now available from Deerbrook Editions. She is the author of NEVER COMPLETELY AWAKE ( from Deerbrook Editions), and Take the Long Way Home (Unsolicited Press). She is also the author of Where it Goes (Deerbrook Editions). Learning by Rote (Deerbrook Editions) and Running Like a Woman With Her Hair on Fire: Collected Poems (Red Hen Press). She has been included in "The Sixty Four Best Poets of 2018" (Black Mountain Press/The Halcyone Magazine editorial staff). She has been widely published in literary magazines in the U.S. and abroad. Passionate in her love for Los Angeles, Martina currently lives there with her husband, Brian, a Media Creative.
Gunjan Bhardwaj is a 22 year old computer engineering from india who enjoys painting and sketching.


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11 Variational Inference Algorithm: ADVI
CmdStan can approximate the posterior distribution using variational inference. The approximation is a Gaussian in the unconstrained variable space.
Stan implements an automatic variational inference algorithm, called Automatic Differentiation Variational Inference (ADVI) Kucukelbir et al. (2015). ADVI uses Monte Carlo integration to approximate the variational objective function, the ELBO (evidence lower bound). ADVI optimizes the ELBO in the real-coordinate space using stochastic gradient ascent. The measures of convergence are similar to the relative tolerance scheme of Stan's optimization algorithms.
The algorithm progression consists of an adaptation phase followed by a sampling phase.
The adaptation phase finds a good value for the step size scaling parameter
The evidence lower bound (ELBO) is the variational objective function and is evaluated based on a Monte Carlo estimate.
The variational inference algorithm in Stan is stochastic,
which makes it challenging to assess convergence.
The algorithm runs until the mean change in ELBO drops below
the specified tolerance.
The full set of configuration options available for the
variational method is
reported at the beginning of the sampler output file as CSV comments.
When the example model
bernoulli.stan is run with
via the command line with all default arguments,
the resulting Stan CSV file header comments show the complete set
of default configuration options:
# method = variational
# variational
# algorithm = meanfield (Default)
# meanfield
# iter = 10000 (Default)
# grad_samples = 1 (Default)
# elbo_samples = 100 (Default)
# eta = 1 (Default)
# adapt
# engaged = 1 (Default)
# iter = 50 (Default)
# tol_rel_obj = 0.01 (Default)
# eval_elbo = 100 (Default)
# output_samples = 1000 (Default)
The console output includes a notice that this algorithm is considered to be experimental:
This procedure has not been thoroughly tested and may be unstable
or buggy. The interface is subject to change.
11.1 Variational Algorithms
Stan implements two variational algorithms.
algorithm argument specifies the variational algorithm.
algorithm=meanfield- Use a fully factorized Gaussian for the approximation. This is the default algorithm.
algorithm=fullrankUse a Gaussian with a full-rank covariance matrix for the approximation.
11.2 Configuration
iter=<int>Maximum number of iterations. Must be \(< 0\). Default is \(10000\).
grad_samples=<int>Number of samples for Monte Carlo estimate of gradients. Must be \(< 0\). Default is \(1\).
elbo_samples=<int>Number of samples for Monte Carlo estimate of ELBO (objective function). Must be \(< 0\). Default is \(100\).
eta=<double>Stepsize weighting parameter for adaptive stepsize sequence. Must be \(< 0\). Default is \(1.0\).
adaptWarmup Adaptation keyword, takes sub-arguments:
engaged=<boolean>Adaptation engaged? Valid values: \((0, 1)\). Default is \(1\).
iter=<int>Maximum number of adaptation iterations. Must be \(< 0\). Default is \(50\).
tol_rel_obj=<double>Convergence tolerance on the relative norm of the objective. Must be \(< 0\). Default is \(0.01\).
eval_elbo=<int>Evaluate ELBO every Nth iteration. Must be \(< 0\). Default is 100.
output_samples=<int>Number of posterior samples to draw and save. Must be \(< 0\). Default is 1000.
11.3 CSV Output
The output file consists of the following pieces of information:
The full set of configuration options available for the
variationalmethod is reported at the beginning of the sampler output file as CSV comments.
The first three output columns are labelled
log_g__, the rest are the model parameters.
The stepsize adaptation information is output as CSV comments following column header row.
The following line contains the mean of the variational approximation.
The rest of the output contains
output_samplesnumber of samples drawn from the variational approximation.
To illustrate, we call Stan's variational inference on the example model and data:
> ./bernoulli variational data file=bernoulli.data.R
By default, the output file is
Lines 1 - 28 contain configuration information:
# stan_version_major = 2
# stan_version_minor = 23
# stan_version_patch = 0
# model = bernoulli_model
# method = variational
# variational
# algorithm = meanfield (Default)
# meanfield
# iter = 10000 (Default)
# grad_samples = 1 (Default)
# elbo_samples = 100 (Default)
# eta = 1 (Default)
# adapt
# engaged = 1 (Default)
# iter = 50 (Default)
# tol_rel_obj = 0.01 (Default)
# eval_elbo = 100 (Default)
# output_samples = 1000 (Default)
The column header row is:
The stepsize adaptation information is:
# Stepsize adaptation complete.
# eta = 1
The reported mean variational approximations information is:
That is, the estimate for
theta given the data is
The following is a sample based on this approximation:
Kucukelbir, Alp, Rajesh Ranganath, Andrew Gelman, and David M. Blei. 2015. "Automatic Variational Inference in Stan." arXiv 1506.03431. http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.03431.


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Feminist Anthropology: The AFA Journal
Issue 1.1 The "F" Word: Anthropology's Feminisms
For the inaugural issue of Feminist Anthropology, we invite submissions that honor the heterogeneous inheritance of feminist orientations within feminist anthropology, embracing the uneasy, the obscene, the liberatory, the divisive, and the courageous. We seek contributions that reflect the ways in which feminist anthropology has been a generative and creative engine for innovative and paradigm-shifting research.
Feminist anthropology brings many critical scholarly communities into conversation, drawing on various genealogies, and traditions. A significant number of feminist practices engage in transformative work that imagine multiple futures. As a critical scholarly practice, feminist anthropology has at times been generative, divisive, provocative, courageous, and innovative. It has not and, likely, will never singularly describe a particular kind of anthropological work as its strength lies in the proliferation of heterogeneous critical perspectives, theories and methodologies. For "while gender and sexuality remain crucial themes in feminist scholarship, what it means to be a feminist anthropologist and engage in feminist ethnography remain unsettled" (Backe 2016). In our inaugural issue, we embrace and celebrate the unsettled nature of feminist anthropology.
As a liberatory practice, feminism has encapsulated a range of political and analytical praxes. Some Black feminisms, for example, have sought to construct and broaden the canon while deconstructing institutionalized racism and sexism (McClaurin 2001). Reflections on the relation of feminism to post-coloniality have called forth a feminism that needs "to be attentive to borders while learning to transcend them" (Mohanty 2003). Other explorations of liberatory practice have argued against "delivering judgments on what counts as a feminist versus an antifeminist practice," refusing to distinguish between a subversive and non-subversive act (Mahmood 2012).
Across anthropology's many domains, feminism has carried various inflections, taking many forms within archaeological, ethnographic, biological and linguistic work, despite the fact that the moniker "feminist," has been marked as an obscenity or suspect category. Feminisms take on distinctive significance under oppressive state, local, familial, and institutional regimes. What are the obligations of scholarly communities when feminisms are criminalized, repressed, banned or excluded? For the inaugural issue, we seek two types of submissions that consider anthropology's feminisms taking account of our particular historical, political, and social contexts:
1) Short essays under 3000 words in length will be featured under the theme of "Situating Research." These essays may take on a particular problematic within the author's anthropological field of scholarship, engaging a pressing question, or taking up a particular feminist genealogy and accounting for the present state of feminist scholarship.
2) We also seek research articles between 4000-6000 words in length (including bibliography and citations). Research articles should be grounded in a particular research project and focused on evidence, whether it is linguistic, somatic, ethnographic, material, or practice-based. How does this project demonstrate the ways in which anthropology has benefitted from feminist analysis and insight? How does the work contribute to on-going feminist research, and how is this particular to anthropological scholarship? Drawing on discussions across the fields, and across generations of scholars with a range of institutional affiliations, we invite scholars to contribute to these conversations.
The Scholar One submission is located at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/americananthro-afa. Interested parties may send queries to editors Dána-Ain Davis (firstname.lastname@example.com) and Sameena Mulla (email@example.com). Manuscripts will be due August 15th, and the first issue will be released May 2020.


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Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) said Wednesday it made discoveries at the Dantzler exploration well in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico and at the Tamar Southwest (SW) exploration well offshore Israel.
At Dantzler, wireline logging data indicates that the well encountered over 120 net feet of primarily crude oil pay in two high-quality Miocene reservoirs. The discovery well, located in Mississippi Canyon 782, was drilled to a total depth of 19,234 feet in 6,580 feet of water.
Dantzler is located 12 miles west of the Company's Rio Grande development area, which includes discoveries at Big Bend and Troubadour. Discovered gross resources at Dantzler are now estimated at between 55 and 95 million barrels of oil equivalent.
The Tamar SW well, testing a new exploration prospect, encountered approximately 355 feet of net natural gas pay within the targeted Miocene intervals. Tamar SW, which was drilled to a total depth of 17,420 feet in 5,405 feet of water, is the Company's eighth consecutive discovery in the Levant Basin. The field is located approximately 8 miles southwest of the Tamar field.
Evaluation of drilling data and wireline logs has confirmed the range(1) of gross resources of the field to be between 640 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas and 770 Bcf. The well encountered high-quality reservoir sands, with per well productivity anticipated to be approximately 250 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.
Noble Energy operates Dantzler with a 45 percent participating interest. Additional interest owners are entities managed by Ridgewood Energy Corporation (including Riverstone Holdings LLC and its portfolio company ILX Holdings II, LLC) with 35 percent and W&T Energy VI, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of W&T Offshore Inc.) with 20 percent. In the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, the Company anticipates drilling at least two additional Miocene trend prospects in 2014.
Following completion of operations at Tamar SW, the drilling rig will be released to another operator. Noble Energy operates Tamar SW with a 36 percent working interest. Other interest owners are Isramco Negev 2 with 28.75 percent, Delek Drilling with 15.625 percent, Avner Oil Exploration with 15.625 percent and Dor Gas Exploration with four percent.
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From Chapter One.I'll never forget the first day my dad gave me a hammer. It was a proper tool, not some toy.While he was working, I would sit in his workshop surrounded by the smell of sawdust, wood chip and glue and I'd hammer nails into a block of wood.Years later I would be hammering a nail into a door frame as I renovated Francis Ford Coppola's office in San Francisco when the big man would say to me, 'Hey would you like a part in my new movie, Apocalypse Now?'I looked at him for five seconds, then I said, 'Can I finish this first?'…Of course Apocalypse Now was an incredible film to be involved in.I still wasn't thinking of myself as an actor. Money from my carpentry was putting the clothes on my children's backs and I was loathe to start pursuing a dream I had tried and failed to achieve once already. Harvey Keitel was supposed to be the star but something went wrong and Marty Sheen was brought in to replace him. Then Marty had a heart attack. Then there was a typhoon and the stage for the Playboy bunnies sequence was swept away.Suddenly Coppola grabbed me.'You're a great actor,' he said. 'But now I need a carpenter.'I looked at him for five seconds, then I said, 'I'll get my tools.'
From Chapter Two.As good as it was to get some acting work with Francis, Apocalypse Now was not going to get the phone ringing. My role was small and I was basically an exposition vehicle. Still, Francis is a loyal friend and when I got back to San Francisco he promised he would help me find work.There was a young director he knew from film school who was going to make a very exciting film about the birth of rock and roll in small town America.I thought that this might be the chance I needed and I was very excited when George – that was his name – phoned and said he wanted to see me. I went out to his house the next day and he showed me into a room. There were piles of books on the floor.'You see these,' he said. 'I don't know what to do with them. I keep tripping up on them, there in the way.'I pointed to an alcove. 'I could put some shelves up there.''Shelves?' he said, suspiciously.'Yeah,' I said. 'Book shelves.'He thought for a moment and then began to nod excitedly, 'Yeah book shelves! That sounds terrific.'I was so happy to have got the job, I drove straight home and told my wife. 'But what about the movie?' she said.Women! Always thinking of something else.


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Four Pensacola urban core projects overcome opposition to win $18 million backing from CRA
Despite questions into the private benefits of one project, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson's four urban core projects aimed at improving downtown and the waterfront passed a critical vote Monday night to move forward.
The Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency board voted 5-2 to approve funding the four urban core projects up to $18 million. The CRA board is made up entirely of the Pensacola City Council but is considered a separate legal entity under Florida law.
The money comes from a bond refinancing of CRA debt, which Robinson proposed as a means to fund the projects recommended by the SCAPE Landscape Architecture firm.
Many aspects of both of SCAPE's two proposed "catalytic projects" meant to reshape the downtown waterfront — the Bruce Beach restoration project and the "hashtag" connector project — were put forward in a package last week to the CRA.
Two other projects, a day marina at Community Maritime Park and a Jefferson Street improvement project, were added to the list of proposed projects.
All four projects carry a price tag of $21.7 million, but the vote Monday night was a signal to move forward on developing the projects. Each project individually will face future votes before both the CRA and the City Council.
CRA Administrator Helen Gibson said all four projects trace their roots back to the 2010 Urban Core CRA Plan, which the CRA has been working over the years to accomplish. Gibson compared the process to eating an elephant — one bite at a time.
Council members Ann Hill and Sherri Myers voiced opposition to the Jefferson Street project because they viewed it as favoring a private developer.
Hill asked Gibson why the Jefferson Street improvement project had been put forward while other street improvement projects in the 2010 plan had not.
Price tag:Pensacola gets a price tag for SCAPE and other proposed waterfront projects: $21.7 million
'A second chance to transform the city':City Council hears SCAPE waterfront plan
Looking forward:What will 2020 hold for Pensacola's waterfront?
Gibson said the private East Garden District project into which Chad Henderson, founder and CEO of Catalyst HRE, is investing more than $40 million to transform the block adds an opportunity for the CRA to leverage that investment to generate more tax revenue.
"We are getting a very, very high return on the dollars that we put into the streetscape and the road diet in this location," Gibson said.
Hill said the proposal was moving too fast as the board hadn't even seen public comments submitted for the project. Hill also pointed out the council is putting together an advisory board for the Urban Core CRA but is committing the Urban Core CRA to a huge project before the advisory board is formed.
"I find that's backwards," Hill said. "As far as, I think we talked about the elephant and the biting a piece at a time, I feel like the elephant is being shoved down my throat, and I would rather eat it a bite a time."
Myers also said she found it "disturbing" that the Jefferson Street project was being done in connection with the private East Garden District development.
Myers added she was opposed to the CRA spending money on projects she felt were wants and not needs.
"I didn't vote to borrow this money, and I'm not going to vote to spend it because of what's being spent on," Myers said.
Myers said the CRA should be spending its money on eliminating blight and improving affordable housing.
"It pains me for no end when I see that we have had a CRA for 30 years, and the people who should have been helped have not been helped," Myers said.
A closer look:East Garden District project will bring hotel, rooftop bar, restaurants to downtown Pensacola
Other council members were supportive of the projects, saying they will improve the city and move forward with the goals of the CRA.
CRA Chairman Jared Moore said all four projects have been in the works for at least 10 years, and he believed all four were "catalytic."
Moore also addressed the opposition to the Jefferson Street project, saying it was great that a developer was willing to invest $40 million in the city.
"I would hate to think what this message sends to somebody in this community wanting to invest their dollars, and they've got a project where the infrastructure, the public amenity, the improvements they're asking us to make, are congruent with what we've done very recently," Moore said.
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Major League Baseball Is Enabling Some All-Star Social Content Creation This Week – Adweek
Social networking platforms will once again play a big part in Major League Baseball's All-Star Game and related activities, which will take place in Cleveland this season.
On Gatorade All-Star Workout Day Monday, the league enlisted artist Dave Cicirelli to create what it calls a one-of-its-kind Infinity Cube.
This space, installed underneath Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians and site of the All-Star festivities, will shine lights on players in a manner that helps "bring their outsized bodies to life."
Some of the content created via the Infinity Cube will be tailored specifically for social platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, while some will be created for players and teams to share via their accounts.
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During the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, participants will wear microphones, and content will be shared on ESPN and across MLB social accounts for the first time.
Finally, during Tuesday's All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by Chevrolet, MLB will invite players into the Drip Slo-Mo Booth, a unique social activation that will enable their style and fashion to pop even more.
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Garden column: Preparing for summer
In these waning days of winter before the splurge of spring bloom, the gardener has time to tend to the perennial garden. Some anxiety accompanies the arrival of spring as the gardener checks the viability of established perennials. Did they make it or did the winter do them in? Begin your spring care by checking everything out and making a list of what needs to be done. Here are some suggestions.
If you ordered perennials to transplant, they may arrive and will be surprisingly small. It is probably too early to put them in the ground because the possibility of frost still exists. Pot them up and let them grow and acclimate inside for awhile before you set them out.
Ready your tools by cleaning and oiling and sharpening so you will be ready to go.
If you covered perennials with some sort of winter mulch, the mulch can be removed when temperatures are mostly above freezing.
Check your plants and reset any that may have heaved with the frost.
Avoid working with soil that is too wet. Wet soil compacts easily and you will regret having worked on it later when it becomes too hard to work in and remove weeds.
On the other hand don't wait too long or the weeds gain a head start. Some perennials such as Shasta daisies, coneflowers, phlox and asters grow from a rosette which needs to be exposed to the sun. Many others such as monarda, day lilies and geranium can be cut back nearly to the ground and will grow from there.
If you are fertilizing, too little is preferable to too much. Over fertilizing encourages lush foliage growth and fewer blooms.
You can also begin mulching but evaluate the amount of water in your soil before you do. The mulch helps the soil retain moisture (desirable in the hot dry summer) however; overly wet soil can lead to root rot. Two to three inches of mulch is sufficient and none over the crown of the plant.
If your perennials are very tall, it is better to cut them back than divide them. Most perennials are better divided after they bloom. Perennials such as iris, true lilies and peonies are better divided in the fall. Early spring bloomers can be divided and relocated after they bloom.
Spring bulbs (some are blooming now) can have the spent flowers cut off but the foliage should be allowed to die naturally because as it does it provides nutrients to the bulb for the next year's growth.
If you have peonies (which tend to flop with heavy blooms), you may want to provide stakes or support while the plants are small.
Meanwhile take time to enjoy the colors and aromas of early spring blooms and go into your landscape to add to your design as your perennials get bigger. It is too early to add your annuals but the day will come soon so you can begin to plan what you want and watch for sales at garden centers.
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Project Summary Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 cause millions of chronic infections. These viruses cause epithelial oral ?cold? sores and genital lesions, which recur lifelong due to reactivation from a latent viral reservoir in neurons. The epidemiology of genital herpes has undergone a significant transformation over the past two decades, with the emergence of HSV-1 as a leading cause of first-episode genital herpes. The rise of genital HSV-1 coincides with a decline in seroprevalence of HSV-1, particularly among youth, and with changing sexual behaviors (13, 23). This shift raises the possibility that HSV-1 may face new selective pressures and undergo genetic adaptation as it moves from the oral to the genital niche. We propose to conduct a genome- wide analysis of HSV-1 variation in human infections, to observe how the virus adapts to the human genital niche during the first year of infection, and to discern how the virus is affected by the laboratory culture that is required for further studies in vitro, or in vivo in animal models. These data will reveal the degree to which HSV-1 undergoes bottlenecks or develops new variations in humans or in culture. The experiments in this exploratory R21 proposal provide the foundation for a future R01 proposal aimed at investigating how HSV-1 genetic variations impact clinical disease outcomes in patients. Insights on viral genomic variation will be obtained using Illumina sequencing of longitudinal HSV-1 genital and oral shedding swabs, which are being collected as part of an ongoing clinical study, P01AI030731. In Aim 1, we will use sensitive enrichment and viral genome sequencing techniques to assess HSV-1 genome diversity directly from human shedding. We will compare HSV-1 genomes from genital and oral swabs, collected at primary infection and during any recurrences over the course of a year. These will provide insights on viral genetic diversity between individuals, as well as within-host diversity over the first year of infection. Since P01AI030731 includes sub-studies on mucosal and humoral immune responses during the first year of infection, this proposal will yield additional data on how viral antigen variation correlates with the epitopes detected in each person's immune repertoire. In Aim 2, we will address whether HSV-1 strains that are cultured in vitro accurately reflect the viral genomic diversity shed by infected humans. We will do this by comparing viral genomes derived from cultured stocks to the genomes derived from the matched swab samples in Aim 1. This will establish the foundation for future studies that utilize cultured HSV-1 strains for in vitro and in vivo animal studies of viral pathogenesis, antiviral drug discovery, and vaccine development.
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|1/16/17 → 12/31/18
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: $242,185.00
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: $197,269.00
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Fair at the PNE attendance sees 8% increase for 2014
The Fair at the PNE has closed for its 104th year and there was an 8 per cent increase over last year's attendance.
According to PNE staff, 769,242 people passed through the gates of this year's fair, up from 712,049 in 2013.
Attendance for the 2013 fair fell short of the projected 800,000 while this year's attendance marks a two year high, exceeding the attendance of 763,000 in 2012.
There were 803,598 guests recorded in 2011 and 937,485 for the centennial celebration in 2010, which included major concerts held in the temporary 27,528 seat stadium at Empire Fields and a parade celebration on Beach Avenue in downtown Vancouver.
Each year, the Fair is typically responsible for between $22 million to $25 million of the PNE's revenues.
Fair at the PNE attendance over 10 years
- 2014 – 769,242
- 2013 – 712,049
- 2012 – 763,000
- 2011 – 803,598
- 2010 – 937,485
- 2009 – 855,137
- 2008 – 753,298
- 2007 – 906,808
- 2006 – 958,781
- 2005 – 903,467
"We are thrilled with the success of The Fair at the PNE this year," says PNE President and CEO Mike McDaniel. "By offering traditional favourites that our guests have come to love, and featuring new programming that was available exclusively at the Fair for this year only, we really made sure the 104th Fair lived up to its iconic legacy."
He also added that this was the second year of a five-year plan to "re-energize" the Fair.
Up until 2012, the annual fair at Hastings Park was a 17-day long event. In 2013, organizers reduced two days from the fair by cancelling the first two Mondays, which are traditionally the slowest days for attendance, in an effort to prioritize resources and reduce costs.
The 2014 attendance increase is attributed to some improvements in fair programming, such as the highly popular Game of Thrones exhibition and a higher calibre talent line-up for the daily concerts.
There were also three days of 2 hour long free gate admission periods, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Following tradition, organizers implemented free admission on the first Tuesday, but two additional free admission days were later added on the final Saturday and Sunday during the Labour Day long weekend due to rain forecasts.
Beginning on opening day, the Fair at the PNE experienced 12 consecutive days of sunny, warm weather.
2014 Fair at the PNE by the numbers
769,242 – number of visitors to the 2014 Fair
17,000 – average number of steps taken per day by a PNE employee
5,030 – approximate number of items returned to the Lost and Found
104 – age of this year's Fair
8 – number of hours spent by the average family at The Fair
1 – number of Emmy Awards brought to The Fair at the PNE
324,891 – total sales for the 4-H auction
400 – total participants in the 4-H auction
250 – number of chicks born at The Fair
22 – dumpster loads of dung taken away from the livestock barns
9 – number of calves born at The Fair
48,000 – number of people that went through Game of Thrones®: The Exhibition
200,000 – number of people who watched the Superdogs show
144,800 – number of people that watched Timber! – A Stompin' Lumberjack Shindig
1,000 – number of seats in the Beer Garden (Vancouver's largest outdoor patio)
860 – pounds of food consumed by the Superdogs
100 – number of original artifacts in Game of Thrones®: The Exhibition
75 – number of years Dal Richards has performed at The Fair
50 – years since The Beatles played at the PNE's Empire Stadium
45 – number of pooches in the Superdogs show
18 – number of Superdogs trainers
16 – age of 2014 PNE Star Showdown winner, Alyssa Gutierrez
4,500,000 – number of Kernels popped at Canadian Kettle Corn
2,000,000 – number of mini donuts sold at Those Little Donuts stand
210,000 – ounces of Root Beer consumed at Buckeyes Root Beer
90,000 – number of corn dogs sold
69,000 – number of shrimp sold at Shrimp Boat
33,500 – number of cotton candies sold
30,500 – number of 16 oz. soft drinks sold
25,000 – pounds of dough used to produce mini donuts at Those Little Donuts stand
21,000 – racks of ribs sold
13,890 – number of lemons used at the lemonade stand
12,240 – number of cobs of corn sold at the Chilliwack Corn stand
7,550 – number of samosas sold at Curry-In-A-Hurry
7,500 – number of Crazy Dogs sold
5,000 – number of food-related jobs created for the Fair
4,800 – number of turkey legs sold
3,765 – number of sliders sold at Gourmet Burgers
3,750 – number of deep fried Mars bars sold
3,000 – number of root beer floats sold at Ernie's Ice Cream
2,100 – gallons of BBQ sauce used at the 4th Annual Vancouver Rib Festival Competition
2,000 – number of calories in the Vortex Burger from Gourmet Burgers
775 – pounds of potatoes used to make Wiggle Chips
125 – kilograms of fudge sold
90 – age of Ernie from Ernie's Ice Cream
76 – number of years Ernie's Ice Cream has been at The Fair
72 – number of years Jack Hunter has worked at the PNE
71 – number of food vendors at the 2014 Fair
4 – number of competitors in the 4th Annual Vancouver Rib Festival Competition
2 – number of tablespoons of sugar in a large cotton candy
250,200 – number of stuffed animal prizes won at games annually during The Fair
19,000 – number of annual plays on the Playland Midway Dart Game
3,270 – number of bottles broken at the Bottle Break Game on the Payland Midway annually
PNE Prize Home
1,300,000 – dollar value of the PNE Prize Home
121,000 – number of people that went through the PNE Prize Home
2,000 – number of times per day a PNE Prize Home ticket seller says "Win a house, win a car"
80 – number of years the PNE has been giving away a PNE Prize Home
3 – years in a row Jillian Harris has designed the PNE Prize Home
8,160 – number of times the Wooden Roller Coaster went around the track during the Fair
218 – height in feet of AtmosFEAR, the tallest ride at the Fair
90 – number of seconds per ride on the Wooden Roller Coaster
90 – age of oldest person to ride the Drop Zone
54 – number of rides at The Fair
1 – new ride added to Playland in 2014 (Rock N' Cars)
Vancity Member Day & Zero Waste Event
18,000 – number of visiting guests to the annual Fair at the PNE on Vancity Member Day
2,070 – number of kilograms of organic matter diverted from the landfill
165 – number of kilograms of mixed containers diverted from the landfill
120 – number of kilograms of solid waste diverted from the landfill
94.9 – percent of the day's waste diverted from the landfill
Feature Image: Gerry Sung via Flickr


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Despite a convincing lead star, Tupac's long-awaited biopic struggles to do justice to the depth of a man who was more than just a rapper
"What's in a name?" asked William Shakespeare in his seminal play Romeo + Juliet. The poet, whose writing was introduced to Tupac Amaru Shakur by his mother during childhood, would go on to deeply influence his time as an actor, a poet, a lyricist and a man. Two decades after his death and centuries after Shakespeare's, this question resurfaces as Tupac re-enters the spotlight with the release of All Eyez On Me, a biopic directed by Benny Boom and a film that disproves the notion that "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet". You see, All Eyez On Me was originally the name of Tupac's second number one album. A historic milestone for the rapper, the 1996 release featured more singles than any of his prior ones and was the world's first double, full-length hip hop solo studio album released into the mainstream. It was his first in a three-record deal with Death Row and the last album released while he was alive.
All Eyez On Me marked a departure from 2pacalypse Now, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z, and, for the most part, Me Against The World. After serving a sentence for sexual assault, Tupac emerged in 1995 as the living embodiment of the "THUG LIFE" belly tattoo he'd gotten two years prior. Dealing with the trauma of a near-death shooting in 1994, various lawsuits, allegations, balancing on the brink of bankruptcy and ultimately being bailed by Suge Knight in exchange for a $3.5m contract to the villainous Death Row, it's not hard to see why All Eyez On Me had the ingredients to become one of the greatest hip hop albums of the 90s. It took Tupac just two weeks to record its 27-tracks.
Lyrically it's a warren that leads us into the rapper's psyche of the time, exposing the complex plurality of a poet and a self-confessed hell-raiser. From the bassline kick of "Ambitionz Az A Ridah" and its opening line – "I won't deny it, I'm a straight ridah / You don't wanna fuck with me / Got the police bustin' at me / But they can't do nothin' to a G" – through to "Heaven Ain't Hard To Find", Tupac boiled down his frustrations, accomplishments, plans, observations, and prophecies, and served them flambéed, as a two-disc portion on a 24k gold platter. "All Eyez On Me", he echoes on the album's eponymous track – aware that if the world was watching his every move, he was going to put on a show. All Eyez On Me was his final act.
June 2017's release of All Eyez On Me, the Tupac biopic (played by Demetrius Shipp Jr.) from the director behind music videos such as Nelly's "Dilemma", Nicki Minaj's "No Frauds" and Sean Paul's "Like Glue", is likely to make history for very different reasons. Before the film entered production it was tied up in lawsuits – one involving Tupac's now-passed mother Afeni Shakur, as well as another that emerged recently accusing the film of plagiarising articles published about Tupac in VIBE magazine. Director of Boyz N The Hood and Poetic Justice (which Tupac appeared in alongside Janet Jackson) John Singleton picked up and put down the script twice before walking away for good, citing major creative differences. Upon release, Boom's version came under heavy criticism from the late rapper's loved ones. 50 Cent called it "bullshit", and lifetime friend and actress Jada Pinkett-Smith branded its "reimagining" of her and Tupac's relationship "deeply hurtful". The Internet also reacted.
Surprisingly Knight, who killed one man and injured another after driving his car onto the set of Straight Outta Compton angered over his depiction in F. Gary Gray's 2015 NWA biopic, gave the script the thumbs up (via his lawyers, due to his ongoing incarceration). Puffy did too – despite having next-to-no screen time. And while the film credits Afeni as its executive producer, at Everyman Film Festival's London screening of the film Shipp Jr. admitted she had passed away before seeing it. He also noted that Outlawz – the 90s hip hop ground founded by Tupac – were active in helping him prepare for the role. Elsewhere, Snoop Dogg tweeted that it "told the truth" – surely if it's been blessed by the Dogfather, someone who was very close to Tupac, then it must be gospel? But not even Snoop could remedy an audience decline of 78 per cent after its opening week in the US and a surge of unimpressed film reviews that see it released in UK theatres today with a reputation already in tatters.
Most notable is Shipp Jr.'s performance – his first ever acting gig – and even amongst Pinkett-Smith's criticisms of the film itself, she agrees. The actor is uncanny in appearance and delivers Tupac's cadence and mannerisms with authenticity. Initially auditioning for the role in 2011 via a Facebook casting, his success is the result of years wormholing into research and late nights watching the rapper's video interviews and performances on repeat, allowing them to play even as he slept. The lowlights, however, are haunting. The script is poorly written. Particularly in the handling of Tupac's rape trial – an insensitive portrayal means Tupac is cast as a fallen hero brought to his knees by a fame-hungry woman named Ayanna Jackson. Sex scenes are cheesy and the live performances are wince-inducing. For all Shipp Jr.'s heart, Boom's desire to cram every, single thing and a failure to unpack anything is its ultimate undoing. Marketed as "The Untold Story", in reality, the film feels like a fast-paced scroll through Tupac's Wikipedia page.
"People who are younger, who don't really understand the legacy of Tupac Amaru Shakur, they just go to a movie and they see a rap star. But dude was much more than a rap star" – John Singleton
Singleton voiced his frustrations on Atlanta radio station V-103: "They just made a movie; they didn't think of it as a cultural event. They didn't think of it in terms of something that affected our generation," he said. "People who are younger, who don't really understand the legacy of Tupac Amaru Shakur, they just go to a movie and they see a rap star. But dude was much more than a rap star. So that's why I'm really upset."
Kept alive by conspiracy theories, that weird hologram, posthumous releases and the unsolved mystery of his murder, it's unsurprising that Tupac's life and legacy remain at godly levels. Never afraid to speak his truth, he did so across a wealth of music, footage, lyrics, writings, and poems – most of which are readily available in the public domain. This is what makes All Eyez On Me so disappointing. The nuances of Tupac's character were ripe for the picking, and yet the film falls victim to a thinly spread script and an inability to reveal any sense of this multi-dimensionality. 1996's All Eyez On Me was Tupac's most accomplished album – an honest, urgent and at times concerning portrait of a rapper, an actor, a poet, and a man. 2017's version is lost in translation. Fans of Tupac will watch it – I've seen it twice – and people will disagree with me on all or some of the above because that's what Tupac did, he divided opinions. But I'm sure that what we can all agree on is that the memory of Tupac is best honoured through his own voice – a man who was never afraid to share his story.
All Eyez On Me is released in UK theatres today


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Directed by Margit Lillak, documentary, 95 min, eng subtitles, 16+
A group of 12 adults together with 6 kids step out of society as we know it, deconstructing the basic pillars of life - from nuclear family to education, advocating for sustainable living and non-violent communication. They scrap together their savings and buy an old manor lot in 2014, deciding to leave their customary life arrangement and build the first intentional eco-community in Estonia.
In her second feature documentary that turns into a Dogma-like performance, Margit Lillak provokes us to re-examine 'What is a community?' (or its core values) and 'What could an alternative model of society and culture potentially look like?' The director has been closely involved in the community processes, gaining intimate access to her protagonists and carefully observing "the human lab" of an eco-village in which, not only ecological but social sustainability models are put to the test.
When the two strong emancipated women, founders of the eco-community, fall into a power struggle and jeopardise the well-being of the whole community, one of them rightfully poses the question: "If I cannot solve this conflict inside me, and with a few people around me, how can one hope that people could find ways to reconcile after a war...?"
With the support of the Estonian Embassy in Brussels


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Amtrak tells Oxford to continue plans for train stop
Cardinal line passes through town
Amtrak says a Butler County city and a university should continue working on plans for a passenger train stop following an internal analysis of ridership numbers.
Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari told the Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News that it may make business sense to create a stop in Oxford. Miami University, which has more than 1,400 students from Illinois alone, has been working with the city to pursue the stop there.
Amtrak's Cardinal Line currently runs from Chicago to New York City and passes through Oxford three times a week during overnight hours, without stopping.
Currently, the closest stops are in Cincinnati and Connersville, Ind.
Ridership numbers from an internal analysis were strong enough for Amtrak to tell the city and Miami University to continue with the project, according to Alan Kyger, the city's economic development director.
"The eventual decision-makers are going to be City Council and Miami University," Kyger said.
Kyger said the costs for the station will be covered by the city, so it has been looking at a less expensive "shelter station," which has overhead canopies but no restrooms or other amenities. City officials don't know how much the shelter station will cost.
Amtrak has asked for an exhibit from Oxford showing the station site, property ownership information, whether there will be other uses of the facility and what funding has been obtained, officials said.
Oxford has established a committee to return recommendations on the station to the university and the city by the end of this summer.


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Beyoncé made a Houston fan's dream come true.
Ebony Banks is a senior at Alief Hastings High School battling a rare cancer disease. Banks' wish was to meet Beyoncé.
In an efforts to help her wish come true, her friends started the hashtag #EBOBMEETSBEYONCE.
Somehow, someway, the hashtag ended up with Beyoncé calling Ebony on FaceTime!
Watch the video below:
Our prayers are with Houston's own Ebony Banks!
via: Beylite
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Noel Gallagher has unleashed a foul-mouthed tirade on Prince Harry as he labels the Royal a "f**king snowflake" and went as far as to criticise him for "dissing" his family in public.
The 54-year-old High Flying Birds singer and former Oasis man has never been quiet with his opinion. The singer is famed for airing his own familial dirty laundry in front of the press, but even if we put aside that hypocrisy, the rant is right up there with one of his most embarrassing.
The conversation arose following Prince Harry's recent issues with the Royal family and the British press. Having already witnessed his mother fall victim to the systemic pressure of being a princess, he was unwilling for his wife to follow the same fate. For Gallagher, though, none of that matters.
Within the tirade of abuse, Gallagher said the Duke of Sussex appeared to be "a f**king a***hole" when he was "dissing" his family in a public forum, presumably in reference to Harry's appearance on the tell-all Oprah special.
Gallagher also confirmed to The Sun, that he sympathised with Harry's older brother, and future King, Prince William for having a little brother who is always "shooting his f**king mouth off."
The singer continued: "Prince William. I feel that f**king lad's pain. He's got a f**king younger brother shooting his f**king mouth off with s**t that is just so unnecessary. I'd like to think I was always the William." It's not the first time Gallagher has had a pop at Harry.
In a 2020 interview with Matt Morgan, Gallagher said: "Prince Harry, surely no one takes him seriously? He's just a mad little kid."
"I don't like do-gooders in general, they f**king wind me up."


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It appears that more and more adults are being diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome these days.
Although, there are several organizations geared towards children on the spectrum, finding help can prove to be quite challenging for a newly diagnosed adult on the spectrum.
So, where is one to go?
The following is a short list of sites that offer resources, education, and support.
- Aspergers Association of New England offers information on adult diagnosis, assistance, and intervention.
- Amazon.com offers a slew of titles to help you further educate yourself.
- Amazon.com forum for Aspie adults..
- Aspires (Aspergers Syndrome Partners & Individuals Resources, Encouragement & Support)
- Great blog with helpful information on living with AS.
- Interesting articles by a woman diagnosed with AS at age 40.
- AutismHelp.org offers helpful information for adult life with AS.
- Book on cognitive-behavioral therapy information for adults with AS.
- The National Autistic Society offers basic information and resources.
- A site offering e-courses on Aspergers.


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KUALA LUMPUR Monday 13 May, 2019 – The Malaysian Chapter of The Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) will be launched on Thursday 16 May 2019 at the Securities Commission by Minister of Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change, and Environment, Yang Berhormat (YB) Yeo Bee Yin.
The Malaysian Chapter, initiated by a group of Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) who sit on the boards of various Bursa Malaysia-listed companies, will be the first formally constituted country-level chapter in the world.
The Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) aims to encourage NEDs to acquire the practical skills needed as long-term stewards of the business to help steer their companies through an effective climate transition strategy, taking into account the need for financial stability, increased resilience and sustainability.
A project originated by the World Economic Forum, CGI intends that country-level Chapters will be established around the world to facilitate the emergence of a network of skilled and engaged NEDs.
For this purpose, a set of CGI Principles has been developed in collaboration with PWC to be used to assist directors in deepening their awareness of the implications of climate change for the businesses on whose boards they serve and to equip them with the necessary skills to play a constructive role as stewards of their companies.
The CGI Principles are consistent with the aims of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD, led by Michael Bloomberg), and sets out a comprehensive and ambitious standard for directors to address what the 1,000 top global experts from business, academia and civil society have now rated as the top financial risk facing society for 2019.
Increasingly, there is a need for businesses and their boards to identify and disclose which climate risks have a financially relevant impact on their business, and take appropriate action to ensure the resilience of both their companies and the natural environment on which they depend.
This announcement comes ahead of the launch of the Climate Governance Initiative – Malaysian Chapter which seeks to build capacity of local NEDs through workshops, conferences and the sharing of written materials, leveraging on the collective expertise of NEDs as well as bringing in subject matter experts in risk management, strategic, financial and human capital planning, remuneration, and legal and governance models.
The Malaysian Chapter will work in cooperation with pre-existing business bodies, and will serve as the main contact point between its Malaysian members and the World Economic Forum, fellow international Chapters, as well investors and other key stakeholders.
The Malaysian Chapter of the CGI will be hosted by the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) as part of their broader mandate to provide continuous professional development for Directors within Malaysia. Greater appreciation, understanding and integration of CGI principles in businesses comprises a subset of ICDM's efforts to effect a mindshift within Boards and Directors in Malaysia.
"The launch of the Malaysian Chapter of CGI is timely. By building on the strong footing of the Sustainability framework, ICDM looks forward to working with our industry partners to raise the climate competence for corporate boards. Not only are Boards of Directors responsible for the long-term stewardship of their companies, they have the opportunity to be catalysts for positive change, especially in the adoption of values and principles that will improve the competitiveness of an organisation," says Ms Michele Kythe Lim, President / Chief Executive Officer of ICDM.
She also cited the recent Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) Corporate Governance Watch 2018 report, which highlighted that whilst sustainability efforts are now underway in Malaysia, there are areas for improvement especially in the more effective management of climate-related issues and the need for an integrated view on sustainability matters from a financial and non-financial perspective.
This call to action is not new, as increasing awareness of climate and environmental change impacting the socio-economic fabric of society is being discussed on various platforms.
Malaysia, under the leadership of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is driving efforts for the convergence of Islamic and green financing. This was demonstrated by the introduction of the Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk Framework by the SC in 2014, which has seen a total of five green SRI sukuk issued with RM2.4 billion raised as at 2018, including the issuance of the world's first green sukuk in 2017.
Recent efforts with international networks include a discussion paper for policy makers and other stakeholders in Kuala Lumpur by the OECD Asia Corporate Governance Roundtable at the end of 2018.
At the Asean level, the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC) held its first ASEAN Climate Change Partnership Conference in mid 2018, pulling together ASEAN sectoral bodies, dialogue and development partners, and the private sector.
It is now time for the Board of directors of companies, especially Non-Executive Directors, to also be adequately informed about the risks arising from climate change, so that they can start to proactively manage such risks, as a collective, and also to recognise and embrace the underlying opportunities. While addressing environmental and climate change at a sectoral level may work in the short term, there needs to be a higher level of discussion and collaboration for the longer term if we want to address the financial and sustainability risks.
"I would like to hear a declaration of commitment from the boards of all listed companies, starting with Bursa Top 100 companies, that they will put climate change and its risk and impact on their Board agenda", said Datin Seri Sunita Rajakumar.
"In order to be effective stewards of their companies, boards must be prepared to act as catalysts for change and climate action, both within their operations and as responsible actors in society", said Karina Litvack, NED of a major European Oil & Gas company, who has long led the call for boards to take the initiative as the prominent custodian agents and fiduciaries in corporations.
The World Economic Forum has an online platform to share materials and information with NEDs, business leaders, NGOs, academics and other experts in relevant aspects of climate governance. Chapters can utilise this platform to facilitate contact between directors and stakeholders; share information about events, materials and other developments; organise workshops and other events in their local markets; as well as cooperate with Chapters in other countries to enable NEDs to take part in cross-border events.
The Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) is an effort to reach out specifically to non- executive directors (NEDs) to inform, engage with, and develop responses on how businesses might address longer term risks of climate change, including a more sustainable allocation of capital.
For additional information, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or contact: Sharmila Sekarajasekaran at 019-2330087 (for media inquiries). Dr Kalanithi Nesaretnam at firstname.lastname@example.com (for support and funding)