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The UAW and its one million active and retired members have followed closely the negotiation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia and the subsequent development of the Action Plan to deal with continued violence against labor union members and leaders.

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Power Infighting--The Beginning

"The title is "Explosive Uechi-ryu" and the moderator is Arthur Rabesa. Art will be exploring the power contained in Uechi-ryu that is not appreciated by the average practitioner. Make no mistake - this forum is for the serious martial artist and I wholeheartedly recommend it for anyone who really wants to tap his or her explosive power potential.

Moderator: Art Rabesa

Power Infighting--The Beginning

Postby Bill Bauknecht » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:13 pm

Since we do not have the scanner available,,let me ease in to it.

This is taken from my Explosive Karate book, an introduction to power infighting.

This is not a self defense book. If you want to take a self defense course I'm sure there are those who will be glad to take your money and will show you a few things that will be forgotten at the conclusion of the course. My realistic suggestion to someone looking for a course in self defense is to buy a shotgun and a loud angry dog.
Thisisalook at several "no nonsense" things that will give you another facet to your martial arts' training. This is simply another level in your look at the already workable art of karate. This is karate, and you've probably seen some of the things in this book before. What I'd like to do is to illustrate many of these techniques in a way that will enhance your knowledge. The training for these moves can come from different segments of your training. Training equipment will help, but some simple bags and punching mitts will do.
Knowledge of the human body is very important when one trains. When I was in free fighting competition a point was awarded to you if you hit your opponent in certain areas of the body. You could not receive a point if you hit him in other areas because it was not a "Point Area." Sometimes it was because it was a dangerous area and the safety of the players were important. However, most of the awards were given for techniques directed to non realistic sections of the body. After all, it was only a "game"... the "sport" area of karate. Looking at it any other way would be a mistake!
One practices to deliver the kick or punch in a manner that will hit the opponent andyet beveryvisual.In thisway the referee, the side judges, the guy selling tickets and Ray Charles will be able to detect the "POINT."
Many of the moves that are in this training guide would never be noticed or recognized as sparring or free fighting. They are stopping moves and they work. With the help of your teacher and much practice, this will be a good segment to include in your training.
Safety is always important. In a sparring match you will notice that everything is practiced on training aids and not on another person. When you work with a partner, place your move on the section of the body softly. This is for distance and direction of the particular move. It enables you to feel your position and torque along with body mechanics. I'll be talking about these things as we go from move to move and from one training method to another.
Nothing in this training manual can be started until you have had proper training. Only your teacher can determine if he/she wants to include the material in this manual in their teaching. Only your teacher can determine if you are ready and able to begin work on the material enclosed.

Hopefully we will be able to include photos next week.
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Postby JOHN THURSTON » Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:36 pm

One thing that has never really been investigated or discussed at length is "Rooting" (aka-grounding) and " internal connection connection".

Since I am an old puke, my cross training is in Ta'i Chi.

Many moons ago Gem posted my article on TC and Karate.

TC.---gives great emphasis of grounding and internal connections.

This is not to say that one is rooted to the ground--immobilizing oneself, but at the point of finishing a block or delivering a strike, one in connected internally and rooted to the earth.

It is harder to see in Uechi, but in the kata, and i ask this, one is never constantly on 'both feet" or any one foot as the weoghting is constantly shifting without giving visual cues to an opponent that the internal Ki is constanly in motion.

However, I think at the point of attack or the finish of a block, an instant of what TC would call "double weighting" and total internal internal connectiion is the ideal.

Most of the time I think I am talking in a foreign dialect when I raise these training points, but I willl risk it in this hello to Sensei Rabesa.

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Postby Stryke » Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:09 am

I totally agree John , and just thought I`d post and add im looking forward to following this forum and the subject .

Re: Power Infighting--The BeginningGrounded

Postby Art Rabesa » Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:01 pm

Here is a question from John Thurston and Stryke back in 2008. Once again, I'm just getting into this computer thing after all these years. The question relates to ones grounding or being rooted. This is a good awareness of the training. This should be stressed from the beginning. The foundation comes from sanchin training. Over and over. class after class. There is no magic to this. The practice of moving in one piece. Ending the step or slide and the arm movement at the same time. To coordinate the timing of this comes from constant practice. This moving in one piece is something I go over constantly. It is expressed at great length in my web site. I suggest you check out the site, There you will see what I refer to. Thanks for the interest. Happy Trails ------Art Rabesa
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Re: Power Infighting--The Beginning

Postby Josann » Wed Aug 20, 2014 9:14 am

What's your feelings on head butts? might sound like a dumb question, but I often feel in seisan bunkai that the double thrust(as in sanchin) that is done with the 2 attackers, kiai, and steering the attacker to the right is just begging for one.

Also, I notice in your videos that when you work real close with your partner your shorter stature makes it perfect.

Curious on your thoughts on this.
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Re: Power Infighting--The Beginninghhead butt?

Postby Art Rabesa » Wed Aug 20, 2014 3:10 pm

Josann has a question concerning head butts. This is not always the best thing to do. It takes some practice to deliver a good one. Many times the one delivering the head butt comes out second best. I have this in my clip, but it has to be done at the right moment. Your question pertaining to my height being an advantage in close. It does help when working some of the strikes, but I wouldn't consider it an advantage. For the record, I'm a shade under 5'8". I find that I'm usually striking up when training. It does add to the stopping power when strikes are arced slightly upward. I've trained many who are quite tall, and they can work inside very well. I've always thought that anyone over 5'8" was abnormal anyway. Happy Trails ------- Art Rabesa
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Re: Power Infighting--The Beginning

Postby Art Rabesa » Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:03 pm

I was asked if being 5'8" is an advantage in working close. It works for me, but I don't really think it's that important. I have trained many tall people who can work close very well. It is all body mechanics. So , once you've established your own mechanics, you can hit from real close. I trained Bob Campbell at 6'4". However, I trained him as if he were 5'5". The result is that Bob can work close because of his mechanics. It's all about being comfortable in close. So, your stature might help a little, but it is not the most important thing . To be a good infighter is like everything else we do. Practice - practice - practice. ----Happy Trails ---- Art
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Recipe: Mixed Veggie Side

I'm always on the lookout for quick and easy vegetable side dish recipes. I get bored eating the same old thing, but Pat likes his red meat so I need to be creative with the sides. Here's a quick veggie stir fry that takes minutes and adds both a burst of colour and flavour to your plate.
Mixed Veggie Side

2 carrots (1 if it's particularly big)
1 red pepper
1 small zucchini
1 yellow summer squash, if available
1/4 cup Italian salad dressing

1. Slice the veggies into matchsticks.

2. Fry on medium-low in a bit of oil. Start with the carrots & peppers, then add the zucchini & squash after 3 minutes. Fry for 3 more minutes.

3. Add the salad dressing & turn down the heat to low. Warm for a few more minutes, until the veggies are softened. Enjoy!

Meekiyu said...

mmm love the colors it adds tot he plate and also the flavors =D

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Serverless tutorial – Invoke Azure functions using HTTP Trigger

Serverless services or FaaS like Azure Functions lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers. You pay only for the compute time you consume there is no charge when your code is not running. You can run code for virtually any type of application or backend service all with zero administration. Just upload your code and FaaS provider would take care of everything required to run and scale your code with high availability. You can set up your code to automatically trigger from other services or call it directly from any web or mobile app.

You can read more about FaaS or Serverless here.

Step #1.Create Function App

A function app lets you group functions as a logic unit for easier management, deployment, and sharing of resources.

Once you login to Azure Portal,Click the New button on the upper left-hand corner of the Azure portal, then select Compute > Function App.

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On the Function app,choose App name,Resource group appropriately

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Hosting plan defines how resources are allocated to your function app. Default is Consumption Plan, resources are added dynamically as required by your functions.

Click on ‘Create’ to create the new function app.

Step #2.Create HTTP trigger function

So now we have function app,next step is to create new function that gets triggered by HTTP request.

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On the left hand side, under new Functions app,Click on ‘+’ to create new function.

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Choose Webhook + API scenario since we are going to create function based on HTTP trigger.Appropriate launguage can be chosen,I’m going ahead with default language CSharp.In the next step,we can write sample code to print Hello <user>

Step #3.Test HTTP trigger function

Now that new function is created,we can test it by issuing HTTP request.

Below is the console where you can modify the code if needed since this in an example,I’m going to the next step.Below code parses query parameter & sets it to variable then printed.

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There is an option to test the code inside the console itself.

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Copy the function URL.

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To the function URL append query parameter &name=<name> and make request to the function.

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This is the Keweenaw Snowmobile Trail System Report for Friday, January 12, 2018.

Snowmobile trails from Twin Lakes to Copper Harbor are open and in fair to good condition. Groomers are out.

Trail 133 is temporarily closed for logging.

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USCCB Chairmen Respond to Administration’s New Guidance Letter on Title IX Application

May 16, 2016

 USCCB Chairmen Respond to Administration's New Guidance Letter on Title IX Application

WASHINGTON—Two Committee chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued the following statement in response to guidance issued May 13 by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education entitled "Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students":

The Catholic Church consistently affirms the inherent dignity of each and every human person and advocates for the wellbeing of all people, particularly the most vulnerable. Especially at a young age and in schools, it is important that our children understand the depth of God's love for them and their intrinsic worth and beauty. Children should always be and feel safe and secure and know they are loved.

The guidance issued May 13 by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education that treats "a student's gender identity as the student's sex" is deeply disturbing. The guidance fails to address a number of important concerns and contradicts a basic understanding of human formation so well expressed by Pope Francis: that "the young need to be helped to accept their own body as it was created" (Amoris Laetitia [AL], no. 285).

Children, youth, and parents in these difficult situations deserve compassion, sensitivity, and respect. All of these can be expressed without infringing on legitimate concerns about privacy and security on the part of the other young students and parents. The federal regulatory guidance issued on May 13 does not even attempt to achieve this balance. It unfortunately does not respect the ongoing political discussion at the state and local levels and in Congress, or the broader cultural discussion, about how best to address these sensitive issues. Rather, the guidance short-circuits those discussions entirely.

As Pope Francis has recently indicated, "'biological sex and the socio-cultural role of sex (gender) can be distinguished but not separated'" (AL, no. 56, emphasis added). We pray that the government make room for more just and compassionate approaches and policies in this sensitive area, in order to serve the good of all students and parents, as well as the common good. We will be studying the guidance further to understand the full extent of its implications.

The statement was issued by Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth; and Archbishop George Lucas, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Catholic Education.

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The risks of driving on worn tires

As we have pointed out in past articles, the used tires are the only things that are actually linking your vehicle to the road that you are driving on. They are the objects that are bearing all the power from the engines, the stress of rough and bumpy roads as well as various vagaries of the weather that is thrown at it through the passing seasons. So it only makes sense that they need to be in good shape to perform properly. Sadly, many motorists do not take good care to make sure that their long time used tires are in good enough shape to pass legal guidelines, let alone perform optimally.

A tire can actually lose its footing quite a long ways before it even wears out fully. Tests have shown that even when a used tire’s tread is worn out to its halfway point, they give up a considerable amount of grip. Recent tests have shown that as many as fifty percent of the vehicles tested had atleast one tire with thread that was half or more wore out, and atleast ten percent had atleast one tire that was completely bald. Such tires can be dangerous on wet roads, as the grooves not being deep enough, cannot channel out enough amount of water when the tire travels over it. This results in something known as hydroplaning, where the tread of the tire actually starts to skim over the film of water on the road surface and the driver loses control over the car’s steering. Similar effects are experienced when driving on roads with slushy, snowy conditions.

When is a tire considered bald? Tread depth is measured in increments of 1/32 inches. For reference, on a new tire, the tread depth is 10/32. Legal guidelines state that when their grooves reach 2/32 of an inch deep. However, tests have shown that even at 4/32 inch, the tire’s control performance decreases by as much as half.

If you drive in a region where wet roads are not a concern, running with tires down to 2/32 of tread depth is much safer but even so, it is not recommended.

Safety tips for driving on used tires

  • Since the stopping distance of your car is going to be longer with worn tires, make sure you leave more than adequate room to the car in front of you. Keep increasing this distance the faster you are traveling. A good guideline to follow is to make sure you pass a road-side object atleast two to three seconds after the car in front of your does.
  • If you do experience hydroplaning, back off the accelerator to regain control of your vehicle.


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The goal of every marketing strategy is to communicate ones brand message, products and services to its target audience as clearly as possible. Well executed graphic design can help your message stand out in an often cluttered market place.

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Every customer touchpoint, from advertising and sales to shipping, offers an opportunity for the application of its brand artwork. At Vector & Pixel, we strive to help our clients communicate their brands essence and reinforce their differentiating characteristics. Tastefully selected typography coupled with stunning imagery on a well designed grid results in communication material that's able to hold one's attention long enough to achieve its required communicative objectives.

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KURSEONG : The Communist Party Revolutionary Marxist has expressed displeasure with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for failing to give any importance to the sacrifices made by the Gorkhas in giving Singapore its present shape. CPRM spokesperson Govind Chhetri said the chief minister on Wednesday garlanded a statue of Subash Chandra Bose in the city-state and talked at length about his life. The CPRM is not opposed to Banerjee in her garlanding Netaji’s statue, but she must have also definitely known that the statue is in honour of the Gorkha community, he said. Netaji had led his Indian National Army comprising mostly of Gorkha soldiers and succeeded in making Singapore a free country. “Given such a backdrop, the chief minister should have spoken a word or two about the contributions of the Gorkhas,” Chhetri added. He also said the CPRM-led Vikalpa Pragatishil Sahitya Sanskritik Sansthan will soon felicitate former Sikkim MP Dil Kumari Bhandari and Darjeeling former Rajya Sabha MP RB Rai for playing key roles in Parliament in achieving constitutional recognition for the Nepali language.
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Portabello Mushroom Gravy

3/4 cup onion, diced
2 T. olive oil
3/4 cup carrot, diced
3/4 cup celery, diced
1 cup portabello mushrooms (or baby bella mushrooms), diced
2 T. toasted sesame oil
2 t. garlic, minced
1 1/2 t. dried basil
1 t. dried thyme
1/3 cup unbleached flour
3 1/2 cups cooking liquid from preparing seitan for the Blue Plate Special
1/4 cup red wine
2 T. tomato paste
2 T. freshly chopped parsley

In a medium saucepan, saute the onion in the olive oil for 2 minutes to soften. Add the carrot and celery and saute an additional 5-7 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Add the mushrooms, toasted sesame oil, garlic, and dried herbs, and saute an additional 2-3 minutes or until the mushrooms soften and the mixture is fragrant. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture, stir well to incorporate it into the vegetable mixture, and cook an additional 1 minute while stirring constantly. Slowly whisk the cooking liquid from preparing the seitan into the mixture in the saucepan. Reduce the heat to low, whisk in the remaining ingredients, and simmer the mixture for 20-25 minutes or until thickened. Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool slightly. Using an immersion hand blender, blender, or food processor, puree the mixture to form a smooth or slightly chunky gravy, as desired. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Serve as a gravy in the recipe for the Blue Plate Special, or in other dishes, or over vegetables or grains.

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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Summer Fruit Continued -- Nectarine Tarts (vegan), Blueberry Tart (vegan), Plum Cake, Plum Custard Tart

I was fortunate to find Italian plums at a local fruit stand which I much prefer to green or purple plums. I think they're sweeter than regular plums, though they are quite tiny by comparison. I made Rachael Ray's Italian Plum Cake, but before I even had a chance to take a photo, Dave ate the whole thing in the wee hours of the morning. He said it was delicious, and since I don't have any more Italian plums to re-make the cake, I'm just going to assume that it was really good. (Dave did eat the WHOLE cake in one sitting.)

I made two nectarine tarts, both vegan. For one I used a nut crust, making it vegan by using margarine instead of butter. The filling was just sliced, peeled nectarines, a little sugar and cinnamon, and a big pinch of tapioca flour. The puff pastry tart was made using vegan pastry, and the filling is just fruit and a bit of sugar. Martha Stewart has a basic nectarine tart recipe.

I found a really simple blueberry tart recipe that uses gobs of berries--I went a little crazy buying blueberries from the farmer's market. This recipe is easy to make vegan just by replacing the butter. I baked the tart free-form since I knew that I would end up with a mess--the berries were very juicy--and I didn't want the tart stuck in the pan.

The plum custard tart is from Martha Stewart's Pies & Tarts. It's very easy to prepare and comes out looking quite fancy. Use your favorite pie or tart dough for this recipe.
Martha Stewart's Pies & Tarts

European Plum Tarts
1 8-inch tart shell partially baked and cooled
4 to 5 medium plums
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
3/4 cup cream
4 tablespoons cognac
1/4 cup extra sugar

Preheat the oven to 375F.

Rub each plum with a bit of butter and cut into halves or quarters. Arrange in the tart shell and bake for about 15 minutes to soften fruit.

While the tart is baking, beat the egg and sugar until thick and pale yellow. Add the flour and mix until smooth. Beat in the cream and Cognac. Spoon the custard around the bottom of the plums and sprinkle with the extra sugar. Return the tart to the oven and bake for about 20 minutes, until the custard is puffed and golden. Let cool before serving.

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Monday, July 30, 2007

A Harry Potter Weekend Vacation

Due to bad scheduling coordination, I managed to make this past weekend the only time Tom and I could take a vacation together this summer. Luckily, I was able to take my scheduled Saturday off and we headed up to Big Bear for three days at the cabin. Even though it was short, we managed to do most of the things we do on a regular vacation - hike, eat out, take pictures, read, and relax. Speaking of reading, we stayed up most of both nights to read Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows. We also made time for a short canoe trip on the lake (my first ever). Too bad Tom wasn't able to drop a line in the water nor was I able to take pictures from the canoe because it was too windy and choppy. After bringing the canoe to shore and enjoying the mild weather and watching the clouds, jet skiers, and ducks, we went to the theater and saw Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix. We concluded Saturday by picking up Chinese food and getting to experience a microburst of rain at the airport. After dinner, drinks, and champagne, we read Harry Potter for the rest of the night. (Tom finished first and I finished a little after sunrise.)Okay, so April's probably right - we're geeks ;-)

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Mount Compass Area School, Questacon partner for STEM school program

Four of Mount Compass Area School’s teachers are working with science centre Questacon to put together a program which brings engineering into the classroom.

The school is one of nine involved with the creation of the program, principal Kevin Mooney said.

“Christina Hoeper, Callie-Ann Schahinger, Michael Hansen and Jessica Sullivan are engaged in developing this exciting initiative of real science in our primary classrooms,” Mr Mooney said.

The ‘Engineering is Elementary’ program was developed by the Museum of Science in Boston, and after seeing its success in the United States, Questacon is working with schools in South Australia and Canberra to get a pilot up and running.

The program involves hands-on problem solving through engineering solutions, engaging students in STEM-related work, and is supported by defence contractor company Raytheon Australia.

Questacon director Professor Graham Durant said Raytheon’s support would provide professional learning activities for teachers.

“Every year Questacon continues to engage, connect and inspire all Australians through interactive programs delivered across the country,” Prof Durant said.

At training this year, teachers completed engineering activities which are presented to students, such as tackling the process of making playdough using chemical engineering principles.

Questacon’s learning programs senior manager Jared Wilkins visited the SA schools to support the teachers in the deliverance of the program and to hear what the students think of it.

Mr Mooney said over the Christmas break, senior science teacher Chad Gramola would be part of a residential program at the Australian National University, working with the CSIRO and Questacon to create resources for teachers in STEM.

”Chad is one of 70 teachers chosen from across Australia as part of the STEM Academy X,” Mr Mooney said.

“This initiative will connect Mount Compass Area School Science and Technology programs with other schools across Australia.”

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GPS Track Details
Difficulty: 4/5 - Hard
Track length: 5.12 Kilometers
Total Ascent: 1917 Meters
Total Descent: 1867 Meters

F-2.0 Loop-Trail "Los Miradores"

Distance          5.10 km

Time                4.00 – 5.00 hours

Altitude          2780m - 3385m

Ascent             1080m

Descent           1030m

Rating             Hard  4/5  (Wet & slippery trails, strong winds, often cloudy & raining)

Start                Refugio Cajanuma, PN Podocarpus 2780m

End                  Refugio Cajanuma, PN Podocarpus 2780m

The refugio is situated 8 km off the main road, access is by private transport or taxi from Loja.

Getting there, see description F-1

Make sure, you carry the right clothing! Don’t be fooled by the hot weather of Vilcabamba. It can be extremely harsh and windy up there! Combined with the frequent rain, which can occur at any time, things are changing very quickly!

From the Refugio Cajanuma, inside PN Podocarpus start a few different hikes:

  • Oso de Anteojos trail (440m)
  • Bosque Nublado trail (700m)
  • El Mirador trail (5.10 km)
  • Laguna de Compadre (30 km round-trip/2 Days)

The first two, short hikes are interpretive and well-marked trails.

The Laguna de Compadre-hike is quite challenging and should best be tried in the drier months of November / December. You would need camping- & cooking gear.

El Mirador trail is a great hike through cloud-forest and up into the windy páramo with nice views into Malacatos- & Vilcabamba valleys and Loja town.

Route: Starting at the Refugio counter clock wise, the trail immediately enters the wet cloud-forest and winds up a steep flank through moss- & liana-covered trees. On this ascent recently occured a big landslide, which makes this climb even more challenging. After one hour climbing, the cloud-forest slowly gives way to open, wind swept rain páramo, and soon after we reach the branch where the level Laguna de Compadre-trail breaks off to the right. Our trail continues climbing to the left along a soggy, wind exposed flat ridge. In 30 minutes we reach the highest point of the trek at 3380m. Mist & clouds permitting, you can enjoy nice views from here. The descent along the western ridge is not all that easy. In places you have to scramble down the steep, slippery trail, but get rewarded with nice views on either side. After 90 minutes, you reach a small saddle, then have to climb a little hill, before descending to a viewpoint at 3025m. From here, the trail swings back south-east, descending & skirting along the flank of the ridge you struggled down before, back to the trail end at the refugio. Before reaching the refugio, there are branches to the short interpretive trails mentioned above.

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Villa Monastero: the tourist season 2015 closed with 55.000 visitors

The tourist season 2015 has been a great success at Villa Monastero in Varenna.

The recorded data are very positive: from March to December 2015 a total of 55.758 visitors has been at Villa Monastero, decisively up from the total of 49.329 visitors counted in 2014 (+13,03%).

Credit is due to the great number of events organised at Villa Monastero through the past year and very appreciated by the public, from the Carnival party in February to the special openings in November and December: exhibitions, concerts, family activities, guided tours, conferences.

The success has been granted also by Expo 2015 and the great number of initiatives planned at Villa Monastero for the project “ExpoLake: Green, Healthy, Smart Land” co-financed by Regione Lombardia. The possibility to visit Villa Monastero also during the week has been very appreciated, and the three exhibitions dedicated to the theme of Expo 2015 “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” has been very successful as well.

Another important success factor has been the introduction of Abbonamento Musei Lombardia Milano, project joined by the Province of Lecco in 2015 and in programme also for the next year. The pass of Abbonamento Musei Lombardia Milano allows to visit Villa Monastero and a lot of other cultural sites in Lombardy and is an interesting occasion to discover the rich choice of cultural events proposed by the supported structures.

The increase in the number of visitors observed in the last five years is very important: the 30.281 visitors recorded in 2011 are almost doubled in 2015 with a total of 55.728 (+84,14%).

Definitely positive also the evaluation of the special openings in November and December 2015: 1.259 visitors recorded in the last two months of the year. They enjoyed the sunny and mild climate to participate with enthusiasm in the initiatives proposed in the Botanical Garden or in the House Museum. In 2014 the people who visited the Villa during the special openings in November and December had been 506: the exceptional 148,81% increase shows how much the public appreciated the opening of Villa Monastero also in Autumn and Winter.

“It’s a result that rewards our work in the promotion of Villa Monastero – the President Flavio Polano says – In 2015 the Province of Lecco invested a large part of the revenues from tickets and events at Villa Monastero in the Villa itself, buying new equipment for the Conference Centre, taking restorative measures in the House Museum and implementing the Botanical Garden. This same care will be shown also in 2016, because Villa Monastero is renowned and appreciated all over the world and we want it to be always available to the community at its best”.

Villa Monastero will reopen on Tuesday 1st March and will close for the end of the tourist season on Tuesday 1st November 2016.

Also in 2016 the ticket will cost 8 euros (5 euros only the Garden), while the reduced price for senior visitors over the age of 65, groups of 10 people or more, Italian Touring Club members, young people between 12 and 18 and students between 18 and 24 will be 4 euros (2 euros only the Garden); the access will be free for children of 11 and under, disabled visitors, ICOM members and Varenna citizens.

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Im a 14 year old 5'7" or 5'8" and im about 118 pounds!and i know im fat...i can see it when i look in the mirror. But everytime i start eating i cant stop!girls w/ anorexia and bulimia please help me!I know this might sound weird but tell me how to be bulimic or anorexic the right way(i know im very weird!)
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I don’t visit Brussels very often, but I recently had a chance to see new parts of Brussels and experience some of its cultural life during the Brussels Museum Night. With one ticket, you can attend many of Brussel’s galleries and museums with live performances and special events taking place in practically every corner. Didn’t […]

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In my last visit to Brussels for the 2017 museum night I took the next morning to do the Brussels comic route and explore around the city looking for comics murals. What a neat project. It started in the early 1990s and by now the city collection offers no less than 50 murals on various […]

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Brussels is, in my humble opinion, and under appreciated city. I’m not sure why Brussels gets such a bad rep as a tourist destination, in the few visits that I did I found it quite charming. There are quite a few funky tourist attraction, but perhaps the most visually interesting, or challenging depending on your personal […]

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Brussels isn’t very far away from Maastricht but until recently I mainly knew Brussels through its airport, nothing more. In my little sister’s visit to the area we decided it was time to visit Brussels, and I think we were both pleasantly surprised by the old center, the Christmas markets, and the variety of things […]

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German front line duo are highlights of Open Cockpits Evening

German front line duo are highlights of Open Cockpits Evening
Two Second World War German front line fighter aircraft, the Messerschmitt BF109G-2/Trop and the Focke Wulf Fw190A-8/U-1 have been announced as highlights at the forthcoming ‘Open Cockpits Evening’ taking place at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford on 19-20 May 2017.

With just 300 tickets available per evening, organisers are anticipating the event will be hugely popular with aviation fans eager to get a look inside two former Luftwaffe aircraft. In addition, a wide range of transport aircraft, jet fighters and unique research airframes from each of the Museum’s display hangars and within the Museum grounds will be open on the night for close viewing.

The Messerschmitt BF109G-2, designed by Willi Messerschmitt, is a legend alongside the British Spitfire, American P51 Mustang and the Japanese Zero. First flown in 1935, the Bf109 was obsolescent by the second half of World War Two yet it remained the backbone of the German Air Force's day fighter force and was flown by many of her allies. In production right up to the end of hostilities, more than 33,000 were built second only to the Russian 'Sturmovik' as the most prolific military design, and post-war versions served with the Czech, Israeli and Spanish Air Forces, the latter until the mid-1960s - with Rolls Royce Merlin engines. Compact, rugged, fast and heavily armed the Bf109 has the distinction of being flown by the highest-scoring fighter aces in history. The museum’s rare example is a recent edition to the aircraft display at Cosford following its arrival in November 2016 and this is the first time the aircraft will be opened up to the public to have a closer view inside (no internal access).

Also new to the ‘Open Cockpits Evening’ line-up is fellow German fighter the Focke Wulf Fw190 - a single-seat single-engine multi-role fighter-bomber, capable of carrying a larger bomb load than its counterpart the Messerschmitt Bf109. Entering Luftwaffe service in August 1941, the Fw 190 proved superior in many respects to the Royal Air Force’s main frontline fighter, the Spitfire V. It took the introduction of the much improved Spitfire IX in July 1942 for the RAF to gain an aircraft of equal capability. One of its more unusual roles was as part of the twin-aircraft drone combination, code-named mistletoe or Mistel where a single engine fighter was mounted on top of a twin engine bomber, and on lining up with the target the fighter detached itself, leaving the bomber, packed with explosives, to impact the target. Cosford’s Fw 190 is a unique survivor of a Mistel combination and was part of a combination with a Junkers Ju 88. Although not its original partner aircraft, the Museum’s Ju88 example is now on display alongside the Fw190. Visitors to ‘Open Cockpits Evening’ will be able to sit inside the cockpit of the Fw190 on the night.

RAF Museum Cosford Curator, Al McLean said:

“The event in May is a rare chance to see inside the two most iconic German fighter aircraft of the Second World War, positioned directly opposite their British counterparts.”

Other highlights for visitors on the night will include the British Aircraft Corporation TSR 2, BAe Harrier GR9A, General Dynamics F-111F-CF and the Lockheed Hercules C130K Mk3 to name but a few.

Ticket holders will also have exclusive after-hours access to the Museum from 6pm to 9pm to experience what it feels like to sit inside a military aircraft that’s seen action around the world and marvel at the advanced technologies on unique airframes. To make sure visitors get the most out of the event, there will be a team of Volunteers manning each aircraft on the night to answer any questions from visitors.

Tickets are now available to purchase through the museum’s website and cost £12.50 per person which includes parking. Minimum height restrictions of 1.07 metres will apply. The Museum will close at 5.00pm both days; however the Visitor Centre and Refuel Restaurant will remain open for ticket holders and will be serving a special ‘Open Cockpits Evening’ menu.

A second Open Cockpits Evening will take place on 15-16 September and will feature a different line-up of aircraft.

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Professor Lyn Slater never planned to be a fashion icon. Then the world discovered her

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Like many women, Lyn Slater was not thrilled when she started experiencing the physical signs of age. But she was even less happy about the “solutions” she saw: the anti-ageing serums, the dying of hair, even the rhetoric.

“Retirement,” for example. “It means that you kind of fade into the background. You retire, and you dress very comfortably, and you’re taking care of grandchildren. The antidote our culture has come up with — anti-ageing — it’s like we’re against ageing.”

Instead of going with that narrative, the 63-year-old Fordham University professor of social work turned to a realm that has long been associated with the young: fashion. By most objective standards she has conquered it.

Her Instagram account — largely comprising photos of herself in striking couture — has more than 200,000 followers, with some photos garnering more than 50,000 likes. Her blog has fans from around the world. She has modelled for Valentino Eyewear, Mango and Uniqlo, and in February she signed with Elite Models London.

Ruffled white collars, wide-leg trousers, textured blouses, skinny jeans, oversized glasses — all curated by a woman with a lifelong love of clothes who knows how to rock them. And her audience isn’t a bunch of old ladies. The vast majority are women between 18 and 35, who gush in the comments thread.

“I live for this lady!”

“You make me feel fearless about getting older.”

“Slay my life Lyn!!!!!”

“You are a muse.”

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At first, their reaction surprised her. “I never intended to address ageing; I don’t have an agenda,” she said. “But somehow I have become an alternative of ageing that young people embrace.”

Although she had always paid attention to fashion, most of her life work had been more cerebral. Along with teaching, she helped establish the first child advocacy centres in New York City, developed a handbook for family court judges and helped develop Fordham Law School’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Family and Child Advocacy.

“I’d made my name in my career, raised my daughter. I was ready to do something new.” So she signed up for classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons School of Design. “I was always the oldest person in the room but the young people would say, ‘Ah, your sense of style; you should start a blog.’”

She did, posting photos of herself and ruminating about the sense of style she had honed over a lifetime.

She was Catholic schoolgirl (required to wear a uniform) in Westchester County in the 1960s and early 70s, at a time when clothing was a key to rebellion.

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“I wanted to look like Grace Slick from Jefferson Airplane — the love beads, the platform shoes,” she said. “I started to collect pieces which transcended trends — they were timeless and ageless.”

After she started a blog and an Instagram account, things snowballed. The editor of Grey Magazine spotted her and did a cover and editorial, and then she was picked up by BuzzFeed and other sites.

Like any master practitioner, she doesn’t go for trends, but rather follows her instinct. “If I want to express my intellectual self, or if I want to be a little bit provocative or seductive, I choose clothes that do that for me.”

But one thing she doesn’t try to do is to look young. “I don’t retouch my photos. I leave the wrinkles. I’m not a model, in my opinion, although I’ve become one now.”

In fact, that natural approach is apparently what has captivated her young followers. “A woman wrote and said, ‘I’ve spent the last half-hour trying to get my eyebrow perfect and my friend sent me your link and it made me think, what am I doing? I’m just going to be me and put down the brush.’

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“Now, along with teaching, Lyn gives TED talks, speaks at conferences, and attends fashion events around the world (recently she flew to Madrid for a fashion shoot). Many of her fans live in Asia, where her combination of style and hardcore academic credentials resonates.

“In China for Fashion Week I was literally flooded by young people,” she said. “The version of ageing that their parents show isn’t what they want, and yet they’re still traditional. They like the fact that I’m a professor, a Ph.D, two masters, and I’m a mother and I’m a grandmother and yet I’m still doing this. And I’m not over the top. I’m still a woman who’s very much in the world, and although I’m pushing it I’m not inappropriate.”

In the United States, too, she said, “I think young people are really tired of the way we talk about ageing. They want to believe that they can keep becoming and reinventing throughout their entire life . . . They look at me and say, ‘You’re clearly saying, “I’m not 20 and I don’t want to be 20.” Whatever age you are, life is important to you and you have to make the most of it.”

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Documentation>C API
Mathematical operations
Andrea Vedaldi
Brian Fulkerson

VLFeat include several low-level routines to speedup common mathematical operations used throughout the library. Most are collected in the mathop.h module.

Comparing vectors

mathop.h includes a number of functions to quickly compute distances or similarity of pairs of vector. Applications include clustering and evaluation of SVM-like classifiers.

Use vl_get_vector_comparison_function_f or vl_get_vector_comparison_function_d obtain an approprite function to comprare vectors of floats or doubles, respectively. Such functions are usually optimized (for instance, on X86 platforms they use the SSE vector extension) and are several times faster than a naive implementation. vl_eval_vector_comparison_on_all_pairs_f and vl_eval_vector_comparison_on_all_pairs_d can be used to evaluate the comparison function on all pairs of one or two sequences of vectors.

Let \( \mathbf{x} = (x_1,\dots,x_d) \) and \( \mathbf{y} = (y_1,\dots,y_d) \) be two vectors. The following comparison functions are supported:

\( l^1 \) VlDistanceL1 \( \sum_{i=1}^d |x_i - y_i| \) l1 distance (squared intersection metric)
\( l^2 \) VlDistanceL2 \(\sum_{i=1}^d (x_i - y_i)^2\) Squared Euclidean disance
\( \chi^2 \) VlDistanceChi2 \(\sum_{i=1}^d \frac{(x_i - y_i)^2}{x_i + y_i}\) Squared chi-square distance
- VlDistanceHellinger \(\sum_{i=1}^d (\sqrt{x_i} - \sqrt{y_i})^2\) Squared Hellinger's distance
- VlDistanceJS \( \sum_{i=1}^d \left( x_i \log\frac{2x_i}{x_i+y_i} + y_i \log\frac{2y_i}{x_i+y_i} \right) \) Squared Jensen-Shannon distance
\( l^1 \) VlKernelL1 \( \sum_{i=1}^d \min\{ x_i, y_i \} \) intersection kernel
\( l^2 \) VlKernelL2 \(\sum_{i=1}^d x_iy_i \) linear kernel
\( \chi^2 \) VlKernelChi2 \(\sum_{i=1}^d 2 \frac{x_iy_i}{x_i + y_i}\) chi-square kernel
- VlKernelHellinger \(\sum_{i=1}^d 2 \sqrt{x_i y_i}\) Hellinger's kernel (Bhattacharya coefficient)
- VlKernelJS \( \sum_{i=1}^d \left( \frac{x_i}{2} \log_2\frac{x_i+y_i}{x_i} + \frac{y_i}{2} \log_2\frac{x_i+y_i}{y_i} \right) \) Jensen-Shannon kernel
The definitions have been choosen so that corresponding kernels and distances are related by the equation:

\[ d^2(\mathbf{x},\mathbf{y}) = k(\mathbf{x},\mathbf{x}) +k(\mathbf{y},\mathbf{y}) -k(\mathbf{x},\mathbf{y}) -k(\mathbf{y},\mathbf{x}) \]

This means that each of these distances can be interpreted as a squared distance or metric in the corresponding reproducing kernel Hilbert space. Notice in particular that the \( l^1 \) or Manhattan distance is also a squared distance in this sense.

Fast basic functions operations

In certain algorithm it is useful to quickly compute integer approximation of certain mathematical operations. Presently, VLFeat includes and implementations of:


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Deutsche Bank increases SSI holding

Released at: 18:33, 27/05/2015

Deutsche Bank increases SSI holding

Additional purchase on May 26 brings ownership to 5.29%.

by Hung Nguyen

Deutsche Bank purchased an additional 2.86 million shares in Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI) yesterday, increasing its holding to 5.29 per cent.

It previously held 15.98 billion shares, or 4.48 per cent, after purchasing 1.56 million shares at the end of March.

Two other foreign companies also hold SSI shares: Beira Ltd., with 1.68 million or 0.47 per cent, and Greystanes Ltd., with 945,864 or 0.27 per cent.

On May 18 SSI increased its charter capital from VND3.56 trillion ($163.22 million) to VND4.27 trillion ($195.77 million).

On May 25 the SSI Investment Member Fund announced it had sold all 3,290 shares it held in the Bibica Joint Stock Company (HoSE: BBC), completing its divestment from the company in transactions conducted between May 11 and 21.

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This article introduces the construct of indeterminacy and describes its effects on transfer in adult education. Indeterminacy is characterized as a type of stimulus-response relationship in which the stimulus evokes a response that requires secondary and/or ongoing judgments as opposed to evoking a concrete, predetermined response. Following a brief overview of research on transfer in which [the authors] highlight the neglect of a systematic study of the construct, [they] review extant literature from different disciplines in which indeterminacy has been recognized as playing an...  [+] Show more

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alanp 04-28-2004 1:57 PM

well ive been working on these on and off and would like to land one. i pretty much just manage a swat at the board now. in the new wakeboarding mag they show atkinson riding up the wake with two hands when he goes for the grab. usually ive released the handle by then? could this be the problem?

mike_schwenne 05-11-2004 3:41 PM

you definately want to pull with two hands through the wake. I give the handle a pull with both arms to my front hip as im riding up off the wake into the air. As soon as I let go with my rear hand, I'm already sucking my knees up into my chest. When I get the grab my upper body is close to being in this angle \. Once you have the grab the trick flips way faster becuase you're in a tuck. Good luck
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alanp 05-13-2004 11:12 PM

cool thanks. ill give it a go this weekend.

afrodeziak 05-20-2004 5:23 PM

damn I've never even thought to pulling in the handle...... seems like it woudl give you that extra room to do it.

alanp 05-21-2004 1:15 AM

you know i spent some time in a tramp this week. i think its gonna change the flip quiet a bit. i always take it more out than up. with the tramp i worked on jumping then flipping. im hopeing this is gonna make the difference. keeping my weight a little more over my toes rather than my heels. dunno just a thought.
i didnt try last weekend i got caught up in trying to land that freakin indy front roll. however i think i solved that problem on the tramp too. we'll see. good luck lemme know if you have any luck.

05-21-2004 6:15 AM

Pretty cool for Schwenne to be giving advice on the board here.

Question I have is, if grabbing speeds up the rotation, what is the key to stomping it without over rotating?

alanp 05-21-2004 9:06 AM

well my best guess is thats the most common problem once you start grabbing them. and perhaps you can use the proximity of the rope to your body to control the speed of the rotation. or adjust your cut/speed into the wake to control the speed.

canaday 05-21-2004 9:32 AM

Spot your landing and don't thow it as hard.

05-27-2004 1:29 AM

If you through it up instead of back, you will slow the rotation a bit

alanp 05-28-2004 12:54 AM

yeah good point. i just started messing around on a tramp and it instantaneously(well overnight, literally) changed my tantrums. i now throw them up more than i ever have. i havent tried indy on the water. put on the tramp it seems like holding on w/ two hands until i have gotten some air, naturally puts my hand in the correct position for the indy grab. im riding 2morrow so im gonna give it a whirl.

alanp 05-28-2004 4:17 PM

well i rode today and tried 2 and landed 2. trick was super easy once i got over the wierdness of holding the handle up the wake. thanks mike

afrodeziak 05-30-2004 11:57 PM

"holding the handle up on the wake?" what do u mean by that?

I tried a few yesterday, managed to slap the baord a coupld of times, but then I guess I wasn't thinkign to pull my knee's in, more pulling the rope...

what worked best for you ?

brennan

alanp 06-01-2004 10:30 PM

hey if you get wakeworld check the may issue. the article makes no mention of it but the pic on the bottom left shows atkinson riding up the wake with both hands on the handle. previously i would have had my rear hand more square to the board at this point. but i did exactly like mike said(above) and brought the handle a little closer to my front hip(with both hands) while i was riding up the wake. i didnt release my rear hand until i was starting to pop. the pop from the wake combined with the fact that my grabbing hand was much closer made it really easy to grab the board. hopefully its like riding a bike and i will be able to do this next time i ride.

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